Kingdoms and Castles

 PC
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. GameGrin
    Sep 28, 2017
    90
    Kingdoms and Castles is an amazingly sweet experience. It currently has a lot of room to grow, but the base experience is already very satisfying -- with charming graphics and smooth gameplay, this is one of those games you can just lose yourself for hours after a hard day’s work. The best titles in the strategy genre have that amazing ability to let you accomplish something while providing you a relaxing experience, and in that regard, Kingdoms and Castles is up there with the best of them.
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Sep 29, 2017
    80
    A building strategy that does not overflow with complexity, but is very relaxing when you play it. Less content does not matter, soon there will be more. [Issue#277]
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Jul 21, 2017
    80
    Kingdoms and Castles is entering into a competitive genre and may struggle to get noticed, but the ease of play and nice balance between simplicity and complexity makes it worth taking a look at. Just be sure to consider what you're going to do when the Vikings come calling.
  5. PlayGround.ru
    Aug 23, 2017
    75
    Kingdoms and Castles is a great city builder that proves that visuals in this genre are not so important.
  6. Hooked Gamers
    Jul 31, 2017
    75
    Kingdoms and Castles is a whimsical city builder and perhaps a bit of a lightweight. This is good news if you just like making artsy 8-bit medieval towns and don't want to get bogged down with heavy menus in order to build and maintain your empire. Seasoned players looking for a little more substance and complexity will probably bore fairly quickly. Yet if paying 10 bucks for perhaps short week's worth of distraction sounds acceptable, then by all means, give this one a go.
  7. COGconnected
    Jul 20, 2017
    71
    Kingdoms and Castles is a charming, relaxing, and easy to play real-time kingdom builder. Using simple polygons and vibrant colors, the game is heartwarming and challenges you to meet the needs of the people while expanding your empire.
  8. CD-Action
    Oct 30, 2017
    70
    A couple of minutes is enough to get the hang of Kingdoms and Castles and become hooked despite lack of campaign or multiplayer. [10/2017, p.76]
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  9. GameStar
    Dec 15, 2021
    68
    Kingdoms and Castles is plain and modest in a good way. However, due to the lack of content, there is a lack of long-term motivation.
  10. Worth Playing
    Aug 16, 2018
    67
    Kingdoms and Castles is a solid effort, especially coming from such a small team. The game lacks longevity, but at $10, it may be worth picking up by those who enjoy base-building games but don't enjoy the difficulty and complexity that often comes with the genre.
  11. Eurogamer Italy
    Oct 10, 2017
    60
    Quotation forthcoming.
  12. Games.cz
    Aug 7, 2017
    40
    Low ambition and little fun. Kingdoms and Castles copies the famous building strategies with a low effort. It's just a piece to be soon forgotten.

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. hwanin
    Sep 17, 2021
    7
    When this game has been released it was one of my biggest hope to have a non-violent, but cute graphics game to play with.
    It was incredibly    When this game has been released it was one of my biggest hope to have a non-violent, but cute graphics game to play with.
    It was incredibly funny to see the NPC's descriptions "Happy to see road improvement", "Has bad teeth", etc. :)))
    I loved the simple fact that your only goal is to !build! a kingdom that is resilient to invading forces and mother nature, plus you had to always consider the happiness rate of your kingdom.
    I loved to build cities of prosperity.
    The graphics are lovely, the sounds are good, the map editor is also entertaining.

    Then the developers started to make radical changes or so-called improvements.
    The game that has been released has been changed from so many aspects that it's like a new game now, so after 1-2 years I stopped playing.

    If you buy it now and don't know how the game worked at the start (initial release), you will obviously like it, but developers should simply keep in mind that after the official release, only bug fixes should be made to a base game.
    Additons could be made as add-ons or expansions like this used to be before.    … Full Review »
  2. Sjalka
    Oct 8, 2018
    8
    Visuals:
    Great, clean voxel look. There are some VERY good models .. nice shading and texturing. But all in this very flat shaded look .. it    Visuals:
    Great, clean voxel look. There are some VERY good models .. nice shading and texturing. But all in this very flat shaded look .. it is aesthetically pleasing and on the plus side, probably runs on a potato.

    Sound:
    It is a step up from a 1980 game console? Not much .. in other words, it is forgettable and poor...

    Complexity:
    This game is simple, very, VERY simple. There is no tech tree, no terrain elevation, no real environment. There is no economy to speak of and due to the simple minded AI, defense is also rather a joke.

    It has the complexity of a mobile game on a phone that you spend about as much attention to as you can while you are paying attention to something else. Or in other words ... it is too simple.

    AI/Opponents:
    They are dumb .. and sadly the AI does not provide ANY challenge - at all. Furthermore there is no variety .. and no real computer opponent but only spawned raid parties.

    Well .. with so much negativity .. why would i still give it an 8/10? Because i do not think the game aspires to be more. It is forgettable, simple and satisfies the most casual gamer .. that is on a busride for 20 minutes or so. Expecting a "Supreme Commander" or a "C&C" might not be fair.

    The only problem is the lack of a serious AI opponent.

    For this purpose .. there still is the Anno series.    … Full Review »
  3. Thorkks
    Jul 25, 2017
    8
    Do not expect depth or too much complexity. Is a fun builder, a cutie Cities Skylines. Its fun, and it delivers :D
    if you want something    Do not expect depth or too much complexity. Is a fun builder, a cutie Cities Skylines. Its fun, and it delivers :D
    if you want something serious, we have Cities Skylines, maybe Civlization.    … Full Review »
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