Kingdoms and Castles

Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation in which you grow a kingdom from a tiny hamlet into a sprawling city and imposing castle. You plan the town, manage its resources and protect its people from threats in a changing world.

Build a thriving town

Arrange your town to improve your peasants’ happiness and attract new residents. Set taxes to fund your castle, keep people fed through winter and treat them during plagues. Churches help prevent despair, taverns keep people happy, and a town square lets you hold festivals. You can send wood cutters to gather timber, establish stone quarries and farm the land to support your town’s growth.

Defend your kingdom

Viking raiders threaten your settlement by kidnapping or killing peasants, stealing resources and burning the town. Build castles from blocks that you can place anywhere: the way you stack and arrange them determines the shape of the walls and towers. Archer towers and other weapon emplacements have greater range when placed higher, so you can experiment with layouts to protect your kingdom.

Dragons can also set fire to your granary, putting your people at risk of starvation during winter. Your kingdom’s success depends on your skill at planning its town and castle.

A changing world

The world has a seasonal cycle from summer to winter and a procedural cloud system. Trees grow according to a realistic growth algorithm, and wood cutters can either clear-cut forests or manage them responsibly, depending on your needs.