Rising Lords

Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. You manage provinces, gather resources, build fortified cities and raise armies, while deciding how to treat the serfs who work and fight for you. You can help them become knights or send them to distant battlefields, but even humble peasants may revolt, and event cards can quickly change your realm’s fate.

Manage your realm

Balance production, resource gathering, construction, diplomacy, treason, taxes and rations across your provinces. Dictate how much people eat and what work they do, then forge weapons and prepare your forces to expand your realm or defend its provinces. Relations with other Lords can shift, bringing you into battle.

Tactical battles

Build a well-rounded army and use a card-based skill system to gain an advantage. Battles take place in tactical, turn-based encounters on a grid, where troop counters, morale, terrain and cards can help you overcome seemingly impossible odds.

Campaign and modes

The story campaign follows Tankred and has three different endings. You can also take on special modes including Challenge Island and Invasion, using a variety of unique figures to gain an advantage.

Multiplayer and creation

Multiplayer supports up to four players taking their turns simultaneously, so no one has to wait for each player to finish a turn. You can play a quick game or settle in for a longer session, using special figures to mislead your friends. You can customize your leader’s appearance and skills, as well as your cities and troops. Modding support lets you create maps and story missions for Scenario Mode and share them through Steam Workshop.