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Castles 1+2

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4.1/5

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4.1

41 Reviews

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Castles 1+2
Description
Welcome to the world of Castles. As a lord or lady of the realm, you've built the castle of your dreams, battled bloodthirsty dragons, engaged in brutal treachery, sent troops abroad to war, and defended your land against marauding enemies. But they're still not happy. Maybe you shouldn't have pou...
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4.1/5

( 41 Reviews )

4.1

41 Reviews

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Product details
1991, Quicksilver Software, ESRB Rating: Everyone...
System requirements
Windows (10, 11), 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 1GB available sp...
Description

Welcome to the world of Castles. As a lord or lady of the realm, you've built the castle of your dreams, battled bloodthirsty dragons, engaged in brutal treachery, sent troops abroad to war, and defended your land against marauding enemies. But they're still not happy. Maybe you shouldn't have poured hot oil on their heads...?

And now, with "Castles II: Siege and Conquest" you can experience even more. It is the year 1311. The King of France just died and because King Charles didn’t have any heir, it is up to you to take control of as much of France as you can. If you manage the Kingdom properly and the Pope gives you the blessing, then you will become the King of France.

Castles and Castles 2, bundled together, are games of medieval diplomacy, treachery and power. To win, you must survive. To survive you must scout the surrounding territories, defeat the local militias, subjugate the land with castles, feed and maintain the people, forge diplomatic alliances, appease the church and unite the land under your iron fist.

 




Castles: Siege & Conquest™ & ©1992-1996 Interplay Entertainment Corp. All rights reserved. Created by Quicksilver Software, Inc. Castles II™ & ©1997 Interplay Entertainment Corp. All Rights Reserved. Created by Quicksilver Software, Inc.

Goodies
Castles 2 manual (55 pages) Castles manual (35 pages) avatars
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

This game is powered by DOSBox.
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
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Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04)
Release date:
{{'1991-01-02T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Size:
421 MB
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Everyone (Mild Violence)

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English
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Posted on: November 30, 2010

skywalk59

Verified owner

Games: 5 Reviews: 1

Problem...

I love Castles 2 and was excited to find it here. Still a great game, but I'm having some problems with it. Sometimes, when going back to the game after logging out and logging back in, the videos don't work and while it looks like the game is playing, I'm not seeing the results of any diplomatic or military actions. I have Windows 7. Is anyone else having this problem?


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Posted on: January 25, 2012

chemp43

Verified owner

Games: 37 Reviews: 1

Still have the floppy disks

This game had it all. From massive castles, to being ex-communicated by the pop. This game should be considered as a stepping stone of almost all turn base strategies.


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Posted on: June 15, 2014

PeteGerasia

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Games: 50 Reviews: 1

All aboard the nostalgia train.

I used to play these games during grade school recess on a rainy day. Now that I think back on it, it was probably the first computer game I'd ever played. All these years later it's still just as fun as I remember it.


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Posted on: September 13, 2011

ManEatingCow

Games: 9 Reviews: 1

Good And Bad

I Like Castles 2 A LOT My dad played is all the time when I was a kid, and it's always fun! But, long after that I played the 1st one. I must say, I do not like it. I feel that the 2nd game is worth your time, if for nostalgia alone. But if you haven't played them, $6 my not be worth it.


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Posted on: October 29, 2008

rcsob657

Verified owner

Games: 26 Reviews: 1

Castles 2, using VISTA and DOS emulator

I still could never get this game to install, but I'll try your copy, maybe it will work. I have the original disks somewhere in my house, but tried a downloaded copy and it was bust. I loved this game. The only game from that era where you 'could' 'build' a castle.


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