Kingdoms and Castles

Is it fun? Yes, for a while. Is it shallow? Yes. I grew up in germany in the 90ies- so I have fond memories of strategic building games, a genre which is kind of dead nowadays. This game kind of fills this niche. But not completely. At first, things seem all fine and well: Some resource chains, military options, good pace, all seems easy enough, not too complex, but it works. You build, keep your citizens happy, fight off vikings and dragons every few years. A short gameplay loop which may last a few hours. Problem is: That is all there is to it. There is no campaign, no story mode, no real trading with other cities, other cultures, no difference in what you do. Both the building system as well as the combat system seem way too shallow for my taste. The combat system is maybe the worst aspect: There are two defensive weapons you can build, 2 different units, and....that's it. No real strategies can be employed here because there is just basically nothing there to work with. This game would profit greatly from different tower and unit types and more agressive and varied enemies. Visuals and sounds are fine enough. I personally really like the abstract,blocky look of the game. Maybe that's the best part of it. In conclusion: For a really cheap price, if you like this stuff, I would still say-yeah,it is serviceable. But I am frustrated by it. Because there could be something great here. Imagine the building aspect, combined with a tower-defense like game with varied enemy types and lots of different towers and units to build. Seems like something that could be awesome. The way it stands,this remains are short,shallow experience that gets old very quickly. Seems almost more like a demo than a full game...

I really like this game. Everything runs smoothly and pushes you to expand. If you were a fan of SimCity 2000 or any of the other not-so-deep management games, you will like this. If you are looking for something that is deep and difficult, this isn't it. I got all the achievements on my first playthrough. I played on the hardest difficulty (easier map) and never felt as if I could lose. I usually play harder games than this, but it was a nice diversion for a few days. Pros: Easy to get into Nice but simple graphics Gameplay continually moves you forward Balanced expansion Cons: Too easy Basically just build towers to win

A solidly charming medieval city builder. Starting out with a keep and a few peasants, you expand to build farms, mines, taverns and (of course!) defenses like walls, towers and moats. It's pretty (especially winter's blanket of snow), but unfortunately lacks much depth. Beyond the challenging early game, when you can barely scrape enough food together, it's fairly dull. Late game structures like cathedrals are pointless, while combat is perfunctory. Worth playing, but Stronghold this ain't.

This game is superb if you take it for what it (in it's current state) is: a sandbox city/castle builder. It's not about achieving something, it's about kicking back and slowly building up. If you have played Lego in your childhood, you will love this game :) One can spend quite some time planning the layout of a new city quarter, or even just picking a beautiful spot for the new cemetery. The world already feels very lively, with your peasants scurrying around and the seasonal weather changes. The game mechanics are actually pretty solid, I really like how they solved resource management and building. It is true however, that once you build up the complete map, there is not much left to do. At my game pace, that can easily take 15h-20h though. But the moment when Dragons are about to overfly your castle walls, not just since GOT a stunning experience :)

Сozy game. Kind of modern version of Caesar 3 etc but much friendlier. Can become boring in short time and also can be very addictive. Me gusta.