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Games like The Kings' Crusade

If The Kings' Crusade is your kind of game, the closest matches are East India Company, Knights of Honor and Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its historical context enhances immersion, atmospheric and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Kings' Crusade: The crowned heads of Europe launch a military campaign to conquer the Holy Land. The time has come to assemble your armies and take back the land!

2010Strategy2.49 USDMetacritic 71Windowsby NeoCoreGames
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Steam players who put hours into The Kings' Crusade also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. East India Company

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Top pick for The Kings' Crusade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.

    2009Strategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Knights of Honor

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Kings' Crusade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.

    2009Strategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Third-strongest match for The Kings' Crusade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms is the official expansion to last year's award-winning Medieval II: Total War, presenting players with all-new territories to explore, troops to command, and enemies to conquer.

    2007Strategy24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Total War: ATTILA

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Ranked #4 for The Kings' Crusade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...

    2015Strategy44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grand Ages: Medieval

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Kings' Crusade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.

    2015StrategySimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Knights of Honor II: Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Ranked #6 for The Kings' Crusade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.

    2022StrategySimulation44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Stronghold 3 Gold

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Kings' Crusade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Set 10 years after the original, Stronghold 3: Gold follows the vengeful story of The Wolf in the third installment of the award-winning castle building series. The Wolf has cheated death become even more bitter and twisted. Build castles, rally your troops and save medieval England!

    2012StrategySimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Kings' Crusade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

    2019Strategy34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Kings' Crusade

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. X-COM: UFO Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Reviewers of The Kings' Crusade cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

    2008Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Reviewers of The Kings' Crusade cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Welcome to the lost age of chivalry, where magic and myth is alive, and you are destined to be one of the living legends: Arthur, the son of Uther Pendragon, the Once and Future King of the prophecies. Fulfill your destiny and claim your rightful place on the throne of Britannia.

    2009StrategyRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Reviewers of The Kings' Crusade cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    It all happened in the darkest century of the medieval Europe, when a visionary Pope ignited the flames of the first crusade and united the rivaling nations for one single cause: to conquer the Holy Land.

    2009Strategy2.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Dawn of Warriors

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Kings' Crusade cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Features: 1. The main world is Super Big, which gives you a huge space to explore. 2. Challenge Tower is provided. Dungeons in Challenge Tower are 100% created by program, so never "Just the same". 3. Four difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Crazy. "Crazy" means really crazy… 4.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Total War: WARHAMMER II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Reviewers of The Kings' Crusade cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.

    2017ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Toe-tal War

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Kings' Crusade cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    TOE-TAL WAR is a platformer where you kill people with your foot smell. Run and jump to make your feet smelly, change your shoes and socks to control the smell — then get close to enemies and stink them to death.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Kings' Crusade at current Steam store prices.

  1. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Kings' Crusade on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Kings' Crusade on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Kings' Crusade on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Kings' Crusade on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

    2006Strategy0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Russian Life Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Kings' Crusade on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    The most realistic simulator of the life of a Russian person. Collect pension from birth, collect bottles to survive and become part of an exciting life-long story.

    2019ActionSportsStrategy0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Achievement Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Kings' Crusade on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Feel like a real Achievement hunter! Earn Achievements, upgrades and get the most Achievements on steam!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. House of Detention

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Kings' Crusade on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Unique horror with a Deep plot, a lot of characters, great sound effects and a creepy atmosphere of Real Dungeon. Locker Room, Gym, Various Monsters, Atmospheric Music, Meme Scrolls, The Lash of the Spain King and much more! Right Version Included.

    2020ActionSportsStrategy0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. ‎My Suika – Kyo’s Fruit Merge

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Kings' Crusade on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    A fun watermelon merge puzzle game! Combine various matching fruits to help Kyo gather watermelons in four different game modes!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.

    2020StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Age of Conquest IV

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.

    2016StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Blood of Steel

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    "Blood of Steel" is a fair competitive multiplayer online game. You will ride into a battlefield where thousands clash, employing unique four-directional slashing maneuvers and strategic formations to defeat your opponents, experiencing the charm of warfare in the age of cold weapons!

    2020ActionStrategyMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  5. Empires Apart

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.

    2018StrategyFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. King and Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Factions, countries and empires that have truly existed in the real history await you. The only difference is that it is in your hand to rewrite their history. Become the ruler of any country you want and lead your nation from small village to the way to be the magnificent empire!

    2022StrategyMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  7. 1387: MMO Strategy

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    1387 is a text based free-to-play MMO strategy game that is inspired by 2010's social media games. Manage your resources, train your army and found alliances or attack to other players.

    StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  8. Renaissance Kingdom Wars - Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    The year is 1510. In this grand strategy & RTS hybrid you play as one of a dozen characters across medieval Europe, Africa and Middle East. Start as a landless mercenary captain. Fight your way to become a minor lord. Rise up through Kingdoms hierarchy and be crowned, then expand your Kingdom.

    ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗

More from NeoCoreGames

Other recommendable Steam games by NeoCoreGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Another title from NeoCoreGames, the studio behind The Kings' Crusade.

    Enter the Chaos-infested Caligari Sector and purge the unclean with the most powerful agents of the Imperium of Man! W40k: Inquisitor – Martyr is a grim Action-RPG featuring multiple classes of the Inquisition who will carry out the Emperor’s will.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Another title from NeoCoreGames, the studio behind The Kings' Crusade.

    Put on your wide-brimmed hat, grab your weapons and embark on an incredible adventure in the gothic-noir world of Borgovia, where mad science threatens the fragile peace between monster and mortal.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. King Arthur: Knight's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Another title from NeoCoreGames, the studio behind The Kings' Crusade. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    A unique hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional, character-centric RPGs. Knight's Tale is a modern retelling of a classic Arthurian mythology story filtered through the dark fantasy tropes, a twist on the traditional tales of chivalry.

    2022StrategyRPG44.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Another title from NeoCoreGames, the studio behind The Kings' Crusade.

    Foul Tyranids rampaging on barren worlds; the mysterious Aeldari waging war on the Imperium; a prophecy that could change the fate of an entire Sector. Purge the unclean with the new Tech-Adept Inquisitor and carry out the Emperor’s will in the grim Action-RPG “WH40k: Inquisitor - Prophecy”.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Another title from NeoCoreGames, the studio behind The Kings' Crusade.

    In the second part of the unfolding saga that could also be enjoyed independently, you can explore new corners of this unique world and experience the mix of old-school gothic and mad science, with more action, powerful foes and plenty of stunning places to visit.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Another title from NeoCoreGames, the studio behind The Kings' Crusade.

    Embark on an adventure in a gothic-noir world, where mad science threatens the peace between monsters and mortals. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut is definitive edition of the trilogy with six playable classes and a new endgame mode with a huge variety of open missions!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure44.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Deathtrap

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Another title from NeoCoreGames, the studio behind The Kings' Crusade. Shares Strategy with The Kings' Crusade.

    Deathtrap is a Tower Defense game with strong action-RPG elements, a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Kings' Crusade.

    Another title from NeoCoreGames, the studio behind The Kings' Crusade.

    Van Helsing, monster hunter will face the most difficult trials of his life as he is trying to destroy his nemesis. The civil war is over in Borgovia, but the future still looks grim. The city of weird science is in ruins and a strange cult prophesises the coming of the end times.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Kings' Crusade

How much does The Kings' Crusade cost?
The Kings' Crusade is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does The Kings' Crusade have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — The Kings' Crusade supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to The Kings' Crusade?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Kings' Crusade are East India Company, Knights of Honor, Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.
Who developed The Kings' Crusade?
The Kings' Crusade was developed by NeoCoreGames.

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