Games like Kingdoms and Castles

The closest matches to Kingdoms and Castles: Banished, Foundation, Northgard: Definitive Edition, Kingdoms Reborn, and Stronghold: Definitive Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Kingdoms and Castles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Banished, Foundation and Northgard: Definitive Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as cozy, relaxing and stressful, and single out its castle building and diplomacy. 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.

Kingdoms and Castles is a medieval city-building strategy game developed by Lion Shield, LLC that tasks players with growing settlements from small hamlets into thriving cities centered on imposing castles. The game combines castle-building with resource management, diplomacy with AI-controlled neighboring kingdoms, and the unique ability to tame dragons that serve as aerial defenders. Players can send trade goods via transport ships and customize their experience through modding support. Released in 2017 at a price of $14.99 USD, the game is verified for Steam Deck play. Reviewers note that the mechanics are straightforward enough to learn quickly while still allowing room to optimize city layouts strategically. The game has received 94% positive reviews from 19,354 Steam users.

About Kingdoms and Castles: Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.