SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Kingdoms and Castles

Kingdoms and Castles overview

Lion Shield, LLC | Jul 20, 2017 | game

Released

204players observed · 22 September 2026 - 09:48:38 UTC

IndieSimulationStrategyCity BuilderColony SimSteam Store

  • Latest observed players204 · 22 September 2026 - 09:48:38 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4,836
  • Units sold (VGI)1,500,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$12,300,000
  • Review score94% positive

Kingdoms and Castles dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players204 · 22 September 2026 - 09:48:38 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak4,836
  • Units sold (VGI)1,500,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$12,300,000
  • Review score94% positive
  • Total reviews30,995
  • Release dateJul 20, 2017
  • DeveloperLion Shield, LLC
  • PublisherLion Shield, LLC

Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Lion Shield, LLCPublisher: Lion Shield, LLC

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Game overview

Overview

Kingdoms and Castles comes from Lion Shield, LLC and is published by Lion Shield, LLC. It arrived on Steam on Jul 20, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, and Remote Play on Tablet. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Kingdoms and Castles's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 204 players at 22 September 2026 - 09:48:38 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4,836. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 30,995 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Kingdoms and Castles is available in 18 languages including:

EnglishGermanFrenchSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseDutchPortuguese - BrazilItalianJapaneseKoreanNorwegianPolishRomanianRussianUkrainianSwedishTurkishSpanish - Latin America

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 2.5GHz4 GB RAMnVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 46001 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedIntel Core i5-3470, 2.7GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.2Ghz4 GB RAMnVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb1 GB available space
macOSMinimumOS X 10.10 (64-bit)Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz4 GB RAMnVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 46001 GB available space
macOSRecommendedOS X 10.10 (64-bit)Intel Core i5-3470, 2.7GHz4 GB RAMnVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb1 GB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 14.10 (64-bit)Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 2.5GHz4 GB RAMnVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 46001 GB available space
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 14.10 (64-bit)Intel Core i5-3470, 2.7GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.2Ghz4 GB RAMnVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb1 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Kingdoms and Castles has sold up to 1,500,000 units and has 30,321 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $12,300,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Kingdoms and Castles overview details

Kingdoms and Castles combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Wishlist our Next Game! Join the Discord - Chat with the Devs! About the Game Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Your kingdom must survive a living and dangerous world. Do the viking raiders make off with your villagers? Or are they stopped, full of arrows, at the castle gates? Does a dragon torch your granary, your people dying of starvation in the winter, or are you able to turn the beast back? The success of your kingdom depends solely on your skill as a city and castle planner. Strategically layout your town to improve your peasants' happiness and to attract new residents. Tax them just enough to fund your castle. Make sure your peasants are fed in the winter and healed of plagues. Build churches to keep them from despair and taverns to keep them happy. You can even throw festivals if you've built a town square! Send out wood cutters to collect wood, set up stone quarries to build your castles, and farm the land efficiently so your town can grow and thrive. The new land you're settling is at risk of viking invasion. These raiders seek to kidnap and kill your peasants, steal your resources, and burn your town to the ground. Use a powerful castle building system where castles are constructed using blocks which can be placed anywhere. Towers and walls are dynamically created based on how you stack and arrange them. Archer towers and other weapon emplacements have longer range the higher their tower. Try different layouts to best protect your kingdom and express your…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Kingdoms and Castles is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, and Remote Play on Tablet, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 204 players at 22 September 2026 - 09:48:38 UTC, a tracked peak of 4,836, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameKingdoms and Castles
Steam App ID569480
Typegame
Release dateJul 20, 2017
DeveloperLion Shield, LLC
PublisherLion Shield, LLC
Price$19.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, German, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Swedish, Turkish, Spanish - Latin America
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players204 · 22 September 2026 - 09:48:38 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak4,836
Positive reviews28,984
Negative reviews2,011
Total reviews30,995
Positive percent94%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations30,321
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 20, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)21 April 2026 - 14:50:58 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 09:48:38 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 09:48:38 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 09:48:38 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Your First HamletNo description
Your First VillageNo description
Your First TownNo description
Your First CityNo description
Humble KingdomNo description
Thriving KingdomNo description
Dignified KingdomNo description
Magnificent KingdomNo description
Kingdom of the GodsNo description
Tower of BabelNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/569480
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/569480/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/569480
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Kingdoms and Castles

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Kingdoms and Castles?

Kingdoms and Castles's latest SteamPulse observation records 204 players at 22 September 2026 - 09:48:38 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4,836 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Kingdoms and Castles growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 203 players; the highest observed daily value is 240 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Kingdoms and Castles?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (52.6%), Canada (7.2%), Sweden (5.2%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (43.8%), Canada (6.6%), China (4.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (56.1%), Canada (5.9%), China (4.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.9%), China (7.2%), Canada (5.9%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Kingdoms and Castles?

Kingdoms and Castles currently sits at 94% positive across 30,995 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 28,984 positive reviews and 2,011 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Kingdoms and Castles have?

Kingdoms and Castles currently has about 145.4K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Kingdoms and Castles?

Kingdoms and Castles is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 30,321, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

94% positive, 28,984 positive, 2,011 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud

Achievements

12

Platform releases
  • Steam 20 July 2017
  • Xbox 1 December 2023
  • PlayStation 21 March 2024

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Complete EditionBundle #26337 - 10% off$28.77
Kingdoms and Castles OSTKingdoms and Castles Official Soundtrack. Created by the mega-talented, Jason "Aether" Taylor.music #1308200$9.99Kingdoms and Castles - Parks & StatuesAdd some green space and glory to your kingdom! This DLC includes a wide variety of 15 parks and 9 new statues in various sizes. It also includes a statue that allows you to chisel your own messages on to it!dlc #1764300$1.99
Kingdoms and CastlesBuy Kingdoms and Castles #144249$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 2.5GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 256mb or ATI Radeon HD 5670 256mb or Intel HD Graphics 4600 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 2.7GHz or AMD FX-6300, 3.2Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb Storage: 1 GB available space

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