Diplomacy is Not an Option
Build a medieval town, raise armies and survive massive sieges with real-time-with-pause tactics.
85% of 11,070 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 577$11.99
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Becastled
Becastled is a colorful strategy game with two rhythms: build a medieval kingdom by day, then hold its walls against the Moon Beasts by night. Farms and taverns feed your people, ballistas and trebuchets guard the battlements, and every sunset tests how well you planned. Cozy building meets real siege pressure.
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81% of 5,395 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 115$19.99Diplomacy is Not an Option
A medieval fantasy RTS where the king is a pig, the peasants are revolting, and up to 25,000 enemies storm your walls. Build a town, raise armies, dabble in dark magic and hold the line with real-time-with-pause tactics. How long can you survive?
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85% of 11,070 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 577$11.99Cataclismo
Build fortresses brick by brick, then hold them against the Horrors of the Mist. By day you gather resources and raise walls; by night the hordes come, and every block you placed gets tested. A real-time strategy game about building tall, aiming from battlements, and losing gracefully.
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88% of 3,974 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 85$29.99Medieval Kingdom Wars
It's 1336 and the Hundred Years' War is on. Start as a minor lord, grow your towns, serve a scheming King, and fight sieges where you build, train and bleed in real time. Grand strategy on the map, hands-on RTS in the streets, and no reloads to save you.
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76% of 2,237 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$14.99Veil of Crows
Veil of crows is a sandbox style real-time strategy game set in a chaotic medieval world. From violent, and overtly bloody battles, to completely destructible castles, RPG style hero development, and meaningful interactions with other factions. Trade, extort, and conquer!
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49% of 457 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Stronghold 3 Gold
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!
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31% of 3,024 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$29.99Hearthlands
Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world. You can not control your subjects directly; instead you focus on city-building, resource management, diplomacy, magic, etc.
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82% of 306 Steam reviews are positive$15.99Formata
Lead. Fight. Win.
63% of 906 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Stronghold: Definitive Edition
The original castle sim, rebuilt with remade art and a remastered soundtrack. Grow a medieval economy, raise walls and moats around your keep, then defend it against the Rat, the Pig, the Snake and the Wolf. A classic RTS about building a fortress worth fighting for, then fighting for it.
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Risen Kingdom is a real-time strategy game. Build and fortify your settlements to survive and push back armies of the undead.
78% of 437 Steam reviews are positive$2.99King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame
Experience the sequel to the Role-playing Real Time Strategy Hit!
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56% of 327 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Warrior Kings
Restoring the power of a kingdom to its former glory using innate cunning, military might and a fearsome will to win.
77% of 109 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Cheaper than Citadels
Stronghold HD (2012)
Raise a medieval castle and the economy that keeps it alive, then see how long your walls stand.
95% of 8,708 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 163$5.99
Risen Kingdom
Risen Kingdom is a real-time strategy game. Build and fortify your settlements to survive and push back armies of the undead.
78% of 437 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame
Experience the sequel to the Role-playing Real Time Strategy Hit!
56% of 327 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Warrior Kings
Restoring the power of a kingdom to its former glory using innate cunning, military might and a fearsome will to win.
77% of 109 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Reignfall
Reignfall is a real-time strategy game with elements of city-building and third-person action.
88% of 407 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Open The Gates!
Build, manage and defend your medieval castle in this crazy sidescroller RTS game.
73% of 66 Steam reviews are positive$6.49
King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame
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…
67% of 449 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99
Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition
An intense real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy world of Orcs, Elves and Dragons.
66% of 349 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Knights of Honor
Guide a medieval realm from a single province to an empire, raising knights, waging war and playing the diplomatic game while the clock never stops.
91% of 2,198 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 50$9.99
The Dark Legions
The Dark Legions is a 3d real-time strategy game in the medieval ages. You can command your army and build your empire through story driven missions.
85% of 154 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$1.99
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Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware
Grow a medieval settlement from a handful of huts into a walled town, then defend it when thousands come knocking.
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Bellfortis
Bellfortis is a strategy game from the early Middle Ages. Expand your kingdom, use politics and power.
90% of 145 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Castle Craft
Will your castle survive the relentless onslaught, or collapse under pressure?
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Cataclismo
Build fortresses brick by brick, then hold them against the Horrors of the Mist.
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Becastled
Raise a bright medieval kingdom, then keep its walls standing when the Moon Beasts arrive at sunset.
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Warlords Under Siege
Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies.
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Diplomacy is Not an Option
Build a medieval town, raise armies and survive massive sieges with real-time-with-pause tactics.
85% of 11,070 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 577$11.99
Vedelem: The Golden Horde
Védelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century.
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Knights of the Crusades
Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order.
70% of 167 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Grow a medieval economy behind your own walls and hold it against four rival lords.
86% of 9,878 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 109$14.99
Shieldwall
Shieldwall puts you on the battlefield as a Roman squad leader who also commands the formation.
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Siege Survival: Gloria Victis
Keep a handful of civilians alive and working as the siege tightens, crafting supplies by day and sneaking through occupied streets by night.
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Spawn troops, level them up and rebuild your strategy mid-siege in a colorful pixel war that fits into short sessions.
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Castle Craft
Will your castle survive the relentless onslaught, or collapse under pressure?
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Becastled
Raise a bright medieval kingdom, then keep its walls standing when the Moon Beasts arrive at sunset.
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Knights of the Crusades
Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order.
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The King is Watching
Watch your kingdom into working order, one glance at a time, and rebuild it better after every fall.
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Bellfortis
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Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware
Grow a medieval settlement from a handful of huts into a walled town, then defend it when thousands come knocking.
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Kingdom's Deck
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Cataclismo
Build fortresses brick by brick, then hold them against the Horrors of the Mist.
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Warlords Under Siege
Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies.
76% of 441 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Diplomacy is Not an Option
Build a medieval town, raise armies and survive massive sieges with real-time-with-pause tactics.
85% of 11,070 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 577$11.99
Bellwright
Return home a fugitive, build up your towns and people, and fight the Crown for every piece of land.
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