Steam app 569480 · updated 04 Nov 2026, 19:05 UTC
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.
721 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
116 months, April 2017 to November 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
24 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 600 hourly samples from 07 Oct, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
6 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 122 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
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23 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Oct 2018 to Nov 2026 · times in UTC
Hi Everyone,In the comments of nearly every update we've ever done folks always ask for a bigger map size and more optimizations... so that's what we've done!Thank you for your patience on this update. Doing these optimizations involved…
petey123567Hi Everyone!Update Beta AvailableWe've got the beta version ready to try out for our upcoming Larger Maps Update. The main features in this update:'Extra Large' map sizeMany optimizations (many coming from our learnings working on Nova…
petey123567Fixes Fixed issue where the game could get in a bad state after evicting a dragon that was not at a building Fixed a load/save issue
Patch notesQuick Hotpatch Fixes/Improvements Increase dragon damage vs NPC kingdoms Fix DLC not working on mac
Patch notesHi Everyone, We're excited to announce the big new update - Dragon Taming - is now available! This has been a popular community suggestion for a long time and we're happy to get it in the game. You can tame, raise, and care for dragons!…
petey123567Hi Everyone, Quick update for you today, the beta version of our upcoming Dragon Taming Update has been available for testing for a little while now and we've been hard at work incorporating your feedback and fixing bug reports. If you…
petey123567Hope everyone is having a happy holiday so far! Update Beta Available We've got the beta version ready for the Dragon Taming update. There is a sticky thread in the forums where there's a more detailed list of all the new changes that are…
petey123567Hi Everyone! We are currently working on a big new content update. It focuses on something you folks have brought up a few times, but we weren't sure if it was possible. With a lot of hard work behind us and some left to go, we're pleased…
petey123567Hi Everyone, Quick update for you today - we're excited to announce we're now Steam Deck Verified! The game should now run great, look great, and control great on the Steam Deck. While we've been focusing on the console ports for Kingdoms…
petey123567Hi Everyone, Nominations for this year’s Steam Awards are underway and we’d like to ask for your support by nominating Kingdoms and Castles for the Labor of Love Award. We first launched Kingdoms and Castles in the summer of 2017 and in…
petey123567Added building name and size to hover info Added option to disable sending game crash data Reduced cost of archer school and barracks Small UI fix
Patch notesFixed overlay and irrigation display being different for larger reservoir Fixed building info going of edge of screen on steam deck Removed ping to our old shopfiy store from when we were selling the dragon plushy
Patch notesHi Everyone! Thanks for your patience, the Industry & Infrastructure Update is out now on the main branch! Our last major update (War & Diplomacy) was focused on combat and interaction with the AI. For this update we've focused back on the…
petey123567Hi Everyone, Hope everyone is having a happy holiday so far. We've got the beta available for the next update - Industry & Infrastructure! We've got a sticky thread in the forums where there's a more detailed list of all the new changes…
petey123567Tweak dragon difficulty Improve doctor healing algorithm to work better on large cities Fixed case where ship could get an invalid building destination Added wage information to building info highlight in the build menus Improved text…
Patch notesBetter messaging when manors are out of charcoal and very unhappy Siege dragons don't clump up so much Restored spawning of the small dragons Fixed issue where vikings could steal gold after being killed Fixed weird behavior with the…
Patch notesHi Everyone, We've got another update on the way! Based on your feedback and ideas, it will feature some much requested new buildings. Here's a preview of two of them: Large Quarry A 3x3 building that sits on top of a stone deposit.…
petey123567Changed cart and transport ship behavior to not drop resources on the ground if the drop off storage is full. Instead the goods will stay on the ship or cart. Changed oculus controllers select action to use "A" button instead of trigger…
Patch notesVR Support is now available! If you want to play in VR mode, just plug in your headset and start up SteamVR and the game will automatically launch into VR mode. SteamVR must be running first for the game to detect you want to start in VR.…
petey123567{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/28579201/829286250546407162623d19b298fda0d021a750.png Hi Everyone, The VR mode beta is now available on the next-version-preview branch for testing! Here's how to try it out: Right click on the game in the steam library…
petey123567Fixed issue where catapults wouldn't auto target gates Fixed issue where catapults in water couldn't be damaged by melee units Fixed issue where catapults could persist from an old save into a new world Fixed drag selecting picking up…
Patch notesFixed case where gate would disappear if a dragon destroyed an archer tower on top of it. Fixed rare case where a transport cart error (possibly caused by mods) would cause a map to not load Small performance improvements for some maps
Patch notesFixed case where AI would give viking help misison during a viking raid Fixed some localization errors Fixed bug where you could use middle mouse eyedropper on the outpost Reduced viking catapult health Reduced frequency of AI diplomat…
Patch notesHi Everyone, We’ve got another free update for you called War & Diplomacy! It expands upon the AI Kingdoms update a bit with your feedback and comments. New conversations, new diplomatic options, and more. Here’s the notes: Conversation…
petey123567Hi Everyone, We've got the beta available for the next update - War & Diplomacy! We've got a sticky thread in the forums where there's a more detailed list of all the new changes that are ready for testing, but here's a little preview of…
petey123567Hi Everyone! Hope you’ve all been enjoying the AI Kingdoms update (and the Steam Deck controls if you have one)! It's been fun to see folks interact with the AIs. We're now working on the next couple of updates, here's a little preview of…
petey123567Restore peasant rotation after being freed from vikings Fixed ogres damaging archers when attacking a tall tower Fixed extra gold being deducted when building an outpost from an exploration ship Fixed rare issue where you could get stuck in…
Patch notesHey Everyone! Steam Deck We’ve added support for the Steam Deck to Kingdoms and Castles! We've worked hard to implement intuitive gamepad controls that make it easy to build and manage your kingdom and we've tweaked the UI to work well for…
petey123567- Added steam deck support - Fixed case where AI couldn't pick up an envoy if player island was walled off
Patch notesHi Everyone, We are very excited to announce the AI Kingdoms update is finally here! We've been working on this update for over a year and a half and it represents an huge amount of content. Here's a quick little trailer we whipped up…
petey123567Hi Everyone, Quick but exciting announcement today. We're doing some final bug fixing on the AI Kingdoms update and it will be released on May 23rd! Thanks so much to everyone who has provided feedback and bug reports as we've worked on…
petey123567Hi Everyone! We are very excited to announce the AI Kingdoms update is now in open beta! The update isn't done yet, but it's a big step forward towards final release. We've been previewing the new features in previous posts and we'll do a…
petey123567As the year ends, I thought it'd be fun to take a look back at where we started five years ago. In 2016 Kingdoms and Castles was a little game Michael and I were working on in our spare time (nights and weekends). Back then the game looked…
petey123567Hi Everyone, We are still hard at work on the AI Kingdoms update. We are getting closer and closer to our public beta phase. Huge thanks to everyone playing the alpha and providing feedback and bug reports - it's been very helpful! We…
petey123567Hi Everyone, Before we get into the latest news I wanted to mention that we're far enough along that we have opened a public alpha branch. What does this mean? Alpha Access The update is in 'alpha' and you can play it now (if you dare) and…
petey123567Hi Everyone, Got some more news on the AI Kingdoms progress! Again huge thanks for your patience as we work on this big update. We know it's super hard to wait and we are also anxious to get it out there as fast as we can! Diplomacy You'll…
petey123567Hi Everyone, Just wanted to update you all on how the AI Kingdoms work is progressing. We really appreciate everyone's patience while waiting for this update. We're quite a small team and this is the biggest update we have ever released…
petey123567Hi everyone, We wanted to share some more progress on AI Kingdoms update. There's still much to do but things are starting to come together and each day it gets more exciting. Here's what we've been working on lately: City Building AIThe…
petey123567Hi everyone, We're still hard at work on the AI Kingdoms update. Currently we've been diving into expanding the city building AI and tying it into a diplomacy and trade system. Still mucking around in the guts of that so we'll have more to…
petey123567Hi Everyone, It’s our pleasure to announce official mod support for Kingdoms and Castles via Steam Workshop! You can subscribe to mods and banners created by other players from the community workshop. Once subscribed, they’ll download in…
petey123567Hi Everyone, We've been working hard on the upcoming AI Kingdoms update, here's what we've been up to: AI Defense Michael has been doing more great work on city building AI. It will now reinforce its walls in response to attacks, and it…
petey123567Hi Everyone, We’ve got a big new update for you that adds new buildings, food types, and mechanics. We had been planning to launch this all packaged together with the upcoming AI Rival Kingdoms update, but after chatting with the community…
petey123567Hi Everyone, Hope you're all having a good summer! Here's a little preview of what we're currently working on for our upcoming updates: Rival Kingdoms Progress We are running various design tests on how trading and diplomacy will work with…
petey123567https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28579201/81e89f620766ba111656fca9ce1c8b9b64ca8a29.pngHi Everyone, Today we've got an update for you themed around Warfare! We've implemented lots of new system and features…
Patch notesHi Everyone, This update is taking a little longer than our previous updates because we're adding a bit more new stuff than usual (thanks for being patient!). We're getting close! Here's another preview of some of the upcoming new stuff.…
petey123567Hi Everyone, We wanted share some of the progress we’re making on the next update, we've got some pretty interesting changes coming up. Troop Transports As mentioned earlier, we're upgrading core parts of the game to better support AI rival…
petey123567https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28579201/8256be6b9f92b36e7bddb416ce0fe3b13b95eeee.png Hi Everyone, It's time for another big update! As we mentioned in our last development post, the AI rivals will need a…
Patch notesHi Everyone, Just wanted to share some progress we’re making on the next update, tentatively called Infrastructure II. It’ll include some new stuff and also lay some groundwork for our future AI Rivals update. Here’s a preview of what’s…
petey123567https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28579201/4b2016d624ba9f3b9a1066e259c7620fdb914f39.png Hi Everyone, We've got a Halloween themed update for you with a bunch of new game mechanics! If you've got questions…
petey123567Hi Everyone, Just wanted to give a quick update on our development progress. In our next free content update we’re adding a bunch of new stuff with a bit of a spooky theme (since we're approaching Halloween). Here's a little preview of just…
petey123567Everything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Kingdoms and Castles - Parks & Statues | WindowsmacOSLinux | 23 May 2022 |
| Kingdoms and Castles OST | WindowsmacOSLinux | 06 May 2020 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | KingdomsAndCastles.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | Kingdoms and Castles.app | macos | ||
| Launch | KingdomsAndCastles.x86_64 | linux |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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WinAppDataLocalLow | LionShield/Kingdoms and Castles/Saves | * and below |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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