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Kingdom: Classic
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
40 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“[h1]The Slower You Go, The Farther You'll Get[/h1] When you first ride onto that desolate shore at dawn, all you have is a single coin in your pocket. No tutorials. No instructions. Just you, a horse, and an endless…”
“An Amazing game with an awesome progression system. Building up a kingdom was so fun and the waves of enemies that get harder each night really invoke the "Adapt or Die" gameplay while still remaining cozy.”
17 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“its a bit frustrating at times because of the troop AI, but that just another aspect to adapt to and overcome and even use to your advantage. Very fun and very beuatiful art.”
“It's mid. That's the best way I can describe it. Like, it's really pretty! I like the soundtrack. I find the concept interesting. On sale, it's not overpriced. It's a small indie team. But, it's also frustrating because…”
“ꨄ My rating: 8/10 ꨄ Pros: - It's a very simple and relaxing game, featuring gorgeous pixel art graphics with beautiful weather effects and an immersive soundtrack. - The gameplay is extremely simple as its controls are…”
12 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“An Amazing game with an awesome progression system. Building up a kingdom was so fun and the waves of enemies that get harder each night really invoke the "Adapt or Die" gameplay while still remaining cozy.”
“ꨄ My rating: 8/10 ꨄ Pros: - It's a very simple and relaxing game, featuring gorgeous pixel art graphics with beautiful weather effects and an immersive soundtrack. - The gameplay is extremely simple as its controls are…”
“super cute game. easy to learn, and the difficulty increase in each wave keeps it entertaining and enjoyable even with it's simplicity.”
9 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“It's mid. That's the best way I can describe it. Like, it's really pretty! I like the soundtrack. I find the concept interesting. On sale, it's not overpriced. It's a small indie team. But, it's also frustrating because…”
“The best classic "time killer." Can't beat the price. I'm 9 hours in, and still playing it. Great game, and REALLY simple to figure out.”
“One of the coziest experience there is and it is FREE. My little nieces enjoyed watching it a lot. A well placed management game that can be played with my single brain cell turned off. The combination of the art and…”
8 of the 96 reviews raise this.
“It's mid. That's the best way I can describe it. Like, it's really pretty! I like the soundtrack. I find the concept interesting. On sale, it's not overpriced. It's a small indie team. But, it's also frustrating because…”
“ꨄ My rating: 8/10 ꨄ Pros: - It's a very simple and relaxing game, featuring gorgeous pixel art graphics with beautiful weather effects and an immersive soundtrack. - The gameplay is extremely simple as its controls are…”
“One of the coziest experience there is and it is FREE. My little nieces enjoyed watching it a lot. A well placed management game that can be played with my single brain cell turned off. The combination of the art and…”
10 of the 96 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“It's mid. That's the best way I can describe it. Like, it's really pretty! I like the soundtrack. I find the concept interesting. On sale, it's not overpriced. It's a small indie team. But, it's also frustrating because…”
“Simple mechanics, but still confusing on what to do and how to do it (maybe, i'm just skill issue)”
8 of the 96 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Simple mechanics, but still confusing on what to do and how to do it (maybe, i'm just skill issue)”
“A pretty chill game with great graphics and music, which could be finished in like 5h of playtime. I just wish they gave more explanations in the game, because it was hard to follow in the beginning, otherwise nothing…”
5 of the 96 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Good game while it lasts..”
3 of the 96 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“The game itself is good for what it is. I've enjoyed my 7 hours. Problem is, it won't launch like every other game does. I had to google the problem, then do a bunch of editing within the code to get it going. For that…”
“Super fun! Kinda a game where you can space out and have a relaxing time. I love how simple it is too and I only ran into one issue but I think that was because I kept making my builders run around everywhere that they…”
Counted across 96 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“[h1] 7.5/10 [/h1] Original kingdom game, I would highly recommend getting kingdom two crowns and play it with your friend It is so fun and also goes on sales frequently. Sweet little management/strategy game with beautiful visuals.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“[h2]A very simplistic, but pretty fun strategy game![/h2] Okay so, I thiiiink this game used to be paid at some point? And then was given away. I can't remember, it's been years. In any case I know I got the game for free when it likely wasn't meant to be (it has since become…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:22 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Strategy · Singleplayer · Simulation · Base-Building · Building · 2D · Management · Resource Management · RPG · Pixel Graphics · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese - Brazil, Swedish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 34 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://kingdomthegame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Dual Core Memory: 1 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 512 MB available space Additional Notes: 32-bit Only: Does Not Support 64-bit