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Knights and Merchants
KNIGHTS and MERCHANTS recreates the era of the Middle Ages. Apart from the purely fictitious geography of our world, all game elements and scenes are based on the Anglo-Saxon period, 1200 A.D. And we haven't used imaginary elements like fabled creatures, either. The player takes on the role of an or
What players say
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“Forgot about this game untill i found it here, thanks for adding this to steam. We need more gems from the 90's/2000's”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“soundtrack is a banger. medieval lofi beats.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“I played a demo version a very long time ago — about 20 years? — and finally got a chance to play again. It’s an old-school RTS with awesome graphics and good AI, featuring different scenarios and scripts. Most of the time you need to build the city, gather an army, and push.…”
— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:04 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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Digital Deluxe Content Released!
The KNIGHTS and MERCHANTS DIGITAL DELUXE CONTENT includes: The Art of Knights and Merchants consisting of - Digital Artbook (36 pages) - Two Maps and Full-HD Wallpaper - Poster Art - Sliding Puzzle Ga
Trading Cards released!
6 cards, 6 profile backgrounds, badge and 7 emoticons are available now. Drop rate is 15 Minutes.
Trading Cards released!
6 cards, 6 profile backgrounds, badge and 7 emoticons are available now. Drop rate is 15 Minutes.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Colony Sim · Medieval · City Builder · RTS · Simulation · Classic · Singleplayer · Historical · Multiplayer · Resource Management · Old School (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech * * |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://replaynow.topware.com/en/knights-and-merchants-tpr-and-tsk.html |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 Processor: Intel or AMD Singlecore CPU Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card with DirectX 9.0c support DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible Stereo Soundcard Additional Notes: Keyboard, Mouse