Simulation · October 14, 2013

Knights and Merchants (2013)

extension1 DLClocal_offer-60% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend2.7k recommendations
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 ordinary captain in the Palace Guard. A conspiracy against the king catapults the captain into a situation where he finds himself responsible for the defence of the last royal province. This is all that remains of the shattered kingdom, which has been split into numerous small principalities and fiefdoms. And now even the king himself, ensconced in his capital, is threatened by enemy armies. This is the starting point of your Middle Ages adventure. Now you must win back all those provinces which once belonged to your king. THE SHATTERED KINGDOM: After many battles, a former kingdom has been divided into many small principalities and earldoms. The kingís troops were pushed back into one last royal province, and the rulers of the other provinces waged terrible, destructive wars against one another. The whole land fell into a state of chaos and now the former royal capital itself is under siege by the armies of the rebel lords. You belong to the last remaining group of loyal kingís men, and have been commanded to go to the king in view of the imminent attack. THE PEASANTS REBELLION: Build a prosperous settlement with a complete economy. Arm your troops and meet the enemy on the battle field! Master these tasks and the King’s subjects will be able to live in peace and freedom again. GAME FEATURES : Middle ages simulation and Real-time strategy 2 campaigns 'The Shattered Kingdom' and 'The Peasants Rebellion' with a total of 34 missions Skirmish Mode and 10 Multiplayer-Maps About 25 different types of buildings More than a dozen different types of characters Over 10 different troop types, including archers, scouts, knights, bowman and barbarians Multiplayer battles with up to 6 players in LAN or through the Internet New Musical Score

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 1.5k
  • Colony Sim · 171
  • Medieval · 162
  • City Builder · 145
  • RTS · 134
  • Simulation · 120
  • Classic · 117
  • Singleplayer · 72
  • Historical · 63
  • Multiplayer · 57
  • Resource Management · 50
  • Old School · 46
  • Cult Classic · 44
  • Great Soundtrack · 37
  • Management · 33

Peer Simulation titles

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Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.7k Steam reviewsTop 54% in Simulation
Positive rating85% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 45%
Engagement hours101 h averageTop 16% for session depth among Simulation

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English volume_up
  • French volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Dutch
  • Hungarian
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Czech volume_up

Full audio (4)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Czech

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8 Simulation titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.

Press Quotes

“Cult suspicious mix of building-up strategy and real-time battles - a true free time killer!” 86 – PC Joker 10/98 80 – Game Over Online 80 – PC Gamer UK

Reception Metrics

Steam community

85%Very Positive · 4.7k reviews

4.0k positive · 699 negative

Curator recommendations

2.7k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

101h

extensive (100+ hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

335h

Current engagement

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 14, 2013
DeveloperTopware Interactive
Base price$3.99 -60%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Community

  • Steam Trading Cards

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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