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86BANG SCORE
Kingdoms and Castles
BANGER · Strategy · 2017
A lot of game for the money: about 9.7h, $9.99 (~$1.03/hr), 94% positive.
The verdict
−50%SALE BANGER86 is the sale score. Normally
74
at full price.Already a BANGER at $9.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
$1.03/hr over the 9.7h main story, $0.58/hr if you 100% it (17.2h).
Better value than 97% of Strategy games
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.
Length
9.7h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
17.2h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$1.03/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$9.99
Reviews
94%
31,167 reviews
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2017
What drives the score
Value$1.03/hr
price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length10 hours
how much game you get. hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews94% positive
gates the score. weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach1.5M+ players
how many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement14% finish
how far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Monetization✓ None
no microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
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Price history
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DeveloperLion Shield, LLC
PublisherLion Shield, LLC
GenreStrategy
Achievements12
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