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turn-based strategy video game
Lords of the Realm II
By Impressions Games, released 1 Jan 1996
- Microsoft Windows
- DOS
- Classic Mac OS
What it is
Lords of the Realm II is a strategy game from Impressions Games set amid the struggle for England’s throne in 13th-century England and Wales. It blends turn-based kingdom management with real-time battles: players can plant crops, collect taxes, build weapons, raise armies, form alliances and take castles. Castle design ranges from wooden keeps to stone fortresses, and sieges play out in real time. A Steward can help manage the kingdom, letting players choose how directly to handle its affairs. The package includes the original game and the Siege Pack expansion, with additional castles, battle maps and scenarios. Multiplayer supports up to four friends over a LAN, but internet play is no longer available. The Steam listing includes single-player and Family Sharing. The game is listed for Windows, DOS and Classic Mac OS, with Windows as the Steam platform. Its Steam release date is December 3, 2015; the original release year is 1996.
What players like, and what they don't
- Turn-based management and real-time battles
- Design castles and defend them in sieges
- Siege Pack adds castles, maps and scenarios
- LAN multiplayer supports up to four friends
- Internet multiplayer is no longer available
- Steam platform listed as Windows
Who it suits
This suits strategy players who enjoy managing a kingdom, designing castles and combining turn-based planning with real-time sieges. Communities can still play together over a LAN, though internet multiplayer is unavailable.
Lords of the Realm II combines kingdom management with real-time castle battles and includes the Siege Pack. Its multiplayer option is limited to LAN play; internet play is no longer possible.
