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turn-based strategy video game
Lords of the Realm
By Impressions Games, released 1 Jan 1994
- Microsoft Windows
- DOS
- real-time tactics
What it is
Lords of the Realm is a medieval strategy game from Impressions Games, released in 1994. Set in England in 1268, it begins with an empty throne and puts you in charge of a small county as you seek to become king. Its play combines seasonal, turn-based kingdom management with real-time battles. You can manage farms, trade, taxation, transport and crop rotation, while keeping your people secure and prosperous. Diplomacy includes bargaining, alliances and betrayal; you can also build and design castles with features such as moats, towers, drawbridges and keeps. Expand your lands by leading armies against rival nobles, with up to five AI opponents in the fight for the crown. The game is single-player and supports Family Sharing. LAN and online play are unavailable. It was released for DOS and Microsoft Windows; the Steam listing specifies Windows.
What players like, and what they don't
- Combines turn-based strategy with real-time battles
- Manage farms, trade, taxation and transport
- Design castles with moats, towers and keeps
- Fight up to five AI opponents
- LAN and online play are unavailable
- Steam listing specifies Windows only
Who it suits
It suits players who want medieval kingdom management alongside tactical battles, diplomacy and castle building. Its listed play is single-player, with up to five AI opponents.
Lords of the Realm brings seasonal management, political maneuvering and real-time combat into a single-player struggle for the English crown. Choose it if you want to grow a county and contest rival nobles without online or LAN play.
