Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars

Enlight Software

Rank: #7 / 8
Released: 1999
Studio: Enlight Software
Genre: real-time strategy

At a glance

Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars is a real-time strategy game that combines city management, trade, industry, espionage, diplomacy, and conquest. Players can pursue victory by fighting or buying their way forward, and choose between human kingdoms and Fryhtans. The listed human civilizations include 12 kingdoms, while seven Fryhtan species bring their own units and powers. Espionage options include agitation, counter-spying, information theft, bribery, assassination, technology theft, and camouflage. Diplomacy can be conducted carefully or treaties can be broken openly. The game also includes a random campaign generator with role-playing elements, along with heroes for the human civilizations and 12 gods and goddesses. Enlight Software developed and published it. Steam lists single-player, multiplayer, and Family Sharing; the listed platform is Microsoft Windows. Its Steam release date is Feb 4, 2015, and its listed genres include indie, simulation, and strategy.

Who it is for

It suits strategy players who want to balance economic development, diplomacy, espionage, and military conquest. Its listed multiplayer mode may also suit groups looking for a strategy game to play together.

What is good

Victory can come through fighting or buying
Choose humans or Fryhtans
Multiple espionage actions are listed
Random campaign generator with role-playing elements

What to know first

Listed platform is Microsoft Windows
No other platform is listed

Verdict

Seven Kingdoms II puts diplomacy, espionage, and trade alongside conquest rather than focusing only on army-building. Its human and Fryhtan sides offer different starting choices for a campaign.