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Knights of the Crusades

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70%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
70% User Score Based on 128 reviews

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About Knights of the Crusades

Knights of the Crusades is a single player survival city builder game with medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Reverie World Studios and was released on September 6, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order. Lead through war, faith, diplomacy, and cunning schemes. Experience a unique blend of RTS, city-building, and sandbox gameplay, and shape history!

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70%Audience ScoreBased on 128 reviews
gameplay4 positive mentions
stability8 negative mentions
  • Unique blend of RTS, grand strategy, and city building reminiscent of classic games like Total War, Mount & Blade, and Stronghold; offers a fresh take on medieval Crusades theme.
  • Engaging campaign with historical setting and immersive narrative; satisfying battles and strategic depth appealing to fans of medieval strategy games.
  • Active and responsive development team showing commitment to improving the game through frequent updates and community interaction.
  • Severe stability issues with frequent crashes during and after battles, map transitions, and loading screens severely affecting playability.
  • Buggy and unpolished UI and gameplay mechanics, including confusing unit management, inconsistent resource systems, limited tactical depth, and occasional softlocks or freezes.
  • Repetitive and underdeveloped features with outdated graphics and audio presentation; the game often feels unfinished or like a rehash of previous titles from the same developer.

  • gameplay

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    18% positive mentions, 68% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The gameplay features a mix of Total War-style battles, lite city-building, and real-time strategy elements with diplomacy, research, and economic mechanics that create an engaging empire management experience. While the mechanics serve as a solid foundation and evoke nostalgia, the gameplay can feel simplistic, repetitive, and somewhat outdated, with issues like unstable performance and unclear design choices needing refinement. Overall, it offers fun and interesting mechanics but requires polishing to reach its full potential.

    • “Diplomacy, research, and economic gameplay are all present and well done, this game does not feel like a spreadsheet.”
    • “You can command, administrate and grow a military order, switching focus between Europe and the Holy Land, move armies around the map to deal with threats in real time, and engage in low complexity economy mechanics.”
    • “Controls for the game seem pretty intuitive compared to other RTSs and the different blend of gameplay mechanics blends well together.”
    • “Crashed 3 times in 20 minutes of gameplay at one point.”
    • “Cool game with early 2000's vibe, but is largely unfinished, lacks basic mechanics, unstable, and very repetitive. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it is worthless, but sure as hell isn't worth the price. Personally, I wouldn't give more than 3€ for it. If you are interested, try getting it on sale, otherwise, waste of money.”
    • “In terms of gameplay mechanics, they also stuck with the predecessor from 2019 and I thought that was already outdated back then.”

  • graphics

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    21% positive mentions, 58% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    The game's graphics receive mixed reviews, with many criticizing them as outdated and low-quality for a 2025 release, likening them to early 2000s visuals or simplistic, toy-like designs. However, some users appreciate the nostalgic style and find the graphics satisfactory despite lacking high fidelity or advanced animations. Overall, the visual presentation is functional but clearly below modern standards, impacting the appeal for younger audiences.

    • “The graphics are actually really nice and the music is great.”
    • “The graphics, soundtrack, and gameplay are all very nostalgic!”
    • “Now yes, it doesn't have the highest graphical fidelity or animation work, but what is here works and is satisfactory.”
    • “The graphics are horrendous, gameplay is incredibly simplistic, and the UI is horrible.”
    • “The visuals of the engine, map, units, and weather simulation need improvement; for a 2025 game, this feels like it came out in 2000.”
    • “The graphics control is severely limited, not something you'd expect from a 2025 game.”

  • story

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    45% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The story is praised for its immersive and engaging narrative, featuring a compelling quest that starts players as a no-name lord journeying to the Holy Land. It offers a fantastic setting with strong lore, complemented by good music and voice work that enhance the overall experience. Some users noted a few issues with mission timing, but the storyline remains enjoyable and well-crafted.

    • “The game itself is really good, not too difficult to play and has a great story line.”
    • “This game has a fantastic setting and story.”
    • “The story line and lore is phenomenal and was easy to grasp for a newbie.”
    • “The timed objective missions it takes you through to do the tutorial.”
    • “Well it decided to have us win but the city gain in garrison by about 100 and the quest not complete.”
    • “Well, the crusader armies are at strength 275-300, so your little army just stays out of the way and performs mop-up missions.”

  • music

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    82% positive mentions, 9% neutral mentions, 9% negative mentions

    The game's music is consistently praised for being immersive, enjoyable, and fitting the overall atmosphere, effectively enhancing the storytelling and gameplay experience. Users appreciate the soundtrack's quality and its ability to set the mood, contributing to a rich and nostalgic ambiance.

    • “The soundtrack and audio effects are immersive and enjoyable.”
    • “The soundtrack is very immersive and the voice overs when something major happens feels like I'm creating a rich history for my new world!”
    • “Music is great and sets the mood really well.”
    • “So many times playing my characters won't move on the map and I have to log out and back in for it to work, or for no reason the music goes out or the game just shuts down.”

  • stability

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from frequent crashes and freezes, severely impacting playability and stability. While some find it promising, persistent bugs and instability issues prevent a smooth experience. Overall, the game feels unfinished and unreliable in its current state.

    • “Constant game crashes and freezes, so bad I can't even ctrl-alt-del the game to close it.”
    • “Good game but freezes every other battle.”
    • “Releasing such buggy and apparently unfinished games is outright scam!”

  • optimization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    Optimization reviews are mixed, with some users experiencing poor performance, frequent stuttering, and longer loading times, while others report smooth gameplay without issues. However, there are noted declines in graphic performance, game stability, and campaign scripting quality compared to previous titles.

    • “The game is poorly optimized and routinely stutters.”
    • “Like the previous game, Knights of the Crusades also has some issues with performance and loading times along with some issues with sound normalization.”
    • “Graphic performance became worse, campaign scripting became worse, game stability became worse.”

  • monetization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users view the monetization as overly aggressive and exploitative, criticizing it as a cash grab that undermines the game's potential.

    • “I'd rather hype up games I enjoy rather than speak poorly of someone's work, but this is just a trashy cash grab.”
    • “They could have had a great game instead of a scam cash grab.”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the game's unique First Crusade setting, which significantly enhances its immersive and distinctive atmosphere.

    • “I'm really into the First Crusade setting—it's a unique theme that adds a lot of atmosphere.”
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Knights of the Crusades is a survival city builder game with medieval and historical themes. Common tags for Knights of the Crusades include 3D, indie, crafting, war, building and others.

Knights of the Crusades is available on PC and Windows.

Knights of the Crusades was released on September 6, 2025.

Knights of the Crusades was developed by Reverie World Studios.

Knights of the Crusades has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Knights of the Crusades for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

Knights of the Crusades is a single player game.

Similar games include Medieval Kingdom Wars, Kingdom Wars 4, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign, Renaissance Kingdom Wars, Kingdom Wars 2: Battles and others.