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Rising Kingdoms

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85%Game Brain Score
story, music
graphics, stability
85% User Score Based on 168 reviews

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Rising Kingdoms is a single player and multiplayer real-time strategy game. It was developed by Haemimont Games and was released on July 23, 2019. It received positive reviews from players.

In Rising Kingdoms, players engage in strategic city-building and real-time battles across a medieval fantasy world. Choose from multiple kingdoms, each with unique strengths and weaknesses, and manage resources, technology, and diplomacy to gain an edge over opponents. Join forces with friends in alliances, conquer territories, and defend your kingdom to rise to power.

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85%
Audience ScoreBased on 168 reviews
story8 positive mentions
stability8 negative mentions
  • Rising Kingdoms is a nostalgic old-school RTS with excellent combat and strategy dynamics, reminiscent of classic games like Warcraft 3.
  • The game features unique gameplay mechanics, including a glory system and the ability to conquer neutral colonies, adding depth to the strategy.
  • Despite its age, the game has charming graphics, a great soundtrack, and a dedicated community that enhances the overall experience.
  • The game suffers from frequent crashes, bugs, and a lack of optimization, making it frustrating to play at times.
  • Many players find the AI and overall gameplay mechanics to be dull and uninspired, leading to repetitive experiences.
  • There is no online multiplayer support, and the game runs in a low resolution, which detracts from the overall enjoyment for modern players.
  • story
    54 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is generally considered weak, with many reviewers noting it is filled with plot holes and lacks depth, making it hard to engage with. While there are 30 campaign missions across three factions, the narrative feels repetitive and uninspired, often compared unfavorably to other titles like Starcraft. Despite its shortcomings, some players appreciate the nostalgic feel and the accompanying music and voice acting.

    • “An old but nice game with a great story base, music, voice acting, and visuals.”
    • “Rising Kingdoms did make a stand for 2D RTS in 2005, while it had good game mechanics and a nice story; the graphics technology was way ahead.”
    • “The game itself might not be amazing; the story is filled with plot holes, animations are outdated, but it still has a certain feel to it.”
    • “The storyline of the campaigns (at least, the one for humans) isn't exactly talented.”
    • “I stopped playing at mission 8 of the human campaign (on hard) because I was constantly doing the same thing and fighting against repetitive respawns.”
    • “[i]anyhow[/i], we've got three different factions and three campaigns with the connected story (exactly like in [b]Starcraft[/b], except obviously, the storyline here is very meh and is hard to care about).”
  • music
    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its variety and quality, featuring a marvelous soundtrack that includes catchy tunes and even influences from Indian Bollywood. While some reviewers note that certain tracks may not perfectly fit the medieval fantasy setting, the overall consensus is that the music enhances the game's experience and has aged well. Many consider the soundtrack alone to be a standout feature worth experiencing.

    • “The soundtrack alone is worth it; some banger tunes in this.”
    • “Oh, and the music is simply priceless.”
    • “The game has a really interesting soundtrack and great sprite work.”
    • “On the other hand, I don't think the voice acting or the music has aged poorly.”
    • “Let's move on to the music; I found it quite catchy, and there's not much else to say about it.”
    • “The music, art, sound design, animations, and story.”
  • gameplay
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of Rising Kingdoms is criticized for being uninspired and derivative, heavily borrowing mechanics from Warcraft 3 and Celtic Kings, resulting in a lack of originality. While the game features a unique concept of uniting independent colonies to build an army, many players find the overall mechanics and unit variety to be dull. Despite its colorful graphics and solid 2D RTS foundation, the gameplay does not offer enough depth to stand out in the genre.

    • “Rising Kingdoms did make a stand for 2D RTS in 2005, while it had good game mechanics and a nice story; the graphics technology was way ahead.”
    • “Regardless of the low resolution and its age, it's a very beautiful 2D strategic game with fun gameplay, and I recommend it!”
    • “The game's idea is simply to attack independent colonies and force them to join your side, then attack the main enemy with your new army, which is a mixture of your soldiers and the colonies' soldiers.”
    • “Unfortunately, Rising Kingdoms doesn't offer anything beyond colorful graphics and a gameplay system clearly inspired by Warcraft 3.”
    • “The few and similar units and the overall mechanics are dull, uninspired, and quite frankly plain.”
    • “Some gameplay mechanics were copied from Celtic Kings as is.”
  • graphics
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of "Rising Kingdoms" are described as colorful and charming, though they are considered extremely outdated by modern standards, reflecting the game's 2005 release. While some players appreciate the visuals for their time, they also note issues such as bugs and inconsistent unit movement that detract from the overall experience. Overall, the graphics are seen as a mixed bag, offering a nostalgic appeal but lacking in technical sophistication.

    • “Rising Kingdoms did make a stand for 2D RTS in the year 2005, while it had good game mechanics and a nice story, the graphics technology was way ahead.”
    • “The premise and the graphics are good for their time.”
    • “It's an okay game in its visuals.”
    • “Unfortunately, Rising Kingdoms doesn't offer anything beyond colorful graphics and a gameplay system clearly inspired by Warcraft 3.”
    • “The graphics are similarly outdated though I still think they are charming, and I would not call them bad at all; again, it’s to be expected from 2005.”
    • “Graphics is extremely outdated.”
  • stability
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting frequent bugs and freezes, particularly when attempting to continue the campaign. Despite having the latest update (1.20) installed, many players feel that the game remains unbalanced and that multiplayer issues have not been addressed, leading to an overall frustrating experience.

    • “Even though this version comes with the latest official update (1.20) pre-installed, it's still buggy as heck.”
    • “That's just it – I click 'continue campaign' and the game just freezes.”
    • “But at the same time, it's still just a clone; it's buggy as heck, it's unbalanced, and nobody even cared to fix multiplayer.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is noted for its impressive optimization, particularly for a title from 2005, as it runs smoothly on Windows 10 without requiring any adjustments. However, there are a couple of minor issues mentioned.

    • “Other than those two problems, the game aged really well. It's surprisingly one of those few games from 2005 that doesn't require optimization and works great right off the bat on Windows 10.”
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Rising Kingdoms is a real-time strategy game.

Rising Kingdoms is available on PC and Windows.

Rising Kingdoms was released on July 23, 2019.

Rising Kingdoms was developed by Haemimont Games.

Rising Kingdoms has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

Rising Kingdoms is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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