Fit check
Is Rising Kingdoms worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RTS players who want a fantasy setting with several race choices
- Strategy fans who enjoy developing secondary factions alongside a main race
- Players seeking a story-led adventure mode alongside strategic campaigns
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a single focused mode may bounce between the separate strategy and adventure structures.
- Those who want modern settings or contemporary military units may lose interest in the fantasy races, creatures, and artifacts.
- Players looking for turn-based squad tactics may not find the real-time strategy structure suitable.
Our take on Rising Kingdoms
The bounce point comes when players must choose between the game's two structures: strategic control of races and nations, or a hero-led adventure with a small troop group. Those expecting one continuous campaign format may stop at that split.
What is Rising Kingdoms?
Rising Kingdoms is a fantasy real-time strategy game set in Equiada, where players can choose Humans, Foresters, or Darklings as their main race.
Five smaller nations—Shades, Nomads, Dragons, Trolls, and Elves—can be brought under control and developed to support conflicts with opponents. A separate adventure mode follows a group of heroes and a small troop unit as they investigate hidden events across a story covering several generations. The campaign includes ancient artifacts, changing rulers, kingdoms rising and falling, and the emergence of new creatures and races. The game was originally released in 2005 and combines strategic management with an adventure-focused mode.
How Rising Kingdoms plays
- 01Three main races
- The strategy mode offers Humans, Foresters, and Darklings as the primary playable choices.
- 02Five minor nations
- Shades, Nomads, Dragons, Trolls, and Elves can be subdued and developed to support the chosen main race.
- 03Separate adventure mode
- A hero party and small troop group investigate secrets through a story that spans several generations.
- 04Fantasy campaign setting
- The setting includes magical creatures, ancient artifacts, changing leaders, and the formation of new kingdoms and races.
Rising Kingdoms compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on large-scale World War II strategy with direct control of individual units, while Rising Kingdoms uses fantasy races, secondary nations, and a separate adventure mode. Xenonauts centers on turn-based squads defending Earth from aliens and recovering technology, whereas Rising Kingdoms presents real-time fantasy strategy and a multigenerational adventure story.
Rising Kingdoms: platforms & release
Is Rising Kingdoms worth it?
It is worth it if: RTS players who want a fantasy setting with several race choices. Skip it if: players seeking a single focused mode may bounce between the separate strategy and adventure structures.
Where can I download Rising Kingdoms?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Rising Kingdoms's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Rising Kingdoms on?
Windows only.
