Fit check
Is The Kings' Crusade worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want real-time battles with large armies
- History-focused players interested in the Third Crusade
- Players who want opposing Crusader and Saracen campaigns
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based combat rather than real-time battles
- Players wanting a small-scale or character-focused strategy game instead of army and territory management
- Players looking for multiplayer campaigns rather than the two single-player campaigns
Our take on The Kings' Crusade
The historical framing and grand campaign language foreground the Crusade setting, but the playable structure is a focused real-time strategy game: two single-player campaigns, battlefield command, territory capture, and army management between missions.
What is The Kings' Crusade?
Command armies during the Third Crusade, covering the years 1189–1192, in a real-time strategy game.
Two single-player campaigns follow opposing sides: the Crusaders under Richard the Lionheart and the Saracens under Saladin. Battles place hundreds of soldiers under direct command as forces capture territory across a three-dimensional map. Between missions, manage and improve the army, then guide historical factions through campaign objectives and political events. Relics can be collected to open additional content. The game combines battlefield control with wider campaign management, using famous historical figures as its central leaders.
How The Kings' Crusade plays
- 01Two Campaign Paths
- Single-player scenarios cover both the Crusader and Saracen perspectives.
- 02Large Real-Time Battles
- Battles put hundreds of troops under command at once.
- 03Three-Dimensional Campaign Map
- Armies can seize territory and extend their realm across the map.
- 04Between-Mission Army Management
- Forces can be organized and improved between battles.
- 05Historical Leaders
- Richard the Lionheart and Saladin serve as the main campaign figures.
- 06Relic Collection
- Collecting relics opens additional game content.
The Kings' Crusade compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on World War II and direct control of units in tactical battles, while The Kings' Crusade covers the Third Crusade and adds territory, political objectives, relics, and between-mission army management. Xenonauts uses turn-based combat with persistent soldiers against an alien invasion, rather than The Kings' Crusade's real-time historical campaigns.
The Kings' Crusade: platforms & release
Is The Kings' Crusade worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want real-time battles with large armies. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based combat rather than real-time battles.
Where can I download The Kings' Crusade?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Kings' Crusade's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Kings' Crusade on?
Windows only.
