Knights and Merchants

Knights and Merchants recreates the era of the Middle Ages, with game elements grounded in the Anglo-Saxon period around 1200 AD rather than fantasy, there are no fabled creatures here. You take the role of an ordinary captain in the Palace Guard when a conspiracy against the king leaves you responsible for defending the last royal province.

After many battles, the former kingdom has shattered into small principalities and earldoms, and the king's troops have been pushed back into a single province while rebel armies besiege the capital. As one of the last loyal king's men, you must win back the provinces that once belonged to your king.

The game blends a Middle Ages economy simulation with real-time strategy. You build a prosperous settlement with a complete economy, then arm your troops and meet the enemy on the battlefield. It includes two campaigns, The Shattered Kingdom and The Peasants Rebellion, totaling 34 missions, a skirmish mode with 10 multiplayer maps, around 25 building types, and over 10 troop types, with multiplayer for up to six players.