It's really telling (and depressing) that most of these games listed were at least 5 years old, and some over 10 years old. What's happened to Medieval strategy?
Thank you for mentioning Knights of Honor! I feel like it is such an underrated game, and one of my favourites having tried most of these suggested options. Truly a gem. Good suggestions overall, it's very nice to see these games appreciated.
I suppose it's something called megamod, which includes several dozens of other mods, with new buildings, resourses and different objects (like castles, cannons, etc). Somehow, it works together without any crushes and looks really nice
That game is one of my best memories, also it's like, really old. They're actually making a new one! Check out Knights of Honor II: Sovereign, it's on steam.
I want a game that has the same fighting system as For Honour but it's a MMORPG and you can make your own factions and have kings and stuff..... that would be lit :)
Kingdoms and Castles is actually a pretty solid game for it being early access still and the devs continue to release updates every month or so. Kept me hooked for quite a few hours. It's more of a build and defend type of gameplay, but rewarding when you successfully defend your kingdom and continue growing your mini nation.
Fell in love with global strategy games with diplomacy and warfare after I bought one of My first strategies "Knights of Honor". Was kind cool for You to put it on this list. :)
The only thing I don't like about your videos is most of the time you don't show actual gameplay, just footage from the trailers. I want to know what the games actually look like
I don't say this to be demeaning or condescending, I say this with an earnest desire to help you. write the title of the game you're interested in into google (or youtube) search field and find out what the game looks like. I'm certain there is more than enough out there to satisfy you, if you take 10 seconds to write the games name into a search field. putting together a video like this takes a long time in the editing room. also I'm sorry I replied on your year old comment, I understand you may already have realized your mistake without my help, and that I could be wasting both of our time with this excessively long message :)
list needs Lords of the Realm 2 on it. RTS army battles with turn based over world, castle building, having to balance your serfs on growing food types and mining and making weapons for your armies (different types needed in each county). so much going on in that game.
Honestly Mount and blade Warband is amazing, as well as it offers hundreds of hours of fun. My first play through of it took 157 hours until I took over the entirety of the continent, but every time you play it the game is a bit different depending on your actions so you can play it so many times. I've played it for hundreds of hours and I haven't even got to its two expansions, so I still have many hours to come. It also has a great modding community.
How did Lords of the Realm 2 NOT make this list? it is is my opinion the stepping stone to ALL of these other games mentioned. While its 3rd release was an absolute train wreck and disaster which seemed to only be an attempt at some last second income before they went defunct it was by far a leader in the field of medieval gaming. being able to micromanage armies, the ability to position them according to the battlefield layout and not just send a mass of 1 type of soldier to one spot should NEVER have been abandoned by the gaming industry. ive yet to see that option available in any other game of this genre. The economy and building features were incredible in its era.
Age Of Mythology is a great one, it's basically the same as Age of Empires except utilising mythical creatures however there is a less expansive unit base and is a tad bit simpler, still a very fun medieval base building game that I always find myself going back to
such dear memories i have of this game. my grandfather was the one who got me into knights and merchants, sadly he passed away last week. i've still got the game disk he gave to me all those years ago and i will forever treasure it.
Thanks for this rather unexpected inspiration fraghero. Whilst I was watching this video, I got a brainwave moment. It inspired my creative thinking, and I just got the idea to write a medieval alternative universe set in fictional kingdoms, with different houses fighting for control and survival. Only without the mystical dragon nonsense, to avoid similarities with Game of thrones. This might all sound odd am sure, but its funny how ideas start. Thanks for the inspiration fraghero!
Knights of Honor is my favourite! Expanding your Empire isn't going to work with poor management in provinces. Equipping your Generals with unique units from provinces special are the best
Thx for putting the settlers heritage kings in it. It's the best game in my opinion especially when you have the second and or third expansion of the game
People should note that the Banished footage you show is modded Banished and that Banished was basically abandoned by it's original dev. You won't end up with a city like those without mods.
I used to play that wayy back... really good tight knit community back in the day... EE and the expansion were so amazing.. especially if you were in the "cool kids club" and knew all the people from the Ai and the other clans on there lol lots of fun!
I good list except for the inclusion of The Settlers 7, which is an abomination to the series with it's bugs and always-online drm. You should have chosen an earlier version of The Settlers.
Sims 3 is hailed as the best of the franchise almost unanimously. Sims 2 is good, but Sims 3 offers almost everything Sims 2 did, plus so much more. And with mods, Sims 3 can be expanded even further.
Sims Online didn't too well. Personally, I think it's because it was attempted too soon. Online gaming wasn't as widespread and popular as it is now. The market for online games was still niche and, at the time, the majority of online gamers was overwhelmingly male and young (teen to mid-20s mostly). Not the market that Sims appeals to primarily. I think it would do much better now (if it hadn't already been attempted, that is).
I just finished my settlement. I was very very excited about that, but the village is basically empty :-( No quests, no NPC tallks, ... I was expecting more from the DLC. City building strategy with RPG gameplay, damn, that can be good!
The worst part about Age of Empires II, is that you can't play it on Windows 10 unless you freaking buy it on Steam. It's extremely annoying as I have Gold Edition on disc and I can't play it.
In Steam, under the Games menu option at the very top, click Activate a Product on Steam. You may then enter your CD key as a product activation key. I have done it for a couple of games and it works. They were all more recent games than AoE2 though, so I cannot guarantee that it will work. Have fun !
If it lets you INSTALL, but doesn't let you PLAY, it might be possible to set a compatibility mode on the .exe that makes it work. Have you tried that? (should be under properties when you right-click the application file)
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build a kingdom: "Shows a thumbnail of for honor"
I noticed that too bro. I was like "Wait but isn't that for honor?"
Stuart Little drowning clickbait at its worst
Jordon Carter how is that clickbait, its shows a kingdom/castle isnt the first thing of building a kingdom is a castle? I thought so
@@F0Led you dont actually build it you just play and fight for the kingdom
@@cable6824 its not about the game that much the for honor castles were good if you get upset about that then ok
It's really telling (and depressing) that most of these games listed were at least 5 years old, and some over 10 years old. What's happened to Medieval strategy?
Guess we'll have to keep our fingers crossed for a good Medieval total war 3. 2 Would be hard to top though.
Peter Thomas there is guild 3 coming out though
there is a new mount and blade coming out
Looking forward to Mount and Blade: Bannerlord, Peter?
Consoles and dumb ass impatient gamers.
05:57 #1 - *Age of Empires II*
05:16 #2 - Total War: Medieval II
04:39 #3 - Stronghold
04:05 #4 - Anno 1404
03:34 #5 - Mount & Blade: Warband
02:51 #6 - Crusader Kings 2
02:18 #7 - The Settlers 7
01:43 #8 - Knights of Honour
01:07 #9 - The Sims: Medieval
00:36 #10 - Banished
I've played 6 of them. You?
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At least play the top 3
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8 of those. Just didn't play banished or settlers 7 ^^
Thank you for mentioning Knights of Honor! I feel like it is such an underrated game, and one of my favourites having tried most of these suggested options. Truly a gem. Good suggestions overall, it's very nice to see these games appreciated.
sounds like the adult voice version of stewie griffin
:D
sean morgan oh my god
hahaha wtf indeed!
LMAO
You're a genius lmao
This video deserves a like for being short and to the point, thank you for not bloating your list.
Knights of Honor, what a game! Combined with Stronghold 2 is the ultimate medieval strategy town building game!
Banished looks different from the main game, is it a modded version you are showing? Or an expansion?
i think it is the medieval towns mod, or something like that.
I suppose it's something called megamod, which includes several dozens of other mods, with new buildings, resourses and different objects (like castles, cannons, etc). Somehow, it works together without any crushes and looks really nice
He's using Colonial Charter + Medieval Town mod, it's a really neat combo.
I was about to ask the same question, now at least I know what to look for. :)
Modded as shit bro
Lord of the Realm II, one of my favorite medieval games. played it alot in my childhood.
01:46 *see the trailer* 9/10
02:01 *the actual game* 1.9/10
One of best games ever. ⚔️⚔️⚔️
The Game was good
True I don't like it
That game is one of my best memories, also it's like, really old. They're actually making a new one! Check out Knights of Honor II: Sovereign, it's on steam.
Finally someone who made it fast and in detail, nice choose of games.
Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader are the two best medieval titles in history... No other RTS will keep you glued to the screen for hours
I want a game that has the same fighting system as For Honour but it's a MMORPG and you can make your own factions and have kings and stuff..... that would be lit :)
dynasty warriors?
I saw an ad for one, I can't remember it's name, though.
Stronghold Crusader, the game of my life.
fr
Settlers, Stronghold, Age of Empires... Golden times of my childhood!
just saying before I watch, if mount and blade isn't on this, someone's gonna die
lol i said this too
but at what point do u "BUILD" anything in m&b?
"technically" you "build" improvements to towns, castles, and villages, but it's of course very lackluster.
I will drink from yar skull ! :D
@King Random: i swear i did not say that
I'm really glad you mentioned Knights of Honor. I spent countless hours on that game! Love this video.
Epic game it was. Always underrated!
One of a kind.
Kingdoms and Castles is actually a pretty solid game for it being early access still and the devs continue to release updates every month or so. Kept me hooked for quite a few hours. It's more of a build and defend type of gameplay, but rewarding when you successfully defend your kingdom and continue growing your mini nation.
came here to finde something better than the 10+ years old med2 total war but still nothing competes
rstoeckler 0AD free to play but still in alpha. Newest is 0AD21
rstoeckler 0AD free to play but still in alpha. Newest is 0AD21
rstoeckler 0AD free to play but still in alpha. Newest is 0AD21
ck2 if you the money
Nice one.
Fell in love with global strategy games with diplomacy and warfare after I bought one of My first strategies "Knights of Honor". Was kind cool for You to put it on this list. :)
Damn it ck2 starts in 769 with dlc's which i belive most people get
The TigerrrRulez only like 5 are owned by people
wat
Well, technically the game starts in whatever date you pick...
Halv nah you'd find most get people do get the majority because when you buy them one by one , as they come out , it seems quite affordable
The Guild 3 coming this year!!
David Navrátil WHAT? You've got no idea how hyped a man can get after reading one bloody comment
and will it be as unstable as the second?
Thanks for telling me, I just hope it's playable on release and we don't need to wait a couple extra years.
more like in couple more years with bannerlord.
On 2018 now. Guild 2 was one of My favorite games. Cant wait till Guild 3 comes out. Will need to wait for few patches tho. :)
I'm just saying before I watch if medieval 2 total war isn't 1-2 I'm gonna be full of sodium
Chunky Milkz yeah lol, the other ones are shit, and med2 is like the only good one
Have you ever played mount and blade?
standinonstilts yep but mount and blade doesn't really have much connections to real history
TopBanter doesn't make it a shit game
The Sims Medieval doesn't have any connections to real history either^^
Me: Finding Medieval Building games....For a damn whole day...
Yup
Same same
I'm definitely going to check Knights of Honor after watching this video.
Also, I feel like this list lacks Warrior Kings: Battles.
Its a Legendry Game!
It's so good to see that this channel grew so quickly, I subbed at 5k and now, WOW congrats you guys really deserve it.
not only that but also seeing haters hate is so enjoyable for me to watch xd
The only thing I don't like about your videos is most of the time you don't show actual gameplay, just footage from the trailers. I want to know what the games actually look like
I don't say this to be demeaning or condescending, I say this with an earnest desire to help you.
write the title of the game you're interested in into google (or youtube) search field and find out what the game looks like.
I'm certain there is more than enough out there to satisfy you, if you take 10 seconds to write the games name into a search field.
putting together a video like this takes a long time in the editing room.
also I'm sorry I replied on your year old comment, I understand you may already have realized your mistake without my help, and that I could be wasting both of our time with this excessively long message :)
@@Kalleosini he was reacting to the video.
@@markgilrosales6366 and I tried to help him make his life easier.
@@Kalleosini how about fuck you?
@@Kalleosini by telling him the obvious?
list needs Lords of the Realm 2 on it. RTS army battles with turn based over world, castle building, having to balance your serfs on growing food types and mining and making weapons for your armies (different types needed in each county). so much going on in that game.
Stronghold Crusader is one of my fav medieval war games
OOF ER same
Honestly Mount and blade Warband is amazing, as well as it offers hundreds of hours of fun. My first play through of it took 157 hours until I took over the entirety of the continent, but every time you play it the game is a bit different depending on your actions so you can play it so many times. I've played it for hundreds of hours and I haven't even got to its two expansions, so I still have many hours to come. It also has a great modding community.
The World record is 9 hour's
CK2 starts earlier than 1066 now
Knights of Honour... This game is a hidden gem
Seen the thumbnail and was so excited. Then he mentioned sims through this video. Guess I cant find the perfect game I am looking for!
The thumbnail was from For Honor... Its still a medieval/fantasy game but base building is nonexistent.
FINALLY A TH-camR THAT PUTS THE TITLE TO WHAT I SEARCH FOR
Me PLAYING Mount and blade Warband for Months.....And waiting for the Mount and blade Bannerlord For months and i think i'll wait 5 years more?
No son. It's march 2020
The end begins.
My son Mount and blade was releasing on 31st March 2020
How did Lords of the Realm 2 NOT make this list? it is is my opinion the stepping stone to ALL of these other games mentioned. While its 3rd release was an absolute train wreck and disaster which seemed to only be an attempt at some last second income before they went defunct it was by far a leader in the field of medieval gaming. being able to micromanage armies, the ability to position them according to the battlefield layout and not just send a mass of 1 type of soldier to one spot should NEVER have been abandoned by the gaming industry. ive yet to see that option available in any other game of this genre. The economy and building features were incredible in its era.
Stronghold Crusader is the best Medieval Game ive ever played, probably played atleast 7000 hours...
Jan Hesse I've been playing this game since 2002.
@@shinthebean2768 and i am from 2010...because i was just 10years old that time.
"top 10 medieval games we could actually find from a lazy google search"
Age Of Mythology is a great one, it's basically the same as Age of Empires except utilising mythical creatures however there is a less expansive unit base and is a tad bit simpler, still a very fun medieval base building game that I always find myself going back to
Love AoM, recently they have added the Chinese civilization/mythology.
you forgot the best of all of them.. knights and merchants...
I was searching for this :)
I've been playing KAM since 2001.Still best city-builder and strategy !
such dear memories i have of this game. my grandfather was the one who got me into knights and merchants, sadly he passed away last week. i've still got the game disk he gave to me all those years ago and i will forever treasure it.
Had some impossibly hard missions, though
Memories and great fun, I bought it on Steam again, on sale it's damn cheap
"Build a Kingdom"
Lists games like Banished...
at most it let's you build a city, and theres no conflict :'(. Still fun for many hours though
@@dommychi Nice calling him back here 10 months later, he probably forgot about the video and his comment.
also, hello ;)
@@Kalleosini This ain't even the oldest comment I've commented on
@@dommychi same :D
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I wish medieval games didn't have medieval graphics
Thank god someone includes Knights of Honor. That game is just amazing. Also, made by Bulgarians, so even better
You didn't mention BUILDING A CASTLE in Stronghold. That's what really sets it apart.
*The wolves are on the prowl sire!*
Dr. Zombine more wood needed.
The granary is full my lord
lions are attacking my liege!
Varlet!
Our food stocks are dwindling my liege
Stronghold Crusader, to this very day still my most favourite medieval RTS
medieval total war 2 still the best feel for medieval kingdom control...
Thanks for this rather unexpected inspiration fraghero. Whilst I was watching this video, I got a brainwave moment. It inspired my creative thinking, and I just got the idea to write a medieval alternative universe set in fictional kingdoms, with different houses fighting for control and survival. Only without the mystical dragon nonsense, to avoid similarities with Game of thrones. This might all sound odd am sure, but its funny how ideas start. Thanks for the inspiration fraghero!
How's the book called mate?
It's all about Medieval 2: Total War.
Why did you nick a picture that comes from ”For Honor” since that is anything else than a citybuilder
empire Earth is another good game that lets you build an empire
EE2 was good, not good as first but way better than third...
Rise of nations was better :P
Anyone else played Castle Strike during his childhood ? So many good memories on this game.
Stronghold 1-Legends.Nothing else needs to be said
Eragon Heilmann is it just me cause j thaught legends was unbalanced af
i liked legends,but artus was very weak.Stronghold 2 is still the best of the series
Stronghold Crusader rules them all.
Forgot just how good knights if honour was, I know what I'm reinstalling this weekend.
Knights of Honor is my favourite! Expanding your Empire isn't going to work with poor management in provinces. Equipping your Generals with unique units from provinces special are the best
the fate of hellas
Do this : 10 games in which you can get married & have a family
Nirav Makadia skyrim has the best family interactions :^)
Your childrens talk to you only when they need money... Its called realism
Fucking capitalism
Crusader Kings 2?
xa xad Fuck em
I can’t believe Stronghold was not on this list!
Knight of honor, the settlers 7: path to kingdom nice...
Great List! I've played most of them already, and I'm keen to try out the others on the list!
"Build a kingdom"
*uses for honor as a thumbnail*
IM SOOO HAPPY that you put Mount and Blade in hear
Yeah Medieval 2 total war is listed as well. Good. The guy forgot to mention the kingdoms expansion
Omg so many nostalgics games in this video :o Nice viedo !
this bring back so many good memories 😊😊😊
Good video upload. I learn about a lot of games I did not know existed.
The Thumbnail is Citadel Gate though from For Honor lol.
Thx for putting the settlers heritage kings in it. It's the best game in my opinion especially when you have the second and or third expansion of the game
Yaaay my favorite gamesssss...
"Anno 1404" and "mount and blade"
The Zahmmet rise of nations is a good one too.
People should note that the Banished footage you show is modded Banished and that Banished was basically abandoned by it's original dev. You won't end up with a city like those without mods.
what about empire earth
Tim Doughty not entirely medieval but great game
I used to play that wayy back... really good tight knit community back in the day... EE and the expansion were so amazing.. especially if you were in the "cool kids club" and knew all the people from the Ai and the other clans on there lol lots of fun!
I love medieval 2 total war. Great game. And not to mention it has fantastic DLC like the Crusades campaign.
knights of honor is the fuckin beyst game ever, played it back when i was a kid every chance i had.
I wish Mount & Blade had a much better village/city/empire building options, it would make the game just super
I felt stronghold 2 was a far better game.
Yes! Best in the series!
Besides the theft glitches I really liked it
Is there any other game as great as Stronghold 2? I have completed this game.
Holy crap i was looking for a comment about stronghold 2
uM ActUaLlY iTs stRoNGhOlD crUsADeR
Great video, Mount n Blade, Total war Series and CK II are Gold!
I waited for Med 2 and AoE 2 really badly. Well played to leave 'em last :P
Kingdoms and castles is also really good
I good list except for the inclusion of The Settlers 7, which is an abomination to the series with it's bugs and always-online drm. You should have chosen an earlier version of The Settlers.
You list the very reasons I never bought it.
Really like how your channel is progressing, Frag. Even with your slip up with the space video. :p
Ceasar III
OpenTTD
Anyone else also like these games too?
Why finally someone did a video like this! subscribed
Every sims game after sims 2 has been fucking awful. That medieval shit included.
Sims 3 is hailed as the best of the franchise almost unanimously. Sims 2 is good, but Sims 3 offers almost everything Sims 2 did, plus so much more. And with mods, Sims 3 can be expanded even further.
lol
but no multiplayer :(
Sims Online didn't too well. Personally, I think it's because it was attempted too soon. Online gaming wasn't as widespread and popular as it is now. The market for online games was still niche and, at the time, the majority of online gamers was overwhelmingly male and young (teen to mid-20s mostly). Not the market that Sims appeals to primarily. I think it would do much better now (if it hadn't already been attempted, that is).
I think Sims 3 was a really good game :/
love how the thumbnail is from for honor
I think the number 1 now should be Kingdom Come: Deliverence - From the Ashes
I just finished my settlement. I was very very excited about that, but the village is basically empty :-( No quests, no NPC tallks, ... I was expecting more from the DLC. City building strategy with RPG gameplay, damn, that can be good!
I came here just to see if Mount and Blade Warband made your list, glad to see it did and I can't wait for Mount and Blade II Bannerlord
Knights of honor
Yes!
The way he described age of empires 2 was the way I saw it... innocent, fun. Then I played the multiplayer... now it’s all down to timing
Knights of honor AOE M&B Ahh good times
Not a single game in this video even slightly resembled the thumbnail
Why show Stronghold when u can show stronghold crusader?
MarkEz DEZ Stronghold had better storylines but both were awesome!
he showed both tho, did you forget the start of the video?
its the first entry.
DEUS VULT!
Original Stronghold also allowed you to slow the timer down to a setting of 10 which is better than SH Crusader with a value of 20.
Stronghold Crusader was the shit. I probably had over 500 hours logged easily.
The worst part about Age of Empires II, is that you can't play it on Windows 10 unless you freaking buy it on Steam. It's extremely annoying as I have Gold Edition on disc and I can't play it.
you should be able to add it into steam and not having to buy it again...the codes on the disks should help
Really? How? I haven't seen anyway to do that yet.
In Steam, under the Games menu option at the very top, click Activate a Product on Steam. You may then enter your CD key as a product activation key. I have done it for a couple of games and it works. They were all more recent games than AoE2 though, so I cannot guarantee that it will work.
Have fun !
Nope. Doesn't wok I've tried every damn combination of numbers and letters I can find on the discs and the package... This is serious next level BS.
If it lets you INSTALL, but doesn't let you PLAY, it might be possible to set a compatibility mode on the .exe that makes it work. Have you tried that? (should be under properties when you right-click the application file)
Whatever happened to the *RTS* genre :'(
I've played all settlers, what a great game series! also played anno series and Imperial Glory
Try Stronghold, its addict
@Schnake Eyes - Bro its Legendry!
knights of honor, is a great game! Seriously anyone thinking of buying it, do it. It's currently on sale for $2.50 US :) Worth it!
there are too little strategy games these days!
Brotocol Gaming But a shit of shooting games
u have been serching for a fuckin days for a new games nothing yet
Please can you recommend a castle building game similar to World of castles? Preferably not grid based. Many thanks for the excellent review videos.
I'm really disappointed not seeing Medieval 2 total war on the nr 1 spot