The Best Medieval Games

Update, : Warlander added at rank #24.
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Crusader Kings III (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Crusader Kings III immerses you in the world of medieval politics and dynasties, letting you choose a noble house and lead them to greatness. With a vast and beautifully detailed medieval map to explore, you will encounter a host of historical characters, make life-altering decisions, and forge your dynasty's legacy. The game's unique and colorful characters, wide range of playstyles, and limitless paths to follow make it an exciting and rewarding experience for those who love grand strategy games.

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Pros:
  • Immersive gameplay and world-building
  • Wide range of options for playstyle and objectives
  • Beautiful graphics and top-notch soundtrack
  • Unique and colorful characters with varied abilities and traits
  • Legacy system adds depth and longevity to gameplay
Cons:
  • Overpriced DLCs that do not add much to gameplay
  • Slow pace of gameplay and battles
  • Uncanny 3D models
  • Lack of region differentiation

  • grand-strategy
  • strategy
  • medieval
  • historical
  • simulation
  • war
  • rpg
  • empire
  • politics
  • political
  • military
  • grand
  • martial

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Chivalry 2 (2021)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5

Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.


  • medieval
  • battle
  • combat
  • fight
  • objective
  • first-person

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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is an expansive open-world RPG/strategy hybrid set in a Medieval world. You lead a rag-tag group of mercenaries and gradually build up your forces, recruiting more troops, improving the quality of your army and taking on ambitious tasks. As you progress through the game you can choose to live a peaceful life or aim to become a powerful ruler with the ultimate goal of becoming the new ruler of Calradia.


Pros:
  • In-depth character creator
  • Intense melee combat and tactical battles
  • Thousands of hours of potential gameplay
  • emergent storytelling and replayability
  • Sandbox mode with customizable scenarios
  • Multiplayer modes for instant action distraction
Cons:
  • Difficult console controls
  • old-fashioned character models
  • overwhelming opening hours

  • medieval
  • sandbox
  • battle
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • combat
  • war
  • horses
  • political
  • fight
  • open-world
  • empire

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Graveyard Keeper (2018)

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Xbox One IOS iPhone Android Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.


  • medieval
  • cemetery
  • management
  • farming
  • simulation
  • crafting
  • pixel
  • match-three
  • noir
  • dungeon
  • tabletop
  • cartoony
  • board-game
  • relaxing
  • procedural

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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is an RPG that relies solely on auditory perception to create an immersive experience for both those with vision impairments and those without. It follows Alex, a princess born blind who has been banished to the borderlands of her kingdom, as she attempts to reunite with her brother while supernatural forces attempt to prevent her from succeeding.

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Pros:
  • Incredible immersion
  • Sold gameplay mechanics
  • Phenomenal sound direction and fascinating story and characters
  • Forgiving approach to failure
  • Creative "do over" experience for story proposes
Cons:
  • Requires some level of patience
  • Gamers with hearing impairments might not be able to enjoy the title

  • rpg
  • medieval
  • action-adventure
  • narrative
  • archery
  • drama
  • emotional
  • combat
  • fantasy
  • swordplay
  • story
  • audio
  • hunting
  • magic
  • adventure

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Pentiment (2022)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Pentiment can be seen as a educational game set in the 15th century, combining point-and-click adventure with role-playing elements and a branching narrative. It follows Andreas Mahler as he tries to clear his friend's name while uncovering the secrets of a small Bavarian town.

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Pros:
  • Captivating story
  • Immersive atmosphere
  • Beautiful visuals and sound
  • Interesting characters and dialogue
  • Deep RPG elements and replayability
Cons:
  • Limited number of puzzles which are not particularly challenging

  • historical
  • narrative
  • mystery
  • medieval
  • choices
  • rpg
  • book
  • crime
  • adventure
  • detective
  • story
  • fiction
  • stylized
  • local
  • education

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

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Xbox One Android PC Windows Playstation 4

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an open-world RPG set in the early 1400s in the heart of Europe, Bohemia. The game follows Henry, a blacksmith's son, who is caught up in a civil war after his home village is raided. Players will explore the sprawling map of Bohemia, engage in realistic combat and make meaningful choices that will shape their story.


Pros:
  • Challenging combat system
  • Vast open-world with plenty to explore
  • Realistic and authentic representation of time period
  • Engaging storyline
  • Intuitive save system
  • Diverse range of activities such as hunting and archery
  • Player choice has significant impact on story outcomes
Cons:
  • Slow paced combat
  • Mandatory events require certain levels of skill to overcome
  • Player freedom may not please everyone

  • medieval
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • historical
  • realistic
  • combat
  • dragon
  • fight
  • fantasy
  • skill
  • swordplay

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Besiege (2020)

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Besiege is a physics based building game in which you construct medieval siege engines. Battle your way through a 54 level singleplayer campaign, unleash chaos with your friends in multiplayer, create your own worlds with the level editor, customize your game with mods through the workshop.


  • sandbox
  • building
  • physics
  • medieval
  • destruction
  • lego
  • science
  • vehicle
  • funny
  • humor
  • editor
  • level
  • gilliam
  • relaxing
  • strategy

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Yes, Your Grace (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.


  • management
  • medieval
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • point-and-click
  • choices
  • battle
  • pixel
  • war
  • kingdom-management
  • narrative
  • multiple-endings
  • political
  • fiction
  • strategy

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A Juggler's Tale (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?


  • platform
  • puzzle
  • well-written
  • narration
  • wholesome
  • medieval
  • 2.5d
  • short
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • fantasy
  • theater
  • physics

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