Solid value for the price: about 18.1h, $14.99 (~$0.83/hr), 86% positive.
Better value than 59% of strategy games
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
BANGER threshold
Becomes a BANGER at $10.57
29% off today's $14.99. Wait for that sale.
Real value
$0.83/hr over the 18.1h main story, $0.44/hr if you 100% it (33.9h).
1% of players see the credits.
Finish rate
0.5%
how far players get (achievements)
Advertised
18.1h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
33.9h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.83/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$14.99
Reviews
86%
10,135 reviews
Metacritic
80
critic score
Players
750K
owners (estimate)
Released
2023
What drives the score
Value$0.83/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews86% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
Finish rate0.5%
a top-end bonus, not the main driver
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Advertised 18.1h · only 0.5% of players finish it
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).