Kingdom: Classic

*Kingdom: Classic* is free to play on *Steam* store.

## Game rating

*Wise Rulers know their kingdom will fall,*

*Brave Rulers do not despair.*

*Great Rulers know their riches can rule,*

*And spend every coin with great care.*

 ***Kingdom: Classic***, previously **Kingdom**, is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
It's the first title of the *Kingdom* series to be published on *Steam*.

## Premise

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Play the role of a king or queen atop their horse and enter a procedurally generated realm primed to sustain a kingdom, then toss gold to peasants and turn them into your loyal subjects in order to make your kingdom flourish.
In Kingdom, each coin spent can tip the balance between prosperity and decay.
The game has a clear premise: a Monarch on their horse arrives to a land covered by forests and ruins and people struggling in poverty.
Initially lead by a light trail, the Monarch explores the land and its many mysteries. By using the coins they find, the Monarch recruits the poor people so they turn into brave civilians, and establishes a humble campsite that will slowly grow into a thriving kingdom.

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> Protect your domain at night from the greedy creatures looking to steal your coins and crown, and explore the nearby, mysterious forests to discover curious and cryptic artifacts to aid your kingdom.
> Master the land, build your defenses, and when the darkness comes, stand with your people, crown on your head, until the very end.
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Attend to your domain, border to border, or venture into the wild to discover its wonders and its threats.
Protect your domain at night from the greedy creatures looking to steal your coins and crown, and explore the nearby, mysterious forests to discover curious and cryptic artifacts to aid your kingdom.

Master the land, build your defenses, and when the darkness comes, stand with your people, crown on your head, until the very end.
Soon enough, the Monarch finds out the reason why there are so many ruins around *(hence the maxim "Nothing Lasts...")* and prepares to also defend the kingdom from constant attacks by a dark and greedy enemy.
To win the game, the Monarch must use knights and archers to destroy all portals that spawn the Greed before they become too powerful to defeat.

## Features

 Player character
 NPC
 Geography
 Currency
 Cosmetic
 Save game

## Players worldwide

According to Raw Fury, *Kingdom: Classic* had been downloaded by over 3 million players worldwide in its first three years.

## History

*For the changelog, see: Patch notes/Classic.*

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Way far back in the early 2010s, Thomas van den Berg AKA noio wanted to learn animation. His first goal: animate a horse. From this task spawned new goals, such as putting somebody on top of the horse, and giving them things to do and interact with. The person became a monarch. The land became populated with people, one thing kept leading to another, and soon Kingdom was born.
*Kingdom: Classic* is the older version of *Kingdom* on *Steam*. It was released on 21 October 2015, developed by Noio and Licorice and published by Raw Fury. But before making it to *Steam*, it was a little browser game. This older version was polished and expanded into *Kingdom: Classic*.

Upon the release of *Kingdom: New Lands* on Aug 9 2016, the original game was renamed from *Kingdom* to *Kingdom: Classic*. The graphics were updated to match that of *Kingdom: New Lands* as well as a few other things, but the gameplay, building/upgrading costs, and general goal of the game have been retained from the original version.

After being given for free for a few days on *Epic Store* and on *Humble Bundle*, as of 3 November 2020, the title was made unavailable for purchasing on Steam Store, and three days later, on 6 November, a note was added on the Steam page explaining the change: **“***At the request of the publisher, Kingdom: Classic is no longer available for sale on Steam.***”** This status remained for a couple of weeks, with no further details being shared officially by Raw Fury or the developers. On 19 November 2020, *Kingdom: Classic* was made "free to play" on *Steam*, and remained like that for the upcoming years.

### Legacy version

*Classic* is the only *Kingdom* game that has a legacy version permanently available for players.
To activate it, and play the game in this mode, see: Controls § Classic legacy.

## Video gallery

Classic gameplay revealKingdom - Thomas van den Berg InterviewInterview with Licorice and Noio (Classic)Tips and tricks (Classic)

## References

1. ↑ Kingdom. *Raw Fury*. Archived on 15 May 2017.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kingdom: Classic. *Steam*.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kingdom: Classic. *Official game page*. Note: most of the text on this page has also been included on the Steam store page of the game.
4. ↑ Today is Kingdom’s 3rd Anniversary! 🎊︎ 3 Million 👑︎ Worldwide! *Raw Fury on Twitter*, 21 Oct 2018.
5. ↑ History of Kingdom. *Official game site*.
6. ↑ Changelist #10061458 on SteamDB reads: **“***Added *IsFreeApp* – 1***”**.