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Kingdoms and Castles, by Lion Shield, LLC (Indie, Simulation, Strategy), came out on Steam on July 20, 2017. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Estimate per graphics card
For each card: the highest settings level that stays smooth, and the expected frame-rate range. This is a conservative estimate worked out from the publisher's recommended specs, not a measurement: your processor, drivers and game updates move it.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | Highover 275 fps |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | Highover 239 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | High197–271 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | High197–271 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | High188–258 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | High172–237 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps | High169–233 fps |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 259 fps | High141–194 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 247 fps | High134–185 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 247 fps | High134–185 fps |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 235 fps | High128–176 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB | Highover 300 fps | Highover 229 fps | High125–172 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 12 GB | Highover 300 fps | High212–291 fps | High115–158 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB | Highover 300 fps | High206–283 fps | High112–154 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 8 GB | Highover 300 fps | High200–275 fps | High108–149 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | Highover 270 fps | High175–241 fps | High95–131 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 8 GB | Highover 252 fps | High163–225 fps | High89–122 fps |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB | High204–280 fps | High132–182 fps | High72–99 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB | High175–240 fps | High113–156 fps | High61–85 fps |
| Radeon RX 580 8 GB | High135–185 fps | High87–120 fps | Medium62–85 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | High124–171 fps | High81–111 fps | Medium57–78 fps |
Without DLSS, FSR or frame generation: turning them on raises the frame rate noticeably when the game offers them.
Best settings
The setting ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick to play at 60 frames per second: the best-looking detail level that stays smooth, with upscaling when it lets you go one step up (DLSS on GeForce RTX, XeSS on Intel Arc, FSR on other cards). If Kingdoms and Castles doesn't offer it, use the level from the previous table.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5070 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | Highover 300 fps | Highover 300 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | Highover 300 fps | Highover 247 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | Highover 300 fps | Highover 247 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 | Highover 300 fps | High212–291 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | Highover 300 fps | High206–283 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 | Highover 300 fps | High200–275 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | Highover 270 fps | High175–241 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 | Highover 252 fps | High163–225 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | High175–240 fps | High113–156 fps |
At these levels, ORION keeps textures on high from 8 GB of video memory (they cost memory, hardly any frames), sets the frame cap on the target for steady pacing, turns off motion blur and film grain, and leaves vertical sync off. This is a conservative estimate, not a measurement: in ORION, the first measured session corrects the setting.
Official specs
Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.
On your PC
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Questions
The publisher recommends: nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 1gb or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 1gb. By our conservative estimate, high settings hold 60 frames per second at 1080p with a GeForce GTX 1060.
For 60 frames per second at 1080p, ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick High settings: over 300 frames per second according to our conservative estimate.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 3060 runs Kingdoms and Castles at 1080p on high settings, over 270 frames per second.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 4060 runs Kingdoms and Castles at 1080p on high settings, over 300 frames per second.
The publisher recommends 4 GB of RAM.
The official page asks for 1 GB of storage.
The publisher's recommended specs are the reference point (about 60 frames per second at 1080p on high settings, unless the publisher says otherwise). Each card's power is compared with the recommended card (the average when the publisher names several), then adjusted to the screen resolution. A low margin is kept, and less video memory than recommended drops one level.
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