This Week on Steam: Step into the Medieval Era with Fortresses, Crusades, and Kingdoms – Plus Additional New Releases
Have you ever envisioned yourself as the ruler of a kingdom, constructing a grand castle, or commanding knights in conflict? This week’s Steam offerings are designed just for you. A plethora of new medieval-inspired games has arrived, providing everything from real-time strategy to puzzle-oriented kingdom creation. And that’s not the end—sci-fi journeys, horror shooters, and unique indie treasures complete a varied week of launches.
Here’s your comprehensive guide to what’s fresh on Steam this week.
🛡️ The Top 5 Medieval Releases
This week, we’re highlighting five exceptional medieval titles that transport you to a time of monarchs, crusaders, and siege warfare.
1. Knights of the Crusades (Early Access)
– Genre: Real-time strategy, sandbox
– Developer: Solarsword Studio
– Release Date: May 5, 2025
– Steam Page: Knights of the Crusades
Knights of the Crusades merges city-building with real-time strategy and sandbox mechanics. Set against the backdrop of the Crusades, you start as a modest order in the Holy Land and ascend by constructing settlements, training troops, and cultivating alliances. Early Access currently features expansive battles and a responsive campaign where your choices influence your crusading heritage.
2. Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall
– Genre: Management RPG
– Developer: Brave At Night
– Release Date: May 8, 2025
– Steam Page: Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall
The follow-up to the cherished kingdom management sim returns with a chilling twist. In Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall, your realm is engulfed in an unyielding winter. As the king, you must juggle scarce resources, heed the demands of your citizens, and maneuver through political machinations. New additions include recruiting agents like spies and shieldmaidens, and overseeing your expanding royal lineage.
3. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – The Three Kingdoms (DLC)
– Genre: Real-time strategy
– Developer: Forgotten Empires / Tantalus Media
– Release Date: May 6, 2025
– Steam Page: AOE2: The Three Kingdoms
This DLC elevates the classic RTS into the ancient Three Kingdoms period of China. Experience three new campaigns as Wei, Shu, or Wu, each featuring unique units and legendary figures. Historical confrontations such as the Battle of Red Cliffs are meticulously recreated, providing a fresh outlook on a classic strategy game.
4. Drop Duchy
– Genre: Puzzle, Building
– Developer: Mantle Games
– Release Date: May 5, 2025
– Steam Page: Drop Duchy
Envision Tetris, but every block you position constructs your medieval duchy. Drop Duchy is a puzzle roguelite where descending shapes morph into castle walls, pathways, and resource centers. Shield your flourishing kingdom from encroaching monsters while optimizing your layout for survival and success.
5. Darfall
– Genre: City-building, Action RPG
– Developer: SquareNite
– Release Date: May 8, 2025
– Steam Page: Darfall
Darfall merges daytime construction with nighttime action RPG combat. During the day, gather resources and enhance your settlement. By night, fend off hordes of undead in rapid-fire, Diablo-style skirmishes. It’s a distinctive fusion of strategy and action that keeps you alert.
🚀 More Noteworthy Releases This Week
Beyond the medieval sphere, Steam’s latest offerings include sci-fi, horror, and inventive indie creations. Here’s a brief glance at what else is making its debut:
🧬 Monday, May 5
– Stellaris: BioGenesis (DLC): Immerse yourself in genetic engineering and create living vessels in this expansion for the grand strategy space title.
⚔️ Tuesday, May 6
– Trench Tales (Early Access): A horror-soaked third-person shooter set in a bleak alternate history trench conflict.
– Riot Control Simulator: Rookie Day: A free prologue where you handle riots after a football match using strategy—not brute force.
– Among Us 3D: A fresh 3D iteration of the social deception classic, providing a new viewpoint on familiar gameplay.
🧟 Wednesday, May 7
– Survival Machine (Early Access): Construct and protect a mobile stronghold during a zombie outbreak in this cooperative survival adventure.
– RailGods of Hysterra (Early Access): Navigate a monstrous living train through a Lovecraftian wasteland in this peculiar co-op survival simulator.
– Deck of Haunts: A deck-building roguelike where you assume the role of a haunted house, terrifying intruders with ghostly cards and traps.
🌌 Thursday, May 8
– The Midnight Walk: A stop-motion journey through a claymation fantasy realm.