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Kingdoms and Castles Steam page analysis

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Lion Shield, LLCJul 20, 2017$6.79City BuilderColony SimResource ManagementManagement

Capsule 80Page copy 78Screenshots 90Setup 88checked 2026-11-04

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85/100
STANDOUT

Similar games: screenshots 82/255 · 2 trailers · 17 languages

Kingdoms and Castles Steam header capsuleKingdoms and CastlesLion Shield, LLC · 20 tags · 9 screenshots

Section scores weights from methodology v1

Capsule visibilitybrightness 144/255 · saturation 24% at 231 × 8780
Screenshots9 shots · first five average 127/25590
Short description275 / 300 characters75
Tags20 / 20 tags84
Trailers2 trailers80
Demo & social proof91% positive recent reviews95
Long description2,059 chars · 7 clips · 0 headers82
Localization18 languages98
Links & communitywebsite · Discord · X85

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How does Kingdoms and Castles stack up against its rivals?

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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 4 ISSUES

mediumContrast could be stronger+1 pts

Brightness spread 54.

Increase separation between subject and background.

lowOpens with the game's name+1 pts

Starts "Kingdoms and Castles is a…", which wastes the first words.

Open with what the player does instead.

lowNo section headers+1 pts

The description has no headers to scan.

Break it up with 3 to 5 headers.

lowBroad tags rank above your real genre+1 pts

Top five tags include Simulation.

Encourage players to tag your real genre, and use your developer tags on the specific ones.

How you look on Steam

Kingdoms and Castles at 460 × 215
Store header · 460 × 215
Kingdoms and Castles at 231 × 87
Wishlist & lists · 231 × 87
Kingdoms and Castles at 120 × 45
Search results · 120 × 45

Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 144/255, contrast 54, colorfulness 45, 1% near-black pixels.

Store copy short 75 · long 82

Short description · 275 / 300

Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.

Opens with the game's name. Starts "Kingdoms and Castles is a…", which wastes the first words.

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Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order

Kingdoms and Castles screenshot 1
#1119 · 1%
Kingdoms and Castles screenshot 2
#2122 · 2%
Kingdoms and Castles screenshot 3
#3134 · 2%
Kingdoms and Castles screenshot 4
#4121 · 3%
Kingdoms and Castles screenshot 5
#5140 · 1%
Kingdoms and Castles screenshot 6
#6125 · 4%
Kingdoms and Castles screenshot 7
#7150 · 1%
Kingdoms and Castles screenshot 8
#8176 · 0%
Kingdoms and Castles screenshot 9
#951 · 49%

Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).

First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255

Whiskerwood64
Empires of the Undergrowth78
Foundation82
Manor Lords89
Corsair Cove108
Kingdoms and Castles (you)127

Trailer, tags and setup

  • warnTop five tags include Simulation.
  • ok2 trailers.
  • ok91% positive recent reviews.
  • okAll 20 tag slots used.
  • ok18 languages.
  • ok7 GIFs or clips in the long description.
  • okDiscord, X, website linked.

Games Steam shows next to you

Manor Lordsshots 89 · 2 trailers · 19 langs
Foundationshots 82 · 4 trailers · 17 langs
Empires of the Undergrowthshots 78 · 2 trailers · 17 langs
Corsair Coveshots 108 · 2 trailers · 12 langs
Whiskerwoodshots 64 · 2 trailers · 17 langs

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Capsule CTR1.3%
Visit → wishlist5.0%
Wishlists / week7
The capsule isn't earning clicks

1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.

Bronze0–40 / wk
Silver15–120 / wk
Gold100–700 / wk
Diamond300+ / wk

What's working

  • ✓ 18 languages
  • ✓ All 20 tag slots used
  • ✓ 7 GIFs or clips in the description
  • ✓ Short description uses 275 of 300 characters
  • ✓ 91% positive recent reviews

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