Piastland

Piastland is a medieval ruler simulator set around the year 1250, when the Polish lands were split between rival dukes. You take the throne of a young duchy and rule it for years and generations. THE THRONE ROOM. Every week petitioners come before you: a merchant asks for a privilege, a peasant complains about bandits, an abbot demands his tithe, a rival sends envoys. Your verdicts affect the treasury, the loyalty of your people and your reputation, and the people you judged remember. YOUR CASTLE TOWN. Build farms, woodcutters and quarries, then workshops that turn raw goods into finished ones: ore into steel, steel into armour, grain into bread and beer. Prosperity keeps the people calm and the town growing. TURN-BASED BATTLES. Fight on a grid in the spirit of Heroes of Might and Magic: initiative, terrain, flanking, castle walls and sieges. Your commander gains levels, skills and artefacts. CONQUEST AND DIPLOMACY. A living map full of lords and bandit camps. Raid, conquer, make vassals or alliances, and keep conquered lands from revolting. DYNASTY AND THE CROWN. Your ruler ages and passes the throne to an heir. The goal: unite the land and rise from Duke to King before your rival does. Time runs in real time (a game week is about 3 minutes) and pauses at the end of each week, so you play at your own pace. Available in English, Polish, German and Spanish. Your progress is saved in your browser. This is an early test version, made by one person. Feedback is the most valuable thing you can give: use "Rate the game" or "Report a bug" in the game menu, or leave a comment below. The most useful question: at which moment did you not know what to do next? Controls: mouse (click buildings and characters, drag to move the view), Space pauses time, M opens the map. Touch screens supported.