Kingdom Builder
About Kingdom Builder
Kingdom Builder is a kingdom simulator with a clear mandate: build a kingdom. Beyond construction, the role of king demands appointing positions to residents, expanding your possessions, and defending everything you've built from enemy attacks. Several scenes show a cooking pot with a single carrot sitting over a small fire supported by wooden branches. One scene features a building with a blue roof, blue turrets, and a wooden gate standing in front of green trees. Small blue wooden structures with a red heart-shaped cutout in the door appear across different views of the game.
How to Play Kingdom Builder
Movement, resident management, work orders, and combat are the four pillars of running your kingdom.
Moving Around
On mobile, press the right or left side of the screen to move in that direction. On a computer, use the A and D keys.
Managing Residents
To summon a resident to yourself, poke at them. To expel a resident, poke at them while they are in the squad and then click the action button.
Assigning Work
To order a resident to work, bring them to the right place, select them, and click the action button.
Going to Battle
To fight, take warriors into the squad and head for the flag with the skull.
Controls
- Left side of screen (mobile): Move left
- Right side of screen (mobile): Move right
- A (keyboard): Move left
- D (keyboard): Move right
- Poke a resident (in the world): Summon that resident to yourself
- Poke a resident in the squad + action button: Expel the resident
- Select a resident at the right place + action button: Order the resident to work
Games You Might Like
If the idle side of kingdom management appeals to you, idle games offer a wide range of titles where progress keeps ticking along on its own. For something with a similar blend of building and resource strategy, Idle Island Tycoon: Sea Empire lets you grow a trading empire by harvesting resources, crafting goods, and upgrading islands — even while offline. If you prefer a more hands-on adventure with a satisfying progression loop, Island Escape has you chopping trees, hiring helpers, and expanding your island step by step.
Fans of Kingdom Builder's mix of exploration and strategy will also find plenty to enjoy across adventure games, and the whimsical character style fits right in with the playful worlds found in Trolls Games.
