Mini Kingdoms is a real-time strategy game you play in your browser on a phone or a computer, with nothing to download. Build your kingdom, gather resources, train an army and fight alongside your allies until the enemy keeps fall.
The goal
Every kingdom has a keep. When a keep falls, that kingdom's army and town crumble. The team left standing wins. If your keep falls while your allies still fight, the battle goes on and you can keep watching.
Controls
| Action | On a phone | On a computer |
|---|---|---|
| Move the map | Drag with one finger | Drag with the mouse |
| Zoom | Two fingers | Mouse wheel |
| Select a unit or building | Tap | Click |
| Select a group | Long-press, then drag a box | Same |
| Select all soldiers nearby | Double tap a soldier | Double click |
| Move or attack | Tap the ground or an enemy with soldiers selected | Click |
Resources
Three resources: gold from mines and mills, wood from trees and stone from quarries and rocks. Workers share themselves out automatically, and you can change a resource's priority by tapping it in the top bar. More in A Strong Economy.
Building
The bottom panel has three tabs: 🏠 economy, ⚔️ military and 🛡 defence.
- Tap a building card, then tap a spot on the map — or drag the card straight onto it.
- The nearest free worker (or the workers you selected) goes to build it.
- A building goes through four stages: a marked plot, a stone foundation, a wooden frame, then the finished building.
Long-press any card to see what it does and what it costs. Read about every building in the building encyclopedia.
The army
- Barracks: swordsman, spearman, axeman, archer, assassin.
- Workshop: knight, musketeer, ballista.
- Temple: mage and a healing priest.
- Tavern: one hero with three skills.
Every unit is strong against one kind and weak against another. Read Who Beats Whom? and the unit encyclopedia.
Combat and tactics
Select soldiers and tap the ground — they walk there and fight on the way — or tap an enemy to attack it. Choose a formation (line, box, loose) and a stance (attack, hold, patrol, retreat). The land matters a lot: plateaus, forests and hitting from behind. More in Terrain and Tactics.
Allies
In custom and online battles you can ally with other kingdoms. Allies never attack each other, pass through each other's gates and come to help whoever is attacked. From the allies panel 🤝 you can ask them to attack with you or defend you, and ask for or send resources.
Alerts
The game doesn't flood the screen with text. Alerts are coloured pulses on the minimap: red when you are attacked, blue when an ally is, green when a building is finished, gold when you take a mine.
Game modes
- Direct battle: you against one computer kingdom; pick its map and difficulty.
- Stages: a path of battles, each harder; winning opens the next.
- Custom battle: up to 6 kingdoms and any teams you like.
- Online play: rooms with real players and computers. Read the online guide.
Install the game on your phone
From the browser you can install the game on your home screen: it opens full screen and single-player works offline. On Android press "📲 Install the game" in the menu; on iPhone tap Share, then "Add to Home Screen".