Stronghold: Warlords

Stronghold: Warlords takes us to the East Asian part of the world. This time it features the Chinese, the Japanese, the Mongols, and the Vietnamese, but will not be limited to them. The game allows you to recruit, upgrade and command AI lords across the battlefield in the form of in-game ‘Warlords’. Each warlord under your command boosts your strategic prowess with unique perks, characteristics, and upgradeable abilities. Diplomacy also brings a new level of strategy to the game.

Use gunpowder weaponry to protect your castle walls and eliminate enemy forces. The classic Siege Towers and new-to-the-series fortification destroyers like the Korean Hwacha and Chinese winged rockets, allow you to infiltrate, decimate and obliterate castle walls however you choose. But you can't neglect the management part of the game, you need to manage your castles and build armies, but also keep your townsfolk happy and well fed.