Manor Lords is a strategy game set in the Middle Ages. At the center of the game mechanics is a realistic process of building construction and intense duels with the enemy army. The building element is based on historical data about cities and villages. All buildings presented in Manor Lords are as authentic as possible. Landscapes and types of terrain affect the process of settlement formation.

Create trade routes, establish market relations with neighboring cities and deal with the economic prosperity of the settlement. The era covered in the game represents the European period between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries. Assign different activities to the settlers. Some will be engaged in the construction of structures, others will plow fields, others will melt iron, graze sheep, etc.

The world is developing dynamically. There is a change of day and night, as well as seasons. The weather changes, the inhabitants of the city can catch diseases, the settlements are swept by war, poverty, hunger and other disasters. Military units are represented by infantry, mounted horsemen and siege weapons. Battles are full-scale wars involving a huge number of units. Develop tactics and improve the skills of soldiers. Units have fatigue and morale parameters.