King's Bounty

The game consists of four maps, each with more mean creatures to control and meaner opponents to fight. Depending on your allegiance, you will initially start with a different set of creatures. Conquering one of the more difficult maps early will let you find and buy stronger creatures that will help you conquer prior maps easily.

You can see all the enemies on the map and can literally clear them all out, though random monsters can appear in your castles if you leave them unprotected after you conquered them. With each conquered castle, you will get a level up. After two level ups, you will get promoted by the king, which allows you to recruit cavalry units from the castle.

The final battles can be challenging, with tougher enemies like dragons and demons. Defeating them requires strategy and planning, as they cannot be defeated by your army in one go. When you're defeated, you respawn back at the king's castle and start with almost nothing but your money.