I wish I could give a neutral recommendation. I wondered myself why nobody does a Total War clone with basic 2D graphics for many years. Well this COULD be it.

Content right now is 3 campaigns. One around Great Britian, south Norway and north France. One is pretty much central Europe with a bit of north, west, south and east and the last campaign is eastern europe/Germany.

The game pretty much plays like Knights of Honor/dumbed down Total War. The battles are real time, akin to heroes hour.

Right now, the game does NOT have a lot of content. You pretty much early just snowball the map. Build everything in every province and the AI is well...not really intelligent. It often attacks provinces with just one unit. I didnt have one big battle in the 2h I played.

But I have high hopes, since it itches the scratch I have. I just hope the dev keeps on adding content, making the AI smarter and way harder.

I like what I am seeing.

So far I have been enjoying the game kind of reminds me of a 2d total war.

Bellfortis is an engaging grand strategy game set in the early Middle Ages, offering a compelling blend of strategic planning and real-time battles. Players can expand their kingdoms through both military conquest and diplomatic maneuvers, providing a rich and varied gameplay experience. The game features three fully playable campaigns set in Central Europe and the British Isles, each offering several hours of immersive gameplay per faction. The developer has announced plans to add new campaigns, factions, and modding support, promising even more content in the future. Currently available in Early Access, Bellfortis is already a promising title for fans of medieval strategy games.