The player has brave and loyal heroes under their command, though sometimes they are hardly bearable, as they have free will and act in accordance with their own moral codes. As a result, the player has to build up the infrastructure, gather resources, recruit characters and fighters, as well as defend the country against dangerous creatures – those are only waiting for the player's mistake and looking forward for an opportunity to attack the player's territories.
The player takes on the role of the main leader of Ardania, and their goals are to ensure the kingdom's development and safety of its subjects. The player is taken to a magical world filled with castles, dragons, knights, skeletons and other creatures known from fantasy stories. However, Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim was developed by a completely different team – a Russian studio Ino-Co (subordinate to the 1C company), which is popular mainly for Fantasy Wars – a very well rated game whose formula is similar to the legendary Heroes of Might & Magic series. Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim for PC and X360 is a long-awaited sequel to an innovative strategy game created by Cyberlore Studios in 2000.