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A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.

9 Kings is a strategy, rogue-like and rpg game developed by Sad Socket and published by Hooded Horse and Sidekick Publishing.
Released on May 23rd 2025 is available on Windows and MacOS in 30 languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, French, Italian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Filipino, Malay and Slovak.

It has received 5,252 reviews of which 4,871 were positive and 381 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 5.07€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified 9 Kings into these genres:

Strategy Rogue-like RPG Fantasy Roguelike Deckbuilder Rogue-lite Card Game Deckbuilding Replay Value Difficult 2D Turn-Based Casual Dark Fantasy Singleplayer Card Battler Pixel Graphics Turn-Based Strategy Procedural Generation Early Access

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-750 (quad-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X4 965 (quad-core)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 6670 (2 GB)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
MacOS
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-750 (quad-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X4 965 (quad-core)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 6670 (2 GB)
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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10 hours played
Nov. 2025
>be me >play as King of Greed >finish campaign >start endless mode >game crashes in year 85 from 6x maxed dispensers and 18,000+ mercs I beat "endless" mode. 10/10
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397 hours played
Aug. 2025
One of those games. I'm worried I'll burn out before release. It has that pixel look but its very deep. Mixing cards from different armies makes it interesting to say the least, currently Machine gun toting Executioners mounted on Raptors is my jam. If you like endless rogue-likes, - deck builders - tower defense - battle sims - but its not mobile quality, get this. - somethings wrong with converters, or maybe they are just reporting now. - i cant see my mage attacks like the enemies mages - post fight stats would be dope - please make a random king button so I dont have to choose Keep up the good work, I love this game.
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103 hours played
Aug. 2025
I had about 4000 rats and each rat was doing a billion damage per attack and they were attacking 300 times per second and then the game crashed
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3 hours played
June 2025
Rats, Royalty, and RAM Overload Came for the kingdom-building. Stayed for the rats. Lost my PC to 12 million attack-speed spearmen. Worth it. Played a normal run: “Oh cool, towers, units, some synergies.” Played endless mode: “What if I made a palace that attacks faster than light?” Game: violently crashes Yes, it’s a roguelike. Yes, it’s a builder. But mostly it’s a science experiment where you see how many layers of broken combos you can stack before the game begs for mercy. (Answer: 6 layers, 1 rat, and a dream.) Pros: Deep strategy with a 3x3 grid. Each king has a totally different, busted playstyle. “Lab Rats” exist and yes, they are a lifestyle. Performance updates are improving things (RIP supercomputers). Cons: – Endless mode isn’t just endless—it’s existential. – Occasionally your units forget how damage works. Or physics. Or numbers. – Game crashes more than your favorite crypto. Wishlist features: A combat replay/debug tool so I can understand how my 5M DPS rats got outdamaged by a sentient bush. Some kind of "what just happened" log for battles. More optimization so I stop judging my GPU like it's a prisoner on trial. Final thoughts: It’s like Slay the Spire had a fever dream after watching Age of Empires, then woke up screaming about rats and battle palaces. Also, where are the other 2 kings? Are they hiding with the frame rate? Final rating: 9 rats out of 9 kings. Will crash again.
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283 hours played
June 2025
9 Kings is an addictive and original auto-battler with tons of replayability. Already so good, I keep forgetting it's still in Early Access. At first glance you build your kingdom, upgrade your troops and buildings and apply buffs. But it really is about breaking the game and finding impossible synergies and unthinkable solutions. STORY There's no story, this game is just pure gameplay. And it's for the best. GAMEPLAY This is where the games thrives. You pick one of nine titular kings and start playing. It's a card game but after you use it, it disappears form your deck. You pick up new cards by battling with your rivals. That's where the fun begins. You draw a card from a deck of a king you were fighting with – or a rebellion which is just your deck. You need to plan a strategy beforehand. But each king has a unique set of cards and a unique strengths and weaknesses. So you also need to adapt to the circumstances and cards you have at your disposal. And you can create some crazy synergies. It can lead to some satisfying moments when your troops are so overpowered they wipe out the rival army in a matter of seconds. The possibilities are amazing. Personally, I've had the most fun at the highest difficulty. Why? Well, at first it seemed impossible to survive 10 years – not to mention to win the final battle in year 33! But it also has lead me to a lot of experimentation and solutions I didn't think were possible! For example losing battles could be sometimes beneficial to upgrading my troops. What?! It's so awesome! And the fact that each king requires completely different strategy only makes the game more exciting and replayable. Yeah, and remember it's just Early Access. This is not even everything about the gameplay but I don't want to spoil the fun of discovery for you. LEVEL DESIGN There are no levels per se. It's pretty much a 3x3 grid you start with. Then, as the game progress, you can buy more land. Each kingdom looks a bit different, in the theme of the king. VISUALS Personally, I love it. The design of the cards is outstanding. The pixel art looks really cool and fitting. I'm on the fence with troops design. Sometimes they are hard to distinguish. On the other hand I appreciate it has it's own vibe – and if I had to choose I wouldn't change it for something better looking but generic. SOUND I just realized there's a music in it. Personally, I like that it isn't noticeable. It means it's not intrusive and fits perfectly. Generally sound is alright. CONCLUSION I would recommend this game to people who like to plan strategies, see them fail miserably, adapt and eventually come up with an unexpected idea that worked. There are a lot of difficulty levels and you can adjust it to your needs. You can enjoy 9 Kings if you're a casual gamer as well as if you're a veteran strategist. This is still Early Access so the game isn't perfect. But I'm talking about minor life improvements. Gameplay wise – it's a blast.
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Frequently Asked Questions

9 Kings is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

No, 9 Kings is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Yes, 9 Kings received 4,871 positive votes out of a total of 5,252 achieving a rating of 8.95.
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9 Kings was developed by Sad Socket and published by Hooded Horse and Sidekick Publishing.

Yes, 9 Kings is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, 9 Kings is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

No, 9 Kings is not playable on Linux.

9 Kings offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

9 Kings offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

No, 9 Kings does not currently offer any DLC.

No, 9 Kings does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, 9 Kings does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, 9 Kings is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Rating
9.0
4,871
381
Game modes
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1,677
Developer
Sad Socket
Publisher
Hooded Horse, Sidekick Publishing
Release 23 May 2025
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