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The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run

The King is Watching is a roguelike, base building and rts game developed by Hypnohead and published by tinyBuild.
Released on July 21st 2025 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 10,196 reviews of which 9,063 were positive and 1,133 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.74€ on Steam with a 35% discount, but you can find it for 6.38€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The King is Watching into these genres:

Roguelike Base Building RTS Tower Defense Dark Fantasy Fantasy Strategy Resource Management City Builder Roguelite Pixel Graphics Tactical Medieval Real Time Tactics Time Management Auto Battler Replay Value Deckbuilding Combat Automation

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, 10, 11
  • Processor: 2.0 Ghz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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30 hours played
Dec. 2025
A rather simple, yet immensely satisfying and super fun game. First of all, I really appreciate the somewhat obscured timer limit challenges in game as they force you to adapt rather than overcome with grind, in turn avoiding stretching out gaming sessions into a situation that ultimately feels like wasted time. In terms of gameplay there's also a great deal of RNG involved, on top of all the gimmicks, and to me, nothing really spices up even the most basic of premises the same way RNG does (man am I glad I never got into gambling/gacha game territory thanks to me being a perma-broke/stingy bum lol). Every gaming session is a gamble that doesn't guarantee a win, but to me, also never feels like time wasted. There's a bit of planning, a bit of adapting, a bit of timing an a bit of a gamble that makes for a delightful and thrilling combination. To top it off, there are also various amusing in-game event going on, and quite charming 'grungy' pixel visuals that are nonetheles clearly distinctive, and convey all the info you really need (I could personally go with less meme content, but that's probably cos I'm old and grumpy, so I assume younger audiences probably appreciate such things more). A variety of challenges and unlockables offer a great degree of replayability in turn, so I think this little game really does pack quite a punch.
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130 hours played
Nov. 2025
Resource management, strategy, timing, careful preparation, clash and RNG. This game is held together by magic and chaos. 10/10
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66 hours played
Nov. 2025
Easy to learn but tough to master management game. Lots of fun and replayability. Could use more maps though - 2 are not enough
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67 hours played
Aug. 2025
The idea is simple and fun: you manage a kingdom and defeat waves of enemies, while only the tiles that are selected ("under your gaze") work. The pixel art is incredible, the mood is sweet, and kings' abilities matter enough to be important, but overall I have to admit every run feels the same. You always start with similar structures and several different paths of development don't feel different enough for a roguelite. Then again, it was me who chose to play the game for 60+ hours. It's the kind of game that should stay at 20, and then it works perfectly.
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40 hours played
July 2025
Super fun game, I'm absolutely in love so far. My only complaint is that the runs take quite a while and there's no save feature.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The King is Watching is currently priced at 9.74€ on Steam.

Yes, The King is Watching is currently available at a 35% discount. You can purchase it for 9.74€ on Steam.

Yes, The King is Watching received 9,063 positive votes out of a total of 10,196 achieving a rating of 8.65.
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The King is Watching was developed by Hypnohead and published by tinyBuild.

Yes, The King is Watching is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, The King is Watching is not playable on MacOS.

No, The King is Watching is not playable on Linux.

The King is Watching is a single-player game.

Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for The King is Watching. Explore additional content available for The King is Watching on Steam.

No, The King is Watching does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, The King is Watching does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, The King is Watching 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The King is Watching.

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Release 21 Jul 2025
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