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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 tower defense game
developed by Hypnohead
and published by tinyBuild.
Released on July 21st 2025 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 10 languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish and Portuguese - Brazil.
It has received 10,422 reviews of which 9,271 were positive and 1,151 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 4.60€ on Gamivo.
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- 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
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A fun RTS TD game. I've glanced through a lot of negative reviews and most of the points they brought up have since been fixed. They added mid-run saving, (limited) rerolls for buildings and artifacts, options to banish certain rewards from being offered, they rebalanced some of the units & advisors etc.
This game is not easy. This game is not for people looking to chill while watching a show or to relax. Its frustrating. It will make you mad. I have put almost 25 hours in and am still no better then when I started it. Once you invest so much time into it, you feel you must keep doing it to try and show it who is boss. It is...it is the boss. You will die a lot. That being said, it is a fun game and well made. I play a round or 2 a day as each round takes about an hour. Its fun leveling up and getting stuff unlocked, but so far nothing has helped me get much better. lol. Great game to waste some hours on. If you don't mind losing 90% of the time, check it out.
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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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 9,271 positive votes out of a total of 10,422 achieving a rating of 8.66.
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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.
Yes, The King is Watching is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, The King is Watching is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, The King is Watching does not support VR.
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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Developer
Hypnohead
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tinyBuild
Release
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