9 Kings
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.
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About This Game
9 Kings is a rpg/strategy game designed for single-player, developed by Sad Socket and released in 2025. With an estimated 978,000 copies sold, it is considered a commercially strong title on Steam. With 20.1k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 93.1/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 4.27 hours, with side content bringing that to 13.19 hours, and a completionist run can reach 19 hours. Players commonly describe it as Strategy, Roguelike, Card Game, Deckbuilding and Roguelike Deckbuilder.
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User Reviews
93.1
Overall Score / 100
9.3/10
Steam (20115 rev)
Playtime Estimates
4.27h
🎯 Main Story
13.19h
⭐ Main + Sides
19h
💯 Completionist
Based on 8 player submissions
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Game Information
Release Date
May 23, 2025
Developer
Sad Socket
Publisher
Hooded Horse, Sidekick Publishing
Platforms
Windows, Mac
Controller
Full Support
Price
$19.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
978.2K
(782.6K - 1.2M) VRI ScoreLearning
82.6
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
RPG
Strategy
Early Access
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Camera Comfort
Custom Volume Controls
Adjustable Difficulty
Mouse Only Option
Save Anytime
Touch Only Option
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Tags
Strategy
Roguelike
Card Game
Deckbuilding
Roguelike Deckbuilder
Card Battler
Turn-Based Combat
Dungeon Crawler
Roguelite
2D
Fantasy
Replay Value
Indie
Casual
Singleplayer
Procedural Generation
Difficult
Mouse only
Early Access
Turn-Based
Supported Languages
Text Only
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
Slovak
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- 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
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3570 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8300 (quad-core)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7750 (2 GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Minimum:
- 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
Recommended:
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3570 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8300 (quad-core)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7750 (2 GB)
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit
- Processor: 2.8 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Discrete Graphics Card
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Sound Card: Yes