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9 Kings 2026

Role-playing (RPG) by Sad Socket, published by Hooded Horse.

Linux Android PC (Microsoft Windows) iOS Mac Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Card & Board Game ESRB: T Steam Deck Verified
68
Players
IGDB rating
92%
Very Positive
21,794 Steam reviews
1,024 playing now
on Steam, 1,037 peak today
3 h to beat
main story, 15 h for everything
0 awards won
1 nominations

About

On Steam, 92% of 21,794 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 1,024 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 1,310 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 3 hours, doing everything about 15 hours. It was nominated for 1 award.

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.

What is happening now

9 Kings is a strategy RPG that blends roguelike elements with deck-building mechanics, available on PC, Mac, and Linux since May 2025. The game has remained largely quiet since its initial launch, but developer Playdigious recently announced an expansion into mobile platforms, with iOS and Android versions arriving in October. The mobile port marks a significant step in extending the game's reach beyond its desktop audience, bringing its card-and-strategy gameplay to handheld devices for the first time.

How long to beat 9 Kings

from 1 player
Main storyrushing through the story
3 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
4 h
Completionisteverything the game has
15 h

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Awards

0 won, 1 more nomination
Golden Joystick Awards 2025
Nominated: Best Early Access Game

Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
TBA (early access from May 23, 2025)
TBA (early access from May 23, 2025)
TBA (early access from May 23, 2025)
October 12, 2026
October 12, 2026

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified works great out of the box

Minimum
Recommended
OS
Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-750 (quad-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X4 965 (quad-core)
Intel® Core™ i5-3570 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8300 (quad-core)
Memory
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 6670 (2 GB)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7750 (2 GB)
DirectX
Version 11
Version 12
Storage
500 MB available space
500 MB available space

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 31, 2026.

9 Kings player count

concurrent players on Steam
1,024playing now38m ago
1,037peak today
1,31030-day peak
1,310highest we have seenOct 25, 2026
Oct 23: 1,142 Oct 24: 1,260 Oct 25: 1,310 Oct 26: 1,157 Oct 27: 1,035 Oct 28: 957 Oct 29: 958 Oct 30: 1,065 Oct 31: 1,098 Nov 1: 1,202 Nov 2: 1,037
Oct 23daily peak, last 11 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

9 Kings achievements

54 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Wall Street Have Vaults on all your unlocked plots except for your base.
2.4%
The Spire Slays Have 9 Spires in your kingdom
2.4%
Your Grindness Get all the 9 kings to level 9.
3.2%
King of Kings Beat king difficulty with all kings.
3.3%
Voyager Discover all 9 regions on Quest Mode.
3.5%
Spoiled: Pay 999+ gold for one re-roll.
3.9%
All 54 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Time Bender Travel to a negative year.
3.9%
Flash Mob Have 999 mob troops on a single plot.
4.7%
The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Enemy Be at war against all kings simultaneously.
5%
Double Double Double Dragon Have 9 Dragon's Dens in your kingdom.
5.4%
Global Warmer Destroy 9 Forests in a single run. *Protect your local forest in real life.
5.9%
Babel Have one card of each king on your kingdom.
6.3%
Wonderwall Have 9 Wallmakers in your kingdom.
7.7%
Nobel Prize Be at peace with all enemy kings simutaneously.
7.7%
Boared to Death Have a Boar with over 99999 HP.
7.9%
Stardew Kingdom Have 4 farms around one troop.
9.2%
Mass Migration Use Migration 9 times in a run.
10.1%
Bounty Hunter Complete 9 quests on Quest Mode.
10.2%
So You Think You Can Speedrun Beat the game in under 9 minutes.
10.6%
Mountception Have a Boar ride a Raptor.
13.7%
For Scraps Earthwork a Broken Cabulator.
13.9%
Suicide Squad Have 99 Bombers in a single plot.
14.5%
Timerelapse Travel back in time 3 times in a run.
16.4%
One Dollar Short Get to a Merchant encounter with 29 gold.
16.7%
Ratticus the First Get a Lab Rat to level 99.
16.8%
Self-Sufficient Win a run on King difficulty with no perks.
17.5%
Cold, Cold Heart Have a unit with 9 stacks of Frost.
19.1%
Edgelord Put your base in the front FRONT line.
20.7%
Tower Defense Win a run without using troops.
21.7%
Agnostic Have one unit with 9 different Enchantments.
21.9%
King of Nothing Left to Do Max level all plots in a run.
22.5%
Crossboar Have a Ballista mount a Boar.
23.1%
Die Hard Survive until year 99.
25.1%
Adventurer Complete a quest on Quest Mode.
26%
True Royalty Beat the game on King difficulty.
26.2%
Just One More Re-roll 9 times in a single screen.
28.8%
Suburban King Place 9 copies of the exact same card on 9 different plots.
31.5%
Meatgrinder Have a Mangler destroy a troop plot entirely.
32%
Meh, Whatever Throw all your cards into the pit in year 33.
32.5%
Crownmaxxing Get a king to level 9.
33.2%
King of the Hill Get your base to level 9.
41.6%
Kings Without Borders Unlock every plot in a run.
44.2%
Alibaba Get 40 Thieves in a single plot.
50.2%
Cheapskate Save 999+ gold in a single run.
51.1%
Piece of Cake Win the final battle in less than 5 seconds.
53.4%
Sir Spends-a-Lot Buy 9 cards in a single run.
59.5%
Beefed Up Have one plot deal 999999+ damage.
63.6%
Decked up Have 9 cards in your hand.
64.4%
Flush... Kinda Have 5 cards of the same king in your hand.
65%
King of Recycling Throw 9 cards into the pit in a single run.
65.4%
Esoteric Have one troop with 9 enchantments.
69.5%
Like Sardines Get 99 units in a plot.
72.6%
Toxic Relationship Declare war and peace with the same king in a run.
74.5%
His Winningness Win one game.
94.5%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

In the news

5 stories
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1 outlet · Oct 13, 2026
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1 outlet · Sep 16, 2026
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1 outlet · Sep 15, 2026