Games
9 Kings

Track price

9 Kings game showing an isometric view of a town with cards at the bottom and numbers on buildings. Year 31.

Screenshot of the game 9 Kings, showing buildings, troops, and an epic battle in a desert environment.

Screenshot of 9 Kings, a strategy game with a red theme and a top-down perspective.

Screenshot from 9 Kings. Isometric game view with buildings in a walled grid. Cards are at the bottom of the screen. The game objective is unclear.

Top retailers

9 Kings is a roguelike kingdom builder blending deck-building, tower defense, and strategy in a vibrant pixel-art world. Players start with a 3x3 grid around their castle, expanding their empire through strategic card placement. Seven unique kings, each with distinct starting decks of buildings, troops, spells, and enchantments, offer diverse playstyles. For example, one king emphasizes balanced growth, another thrives on sacrifice for power, and another focuses on sustainable expansion.

Core gameplay centers on constructing a kingdom, managing resources, and battling rival kings. Players draw from randomized card pools to create synergistic combos, placing units like knights, warlocks, or sentient mushrooms that fight automatically. A castle trebuchet lets players manually launch rocks to influence battles. Defeating enemies unlocks their cards, enabling endless build variety. Diplomacy options, merchant encounters, and decrees add depth, with choices like declaring war or forging peace shaping available cards and strategies.

The game features a dynamic economy, allowing players to stockpile gold, raise undead armies, or unleash overwhelming hordes. Each run challenges players to survive decades of war, aiming to become the ultimate King of Kings. With deep replayability, 9 Kings encourages experimentation through its ''one more run'' loop, where players can break the game with chaotic, powerful combos. The intuitive interface and pixel-art aesthetic enhance the experience, making it accessible yet strategically rich for fans of roguelikes, city builders, and deck-building games.

Technical information
Official website
Categories : Casual, Role-Playing, Strategy, Card & Board, Rogue-Like, Turn-Based
Editor : Hooded Horse
Developer : Sad Socket
Mode(s) : Solo
Release date : May 23, 2025
System Requirements
- Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- CPU : Core i5-750 / Phenom II X4 965
- RAM : 4 GB
- GPU : GeForce GT 630 / Radeon HD 6670
- Storage : 500 MB
- Recommended
- CPU : Core i5-3570 / FX-8300
- RAM : 8 GB
- GPU : GeForce GTX 650 / Radeon HD 7750
- Storage : 500 MB