# 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.

## Game facts

- Developer: Sad Socket
- Publisher: Hooded Horse, Sidekick Publishing
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Oct 12, 2026
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC and MOBILE
- Genres: Strategy, RPG, Card, CityBuilder
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/)
- Playtime: Main story 3 hr, Main + some extras 4 hr, 100% completion 15 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/9-kings)
- Languages: Interface: American English, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian (Italy), Czech (Czechia), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hungarian (Hungary), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), Polish (Poland), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Turkish (Türkiye), Ukrainian (Ukraine), German (Germany), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Korean (South Korea), Japanese (Japan), European Portuguese, French (France), European Spanish, Mexican Spanish; Subtitles: American English, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian (Italy), Czech (Czechia), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hungarian (Hungary), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), Polish (Poland), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Turkish (Türkiye), Ukrainian (Ukraine), German (Germany), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Korean (South Korea), Japanese (Japan), European Portuguese, French (France), European Spanish, Mexican Spanish (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/9-kings)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- Creating game-breaking builds by combining cards and leveraging each king's unique traits is highly enjoyable.
- It offers addictive gameplay that is easy to start but gains strategic depth through synergies and resource management.
- For an Early Access game, it has abundant content and replay value, including single-player, quests, multiple kings, and multiplayer.

### Weaknesses

- The balance between kings and units is uneven: some kings are excessively strong, while others are practically unusable at high difficulty.
- Performance issues have been reported during long sessions, with late-game numbers exploding and the game becoming severely slow.
- RNG has a major impact on builds and victories, and a strategy can be rendered ineffective if the desired cards do not appear.

## Links

- [9 Kings on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/3389)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/3389/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T17:27:01.826Z