A roguelike deckbuilder of rival kingdoms: nine plots, one battle per year, and every defeated king's deck up for grabs. This wiki tracks only what Sad Socket has actually confirmed.
Titles on this site are verified against official channels, never taken from press copies. The Multiplayer Update Trailer is Steam-hosted and opens on the Steam store page.
Early-access games collect stale claims fast: an old wiki row here, a launch-day figure there. This table is our standing summary of where each headline fact actually stands, checked against official sources.
| Fact | Status | What we know |
|---|---|---|
| Early Access launch | Confirmed | May 23, 2025 on Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store and the Microsoft Store, published by Hooded Horse. |
| Mobile version | Date confirmed, price not confirmed | October 8, 2026 on iOS and Android, ported by Playdigious. The full-version unlock is reported at $8.99 but is not yet confirmed on a store page. |
| Consoles | Not announced | No PS5, Xbox or Switch version exists. The game is on PC Game Pass and the Microsoft Store, but it cannot be played on Xbox consoles. |
| The nine kings | Confirmed | All nine kings are playable. King of Nomads arrived in August 2025 and King of Time, the ninth, in October 2025. |
| Price | Confirmed | Base price $19.99 (also £17.99 / €19.99 / ¥1,980). The frequent $9.99 price is the 50% sale, not the base price. |
| Difficulties | Confirmed | Nine base difficulties from Peasant to King, then endless King II, III... tiers. Official list from the Patch #17 announcement. |
| 1.0 release date | Not announced | Sad Socket says the 1.0 update is on the way, with no date attached. |
| Metacritic | Not listed | 9 Kings has no Metacritic entry, so we print no score. |
Nine kings, all playable. Each one brings a nine-card deck, its own decree pool and its own perk tree, and each guide on this site answers the same questions: what the deck wants, how it wins, and when it falls over.
9 Kings is a roguelike deckbuilder about rival kingdoms. You place cards on your nine plots, the yearly battle resolves itself, and you pick one of three cards before the next year begins. The gameplay loop guide walks through it step by step, the cards page breaks down the six card types, and the difficulty ladder shows how the titles climb past King.
You can play today on Steam, GOG, Epic and the Microsoft Store, with PC Game Pass included; there is no console version, and the platform page untangles what that actually means. A free demo is still live, and the mobile version arrives on October 8, 2026.
No. There is no console version. The game is on PC Game Pass and the Microsoft Store, but that only means Windows PC: it cannot be played on Xbox consoles. Details on the platforms page.
October 8, 2026, on iOS and Android, ported by Playdigious. It is free to try with an in-app purchase to unlock the full game. See the mobile guide.
All nine. The game launched with some kings still locked; King of Nomads arrived in August 2025 and King of Time, the ninth, in October 2025.
Nine base difficulties, Peasant through King, listed in the official Patch #17 notes. Above King, the tiers continue as King II, King III and so on. Full ladder on the difficulties page.
Six: Troops, Buildings, Enchantments, Tomes, Towers and Bases. Despite the store page\'s loose use of the word spells, there is no Spells card type. Breakdown on the cards page.
The base price is $19.99 (also £17.99 / €19.99 / ¥1,980). Frequent 50% sales bring it to $9.99, and the developer has said the price will not rise for 1.0.
Yes. A free Steam demo is still live, and the mobile version launches as a free trial with one unlock. Details on the demo page.
That has not been announced. iOS saves sync between iOS devices, and Android saves through Google Play Games on supported versions; nothing official covers Steam-to-mobile transfer.
Every king plays differently. Find the one that thinks like you.
Start with the Nine Kings View on Steam