The King is Watching
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
The King is Watching
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The King is Watching has 2,035 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 89% lower than its previous all-time peak of 17,988 players achieved on 7/27/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The King is Watching. It has received a total of 8,998 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 86 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The King is Watching. Right now, it costs $9.74 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The King is Watching and its growth over time. It currently has 35,670 followers on its community page.
About The King is Watching
The King is Watching is an Indie, and Strategy game developed by Hypnohead. On 7/21/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by Hypnohead, and tinyBuild.
Players have rated The King is Watching as "Very Positive" out of 8,998 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 7,958 positive reviews and 1,040 negative reviews — an overall 88% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $9.74 which is a 35% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through Stronghold Crusader + The King is Watching, Kings of Roguelite, Crown & Duchy, Slay the Spire + The King is Watching, The Wandering Village + The King Is Watching, The King is Watching + Rana Card, Kings and Kingdoms, The King is Watching + Kingdom Rush 5 Alliance, The King is Coming, Insider Trading + The King is Watching, Of Ash and Steel + The King is Watching, Backpack Battles + The King is Watching, Loop Hero x The King is Watching, The King is Watching + Drill Core, Moonlighter 2 + The King is Watching, and Roguelike Tower Defence Gems which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, The King is Watching: Crowns of History available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The King is Watching on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 10 languanges in-game including English, German, Spanish (Spain), Russian, and Chinese (Simplified). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The King is Watching supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
From the Steam community, The King is Watching has been tagged with the following user tags:
- City Builder
- Roguelike
- Fantasy
- Roguelite
- Tactical
- Medieval
- Deckbuilding
- Pixel Graphics
- Real Time Tactics
- RTS
- RPG
- Replay Value
- Tower Defense
- Combat
- Base Building
- Time Management
- Resource Management
- Dark Fantasy
- Automation
- Strategy
- Relaxing
- Auto Battler
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Building
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The King is Watching and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
The King is Watching is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The King is Watching Soundtrack | Music | 9/3/2025 | View |
 | The King is Watching: Crowns of History | DLC | 3/16/2026 | View |
Related Bundles
The King is Watching is included in 16 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stronghold Crusader + The King is Watching | 2 | 2 | $31.48 | View |
 | Kings of Roguelite | 2 | 2 | $31.48 | View |
 | Crown & Duchy | 2 | 2 | $26.98 | View |
 | Slay the Spire + The King is Watching | 2 | 2 | $14.39 | View |
 | The Wandering Village + The King Is Watching | 2 | 2 | $40.48 | View |
 | The King is Watching + Rana Card | 2 | 2 | $20.46 | View |
 | Kings and Kingdoms | 2 | 2 | $26.98 | View |
 | The King is Watching + Kingdom Rush 5 Alliance | 2 | 2 | $18.66 | View |
 | The King is Coming | 2 | 2 | $26.98 | View |
 | Insider Trading + The King is Watching | 2 | 2 | $20.37 | View |
Related Packages
The King is Watching is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The King is Watching | $13.49 | View |
Supported Languages
The King is Watching is available in 10 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The King is Watching data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 19). The King is Watching on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 19). The King is Watching. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2753900