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 1,120 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 94% 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 5,579 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 83 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The King is Watching. Right now, it costs $14.99 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 30,650 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 5,579 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 4,780 positive reviews and 799 negative reviews — an overall 86% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $14.99. It can also be purchased through Kings of Roguelite, Crown & Duchy, The Wandering Village + The King Is Watching, The King is Coming, Backpack Battles + The King is Watching, Loop Hero x The King is Watching, and The King is Watching + Drill Core which give a discount off its base price.
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:
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
- Steam Leaderboards
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 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The King is Watching Soundtrack | Music | 9/3/2025 | View |
Related Bundles
The King is Watching is included in 7 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kings of Roguelite | 2 | 2 | $31.48 | View |
 | Crown & Duchy | 2 | 2 | $26.98 | View |
 | The Wandering Village + The King Is Watching | 2 | 2 | $29.68 | View |
 | The King is Coming | 2 | 2 | $26.98 | View |
 | Backpack Battles + The King is Watching | 1 | 2 | $26.98 | View |
 | Loop Hero x The King is Watching | 2 | 2 | $26.98 | View |
 | The King is Watching + Drill Core | 2 | 2 | $31.48 | 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. (2025, September 11). The King is Watching on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900
- Valve Corporation. (2025, September 11). The King is Watching. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2753900