The Palace on the Hill
A heartfelt story of ambition, struggle, and friendship told from the perspective of a young boy in fictional 90s rural India. Explore ancient palace ruins, set up your garden, cook Indian food, run errands for quirky characters, and learn about your history by making art.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:6/8/2024
- Developer:Niku Games
- Publisher:Niku Games
- Last Updated:11/10/2025
- Steam App Id:2562620
The Palace on the Hill
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Palace on the Hill has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 33% lower than its previous all-time peak of 3 players achieved on 11/30/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Palace on the Hill. It has received a total of 90 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 Palace on the Hill. Right now, it costs $19.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Palace on the Hill and its growth over time. It currently has 707 followers on its community page.
About The Palace on the Hill
The Palace on the Hill is a RPG, Casual, Indie, and Adventure game developed by Niku Games. On 6/8/2024, it was released on the Steam Store by Niku Games.
Players have rated The Palace on the Hill as "Very Positive" out of 90 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 89 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews — an overall 99% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $19.99. It can also be purchased through India Independence Day Celebration and The Palace on the Hill + Soundtrack which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, The Palace on the Hill supports the following features:
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Palace on the Hill has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Crafting
- Agriculture
- Story Rich
- RPG
- Hand-drawn
- Cooking
- Romance
- Open World
- Life Sim
- Top-Down
- Indie
- Casual
- Relaxing
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Exploration
- Emotional
Media & Sceenshots
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DLC & Related Apps
The Palace on the Hill is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Palace on the Hill Soundtrack | Music | 5/30/2025 | View |
Related Bundles
The Palace on the Hill is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | India Independence Day Celebration | 3 | 5 | $39.33 | View |
 | The Palace on the Hill + Soundtrack | 2 | 2 | $13.48 | View |
Related Packages
The Palace on the Hill is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Palace on the Hill | $19.99 | View |
Supported Languages
The Palace on the Hill is available in 4 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Swedish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Palace on the Hill data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 10). The Palace on the Hill on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2562620
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 10). The Palace on the Hill. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2562620
- Niku Games. (2024, April 2). The Palace on the Hill. The Palace on the Hill. https://nikugames.com/ThePalaceOnTheHill/