Underplayed Gems

9 Kings (2025)

9 Kings cover
Developer
Sad Socket
Publisher
Hooded Horse, Sidekick Publishing
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
RPG, Strategy, Early Access
Rating
4.6 of 5, 22,457 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 18 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A methodical deckbuilding strategy game where careful planning and replaying through procedurally generated challenges feels rewarding yet unforgiving.

dark fantasyturn-baseddeckbuildingroguelikedifficultreplayablestrategypixel graphics

What players say

Players praise the addictive loop and huge build variety, but are split on balance and note that multiplayer can crash and ruin ranked progress.

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Screenshots

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