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9 Kings
Sad Socket · published by Hooded Horse, Sidekick Publishing · in Early Access since May 23, 2025 · demo · data updated Oct 23, 2026
by Sad Socket, published by Hooded Horse, Sidekick Publishing
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
In Early Access since May 23, 2025 · Demo available
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 92% positive of 21,648 Steam reviews | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 51,238 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $19.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 4 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers rank | #890 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Top Sellers US rank | #943 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per week
| Week | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Week of Oct 24, 2025 | 169 | 22 |
| Week of Oct 31, 2025 | 99 | 16 |
| Week of Nov 7, 2025 | 120 | 10 |
| Week of Nov 14, 2025 | 97 | 6 |
| Week of Nov 21, 2025 | 2,008 | 27 |
| Week of Nov 28, 2025 | 1,042 | 37 |
| Week of Dec 5, 2025 | 201 | 26 |
| Week of Dec 12, 2025 | 111 | 12 |
| Week of Dec 19, 2025 | 124 | 20 |
| Week of Dec 26, 2025 | 158 | 25 |
| Week of Jan 2, 2026 | 147 | 11 |
| Week of Jan 9, 2026 | 178 | 20 |
| Week of Jan 16, 2026 | 113 | 19 |
| Week of Jan 23, 2026 | 88 | 12 |
| Week of Jan 30, 2026 | 96 | 10 |
| Week of Feb 6, 2026 | 100 | 15 |
| Week of Feb 13, 2026 | 72 | 7 |
| Week of Feb 20, 2026 | 63 | 9 |
| Week of Feb 27, 2026 | 88 | 13 |
| Week of Mar 6, 2026 | 147 | 22 |
| Week of Mar 13, 2026 | 106 | 20 |
| Week of Mar 20, 2026 | 98 | 10 |
| Week of Mar 27, 2026 | 81 | 14 |
| Week of Apr 3, 2026 | 51 | 18 |
| Week of Apr 10, 2026 | 71 | 14 |
| Week of Apr 17, 2026 | 122 | 18 |
| Week of Apr 24, 2026 | 90 | 16 |
| Week of May 1, 2026 | 52 | 9 |
| Week of May 8, 2026 | 88 | 12 |
| Week of May 15, 2026 | 47 | 12 |
| Week of May 22, 2026 | 183 | 37 |
| Week of May 29, 2026 | 260 | 29 |
| Week of Jun 5, 2026 | 169 | 21 |
| Week of Jun 12, 2026 | 84 | 15 |
| Week of Jun 19, 2026 | 58 | 16 |
| Week of Jun 26, 2026 | 105 | 13 |
| Week of Jul 3, 2026 | 85 | 6 |
| Week of Jul 10, 2026 | 84 | 11 |
| Week of Jul 17, 2026 | 77 | 18 |
| Week of Jul 24, 2026 | 85 | 5 |
| Week of Jul 31, 2026 | 75 | 10 |
| Week of Aug 7, 2026 | 67 | 9 |
| Week of Aug 14, 2026 | 46 | 8 |
| Week of Aug 21, 2026 | 77 | 12 |
| Week of Aug 28, 2026 | 101 | 12 |
| Week of Sep 4, 2026 | 74 | 5 |
| Week of Sep 11, 2026 | 53 | 9 |
| Week of Sep 18, 2026 | 51 | 14 |
| Week of Sep 25, 2026 | 27 | 6 |
| Week of Oct 2, 2026 | 37 | 7 |
| Week of Oct 9, 2026 | 55 | 4 |
| Week of Oct 16, 2026 | 52 | 4 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 870k – 2.4M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $6.9M – $24M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 21,648 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 41–107 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Roguelike Deckbuilder | 1 in 94 games |
| Auto Battler | 1 in 61 games |
| Card Battler | 1 in 43 games |
| Deckbuilding | 1 in 32 games |
| Card Game | 1 in 26 games |
| Turn-Based Combat | 1 in 22 games |
| Difficult | 1 in 19 games |
| Roguelike | 1 in 12 games |
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