Become the King of Kings in this addictive Roguelike kingdom-building game featuring epic battles and formidable enemies
Hooded Horse and Sad Socket announce that their bestselling auto-battler deck-building game, Nine Kings, has officially left Early Access! The full 1.0 release is now available on PC via Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store, and has been added to PC Game Pass.
After decades of war and resisting wave after wave of attacks, rise to become the king among kings. Choose a King, command your forces—from sentient mushrooms and explosive mages to suicide bombers and undead armies—to repel fierce enemy assaults and defend your kingdom. Use carefully crafted card decks to strengthen and expand your small but sturdy fortress, adapting flexibly to endless invasions.
The full release includes four distinct game modes, including the new "Joker Mode." In this mode, players can set their own rules and choose cards from all Kings to build a custom starting deck of 9 cards. The 1.0 update also adds random daily quests, over 30 new Decrees that provide powerful buffs and effect modifiers for combo strategies, more powerful Rainbow Cards, and new Talents for exploring fun meta-progression mechanics!
The game features English as the source language and supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Slovak, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Latin American Spanish.
Nine Kings is now available on PC via Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store, priced at 59 CNY, and playable through PC Game Pass. The launch sale offers a 50% discount for two weeks.
The game is also available on iOS and Android mobile platforms, published by Playdigious.
Sidekick Publishing will support Hooded Horse in the GAS region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland).
About Hooded Horse™
Hooded Horse is a publisher of deep strategy and tactical games, with titles including Manor Lords, Against the Storm, Wargroove, Old World, Norland, Might & Magic: Heroes of Might and Magic - Age of Ancients, and Nine Kings. The company works closely with development teams worldwide, dedicated to helping creators craft high-quality, impactful gaming experiences.
About Sad Socket™
Sad Socket was founded by two childhood friends who attempted (but failed) to make a AAA game when they were just 11 years old. Today, Sad Socket has become one of Brazil's leading game companies, dedicated to turning the team's passionate creativity into reality. Guided by a collaborative philosophy, the team develops its own games while also sharing expertise in game design and the creative industry to help publish works from other local developers.
About Sidekick Publishing™
Sidekick Publishing is an independent game publisher from Germany, incubated by the creative agency INSTINCT3. Leveraging deep expertise in gaming culture, community building, and influencer marketing, Sidekick combines traditional publishing experience with a creator- and community-centric approach. The team focuses on bringing unique indie games to market, tailoring publishing strategies from the very beginning by integrating content creator collaborations, community engagement, and bold promotional campaigns.