Hooded Horse released the full version of Nine Kings, developed by Sad Socket, on PC on November 13. The game concludes its Early Access period, which began in May 2025, and introduces new content such as customizable starting decks and daily challenges.
Nine Kings is a deck-building roguelike game. Players choose one of nine kings and use cards to deploy buildings, troops, and spells on tiles to develop their kingdom while defending against attacks from other kings.
The full release allows players to freely combine cards from all kings to create their own unique starting decks, no longer limited to building around a single king. The game also includes options for fine-tuning rules, as well as daily challenges that require players to tackle random objectives.
This update adds over 27 new "Edicts" that can change the rules, further expanding gameplay flow and deck-building strategies. The developers have also added animations and improved the user interface. Nine Kings is normally priced at 1980 yen, but is available at a 50% discount for 990 yen until November 27.