The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
Modeled estimate, not a reported figure. How we estimate →
Prices
Each in the currency that store quoted — not converted: the gap between two rows is the publisher's pricing, not an exchange rate.
Discounts
Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 5.29/day in the week to Sep 14 → 14.29/day in the week after.
About
Ah, my glorious kingdom! A land where peasants toil, miners dig, and knights train... but only when I look at them! My gaze is law—progress thrives where I watch, but the moment I turn away? Laziness! Chaos! I must choose wisely: should I focus on the fields for food, the mines for riches, or the barracks for defense? With resources, I can even expand my all-seeing gaze, ensuring my kingdom flourishes… and that no one slacks off under my rule!
Water, wheat, stone, coal, silver—every resource fuels my empire! Farms feed my people, mines fund my ambitions, and workshops forge mighty defenses. Shall I invest in archers, reinforce the walls, or harness magic? Even my castle needs repairs when the enemy strikes! Every decision shapes my reign, and only a well-managed kingdom will survive the storm.
Rulership is no easy task! Each land presents new trials, from cursed cemeteries to infernal depths, forcing me to adapt. Yet every defeat is a lesson! As a true roguelite, my efforts grant permanent upgrades, unlocking new abilities, stronger defenses, and powerful strategies for my next reign. A true king doesn’t just rule—he evolves, forging an unstoppable legacy with each attempt!
Each battlefield hides unpredictable threats—enemies are led by unexpected Generals, demanding unique tactics to defeat. Want to conquer them all? You’ll need multiple runs! But fear not! My royal council aids me with cavalry masters, arcane sages, and cunning strategists. With their wisdom—and my unwavering gaze—victory is inevitable!
Add-ons
Each DLC is estimated with the same model as a game, then summed — a modeled figure, not reported DLC sales.
Sums Steam only; PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SteamYou are here | $9.74−35% | 10.6Kreviews | 89% | — | $3.6M |
| $14.99 | 166ratings | 90% | — | not modelled | |
Updates
Build ids and update times come straight from Steam's PICS — the same source SteamDB reads. Patch history grows as we record new builds.
Engagement
Reviews
Themes across 1084 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
[h1] The King is Watching é um jogo de estratégia viciante, perfeito para passar o tempo e se divertir! [/h1] Eu conheci esse jogo explorando o catálogo da Steam e ele me chamou a atenção pelo seu gráfico em estilo pixel art. Decidi comprar o jogo mesmo sem saber nada sobre ele e não me arrependo nem por um segundo. Esse é um jogo de estratégia no qual você deve proteger o seu reino e utilizar recursos de maneira inteligente para construir defesas melhores, produzir magias, comprar artefatos e treinar tropas mais fortes. Mesmo sendo um jogo de estratégia, eu o considero fácil de aprender e sua dificuldade é mediana, então se você é como eu e também se sente frustrado com jogos muito difíceis, você vai conseguir jogar esse jogo sem grandes dificuldades. O estilo do jogo faz dele muito viciante. Consigo passar horas jogando sem perceber o tempo passar e me sinto muito satisfeita ao passar por uma fase nova ou conseguir uma nova conquista. A jogabilidade sempre vai variar, já que existem diversos reis com diferentes habilidades, o que faz com que o jogo sempre pareça novo e não se torne repetitivo. Você também consegue deixá-lo mais fácil ou difícil, dependendo das melhorias que você decide comprar ou não. No geral, é um bom jogo para passar o tempo e distrair a cabeça. Se você gosta de estratégia e defesa de torres, vai se divertir muito. É claro que esse não é um jogo que vai mudar a sua vida, mas cumpre o que promete.
Media
Related
Related
Price dynamics, follower growth, revenue and sales trajectories with interactive tooltips
This and every other Pro feature is free until October 20, 2026. A free account is all it takes.
Every market we collect.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 5.71/day in the week to Jul 30 → 8.71/day in the week after.
Too few observations to say whether a discount moves this store's chart at all: across the last 30 days Steam · Top Sellers · Poland has just 18 day-to-day chart moves that followed a price cut, against 2,498 that did not. We are publishing the count instead of a direction — 20 is the fewest we will draw a conclusion from, and price collection outside the United States began on 6 August 2026.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
Genres
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil
| $14.99 |
| 47ratings |
| 94% |
| — |
| not modelled |
| $11.99−20% | — | — | — | not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Hours played at review time, across 1.1K reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Dans ce jeu j'aime bien avoir ce petit côté Staline durant sa prise en main c'est fun.
Nice game to chill
好玩，游戏玩法和构造都很有乐趣，推荐
Il va falloir anticiper et réfléchir pour bien choisir les bâtiments de production et les unités d'attaque à construire puis activer. La concentration est de mise pour ce rogue like en pixel art, avec une musique très sympas, et des méchants que je n'arrive pour l'instant pas à battre sans sorts !!!
好
Me gusta
It is fun and I would recommend it to someone who enjoys management, base building, or math. I would say that the kings themselves do not have a ton of variety. They each have their own "thing" but they don't force a playstyle or optimization that I would've liked to see.
好玩
Классная стратежка с элементами рогалика. Особенно мне нравится когда всю игру падают казармы где нужны слитки металла, а производство даёт только мельницы. Ещё тут классные мемные картинки (мем с воином обвешеным медалями мне больше всего понравился)))) Надеюсь в эту игру однажды добавят кооп с более большой картой и увеличенным количеством врагов
Active players
Estimated daily and monthly active players (DAU/MAU) modeled from peak concurrency.
Players by region
Where this game's players are, estimated from review languages.
Players also reviewed
The games this title's players most often review too — audience affinity.
Related
| Game | Estimated lifetime revenue | Reviews | Review score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 0 | — | — | |
| — | 0 | — | — | |
| $37K | 101 | 61% | $12.99 | |
| $319 | 1 | 100% | $7.99 | |
| $1.8K | 8 | 62% | $9.99 | |
| — | 0 | — | — |
Related
| Game | Estimated lifetime revenue | Reviews | Review score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3.6M | 13.8K | 85% | $9.99 | |
| $3.6M | 2.5K | 63% | $69.99 | |
| $3.6M | 59.3K | 87% | $2.49 | |
| $3.6M | 2.4K | 75% | $44.99 | |
| $3.6M | 8.2K | 92% | $12.49 | |
| $3.6M | 12.3K | 75% | $14.99 |