Incredible game. tldr score up here and actual tl;dr at the bottom!

tldr score: 9/10 [so far]
- RTS Roguelike, something new
- Works perfectly on Linux! Both desktop and steam deck. (Im using Proton GE 10-3)
- Very well polished. Throughout my beta and release hours no bugs game breaking bugs occured. (A few small bugs happened which are listed below. Still incredible shape for an EA game.)
- Lots of varied builds in each deck. The permanent upgrades really add to variety and fun.
- Quick, highly repeatable games. Like 10-20 mins per game (so far)
- Beautiful Art Design. The pixel art on the cards and in game are very well done and the style flows well.
- Allows you to break the game wide open with specific combos. I had a build that was all imps that would spawn when my main group died and it carried me through to the win.


- Some audio overlapping issues when you make a huge hit with a lot of troops. Seems like the sound for the attacks all happen at once and its MUCH louder than anything else.
- Very rarely (happened once in the demo and once in the main game) a troop will despawn or they will get stuck in the square they spawn in when you place then during combat. Each time it seemed they were attacking but sitting in their chair. It fixes itself on the next turn.

Cant say enough about 9 kings. Been waiting for this to drop for a while now and was incredibly pleased with it! For the price you really cant go wrong, on sale or not. There are a ton of new skills to check out and I wish there was a way to play this physically its that fun.

Incredible game. tldr score up here and actual tl;dr at the bottom! [h3]PROS:[/h3] tldr score: 9/10 [so far] - RTS Roguelike, something new - Works perfectly on Linux! Both desktop and steam deck. (Im using Proton GE 10-3) - Very well polished. Throughout my beta and release hours no bugs game breaking bugs occured. (A few small bugs happened which are listed below. Still incredible shape for an EA game.) - Lots of varied builds in each deck. The permanent upgrades really add to variety and fun. - Quick, highly repeatable games. Like 10-20 mins per game (so far) - Beautiful Art Design. The pixel art on the cards and in game are very well done and the style flows well. - Allows you to break the game wide open with specific combos. I had a build that was all imps that would spawn when my main group died and it carried me through to the win. [h3]CONS:[/h3] - Some audio overlapping issues when you make a huge hit with a lot of troops. Seems like the sound for the attacks all happen at once and its MUCH louder than anything else. - Very rarely (happened once in the demo and once in the main game) a troop will despawn or they will get stuck in the square they spawn in when you place then during combat. Each time it seemed they were attacking but sitting in their chair. It fixes itself on the next turn. Cant say enough about 9 kings. Been waiting for this to drop for a while now and was incredibly pleased with it! For the price you really cant go wrong, on sale or not. There are a ton of new skills to check out and I wish there was a way to play this physically its that fun. [h3]tl;dr:[/h3] [h2]9/10[h2] [h3]Very fun game with tons of things to upgrade and expand. Lots of synergistic combos that feel incredibly fun to pull off and figure out. The kings are varied and the gameplay is quick while being fun and expansive. For the price you should definitely check it out![/h3]