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King Of The Castle
Take your rightful place on the throne in this multiplayer-only party game for 4+ players. Rule the kingdom with an iron fist or silver tongue as you steer through bloodshed, intrigue & madcap disaster! Can you keep your crown when others plot your downfall? More importantly, can you keep your head?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
41 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“Played this online with a big group and had a great time. It's a good party game that lets anyone join through a room code in the web browser and isn't Jackbox. Only the host needs to own the game, but if you own the…”
“Very fun with the proper group of friends, especially if they act/read the character dialogues for better immersion and laughs. The game is simple and might lack of bit of variety in terms of scenarios and depth. But…”
“If you have friends to play with, then this is a fun game.”
33 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“King Of The Castle: Fun idea, but the game barely exists The concept of King Of The Castle is great: a chaotic multiplayer story where your friends vote on what happens next. In reality, it feels more like a party tool…”
“Played this online with a big group and had a great time. It's a good party game that lets anyone join through a room code in the web browser and isn't Jackbox. Only the host needs to own the game, but if you own the…”
11 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“Played this online with a big group and had a great time. It's a good party game that lets anyone join through a room code in the web browser and isn't Jackbox. Only the host needs to own the game, but if you own the…”
“Very fun with the proper group of friends, especially if they act/read the character dialogues for better immersion and laughs. The game is simple and might lack of bit of variety in terms of scenarios and depth. But…”
“What a beautiful game of medieval intrigue and politics and lots of arguing around the table with every noble trying to get the most out of every vote!”
6 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“This game is SO fun. I absolutely love games that pit friends against each other and this is such a neat concept while being something I haven't quite played before and it's super fun to play on stream while being…”
“(playtime note: this game works like Jackbox, and the majority of my playtime has not been as host) Excellent party game for folks who like how Jackbox Party Pack functions, but want something with a bit more depth,…”
“An excellent game. Ideally you play with at least 7 players so all the regions have 2 players. Only one person needs to own it which is amazing. Regardless, it is a fun time and there is a ton of variance in random…”
4 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“Played this online with a big group and had a great time. It's a good party game that lets anyone join through a room code in the web browser and isn't Jackbox. Only the host needs to own the game, but if you own the…”
“Very fun with the proper group of friends, especially if they act/read the character dialogues for better immersion and laughs. The game is simple and might lack of bit of variety in terms of scenarios and depth. But…”
“Super fun party game. Only one person has to buy it and up to 24 can play. Would buy again.”
9 of the 63 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“King Of The Castle: Fun idea, but the game barely exists The concept of King Of The Castle is great: a chaotic multiplayer story where your friends vote on what happens next. In reality, it feels more like a party tool…”
“This game sounds fun on paper, but in practice, no one was really enjoying it. The experience involves a lot of reading and seemingly arbitrary choices, leaving most people not knowing, or caring, if they were even…”
“My verdict on King of the Castle: it fails at what it seeks out to be. I've tried both in person with friends and online, but the results are always mixed. In person, anyone who decides to tab out will get logged out of…”
7 of the 63 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I would have loved to play this game. You need around four (maybe even more?) people to play this game. Sadly I don't want randoms to join, nor do I want to wait until someone actually streams this game. So yeah: Good…”
“My verdict on King of the Castle: it fails at what it seeks out to be. I've tried both in person with friends and online, but the results are always mixed. In person, anyone who decides to tab out will get logged out of…”
“The game is fun but has one important thing missing in my opinion. We (the hosts of a match) should be able to choose who the king is because we might be playing with friends that don't have the game bought and they…”
6 of the 63 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“King Of The Castle: Fun idea, but the game barely exists The concept of King Of The Castle is great: a chaotic multiplayer story where your friends vote on what happens next. In reality, it feels more like a party tool…”
“Very fun with the proper group of friends, especially if they act/read the character dialogues for better immersion and laughs. The game is simple and might lack of bit of variety in terms of scenarios and depth. But…”
“I know the rant below is long, but it is just two problems I try to be detailed about in an otherwise incredibly fun game. SO DO NO GET ME WRONG, I DO RECOMMEND THIS GAME AND I ENJOY IT! 1. The more common events get…”
3 of the 63 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“King Of The Castle: Fun idea, but the game barely exists The concept of King Of The Castle is great: a chaotic multiplayer story where your friends vote on what happens next. In reality, it feels more like a party tool…”
“It's not really that fun. Played with 4 players the first time and 5 players the second. As noble, it is particularly boring. The dialogue is the part that is most fun. Stats go up and down with not much control and in…”
3 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“My verdict on King of the Castle: it fails at what it seeks out to be. I've tried both in person with friends and online, but the results are always mixed. In person, anyone who decides to tab out will get logged out of…”
“Can't even start a game. It looks like it was designed mostly to collect personal information.”
“This game was developed to be a one-off game for twitch streamers, it is a terrible party game, the customization screen forgets everything you've put in once you click to start the game. You can't move or kick people…”
Counted across 63 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“So yes I would recommend King of the Castle, but definitely with a few caveats that I think it's important to be aware of before you buy. I've played 3 games of this with different groups of people and I hope to play more in the future. King of the Castle is a fun party game…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Such a great game to play with friends. My group has a tradition where we each voice our characters and we have people volunteer to voice the NPC's and it's led to some hilarious game nights. I love that you don't have to own it just to play it so it makes for a really easy game…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Fun party game. Even more fun if you have people act out their roles. I recommend playing the game in person with a TV.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Choices Matter · Fantasy · Story Rich · Co-op · Medieval · Multiplayer · Political Sim · Choose Your Own Adventure · Turn-Based Tactics · Character Customization · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play Together |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 68 |
| Official site | https://www.kingofthecastlegame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 630 Graphics Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: For 4 or more players only