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Prologue for a Vacant Kingdom

Prologue for a Vacant Kingdom

Vacant Kingdom is a synthesis of bullet hell and story-driven action-RPG. Explore a whimsical yet desolate land and uncover the mystery of why everyone disappeared.

Released Apr 18, 2019 Developer shru Platforms Windows · Mac Bullet HellFree to PlayActionRPGIndie
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-14)

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 2026-05-14.

95.4%positive239 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Charming game! The player character's inertia takes some getting used to, though.”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

4achievements
8.2%median completion
7.4%rarest: Orthodox Gamer
11.1% of players 11.0% of players 8.2% of players 7.4% of players 11.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
11.1%Games Journalist — According to many behavioural psychologists, extrinsic rewards are thought to decrease intrinsic motivation for an activity.
11.0%Verrithe Vanquished — Vacant Kingdom has many secrets, try to feel inclined to find them in order to satisfy your natural curiosity — not in order to trigger a dopamine-inducing notification.
8.2%Core Gamer — For example, rewarding kids with pizza whenever they read a book teaches them to eat more pizza, not to read more. In fact, they'll find reading less innately enjoyable as a result.
Rarest badges of honor
7.4%Orthodox Gamer — By achievement hunting, you're training your brain to feel less rewarded by games themselves. Therefore, we recommend that you play without regard for achievements.
8.2%Core Gamer — For example, rewarding kids with pizza whenever they read a book teaches them to eat more pizza, not to read more. In fact, they'll find reading less innately enjoyable as a result.
11.0%Verrithe Vanquished — Vacant Kingdom has many secrets, try to feel inclined to find them in order to satisfy your natural curiosity — not in order to trigger a dopamine-inducing notification.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 06, 2022
The full Game is released!!!!!!

Gamer Greetings! Look, the game is out! The little widget below even says so! (Or so I hope!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1704730/Vacant_Kingdom/ What else is there to say? Thank you to every o

Oct 05, 2022
The Full Game comes out Tomorrow!!!

Gamer Greetings! I'm just popping in for a quick reminder that the game's coming out tomorrow! (Or if you didn't catch the last post then... surprise!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1704730/Vacan

Sep 24, 2022
The full Vacant Kingdom releases on October 6th!

Gamer Greetings! You've seen the title, the full version of Vacant Kingdom is almost upon us! October 6th is the release day! Wishlist it, mark your calendars, and let your nephew Graeden know! https:

Jun 13, 2022
Play the New Demo!

Gamer Greetings! Today I have a short but very exciting update! I've just released a new Vacant Kingdom demo for you all to play! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1984700/Vacant_Kingdom_Demo/ Just t

May 14, 2022
New Demo on June 13th

Gamer Greetings! I have a couple things to share! First, I'm happy to announce that there will be a new Vacant Kingdom demo that you can play at Steam Next Fest on June 13th ! Just to manage expectati

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresAction, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie, RPG
Player tagsBullet Hell · Free to Play · Action · RPG · Indie · Shoot 'Em Up · Adventure · Top-Down Shooter · Difficult · Funny · Twin Stick Shooter · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements4
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 10, 8, 7, or Vista Processor: Intel i3 or AMD Equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, GeForce 6xxx, Radeon HD 2xxx, or newer Storage: 50 MB available space Sound Card: Any should work perfectly. Additional Notes: Blue LEDs inside case.