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The Monarch
Will you be the savior to purify this land? The Monarch is a lane-defense game where you control a monarch, expand your kingdom, and defend against evil by strategically managing gold resources, recruiting diverse units, and exploring a world filled with mythical threats.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“A top down camera, cut-and-paste of the Kingdoms series with a lot of early access jank, but I'm a sucker for the formula and enjoyed beating it and then trying to win again in fewer days. Worth the $4 I paid even if it doesn't develop into a great game with its own identity…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“It's really fun despite the fact that is an early access game. Random events while exploring the map (i mean the creatures that are coming out of caves or sth) is quite challenging. You can create great skill combos and also love the ability to expand the base by cutting trees…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“The core gameplay loop is: 1. Hold left or right on the joystick for a few minutes while mostly nothing interesting happens 2. Before night falls, go back the direction you just came, which takes just as long and even less interesting stuff happens 3. Battle for 4 seconds at…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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Hotfix 1.0.4
Patch Notes: Fixed a bug where elite enemies would act weird while chasing the player. Resolved an issue where paladins and berserkers had achieved unintended immortality. Fixed the bug that caused to
Hotfix 1.0.3
Bug fixes: Permanent upgrades are now safely saved—no more disappearing upgrades! Fixed an issue with the save system that reset the day counter to 1 when reloading. Time marches on properly now! We d
Hotfix 1.0.2
Patch Notes: Bug Fix : Fixed an issue where archer towers would endlessly consume coins without upgrading. Coin Mischief : Some coins were trying to fly away from time to time. We kindly reminded them
Hotfix 1.0.1
New Features & Improvements Added additional log files to the bug report tool to help track down and resolve issues more effectively. Bug Fixes Level Up Error: Fixed a bug where an error occurred when
The Monarch 1.0.0 is Here!
Greetings Builders ! We are thrilled to announce that after more than two years of hard work, The Monarch 1.0.0 is officially here! This release is packed with epic content, including 3 legendary unit
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tower Defense · Survival · Base-Building · Exploration · Rogue-lite · Side Scroller · Real Time Tactics · Colony Sim · Strategy RPG · Medieval · Rogue-like · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Gamepad Recommended · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , Turkish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Latin Americ… |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Official site | https://citadelgames.xyz |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows XP Processor: Dual Core DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space