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9 Kings

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2025

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Quick resume

A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.

Global score

93/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Early Access, Card & Board Game

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    Pros

    • Addictive and replayable gameplay
    • Deep strategic deckbuilding and synergies
    • Frequent developer updates and bug fixes
    • Unique kings with varied playstyles
    • Good value for price

    Cons

    • Game crashes and performance issues at high levels
    • Limited content and build variety currently
    • Some bugs and ui quirks
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features
    • Repetitive runs with some rng dependency

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

      Game with the same Autonomy vibe

      4

      "Players have freedom to choose cards and customize their runs, creating unique playstyles and strategies."

      Capsule for Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers. Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers.

      "Players choose kings, build decks, and decide card placements and strategies freely, allowing personal control over runs."

    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

      4

      "The game offers tactical depth, skillful positioning, and strategic deck management with meaningful feedback and challenge scaling."

      Capsule for Arcanium: Rise of Akhan Arcanium: Rise of Akhan

      "Game offers skillful strategic deckbuilding and tactical placement with meaningful feedback and challenge scaling."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      -3

      "Focus is primarily on solo runs and personal progression rather than direct player versus player competition."

      Capsule for Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

      "Focus is on solo runs and personal progression rather than direct player-vs-player competition."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      5

      "Highly addictive with long play sessions and habitual engagement reported by many players."

      Capsule for Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021

      "Highly addictive with long play sessions and repeated runs; players report habitual engagement and grinding."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      -5

      "Entirely single-player experience with no cooperative multiplayer or teamwork elements."

      Capsule for Wolfenstein: The New Order Wolfenstein: The New Order

      "Entirely single-player experience with no cooperative multiplayer or teamwork elements."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      4

      "Players experiment with card combinations and multiple ways to solve puzzles and progress story."

      Capsule for Foretales Foretales

      "Players experiment with many card combinations, synergies, and build strategies, fostering creative problem solving."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -5

      "No evidence of exerting control over others; interactions are solo and balanced."

      Capsule for Choo-Choo Charles Choo-Choo Charles

      "No evidence of exerting control over others; interactions are solo and balanced."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      4

      "Players use the game as a relaxing, engaging distraction with immersive fantasy elements."

      Capsule for Tiny Tactics Tiny Tactics

      "Players use the game as a relaxing, engaging distraction with immersive fantasy elements."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment, not obligation or pressure."

      Capsule for Karnage Chronicles Karnage Chronicles

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    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      4

      "Strong emphasis on trying new builds, synergies, and strategies each run."

      Capsule for SNKRX SNKRX

      "Strong emphasis on trying new builds, synergies, and strategies to optimize runs and discover combos."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      -2

      "Exploration is limited to experimenting with settings rather than discovering new in-game areas or secrets."

      Capsule for 4D Minesweeper 4D Minesweeper

      "Exploration is limited; gameplay focuses on mastering known cards and builds rather than discovering new areas."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      -3

      "Minimal character customization or avatar personalization; art style is fixed and simple."

      Capsule for Mind Over Magnet Mind Over Magnet

      "Minimal character or environment customization; standard pixel art style with no avatar personalization."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      4

      "Game features fantasy elements like magic, mythical towers, and imaginative enemies."

      Capsule for Prime World: Defenders 2 Prime World: Defenders 2

      "Game features imaginative fantasy elements like kings, magic, enchanted units, and mythical creatures."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      -5

      "No social or community gameplay; experience is solitary."

      Capsule for Midnight Protocol Midnight Protocol

      "No social or community gameplay; experience is solitary."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      4

      "Players develop skills in deckbuilding, strategy, and character mastery with meta progression and unlocks."

      Capsule for FAIRY TAIL: DUNGEONS FAIRY TAIL: DUNGEONS

      "Players develop skills in deckbuilding, strategy, and adapting to challenges with meta progression."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

      Capsule for DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      -4

      "Requires player attention and active decision-making; not suitable for passive or background play."

      Capsule for Famaze Famaze

      "Requires active attention and decision-making; not designed for passive or background play."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -5

      "No social or emotional relationship building; purely individual gameplay."

      Capsule for Rock 'N' Roll Defense Rock 'N' Roll Defense

      "No social or emotional relationship building; purely individual gameplay."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles; player controls only their own actions."

      Capsule for Protolife Protolife

      "No leadership or group management roles; player controls only their own kingdom."

    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      5

      "Strong progression through unlocking towers, upgrades, skills, and permanent perks."

      Capsule for Citywars Tower Defense Citywars Tower Defense

      "Strong progression through unlocking kings, cards, perks, and leveling up with accumulating power."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      3

      "Generally relaxing with flow state possible, though some tension in boss fights and challenges."

      Capsule for Magic Research 2 Magic Research 2

      "Generally relaxing gameplay with flow state, though some tension exists at higher difficulties."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      2

      "Pleasant visual and auditory feedback with colorful pixel art and sound effects, but not intense sensory stimulation."

      Capsule for Paint it Back Paint it Back

      "Visual and auditory feedback is enjoyable but not intense; pixel art and sound effects provide moderate stimulation."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      -4

      "No social status or recognition systems; achievements are personal and not publicly ranked."

      Capsule for Hogwarts Legacy Hogwarts Legacy

      "No social status or recognition systems; achievements are personal and not publicly ranked."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      1

      "Some narrative elements and lore exist but story is not a major focus; gameplay is mostly context-free."

      Capsule for AutoForge AutoForge

      "Some narrative elements via kings and lore, but gameplay is mostly context-free and focused on mechanics."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      5

      "Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic planning, deck building, and tactical execution."

      Capsule for Pox Nora Pox Nora

      "Core gameplay revolves around deep strategic planning, deckbuilding, and tactical placement."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      2

      "Some suspense and challenge in difficult levels, but overall controlled and predictable gameplay."

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      "Some suspense and challenge in difficult runs, but overall controlled and predictable gameplay."

    • Value

      Game with the same Value vibe

      4

      "Players perceive strong value for time and money due to addictive gameplay and content."

      Capsule for OTXO OTXO

      "Players perceive strong value for time and money with addictive gameplay and frequent updates."

    • Violence

      Game with the same Violence vibe

      3

      "Combat and destruction of enemy units is central to gameplay, though presented in a stylized, non-graphic manner."

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      "Combat and destruction of enemy units is a key gameplay element, though stylized and pixelated."

    • Survival

      Game with the same Survival vibe

      4

      "Players must survive increasingly difficult waves, managing health and resources carefully."

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      "Players focus on avoiding defeat and managing resources to survive increasingly difficult waves."

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Expression.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026