The King is Watching News

• Fixed the crashing when the player has collected all of the artifacts
  
• Fixed the ability to endlessly buy the same upgrades
  
• Basic construction building is now upgradable when the time is frozen
  
• Fixed the issue where sometimes resource icons would disappear from descriptions
  
• Fixed minor ui issues
  

• Fixed menu music not playing after leaving the run
  
• Fixed the inability to take screenshots
  
• Prevented screen breaking issue for some users
  
• Moving a building now applies short term production debuff to it
  
• Changed resource costs of buildings that produce mulpitle resources (e. g. Wood farm) from 50 wood each to 40 wood and 40 wheat each
  
• Fixed minor ui issues
  

• Pure Roguelike – Every run is different in numerous ways, requiring you to strategize to emerge victorious.
  
• Powerful Spells – Use limited spells, obtainable through various methods, to harm and weaken foes or strengthen your soldiers, turning the tide of battle.
  
• More Enemies, Buildings, and Recruits – Face more foes, construct more buildings, and rally a greater army.
  
• Powerful Artifacts – Earn mighty artifacts by defeating waves of enemies or trading with the merchant.
  
• Meta-Progression Added – After each run, strengthen thy realm with upgrades.
  
• Polished Graphics – The graphic has been refined, yet the style remains true.
  

One of my favorite city building games of all time is Majesty, the self-titled 'fantasy kingdom sim' where you don't actually control your units, but instead take the seat of an all-seeing monarch that just handles all the town management elements. Fitting that concept into a snappy roguelite format is the upcoming small-scale strategy game The King is Watching, and it's just launched an updated demo on Steam. I had a chance to give the latest build a go ahead of its launch, and the loop already has me hooked.

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