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The King Is Watching’s free demo turns city building into a brilliant balancing act of feudal surveillance

A watched pot never boils, so they say - ‘they’ presumably all being dead now after having their minds physically melted after hearing the first kettle click in readiness while stubbornly staring in the opposite direction. Yes, yes, it’s a metaphor, but we don’t have time for all that. Your kingdom is under attack by goblins, and the only way to get your useless underlings to chop the wood, till the fields, and train the guards needed to defend it is to provide constant surveillance. The King Is Watching is a minimalist resource-chain-em-up and wave defense goblin-knocker with a brilliant twist. I'm now a little bit obsessed with it, I think, and what is RPS if not a vehicle for chronicling my many fleeting obsessions?


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New Demo localizations!

[h2]Demo is now available on additional languages![/h2]

We have added following localization to the game's demo:
- Russian
- Spanish
- German
- Simplified Chinese

If you spot any issue with those, please, let us know in Discord.

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Play The King is Watching Demo Now

[h3]The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder with a twist - your lazy peasants work ONLY IF YOU WATCH![/h3]

Following today’s tinyBuild Connect 2024 digital showcase, we are excited to announce that we’ve partnered with tinyBuild to publish the game later this year!

[h2]The King is Watching Announcement Trailer[/h2]
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There are a lot of exciting things ahead, and we’d like to thank all of you for your support on our journey. We’ll be sharing more news on The King is Watching’s development down the road, but for now, there’s a DEMO available on Steam!

[h2]Play the Demo now[/h2]
Try to survive as long as possible by strategically placing your buildings and moving your gaze around the map to balance production and defences!

Will your kingdom prosper under your gaze, or will it crumble to pieces?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/The_King_is_Watching/

The current demo may be slightly different from what is shown on the store page screenshots, but that’s because we’ve already improved quite a few things in the game (including visuals, UI, and some game mechanics) based on the feedback we got from our community while the game was available on GX.Games.

If you are having fun, please share your feedback with us on Discord; it would greatly help the development! 🙏

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