9 Kings 1.0 Release Date: 12 November 2026 — Everything We Know
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9 Kings leaves Early Access and launches as version 1.0 on 12 November 2026 on Steam, GOG, the Epic Games Store, the Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass. The full release adds custom decks, daily quests, more than 27 new Decrees and more Rainbow Cards. Here is everything that is confirmed so far.
9 Kings 1.0 at a glance
| Release date (PC) | 12 November 2026 |
| Stores | Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass |
| Price | $19.99 / €19.99 / £17.99 |
| Developer | Sad Socket |
| Publisher | Hooded Horse |
| Mobile | iOS and Android since 12 October 2026 (port by Playdigious) |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive — "Very Positive" |
What is 9 Kings?
9 Kings is a roguelike kingdom builder that mixes card game, city building, tower defense and auto-battler. You play as one of nine kings, place buildings, troops and spells on the plots of your kingdom and survive a yearly attack from a rival king. Win a battle and you take a card from the defeated king's deck — so every run ends up as a collage of everything you have conquered.
A full run lasts 33 years and you have three lives: you lose one whenever an enemy unit reaches your Kingdom. After a victory you can keep playing in an endless run. If you want the details, read our 9 Kings beginner's guide.
What's new in version 1.0
According to the official announcement from Sad Socket and Hooded Horse, 1.0 brings:
- Custom deck creation — mix and match cards from all nine kings and build your own strategy instead of playing a king's preset deck.
- Daily quests — a new daily challenge that tests your deckbuilding skills.
- 27+ new Decrees — more ways to shape the strategy of a run.
- More Rainbow Cards — powerful special cards that spice up a run.
- Rule modifiers, new animations, UI improvements and balance changes.
- The full roster of kings, Quest Mode, multiplayer, a Casual Play option and the Champions of Chaos boss fights.
How 9 Kings got here
- May 2024 — the prototype, called 3 Kings, appears on itch.io.
- March 2025 — 9 Kings becomes the most-played strategy demo of Steam Next Fest.
- 23 May 2025 — Early Access launch on Steam. More than 250,000 copies sold in the first week and over 400,000 in the first month.
- 2025 — a nomination for Best Early Access Game at the Golden Joystick Awards; nearly 30 patches during Early Access.
- 12 October 2026 — the mobile version launches on iOS and Android.
- 12 November 2026 — version 1.0 on PC.
Is there a demo?
Yes — a free 9 Kings demo is available on Steam, so you can try the basics before deciding.
Can you play 9 Kings offline?
The core of 9 Kings — a run against the rival kings, Quest Mode and Endless Mode — is single-player and works in Steam offline mode. Features that need a connection, such as asynchronous multiplayer (and most likely the online daily quests), will not work offline.
Play 9 Kings now for a fraction of the price
You do not have to wait for 1.0 or pay the full price. On Coplayed you can play 9 Kings on a shared Steam account for a couple of dollars: login details arrive right after payment and you play in Steam offline mode. When 1.0 launches, go online once so Steam downloads the update, then switch back to offline mode.
Not sure what a shared account is? Read shared Steam account vs Family Sharing.
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