The King's Despair

The King’s Despair is a planned action roguelite about a monarch fleeing a rebellion and attempting to regain power.

At a glance

Upcoming

An upcoming solo top-down action roguelite about escaping the guillotine, surviving outdoors and choosing a path through a rebellion against your monarchy.

Release: Upcoming · Coming soon
Single-player: Planned
Online co-op: Not verified
Local co-op: Not verified
Perspective: Top-down
Platform: PC / Steam
Operating systems: Windows, macOS, Linux
VR: Not verified
Developer: Sudaka Games
Publisher: Starseed Forest

Wishlist on Steam

Steam PC edition. Announced features are planned and may change.

Steam store artwork for The King's Despair. — Game image from official Steam page

Dungeon crawler

About The King's Despair

The planned journey involves exploring dungeons and realms, collecting supplies to avoid starvation and fighting in real time with melee or ranged equipment. Encounters are intended to involve characters with competing goals; route choices and decisions will lead to different endings as the king uncovers a conspiracy and seeks to reclaim power.

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What makes it worth a look?

The announced equipment includes swords, bows, axes, shields and a frying pan, with brutal bosses among the opposition.

Is this game right for you or your group?

Planned survival with branching choices. For players interested in managing food and combat while deciding which paths and characters to trust.

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Before you choose

This game is unreleased. Its announced features and play modes may change before release.

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