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SEATTLE, WA – May 27, 2025 – The King is Watching, the upcoming roguelite kingdom builder by developer Hypnohead, and publisher tinyBuild, royally proclaims its official arrival on PC via Steam in July. Since its reveal, the royal roguelite has achieved 200k wishlists on Steam, and 330k demo downloads. Look forward to another gameplay glimpse during the 2025 tinyBuild Connect on May 27, 2025!
Rule with an iron gaze, keeping the King’s eyes on royal subjects to ensure they serve the kingdom justly. Maintain order as a fellow lord in this kingly spin on the base-building genre, with roguelite elements offering vast replayability. Monitor ongoing productions within the castle walls, form a powerful army, and reign supreme for all of the realm to witness.
Perform grand gestures, strategically constructing buildings and assemblies to gather special resources. Beware of slackers, always eager to wander off the very moment the King’s eyes are drawn elsewhere. Divert the royal attention to all kingdom productions, including the harvesters of wheatfields, mage guilds for castle defenses, and training grounds for preparing combat-ready soldiers.
Procure enough food to feed the castle’s denizens, as a king ought, to keep thy people nourished. Conjure up the aid of the Mages Guild to cast formidable spells and ward off enemy invasion. Gather and trade resources with neighboring villages to obtain ancient knowledge and strengthen the castle in mystical ways. Deploy resources efficiently to enhance the kingdom’s might and rule the lands with almighty sovereignty.
Explore the world and assemble multiple kingdoms across vast biomes, each providing distinct challenges. Take advantage of fortified locations like the palisades or build massive stone wall fields for better defenses. Tactfully place troops across the map for optimal security against ever-evolving enemy invaders. As ruler, protect the realm or conquer it, morphing it into the most powerful nation to exist.
“When we first came up with the concept for The King is Watching at a game jam, we never expected to reach so many people,” said Semyon Itmaniuk, Head of the Hypnohead Studio. “That prototype has now been played more than a million times, which is an incredible vote of confidence! Now we’re excited to partner with tinyBuild to get our game to the finish line and in the hands of even more players.”
The King is Watching launches on PC via Steam in July. It offers English, German, Russian, French, Spanish (EU), Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Ukrainian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language support.
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The King is Watching 2025 tinyBuild Connect Trailer
About tinyBuild
tinyBuild started as an indie game developer and morphed into a developer publisher you can't miss. Our dedication to creating long-term partnerships and elevating recognizable franchises has resulted in many successful collaborations with talented developers from all over the world. The company has released dozens of games, including Hello Neighbor, Graveyard Keeper, SpeedRunners, and more. Although headquartered in the Seattle Area, USA, the company has established a strong global presence with studios across the US, Netherlands, Latvia, and throughout Eastern Europe.
About Hypnohead Studio
Hypnohead Studio is a small indie dev studio behind the Save the Reactor game, based in Serbia. The King is Watching is their second title.