ArsTechnica’s Kyle Orland watches closely in The King Is Watching, the roguelite kingdom builder by developer Hypnohead, and publisher tinyBuild out now on Steam!
The game’s unique resource management system—combined with well-designed, self-balancing difficulty and randomized upgrades that keep each run fresh—makes The King Is Watching one of the most enjoyable pick-up-and-play strategy titles I’ve encountered in a long time.
Shifting your gaze and adjusting your production tiles plays out like a simple puzzle game, requiring effective juggling of both time and space to be maximally efficient. You need to constantly split your attention between your present resource and unit needs and your near- and far-future plans for upgrades.
Read the full article here. The King Is Watching is out now on PC via Steam here! Check out the official tinyBuild website here for more information. Make sure to take a peek at the official tinyBuild and Hypnohead Twitter/X for more updates!
