Adventure · August 11, 2016

Reigns (2016)

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Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom. Survive the seemingly never-ending gauntlet of requests from your advisors, peasants, allies, and enemies while maintaining balance between the influential factions of your kingdom. But beware; each decision you make might have implications and unfortunate consequences down the road that could put your reign and family’s dynasty at risk! An Unpredictable Kingdom: Each year of your reign brings another important – seemingly random – request from your unpredictable kingdom as you strive for balance between the church, the people, the army, and the treasury. Prudent decisions and careful planning make for a long reign but unforeseen motivations, surprise events, and poor luck can take down even the most entrenched monarch. Dynasty Expansion: Extend your reign as long as possible, forge alliances, make enemies, and find new ways to die as your dynasty marches along through the ages. Some events will span on centuries, with an intrigue involving burning witches, scientific enlightenment, wicked politics and, maybe, the Devil himself. Royal Challenges: Achieve specific goals set before you at the start of your reign to cement your legacy and unlock new cards and content within the kingdom. Eclectic Presentation: An inspiring score from Disasterpeace compliment elegant gameplay and a bold art direction for a sublime experience as you rule over your people.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Choices Matter · 219
  • Medieval · 177
  • Card Game · 170
  • Indie · 144
  • Life Sim · 136
  • Choose Your Own Adventure · 122
  • Singleplayer · 109
  • RPG · 105
  • Adventure · 95
  • Simulation · 89
  • Strategy · 76
  • Casual · 73
  • Comedy · 53
  • Dark Humor · 48
  • Fantasy · 44

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.9k Steam reviewsTop 29% in Adventure
Positive rating87% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 66%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 77 — top 59% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours4 h averageTop 73% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Portugal

Reception Metrics

Steam community

87%Very Positive · 7.9k reviews

6.9k positive · 1.0k negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.4/10

Curator recommendations

7.4k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

4h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

13

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 11, 2016
DeveloperNerial
PublisherDevolver Digital
Base price$0.98 -67%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Reigns