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Checked 13 Nov 2026
Thronefall or 9 Kings?
Both games put you over a little kingdom. They do not spend the hour the same way.
Defense nights versus a roguelike kingdom
Thronefall is daytime building and nighttime defense across a fixed set of maps, single player, list price $12.99. 9 Kings, app 2784470, is a roguelike kingdom builder with single-player and async multiplayer. Steam search on 13 Nov 2026 showed it at $9.99 from $19.99. A research pass the same day saw 21,986 reviews. That count will move. The release date in the same pass is 12 Nov 2026.
Pick Thronefall if you want the same castle improved night after night. Pick 9 Kings if you want runs that start over and a second player on a different schedule. I am not scoring either one.
Questions
Which is cheaper?
On 13 Nov 2026, 9 Kings was $9.99 and Thronefall on Steam was $6.49.
Which has multiplayer?
9 Kings lists async multiplayer. Thronefall's official mode is single player.
Who made 9 Kings?
Sad Socket, on Steam.
Is 9 Kings a clone?
It is a different structure: roguelike runs, not a fixed 10-map campaign.
When did 9 Kings launch?
12 Nov 2026.
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Sources
- Steam store page — checked 2026-11-14
- Steam store search — checked 2026-11-14
- Steam app 2784470 — checked 2026-11-14