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The King is Watching unveils a realm where your gaze is the scepter of power, crafted by Hypnohead and heralded by tinyBuild in 2025. You ascend as a monarch atop a fragile throne, peering over a kingdom teetering on the edge of chaos, where lazy peasants toil only under your vigilant eye. Set to bloom in Early Access during Q2 2025, this indie strategy gem casts you into a roguelite dance of resource and resolve, where every glance shapes the fate of fields, mines, and barracks amidst a land besieged by relentless foes. The air hums with the weight of your rule, the earth shifts with each choice, and your reign becomes a living tale spun from the whims of a watchful sovereign. To wield this royal might at its peak, download the latest version and let your vision forge a dynasty in a world as unpredictable as it is enchanting.

The gameplay in The King is Watching is a delicate weave of strategy and scrutiny, where every turn hinges on the flicker of your attention. You’ll direct your kingdom’s pulse gaze upon the wheat fields to spark a harvest, shift to the barracks to muster knights, or linger on mines to unearth riches each choice a thread in a tapestry of survival against waves of invaders. This isn’t mere management; it’s a puzzle of priorities, where buildings spring to life only beneath your stare, and the roguelite twist ensures no two reigns mirror another, with permanent upgrades lingering beyond defeat to fuel your next rise. Hypnohead crafts a realm that’s casual in its call yet deep with cunning, where every resource gathered and every foe felled builds your legend, and the latest version refines this art with crisper mechanics and new trials, turning your vigilance into a crown of triumph.

Freshly poised in 2025, The King is Watching stands as a throne for those who dare to rule. Download the latest version from tinyBuild to step into this growing saga, now enriched with updates like expanded events and smoother play since its demo days, offering a kingdom that evolves with every eye that meets it. This is more than a game it’s your dominion, your legacy, carved into a land where every glance bends the world to your will. Whether you savor the calm of casual strategy or the thrill of outwitting chaos, The King is Watching promises a reign that echoes through the ages claim your crown today and let your kingdom rise under the weight of your watchful gaze.

NOTE. Uploaded version: 10 August 2025 [v1.0.4 (Build 19527211)]. This is Full Release and latest version of game. The game is already Pre-Installed and ready to run the game, read the instruction below.


System Requirements

Minimum:
OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, 10, 11
Processor: 2.0 Ghz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
Storage: 1 GB available space

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.


How to Install the Game

  1. Download the game files through torrent.
  2. Run the installation file «[gamename].setup.exe», follow the instructions.
  3. Choose a place on the disk, where the game will be installed.
  4. Wait for the notification that the game is installed.
  5. Сlick on the label of the game, Play!

Download The King is Watching v1.0.4

SIZE: 338 MB | Downloads: |
Steam Rating: Very positive

Game Update history

  • The King is Watching v1.0.2c → v1.0.4 (Build 19527211) [ 10.08.2025 ]
  • The King is Watching v1.0.1c → v1.0.2c [ 31.07.2025 ]
  • The King is Watching Build 19297345 → v1.0.1c [ 26.07.2025 ]
  • The King is Watching v0.6.2 → Build 19297345 FULL RELEASE [ 22.07.2025 ]
  • The King is Watching → v0.6.2 [ 02.03.2025 ]

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OfflineSkidCodexCo| SkidrowCODEX Team| 22 July 2025 13:22 (6 722 comments)
RTS, or “Real Time Staring”
So, what is The King is Watching all about? The game has one main mechanic: nothing happens in your kingdom unless you’re watching it. 
 
From wheat-picking peasants and gold-digging miners to blade-swinging soldiers preparing for battle, your subjects will only work when you are watching them.
 
Thus, your eyes become the kingdom’s greatest resource… but they can’t look at everything at the same time! Will you nurture your crops or train your troops? Only the sharpest sighted monarchs shall thrive!
 
 
Eyes on your Kingdom!
The King is Watching it’s a roguelite kingdom builder where no two reigns are ever the same. But how does the game ensure that?
 
Aside from gathering resources and fending off waves of goblins and beasts, you will:
Face one of many villainous Bosses each run, drawn from a pool of mighty fiends like dragons, necromancers, and goblin warlords, each bringing unique tactics to overthrow you.
Increase the challenge through ever-tougher Threat Levels, where enemies gain new powers, demanding new royal strategies and split-second ruling.
Adapt thy plans to random blueprints, artifacts, and spells found during each run: with this you will forge unique builds instead of relying on a single path to victory.
Choose from multiple Kings, Advisors and unlockable Upgrades, providing always a new challenge to face!
 
Thus is forged the true royal challenge: every run is gonna be a brand-new royal tale!
 
 
 
A Kingdom for Both New and Veteran Kings
Whether you're a fresh-faced monarch still learning which end of the sword is which, or a hardened ruler with battle-scarred robes, The King is Watching welcomes all. It’s easy to pick up (no scroll-reading required!) but has enough cunning strategy and challenge to keep even the most seasoned sovereigns on their toes for generations!
 
Ready to Rule?
The King is Watching is officially out, with many updates already being whispered in the castle halls!
 
Want to meet your fellow nobles? Join us on Discord to share strategies, screenshots, and argue politely over which advisor is the best (it’s Gustav the duck, obviously).
 
A Note on Localization: Some parts of the current localization were translated but have not yet gone through final editing. You may spot a few lines that seem out of context or a bit rough around the edges.
If you do, please let us know in the #bug-reports channel on the Discord! Your help is invaluable, noble ruler! 👑
 
So wear your best crown, gaze nobly and carve your legacy into the annals of royal history!
HUZZAH!!
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OfflineSkidCodexCo| SkidrowCODEX Team| 31 July 2025 10:49 (6 722 comments)
📜Here’s what’s new in Update 1.0.2:

Bug Fixes and Technical Improvements
Fixed a crash that caused the game to close unexpectedly without an error message.
Significantly reduced the memory leak issue.
Optimized unit animations, allowing more units on the battlefield while consuming fewer resources from your PC.
Arachnor's Brother no longer transforms into a different unit after certain encounter decisions.
Adjusted Russian localization by decreasing text size in some instances, ensuring text remains properly within buttons.
Quality-of-Life Improvements
You can now sell blueprints directly from the trader window.
Upgrades for sold blueprints will no longer appear in rewards.
Powerful random seals will now prefer empty tiles rather than tiles already occupied by seals.
We are actively working on the highly requested mid-run save feature and hope to launch public tests for it later this week. Stay tuned for updates!
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OfflineSkidCodexCo| SkidrowCODEX Team| 6 hours above (6 722 comments)
The Problem with Leo
We’ll be honest: we didn’t balance King Leo the Wise properly. He was simply too strong. Here's why:
His first ability had an extremely short cooldown, enabling frequent blueprint sales.
Selling blueprints rapidly boosted morale, which in turn greatly increased unit damage and resource production.
Players could bypass early-game resource management entirely, a system that’s supposed to be a core part of the challenge.
On top of that, Leo has one of the best Gaze upgrades and can spawn free units on cooldown.

We want each King to offer unique bonuses and a meaningful challenge. Some will naturally be stronger than others. And we love seeing you break the game with wild builds, whether intentional or not. But Leo was on an entirely different level. Not just compared to existing Kings, but even those we’re planning to introduce in the future.

"Why Not Just Buff Everyone Else?"
Trust us, we considered it. But buffing everything to match Leo would cause runaway stat inflation and break the balance of the game in other areas. It would also make it far harder to design future content. So a nerf was necessary.

We hate nerfing things. And our goal was to do it just once. But after reviewing your feedback, we agree: we went too far. This update includes a revised, more balanced version of Leo and several other changes to improve the experience overall.

Patch Notes
King Leo the Wise’s third ability resource costs have been reverted:
1st use: Wheat 200, Wood 200 → Wheat 100, Wood 100
2nd use: Wheat 400, Wood 400 → Wheat 200, Wood 200
3rd use: Flour 250, Metal 250 → Flour 100, Metal 100
4th use: Flour 600, Metal 600 → Flour 300, Metal 300
First ability cooldown reduced from 40s → 30s.
Improved the functionality of artifacts applying productivity seals for Threat Level 8+ runs.
Added Steam achievements for completing the game on Threat Level 10 with each King.
Made various localization and text improvements across multiple languages.
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