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9 Kings leaves Early Access with a mode for rewriting its rules

9 Kings leaves Early Access with a mode for rewriting its rules
NewsMythscribe13 November 2026

Sad Socket’s kingdom-building roguelike reaches 1.0 with four modes, including a custom mode for choosing your own deck and rules.

9 Kings left Early Access on Steam on November 12. Joker Mode lets players set the deck and rules for a run, while Quest Mode sends them across nine lands with challenges built around particular puzzles. The full release also includes the classic single-player run and a multiplayer ladder where players face builds from

around the world. The studio counts more than 130 cards and 140 decrees in 1.0. Official Steam announcement. Image source · Sad Socket.

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