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Just King
Developer VISH
Just King is an action auto-battler with roguelike elements. Assemble your party to venture into different lands fighting fearsome kings and their deadly armies. Use your loot to hire and upgrade mighty heroes... or the bard. From the Steam store page
174 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 20, 2026 · last updated Oct 22, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
74
Fresh
119 positive · 41 negative
95% range 67–81%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 119 | 41 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
713 of 820 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
75% recommend · 126 yes, 41 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 167 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,327 of 1,493 positive).
Players praise the game's value and fun for its low price. [1][2][3] Some reviewers criticize recent UI changes as making the game less enjoyable. [4][5][6] Several players note limited replayability and unbalanced mechanics. [7][8][9]
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- [4]
I don't know what happened to the UI i used to play this like a year or two ago and it worked perfectly fine and now its like duplo sized info boxes that takes 1/5 of the screen, i feel like it needs a few settings to un-bloat the UI sizing or at least revert back to how it used to be, everything is too big now. You used to be able to have everything in one screen fitting all nice and neat, you could see all the …
- [16]
Just King is listed as an autobattler, but its really closest to brotato-like with a bit more by way of autobattler trappings. You've got your little king and 4 slots around him in a + formation, and you buy party members to put in those slots. The party members all have their own attacks, an inventory, and like a faction and role. So like you have a bard, who can hit guys with his lute and dispense musical notes …
- [1]
Great little game for the price. Has some rough spots, but the mechanics are solid. Works perfectly on deck. If you loved Brotato and are considering this, please don't hesitate.
- [11]
I’ve enjoyed my time playing Just King, and can see myself continuing to play it for a long time. It’s casual insofar as it’s easy to pick up and play, but there’s enough complexity and replayability that something comes up in every run that surprises me. The game’s presentation is very silly. The art is bright and colourful, and each character has a lot of personality. I’m endlessly impressed at how distinct each …
- [2]
One of those $5 games that you buy on sale, then realize its actually a good nights worth of fun. Just King does its best to keep the replay-ability factor. They have PvP, they have challenge mode, loop mode, and a nice selection of heroes to mix and match to scratch the ol "Binding Of Isaac synergies" itch. - Heroes variety, trinkets to give them, positional advantages. Its like a board game meets Vampire …
Summarised from 34 of the 181 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Just King talk about great value for the price; those who didn't talk about recent UI update is unintuitive and bloated. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 174 · most liked firstthread of game concepts that I've worked on that keep me up at night on how I should revisit them. 5/? Roguelite about growing your own minions and merging them to create new stronger minions, felt that the game was too similar to a game by a friend (Just King), wanted to make it more different.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just King is listed as an autobattler, but its really closest to brotato-like with a bit more by way of autobattler trappings. You've got your little king and 4 slots around him in a + formation, and you buy party members to put in those slots. The party members all have their own attacks, an inventory, and like a faction and role. So like you have a bard, who can hit guys with his lute and dispense musical notes that buff you when you pick them up and harm enemies who walk onto them, he's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just King Things? Shelved by Genre? Game Studies Study Buddies? You're telling me that's just one network? (Honestly the fact that they all share two cohosts mightve tipped you off but I dont know your life)
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't know what happened to the UI i used to play this like a year or two ago and it worked perfectly fine and now its like duplo sized info boxes that takes 1/5 of the screen, i feel like it needs a few settings to un-bloat the UI sizing or at least revert back to how it used to be, everything is too big now. You used to be able to have everything in one screen fitting all nice and neat, you could see all the heroes on top and now you have to click a menu a shop menu that doesnt even display…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was just getting into this game, then a patch comes out and makes the UI completely unintuitive. Why ruin a good thing? It's frustrating to have to click through so many things now to see units/items/stats etc. Will probably wait to see if it gets reverted.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nintendo could literally add JUST King K. Rool to Mario Kart World and a LOT of players would be hyped bcz the thought of him playable for the first time in a Mario Kart game would mean a LOT to people, especially for fans of him and more character variety for players. #AddKingKRoolToMarioKartWorld
neutral · AI labelView post →Recent patch made the UI/UX so bad it's awful to play
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun Fact: You can support literary podcasts like @rangedtouch.bsky.social's Just King Things, Game Studies Study Buddies, and Shelved by Genre by buying books via their @bookshop.org page. Their shipping doesn't destroy books like Amazon's, and right now it's also free: bookshop.org/shop/rangedt...
neutral · AI labelView post →REVIEW AFTER 100% COMPLETION It pains me to give the game a negative after thoroughly enjoying the early versions, but it didn't quite shape up as I expected, and is worse off than previous versions despite now being fully released. Honestly, for five bucks, you really don't have much to lose economically in buying this, and you might enjoy it as a simple game to play a run or so between tasks to decompress. The game's run length is just perfect for that sort of thing, and in spite of its…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I've exhausted the vanilla gameplay, and have not found it to be enjoyable, I sometimes decide to crank up the cheats to see if at max skills and items - is the late game any more fun? Sadly, it wasn't. Unfortunately, Just King falls flat in many ways. First, the controls of having a center character and up to four others locked in place around you make for...an uncomfortable and semi-tricky time in controlling things. I seem to be spinning when I don't mean to or not spinning when I'd…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Used to be decent to play but the new UI feels absolutely horrible.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game is mostly fine but is an unbalanced mess with clunky controls
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game. Can be difficult but usually very casual. The whole concept of nanas is quite cute and gives it a whimsical theme. -Casual: Not very difficult but requires a basic understanding of moving and positioning. From "Don't stand on fire" to "Tank needs to tank damage" concepts that if you do not know them, you will probably have a hard time. -Music: Very nice and whimsical. -Graphics: Very cute stylish and not PC intensive. Looks like a mobile game but it works. -Roles: Just like many…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →✔ unique party-based combat with king in the middle and four rotating characters, which gives some level of customization ✔ quick and gets to the point ✔ lots of classes (too many are locked though) ❔ alright boss battles ❔ synergy system with major buffs when you use classes with matching tags (nudges you to towards specific compositions at the cost of many others) ✘ in the end power progression isn't exciting - you recruit characters and give them three items each... and that's about it ✘…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great little game for the price. Has some rough spots, but the mechanics are solid. Works perfectly on deck. If you loved Brotato and are considering this, please don't hesitate.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game isnt complex enough, you're forced to pick 3 or 4 of the same heroes the get perfect synergy. You get no rewards for completing any of the levels which makes it worthless to replay
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nothing stacks right, wish I could refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hesitant recommend. Played on hardest and got destroyed very early very fast, after some tries figured out what's a run killer and managed better to avoid them. While each chapter has something different going on, I felt like early chapters were the best experience and as you get further the experience deteriorates a bit as a whole. Was still something I wanted to play to finish at least once, but compared to other games in the genre, I find myself a bit hard pressed to return to this one to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A gameplay loop that makes each run a little too similar, and topped with the already minimal mechanics makes this a pass for me
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Control the heroes' orientation by spinning around with the mouse. It's an unfun mechanic when your archer keeps moving the front.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love the new TFT mode! (Duels). Plays great via Steam Link on a tablet <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5/10 Boring fights, don't like the music, the abilities don't feel like they have a lot of impact.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decent game to burn 3-5 hours. It's the base is very cool, but replayability is limited. This is effectively Brotato if you slowed the movement speed to ~50% (making consistent evasion difficult) and removed all gameplay changing in-run items (only keeping weapons and basic stats boosts). There's still some fun things to learn about individual heroes/classes, but there's just not many interesting synergies going on. Your "weapons"(servants) having a healthbar is a nice mechanic, which makes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is very "Meh" Almost all of the achievements are just doing certain actions during certain event tiles, which alone will take 50+ runs to get all of them, and the game doesn't have any way to help you get the desired event tile. It's all just luck, and some of them don't even have achievements tied to them. The gameplay is very mediocre, no matter what difficulty you play on. It's just an easy game. I find myself most at odds with trying to get the Sharknado achievement because you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Welcome to the world of VISH Game Studio! We make games that awaken your inner hero and fuel your imagination. 👑Start your adventure in Just King and see if you can handle the kingdom madness! (Available on Steam and Google Play) store.steampowered.com/app/1059980/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I liked it more when it was simpler, too many unnecesary updates kinda made it more unfun as time went on (especially adding more achivements and making me have to come back to 100% it again like four times)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of those $5 games that you buy on sale, then realize its actually a good nights worth of fun. Just King does its best to keep the replay-ability factor. They have PvP, they have challenge mode, loop mode, and a nice selection of heroes to mix and match to scratch the ol "Binding Of Isaac synergies" itch. - Heroes variety, trinkets to give them, positional advantages. Its like a board game meets Vampire Survivors. - Plenty of creativity between builds. Hours of content (I'd wager 5-10+…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Try mixing Hades and Vampire Survivors in ur brain.. now add multiplayer.. now take multiplayer away but you still have their champs in play.... Pretty fun! If you like Vampire Survivors you'll probably like this too. Lotta achievements!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's ok. For the price, it's certainly not bad. Granted, I bought it on sale despite how cheap it already is. I recommend it as a nice little distraction, not as something deep to sink your teeth into unless it just happens to really click with you or you like the PVP mode. It has some fun interactions, but a chunk of the achievements (which are also how you unlock things) are too railroady to allow for experimentation unless you want to take the really slow route. Each new area you go…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →List of worst buys ever in on my top 20. Poorly explained tooltips amateur ui persistent song on alt tab on gameplay pretty basic and boring hero unlocks on the same zone are kinda bad 0 sense of progression Another bad game to 100% god I hate my ocd issues back to taking meds tbh is just boring
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's okay for 5 euros. Bosses feel obnoxious though. Counter intuitive is how I'd call the movement and spinning heros around in general. Arena too small too dodge effectively. Haven't seen anywhere near 33 heros though. Roughly got 10 to pick from, 3 for each archetype plus a few extra. I suppose I'm gonna unlock them elsewhere if I decide to keep playing? Ultimately it feels like a waste of time if you go all the way to a boss and he just oneshots your dps and tank because the time to walk…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enjoyed the game when i first played it, latest update seems to have ruined it. Latest updates controls on the menu are horrible and it use to display the synergies when you highlighted a unit now it doesn't not sure if they changed it in options but either way it just seems way worse than it was before.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very nice auto battler with a small twist on the party management and skill upgrades. Overall, a nice little small game that will get you entertained with a small decent replay value. For the price, this is not a disapointment.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short game, but i'm on the last of the 6 zones and so far have about 5hrs played. Considering this game is only $4, even when not on sale, that's a pretty good value imo. Reasonable replay-ability too, trying out different team comps and seeing new items. The game itself is pretty simple, but does have some depth that might not be immediately obvious. It's similar to an auto-chess game in function (your teammates will have classes, having more than 1 of a class gives a party buff based on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If the demo wasn't your thing, the full game doesn't fix the shortcomings. All the individual pieces seem like they would add up to a good game, but the result isn't fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →autobattler. would be fun if the controls werent so bad it makes it unplayable
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's like less than the prices of a daily coffee and lasts longer, i mean, just buy it if you're "maybenotsurethinkingaboutit"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →youtu.be/SzqiZBLytew?... Bonus episode! I chatted with one of my favorite writers, podcasters, and thinkers Cameron Kuntzelman from Just King Things, Game Study Study Buddies, Shelved By Genre, and more!
neutral · AI labelView post →After countless updates this game has lost its charm
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →goated game, pls port to switch and ios / android though
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1. Shelved by Genre 2. Game Studies Study Buddies 3. Homestuck Made This World 4. Just King Things 5. Ranged Touch Podcast hit me up if you are into early modern dramas or the philosophy of science fiction
neutral · AI labelView post →The duels mode is in the same kind of category you might put Underlords except that it's able to use peoples successful runs as your opponents. Really fun and hope its expanded on.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the music . its good also the new pvp mode is a good addition .
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best $5 ever spent.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to make a pet army team, come to find out this game forces you into not playing that way, or rather any way you want.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow....this is one of the most boring games I have played in a VERY long time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great little game that I've only recently come back to after buying it essentially on launch. Now that its reached a full 1.0 release I am quite impressed by the level of polish that the game offers at its price point. The music sits comfortably above being too repetitive, the gameplay is satisfying multiple times through, particularly when challenge hunting, and difficulty is nicely balanced. If anyone is craving an itch for a light-strategy auto-battler with decent interaction, you can't go…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4/10 lacks interesting meta progression and whilst different, the synergy system is too simplistic. And far too grind heavy to unlock things, not bad but there are far better survivor-likes to be played.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve enjoyed my time playing Just King, and can see myself continuing to play it for a long time. It’s casual insofar as it’s easy to pick up and play, but there’s enough complexity and replayability that something comes up in every run that surprises me. The game’s presentation is very silly. The art is bright and colourful, and each character has a lot of personality. I’m endlessly impressed at how distinct each hero looks given the simplicity of the art style. The music is also incredible,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What if Vampire Survivors was massively clunky and didn't feel skill-based at all?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The price for this game is a steal. Could of sold this game for around 5-10 dollar. Would gladly pay 10 dollar for this game. Pros: -Great Music -Cute Art -Difficulty is in the players hands -Simple and straight forward -No Mobile Game grind mechanics to force you to endlessly grind to unlock things - you play the game for what it has to offer instantly, no grind, just stage completion -A straight forward and beat able game. -Controller Friendly -5 stages with different game mechanics in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is waaay too cluttered/complicated, a crap ton of mechanics, stats, walls of text and things that aren't explained get all dumped on the player in the first minute and its impossible to get into.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was hoping, i was playing, and now i can totally say that in version 1.0. they fixed a LOT of disbalance, and now it's finally satisfaying and fun to play, but if we talk about the game, it stil has more to go, but if you like deck building rpg you should try it )
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun, perhaps a bit too easy, but at this price point, there isnt much criticism that can be levied against it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really want to like this, but the controls being what they are is so baffling. The gamepad controls basically being a glorified mouse controlled by a joystick is probably the oddest decision of all. Just make rotating left or right controlled by the left or right shoulder/trigger buttons instead of having us move a cursor to change directions. If the controls ever get upgraded, I'd happily check this out again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just King is a charming and strategically engaging action roguelite that transforms the familiar fantasy adventure into an entertaining exercise in party management, tactical positioning, and character synergy. Developed by VISH and published by VISH and IndieArk, the game places players in command of a king who must assemble a capable team of heroes to defeat dangerous enemies and restore order to his kingdom. Rather than emphasizing complicated combat controls, it focuses on intelligent team…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The change to the new UI is horrible and makes the game feel less streamlined than it used to. All the menus make the game much harder to figure out how to play and having the information on the other side of the screen makes it difficult to quickly figure out what things do. When the game first came out the UI was much better in my opinion and made the game much easier to figure out how to play and what synergies the characters had. Now you need to click through different screens to get the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Need a mobile version of the auto battler mode. Pretty please
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game. Would strongly recommend these tweaks: -Rebalancing Enemy Commander in Wicked Campaign -Displaying some type of progress when fighting through campaign (I had never played the Wicked Campaign before, but it showed crowns over everything right from the start. It was potentially like this because I had already beat the game on an earlier patch)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game doesnt look or play like every trailer or gameplay video ive watched ui and hud looks and feels like a mobile game
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