Reigns

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%2016

$2.99

US Steam price, checked 5 h ago

The verdict

A cheap, charming swipe-based kingdom balancer with dark humor and many ways to die. It gets repetitive and RNG-heavy fast, and some players can't get it running; skip it if you want deep choices.

Great for

Players wanting a cheap, quirky time-killer with dark humor, played in short bursts

Main risk

Repetitive cards and RNG make it stale after a couple of hours, or it may not run at all

What players love

Simple, addictive swipe mechanic

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“It's incredible how such a simple concept of just swiping left or right to decide can produce such a fun game with so many possible outcomes.”
Steam review · 25.1 h played ↗

“I love how nuanced everything feels despite being limited to Yes/No questions!”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗

“A great start to the series, an addictive swipe game like Tinder but you run a state!!!”
Steam review · translated · 15 h played ↗

Very cheap for what you get

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“It's really fun for a couple of hours and really justifies the cheap price.”
Steam review · 16.6 h played ↗

“Basically this game is everything you could want for 2.99 €.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

“I put in 1 hour per dollar spent and can say that the game is well worth the cost then and it still is now.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗

Unlockable cards, characters and hidden story

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“At the second level, you start to strategize, because every consecutive run is built on the previous runs.”
Steam review · 21.5 h played ↗

“New cards and events are added as you play.”
Steam review · translated · 15.6 h played ↗

Funny dark humor and writing

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“The game is wickedly funny and visually appealing.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗

“funny black humor with an addictive gameplay loop”
Steam review · translated · 4 h played ↗

Many creative ways to die

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews

“Also note the variety of ways you can die. Get killed by usurpers, relatives, monsters, diseases, fanatics, oligarchs, your own hubris...”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

“The game's strength: about 30 ways to die!)”
Steam review · translated · 18 h played ↗

Charming minimalist art and music

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews

“I was actually shocked by the music, it is really nice and smooth, settling quietly into the background perfectly.”
Steam review · 11.1 h played ↗

“The art design is consistent and unique (in regards to everything else out on the market) and easy on the eyes.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗

What players complain about

Repetitive and gets boring fast

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“things become excruciatingly stale after 2 hours”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗

“Boring. Flipping through the same cards 20 times.”
Steam review · translated · 2.4 h played ↗

“The problem is that as the game goes on, the same choices show up over. and over. and over.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗

Heavy RNG and unclear consequences

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“Consequences of your choices are unclear. You're just randomly killed off for unknown "reasons".”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗

“The game is entirely built on randomness, with no basic logic, and it's impossible to predict where a decision leads.”
Steam review · translated · 0.8 h played ↗

Choices feel meaningless; just stat balancing

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“In reality, the choices you make are simply a matter of balancing your four resources.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗

“There are almost no narrative consequences for anything you do, just a few numbers.”
Steam review · 10.5 h played ↗

Better on mobile than PC

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“Doesn't lend itself well to sitting at a desk or a couch and focusing intently on it. Get it for your phone for quick ten minute bursts.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗

“such games should only be released on mobile, to kill time standing in a queue”
Steam review · translated · 3.3 h played ↗

Won't start: blank cards, stuck after ghost

Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews

“Once you launch it the cards will remain blank and you won't be able to progress, there is no fix anyone knows of and the dev isn't responding or taking notice.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

“It simply shows me the back of a card and does not proceed.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

Updates wiped saves; bugs and broken achievements

Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews

“Anniversary update wiped my save. Very cool.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗

“the game is buggy and several achievements are broken, and the devs don't seem to be taking action to fix it”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified

Minimum

OSWindows 7 or later

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