Reigns

DevolverDigital

About this game

** Play Store Most Innovative Game of 2016 **

Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal fingers either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom. Survive the seemingly never-ending gauntlet of requests from your advisors, peasants, allies, and enemies while maintaining balance between the influential factions of your kingdom. But beware; each decision you make might have implications and unfortunate consequences down the road that could put your reign and family’s dynasty at risk!

Each year of your reign brings another important – seemingly random – request from your unpredictable kingdom as you strive for balance between the church, the people, the army, and the treasury. Prudent decisions and careful planning make for a long reign but unforeseen motivations, surprise events, and poor luck can take down even the most entrenched monarch. Extend your reign as long as possible, forge alliances, make enemies, and find new ways to die as your dynasty marches along through the ages. Some events will span on centuries, with an intrigue involving burning witches, scientific enlightenment, wicked politics and, maybe, the Devil himself.

Ratings and reviews

pretty fun though the controls were a bit confusing/ clunky to me at first and it can be difficult to figure out how to unlock certain storylines. it does get repetitive after a while, but still a pretty decent time killer. i prefer the Her Majesty version even though I'm an adult man lol

I'm 10 years late to the party but can now agree that Reigns is a fantastic game. There is more strategy and longevity than you'd ever expect from a game with a core mechanic as simple as swiping left and right on a sequence of cards, as you aim to make the best decisions to keep your king on the throne for as long as possible. I'm looking forward to trying other titles in this series.

Really I mean it! Edit: I wrote my original review when I was only 14 years old, 30/09/2016. Since then, I've played a lot more games and even studied game design, so I should have a lot more to say. But honestly, I don't; I think 5/5 says it all. Even after exhausting its content back then, Reigns kept living in my imagination for much of the decade since. It's a special game. While I understand save files couldn't carry over, I do wish there was a little something for returning fans though.

What’s new

In order to celebrate Reigns 10th Anniversary, we're releasing a free content update inspired by our decade of history!

- Explore over 190 new cards!
- Meet new characters tied to your favourite Reigns games !
- Work through fiendish puzzles inspired by the other Reigns franchise titles!
- Find the brand new ending!

Other Updates

- Update the Reigns save system to better align with modern devices
- **This will likely reset any existing save data!**