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The Palace on the Hill Prologue

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App ID 1582600
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Niku Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29297109
Last Record Update 31 May 2025 – 03:56:37 UTC ()
Release Date 4 May 2023 – 15:48:49 UTC ()
❓ 87.42%
116 reviews
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In-Game

A slice-of-life adventure game set in fictional 90s rural India. Explore ancient palace ruins, set up your garden, cook Indian food, run errands for quirky characters, and learn about your history by making art.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Niku Games
controller_support full
ReleaseState released
Publisher Niku Games
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 4 May 2023 – 15:48:49 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/4QwKy2bN35
https://x.com/palaceonhill
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aBtfHwLN2XExx60NX4lMg/
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 4 May 2023 – 15:48:49 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 31 May 2025 – 03:56:22 UTC () (1748663782)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 99
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK, cURL SDK
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 19 March 2021 – 05:49:48 UTC (), in changelist #11008991

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
Swedish Yes
Indonesian Yes Yes
Bangla Yes
Hindi Yes Yes

Tags

📚 Story Rich 💼 Management 🧫 Life Sim 🧘 Relaxing 🗺 Exploration 🎨 Hand-drawn 💔 Emotional 🗺️ Adventure 📚 Narrative 🗺️ Top-Down 🌍 Open World 🎨 Colorful 🌱 Indie 👤 Singleplayer 🌎 Immersive Sim 🖥️ Simulation 🌓 2.5D 🌾 Farming 🏽 2D 🗣️ Conversation

Categories

Single-player Profile Features Limited

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp31 May 2025 – 03:56:35 UTC
Trailers
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Launch Options

0. The main game
Executable Palace on Hill Prologue.exe
Launch Type Launch (Default)
Description The main game
Operating System   windows
1. Mac Build
Executable Build.app
Launch Type Launch (Default)
Description Mac Build
Operating System   macos
2. playtest branch
Executable Palace on Hill Full.exe
Launch Type Play %%description%% (option1)
Description playtest branch
Operating System   windows
Beta Branch playtest

Configuration

Key Value
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