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The Monarch

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App ID 2448680
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Citadel Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31000385
Last Record Update 8 September 2025 – 16:09:59 UTC ()
Release Date 2 October 2024 – 23:26:45 UTC ()
❓ 68.44%
102 reviews
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In-Game
🏰 Tower Defense 🌲 Survival 🏠 Base Building 🗺 Exploration 👻 Roguelite

Will you be the savior to purify this land? The Monarch is a lane-defense game where you control a monarch, expand your kingdom, and defend against evil by strategically managing gold resources, recruiting diverse units, and exploring a world filled with mythical threats.

Additional Information

Developer Citadel Games
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Citadel Games
Store Release Date 2 October 2024 – 23:26:50 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 2 October 2024 – 23:26:45 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 26 July 2024 – 22:06:34 UTC () (1722031594)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 73
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, UnityBurst SDK, UnityURP SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 15 June 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 13969937
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-1RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
Early Access Release Date 3 April 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 23 May 2023 – 22:44:58 UTC (), in changelist #18904031

Supported Languages

15 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🏰 Tower Defense 🌲 Survival 🏠 Base Building 🗺 Exploration 👻 Roguelite 📺 Side Scroller ▶️ Real Time Tactics 🛖 Colony Sim 🧠 Strategy RPG 🏰 Medieval 👻 Roguelike 🦹 Character Customization 💡 Strategy 🧸 Cute 👤 Third Person 🗺️ Top-Down 🧊 Voxel 🧘 Relaxing 💼 Management 🖥️ Simulation

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing Profile Features Limited

Hardware Categories

DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers Gamepad Preferred Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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Trailers
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Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option
Executable TheMonarch.exe
Launch Type Unspecified
Operating System   windows
1. Unnamed launch option
Executable TheMonarch.x86_64
Launch Type Launch (Default)
Operating System   linux
2. Unnamed launch option
Executable TheMonarch.app
Launch Type Launch (Default)
Operating System   macos

Configuration

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