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The Monarch: First Light

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App ID 2838550
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Citadel Games
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29939193
Last Record Update 7 July 2025 – 23:10:40 UTC ()
Release Date 3 April 2024 – 18:01:31 UTC ()
❓ 64.44%
116 reviews
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In-Game

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

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

Developer Citadel Games
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Citadel Games
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 3 April 2024 – 18:01:31 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/MUMmeCGKgR
Primary Genre Free to Play (37)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 3 April 2024 – 18:01:31 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 26 July 2024 – 22:21:01 UTC () (1722032461)
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osextended empty string
Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 5
review_percentage 68
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, UnityBurst SDK, UnityURP SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 2 April 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 15960411
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-4RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 12 February 2024 – 19:37:00 UTC (), in changelist #22314341

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 🆓 Free to Play

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements 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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timestamp4 October 2024 – 19:49:14 UTC
Trailers
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257000630 ↴
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Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option
Executable TheMonarch.exe
Launch Type Unspecified

Configuration

Key Value
installdir The Monarch First Light
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