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How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom

Irisfield · Kagura Games · 2022-08-26

SteamGOG

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Aug 27, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The once prosperous kingdom of Avon now lies in tatters with nothing left in its coffers and a pitiful four citizens to its name. Yet even in its darkest hour, Princess Ariadne is determined to restore it to its former glory. Will her perseverance carry her through?

81%
positive of 406 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

A tragic event has occurred in the once-prosperous Avon Kingdom, a massacre known to most only as the "Calamity King" incident. The once benevolent regent, King Regnault, went mad and started killing all among his subjects who weren't able to flee the country in time. Now the country lies in tatters with nothing left in its coffers and a pitiful four citizens to its name: Princess Ariadne, who just recovered from a grave illness, her maid Luluka, Knight Commander Grey, and you, a mere Knight Apprentice. Shocked to find the country in ruins one morning, Ariadne doesn't believe for a second the(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (114 reviews).
  • · Top 17% of 50,697 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 8.1k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 406 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99-20%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $17.49 at Steam (2023-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 53 of 74 observed days · $2.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
757520222026Week of 2022-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$17.492022-08-272026-10-152022-08-27 — best price $22.492022-11-22 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $19.992023-02-13 — best price $19.992023-03-27 — best price $19.992023-06-25 — best price $17.492023-07-31 — best price $17.492023-10-23 — best price $17.492023-12-21 — best price $17.492024-02-12 — best price $17.492024-03-25 — best price $17.492024-06-12 — best price $17.492024-07-20 — best price $17.492024-10-01 — best price $17.492024-11-27 — best price $17.492025-02-15 — best price $17.492025-03-31 — best price $17.492025-06-27 — best price $17.492025-08-27 — best price $17.492025-09-30 — best price $19.992025-10-24 — best price $24.992025-11-23 — best price $17.492025-12-18 — best price $17.492026-01-15 — best price $19.992026-03-03 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-04-20 — best price $19.992026-06-01 — best price $24.992026-07-10 — best price $17.492026-08-15 — best price $19.992026-09-12 — best price $19.992026-09-16 — best price $19.992026-09-20 — best price $19.992026-09-24 — best price $19.992026-09-28 — best price $19.992026-10-02 — best price $19.992026-10-06 — best price $19.992026-10-10 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Player tags

RPGJRPGNSFWAnimeIndieMemesHentaiMatureNudityStrategy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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