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Long Live The Queen cover art

Long Live The Queen

Hanako Games · 2013-11-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 15, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Jul 15, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Jul 15, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 15, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 15, 2022 (Xbox One), Jun 02, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.

8
playing now
95%
positive of 7.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (41 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Long Live the Queen is a simulation role-playing video game developed by Hanako Games and Spiky Caterpillar, published by Hanako Games. The story of the game follows a young princess who is training to become queen after the death of her mother. The objective of the game is to keep the princess alive for 40 weeks until she turns 15 and is crowned. The game was released on June 2, 2012 for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. The game uses anime-style graphics and is written in English.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 89 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 18,216 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 286k–573k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,160 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.99-60%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2015-06-13) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 33 of 55 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
414120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1602026-08-06 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 7 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$2.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-06-11 — best price $4.992015-10-12 — best price $2.492016-02-29 — best price $6.492016-08-29 — best price $6.492017-02-20 — best price $4.992017-09-04 — best price $4.992018-03-05 — best price $4.492018-09-13 — best price $7.792019-02-25 — best price $3.492019-10-11 — best price $4.992019-12-19 — best price $3.992020-05-27 — best price $2.492020-11-25 — best price $3.992021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-06-28 — best price $9.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992022-01-24 — best price $3.492022-04-18 — best price $3.492022-07-25 — best price $4.992022-11-21 — best price $9.992023-02-13 — best price $2.492023-05-15 — best price $9.992023-09-12 — best price $2.492023-12-13 — best price $2.492024-02-14 — best price $2.492024-05-13 — best price $3.492024-07-29 — best price $9.992024-10-17 — best price $3.492025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-06 — best price $3.992025-05-14 — best price $3.492025-07-22 — best price $3.492025-09-15 — best price $3.492025-11-17 — best price $2.492026-02-02 — best price $2.992026-04-20 — best price $3.492026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-08-28 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

62102026-05-29 — 25 pageviews2026-06-01 — 16 pageviews2026-06-04 — 48 pageviews2026-06-07 — 25 pageviews2026-06-10 — 32 pageviews2026-06-13 — 29 pageviews2026-06-16 — 17 pageviews2026-06-19 — 20 pageviews2026-06-22 — 38 pageviews2026-06-25 — 31 pageviews2026-06-28 — 55 pageviews2026-07-01 — 30 pageviews2026-07-04 — 30 pageviews2026-07-07 — 47 pageviews2026-07-10 — 15 pageviews2026-07-13 — 28 pageviews2026-07-16 — 23 pageviews2026-07-19 — 30 pageviews2026-07-22 — 24 pageviews2026-07-25 — 16 pageviews2026-07-28 — 39 pageviews2026-07-31 — 18 pageviews2026-08-03 — 22 pageviews2026-08-06 — 30 pageviews2026-08-09 — 24 pageviews2026-08-12 — 21 pageviews2026-08-15 — 18 pageviews2026-08-18 — 25 pageviews2026-08-21 — 10 pageviews2026-08-24 — 24 pageviews2026-08-26 — 28 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
69.7%
earned "Congratulations On Your Recent Demise"
14.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)13,5146%45
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)26163%13
PS5 (PlayStation)12971%14
PS5 (PlayStation)12371%14
PS4 (PlayStation)10878%14
PS4 (PlayStation)9980%14
Switch (Nintendo)130%0
PS5 (PlayStation)0—14

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCuteAnimeIndieFantasyMedievalStrategyDifficultSimulationSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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