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Necroking cover art

Necroking

KORO.GAMES · Alawar · 2024-09-04

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Releases: Apr 17, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 04, 2024 (Mac), Sep 04, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.

Necroking is an Adventure, Indie, and Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 950 reviews).

6
playing now
81%
positive of 950 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

You are the Necroking. Put on the crown of a powerful necromancy magic and embark on a dark and twisted journey to bring chaos and destruction to settlements desecrated by life itself. Raise an army of skeletons and other vile creatures to conquer your enemies and establish your dominion!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 31 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (167 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 28,757 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 19k–43k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 950 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.49-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at Fanatical (2026-03-12) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 128 of 190 observed days · $0.30 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14414420242026Week of 2024-09-04: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-09-04: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-09-11: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-09-11: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-18: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-25: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-02: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-16: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-30: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-06: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-06: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-13: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-20: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-27: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-11-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-25: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-29: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-26: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2542026-09-15 03:00 — 16 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 13 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 19 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 17 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 17 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 15 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 21 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 13 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 12 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 11 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 13 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
655Sep 2024Aug 2026Sep 2024 — avg 65 · peak 129Oct 2024 — avg 21 · peak 70Nov 2024 — avg 58 · peak 413Dec 2024 — avg 21 · peak 67Jan 2025 — avg 24 · peak 65Feb 2025 — avg 13 · peak 34Mar 2025 — avg 17 · peak 41Apr 2025 — avg 18 · peak 46May 2025 — avg 12 · peak 32Jun 2025 — avg 47 · peak 290Jul 2025 — avg 17 · peak 38Aug 2025 — avg 11 · peak 32Sep 2025 — avg 16 · peak 44Oct 2025 — avg 9 · peak 23Nov 2025 — avg 16 · peak 46Dec 2025 — avg 10 · peak 24Jan 2026 — avg 17 · peak 39Feb 2026 — avg 11 · peak 29Mar 2026 — avg 9 · peak 27Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 18May 2026 — avg 11 · peak 40Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 22Jul 2026 — avg 9 · peak 24Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 18
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$1.122024-09-022026-10-142024-09-02 — best price $4.992024-09-30 — best price $4.992024-11-07 — best price $3.742024-12-04 — best price $3.992025-01-02 — best price $3.342025-01-27 — best price $4.992025-03-06 — best price $4.992025-03-28 — best price $4.992025-04-21 — best price $2.242025-05-24 — best price $4.992025-06-18 — best price $1.992025-07-15 — best price $1.992025-08-04 — best price $4.082025-08-26 — best price $2.492025-09-17 — best price $4.992025-10-07 — best price $1.992025-11-02 — best price $3.292025-11-18 — best price $2.742025-12-06 — best price $4.992026-01-06 — best price $3.662026-02-02 — best price $4.992026-02-23 — best price $4.992026-03-16 — best price $4.992026-04-06 — best price $2.492026-04-20 — best price $1.502026-05-14 — best price $1.242026-06-02 — best price $1.692026-07-01 — best price $1.312026-07-23 — best price $4.492026-08-16 — best price $4.992026-09-01 — best price $1.492026-09-11 — best price $4.992026-09-21 — best price $4.992026-10-01 — best price $1.492026-10-11 — best price $1.492026-10-14 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
78.4%
earned "Slow You Go"
15.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Korean

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-09-04 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,2212%38
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

MagicStrategyTacticalAdventureCard GameRogue-likeRogue-liteAuto BattlerCard BattlerDeckbuilding

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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