The Game Census
The Ouroboros King cover art

The Ouroboros King

Oriol Cosp Games · 2023-02-27

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jun 20, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 27, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 27, 2023 (Linux), Jun 21, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Jun 21, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Jul 14, 2026 (Android)

The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.

5
playing now
80%
positive of 570 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 34% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 570 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.79 at IndieGala Store (2026-07-14) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 74 of 105 observed days · $7.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

702026-08-11 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.002023-02-272026-08-272023-02-27 — best price $8.992023-06-19 — best price $9.992023-08-28 — best price $7.292023-12-21 — best price $6.892024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-04 — best price $9.992024-09-09 — best price $6.292024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-26 — best price $5.692025-05-12 — best price $9.992025-07-08 — best price $4.892025-07-28 — best price $7.342025-08-09 — best price $7.892025-09-16 — best price $3.492025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-10-22 — best price $9.992025-10-30 — best price $9.992025-11-20 — best price $3.832025-12-01 — best price $7.652025-12-22 — best price $3.872026-01-26 — best price $3.292026-03-07 — best price $4.502026-03-19 — best price $4.292026-04-01 — best price $4.192026-04-13 — best price $4.502026-04-23 — best price $9.992026-05-04 — best price $2.942026-05-19 — best price $3.992026-05-30 — best price $7.892026-06-11 — best price $0.002026-06-24 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-24 — best price $3.692026-08-27 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

12 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Catalan, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)53710%6
PS5 (PlayStation)4844%14
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)4353%13
PS4 (PlayStation)1573%14
PS4 (PlayStation)863%14
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

2DChessIndieFantasyMedievalStrategyDifficultBoard GameRogue-likeRogue-lite

Census log

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

Players also track

Supreme Ruler UltimateHouse of CaravanCthulhu RealmsAnother Brick in The MallBronze Age - HD Edition

Similarity via IGDB.

Discord ↗Official site ↗