Amazing card game
Mon May 05 2025 SincerelyPradaA great fun title with a medieval backdrop where you play as a king and are give choices on how to govern. The way these choices are presented are given to you by a card where you either swipe left or right with choices on either side. You have 4 different meters that represent you kingdom and will need to keep them balanced based on your choices. Give more power to the Church but less to the military and you might a religious overthrow or maybe you run out of gold from spending too much on upkeep and your royal court exile you…the choices are endless and the results are brutal but see how long you can rule and if you die then you move on to a new king and maybe you govern different. This game is a great amount of fun and very to easy to pick up. Def worth checking out if you are a fan of card games with a more casual approach but still engaging nonetheless <3
I like this game, but
Wed Oct 17 2018 Seabee2127I want to love this game… But it is to random. Your decisions don’t seem to have a predictable outcome. You have no idea whether the outcome is going to be good or bad it’s pretty ambiguous. Which is quite frustrating. I don’t think I’ve been able to live more than 15 years in this game (which is only 15 decisions which takes about 5 minutes.) That being said it is a fun game. I just can’t seem to get very far in the game sometimes just for decisions and then I’m dead and I didn’t really seem like there was an obvious answer.
Note to the developers: When you make a decision-there is a small or large circle above. It would be great to see if that circle was green or red to know how they’re going to handle it. It’s not taking the fun out of the game it’s taking the frustration out.
Also it would be nice if you could add a little more variety to the sayings to help distinguish one reign from the next.
It would be also neat if you could add a swipe up or down to add choices. Instead of just yes no right or left. Perhaps those choices could be more or less extreme. I.e. swipe up strongly agree swipe right slightly agree swipe left slightly disagree swipe down strongly disagree Or something.
Great Game! Well Worth The Money
Thu Apr 19 2018 MuticityI've seen this game before a few other times, and I got curious, so I bought it. Ever since the first swipe, I loved this game. It looks straightforward, but there is so many things you can do, and a very interesting story, especially when you go for the good ending. I won't spoil anything about the story but I will say that you will need some paper to write on if you go for the good ending. The humor is great, and it has some pretty funny moments. (Like the Dragon cards) I've beaten this game about six times and I know how to get Excalibur, the good ending, and most of the achievements. I love the fencing mechanic, and the great insults during the fight. And by the way, there are about 29 deaths in the game, and I have discovered 27 of them. It will take a while to 100% complete, but it's a good achievement. I would recommend this to anybody with a few dollars and thinks this game looks interesting.
Great and fun game for history lovers!
Fri Nov 17 2017 QueenoftheBigBlueI've only had this game for one night and I'm already in love with it! What a neat concept, to effectively play as a dynasty of kings! One that could last for over 1,000 years, as mine did! I could hardly tear myself away. It seems random and a little repetitive, but life can be like that, even for kings. You start in the early 7th century, and I made it past the turn of the 21st century. Every choose you make affects your kingdom, and while there are several ways to lose your throne (and your life), is IS possible to get a good ending! Cool idea, that you can play as all these kings, even if it is a little anachronistic to have a medieval style court long past that era. Try it- you won't regret it!
Misleading reviews
Sat Aug 05 2017 bare all for love monkeysPlease do not be mislead by reviews comparing Reigns to a choose-your-own adventure game/story. Reigns is not a game or a story. The "choices" in Reigns are a random mishmash that have no continuity, no story, and more times than not lead to consequences that make no sense. Reigns is not a "game" because games have rules, not arbitrary consequences. Let me put it clearly, there is _no_ gaming or strategy here. You make a choice, it affects four "indicators" of your kingdom's health (often in nonsensical ways), then you make another completely disconnected choice, it has its affects, etc. Reigns is also not a story because stories have continuity, character development, a plot, etc., and there is none of that in Reigns. So this is not a game or a story, and certainly not a choose-your-own adventure. So long as you are not expecting an actual game or an actual story, you might be somewhat entertained by Reigns. Some of the choices and characters are supposed to be funny. However, most of the attempts at humor I didn't find very clever.
Fun so far! only one annoying bug…
Mon Aug 11 2025 oaklandddHonestly, I find this game to be a lot more engaging than Lapse. I’ve only just started, but the cards are a lot more fun overall, and the game is visually more refined and a total pleasure to look at (and Lapse already was refined and pretty).
That being said, although there’s little reason to access the settings menu, doing so locks the game in landscape mode for me, even with rotation lock enabled/disabled. There’s a line in the settings menu that says Portrait Mode. It says so even when the game is locked in Landscape mode. The text doesn’t seem to be something you can interact with, and the game doesn’t return to portrait even once you exit the settings menu.
That aside, the game’s great so far! Worth the $3 for the bundle with this game and its sequel :)
I love this game so much
Tue Nov 12 2019 jfofdjrdThis game is amazing the only thing is it can get a little... hectic but other then that this game is amazing and I would recommend it and shut up haters stop saying it’s “too complicated” or “this game is dumb” because that’s just a ton of bs (bull ****) this game has amazing story line but the one thing is the ending is a little unoriginal like it’s an obvious ending “death can’t take something that’s already dead” like make it a little better and can you make a animated part like make a new ending then a cut scene for it like yeah it might ruin a little bit of the originality but it’ll be cool like “breaking tradition and doing something dumb” but that’s all and this game is amazing and you really have to think about unlike Other her games (Minecraft) so this game is awesome and I’d recommend it
Love it
Mon Jul 31 2017 melissamontoyaSimple game with a simple concept, cool design. This is a game of DECISIONS.
Choose how to rule and what kind of legacy you leave behind. If you love choose-your-own-adventure type of games, you'll like Reigns. Lots of cool little achievements to check off, and i love all the characters you meet throughout the game. Some of the cards are pretty funny. I can keep playing for hours, trying to remain king as many years as possible without dying in the process!
Maybe have a pause button discreetly implemented somewhere in the interface, just cause it's easy to have your finger slip and you accidentally swipe the card the wrong way. Not a huge deal though. So glad i bought this!
Amazing For A Strange Concept
Tue Dec 19 2017 TyedyelizardIt took me a while to understand this game, and truthfully I didn’t commit to paying 3 dollars for it for many months and only played it on my friend’s phone. It took observing him understanding the consequences, story, goals, and progress for me to become invested. It seems empty and bland, but it takes noticing small changes and remembering conversations to understand the plot. And yes, it is HEAVILY effected by the player’s decisions. (It has three endings based on those decisions; it really has four if you count never figuring it out as an ending)
By the end I was heartbroken I couldn’t play any more. This game is not for everyone but for those who do enjoy it will be completely enchanted.
Great game with fun choices.
Sat Dec 02 2017 w1nD89This game is great to play on public transports. The king lives (the actual game) can be super short to pretty long. (Ranging from few years (couple seconds) to a full long life (10-20 minuets) ) and the best part is that even tho the main game is about the short life’s of kings and prett much each time u start a new kings life the game starts a new. There is actually an overall story that progresses along the family tree from king to king. Things that can actually speed up the demise or success of your current king.
Hope my explanation confused enough people to actually give this game a fair try...cuz it’s AMAZING AF!!!🔥💯
