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King of the Sandcastle

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58%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
77% User Score Based on 26 reviews

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King of the Sandcastle is a single player and multiplayer tactical turn-based strategy game. It was developed by Sokpop Collective and was released on January 17, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

King of the Sandcastle is an asynchronous online multiplayer pokemon-like dungeon crawling king of the hill game with permadeath and turn-based battles.

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77%Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews
gameplay6 positive mentions
grinding6 negative mentions
  • The game is surprisingly addicting and offers a fun gameplay loop that can keep players engaged for hours.
  • It features charming aesthetics and a unique combat system that allows for strategic decision-making with different champions and badges.
  • At its low price point, many players feel it offers great value and potential for future updates.
  • The game suffers from poor design decisions, including excessive grinding and limitations on build experimentation.
  • There are several technical issues, such as disappearing daily chests and broken achievements, which can detract from the experience.
  • The gameplay can be frustrating due to the reliance on luck and the challenge of perma-death for champions.

  • gameplay

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The gameplay is described as oddly addictive despite its simplicity, primarily relying on quick-time mechanics that may frustrate players who dislike repetitive challenges. It involves significant grinding and trial and error, but many find the gameplay loop enjoyable for its ability to provide a relaxing, mindless experience.

    • “Oddly addicting for such simple gameplay.”
    • “It's a lot of grinding and trial and error, but it's a gameplay loop that is nice to turn your brain off to.”
    • “The gameplay loop is peak and it's so good and cool.”
    • “Definitely would not recommend to anyone that doesn't like quick-time mechanics (because that's almost the entire battle system's premise...) or gets frustrated from dying over and over.”
    • “Definitely would not recommend to anyone that doesn't like quick-time mechanics (because that's almost the entire battle system's premise...) or gets frustrated from dying over and over.”

  • grinding

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessive, often limiting experimentation with builds and reducing long-term engagement. However, some appreciate the grind as a relaxing gameplay loop that can be enjoyed in short sessions. Overall, while the grind can be off-putting, it may also serve as a mindless escape for certain players.

    • “The inability to freely experiment with builds in favor of excessive grinding gives me little incentive to want to come back.”
    • “It's a lot of grinding and trial and error, but it's a gameplay loop that is nice to turn your brain off to.”
    • “Very grindy, but just play in small sessions every once in a while and it will be fine.”

  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are praised for their charming and simplistic aesthetics, which exceed expectations given its price point. Players find the visual style surprisingly delightful and appealing.

    • “Holy sh*t, this game took me by surprise for its price point and 'simple' but so charming aesthetics.”
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Play Times

2h Median play time
2h Average play time
2-2h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 2 analyzed playthroughs
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King of the Sandcastle is a tactical turn-based strategy game. Common tags for King of the Sandcastle include turn-based, indie, roguelite, dungeon crawler and combat.

King of the Sandcastle is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing King of the Sandcastle.

King of the Sandcastle was released on January 17, 2020.

King of the Sandcastle was developed by Sokpop Collective.

King of the Sandcastle has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked King of the Sandcastle for its gameplay but disliked it for its grinding.

King of the Sandcastle is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Dice & Fold, Pirates Outlaws, Monster Slayers, For The Warp, Legends of Kingdom Rush and others.