King Pins
- October 30, 2020
- Sokpop Collective
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Get on itch.io Store"King Pins" is a real-time strategy game with quick, small-scale battles between humans, goblins, elves, and the undead. Protect your king, collect resources, and expand your territory to win. The game features a 1-hour campaign, local multiplayer for up to 4 players, and customizable AI difficulty. With randomized maps and unique abilities for each civilization, every battle offers new possibilities. Sokpop releases a new game every two weeks, available for $3/month subscribers.
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Reviews
- Fun and addictive gameplay with a lot of potential for casual strategy fans.
- Unique factions with distinct abilities add depth and variety to the gameplay.
- Affordable price point makes it a worthwhile purchase for the entertainment it provides.
- Controls are clunky and frustrating, especially with keyboard and mouse support lacking.
- The game feels unfinished, with a short campaign and limited replayability.
- Pathfinding issues and unit behavior can lead to frustrating gameplay experiences.
- story20 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 65 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The game's story is minimal, lacking depth and character development, consisting mainly of straightforward battles that do not evolve significantly. Players find the story mode to be short and easy, typically completing it in under two hours, which may leave them seeking more engaging content in multiplayer modes. Despite its simplicity and brevity, the low price point of $3 makes it somewhat justifiable for casual play.
“The story is not only short but pretty easy if you know what you're doing and how you do it.”
“As for the short story, I still have to say that it's too short and too easy somewhat - still, with just a price tag of 3 bucks and the small fun, I think I can say it's at least worth trying.”
“It's easy to understand, the difficulty (at least in the short story mode) is also fine and, again, for 3 bucks you pretty much can't complain a whole lot.”
“No story, no characters, just battle after battle, which never really gets any more complicated after the first few levels.”
“I played a bit over 2 hours and made even a skirmish match in that time, and I'm done with the story mode already, leaving me only with the skirmish mode.”
“The story is not only short but pretty easy if you know what you're doing and how to do it.”
- gameplay10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay and content are generally well-received, but players find the controls confusing and somewhat frustrating, noting the absence of certain game mechanics.
“Gameplay and content is good, but the controls can be confusing and mildly aggravating.”
“Like, missing some game mechanics.”
“It's just gameplay.”
“I have some gameplay footage above.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, especially when using a keyboard. While some note that grinding is not necessary to achieve 100% completion, others feel it requires an excessive time commitment.
“It's tedious and annoying when played with a keyboard.”
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are highly praised for their charming art style, which resonates well with players. However, some users have reported technical issues, such as bugs related to completion conditions and concerns about the inability to reset progress after using certain unlock features.
“I absolutely love the art style and charm, huge points with me.”
“Nice art style.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game is considered cute and fun, offering good value for its price, but it lacks significant replayability. While some users believe it could improve in this area, overall, it is seen as a quick and enjoyable experience rather than one that encourages repeated play.
“This game would automatically, instantly, and significantly improve the replayability and would really increase in popularity as a quick, fun, and affordable game.”
“Overall, this is a cute and fun game worth the price, offering a decent amount of replayability for its affordability.”
“Overall, cute and fun game worth the price... but not too much replayability, but affordable.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has received criticism for its poor optimization, which has impacted the overall user experience and prevented some reviewers from giving it a perfect score.
“I cannot give this game a perfect review because I feel that the build was poorly optimized.”
