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.
Reviews
- Fun and addictive gameplay with a lot of potential for strategy enthusiasts.
- Charming art style and unique factions that add variety to the gameplay.
- Affordable price for the amount of entertainment it provides, making it a good value.
- Controls can be clunky and frustrating, especially with keyboard and mouse support lacking.
- The game feels unfinished with limited content and no recent updates, leading to concerns about replayability.
- Units often do not respond correctly to commands, which can disrupt gameplay and lead to frustration.
- story10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game's story is minimal, featuring no significant narrative or character development, and is described as short and easy, with players completing it in just over two hours. While the simplicity and brevity may disappoint some, the low price point of $3 makes it a reasonable option for casual play, with the multiplayer mode being highlighted as the main draw.
“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.”
“Its 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.”
“The story is not only short but pretty easy if you know what you're doing and how to do it.”
“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.”
- gameplay5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally well-received, with good content, 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.”
“The game is missing some key mechanics.”
“I have some gameplay footage above.”
“The game feels incomplete, as it is missing some essential game mechanics.”
“The gameplay is quite lackluster and doesn't offer much variety.”
“Overall, the gameplay is underwhelming and fails to engage the player.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % 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 complete the game, others feel it requires an excessive time commitment.
“No grinding is required to beat the game 100%.”
“It's tedious and annoying when played with a keyboard.”
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their charming art style, which resonates well with players. However, some users have reported bugs related to completion conditions and concerns about the lack of options to undo certain settings, such as unlocking all content.
“I absolutely love the art style and charm; huge points with me.”
“Nice art style.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game offers a fun and affordable experience, but many users note that its replayability is limited, suggesting it may not sustain long-term interest despite its initial appeal.
“This game would automatically, instantly, and significantly improve the replayability, which would really increase its popularity as a quick, fun, and affordable game.”
“Overall, it's a cute and fun game worth the price, but it doesn't offer much in terms of replayability, although it is affordable.”
“Overall, it's a cute and fun game worth the price, but it lacks replayability despite being affordable.”
“This game would automatically and significantly improve its replayability, which would really increase its popularity as a quick, fun, and inexpensive option.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been criticized, with users noting that it feels poorly executed, impacting their overall enjoyment and review scores.
“I cannot give this game a perfect review because I feel that the build was poorly optimized.”
