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Monarchs at Play

MixedMoonGames

Turn-based 4X strategy in just one hour. Place buildings, chain adjacency bonuses, optimize resources, and outsmart rival monarchs through trade or war to earn the most Glory - solo or multiplayer.

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About This Game

Monarchs at Play is turn-based 4X strategy distilled into one hour.
Plan cities, place buildings, and chain powerful adjacency bonuses to build the most efficient empire.

Choose your monarch, optimize your resources, and outsmart rivals through trade or war - solo or in multiplayer matches. With different map types, sizes, challenges, and highscore chasing, every game offers new strategic possibilities.

Features

  • Classic 4x strategy - reimagined around one simple action: placing buildings

  • Deep city planning with powerful adjacency combos

  • Short matches - finish a full game in about 60 minutes

  • Game modes - singleplayer, multiplayer, and challenges

  • 6 monarchs with special abilities and exclusive buildings

  • 50+ buildings to craft your perfect empire

Place your palace to found your empire. Explore new regions, unlock stronger buildings, and carefully design your layout to maximize production. Every turn expands your possibilities.

Trade with rivals or conquer them. Earn the most Glory to win.

Monarchs at play is inspired by:

  • Civilization

  • TerraScape

  • The Settlers of Catan

Community Activity

  1. Monarchs at PlaySteam announcement

    New playable playtest of Monarchs at Play

    Hello everyone, over the past few weeks we’ve been superbusy working on a huge milestone for the next iteration of Monarchs at Play - our brand new PLAYTEST BUILD. That's right -…

  2. Monarchs at PlaySteam announcement

    First Playtest Recap

    Hey Monarchs, our first closed playtest has officially come to an end and we just want to say: thank you. Seeing players jump in, experiment with strategies, and push the limits…

  3. Monarchs at PlaySteam announcement

    FYNG Award at CaGGtus in Leipzig

    Hi Monarchs, TL;DR: We're attending the CAGGTUS Gaming Festival in Leipzig (April 17th - April 19th), we're nominated for the FYNG Award (vote for us!), sign up for our upcoming…

  4. Monarchs at PlaySteam announcement

    Closed Playtest: April 24th - May 1st

    Hey Monarchs, our first closed playtest is just around the corner! Make sure to sign up so you can start building the most glorious empire of all time. What’s included in the…

  5. Monarchs at PlaySteam announcement

    Weekly Challenges

    Welcome Monarchs! This is our first Steam announcement. We'd like to thank everyone who has already wishlisted the game or joined our Discord server to playtest the game <3 With…

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