Hang The Kings
Minimalist chess puzzles about choosing the right order of captures
Minimol Games · Released Oct 25, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 54
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Jan 28, 2021
What is Hang The Kings?
Hang The Kings is a single-player, chess-inspired puzzle game with 100 handcrafted levels of increasing complexity. You remove all pieces of a given color before capturing their king.
For you if...
- +you want chess-based puzzles without needing prior chess experience
- +you prefer a relaxed atmosphere while solving puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you want matches played under standard chess rules
What players say
81% of 54 reviews are positive
Players praise the puzzle concepts, visuals, and sound design. Some find the reversed capture rules confusing and say later levels contain too many pieces or rely too heavily on trial and error.
Screenshots and trailer
Hang The Kings system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Hang The Kings?
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- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8
- Processor
- 2 Ghz Dual Core
- Graphics
- Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 150 MB available space
Does Hang The Kings have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Hang The Kings run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Hang The Kings use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
