The Monarch

Medieval defense strategy with expanding borders and nightly enemy attacks

Citadel Games · Released Oct 2, 2024

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 104
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Oct 14, 2024
Minimum PC: 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Monarch?

A single-player medieval strategy game in which gates release enemies each night. You collect coins, recruit peasants, train troops, and build or upgrade walls, expanding your territory as you work to destroy the gates.

For you if...

+you like combining power-ups into different combat builds

Not for you if...

−you want fast-paced action with little downtime
−you expect substantial variety between repeated runs

What players say

72% of 104 reviews are positive

Players praise the settlement-building and defense loop. Recent reviews report crashes, lost progress, and upgrade selection screens that can stop a run.

Screenshots and trailer

The Monarch system requirements

Minimum: 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run The Monarch?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS: Windows XP
Processor: Dual Core
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

Does The Monarch have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Monarch run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 11
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, Turkish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.

Does The Monarch 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam