King Kaiju
First-person VR sandbox about smashing cities as a giant monster
Fire Hose Games, Manekoware · Published by Fire Hose Games · Released Jan 31, 2017
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 149
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Mar 8, 2018
What is King Kaiju?
This single-player sandbox requires a VR headset and puts you in control of a giant monster loose in a city. You knock down buildings, throw trees into cars, eat pedestrians, and breathe fire at helicopters and biplanes.
For you if...
- +you enjoy playing the villain in a cartoonish setting
Not for you if...
- −you want a story with developed characters
What players say
79% of 149 reviews are positive
Players praise the building destruction and the giant-monster premise. Common complaints include the short length, limited gameplay depth, and repetitive environments.
Screenshots and trailer
King Kaiju system requirements
Minimum: GTX 970, 4 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run King Kaiju?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- 64 bit Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel® i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970, AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Requires Virtual Reality Headset and Controllers
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does King Kaiju have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does King Kaiju 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
- Achievements
- 16
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, VR
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does King Kaiju 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
Tags
- Sandbox
- VR
- Villain Protagonist
- Destruction
- Beat 'em up
- First-Person
- Funny
- Action
- Simulation
- Casual
- Cartoony
- Singleplayer
- Indie
- Short
- Violent
Recent updates
- Feb 8, 2017 · King Kaiju Update v1.1
- Feb 8, 2017 · King Kaiju Update v1.1
- Jan 31, 2017 · So long, Early Access. King Kaiju 1.0 has launched!
- Jan 10, 2017 · King Kaiju Update v0.05b
- Jan 10, 2017 · King Kaiju Update v0.05b