Fit check
Is King Pins worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy fans who prefer matches lasting 20 to 60 minutes
- Local groups seeking controller-based matches for up to four players
- Players who enjoy managing different civilizations and defending a central leader
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking long-form campaigns may find the approximately one-hour campaign too brief
- Those who prefer forgiving strategy systems may dislike losing immediately when the king dies
- Players looking for online multiplayer may not find the local-versus format suitable
Our take on King Pins
The focus on short matches keeps the strategy format compact, but it also limits the campaign to about one hour. The king-loss condition adds a clear objective while reducing room for recovery after a decisive mistake.
What is King Pins?
King Pins is a small-scale real-time strategy game built around short matches lasting 20 to 60 minutes.
Players gather resources, expand territory, and raise armies from four civilizations: humans, goblins, elves, and the undead. Each civilization has distinct buildings, units, and upgrades. The king serves as the main unit, and losing it ends the match. A campaign lasting about one hour introduces the game through challenging levels. Local versus matches support up to four players with controllers, while computer opponents offer three difficulty settings. Randomly generated maps create different battlefield layouts. Players can also watch computer-controlled factions fight each other.
How King Pins plays
- 01Four Civilizations
- Humans, goblins, elves, and the undead have different buildings, units, and upgrades.
- 02Local Multiplayer
- Versus matches support as many as four local players using controllers.
- 03Three AI Difficulties
- Computer-controlled opponents can be configured across three difficulty levels.
- 04Short Campaign
- An approximately one-hour campaign introduces the game through challenging levels.
- 05Random Maps
- Generated battlefield layouts vary between matches.
King Pins compared to similar games
King Pins centers on resource gathering, territory expansion, civilization development, and protecting a king in real-time matches. Anomaly: Warzone Earth also combines action and strategy, but its listed structure uses a reversed tower-defense format against alien forces rather than faction-based territory management. The other listed alternatives do not present a comparable real-time strategy scope.
King Pins: platforms & release
Is King Pins worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy fans who prefer matches lasting 20 to 60 minutes. Skip it if: players seeking long-form campaigns may find the approximately one-hour campaign too brief.
Where can I download King Pins?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens King Pins's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is King Pins on?
Windows and macOS.
