Fit check
Is Monarchy worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want base construction combined with side-scrolling exploration
- Players who prefer automated unit combat over issuing every attack manually
- Cooperative groups seeking a resource-management and defense game
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based combat or direct control of individual units may find the automatic military system limiting
- Players wanting a single, uniform campaign structure may not enjoy the separate seasonal scenarios and changing attack patterns
- Players looking for a purely combat-focused strategy game may find resource management, building, and exploration take up too much of the experience
Our take on Monarchy
Rather than using a conventional overhead battlefield or turn-based command structure, Monarchy places base construction, exploration, and defense in a side-scrolling world. Its trained forces then follow the player and fight automatically, shifting attention from individual orders to preparation and positioning.
What is Monarchy?
Monarchy combines resource management, base construction, defense, exploration, and conquest in a 2D side-scrolling strategy game.
Buildings can be placed freely to shape a base, while a follower archer hunts animals and guards against danger in the forest. Trained military units follow the player and fight automatically. Forest caves contain treasures, enemies, and unexpected events. Three settings provide different scenarios: clearing bandits from caves, besieging a castle with a trebuchet, and surviving winter attacks that arrive randomly from one side each night. A cart transports coins or people, while a monolith grants distinct upgrades in each playthrough. Spear traps can protect the base, and cooperative play supports shared sessions with friends or family.
How Monarchy plays
- 01Freeform Base Building
- Buildings can be positioned throughout the available space to shape the settlement.
- 02Automatic Military Combat
- After training, military units accompany the player and engage enemies without manual combat commands.
- 03Cave Exploration
- Forest caves contain treasures, opponents, and unexpected events to discover.
- 04Scenario Variety
- Bandit clearing, castle siege, and winter survival scenarios use different enemy patterns and objectives.
- 05Run-Based Upgrades
- The monolith provides distinct upgrades during each playthrough.
- 06Cooperative Play
- The game supports play sessions shared with friends or family.
Monarchy compared to similar games
Monarchy combines side-scrolling base construction, resource management, cave exploration, traps, and automatically fighting followers. Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on large-scale World War II strategy and direct control of combat units, while Xenonauts centers on a multinational military organization, persistent soldiers, alien defense, and turn-based squad operations.
Monarchy: platforms & release
Is Monarchy worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want base construction combined with side-scrolling exploration. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based combat or direct control of individual units may find the automatic military system limiting.
Where can I download Monarchy?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Monarchy's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Monarchy on?
Windows only.
