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Vertical Kingdom

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 137 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Farlight Games Industry · City Builder · Apr 15, 2024

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
10
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio0 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Vertical Kingdom?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 137 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 78 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise29% are divided28% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
22 of 78 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay itself is a satisfying loop of balancing various resources against one another, and planning ahead to make sure your city’s morale doesn’t plummet.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
4 of 78 sampled reviews raised it
TL;DR: Vertical Kingdom is a charming city builder with gorgeous pixelart graphics and a unique premise.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
4 of 78 sampled reviews raised it
The sound effects (clinking coins, the sound of flipping through cards/papers, placing down buildings and so on) are particularly good.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay22 reviews
Graphics4 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
100% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
60% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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