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Reigns

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, Android, Linux • 2016

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Quick resume

Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.

Global score

87/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Card & Board Game

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    Pros

    • Innovative and simple gameplay
    • High replayability with many endings
    • Humorous and engaging narrative
    • Low price and good value
    • Unique art style and music

    Cons

    • Repetitive cards and events over time
    • Limited depth and complexity
    • Interface better suited for mobile
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features
    • Some players find endgame grindy or frustrating

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Cooperation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players freely choose between two options for each event, directing their own decisions and actions."

    • Competence
      3

      "Requires learning effects of choices and balancing four stats to prolong reign, involving skillful decision-making."

    • Competition
      -3

      "Focuses on individual play and personal progress without direct comparison or ranked competition."

    • Continuation
      4

      "High replayability with many deaths and restarts, encouraging repeated play to unlock content and endings."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative elements."

    • Creativity
      2

      "Players create their own story through choices, but gameplay follows a fixed card system with limited modification."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No elements of exerting control over other players; interactions are with game systems only."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Provides a humorous and absorbing medieval fantasy setting that allows escape from real life."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and curiosity, not out of obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting
      3

      "Players explore different choices and outcomes, unlocking new cards and storylines through experimentation."

    • Exploration
      3

      "Unlocking new cards and story events encourages discovery within the game’s narrative and mechanics."

    • Expression
      -3

      "Limited customization; player expression mainly through choice selection rather than avatar or environment modification."

    • Fantasy
      4

      "Set in a stylized medieval fantasy world with supernatural elements and imaginative storytelling."

    • Fellowship
      -5

      "No social or community features; gameplay is solitary."

    • Growth
      3

      "Players learn game mechanics and improve strategy over multiple playthroughs."

    • Health
      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires focused attention on each decision; not designed for passive or background play."

    • Intimacy
      -5

      "No social or emotional relationship building with other players."

    • Leadership
      2

      "Player leads the kingdom through decisions, but no leadership over other players."

    • Progression
      3

      "Progression through unlocking new cards, storylines, and achievements across reigns."

    • Relaxation
      3

      "Relaxed pacing with simple controls and ambient music, though some tension from balancing stats."

    • Sensation
      1

      "Minimal sensory stimulation; simple graphics and sound provide moderate engagement."

    • Status
      -5

      "No social recognition or status systems present."

    • Story
      4

      "Strong narrative element with evolving storylines and meta-story across multiple reigns."

    • Strategy
      3

      "Requires planning and balancing multiple variables to survive and unlock content."

    • Thrill
      2

      "Some suspense from risk of death and consequences of choices, but overall low intensity."

    • Value
      4

      "Highly praised for offering substantial entertainment and replayability at a low price."

    • Violence
      2

      "Contains deaths and combat events, but presented humorously and not focused on violence."

    • Survival
      4

      "Core gameplay revolves around avoiding death by managing resources and balancing factions."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026