King's Guard

King's Guard is a strategy game about keeping an ungrateful monarch alive. You command eight expendable guards as you escort the king through kingdoms filled with traps, assassins, angry peasants and the occasional donkey.

Command your guards

Position your warriors as human shields or use them to trigger traps. Spend money on their gear and upgrades, and shape them into trap detection specialists or crazed butchers. You can identify traitors in your ranks and uncover clues about what happened in each kingdom you visit.

Dark choices

The game pairs tactical decisions with gallows humor and questionable moral standards. You can talk your guards out of healthcare and dig into their retirement funds, while learning their personal stories. Its strategy is like chess, without the dice.