King's Subsidy

King's Subsidy is a turn-based economic strategy game with rogue-lite mechanics. You develop a business, gather and trade resources, complete missions and decide how to respond to the king’s demands.

Craft and trade

The game has over 60 crafting recipes in a complex crafting tree. You can make tools and weapons or mint gold coins, and choose which materials to gather and which to buy. The game includes 16 mines to discover, with materials and prices that can shape your economic plans.

Missions and the city

Missions set objectives that influence your character’s skills, and introduce the trades of famous merchants. Completing objectives helps the king grow the economy, while paying taxes on time supports your progress. Events can bring either major benefits or losses, so you must weigh the risks. The game also leaves open whether cooperating with the king is the only profitable path.

Characters and research

You can choose from four characters, each with the unique skills of an influential merchant. Each run lets you select a different set of abilities and develop the character’s potential in a new way. Research can be tailored to your strategy, including decisions about what, where and when to trade. Completing the game on higher difficulty levels unlocks advanced upgrades.