Drop Duchy vs 9 Kings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drop Duchy
Experience a unique blend of deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay. Build a realm by strategically placing tiles, gather resources, and lead your troops to reclaim enemy territory. Each run offers a fresh challenge with procedural generation and meta-progression.
- Deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay mix
- Strategic tile placement for resource maximization
- Real-time strategy combat and territory reclamation
- Procedurally generated game experiences
- Meta-progression with over 90 challenges
- Over 110 unique cards for deck building
- Three playable factions: The Duchy, The Order, The Republic
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!] A beloved PC game, now coming to mobile. Metacritic: 83. Very Positive on STEAM - 90%. Drop Duchy takes the iconic geometric puzzle gameplay we all know and love and gives it a fresh perspective: instead of simply clearing lines, you build a realm. A mix of deckbuilding, puzzle and rogue-lite, designed to hone your appetite as a block-stacking tactician. Place tile pieces as you would in a block-dropping game, but align them to maximize their activation rules. Set the right structures next to lush forests, wild rivers and grassy plains to pull out maximum resources and units. Then gather your troops, reclaim the regions under enemy control, and storm the enemy fortress along branching, decision-filled paths. Let your castle take too much damage and the run ends - but defeat is not the end: jump straight back in with a new strategy, and use the experience gained to unlock even more content. Grow in power with over 110 unique cards, trade with markets and guilds, and climb a meta progression of over 90 missions tied to three playable factions: The Duchy, The Order and The Republic. Adapt, conquer, and keep the action moving! FEATURES * An original mix of puzzle gameplay and real-time strategy * A brand new game experience with each run thanks to procedural generation * Play with Factions: The Duchy, The Order, The Republic * Meta progression: over 90 challenges designed to help you through your journey * Build the perfect deck with over 110 unique cards * An elegant and charming art direction to please your eyes * An engaging and ever-evolving soundtrack to please your ears * Choose your path between lakes, glades, forests, villages, guilds… and more!
9 Kings
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*Try 9 Kings for free and buy the full game to unlock all Kings, new quests, multiplayer and more!* Grow your empire, craft your deck, fight massive battles and break the game with insane builds to become the King of Kings in this fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder FEATURES: -Play as one of nine kings, each with their own playstyle: stockpile gold to hire mercenaries, harness the forces of nature, warp the laws of time, dabble in dark magic or raise hordes of fiendish imps ready to fight for you -Grow your citadel as you strategically place your cards to expand your territory, upgrade buildings and towers, recruit new troops and boost them by stacking effects and spells -Craft your deck carefully by looting rival kings to combine their unique cards with yours and create new powerful synergies -Protect your kingdom as long as you can against increasingly powerful enemies and attempt to break the game with insane builds as you endure decades of war, strife and unpredictable events -Enjoy endless replayability in this roguelike autobattler: every run is different, mastery comes from experimentation and new ground can be conquered through unique challenges in Quest Mode -Climb the ranks, customize your look and prove yourself to truly be the king of kings as you battle eight rivals in async multiplayer CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control Game Center achievements Cloud Save – Share your progress between iOS devices iPhone Duo Optimization
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: 9 Kings at 750 against Drop Duchy's 46. 9 Kings also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and chart position (#69 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Drop Duchy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and 9 Kings sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
9 Kings holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 9 Kings has 750 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Drop Duchy's written reviews are positive against 62% of 9 Kings's.
Drop Duchy ships an update weekly, 9 Kings every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drop Duchy | 9 Kings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (46 ratings) | 4.8 (750 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | 62.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 750 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | — | #69 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 454 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Doghowl Games Ltd. | Playdigious |
Customer experience
Drop Duchy
9 Kings
In-app purchases
Drop Duchy
- Base Game Offer$8.99
- Base Game$9.99
9 Kings
- Unlock full game$9.99








