For the King
- Developer
- IronOak Games
- Publisher
- Curve Digital
- Released
- 19 April 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £3.09
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , strategy , turn based strategy tbs , adventure , indie , card and board game
For The King is a turn based roguelike, RPG that can be played solo or cooperatively online and features strategic adventuring, turn based combat, and persistent choices. Players must survive cunning enemies and creatures, wicked weather and brutal traps in their quest to solve the mysterious death of the king and bring order to the land.
Best gaming PC for For the King in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for For the King today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Curve Digital on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 x64 | Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 x64 |
| CPU | Intel Core2 Duo E4300 (2 * 1800) / AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e (2 * 2300) or equivalent | Intel Core i5-4570T (2* 2900) / AMD FX-6100 (6 * 3300) or equivalent |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | GeForce 8800 GTX (768 MB) / Intel HD 4600 / Radeon HD 3850 (512 MB) | GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2048 MB) / Radeon HD 7850 (2048 MB) |
| Storage | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run For the King?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-4570T (2* 2900) / AMD FX-6100 (6 * 3300) and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2048 MB) / Radeon HD 7850 (2048 MB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.