9 Kings

Nine kings, nine economies of war. 9 Kings is a fast roguelike kingdom builder where your realm is a deck of cards: pick a ruler — one stockpiles gold to hire mercenaries, another harnesses the forces of nature, one warps the laws of time, one dabbles in dark magic, one raises hordes of fiendish imps — then grow a citadel by placing cards to expand territory and upgrade buildings, and watch the battles fight themselves.

The deckbuilding has teeth because it's also theft: loot rival kings to combine their unique cards with yours, and push the combinations toward the game's own stated goal — protect the kingdom against increasingly powerful enemies for as long as you can, ideally by 'breaking the game' with builds that spiral out of control. Every run is different, and climbing the ranks with a customized look is the long game.

This is a proper premium port, redesigned for mobile rather than squeezed onto it: an exclusive touch UI, Google Play Games achievements, cloud saves across Android devices, and cross-progression with PC under the same account. The deal is printed up front: try it free, then buy the full game once to unlock all nine Kings, new quests and multiplayer — no drip-feed monetization is mentioned anywhere in the listing.

Scale backs the seriousness: 500K+ downloads at 4.6 stars makes it one of the largest and best-regarded entries in this whole stretch of the catalog. If you like autobattlers and deckbuilders that reward experimentation over execution, this is the deep end — bring a notebook for builds.