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The Monarch: First Light

The Monarch: First Light overview

Citadel Games | Apr 3, 2024 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 12:57:18 UTC

CasualIndieSimulationStrategyFree To PlaySteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak771
  • Units sold (VGI)13,944
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score65% positive

The Monarch: First Light dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak771
  • Units sold (VGI)13,944
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score65% positive
  • Total reviews110
  • Release dateApr 3, 2024
  • DeveloperCitadel Games
  • PublisherCitadel Games

Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: Citadel GamesPublisher: Citadel Games

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directorySteam Store page

Game overview

Overview

The Monarch: First Light comes from Citadel Games and is published by Citadel Games. It arrived on Steam on Apr 3, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Gamepad Recommended, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Partial Controller Support. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Monarch: First Light's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:57:18 UTC, with a tracked peak near 771. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 65% positive across 110 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Monarch: First Light is available in 15 languages including:

EnglishTurkishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanPolishPortuguese - BrazilPortuguese - PortugalRussianSimplified ChineseSpanish - Latin AmericaTraditional Chinese languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10Dual CoreNot listedNot listed1 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 11Not listedNot listedNot listed2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Monarch: First Light has sold up to 13,944 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Monarch: First Light overview details

The Monarch: First Light combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Full Release About the Game The Monarch is a Kingdom-like strategy game that has minimalistic control & smooth gameplay with power-up aspects. The gates of hell open each night, terrorizing the land. As the player, you must find a way to destroy the gates and defend your lands in the process! Gather coins, recruit peasants, train units, build powerful structures, gain power-ups, and adapt! Can you bring peace to the land? New Player Tips If you take a hit, you lose a coin. Hold a few extra coins in your pouch just to be safe! Build and upgrade your walls as soon as possible! Try to recruit at least 1 peasant every day! The forest is dangerous at night; watch out!

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Monarch: First Light is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Gamepad Recommended, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Partial Controller Support, and is associated with Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:57:18 UTC, a tracked peak of 771, and 65% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Monarch: First Light
Steam App ID2838550
Typegame
Release dateApr 3, 2024
DeveloperCitadel Games
PublisherCitadel Games
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows
GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Gamepad Recommended, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , Turkish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America * , Traditional Chinese * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 12:57:18 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak771
Positive reviews72
Negative reviews38
Total reviews110
Positive percent65%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime130 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateApr 3, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)8 October 2024 - 00:39:03 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:57:18 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:57:18 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:57:18 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Deer DiaryNo description
Chicken ChaserNo description
Memory Shock!No description
Noob No MoreNo description
Pincher PincherNo description
Beak BreakerNo description
Tusk TriumphNo description
Pest PunisherNo description
Crimson SurvivorNo description
IronmanNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2838550
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2838550/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2838550
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Monarch: First Light

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Monarch: First Light?

The Monarch: First Light's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:57:18 UTC, with a tracked peak of 771 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 2 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Monarch: First Light growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Monarch: First Light?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Russia (26.7%), Japan (13.3%), United States (13.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to Russia (19.9%), United States (15.7%), Canada (9.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to Russia (23.2%), United States (16.9%), Canada (10.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to Russia (17%), United States (15.5%), Canada (8.4%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Monarch: First Light?

The Monarch: First Light currently sits at 65% positive across 110 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 72 positive reviews and 38 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Monarch: First Light have?

The Monarch: First Light currently has about 291 tracked Steam followers as of 23 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Monarch: First Light?

The Monarch: First Light is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

65% positive, 72 positive, 38 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Gamepad Recommended, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support

Achievements

10

Platform releases
  • Steam 3 April 2024

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Dual Core DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2 GB available space

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