The royal vault // Roguelike strategy
9 Kings
Claim the throne. Break the game.
- Size214 MB
- Android8.0+
- FormatXAPK
- Rating4.6/5
Download 9 Kings APK, the roguelike kingdom builder that turned a million-copy PC hit into one of the sharpest strategy games on Android. Choose one of nine kings, grow a tiny village into a fortified kingdom with cards, and hold the line against rival rulers across decades of war.
This page serves the full 9 Kings APK: a 214 MB XAPK published by Playdigious, rebuilt for mobile with a touch-first interface, cloud saves, and cross-progression with the PC version. Try the game free, then unlock everything with a single purchase. Every file here is installed and played on real Android phones before the download button goes live.
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File card // App details
App Information
- App Name
- 9 Kings
- Version
- v1.0.3 (version code 54)
- Package
- com.playdigious.ninekings
- File Size
- 213.9 MB
- File Type
- XAPK (APK + asset splits)
- Requires Android
- 8.0 and up
- Architecture
- ARM64
- Category
- Strategy
- Price
- Free trial, full unlock in-app
- Developer
- Playdigious
- Google Rating
- 4.6/5 (2,952 reviews)
In-game // Screenshots
9 Kings Screenshots
Real captures from the game: kingdom building, rival battles, the king select screen, and troops in the field.
Decree I // Overview
What Is 9 Kings?
The 9 Kings APK is a fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Each run starts with a small village and one of nine kings, and every king brings a completely different deck of cards for buildings, troops, and spells. You place cards to expand your territory, raise towers and barracks, recruit armies, and stack effects until your kingdom becomes something the game barely survives.
The PC original, developed by Sad Socket, sold more than a million copies in early access on the strength of one honest promise: breaking the game is part of the plan. The mobile version from Playdigious keeps that spirit and rebuilds the interface around touch, with Google Play Games achievements, cloud saves, and cross-progression between your phone and PC.
In the 9 Kings APK, battles resolve as an autobattler, so your skill shows in the setup, not in micromanagement. Between wars you loot defeated rival kings and fold their unique cards into your own deck, which is where the absurd synergies come from. No two runs play the same, and Quest Mode plus asynchronous multiplayer against eight rivals give the experimentation a destination.
Decree II // The court
Meet the Nine Kings
Every king in the 9 Kings APK is a different strategy game. Pick the playstyle that fits your temperament, then learn its breaking point.
Feature 1
King of Greed
Stockpiles gold and converts wealth into mercenary armies. The richest king on the map usually fields the largest army, and Greed gets rich faster than anyone.
Feature 2
King of Nature
Harnesses the forces of nature to grow a living kingdom. Patient, resilient, and terrifying once the wilds start fighting back on their own.
Feature 3
The Time Twister
Warps the laws of time itself. Manipulate turn order, cooldowns, and battle tempo until the enemy never gets a fair fight.
Feature 4
The Dark Sovereign
Dabbles in dark magic for power at a price. High-risk rituals trade stability for devastating late-game payoffs.
Feature 5
The Imp Raiser
Raises hordes of fiendish imps ready to fight for the crown. Weak individually, overwhelming in numbers, and cheap to replace.
Feature 6
King of Nothing
The ascetic path and the game's hard mode. A stripped-down starting deck that rewards veterans who want the purest test of fundamentals.
Feature 7
King of Spells
A walking grimoire. Builds around stacking spell effects on troops and towers until ordinary units cast like archmages.
Feature 8
King of Nomads
Fast, mobile, and impossible to pin down. Nomad armies strike where the enemy is weakest and vanish before retaliation lands.
Feature 9
King of Stone
The immovable object. Fortifications, towers, and defensive synergies that turn every siege into the attacker's funeral.
Decree III // Gameplay
How a Run Plays
A full 9 Kings APK run is a reign measured in years. Here is the shape of every reign, from founding to fall or triumph.
- Choose your king. Nine rulers, nine decks, nine philosophies of war. Your choice defines which cards you will see all run.
- Found your village. Every reign begins small: a few plots, a handful of cards, and a long list of enemies who want your land.
- Play cards to expand. Place cards directly on the map to claim territory, raise buildings, and upgrade towers. Positioning is strategy, not decoration.
- Recruit and stack. Raise troops, then layer spells and building effects on them. Stacking is where ordinary armies become legends.
- Survive the years. Each year brings stronger attackers, rival kings, and unpredictable events. Adapt or abdicate.
- Loot and ascend. Defeat a rival king and take their cards. Fold foreign cards into your deck to forge the synergies that break the game.
Decree IV // Features
Key Features
Feature 1
Nine Playable Kings
The 9 Kings APK ships nine rulers with unique card pools and playstyles, from gold-hoarding mercenaries to imp swarms and time magic.
Feature 2
Card-Driven Building
Grow your citadel by placing cards: expand territory, upgrade buildings and towers, and recruit troops with precision.
Feature 3
Loot Rival Decks
Beat rival kings and steal their strongest cards, combining them with yours into new, powerful synergies.
Feature 4
Autobattle Warfare
Battles play out on their own once your setup is placed. Strategy lives in preparation, and every clash is a verdict on your build.
Feature 5
Quest Mode
Handcrafted challenges with unique win conditions that teach advanced tactics and reward experimentation.
Feature 6
Async Multiplayer
Climb the ranks against eight rival rulers asynchronously and prove yourself the true King of Kings.
Feature 7
Rebuilt for Touch
A revamped mobile interface with complete touch control, redesigned card handling, and full controller support.
Feature 8
Cloud Saves and Cross-Progression
Share progress between Android devices and continue the same reign on PC with the same account.
Decree V // Current build
What Is New in the Current Build
The current build served on this page is the latest mobile release, carrying the full launch-season balance pass and the touch-interface refinements from the mobile debut. Card text is clearer, the early game teaches faster, and several run-ending edge cases from the launch window are fixed.
Under the hood, the 9 Kings APK targets modern Android with improved loading on mid-range phones and steadier frame pacing during the largest late-game battles. If you played at launch and bounced off a rough edge, this is the build to come back to.
As always, update by installing the new XAPK over your existing copy. Your reigns, unlocks, and cloud saves carry over untouched.
Decree VI // Safety
Safety and Verification
Every 9 Kings APK file on this page passes the same bench before it is published. The package is traced to its publisher, scanned for malware, and then installed on real Android phones, where it is played through actual runs, not just launched once. Version, size, and permissions are verified by hand against the manifest inside the file.
The manifest declares a short, sensible permission list for a game of this type: network access and network state for multiplayer and cloud saves, notifications, wake lock during battles, in-app billing for the full-game unlock, and advertising identifiers. Nothing in the list reaches for contacts, messages, location, or the camera.
The 9 Kings APK free trial is genuinely free, and the full unlock is a single in-app purchase handled by the Play billing system, not by this site. We never ask for accounts, and the file you download is byte-identical to the publisher release.
Decree VII // Specifications
Technical Details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Package name | com.playdigious.ninekings |
| Version | 1.0.3 (code 54) |
| File size | 213.9 MB |
| Format | XAPK (base APK + Unity asset pack + ARM64 config) |
| Minimum Android | 8.0 (API 26) |
| Target Android | 16 (API 36) |
| Architecture | ARM64 |
| Engine | Unity |
| In-app purchases | Yes (full-game unlock) |
| Ads | Advertising ID declared; trial is ad-light |
| Developer | Playdigious |
| Google Play rating | 4.6/5 from 2,952 reviews |
Decree VIII // Install
How to Install the XAPK
The 9 Kings APK file is an XAPK bundle, so stock Android needs a helper app to open it. Five steps, about three minutes.
- Download the file. Tap the download button above to get the 9 Kings APK, wait out the short countdown, and save the 213.9 MB XAPK. Confirm the size before continuing; a short file is the top cause of install failures.
- Get an XAPK installer. Install any well-reviewed free XAPK installer app. Stock Android cannot open .xapk bundles on its own.
- Open the file in the installer. Launch the installer, grant it file access, select the downloaded XAPK, and tap Install.
- Allow unknown apps. Android will ask you to allow the installer to install unknown apps. Enable it for the installer only, then confirm.
- Launch and play. Open 9 Kings, sign in with your games account for cloud saves, and start your first reign. The free trial begins immediately.
Decree IX // Fixes
Troubleshooting
Fix 1
App not installed
Uninstall any older or modified copy of the 9 Kings APK first. Android refuses to install over a build signed with a different key, and that conflict is the usual culprit.
Fix 2
Parse error on install
The XAPK did not finish downloading. Re-download and check that the file reads the full 213.9 MB before opening it in the installer.
Fix 3
Installer cannot see the file
Move the XAPK into the main Downloads folder rather than a subfolder, then rescan inside the installer app. Scoped storage hides deep paths from some installers.
Fix 4
Play Protect warning
Tap More details, then Install anyway. The file is scanned on our bench before publication; the warning appears for any app installed outside the store.
Fix 5
Black screen on launch
Force-stop the game, clear its cache (not data), and relaunch. On phones with aggressive battery savers, exempt the game from background restrictions.
Fix 6
Cloud save will not sync
Check that you are signed into the same games account on both devices and that the game has network access. Syncs trigger on the title screen, not mid-run.
Decree X // Archive
Old Versions
This page serves the current tested 9 Kings APK build only. Older builds are retired once a newer one clears the bench, because saves, cloud sync, and multiplayer all assume reasonably fresh clients.
If you need an older build for a specific reason, such as a device that cannot run the current release, contact us and describe the device. We keep a private archive of previously tested builds and can advise whether an older one is safe for your phone.
As a rule, stay on the latest build. Balance patches and event fixes land silently, and an old client is the most common cause of desync reports in multiplayer.
Decree XI // Alternatives
Other Ways to Play
Not ready to sideload the 9 Kings APK? The same game is available as a free trial through the official store listing, with the full unlock sold inside the app. It is the identical build, and your progress carries between the store version and the XAPK here through cloud saves.
Big-screen players can also take the PC version, where mouse control shines in the late game when the map fills with cards. Cross-progression means a reign started on your phone continues on your desktop with the same account.
Whatever route you choose, buy the full unlock once and it follows your account everywhere. There is no subscription and no per-king pricing.
Decree XII // Update
How to Update 9 Kings
Updating the 9 Kings APK is an install-over, never an uninstall. Your kingdom depends on it.
- Download the new XAPK from this page once the new build is announced as tested.
- Install over the existing app. Do not uninstall first. Installing over the top preserves saves, unlocks, and settings.
- Confirm the new build on the title or settings screen, then start a fresh run to feel the balance changes.
- Back up with cloud save before major updates. Sign in, let the title screen sync, and your reign is safe even if a phone is lost.
Quick answers // Player questions
9 Kings FAQs
Is 9 Kings APK free to download?
Yes. The download is free and the game opens with a free trial. Unlocking the full game, all kings, quests, and multiplayer, is a single one-time in-app purchase.
Is this 9 Kings APK safe to install?
The file is traced to its publisher, scanned for malware, and installed on real phones before publication. Its permission list is short and game-appropriate: network, notifications, billing for the unlock, and advertising identifiers.
Why is the file 214 MB?
The 9 Kings APK is an XAPK bundle: the base APK plus a Unity asset pack and an ARM64 configuration split. The size is the complete game, not a downloader.
Do I need to root my phone?
No. 9 Kings installs and runs on stock, unrooted phones running Android 8.0 or higher.
Can I play 9 Kings offline?
The core single-player runs offline once installed. Cloud saves, cross-progression, and asynchronous multiplayer need a connection.
Will my progress transfer to the PC version?
Yes. Sign in with the same games account on both platforms and cloud saves carry your reigns, unlocks, and progress across.
What Android version does 9 Kings need?
Android 8.0 and up, on ARM64 devices. The build targets modern Android and is tested across budget, mid-range, and flagship phones.
How do I install an XAPK file?
Use a free XAPK installer app: open the downloaded file in it, allow unknown apps for the installer when asked, and tap Install. The full steps are in the install section above.
Who made 9 Kings?
The original game was developed by Sad Socket and became a million-copy PC hit. Playdigious developed and published the 9 Kings APK mobile version with a rebuilt touch interface.
Does 9 Kings support controllers?
Yes. The mobile version includes controller support alongside its touch-first interface, handy for long sessions and big-screen play.
Reviewer's verdict // Final word
The King's Verdict
The 9 Kings APK earns its crown. The nine-king structure is the rare roguelike hook that is both instantly readable and endlessly deep: you always know what your king wants to do, and the fun is discovering how far the game lets you push it before it breaks in your favor.
The mobile port respects the platform. Touch controls feel native rather than ported, the free trial is generous enough to learn two or three kings properly, and the single-purchase unlock is priced like a premium game because it is one.
Download the 9 Kings APK, pick the King of Greed for your first reign, and try not to think about synergies at 2 a.m. Long may you reign.