Unlock The King on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

Unlock The King is a futuristic, sokoban and puzzle game developed and published by Minimol Games.
Released on November 20th 2019 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 314 reviews of which 296 were positive and 18 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Unlock The King into these genres:

Futuristic Sokoban Puzzle Chess Minimalist Difficult Atmospheric Logic Sci-fi Turn-Based Tactics Grid-Based Movement Board Game Tabletop Strategy Casual Abstract Singleplayer Top-Down Isometric

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor: 2 Ghz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c
Storage: 100 MB available space
Sound Card: Any

MacOS

OS: Mac OS X 10.7+
Processor: 2 Ghz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c
Storage: 100 MB available space
Sound Card: Any

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025

This is a uniquely crafted puzzle game influenced by chess. Strategically maneuver the pieces to forge a pathway for the King to be unlocked. The concept is excellent, requiring players to arrange the board to facilitate the King's movement, which I found highly enjoyable. The artwork of the pieces and the visual effects are also commendable, contributing to a smooth gaming experience.

Sept. 2024

Clever mechanics and challenging without being too difficult, 9/10.

July 2024

It doesn't feel like chess at all, but that's on me for not reading the description. However, it's quite addicting. Some levels are extremely short, but overall, it's a pretty enjoyable game. Thanks to no timer or limited move count, it's also pretty relaxing.

June 2024

I'm not sure if a fun 51m first-sight speedrun would break the world record but still

May 2024

Fun game! I'm not usually a puzzle person, but when I am I'm not one who likes to walk away from the session with my brain hurting, and this game fits that niche really well. It's not without fault. Clicking pieces doesn't automatically deselect the previous one which got frustrating quite a few times, and the game automatically checks if you have solved the puzzle, meaning I accidentally solved quite a few puzzles which didn't feel very satisfying. The difficulty also has a habit of dropping to "pre-school," level for 4-6 puzzles in a row from time to time which felt kind of like padding. With that said this is a fantastic take or games like "rush-hour," and for the price you have nothing to lose.

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0.99€

8.6

296

Online players

Developer

Minimol Games

Publisher

Minimol Games

Release 20 Nov 2019

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