Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 4263360 |
| Live current players | 3 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 10 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 3 |
| Price | $6.39 (20% off from $7.99) |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 20% |
| Original price USD | $7.99 |
| Current price USD | $6.39 |
| Release date | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Developer | Ligia Nunes |
| Publisher | Ursa em Percurso |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | Positive |
| Positive review percent | 100% |
| Positive reviews | 18 |
| Negative reviews | 0 |
| Total reviews | 18 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Average playtime forever | Not available |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | Yes |
| Linux support | Yes |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4263360/ |
Short description
A Visual Novel game filled with romance, action, and intrigue. Create your Dragon Commander, befriend or romance the future King, and find the courage to save the Kingdom.
About this game
Two children raised together. One, a future King. The other, his whipping child. Their relationship? It's up to you to develop. This is the first game in "The Many Kingdoms" Visual Novel series. Love the Guard, Be the King is purely a Fantasy Visual Novel game focused on Romance and/or Friendship, written and developed by solo dev Ligia Nunes, author of "Bear in Sheep's Clothing." This is a game with extensive LGBTQ+ representation in which you can choose to play as straight, gay, bi, pan, ace, etc. In this first game of the series, you only have one Love Interest, Mathias. ✨ Age suggested: 16+ for non-explicit sexual scenes, some soft swearing, and violence. ✨ MATHIAS’S HEART HAS BEEN bleeding since his father, the former King, decided to punish you for his mistakes. As the youngest child of a lesser bourgeois, you were raised in the castle, between the King’s cruelty, the Queen’s friendship, and Mathias’s kindness (or supposed kindness?). Now, more than twenty Carnivals since your arrival, the King is dead and the Queen’s sickness worsens each day. As the azure taint spreads in the kingdom and the Opalean Wars come to an end, it’s Mathias’s time to sit on the throne. Will the docile Prince become a kind King, a violent Monarch, or a ruthless Tyrant? Will you have any say in it? And how much will your relationship change? Develop your personality and see how your choices build and change your bond with Mathias. It’s time to help him choose. Will your monarch Love the Guard or Be the King? FEATURES Create your Dragon Commander; choose their gender, name, appearance, and hobbies. Build your personality. You past helps you build your future: decide how you feel about your past and see how that develops your bonds with the other characters of the cast. 270K+ words Black & White aesthetic 24 black & white CGs + 2 colored illustrations One Love Interest with five possible types of branching relationships, non-romantic options included, and possible romantic rendezvous with other characters while in Mathias’s friendship route. LGBTQIA+ friendly + representation (you can choose your gender and your relationship with Mathias and Mandreis) Age suggest…
Supported languages
English