One of 2025's early access hits, 9 Kings, is back in the news today as they released a major update adding multiplayer to the rogue-lite.
9 Kings multiplayer is an asynchronous system and becomes available only after you have played the game at least 9 times. In this mode, you compete against 8 other kings who are the same rank and in the same conditions you have faced. There are some changes to the base mode such as your base now having HP, starting with 5 cards, and when diplomacy happens among other things, as you play against opponents anywhere in the world.
Multiplayer will feature 9 different ranks for players to climb, with a top 9 leaderboard for players to see as well. As you compete in multiplayer you'll unlock vanity objects - over 99 of them that you'll be able to apply available now and more to come. Customization unlocks come in forms of head, eyes, mouth, background, and 'victory track'.
While multiplayer is the biggest addition with this 9 Kings update, it's not the only news either. One new addition is daily missions which provide rewards for reaching certain goals and can inspire you to...
