Like a King

Like a King is a strategy and deck-building game from LAK Games where you grow a medieval-style kingdom by placing units, building useful bases and directing your forces across a tile-based battlefield. Every card represents a different unit or structure, so winning depends less on quick reactions and more on deciding what to place and where. I find protecting your resource-producing units early more useful than filling every available tile immediately because a steady supply of gold gives you more options later in the match.

About Like a King

Like a King puts you in control of a growing realm.

You build an army, establish bases and use collectible cards to place different units on the battlefield. Some units focus on attacking opposing pieces, while others produce gold or create defensive traps.

The objective is to use those different roles together rather than relying on one type of unit for everything.

Latest Like a King Update

The current Poki listing gives May 2021 as the release date and July 2023 as the latest update.

As of September 2026, Poki shows a 4.4 rating from roughly 382,000 votes and confirms support for desktop, phone and tablet.

Like a King Gameplay

Every battle takes place across a tile-based field.

Tap an empty tile to place a unit from your available cards. Once units are active, you can draw a line toward an opposing unit to direct an attack or other interaction.

Controls

• Tap / Mouse Click: Place a unit on an empty tile
• Click or touch and drag: Draw a route from your unit toward an opposing target
• On-screen cards: Choose which available unit to place

Poki describes the central control simply as tapping an empty tile to spawn a unit.

The W3C Pointer Events specification gives useful technical background on how browser games support mouse and touch input.

Building Your Army

Cards form the basis of your army.

Each card represents a particular unit or structure, and different cards perform different jobs. Some move toward opposing units, while others help generate resources or protect territory.

This makes a balanced deck more useful than filling it only with one type of card.

Gold And Resource Units

Some cards create units that mine gold.

That resource helps support additional placements and broader battlefield development.

I find placing at least one reliable resource-producing unit early useful because later parts of a match become much easier when your economy is already working.

Defensive Units And Traps

Not every card needs to move forward.

Like a King also includes defensive structures and trap-style units that can protect important parts of your territory or slow opposing progress.

A defensive position can be especially valuable around your resource-producing areas.

Expanding Territory

Buildings do more than occupy a tile.

Current descriptions explain that placing structures can increase your field of vision and expand the territory you control.

That means construction can influence both your economy and how much of the battlefield you can effectively use.

Like a King Deck Building

Your deck determines which units are available during a battle.

As you progress, cards can be collected and improved, increasing the effectiveness of the associated units and buildings.

This gives the game a longer progression loop beyond winning one isolated match.

Choosing A Balanced Deck

A useful deck usually combines several roles:

• Resource production
• Direct attack
• Defensive structures
• Territory expansion
• Utility or trap units

The mistake I would avoid is choosing only aggressive cards. Without enough resources or defensive support, it becomes harder to maintain pressure as the battlefield develops.

Directing Units

After creating a unit, you can draw a line toward an opposing target.

This gives the player more control than simply placing units and waiting. Poki specifically tells players to draw a line from their unit to the opposing unit they want to target.

That means positioning and target choice both matter.

Like a King Strategy

A practical approach is:

1. Establish a source of gold.
2. Protect important resource units.
3. Expand territory with useful structures.
4. Add stronger offensive units once the economy is stable.
5. Direct units toward important opposing positions.
6. Adjust your card choices if one role is consistently missing.

I find building a stable base first easier than trying to overwhelm the entire map immediately.

Campaign And Levels

Current game listings describe Like a King as having a campaign of around 70 increasingly difficult levels.

Later stages demand better deck choices because the same simple placement pattern will not solve every battlefield.

Quests

Poki also highlights quests as part of the progression system.

Completing them helps move the wider campaign forward while giving players another reason to experiment with different units and card combinations.

Like a King Progression

Progress mainly comes from:

• Completing campaign stages
• Building a stronger card collection
• Improving cards
• Expanding territory
• Producing gold
• Learning how different unit roles work together
• Completing quests
• Creating better deck combinations

The game therefore combines tactical battles with longer-term card progression.

Who Created Like a King?

Like a King was created by LAK Games.

Poki directly credits LAK Games as the developer.

The studio is also responsible for browser games such as Bubble Shooter and Panda: Bubble Shooter.

Browser And Platforms

Like a King supports:

• Desktop
• Phone
• Tablet

Poki confirms all three device categories.

Its tile-placement and drag-based controls translate naturally between mouse and touchscreen input.

Games Like Like a King

Players who enjoy Like a King may also prefer games built around:

• Strategy
• Tower defense
• Deck building
• Territory control
• Card upgrades
• Resource management
• Medieval-style fantasy settings

For a different browser game where positioning matters, Disaster Arena uses changing competitive minigames rather than card-based strategy.

About This Game

Like a King works because several simple systems support one another.

Cards create units, resource units produce gold, buildings expand territory and directed units pressure opposing positions. That gives every placement a purpose beyond simply filling empty tiles.

The card-upgrade system and long campaign also provide a reason to keep improving your deck after learning the basic controls.

Related Categories

Like a King fits naturally into:

• Strategy Games
• Tower Defense Games
• Card Games
• Deck-Building Games
• Adventure Games
• Medieval Games
• Management Games
• Mobile Games

Poki currently places it primarily under Strategy Games and also connects it with Tower Defense, Adventure and Action categories.

More Games From This Developer

LAK Games is also credited with:

• Bubble Shooter
• Panda: Bubble Shooter

These are the other titles currently shown in the developer section for Like a King.

Get The Game

Like a King runs directly through supported desktop and mobile browsers.

Start by placing a balanced mix of resource and defensive units, then expand your territory and add stronger cards as your economy improves. Use the line-drawing control to direct units toward important opposing positions rather than placing everything without a plan.