The Monarch: First Light
Will you be the savior to purify this land? The Monarch is a lane-defense game where you control a monarch, expand your kingdom, and defend against evil by strategically managing gold resources, recruiting diverse units, and exploring a world filled with mythical threats.
Last Updated: 5/16/2025
| Release Date | 4/3/2024 |
| Developer | Citadel Games |
| Publisher | Citadel Games |
| Steam App Id | 2838550 |
The Monarch: First Light
Will you be the savior to purify this land? The Monarch is a lane-defense game where you control a monarch, expand your kingdom, and defend against evil by strategically managing gold resources, recruiting diverse units, and exploring a world filled with mythical threats.
Last Updated: 5/16/2025
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
About The Monarch: First Light
The Monarch: First Light is a Casual, Simulation, Indie, Strategy, and Free to Play game developed by Citadel Games. On 4/3/2024, it was released on the Steam Store by Citadel Games.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Monarch: First Light on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
It also supports 15 languanges in-game including English, Turkish, French, Italian, and German. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Monarch: First Light supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- HDR available
- Full controller support
- Partial Controller Support
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Monarch: First Light has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Exploration
- Colony Sim
- Character Customization
- Roguelike
- Management
- Voxel
- Strategy RPG
- Side Scroller
- Third Person
- Roguelite
- Free to Play
- Medieval
- Real Time Tactics
- Tower Defense
- Simulation
- Cute
- Base Building
- Survival
- Top-Down
- Strategy
- Relaxing
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Monarch: First Light and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Supported Languages and Localizations
The Monarch: First Light is available in 15 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Turkish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 16). The Monarch: First Light on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 16). The Monarch: First Light. Steam Community Hub.
- Citadel Games. (2024, February 21). The Monarch: First Light. The Monarch: First Light.