I was looking through the global achievement stats for Hold Your King today, and it made me curious how other developers approach achievements. Do you add them mostly for completionists, to guide player behavior, or simply because they’re fun?
We recently released Hold Your King, and seeing the “Find Game” screen filled with active lobbies is honestly one of the most rewarding parts of development. As a small indie team, watching real players jump into the game, create lobbies, and carry the King together makes all the long development days feel worth it. It’s a small moment, but for us, it means a lot.
I’m one of the developers of Hold Your King, a physics-based co-op game about carrying an angry King through medieval chaos.
One thing we wanted from the start was for players to have fun even before the actual run begins. So in the lobby, we added a silly interactive animation where the King can be left hanging upside down by one foot over a boiling cauldron.
It doesn’t help him, obviously. But it does help set the mood. 😄
We like the idea that even the waiting room can create funny moments with friends before the real carrying chaos starts. Hope you enjoy this little detail.
Hey everyone,
I’m one of the developers of Hold Your King, a physics-based co-op game where carrying the King together can quickly turn into a friendship test.
The idea is simple: move together, keep the stretcher balanced, time your jumps, and try not to blame your friend when everything goes wrong. 😄
We wanted to create the kind of co-op chaos where a small mistake can turn into a funny moment, but good teamwork still feels rewarding.
If you enjoy co-op games built around communication, timing, and “how did we even save that?” moments, you might enjoy this one.
Hey everyone, after the great response to our last post announcing that Hold Your King is coming to Steam on June 10, we wanted to share the game’s system requirements as well. We hope this will be helpful for anyone planning to try the game at launch.
Thank you again for all the support on the previous post. As a small indie team, it really means a lot to us.
Our Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3564340/Hold_Your_King/
Hey everyone, our game Hold Your King, which we’ve been working on as a small indie team, is coming to Steam on June 10. We’re creating an experience built around teamwork, timing, balance, and co-op chaos that can lead to funny moments when playing with friends.
Our demo is live now, so you can try it before launch. Wishlisting the game would also help us a lot as a small indie team: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3564340/Hold_Your_King/
We’re incredibly excited to finally give you a release date.
If you’d like to support the game before launch, please consider wishlisting Hold Your King, sharing the store page with a friend, and letting us know what you think of the trailer.
Our Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3564340/Hold_Your_King/
Game Title: Hold Your King
Playable Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3564340/Hold_Your_King/
Platform: Steam
Description: Hold Your King is a physics-based co-op platformer set in a stylized medieval world full of parkours, dangers, and coordination. Trust your friend and carry the king to the throne room. In this physics-based co-op platformer, you and a friend must carry your short-tempered king through deadly medieval courses. Dodge traps, maintain balance, and work together to reach the throne room. One wrong step, and the king might crown you with his rage!
Free to Play Status:
Involvement: Developer
In Hold Your King, 2 or 4 players carry an angry King through medieval traps. We’re building a reaction system where bad balance, hard impacts, drops, and unstable movement can increase the King’s aggression.
If the team moves well, things stay under control. If not, the King may make the run even harder. We want the chaos to feel funny, but still connected to how the players perform together.
Hey everyone, we’re a small indie team working on Hold Your King. It’s a physics-based co-op game where 2 or 4 players carry an angry King on a stretcher through medieval traps.
The fun starts when you try to move together. You need to jump at the same time, keep the stretcher balanced, warn your teammates, and keep the King alive while everything around you goes wrong.
We wanted to create a kind of co-op chaos that feels fun to play with friends, while also creating funny and unexpected moments for streamers and their viewers.
We’re a small indie team working on Hold Your King, a physics-based co-op game about carrying an angry King through medieval chaos. We just passed 12.000 wishlists on Steam, and honestly, it feels like a huge milestone for us. Thanks to everyone who has wishlisted, played the demo, or shared feedback so far. It really helps more than you think.