Report updated Apr 6, 2026
King of Thieves
v2.82Competitive mobile gamers who enjoy strategy, platforming, and social multiplayer experiences.
What Is King of Thieves?
Launched Feb 12, 2015
Updated Nov 2025
What users think iIndependent intel reports to help builders create better apps or enhance existing ones. Still in beta, accuracy and relevancy get better every day. For informational purposes only.
What does it look like?
What are the key features?
Players design custom dungeons with traps and platforms to protect their loot from other players.
Break into other players' dungeons to steal gems and gold in real-time.
Join or create guilds to compete in arenas and earn epic rewards.
Collect gems to learn spells and use the Ancient Totem to gain combat advantages.
What do users think? iIndependent intel reports to help builders create better apps or enhance existing ones. Still in beta, accuracy and relevancy get better every day. For informational purposes only.
“Recent user voice shows a frustrated sentiment. Users appreciate nostalgic gameplay, but report excessive advertising and technical stability & bugs.”
What Users Love
this is one of my childhood games and they expanded upon it
I’ve been constantly playing it on and off for like probably 10 years now
Pain Points
It became a pay to win game full of ads
I get an ad every thirty seconds and I can’t even exit them
IT WILL NEVER OPEN UNLESS I FULLY RESTART THE COMPUTER
when i finish raiding a dungeon the game will crash
High confidence · 99 reviews available
What are the pros and cons?
Pros
- Unique skill-verified dungeon defense mechanic
- Massive legacy user base (50M+ players)
- Strong social/guild integration
Cons
- High technical debt (crashes, loading issues)
- Aggressive interstitial ad frequency
- Perceived pay-to-win progression
What is the market outlook?
Growth Opportunities
- Modernize engine for better stability
- Introduce non-intrusive monetization (Battle Pass)
- Expand user-generated content tools
Market Threats
- Direct clones like MONOLISK
- Churn of long-term players due to ad fatigue
- Platform-level changes to ad tracking
Who competes with King of Thieves?
The Nemesis
Why it's a threat
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Users are happier — sentiment 72/100 vs 35
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Dungeon Builder
Contenders
The industry standard for the 'build, defend, and raid' meta-game that King of Thieves players frequently cite as their primary alternative.
Clan Wars & Leagues
A massive social platformer where building secure bases to protect items from other players is a central, high-stakes mechanic.
Infinite World Creation
Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox
Social First
Combines platforming, social interaction, and base-building with a heavy emphasis on protecting loot and trading gems.
Combines platforming, social interaction, and base-building with a heavy emphasis on protecting loot and trading gems.
Peers
The dominant force in competitive, high-difficulty platforming with a massive ecosystem of user-generated levels.
Level Editor
Captures the competitive PvP audience with high-intensity gem-collection modes and social guild structures.
Player-Designed Maps
Castle Doombad: Free To Slay
★4.8 (2K)Grumpyface Studios
A trap-based defense game where players design layouts to stop heroes from stealing treasure, sharing the 'evil architect' theme.
A trap-based defense game where players design layouts to stop heroes from stealing treasure, sharing the 'evil architect' theme.
New Kids on the Block
Fancade: Simple Mini Games
★4.3 (1K)Poki B.V.
A rapidly growing platform for user-generated mini-games with a strong focus on clever platforming and puzzle mechanics.
A rapidly growing platform for user-generated mini-games with a strong focus on clever platforming and puzzle mechanics.
Dadish 3
★4.5 (1K)Thomas Young
A modern, highly-rated platformer series that has captured the attention of the mobile agility-gaming community.
A modern, highly-rated platformer series that has captured the attention of the mobile agility-gaming community.
What are the key takeaways?
King of Thieves is a frustrating games app that is free with in-app purchases. With a 4.2/5 rating from 1.3M reviews, it frustrates many users from users. Users particularly appreciate nostalgic gameplay, though excessive advertising remains a common concern.
Best for: Competitive mobile gamers who enjoy strategy, platforming, and social multiplayer experiences.
How much does it cost?
Model: freemium
Monetization is heavily reliant on competitive urgency and social interaction, though recent user feedback suggests the ad-load has become excessive.
iOS Version
2.82
Android Version
2.82
Release Date
Feb 12, 2015
iOS Price
Free
Android Price
Free
Developer
Nazara Publishing