Reigns, the card-swiping monarch simulator from developer Nerial and publisher Devolver Digital, has marked its 10th anniversary with a large free update to the original game. The update pours new content into the base experience rather than reworking its look, giving longtime rulers fresh reasons to swipe left and right.
Quick answer: The Reigns 10-year anniversary update is live now for free on PC (Steam) and on mobile through the App Store and Google Play. Open the game on your platform and let it update to get 190 new cards, new objectives, new characters, new ways to die, and a secret ending.
What the anniversary update adds to Reigns
The headline addition is 190 new event cards, the swipeable decisions that shape the fate of your kingdom. Alongside those cards, the update brings new objectives to complete, new characters to meet, and new ways for your monarch to die. A new secret ending rounds out the additions.
| Addition | Details |
|---|---|
| Event cards | 190 new cards with fresh decisions |
| Objectives | New goals to complete during a reign |
| Characters | New faces, including the Village Witch |
| Deaths | New ways for your monarch to meet their end |
| Ending | One new hidden ending to uncover |
None of this is a cosmetic pass. The changes are all new content layered onto the game that first launched in 2016, so the core swipe-to-rule loop stays intact while the branching decisions expand.
Village Witch storyline and the 10-year survival condition
The update centers on a new plot thread built around the Village Witch, an NPC whose prophecies drive an original storyline. To see those prophecies play out, you have to survive for exactly 10 years of in-game time, a nod to the game’s own decade on the throne.
Note: Reaching the 10-year mark is the trigger for the Witch’s prophecies to come to life, so keeping your kingdom balanced long enough to hit that milestone is the goal if you want to witness this new content.
How to get the update on PC and mobile
The update is free for anyone who owns Reigns, and it is available across all supported platforms.
Reigns series discounts during the anniversary
To mark the anniversary, the whole Reigns series is on sale. The PC/Steam discounts run until 10:00 a.m. PT on August 17, while the App Store and Google Play discounts run until August 20.
| Title | Discount | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Reigns | 67% off | $2.99 |
| Reigns Beyond | 40% off | $4.99 |
| Reigns: Game of Thrones | 67% off | $3.99 |
| Reigns: Her Majesty | 67% off | $2.99 |
| Reigns: The Witcher | 30% off | $5.99 |
| Reigns: Three Kingdoms (not on mobile) | 50% off | $2.99 |
Reigns has drawn more than 4 million players across the franchise since 2016, spanning sequels such as Reigns: Three Kingdoms and Reigns: Beyond as well as official spin-offs set in the Game of Thrones and The Witcher universes. The anniversary update keeps the focus on the original game, giving both returning monarchs and newcomers a fresh set of decisions, deaths, and one hidden ending to chase.
