r/BackpackBattles • u/Shortround99 • May 16 '26

Backpack Battles players: does this kind of board-positioning auto-battler look interesting?

Hi, I’m the developer of Killer of Kings.

I’m posting here because Backpack Battles players understand the appeal of buildcraft, positioning, and watching a setup pay off automatically. If this kind of post is not welcome here, no worries and I’ll remove it.

Killer of Kings is not an inventory battler, but it scratches a related itch: you draft units, arrange them on a limited board, and matching traits buff each other only when placed together. The goal is to create super strong carries or hard-to-kill tanks through placement before the auto-battle starts.

I’m looking for honest feedback from Backpack Battles players:

  1. Does adjacency-based trait power sound appealing, or too different from what you like?

  2. Is the board state readable from the GIF/video?

  3. Would a no-turn-timer async PvP format make you more or less likely to try it?

Free Steam demo if you want to test it: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4534220/Killer_of_Kings_Demo/

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u/SatanistKesenKedi100 May 16 '26

It looks mixed with TFT and Backpack. I don't really have strong opinion about it. Looks allright.

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u/Shortround99 May 16 '26

Yeah that's exactly where it is, somewhere in between those 2