# Prologue for a Vacant Kingdom Summer DB entity ID: 913ac023\-775f\-4ba4\-9426\-fec6f77679b9 Steam App ID: 1040490 ♫ FULL GAME COMING IN 2022 ♫ About the Game Vacant Kingdom is a bullet hell action\-RPG for PC and Mac\. Its combat takes inspiration from Japanese arcade shooters, but the story and world are structured like an action\-RPG\. Bosses will put your skills to the test, but you'll only have to defeat each one once\. In Vacant Kingdom you explore a whimsical yet desolate land and try to uncover the mystery of where its inhabitants went\. On the way you'll meet a colourful cast of characters\. Like a chef who only knows one recipe, a nefarious wizard who wields the dark power of obtuse riddles, and a robot who is programmed to teach the world about insects\. Why "Prologue"? Prologue for a Vacant Kingdom is a slice of a larger game which will eventually be released as Farewell for a Vacant Kingdom \. You can think of it as a demo designed to gather feedback so that the final game can be as great as possible\. However, even though Prologue is a demo, it does contain a lot of content\. Most players can expect to spend 2\-3 hours completing it\. Key Gamer Features Challenging bullet hell gameplay in a unique action\-RPG framework\. Three levels of difficulty to suit beginners and veterans alike\. Explore a haunted resort and uncover its secrets\. Meet a cast of quirky characters\. Created all by one person\. ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: shru - Publisher: shru - Release date: Apr 18, 2019 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: true - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie, RPG - Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows, mac - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1040490/ss\_1e780e60f3c385f202933d37195e8e95116fc92f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1640113049, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1040490/ss\_eb8900f9c8f24661e93f60606e013d7bbf563d73\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1640113049, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1040490/ss\_96a4c7f4c8f0283c0db3af3714882c018c432d75\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1640113049, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1040490/ss\_3cc1504582554c24215ecb95fea2a148c61db15f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1640113049, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1040490/ss\_4a08248533f2f4e4dfa917a63c667600949605a1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1640113049, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1040490/ss\_ca6208ab77f000b36eb0c047de390b6455d2f94b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1640113049, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1040490/ss\_104b7c76178dca6ab480ad1f5c709b2f4c60cd56\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1640113049, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1040490/ss\_72f7c8a8942634c0e251dafdaf2f3f78e37ea044\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1640113049, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1040490/ss\_cee16e7a9c4566ca0438aab858f3335b2be56d46\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1640113049 - Price: Not collected - Price country: Not collected ## Observed metrics - Current players: 0 - Steam review count: 239 - Steam positive reviews: 228 - Steam negative reviews: 11 - Steam positive percentage: 95.39748953974896% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/913ac023-775f-4ba4-9426-fec6f77679b9/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/913ac023-775f-4ba4-9426-fec6f77679b9/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-24T03:31:55\.248424\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-24T03:31:58\.077525\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-24T03:31:56\.271759\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":null,"catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/1040490/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=1040490","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/1040490"\},"price":null,"source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-24T03:31:55\.248424\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-24T03:31:58\.077525\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-24T03:31:56\.271759\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":null,"catalog":"542f0fa1\-ecc2\-4ef8\-9492\-2486a3168b09","details":"5539f008\-30e3\-4401\-acf9\-477c6aed1cf2","players":"de81151e\-386d\-4d4d\-94c4\-63a7c121c145","reviews":"beec7a14\-2a63\-42b2\-b37a\-b5bc7a619471"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"913ac023\-775f\-4ba4\-9426\-fec6f77679b9","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040490/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/913ac023-775f-4ba4-9426-fec6f77679b9)