Kitty Kingdom: And the Robot Menace

All hail King Whiskers, ruler of the fluffiest kingdom in the land! Or he was, until the robots showed up, vacuumed his castle into rubble and sent him off with nothing but a crown, a royal banner and four gold coins. Now the King must rebuild his realm one cat at a time: towers full of archer cats, catnip farms, cosy cat cafés and the occasional moat-side fishing dock. Every night the metal menace rolls back in, led every tenth night by the dreaded MEGA-VAC 9000. Hold out for 100 nights and the kingdom is saved. Fall, and it's back to square one (and nobody wants to nap on a square one).

Controls

Key	Action
WASD / Arrow keys	Move the King (his cat squad follows him)
Shift (hold)	Run at double speed. The King stops fighting and his squad hurries after him
Space	Dash attack
Stand still on a glowing spot	Build there, coins fly in while you wait
Stand still on a numbered point (1/2/3)	Buy that upgrade for the nearest building
Stand on the bell	Start the night
M	Mute music and sound
H / ?	Show the controls (pauses the game, press Esc or click to resume)

There's no mouse needed. The King attacks robots on his own when you walk close to them.

How to Play

Day: build your kingdom. Walk to a glowing building spot and stand still to spend gold on it. Walk up to an existing building and its upgrade choices appear in a side panel, then stand on the numbered point for the one you want. Every building has four levels, and you pick a branch at each step, so no two kingdoms turn out the same.

Upgrade the Castle. The Cat Castle is the heart of your kingdom. Each Castle level unlocks new building spots and higher building upgrades, so keep coming back to it.

Earn gold. Houses, farms, windmills, mines and fishing docks pay out each day, and defeated robots drop scrap. Farms are fragile, so keep them protected.

Night: defend. When you're ready, stand on the Night Bell. Robots march down the roads toward your Castle while your towers, walls and soldier cats hold the line. Lead your squad into the fight yourself and dash into trouble. Walk toward a red spawn banner during the day to preview which robots are coming down that road.

Protect the Castle. If it falls (or the King falls before the Castle is rebuilt), you can restart the same day and try a different plan. The game saves at the start of every day.

Need a hand? For the first few days, Queen Purrsephone points out what to build next with bouncing gold arrows. It's only advice, so feel free to ignore her (she's a cat, she's used to it).