The Cruel kings is a top-down game in which you must either kill or survive. Each round starts with a split screen. The goal of the players is to destroy each other in 1 minute. There are also coins. If the players have an equal amount of life, then the one who collected the most coins wins. In addition to gamers, AI is also involved. There are barrels on the map, breaking them you can get bonuses. There are traps in the form of thorns, they do enough damage.