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Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle SimulatorNewsKing of the Hill Season 58: The Season of the (Despot's) Invisible Hand
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King of the Hill Season 58: The Season of the (Despot's) Invisible Hand

Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator · published 20 Aug 2026, 16:24 UTC

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• Seasonal Mutation: Season of Natural Selection •

Meanwhile, the Season of Natural Selection has come to an end. Its seasonal changes (shop upgrade prices and extra free rerolls at altars) are leaving the game.

Welcome to the The Season of the (Despot's) Invisible Hand

Say hello to Season 58 — the Season of the (Despot's) Invisible Hand. Now the reroll cost grows as you upgrade the shop. These changes do not apply to Brawl.We always appreciate your feedback regarding seasonal mutations. Regularly — usually one week before the season ends — we hold calls with players on our Discord server to discuss game balance and upcoming changes. Join us!

• Brawl Balance •

  • Cleansing nerfed: mana cost 10 ➔ 20

  • Mass Taunt no longer appears in Brawl (at least for this season)

• Mutation Balance •

  • Cleansing nerfed: mana cost 22 ➔ 40

  • Fast Towers buffed: tower build speed 300% ➔ 500%

  • Fast Reload buffed: cooldown reduction bonus 10% ➔ 20%

  • Living on Scraps buffed: humans consume 20% ➔ 30% less food

• Class Balance •

  • Impulse (the Eggheads' Buff Tower skill) buffed:

    • Level 1: damage buff/debuff 10% ➔ 15%; armor buff/debuff 20% ➔ 25%; attack speed buff/debuff 10% ➔ 15%

    • Level 2: damage buff/debuff 15% ➔ 20%; armor buff/debuff 25% ➔ 30%; attack speed buff/debuff 15% ➔ 20%

    • Level 3: damage buff/debuff 20% ➔ 25%; armor buff/debuff 30% ➔ 35%; attack speed buff/debuff 20% ➔ 25%

  • Trickster items nerfed:

    • Level 1: damage 130 ➔ 110

    • Level 2: damage 160 ➔ 140, health 160 ➔ 150

    • Level 3: damage 190 ➔ 160, health 200 ➔ 180

    • Level 4: damage 230 ➔ 200, health 380 ➔ 350

    • Level 5: damage 250 ➔ 220, health 500 ➔ 450

• Game Modes Balance •

  • Frugality is back in the Sprint

  • Wide Selection works as usual again

  • Shop upgrade prices have changed:

    • Level 2: 6 tokens ➔ 3 tokens

    • Level 3: 12 tokens ➔ 6 tokens

    • Level 4: 24 tokens ➔ 12 tokens

    • Level 5: 24 tokens ➔ 12 tokens

  • Reroll cost now scales with the shop level:

    • Level 1: 2 tokens

    • Level 2: 2 ➔ 3 tokens

    • Level 3: 2 ➔ 6 tokens

    • Level 4: 2 ➔ 6 tokens

    • Level 5: 2 ➔ 8 tokens


King of the Hill Season 57 Results

WINNERS:

🥇Riot Police

🥈DrunkMantis

🥉The Wrinkled Dinkler

Congrats, Riot Police (or should we say Falke?). Your victory medal has been added to your name on the leaderboard.

Season 58 starts right now and ends on September 17th at 16:00 UTC.


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