Genre

Strategy Genre
The game focuses on a strategy perspective, focusing on keeping the King alive as long as possible. The player must choose carefully who will be killed and who will remain in power.

Political Genre
As the player is a King taking care of his court and subjects, the game also uses the political genre. This is from viewing all the different positions of power and how each individual person affects the system when removed.

Themes
The game uses its narrative and game-play to induce a sense of paranoia for the player. It deals with the themes of power, control and how far a person may go to hold on to them.