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Reception

The one-dimensional world, scarcity approach to strategy, and an underwhelming city-building experience make for a very lacklustre time in Kingdom’s Return. Although it has the trappings of an excellent action-strategy RPG, it is disappointing to see simplicity squander its potential.

If you’re looking for a pixel art side-scrolling action game, you’re in luck. But if you want anything more from the experience, you could be in trouble with Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster.

While Kingdom’s Return isn’t a bad game, at Inti Creates, “not bad” simply isn’t good enough.

Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster ultimately feels torn between wanting to do too much and not enough. It brings up some interesting ideas but doesn't fully explore them. As a result, it's an experience that might appeal to people who want a simple hybrid RPG but will let down those hoping for the depth or intensity usually...

While it may not do enough to make for a groundbreaking experience, its mix of elements has charm, though you’ll likely need to be ready to grind