Kingdom Two Crowns

 Switch
User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 40
  3. Negative: 7 out of 40

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  1. javo01
    Dec 16, 2018
    10
    Kingdom Two Crowns in a nutshell: minimalistic 2-player kingdom development/exploration/survival game with beautiful music and graphics that will keep you hooked playing for many many hours.

    In this game you can become a monarch and build a kingdom up from its ruins. The controls are very simple: you can trot/gallop with your horse left and right, and you can drop coins/gems to interact    Kingdom Two Crowns in a nutshell: minimalistic 2-player kingdom development/exploration/survival game with beautiful music and graphics that will keep you hooked playing for many many hours.

    In this game you can become a monarch and build a kingdom up from its ruins. The controls are very simple: you can trot/gallop with your horse left and right, and you can drop coins/gems to interact with the world. For example, turning a beggar into a peasant requires you to give him a gold coin. Cutting a tree requires allocating a gold coin on it, and so on. You can upgrade your camp and buy weapons/tools for your peasants to have jobs. You cannot control your followers, they will do as they think best to accomplish the tasks you request (via investing gold coins on stuff), and sometimes they'll be dumb and not do exactly what you want, but I guess that's just a bit of realism right there. There is no undo button (or any buttons for that matter), so you must be strategic and think carefully before you build stuff around.

    Yes, the game is very similar to the previous version(s), Kingdom New Lands. But when something is working amazingly, why fix it? Same graphics, mostly same sounds, new music and objects in the world, more upgrades, a new variant (Shogun kingdom - mostly skin, but also some character roles) and a new playstyle, but above all, the most wonderful addition to the game is the capability for 2 players to rule the kingdom with a split screen! Now my wife and I don't have to take turns, we just play together and that is as awesome as anything can get.

    I am impressed by how smoothly the game runs on split screen. There are slight frame rate drops when you build really large armies, just as there were in the previous version of the game, but this hasn't hindered play for us at all.

    There are also a couple of bugs as I could expect from any recent release. The most notable one is the "hermit bug", where some key characters will wander off the camp when they shouldn't, or simply disappear right in front of your eyes. That can be frustrating, but we've only experienced it once, then read that others experienced it too. I'm assuming devs are aware of this and will fix this in a future update.

    I'm not saying anything else as to not spoil the fun of the game. If you haven't played this game and it piques your curiosity, I'd advice you to give it a shot and not look for much information online; figuring out what things do on your own will is so much more fun than reading about it on a wiki. That's how we've been exploring the new objects in the game and we've been having a blast. I'm sure most of you would, too.    … Expand
  2. nortoons
    May 1, 2020
    9
    This is one of my favorite games on the Switch, though I concede that it's not going to be everybody's kind of game. Strategy games don't get much simpler than this, yet I've found myself pouring dozens of hours into both the classic and Shogun campaigns. Perhaps it's because of this simplicity that the game has such long legs. There is a certain satisfaction to beating back the hordes ofThis is one of my favorite games on the Switch, though I concede that it's not going to be everybody's kind of game. Strategy games don't get much simpler than this, yet I've found myself pouring dozens of hours into both the classic and Shogun campaigns. Perhaps it's because of this simplicity that the game has such long legs. There is a certain satisfaction to beating back the hordes of greed each night while methodically pushing your kingdom's borders a bit further each day.

    If I had any complaints, it's that the Skull Island and other individual campaigns are painfully difficult, while I find the main game more zen and relaxing. However, they at least give you something else to do. I also really prefer riding the gryphon over every other mount, so I guess I wish there was more of an incentive to use other mounts, but that's no big deal. I found the controls and gameplay to be easy to learn and never clunky or frustrating. Everything generally makes sense, though searching for some basic tips might improve your overall enjoyment of the game.

    It's something I enjoy returning to play now and then.    … Expand
  3. Threnagyn
    Dec 13, 2018
    9
    As a big fan of the first game, I recommend this version. Visually, the game looks similar than its predecessor, but there is more content added than what came with 'Kingdom New Lands' after the original 'Kingdom' game.
  4. JJHLH
    Dec 16, 2018
    10
    Kingdom Two Crowns is the best game I’ve ever played in over 30 years. A genuine masterpiece of design, animation, and sound. Beating the Greed for the first time was the most memorable video game moment I’ve experienced. I love the music in this game. It’s easy to enter a zen-like meditative state while playing. So beautiful and engaging. I love the simple controls yet deepKingdom Two Crowns is the best game I’ve ever played in over 30 years. A genuine masterpiece of design, animation, and sound. Beating the Greed for the first time was the most memorable video game moment I’ve experienced. I love the music in this game. It’s easy to enter a zen-like meditative state while playing. So beautiful and engaging. I love the simple controls yet deep gameplay. The screen is completely uncluttered. I wish there were more games like this.… Expand
  5. Frepe
    Dec 14, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An masterpiece of modern minimalist game design, it can be described as: an slow burning strategy game, and once every 15 days a blood moon will happen, at first is ok, small enemy's no pressure, but when you hit day 60, that's the day you will lose your on-line virginity... Any way, the game has hidden features like in the winter animals and crops start to die and you become more poor each day, i will not spoil too much because there's still hope, you can fell the music becoming more hopeful and the music brightening up as the snow starts to melt, the happiness you fell and the relief that goes through you can compel you to play some more hours
    10/10 - must play    … Expand

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#33 Best Switch Game of 2018

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Nintendojo
    Mar 29, 2022
    100
    Kingdom Two Crowns is easily one of my favorite games and keeps me coming back again and again even without updates. It’s a game where starting fresh can feel great, but progress and advancement is rewarding. It took an already engaging and memorable game, Kingdom New Lands, and developed it into a well balanced multiplayer experience. It’s three versions in one are a stellar deal and the Norse Lands DLC is so much more than a cherry on top. For fantasy, strategy, and indie fans, Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands is a must.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 8, 2019
    85
    A fun and interesting premise, that makes you play "just one more day“, shines in co-op but frustrates in single player mode.
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  3. Switch Player
    Jan 14, 2019
    80
    Despite the many similarities to its predecessor, Kingdom: Two Crowns is a minimalistic town-management game that still holds many wonders. With the addition of couch co-op and many improvements, this can be seen as the definitive edition of the series.
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