Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster

Side-scrolling action RPG where rebuilding a kingdom strengthens your characters

INTI CREATES CO., LTD. · Released Apr 23, 2026

Reviews: Mixed; 55% of 91
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 6 months ago; Apr 24, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 660; 8 GB RAM · 10 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster?

In this single-player, 2D action RPG, you work to restore a fallen fantasy kingdom. You accept villagers' quests, fight through side-scrolling stages and dungeons, and gather materials for buildings that strengthen your characters.

For you if...

+you like choosing between characters with distinct fighting styles
+you prefer a simple, mission-based action RPG

Not for you if...

−you want cooperative adventures rather than a single-player game

What players say

55% of 91 reviews are positive

Players praise the pixel art and animation, with some also praising the combat. Common complaints include stiff controls, repetitive encounters, and shallow town building.

Screenshots and trailer

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Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 27
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.

Does Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam