<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Noio	O
and	O
Coatsink	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Raw	O
Fury	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
mounted	O
monarch	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
defend	O
their	O
kingdom	B-Operating_System
from	O
monsters	O
called	O
the	O
Greed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monarch	O
can	O
recruit	O
villagers	O
that	O
perform	O
certain	O
jobs	O
,	O
while	O
building	O
defenses	O
such	O
as	O
towers	O
and	O
walls	O
to	O
protect	O
against	O
increasing	O
waves	O
of	O
Greed	O
attacking	O
the	O
kingdom	B-Operating_System
at	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
features	O
single-player	O
and	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
with	O
cooperative	O
play	O
enabling	O
two	O
monarchs	O
to	O
join	O
via	O
a	O
split-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Kingdom	B-Operating_System
:	O
New	O
Lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
strategic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
artwork	O
,	O
and	O
co-operative	O
play	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
earning	O
some	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
slow	O
pacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
attracted	O
over	O
300,000	O
players	O
within	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
Raw	O
Fury	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
updates	O
and	O
expansions	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
resource	O
management	O
game	O
presented	O
from	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
a	O
mounted	O
monarch	O
who	O
must	O
build	O
their	O
kingdom	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
defend	O
it	O
from	O
monsters	O
called	O
the	O
Greed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Located	O
outside	O
the	O
kingdom	B-Operating_System
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
camps	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
monarch	O
can	O
spend	O
coins	O
to	O
hire	O
new	O
subjects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kingdom	B-Operating_System
is	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
night	O
,	O
the	O
Greed	O
attack	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
kingdom	B-Operating_System
is	O
not	O
destroyed	O
if	O
the	O
crown	O
is	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gems	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
upgrades	O
for	O
the	O
kingdom	B-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
mounts	O
that	O
the	O
monarch	O
can	O
ride	O
on	O
,	O
hermits	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
hired	O
to	O
make	O
new	O
buildings	O
,	O
or	O
statues	O
that	O
provide	O
benefits	O
for	O
the	O
kingdom	B-Operating_System
's	O
subjects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
monarch	O
expands	O
their	O
kingdom	B-Operating_System
across	O
the	O
islands	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
discover	O
and	O
unlock	O
new	O
technologies	O
that	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
better	O
defenses	O
and	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
single-player	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
the	O
new	O
feature	O
of	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
monarchs	O
can	O
join	O
via	O
a	O
split-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
Kingdom	B-Operating_System
:	O
New	O
Lands	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
2015	O
video	O
game	O
Kingdom	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
Infinity	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Kingdom	B-Operating_System
roguelike	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
design	O
was	O
particularly	O
difficult	O
,	O
as	O
van	O
den	O
Berg	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
one-dimensional	O
"	O
layout	O
limited	O
player	O
strategy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
van	O
den	O
Berg	O
sold	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Operating_System
franchise	O
to	O
Raw	O
Fury	O
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
had	O
gained	O
over	O
300,000	O
players	O
within	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raw	O
Fury	O
created	O
a	O
franchise	O
"	O
roadmap	O
"	O
for	O
upcoming	O
expansions	B-Protocol
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
alongside	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
campaign	O
called	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
:	O
Shogun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
alongside	O
another	O
free	O
setting	O
called	O
Kingdom	B-Operating_System
:	O
Dead	O
Lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
2019	O
metroidvania	O
game	O
Bloodstained	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ritual	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
it	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
switch	O
between	O
four	O
Bloodstained-themed	O
monarchs	O
possessing	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
was	O
conceived	O
after	O
the	O
developers	O
met	O
Bloodstained	B-Application
publisher	O
505	O
Games	O
at	O
an	O
indie	O
game	O
convention	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
inspired	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
campaign	O
similar	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
a	O
Halloween	O
event	O
that	O
occurred	O
annually	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Operating_System
:	O
New	O
Lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
called	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
:	O
Norse	O
Lands	O
developed	O
by	O
Raw	O
Fury	O
and	O
Stumpy	O
Squid	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
alongside	O
a	O
free	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
added	O
a	O
new	O
campaign	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
Greed	O
,	O
and	O
Norse-themed	O
jobs	O
and	O
mounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregate	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Crowns	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
worthy	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kingdom	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
strategy	B-Application
genre	O
,	O
while	O
Push	O
Square	O
and	O
Pocket	O
Tactics	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
simple	O
and	O
well-designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameStar	O
praised	O
the	O
minimalism	O
in	O
how	O
the	O
monarch	O
was	O
controlled	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
its	O
strategy	B-Application
elements	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
amazingly	O
complex	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
critics	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
substantially	O
similar	O
to	O
Kingdom	B-Operating_System
:	O
New	O
Lands	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
generally	O
better	O
in	O
comparison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
GameRevolution	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
encouraged	O
players	O
to	O
win	O
in	O
an	O
"	O
exploitative	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
undermined	O
the	O
original	O
Kingdom	B-Operating_System
atmosphere	O
by	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
adopt	O
an	O
overly	O
strategic	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Pocket	O
Tactics	O
appreciated	O
how	O
in-game	O
progression	O
made	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
medieval	O
ruler	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
Two	O
Crowns	O
combination	O
of	O
simplistic	O
strategy	B-Application
with	O
an	O
aesthetic	O
feel	O
amounted	O
to	O
"	O
A	O
really	O
smart	O
kingdom	B-Operating_System
management	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
