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Castle Kong

Relive classic arcade action in an all new title! 4 stages, 22 levels, and a kill screen. 1 coin, 3 lives - set the high score. Stop the evil BaronMan and save PrincessGirl!

5 June 2020

Castle Kong is an arcade developed by Drowning Monkeys Games, released 5 June 2020 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Castle Kong is

Castle Kong is an arcade game developed by Drowning Monkeys Games and released in 2020. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

PrincessGirl is outside one day picking flowers, thinking of her beloved PauperBoy, who will arrive shortly with a picnic basket when suddenly, BaronMan appears from seemingly out of nowhere and captures her! You play as PauperBoy. Save PrincessGirl!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Castle Kong launched on 5 June 2020, within three weeks of The Last of Us Part II, Valorant, Desperados III and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. It arrived 3 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Last of Us Part II, Valorant, Desperados III, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Castle Kong come out?
Castle Kong was released on 5 June 2020 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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