Kingdom's Return pre-orders are now live on Switch with a pre-order discount, Gunvolt skin DLC revealed

Inti Creates has announced that Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster pre-orders are now live on Nintendo Switch. Pre-orders on Steam are supposed to go live today as well.

Nintendo Switch pre-orders are available with a 10% discount while Steam pre-orders will include the Azure Striker Gunvolt Crossover Character Skin DLC pack. This pack will be sold for $4.99 on other platforms or from launch day. More DLC will be revealed soon.

If you missed it, a Switch demo for Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster is available on the eShop following the Steam demo release. You can also find the class trailers for the Zipangu, the Imperial, the Alchemist, and the Wizard.

Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster launches on April 23 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam). 

You can find the gameplay introduction video, DLC screenshots, and more details via Inti Creates below:

Inti Creates has opened pre-orders for“Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster”on the Nintendo Switch and Steam platforms. For 2 weeks before its April 23rd release, players can pre-purchase the hybrid 2D action and strategy game to receive free DLC on Steam or 10% off on Nintendo Switch.

Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient MonsterKingdom's Return is an action RPG where players mustadventure to restore theirfallen kingdom. Collect materials in 2D side-scrolling adventure stages, then use them in the strategy part to build your city as you see fit,and powering upyour charactersin the process!Choose from one of four characters, Imperial, Alchemist, Wizard, or Zipangu, and set out on adventure through a variety of action stages. Collect the materials here you’ll use to build up your kingdom, placing buildings that buff your characters’stats. Then set out again to conquer even more dangerous stages, until the bosses are afraid of you!

Pre-order on Steam before April 23rd for a special bonus

From 12 AM Pacific on April 9th until 12 AM on April 23rd, you can pre-order Kingdom’s Return on Steam*and receive a DLC skin pack for free when the game releases. This pack includes full cosmetic skins for all four classes featuring characters from the Azure Striker Gunvolt series!

Play as Gunvolt, Copen, Lola, or Kirin throughout the game with this special DLC pack. Available separately on all platforms on April 23rd. Next DLC skin pack to be revealed soon!

Pre-purchases on Nintendo Switch will not receive the skin pack for free, offering 10% off instead.