The Counting Kingdom

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The Counting Kingdom is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by Little Worlds Interactive and was released on June 2, 2014. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Writing simple spells, brewing bubbly potions… yesterday was just another day in your life as the Wizard’s Apprentice. Today, a horde of angry monsters is attacking The Counting Kingdom, and only you can defend the castle towers! Using your spells, potions, and the mighty power of mathematics, you must banish the monsters and save the kingdom!

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98%Audience ScoreBased on 97 reviews

gameplay7 positive mentions

replayability3 negative mentions

Engaging educational math gameplay that makes addition and subtraction fun and compelling for children.
Well-designed tower defense mechanics combined with math problems provide both strategic depth and learning opportunities.
Appealing art style, cute monsters, and pleasant music create a family-friendly and enjoyable atmosphere.

Limited mathematical scope as it primarily covers only addition and some subtraction, lacking multiplication or division.
Relatively short game length and low replayability for adults or more experienced players.
Some players find the difficulty curve uneven at times and wish for more challenging or longer content.

gameplay
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30% positive mentions, 57% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions
The gameplay offers a straightforward, turn-based tower defense experience centered on practicing basic addition and subtraction through matching mechanics. It effectively balances educational content with engaging, kid-friendly design and progressively increases in complexity, providing 2-4 hours of solid, bug-free entertainment. While some find the playtime somewhat short for the price, the core mechanics are well-executed and encourage repeated play.
- “At the core, it's a simple game that asks players to practice addition and subtraction, but wrapped in a fun, entertaining mechanic.”
- “In terms of mechanics the Counting Kingdom is quite sound—everything works together, complexity and difficulty are added in nicely as the game progresses.”
- “The core mechanics are very strong, and the game develops a one-more-level mentality even if you already understand arithmetic.”
- “Falls a bit short in length of gameplay.”
- “Even after writing the above I'm still not sure whether to recommend: it was a fun hour, but it's hard to suggest $5, let alone 10 for an hour of gameplay.”
- “The gameplay itself is fairly simplistic and whenever a new element is added, it is well explained.”
graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43% positive mentions, 36% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions
The game features charming, whimsical graphics with a light, cartoony aesthetic that is appealing and relaxing, especially for kids. The art style is praised for its pleasing colors and well-executed design, contributing to an enchanting and approachable atmosphere. Additionally, the game offers customizable graphical settings, enhancing the visual experience.
- “The monsters and kid wizard have a great art style and colors that I love.”
- “The artwork is very pleasing to the eyes, and the monsters aren't too scary.”
- “The art style is cool, the game is deeper than it appears, and it's just a good time, all around.”
- “The graphics and gameplay are straightforward.”
- “Graphically this has a light cartoony kids feeling to it.”
- “Being a Unity game, the graphical options are in the launch window with your settings for graphical fidelity and resolution.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music in the game is pleasant, fitting, and enhances the experience with light, engaging tunes like a gentle guitar solo and fun battle themes. It complements the charming art and kid-friendly design, contributing to an overall polished and enjoyable atmosphere. Audio options with adjustable sliders further improve user customization.
- “My daughter was enchanted with the artwork and music, and it feels less like work than other learning games.”
- “The map music is a nice light guitar solo that makes me think of story time.”
- “The game is polished and adorable, with bright colors, pleasant music, and cute monsters that are largely nonthreatening and quite imaginative.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
The story mode offers a structured progression with a light, engaging atmosphere, but is relatively short, often completed in under two hours. While the story missions are limited, the inclusion of a free play mode with scalable difficulty adds replayability beyond the narrative. Some users suggest adding more challenges or endless modes to enhance the overall experience.
- “Story mode itself has numerous levels to progress through, and while you can revisit them at any time; there's also 'free play' mode with scaling difficulties.”
- “The map music is this nice light guitar solo that makes me think of story time.”
- “The game itself feels a little reminiscent of Angry Birds with their cut scene when explaining the story, but the gameplay is its own unique character.”
- “The game is very short if only doing the story missions, like me, finishing in little under 2 hours.”
- “The game is very short if only doing the story missions, like me, finishing in little under 2 hours.”
- “Things that would make this game better: multiplication/division, achievements and some sort of challenge or endless mode that wasn't tied specifically to the 'story' of the game.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions
The game offers limited replayability, primarily serving as an educational tool for children learning basic addition and subtraction. Adult players may find little incentive to revisit the game without significant updates.
- “I beat it in about 2 hours and can't imagine playing again without a major update; it lacks much in the way of replayability.”
- “Low replayability.”
- “If you have kids and they need to learn how to add, it's great, but otherwise, I'm not sure how much replayability this game really has.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted by its wholesome ending, leaving players with a satisfying and heartfelt conclusion.
- “Wholesome ending.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game demonstrates strong stability, offering smooth, bug-free gameplay with a straightforward and reliable matching mechanic.
- “The gameplay is solid and bug-free, with a simple premise matching the values of monsters on the field with spells in your spellbook.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The humor in the game is lighthearted and quirky, featuring amusing monster characters that add a fun twist to educational gameplay. Fans of games like Brain Age will appreciate its playful and entertaining tone.
- “If you ever liked games like Brain Age but wished it involved hilarious monsters, then you need to get The Counting Kingdom.”

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4h Median play time

4h Average play time

4-4h Spent by most gamers

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The Counting Kingdom is a casual puzzle game. Common tags for The Counting Kingdom include indie, trading and educational.

The Counting Kingdom is available on PC, Phone, iPad, iPhone and others.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing The Counting Kingdom.

The Counting Kingdom was released on June 2, 2014.

The Counting Kingdom was developed by Little Worlds Interactive.

The Counting Kingdom has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Counting Kingdom for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

The Counting Kingdom is a single player game.

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