Fit check
Is Kingdoms of the Dump worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- JRPG fans who want turn-based battles with grid positioning
- Players who prefer a fixed-encounter structure over random battles
- Players interested in unusual fantasy settings built around garbage
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based grid encounters
- Players wanting a conventional fantasy setting instead of a garbage-themed world
- Players looking for an RPG centered on random encounters
Our take on Kingdoms of the Dump
Rather than using a conventional fantasy realm, the game builds its kingdoms, enemies, dungeons, and environments from garbage. Its combat also replaces standard turn-based positioning with a grid, timed hits, and character abilities used during exploration.
What is Kingdoms of the Dump?
Kingdoms of the Dump is a SNES-styled JRPG set in the Lands of Fill, a fantasy world made from garbage.
Players follow Dustin Binsley, the Trash Can Knight, across five and a half kingdoms while he confronts filthy enemies, dangerous dungeons, and the toxic grimelin army. Combat uses turns and a grid, with timed hits and no random encounters. Exploration includes jumping, platforming, and elevation, while characters can be swapped in the field to use abilities such as Rust, Climb, Gun, and Bubble. A large Mode 7 world map connects the setting's creative environments and bosses.
How Kingdoms of the Dump plays
- 01Grid-based battles
- Turn-based encounters use grid positioning, timed hits, and fixed combat initiation rather than random encounters.
- 02Field character swapping
- Characters can be changed during exploration to access abilities including Rust, Climb, Gun, and Bubble.
- 03Platforming exploration
- Jumping and elevation let the party navigate areas with vertical movement and platforming.
- 04Mode 7 overworld
- A broad Mode 7 map connects all five-and-a-half kingdoms in the dump.
Kingdoms of the Dump compared to similar games
Kingdoms of the Dump combines a garbage-themed world map, grid combat, platforming, and field character swapping. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition is presented as a story- and character-focused RPG, while Back to the Dawn centers on prison survival, investigation, and escape. Tales of Symphonia presents an adventure about two interlocked worlds and a chosen figure.
Kingdoms of the Dump: platforms & release
Is Kingdoms of the Dump worth it?
It is worth it if: JRPG fans who want turn-based battles with grid positioning. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based grid encounters.
Where can I download Kingdoms of the Dump?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Kingdoms of the Dump's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Kingdoms of the Dump on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
