Cookie Run: Kingdom

Cookie Run: Kingdom is an action role-playing gacha game by Devsisters and the sixth game in the Cookie Run series. It was announced on November 28, 2020 and released worldwide on January 19, 2021 on Android and iOS. On July 12, 2023, it was released on Google Play Games on PC.

The game features new Cookies and over 200 levels. It tells the story of the cookies getting used to their new lives in their new Kingdom, after escaping from the witch that brought them to life. Cookie Run: Kingdom has an overarching narrative of the cookies setting out on an expedition to rediscover the lost Ancient Kingdoms, before Dark Enchantress Cookie possesses them.

Gameplay
Cookie Run: Kingdom is a free to play role-playing & city-building battle simulator. The game is mainly played by building the player's Cookie Kingdom and collecting Cookies using the game's gacha to fight in various game modes.

Gamemodes include PVP and Guild systems, Gauntlet Challenges in the form of the formerly Tower of Sweet Chaos and Cookie Alliance, the Tropical Soda Islands, which provides more resources for each island completed, seasonal gamemodes that add strategy to the team-building mechanics, and Special Episodes that feature stories that tie into major side characters. The main story mode, World Exploration, includes two worlds, Crispia and Beast-Yeast. Crispia includes 2 extra difficulties, Dark and Master, that provide rewards for late-game upgrades.

Story
In a world populated with anthropomorphized dessert items (created by witches using cookie batter and Life Powder), the Five Ancient Cookies - Pure Vanilla cookie, White Lily cookie, Holly berry cookie, Dark Cacao cookie, and Golden Cheese cookie - created their own kingdoms and were given Soul Jams, which granted them special powers and immortality. One day, White Lily Cookie wanted to know about the origin and creation of cookies, so she tried to contact the witches to seek an answer. Upon learning the horrible truth that cookies were meant to be eaten, she fell into the ultimate dough and was re-baked as Dark Enchantress Cookie, who planned to use Cake Monsters to create a new world order. Pure Vanilla was forced to seal Dark Enchantress Cookie away and have the Ancient Cookies go into hiding, leaving their kingdoms in disarray.

A long time after Dark Enchantress Cookie was sealed away, GingerBrave was baked by a witch and escaped. He later befriended Wizard Cookie and Strawberry Cookie, who had escaped from the witch too. They were found by the Sugar Gnomes and they started to rebuild a long-forgotten kingdom and explore Earthbread, the Cookie world.

Gingerbrave, with the help of his friends Wizard cookie, Strawberry cookie, Chili Pepper cookie , Custard cookie III, and others, must travel to the various cookie kingdoms to find the Ancient Cookies to convince them to help defeat Dark Enchantress. In addition, other characters seek out the Elemental Guardians (Sea Fairy, Frost Queen, Fire Spirit, Wind Archer, Millennial Tree, Moonlight, and Stormbringer the latter of which was convinced to fight) and the Legendary Dragons, of which Pitaya Dragon Cookie was recruited by their rival Hollyberry.

Pure Vanilla, GingerBrave, Strawberry, and Wizard Cookie all travel to the continent of Beast-Yeast to find the last of the five ancients, White Lily Cookie, as she went there to uncover more about the origin of Cookies. There, they discover that the Soul Jams were once held by five primordial heroes before the current Ancients known as the Beasts (Shadow Milk, Eternal Sugar, Mystic Flour, Burning Spice, and Silent Salt), who became corrupted by its power and had to be sealed away by the Witches.

Cookies and Rarities
As of the 23rd of May 2024, there are a total of 129 playable cookies in the game. Each cookie can be categorized by their rarity, position, and type. Each cookie is split into ten rarities - Common, Rare, Special, Super Epic, Legendary, Dragon, Beast, Ancient, and Guest. Special Cookies cannot be obtained in the gacha, only through their special event gacha for limited time, or through the Solarium of Unity where 2 Special Cookies may be obtained. Guest Cookies can only be obtained through their own limited time gacha, are not playable in any gamemode, and cannot be used in any Kingdom activities.

Common

 * GingerBrave (he/him)
 * Strawberry Cookie (she/her)
 * Ninja Cookie (he/him)
 * Angel Cookie (they/them)
 * Muscle Cookie (he/him)
 * Wizard Cookie (he/him)
 * Beet Cookie (she/her)

Rare

 * Custard Cookie III (he/him)
 * Clover Cookie (he/him)
 * Carrot Cookie (she/her)
 * Avocado Cookie (she/her)
 * Pancake Cookie (he/him)
 * Onion Cookie (she/her)
 * Gumball Cookie (he/him)
 * Blackberry Cookie (she/her)
 * Adventurer Cookie (he/him)
 * Alchemist Cookie (she/her)
 * Cherry Cookie (she/her)
 * Knight Cookie (he/him)
 * Princess Cookie (she/her)
 * Devil Cookie (they/it)

Special

 * Snapdragon Cookie (they/them)
 * Icicle Yeti Cookie (they/them)
 * Jungkook Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * V Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Jimin Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * J-Hope Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * SUGA Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Jin Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * RM Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Tails Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Sonic Cookie (Unobtainable)

Epic

 * Peach Blossom Cookie (he/him)
 * Cloud Haetae Cookie (they/them)
 * Caramel Choux Cookie (she/her)
 * Street Urchin Cookie (she/her)
 * Butter Roll Cookie (he/him)
 * Matcha Cookie (she/her)
 * Mercurial Knight Cookie (he/him)
 * Silverbell Cookie (he/him)
 * Rebel Cookie (he/him)
 * Crème Brûlèe Cookie (he/him)
 * Linzer Cookie (she/her)
 * Olive Cookie (she/her)
 * Mozzarella Cookie (she/her)
 * Fettuccine Cookie (she/it)
 * Burnt Cheese Cookie (he/him)
 * Frilled Jelly Fish Cookie (she/her)
 * Peppermint Cookie (they/them)
 * Black Lemonade Cookie (she/her)
 * Rockstar Cookie (he/him)
 * Tarte Tatin Cookie (she/her)
 * Royal Margarine Cookie (he/him)
 * Kouign-Amann Cookie (she/her)
 * Prune Juice Cookie (he/him)
 * Space Doughnut (they/it)
 * Blueberry Pie Cookie (she/her)
 * Prophet Cookie (he/him)
 * Pinecone Cookie (they/them)
 * Carol Cookie (she/her)
 * Macaron Cookie (she/her)
 * Schwarzwälder (he/him)
 * Candy Diver Cookie (they/them)
 * Captain Caviar Cookie (he/him)
 * Cream Unicorn Cookie (they/them)
 * Financier Cookie (she/her)
 * Crunchy Chip Cookie (he/him)
 * Wildberry Cookie (he/him)
 * Cherry Blossom Cookie (she/her)
 * Caramel Arrow Cookie (she/her)
 * Affogato Cookie (he/him)
 * Tea Knight Cookie (he/him)
 * Eclair Cookie (he/him)
 * Cocoa Cookie (she/her)
 * Cotton Cookie (she/her)
 * Pumpkin Pie Cookie (she/her)
 * Twizzly Gummy Cookie (she/her)
 * Mala Sauce Cookie (she/her)
 * Moon Rabbit Cookie (she/her)
 * Raspberry Cookie (she/her)
 * Parfait Cookie (she/her)
 * Sorbet Shark Cookie (they/them)
 * Squid Ink Cookie (they/them)
 * Lilac Cookie (he/him)
 * Mango Cookie (he/him)
 * Red Velvet Cookie (he/him)
 * Pastry Cookie (she/her)
 * Fig Cookie (they/them)
 * Strawberry Crepe Cookie (they/them)
 * Black Raisin Cookie (she/her)
 * Almond Cookie (he/him)
 * Cream Puff Cookie (she/her)
 * Latte Cookie (she/her)
 * Kumiho Cookie (she/her)
 * Rye Cookie (she/her
 * Espresso Cookie (he/him)
 * Madeleine Cookie (he/him)
 * Licorice Cookie (he/him)
 * Poison Mushroom Cookie (he/him)
 * Milk Cookie (he/him)
 * Purple Yam Cookie (he/him)
 * Pomegranate Cookie (she/her)
 * Chili Pepper Cookie (she/her)
 * Sparkling Cookie (he/him)
 * Dark Choco Cookie (he/him)
 * Herb Cookie (he/him)
 * Mint Choco Cookie (he/him)
 * Werewolf Cookie (he/him)
 * Tiger Lily Cookie (she/her)
 * Vampire Cookie (he/him)
 * Snow Sugar Cookie (they/them)

Super Epic

 * Elder Faerie Cookie (he/him)
 * Crimson Coral Cookie (she/her)
 * Shining Glitter Cookie (she/her)
 * Capsaicin Cookie (he/him)
 * Stardust Cookie (he/him)
 * Sherbet Cookie (he/him)
 * Oyster Cookie (she/her)
 * Clotted Cream Cookie (he/him)

Legendary

 * Stormbringer Cookie (she/her)
 * Moonlight Cookie (she/her)
 * Black Pearl Cookie (she/her)
 * Frost Queen Cookie (she/her)
 * Sea Fairy Cookie (she/her)

Dragon

 * Pitaya Dragon Cookie (they/them/it)

Beast

 * Shadow Milk Cookie (he/him) (Upcoming)
 * Eternal Sugar Cookie (Upcoming)
 * Mystic Flour Cookie (she/her)
 * Burning Spice Cookie (Upcoming)
 * Silent Salt Cookie (Upcoming)

Ancient

 * Pure Vanilla Cookie (he/him)
 * Hollyberry Cookie (she/her)
 * Dark Cacao Cookie (he/him)
 * Golden Cheese Cookie (she/her)
 * White Lily Cookie (she/her)

Guest

 * Twisted Donut Cookie (he/him) (obtainable)
 * Aquamarine Cookie (she/her) (Unobtainable)
 * Golden Citrine Cookie (she/her) (Unobtainable)
 * Mystic Opal Cookie (she/her) (Unobtainable)
 * Witchberry Cookie (she/her) (Unobtainable)
 * Aladdin Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Alice Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Ariel Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Beast Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Cinderella Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Belle Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Daisy Duck Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Donald Duck Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Goofy Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Jasmine Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Lilo Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Mickey Mouse Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Minnie Mouse Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Mulan Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Peter Pan Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Pocahontas Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Princess Aurora Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Snow White Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Stitch Cookie (Unobtainable)
 * Tinkerbell Cookie (Unobtainable)

Voice cast

 * Jeremy Shada as GingerBrave, the first cookie to escape the oven.
 * Anairis Quiñones as Strawberry Cookie, a friend of GingerBrave and Wizard Cookie who also escaped from the oven.
 * Kyle McCarley as Wizard Cookie, a friend of GingerBrave and Strawberry Cookie who also escaped from the oven.
 * Valeria Rodriguez as Strawberry Crepe Cookie, who appears in the second half of the Lost Kingdom.
 * Zeno Robinson as:
 * TBD.
 * TBD.
 * Dawn M. Bennett as:
 * Twizzly Gummy Cookie, a chaotic criminal who, along with a band of dimension-hopping misfits, wreak havoc across several universes and dimensions, wielding an Electrojelly gun.
 * Linzer Cookie, a well-known mystery novelist who along with Crème Brûlèe Cookie uncovered and solved a mystery on the Holiday Express heading towards the Cookie Kingdom.
 * Erica Mendez as:
 * White Lily Cookie, one of the ancient heroes, who eventually became Dark Enchantress Cookie.
 * Black Pearl Cookie, the ruler of the Duskgloom Sea and the Black Pearl Islands, an archipelago where anyone who enters the area will never leave alive.

Reception
The game had gained massive popularity in the wake of Genshin Impact anniversary rewards controversy and the similar free-to-play gacha model featured in both of the games.

Cookie Run: Kingdom is ranked 31st in the Free Role-Playing Game category in Thailand. In terms of free games, Japan ranked 1st on the Apple App Store and Google Play and 3rd in the Free Role-Playing game category in the United States. It was also ranked 1st in South Korea, 2nd in Taiwan, 3rd in Thailand, and 5th in Hong Kong in the Free Game on Apple App Store category in January 2021. In South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, the game's revenue is ranked 1st on the Apple App Store, and in Hong Kong and Singapore, it is ranked 3rd in January 2021. Cookie Run: Kingdom had 10 million downloads in the first two months after its release and has been downloaded over 150 million times as of June 2021.