Kill Knight
Release Date: October 2, 2024
Action, fantasy, roguelike, isometric view, RPG elements, indie games, arena survival, singleplayer
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An isometric arena survival game, enriched with roguelike and bullet hell elements. Kill Knight allows us to play as a titular knight. We explore the vast Abyss, eliminating hordes of enemies using melee weapons and firearms. Over time we can improve our skills and gear.
Videos and Screens
[1:08] Kill Knight Kill Knight - Launch Trailer
[1:42] Kill Knight KILL KNIGHT - RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT
Nintendo Life: 8 / 10 by Ken Talbot
A game that sometimes feels like taking on the legions of hell for real, Kill Knight is not welcoming to those without patience. It's a relentless onslaught that feels overwhelming until you get to grips with a generous and versatile set of abilities. Every attempt to push further into the abyss brings fresh challenges, testing the limits of your fortitude. Failure comes often and easily, but success is exhilarating.
Checkpoint Gaming: 8.5 / 10 by Elliot Attard
KILL KNIGHT is a devilishly impressive isometric shooter. There's a pure glee generated by the title's fast and ferocious combat working in perfect harmony with its hellish visuals and sound design. What may at first seem like an overly complicated system of mechanics quickly falls neatly into place and it becomes apparent just how superbly everything is designed to be cohesive and put the power into the player's hands. A deeper notion of progression could have helped the game to avoid that feeling of repetition so commonly associated with high score-based arcade games, but it's a minor critique in what is ultimately a skillfully crafted experience. Just one that may not be for the faint of heart.
Video Chums: 4 / 5 by A.J. Maciejewski
I had a blast with KILL KNIGHT and plan on playing it much more as I climb the leaderboards higher and higher; what a great shooter!
Kill Knight Description
Kill Knight is an arena survival game - a project bordering between action games, roguelikes and bullet hell shooters. The game was created by the Australian developer PlaySide Studios - the authors of Age of Darkness: Final Stand.
Plot
The main character of Kill Knight is a warrior who, as a result of betrayal, ended up in the Abyss. In the guise of the Death Knight (corpse clad in animated armor) the protagonist makes his way through this gloomy land, trying to reach the Last Angel and behead him.
Mechanics
In Kill Knight we watch the action in an isometric view. During the game we traverse five vast layers of the Abyss, where we face hordes of enemies. We eliminate enemies by using both melee weapons, which allow us to engage in close combat, and pistols (equipped with various firing modes), thanks to which we can keep adversaries at a distance.
The fights are extremely dynamic, and the enemies outnumber us, so on the battlefield we have to be in constant motion, dodging and performing accurate attacks. As we progress, we accumulate valuable resources that we must skillfully manage. We can also face various challenges to unlock new, increasingly powerful equipment. All of this means that if we manage to stay alive long enough, we can turn our knight into an unstoppable killing machine.
Game modes
Kill Knight features only singleplayer gameplay. The leaderboards, which allow us to show off our results to the world, provide a semblance of competition with other players. There is a master mode here, in which all layers of the Abyss are combined into one gigantic arena. Additionally, we are given a choice of three difficulty levels, allowing us to adjust the game to individual preferences and skills.
Kill Knight Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows October 2, 2024
PlayStation 5 October 3, 2024
Xbox Series X/S October 3, 2024
Switch October 3, 2024
PlayStation 4 October 3, 2024
Xbox One October 3, 2024
Kill Knight System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5 2.3 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970, 5 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i7 3.3 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce GTX 1080, 5 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
Compared to This Game, Hades Seems Slow. Kill Knight Impresses With Darkness and Dense Horror Atmosphere
Kill Knight is one of the most promising indie titles unveiled at The Triple-I Initiative 2024 showcase. The game is expected to be released later this year.
video games
Marcin PrzaĆa
April 11, 2024