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A resurrected knight battles through five Abyss arenas, switching guns and blades to survive enemy waves and pursue high scores.
Released 02 Oct 2024
Switch Guns and Blades
Cut Incoming Projectiles
Trigger Perfect Reloads
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Developed by PlaySide · Published by PlaySide
You play as a resurrected knight condemned to fight through the Abyss and pursue the Last Angel. The action unfolds in five arenas filled with waves of otherworldly enemies and hazards.
Combat combines ranged weapons, swords, and movement. You can exploit enemy weaknesses, execute foes, counter incoming attacks, and time reloads while managing resources under pressure.
Choose from different weapon and armor loadouts, then complete challenges to unlock more equipment and shape your playstyle. Four difficulty settings, score rankings, and Sever Mode—which strings the five layers together—offer further challenges.
Players often praise the fast, responsive combat and the satisfaction of learning its demanding systems. The dark visual style and music, varied equipment, and incentive to replay stages for better scores or higher difficulties also stand out. Some players find the difficulty punishing, the controls and mechanics hard to juggle, or gear unlocks and repeated arenas frustrating.
Once a loyal knight, betrayed, and banished to the Abyss. A desecrated corpse inside reanimated armor. You rise to an eternal death. Branded KILL KNIGHT, you have one purpose - KILL THE LAST ANGEL.
FIVE ELDRITCH LAYERS
KILL, OR BE KILLED
Dance with death in the Abyss, and unveil intricate layers of gameplay lurking beneath the surface. Exploit enemy weaknesses, enact brutal executions, weave through your arsenal to tactically manage resources, and unleash destructive wrath blasts to turn the tide. Every encounter is testament to your mastery.
KILL KNIGHT’s polished, minimalist aesthetic, and retro visuals pay homage to the neon-soaked arcades and shooters of the 90’s. Set across five relentless, hand-crafted eldritch arenas, KILL KNIGHT embraces lo-fi brutalism and revels in the dread and dream-like ruins that surround your descent into the Abyss.
Survive the otherworldly onslaught and complete challenges to unlock powerful new equipment for your Knight’s Arsenal, and evolve your unique playstyle. Learn to harness the special abilities and fire-modes of KILL KNIGHT’s array of pistols, heavy weapons, swords, and armor. Take your fight to the global leaderboards against friends and foes alike. Enter if you dare, Knight, and revel in the carnage.
Fast and visceral top-down, push forward combat that rewards aggression and precision
An immersive otherworld dripping in corrosive atmosphere with a retro-inspired aesthetic
Descend through five fatal layers, each more deadly than the last
Choose your challenge, with four distinct difficulty settings to overcome
Survive long enough to raise your Kill Power, increasing speed and damage
Complete challenges to unlock your Knight’s Arsenal, and evolve your playstyle
Dive into Sever Mode, combining all five layers into one extended arena challenge
Ascend the global leaderboards, and compete with friends for high-score supremacy
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| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 47 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 88/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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