KILL KNIGHT News

Win a Custom KILL KNIGHT PC during Steam Next Fest

[h3]Enter if you dare, Knight[/h3]
To celebrate the launch of the KILL KNIGHT demo, we're giving away a custom KILL KNIGHT PC by TAGMods to the player with the highest score by the end of Steam Next Fest, as well as Steam Keys to those who submit a daily high score.

Top spot out of reach? Make sure you still submit your score as we also have 10 Steam Keys to giveaway at random to anyone who simply enters!

The challenge is live right now and open to all KILL KNIGHT players, and will run until the end of Steam Next Fest (18 June 2024, 3AM AEST / 17 June 2024, 10am PST).

Join the KILL KNIGHT Discord to find out more - instructions pinned to #announcements channel.

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[h3]Revel in the challenge[/h3]

Our most loyal Knights will be rewarded with daily Steam Keys (must submit the highest verified score for the day, submit a video if you'd like to be in the running for the PC)
Our most accomplished Knight at the end of the challenge will receive a custom KILL KNIGHT PC (must have submitted your score and a video)
10 random Knights will also win Steam Keys (don't need to have a high score/don't need to have submitted a video)

[h3]A closer look at the PC[/h3]

CPU: Intel 14700K
Motherboard: Aorus Z790 Elite AX
RAM: Aorus DDR5 32GB
SSD: Aorus 7300 2TB m.2 Gen4
PSU: Corsair RM850e
Cooler: Aorus Waterforce 2 240mm
GPU: Gigabyte 4070 Windforce
Note the 'screen' is for decoration purpose only (not functional).

[h3]The current Knight in the lead..[/h3]
719,059 is the highest submitted verified score at the time of writing, are you up to the challenge?

Join us in this brutal adventure and carve your name into the annals of KILL KNIGHT history.

The KILL KNIGHT Team

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[h3]COMMUNITY CHALLENGE FAQ[/h3]

Please find the Demo specific FAQ in the previous Demo Announcement Blog

KILL KNIGHT Challenge Terms and Conditions

How will I be able to enter the KILL KNIGHT Demo Community Challenge?
Please join the KILL KNIGHT Discord. The instructions are pinned in the Announcements channel.
You will be required to:

Log into your Steam account for verification and receive a token;
Share your Steam profile URL
Provide a URL to a video of your score if you would like to be in contention of winning the customized KILL KNIGHT PC;
Enter your score.

Will I be able to enter the KILL KNIGHT Demo Community Challenge more than once?
You sure will be able to. However, you can only win a Steam key once - so if you are a winner from a prior day, the next Knight in-line for the day will receive the Steam key and so on. If you have already won a Steam key but have achieved a high score, still feel free to enter again with a video for your chance to win the customized KILL KNIGHT PC.

Do I need to record a video of my gameplay?
If you are in contention of having one of the highest scores for the day, please record your gameplay, as if your score is the highest at the end of the period (19 days), you will also win the customised KILL KNIGHT PC. If you are submitting a score to be one of the 10 random winners of a Steam Key (you don’t need to have the highest score of the day), you don’t need to include a video.

How will you verify the highest submitted score for the KILL KNIGHT Demo Community Challenge?
In order to have your score logged in the global leaderboard, you will need to accept the privacy agreement at the start of the game and have a public Steam page. When it comes time to submit your entry via Discord, you will be required to log into Steam to verify your account. Our system will then cross-reference your username and score on the global leaderboard. If you are in contention for the highest score, please make sure you also submit a video of your gameplay.

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KILL KNIGHT is available to Wishlist on Steam now!

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Kill Knight’s flowing twin stick carnage hides layers of thoughtful complexity

Kill Knight, the silly-named twin stick action game you may have caught at similarly silly-named event The Triple-I Initiative in April, is joining this year's Steam next fest with a demo ahead of its expected release date later this year. I’ve played it, and I feel must apologise, Mr. Knight. I still think it's a silly name, but with frantic flowing action this immediately gratifying, you can call yourself whatever your killy little heart so desires. For this knight is not like other knights: this is a knight who kills. Wait, they all do that? Oh. Well, this one has four guns. Suck it, literally every other knight.

[h3]Enter if you dare, Knight - the KILL KNIGHT Demo is OUT NOW.[/h3]

From today, you can dive into the depths of the Abyssal Keep and experience the raw, relentless combat of KILL KNIGHT firsthand, for the first time. The demo will be live until June 30, and throughout Steam Next Fest.

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[h3]Revel in the Challenge...[/h3]
Your carnage and bloodshed will not go unnoticed. The demo will feature an early look at the game’s global leaderboards - and for those keen to take on the challenge, we’ll be giving away a custom KILL KNIGHT PC by TAGMods to the player with the highest score by the end of Steam Next Fest, alongside codes for the game at launch to those at the top of the leaderboard every day! Make sure to join the KILL KNIGHT Discord to find out more!

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We’re also excited to confirm that KILL KNIGHT will launch in FALL 2024 this year. We’ll be sharing more details on our exact release date in the coming months.

If you do encounter any issues or bugs during the demo, we highly encourage you to share your experience via Discord in the dedicated bug reports channels!

We’re rewarding our most prestigious Knights each day (30 May 2024, 10AM AEST - 18 June 2024, 3AM AEST / 17 June 2024, 10am PST) who submit the highest verified daily score via Discord with a Steam key, to be redeemed when KILL KNIGHT launches later in 2024.
Ten additional loyal Knights who have submitted their score will also be chosen at random at the end of the period to receive a Steam key.
The most accomplished Knight who has submitted the highest verified submitted throughout the challenge period and shared a video of their gameplay, will also receive a customized KILL KNIGHT PC from TAGMods.

There are 30 total prizes, terms and conditions apply.

How will I be able to enter the KILL KNIGHT Demo Community Challenge?
Please join the KILL KNIGHT Discord. The instructions are pinned in the Announcements channel.
You will be required to:

Log into your Steam account for verification and receive a token;
Share your Steam profile URL
Provide a URL to a video of your score if you would like to be in contention of winning the customized KILL KNIGHT PC;
Enter your score.

Will I be able to enter the KILL KNIGHT Demo Community Challenge more than once?
You sure will be able to. However, you can only win a Steam key once - so if you are a winner from a prior day, the next Knight in-line for the day will receive the Steam key and so on.

Do I need to record a video of my gameplay?
If you are in contention of having one of the highest scores for the day, please record your gameplay, as if your score is the highest at the end of the period (19 days), you will also win the customised KILL KNIGHT PC.
If you are submitting a score to be one of the 10 random winners of a Steam Key (you don’t need to have the highest score of the day), you don’t need to include a video.

How will you verify the highest submitted score for the KILL KNIGHT Demo Community Challenge?
In order to have your score logged in the global leaderboard, you will need to accept the privacy agreement at the start of the game and have a public Steam page. When it comes time to submit your entry via Discord, you will be required to log into Steam to verify your account. Our system will then cross-reference your username and score on the global leaderboard. If you are in contention for the highest score, please make sure you also submit a video of your gameplay.

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[h4]KNOWN ISSUES (DEMO)[/h4]
We know of a few known bugs within the current demo and are actively working to correct these issues. Below is a list of issues that may occur during your play session. If you encounter any bugs or issues, the team would appreciate your support in reporting these with the “Report Bugs” channels on Discord.

Tutorial

Dying before the ‘Pulse Counter and Hyper Drive’ tutorial completes causes multiple pursuer spawns
Goal completed SFX not triggering on completing tutorial step
Moving next to some arena edges in the tutorial, the Knight might "float"
The first play tutorial prompt buttons can’t be clicked on using the mouse - they must be navigated with the keyboard or a controller

Weapons

The Rectifire’s Wrath Burst Projectile can spin/fail to track enemies
Whilst having full Sword Charges, PFX is not displaying on the sword on the back of the Knight
If the player pauses the game while the screen is shaking, the pause screen may also shake

Enemies

Sometimes, Turrekts can get caught on corners and get stuck in collision loops
In low framerates, the player’s projectiles can sometimes skip through enemies
Enemies can sometimes walk into walls

Player

Performing multiple consecutive dashes doesn’t play audio or show the dash trail correctly
Performing a dash whilst not moving can sometimes break the expected animation
Pressing dash and sword attack at the same time can sometimes break the expected animation
Some player projectiles can pass through walls
Quitting the game during a Hyper Drive activation can lock the game - the player must alt-f4 to quit and restart

Leaderboards

Sometimes leaderboards won’t load if the player navigates through the menus too quickly
Sometimes a few leaderboard entries won’t appear upon leaderboard page navigation
Some buttons on the leaderboards won’t show the correct text
Steam names with non-English characters are appearing as squares on leaderboards.
Steam names that are over 50 characters, or have spaces in them are being swapped out with fake names on leaderboards.

Audio

The Kill Power SFX is able to be heard in Leaderboard screen after completing a layer
Playing the demo for an extended period of time can cause the game to crash due to a build up of loaded audio files. Restarting your game when audio stuttering appears should fix the issue.

General/ UI

The ‘Difficulty’ tab remains highlighted when navigating between layer selection
Certain styles appear incorrectly highlighted on the equipment screen
The Last Enemies Remaining indicator can appear earlier than expected, and come sometimes show an incorrect number
Some buttons cannot be navigated to via controller and keyboard
Some button glyphs for console appear incorrectly and can sometimes be duplicated
Sometimes the text displaying difficulty modes won’t show correctly and the player will need to restart the game.
UI is sometimes overlapping on resolution smaller and larger than 1920x1080
The game will continue to run in the background whilst on the post-game screen
Sometimes, Leaderboards will not show other players’ position correctly

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KILL KNIGHT is available to Wishlist on Steam now!

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KILL KNIGHT Demo coming 30 May

Enter if you dare, Knight.

We're thrilled to share that our first ever playable demo for KILL KNIGHT will release later this month. From May 30 (10 AM AEST / 1 AM BST/ 4 PM May 29 PDT), and throughout the June Edition of Steam Next Fest, players can dive guns-first into the Abyssal Keep and experience KILL KNIGHT’s visceral top-down combat.

The demo will feature the first Layer - “Solitude” - teeming with low-level abyssal creatures inside a shifting, brutalistic arena. Several pieces of Equipment will be available in the demo, including unlockables like the pistols “Exhausters” and the heavy weapon “Rectifire” - it’s up to you to complete goals and decide what equipment suits you best. This is but a small taste of the vast arsenal of Equipment you can unlock throughout the full game. More details are available in Demo FAQ’s below!

Your carnage and bloodshed will not go unnoticed. The demo will also feature an early look at the global leaderboards, alongside a custom KILL KNIGHT PC giveaway and Steam keys for top players throughout the demo period, so be sure to stay tuned in Discord and on KILL KNIGHT social channels for more details. Further information regarding the leaderboard challenges will be revealed on May 29.

Damnation awaits…

The KILL KNIGHT Team

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KILL KNIGHT DEMO FAQS -

What dates are the demo available?
The demo will be available from 30 May 2024, 10:00 AM AEST | 29 May 2024, 4:00 PM PDT | 30 May 2024, 1:00 AM BST to the 30 June 2024, 10:00 AM AEST | 29 June 2024, 4:00 PM PDT | 30 June 2024, 1:00 AM BST, and will be live throughout the upcoming June Edition of Steam Next Fest (10-17 June 2024).

Where can I download the demo?
The demo can be downloaded via Steam, available on the KILL KNIGHT Steam Page.

Will the demo be available on other platforms?
The demo will be available to download on Steam for PC. We are exploring opportunities to share the demo on other platforms in the future. The game will release later this year on Xbox X|S, PlayStation 5 & Nintendo Switch.

What is included in the demo?
The demo will include the first Abyssal Layer - Solitude - in addition to the full tutorial experience that we highly recommend players complete ahead of their first run.

Will new equipment be available in the demo?
Players can unlock the first tier of each Equipment category, including weapons, armor, swords and augments. Equipment can be unlocked through game goals and earning Tokkens.

Will Leaderboards be available in the demo?
Leaderboards will be available but locked to Level 1. We will be running community competitions in support of the demo so be sure to join our Discord to take part.

Will progress, Tokkens, equipment and scores transfer to the full game at launch?
No progress will transfer to the final game, everything will reset come launch.

What languages will be available in the demo?
The demo will only be available in English. We are fully committed to ensuring Kill Knight is available to as many players as possible, committing to 12 languages come launch, including French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian & Simplified Chinese.

Do you need a gamepad/ controller to play?
While a gamepad or controller isn’t required to play (keyboard and mouse work fine!), we highly recommend players experience KILL KNIGHT via a controller for the best experience. Please note that no controller or keybind remapping will be available in the demo.

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KILL KNIGHT is available to Wishlist on Steam now!

Join the Discord

X/Twitter: @KILLKNIGHTGame
TikTok: @KILLKNIGHTGame
YouTube: @PlaySideStudiosOfficial
Instagram: @PlaySideStudios
Facebook: @PlaySideStudios

Find out more about PlaySide Studios on their official website

KILL KNIGHT Dev Diary #1 - Enter if you dare, Knight.

Welcome to our first-ever Dev Diary for KILL KNIGHT!

We’ve been completely overwhelmed by the positive response to last week’s announcement (thank you!), and we can’t wait to share more details about the game over the coming months!

But to get things started, we’ve seen A LOT of your questions since the reveal. While some details will need to wait - we wanted to shed some light and provide a little more detail on the game - so let's delve a little deeper into the Abyss.

KILL KNIGHT is not a roguelike, or survivor-like. It is a visceral, violent, and fast-paced twin-stick action shooter at its core, demanding skill and mastery, rather than a reliance on builds and random buffs.

The KILL KNIGHT development team - codenamed Team Phoenix - is a small, experienced, and independent team here at PlaySide Studios. As a smaller team within a larger studio setting, we have the support to bring the KILL KNIGHT vision to life - to create the game we’ve always wanted to play - something exciting, something that would have an impact…

KILL KNIGHT is heavily inspired by our love of top-down shooters, however we wanted to bring a level of intensity and violence that we hadn't yet seen in the genre. Our goal is to create a relentless dance of death, where every move - and second - counts. You will need to learn to juggle the complexities of building wrath, balancing damage output with regaining ammo and health, and exploiting enemy weaknesses, while striving to maintain your combo to progress through each layer, and compete on the game’s global leaderboards.

This intricate balance of mechanics is core to our design and the KILL KNIGHT gameplay experience, demanding both precision and aggression.

Immerse yourself in the arcade brutality of KILL KNIGHT, where every moment is a fight for survival and every victory is earned through blood, sweat, and steel.

We are beyond excited to have finally shared KILL KNIGHT with the world, and seeing the response from players just as hyped as we are has been nothing short of incredible! We aim to continue to share regular Dev Diaries as we approach launch later this year - and would love to hear from you around what you’re keen to dive into along the way! Our Discord and Twitter have officially launched, so jump in and let us know what you think!

In the meantime, we’ll have more details around future demos, our planned release date, and other exciting KILL KNIGHT updates to share soon, so stay tuned and prepare yourself for the onslaught of chaos and carnage to come!

The KILL KNIGHT Team
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KILL KNIGHT is available to Wishlist on Steam now!

Join the Discord

X/Twitter: @KILLKNIGHTGame
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Facebook: @PlaySideStudios

Find out more about PlaySide Studios on their official website