Portal Knights

Portal Knights
Developer(s) Keen Games
Publisher(s) 505 Games
Composer(s) Blake Robinson
Platform(s)
Release
  • Steam Early Access
  • 25 February 2016
  • Xbox One, PlayStation 4
  • 18 May 2017
  • Nintendo Switch
  • 23 November 2017
  • Android
  • 20 November 2017
  • IOS
  • 6 December 2017
Genre(s) Action role-playing, survival
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Portal Knights is an independent survival action role-playing video game developed by Keen Games and published by 505 Games. It was released into Steam Early Access on 25 February 2016. It was released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and left Early Access on 18 May 2017[1]. It was released on the Nintendo Switch eShop on 23 November 2017,[2] and later in retail on 13 February 2018.[3]

Gameplay

Portal Knights combines exploration and building elements with role-playing aspects. It provides a multiplayer sandbox environment, in which players can explore, fight monsters and build.

The player can craft items such as pickaxes, swords and tools to smash blocks, fight monsters, and construct elaborate buildings, armour and weapons.It shares many similarities with the game Minecraft, both graphically and with the crafting and construction element.

The game can be played both alone and with friends, supporting online play with up to 4 players simultaneously in the same world.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPC: 72/100[4]
PS4: 71/100[5]
XONE: 77/100[6]
NS: 74/100[7]

Awards

In December 2016, Deutscher Entwicklerpreis Awards 2016 selected Portal Knights as their choice for "Best Online Game 2016". The game was also nominated for Deutscher Entwicklerpreis' "Best Game Design", "Best Technical Achievement" and "Best German Game". [8]

References

  1. ↑ "We leave Early Access TOMORROW - Portal Knights". Portal Knights. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Portal Knights Twitter". Portal Knights on Twitter. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  3. ↑ Reseigh-Lincoln, Dom (February 13, 2018). "Portal Knights Gets A Retail Release In North America, Plus Chinese New Year Content". Nintendo Life. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Portal Knights for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  5. ↑ "Portal Knights for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  6. ↑ "Portal Knights for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  7. ↑ "Portal Knights for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  8. ↑ "All Winners of the German Game Developer Awards 2016". Retrieved 2017-01-09.
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