FIGHT KNIGHT is an extraordinary indie title. It is the only game that I have played out of thousands that I can confidently call a "hidden gem" in how good it is in comparison to how little attention it received. It is also one of the rare Gamemaker games to appear on Steam.

In terms of effect FIGHT KNIGHT is very similar to games like Undertale, Hyper Light Drifter and Cave Story: these are games that feel like an immediate extension of the personality of the developer behind it. FIGHT KNIGHT very much reminds me of Newgrounds, and I would be somewhat surprised if no developed behind this title was part of that community at some point considering the sense of humor on display here.

As a design study I have never seen anything like FIGHT KNIGHT. The artstyle feels like a throwback to games like Earthworm Jim with its caricatural cartoony style, which is especially peculiar to me and not something I have seen in a long time. Almost everything about this game is at least good in some capacity: the combat is unique and expressive, the OST is great, the level design is great, the respect for fundamental design responsibilities is good and the writing is great; deliberately stupid, but more than witty enough to make it work. That is not to say the game does not have a lot of frustrating flaws however, and you really have to enjoy what the game offers if you want to push through these to the end.

FIGHT KNIGHT is genuinely difficult game, and a lot of that difficulty comes from either half-baked communication or outright depriving the player of crucial information (i.e. they are puzzles you are supposed to improvise). It is often unclear when enemies attack and how they attack unless you have faced them several times before. Color coding is usually consistent, but not always. Projectiles are frequently obscured by other sprites with a lower z-value until they are practically already at the player's location. Also a lot of gimmicky bossfights that cannot be reasonably defeated in a single go. As the game basically throws the player back into the main menu upon failure, effectively resetting your savefile to the last, you really have to adjust your mindset to deal with the game's plentiful annoyances.

What you get in return however is a brilliantly crafted and strikingly novel dungeon crawler, filled to the brim with unique encounters, great puzzles and lots of character. It is truly painful to see this title achieved so little traction, as it has all the ingredients to be remembered as an indie classic.

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i discovered this game through porn but it's fire 10/10

absolute kino

This game is good, and worth the pris.

OH YEAH

Pure ludokino

+ fun gameplay
+ interesting style
- very repetitive
- no achievements

Fight Knight was like a sucker punch, coming out of nowhere for me. This is a super unique indie game punching above its weight class.

I love that it's very old-school but not TOO much so: you can lose a lot of progress if you die before saving, but that really amps the tension which is the best part about tough-as-nails games. But at the same time there's some Quality of Life like not needing to buy potions every time (instead they are permanent unlocks). There's a lot of old-school mystery (what does this do?), the NPCs are interesting, and the presentation is one of a kind. Young-uns might not have the historical reference point for this kind of classic dungeon crawler, but all should give it a try. Kudos to the devs.

absolutely fantastic! the art style is really awesome, and the music is, too; additionally, the writing is also quite enjoyable, when it comes up. the gameplay is really unique, and feels done really well. having multiple suits of armour that change it fairly dramatically is also really great, especially with all the attention to minor details with them, too! you save at the town, or, your starting area, by resting, which helps with tension as you climb levels of the tower. this doesn't end up feeling tedious at all due to the interconnected design of the areas, offering shortcuts to and from the entrance, the knight's unshakable, absolute fortitude to be able to just jump off the tower and not care a single bit on landing, along with the nightwatch's cannon later on.

not all of the abilities available to you, or things you're able to do are explained directly, but, you certainly get plenty of time to experiment with your attacks, and different situations that might allow you to discover new, cool things you're able to do. generally, they're extensions of things you are told that you can do, which is pretty cool.

generally, there just seems to be a lot of consideration put towards the player. the settings menu has plenty of options; an auto-punch button is included, and works for any mashing, too; enemies always 100% drop their item when defeated, and the things that use them only use them once, and in small quantities, enough so that having to go back and get more drops is incredibly unlikely for the main things you can create/unlock. potions only need to be crafted once, and are free afterwards. it's all really nice, and helps focus things on the feelings invoked through gameplay, in exploring some atmospheric, interesting areas, and the story side of things; and of course, fighting. there's only really one exception, and it uses it well to support a character, and some of the neat things provided from it.

great fist fighting game