Portal Knights

Portal Knights
Developer(s)	Keen Games
Publisher(s)	505 Games
Composer(s)	Blake Robinson
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One. Nintendo Switch
Release	Steam Early Access 25 February 2016 Xbox One 18 May 2017 PlayStation 4 18 May 2017 Nintendo Switch (still in development)
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].

Gameplay

Portal Knights combines the exploration and building elements of games such as Minecraft and Terraria with the role-playing aspects from games such as The Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls. It provides a multiplayer sandbox environment, in which players can explore, fight monsters and build.

Similarly to Minecraft, player can craft items such as pickaxes, swords and tools to smash blocks, fight monsters, and construct elaborate buildings, armour and weapons.

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

Reception

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". ^[2]

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