KILL KNIGHT Launches on the Epic Games Store: A Must-Play Action Experience

[December 28th, 2024] – PlaySide Studios is excited to announce that KILL KNIGHT is now available on the Epic Games Store, bringing the pulse-pounding action and critically acclaimed gameplay of this ultra-responsive, top-down action shooter to even more players. Additionally, for 24 hours, KILL KNIGHT will be available for free on the Epic Games Store, allowing new players to dive into the Abyss guilt-free.

Celebrated as one of the best-reviewed games of the year on Metacritic, KILL KNIGHT offers an electrifying mix of layered gameplay, retro-inspired visuals and blood-pumping music. Players must weave through their arsenal, exploit enemy weaknesses, enact brutal executions, manage resources and unleash destructive wraith blasts to lay carnage upon endless demonic hordes.

GAME FEATURES:

• Fast and visceral top-down, push forward combat that rewards aggression and precision

• Descend through five fatal layers, each more deadly than the last

• Four distinct difficulty settings to choose between and overcome

• Complete challenges to unlock powerful weapons, augments and abilities

• Ascend the global leaderboards, and compete for high-score supremacy

The Epic Games Store release will also feature the latest KRYSTALIZED UPDATE, which includes powerful new equipment, weekly challenges and updated game modes, designed to both test the most veteran of players and welcome newcomers alike. Speaking of newcomers, tweaks have been made to the lowest difficulty level (Regret) to ensure it is a little more manageable to overcome.

• New Equipment:

  • INCULCATORS (Pistol): Fires puncturing shards that spike into enemies.

  • DREADFALLER (Heavy Weapon): A laser caster that emits combusting plasma beams and ruptures foes.

  • HOLLOWBRANDT (Sword): Utilises powerful jumping slam attacks that convert kills into empowered heavy weapon shots.

  • UMBRARITE (Armor): Spawns a vengeful Shade to assist in combat.

• Expanded Augments:

  • METICULOUS AZURITE: Restores heavy ammo when firing Wrath Bursts.

  • ABYSSAL FLOURITE: Pulls in Health Shards when Quick Absorbing.

• Updated SEVER Mode: Encounter powerful Krystalized Demons that unleash enhanced attacks and offer bonus Carnage Score when slain.

• New WEEKLY DESCENT Mode: Compete in randomized weekly challenges, featuring rotating equipment and layers. Leaderboards refresh weekly for ultimate bragging rights.

• DEMON BESTIARY KODEX: Unlock lore and insights on every Demon by spending TOKKENS.

KILL KNIGHT is now available on the Epic Games Store. It’s free for 24 hours, so don’t miss your chance to grab it while it’s available at no cost. After the 24-hour free period, the game reverts to its full price. Stay up to date by checking out KILL KNIGHT on X and TikTok, and following Playside on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

[Press Kit] 

ABOUT PLAYSIDE STUDIOS

PlaySide Studios is an award-winning, independent video game developer and publisher based in Melbourne, Australia - behind games such as Age of Darkness: Final Stand, and the Dumb Ways to Die franchise, as well as the publishers for MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown, and Dynasty of the Sands.

Team Phoenix - the development team at PlaySide behind KILL KNIGHT - consists of a small team of experienced, talented developers, tasked with driving innovation and showcasing PlaySide’s internal development capabilities. KILL KNIGHT marked the premier console project for PlaySide Studios - following more than a decade of game development, with over 70 titles launched across mobile, PC, and VR/AR. 

PlaySide Studios’ recent original IP launches have included the award-winning RTS Age of Darkness: Final Stand, and have seen the studio recognised as Studio of the Year at the Australian Game Developer Awards 2023. 

For more about PlaySide Studios, check out our website: https://www.playsidestudios.com/