Portal Knights

Portal Knights
Original title	Portal Knights
Studio	Keen Games
Publisher	505 games
Erstveröffent- lichung	February 25, 2016
platform	Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , Nintendo Switch , Android , iOS
genre	Action RPG , sandbox game
Subject	Fantasy
Game mode	Single player , multiplayer
control	Mouse , keyboard , touchscreen , gamepad
system advantages preconditions	Operating system : Windows 7 or higher ( 64-bit ) Processor : AMD Phenom 8450 triple core processor (3 CPUs), ~ 2.1 GHz , or Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3.0 GHz RAM : 4 GB RAM Graphics card : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 (1 GB graphics memory ) / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870 (1 GB graphics memory) DirectX : Version 11 Network : broadband internet connection Storage : 8 GB of available space
medium	Download , CD-ROM
language	multilingual
Age rating	USK

Portal Knights is a 2016 action role-playing game .

Action and game world

Evil forces have split the world into pieces and with the help of portals, players can travel back and forth between forests, deserts and steppes in the block-like 3D world. The player's task is to find the mystical splinter stones and use them to repair magical gates that enable the journey through the divided world and the healing of the planet.

Gameplay

Portal Knights combines exploring and building the game world ( sandbox game ) as well as fighting monsters with role play and survival elements. The player can create tools, weapons and other items ( crafting ), build dwellings and accept quests from non-player characters . Every now and then there is a fight with a boss . The game can be played alone or with up to three other players at the same time ( co-op mode ). Two people can also play in split-screen mode. The players can use the classes magician, ranger and warrior. In June 2019, the rogue class and the elven race were added with a paid DLC .

Development and publication

The game is developed by the German developer studio Keen Games and marketed by the Italian computer game publisher 505 Games . For the first time the game on 25 February 2016 was under the Steam - Early-access -Programms published. As of January 31, 2017, the game had sold over 330,000 times. On May 18, 2017, a version for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 was also released and the early access phase was ended. Over a quarter of the buyers come from China .

On November 23, 2017, the game was published in the Nintendo Switch eshop and since February 13, 2018 also in retail . The game was also released for Android and iOS on December 6, 2017 .

reception

Awards

The game won the German Developer Award 2016 in the category “Best Online Game” 2016 and was also nominated for the best game design, the best German game and the best technical achievement. In 2017 the game won the German Computer Game Award in the “Best German Game” category. The game also won the TOMMI 2017 children's software award .

Reviews

Meta-ratings Database Rating Metacritic 72/100 reviews publication Rating 4players 70/100 GamePro 68/100 GameStar 68/100

Because of the building blocks principle, the game is often compared to the game Minecraft . In contrast, more emphasis is placed on the game principle with the portals, role-playing elements and their background stories and offers more options in some areas. However, the more complex details from Minecraft such as circuits and systems are missing. The nicer look, the background music and the atmosphere in the game are also praised. The slimmed-down comparison to the original, missing functions, complexity and depth in some areas, game errors and lack of long-term motivation are criticized . The target group were mostly young players. On Metacritic , the game received an average rating of 72%.

Web links

• Official website
• Wiki of the game
• Portal Knights at MobyGames (English)

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Portal Knights: DLC "Elves, Rogues, and Rifts" in the launch trailer. In: PC GAMES. Retrieved August 11, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Portal Knights: Battle for the Block Kingdom. In: computerbild.de. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
4. ↑ We leave Early Access TOMORROW - Portal Knights. In: Portal Knights. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Portal Knights: Award-winning action RPG released. In: PC GAMES. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Portal Knights - winner of the DCP 2017 a complete success in China - GameStar. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Portal Knights on Twitter. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Portal Knights: Switch implementation is in the starting blocks - 4Players.de. In: 4Players. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
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11. ↑ Portal Knights | German developer award. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
12. ↑ heise online: German Computer Game Award : Portal Knights is the best German game. Retrieved on May 7, 2018 (German). 
13. ↑ Portal Knights nominated for Four Awards at the 2016 German Game Developer Awards! | 505 games. In: 505 Games. November 7, 2016, accessed May 7, 2018 . 
14. ↑ German Computer Game Award: Portal Knights is the "Best German Game" 2017 - Golem.de. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
15. ↑ heise online: Children's software award Tommi 2017: Portal Knights, Mario Kart 8 and PetHotel win. Retrieved on May 7, 2018 (German). 
16. ↑ Tommi software award: "Portal Knights" is the best computer game for children. In: Spiegel Online. October 13, 2017, accessed May 7, 2018 . 
17. ↑ Portal Knights - Test, role play - 4Players.de. In: 4Players. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
18. ↑ Caspar von Au: The winner of the computer game award can do that. In: sueddeutsche.de. 2017, accessed May 7, 2018 . 
19. ↑ Portal Knights under test - Knights of the Déjà-vu Islands - GameStar. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
20. ↑ Portal Knights - A game for the common island - GameStar. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
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