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Portal Knights

Co-op sandbox action RPG built around crafting and exploration

Keen Games GmbH · Published by 505 Games · Released May 18, 2017

ActionAdventureRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 18K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
80% of 35 in 30 days
Players
47
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Mar 16, 2020
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 470
4 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)

What is Portal Knights?

A 3D sandbox action RPG where you travel through portals to randomly generated islands, gather resources, craft equipment, build structures, complete quests, and fight enemies in real time. You develop a warrior, mage, or ranger while confronting threats created by the Fracture and the Hollow King.

For you if...

  • +you want approachable combat and light RPG progression
  • +you enjoy gathering, crafting, and building with friends
  • +you prefer exploring separate randomized islands

Not for you if...

  • −you want demanding combat or complex character builds
  • −you dislike repetitive quests and similar-looking biomes

What players say

84% of 18,002 reviews are positive · 80% of 35 in the last 30 days

Players praise its approachable family co-op, building, and exploration. Common complaints focus on simple, repetitive combat and progression, along with loot and achievements locked behind paid DLC.

Players over time

▼ -51% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 166 players on Sep 27, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202647
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Nov 5, 202635
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Nov 1, 202668
Oct 31, 202687
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Oct 21, 202655
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Oct 18, 202681
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Oct 10, 202680
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Oct 5, 2026115
Oct 4, 2026141
Oct 3, 2026110
Oct 2, 202691
Oct 1, 202685
Sep 30, 202696
Sep 29, 2026108
Sep 28, 2026128
Sep 27, 2026166
Sep 26, 2026141
Sep 25, 2026110
Sep 24, 2026122
Sep 23, 2026119
Sep 23, 2026136
Sep 22, 2026149
Sep 21, 2026150

How many players finish Portal Knights?

20% of Steam players have unlocked «Ghost Buster», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Portal Knights screenshot 1

Portal Knights system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 470, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Processor
AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor (3 CPUs), ~2.1GHz or Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0 GHz
Graphics
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 470 (1Gb VRAM) / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870 (1Gb VRAM)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-8400, 4.0 GHz
Graphics
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, 4 GB
Memory
12 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Portal Knights have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Portal Knights run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
40
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Polish, Turkish, Czech, Thai.

Does Portal Knights use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

12 DLC available.

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