Portal Knights

Co-op sandbox action RPG built around crafting and exploration

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

Reviews: Very Positive; 83% of 22K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 39 in 30 days
Playing now: 119; peak 24h 136
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 6 years ago; Feb 20, 2020

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

83% of 22,380 reviews are positive · 76% of 39 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.

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Portal Knights system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 40
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

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All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
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Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Polish, Turkish, Czech, Thai.