Skip to main content
  • October 10, 2019

A Knight's Quest

Although it seems clearly inspired by The Legend of Zelda series, A Knight’s Quest forms its own footprint. Despite a few minor setbacks, A Knight’s Quest does a great job delivering a fun, light-hearted adventure.
A Knight's Quest Game Cover
64%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
Critic Score 64%Based on 18 reviews

Platforms

Nintendo SwitchXbox Series X|SPCPlaystation 5Playstation 4Xbox OneXboxPlayStation
A Knight's Quest Game Cover

About A Knight's Quest

A Knight's Quest is a single player role playing game. It received mostly positive reviews from critics.

Solve mind-bending puzzles, fight challenging enemies, defeat huge bosses and platform your way through a fantastic open world in this lavish take on classic action adventure games. Rusty begins his adventure with just a trusty sword and basic shield, but he’ll soon unlock ‘Spirit Powers’ – spectacular abilities which have the power to transform not only himself, but also the world around him. Ha…

Skip User Reviews

Reviews

story3 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions

  • Nostalgic throwback to classic 3D action-adventure games with a light-hearted and funny script.
  • Engaging overworld with colorful, whimsical visual style and well-designed puzzles.
  • Fantastic soundtrack and amusing moments that encourage exploration and NPC interaction.
  • Combat feels weak and sloppy, lacking depth and engagement.
  • Navigation system is frustrating and the map is unhelpful, leading to excessive backtracking.
  • Presence of bugs and inconsistent visual quality detracts from overall polish.
  • story

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story of "A Knight’s Quest" offers a nostalgic, light-hearted adventure reminiscent of classic 3D action-adventure games, with charming humor and engaging exploration. While inspired by the Legend of Zelda series, it establishes its own unique identity through colorful worlds and entertaining dungeons. Overall, it provides a fun and amusing narrative experience despite minor setbacks.

    • “A knight’s quest brings a much needed light-hearted take on the action-adventure fantasy genre, with a genuinely funny sense of humour running throughout and plenty of world to explore.”
    • “Despite a few minor setbacks, a knight’s quest does a great job delivering a fun, light-hearted adventure.”
    • “Although it seems clearly inspired by the Legend of Zelda series, a knight’s quest forms its own footprint.”
  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, -33% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Gameplay offers a nostalgic blend of combat and exploration, but is hindered by slow travel, an unhelpful map, frequent backtracking, and some sloppy mechanics.

    • “Even if there’s an issue with the speed in which you can travel around the lands, there’s a great balance of gameplay and combat elements alongside the nostalgia that it imbues as Rusty tries to save the lands from the issues that he set into motion.”
    • “The map is unhelpful and causes a lot of confusing backtracking.”
    • “The gameplay mechanics feel sloppy and unpolished.”
    • “Frequent backtracking makes the gameplay tedious and frustrating.”
  • humor

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers a refreshing, light-hearted take on the action-adventure fantasy genre, featuring genuinely funny writing that enhances the engaging world and overall experience.

    • “A knight’s quest brings a much needed light-hearted take on the action-adventure fantasy genre, with a genuinely funny sense of humour running throughout and plenty of world to explore.”
    • “Engaging overworld, hilarious writing, solid puzzle design.”
    • “Engaging overworld, hilarious writing, solid puzzle design.”
  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music in the game is highly praised, featuring a fantastic soundtrack that enhances the overall experience and contributes to memorable, enjoyable moments.

    • “It features a fantastic soundtrack and some laugh-out-loud moments.”
    • “[Art style, music & sound, movement system, good puzzles].”
  • graphics

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users praise the game's distinctive art style and well-integrated music and sound, which enhance the overall experience. The smooth movement system and thoughtfully designed puzzles also contribute positively, creating an engaging visual and interactive environment.

Skip Critic Reviews
Skip Videos

Videos

Skip FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

A Knight's Quest is a role playing game.

A Knight's Quest is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

A Knight's Quest was released on October 10, 2019.

A Knight's Quest has received mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked A Knight's Quest for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

A Knight's Quest is a single player game.