Kingdom of Night

A 1980s-themed ARPG, dripping in evocative themes and tight combat, with some UI and story drawbacks.

Kingdom of Night offers a nostalgic adventure, but its experience is undermined by repetitive gameplay and balance issues. The developers are actively patching the game, so significant improvements within a few months are a distinct possibility.

Kingdom of Night is a really good title, which achieves its objectives and offers an intense and engaging experience, with some technical and structural stumbles which however do not compromise the rest.

Kingdom of Night is an isometric hack-and-slash RPG that relies on its '80s setting and effective, if very dark, pixel art. The gameplay is solid, quest-rich, and technically polished, though not very original and weighed down by frequent respawns and consistently gloomy environments. Progression is satisfying and there's good variety, but the pacing may dip if you're not into the genre. A well-made, straightforward indie title.

Kingdom of Night refines a bold premise into a near‑complete experience; an emotionally charged, neon‑soaked night that combines tactical ARPG combat with cinematic storytelling and memorable set pieces. The demo shows confident design across combat, class depth, worldbuilding, and audio‑visual identity, leaving only a few polish items between a great game and a near‑classic.

Kingdom of Night is a suspenseful game that looks and sounds great, with a creepy story that makes you want to solve the mystery of this town.

Bosses do feel challenging, but never to a point of being impossible. My first encounter with a boss resulted in me eating pretty much all of my snacks for health. The more you explore, the more items you can find to assist in fights: it turns out there's a multitude of strong weapons out in the world. Once I figured that out, battles became a lot easier to succeed in.

Kingdom of Night is a very competent action RPG that manages to deliver on many of the things it sets out to do, both in terms of gameplay and in terms of visuals and narrative proposals.