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Kingdom of Night

Released: 12/2/2025

Critics
87
vs
Users
92

Score Breakdown

87.4

Critic Average

5 reviews

92

Steam User Score

205 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-4.3

87 vs 92

Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-4.3

Average of both sources

Review Disparities

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12/5/2025

Launch Window

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.

82

82/100

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12/1/2025

Early Review

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.

90

90/100

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11/30/2025

Early Review

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.

83

83/100

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11/30/2025

Early Review

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.

90

90/100

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11/30/2025

Early Review

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.

92

92/100

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