Sir Lionstone, the most powerful knight and protector of the great city of Clesseia, hasn’t returned from his latest quest. As Sir Lionstone’s trusted knightling, it is up to you and the legendary shield he left behind to become the hero the people need and find Lionstone before lurking threats endanger the realm. Explore the many regions and secrets of the lands of Clesseia, fend off bandits and monsters, and uncover the truth of the shield’s unparalleled power and the realm’s illustrious past.

All Heroes Start Small

Play as the Knightling, a knight-in-training whose loyalty and determination sets them off on a grand adventure to find their knight. With solely a shield in hand, you’ll utilize and upgrade your training and arsenal of abilities to overcome obstacles, help citizens and prove that you’re worthy of knighthood.

The Best Offense Is a Good Defense

Left with just Sir Lionstone’s shield, which contains a mysterious element called Callyrium, it is up to the Knightling to harness its power and become the next legendary hero. Leverage the shields natural defensive power to block, parry, and create ideal openings, then leverage big attacks and combos to finish off foes.

Slide Into Adventure

Set off on your adventure across multiple regions of Clesseia with the power of your shield to help you along! Traverse and platform to various areas to earn valuable praise used in upgrades, or use the shield’s various movement abilities to make getting around easier. Though probably beneath a legendary shield’s reputation, no one is stopping you from sliding all across the land!

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OS: Windows 10
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Memory: 8 GB RAM
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DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 13 GB available space

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Digital Deluxe Edition

The Knightling - Deluxe Edition contains the contents of the base game and the Deluxe Edition Upgrade, which contains:

Golden Colors for the Knightling and Magnus
Gallivant around Clesseia with a regality only matched by the Queen herself! With both a golden coloring for the Knightling and a golden coating for Magnustego, you’ll wear a look only for the most loyal and prestigious of knightlings! Adds one color and one coating to the default 11 colors and 11 coatings in the base game.

Albamare Colors for the Knightling and Magnus
Don an outfit and shield coating inspired by a faraway land only where evolution progressed differently so that creatures and animals advanced over humans. Though faraway, these colors do come with a nice smell of PINEy freshness. Adds one color and one coating to the default 11 colors and 11 coatings in the base game.

Lantern Ribbon Cosmetic for The Knightling
Help light the way through the night and in dark crypts with a new lengthy ribbon tied with two small and round lanterns. Adds one ribbon to the default 6 ribbons in the base game.

About the Game

All Heroes Start Small

The Best Offense Is a Good Defense

Slide Into Adventure

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