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BECOME THE SHADY KNIGHT. PARKOUR MEETS COMBAT IN A FIRST PERSON DANCE OF DEATH.
Shady Knight is launching on Steam, October 9. Slide into a first-person skill-driven melee action game centred around swift swordplay, acrobatic archery, and fluid platforming.
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October 2, 2024
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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
SMG Studio :
2 OCTOBER 2024 – After 6 years of solo-development and countless demos, the stylish first-person melee action game Shady Knight has a release date! Launching on Steam on the 9th October 2024.
To celebrate our launch on Steam, we’re not only bringing a 15% launch discount, we’re also releasing with an updated demo.
Any press, streamers or other content creators interested in covering Shady Knight can request a review code via this form: Request Keys For Shady Knight
Review Embargo lifts on October 9th | Press Release: for immediate release
Platform: Steam | Base Price: $19.99 | Launch Discount: 15% | Demo: On Release
RELEASE TRAILER:
Media Kit (logos, arts, etc.): SK Media Kit
Press kit: SK Press Kit
Store Link: Steam Store Page
Website: ShadyKnight.com
About the game
Get ready to embark on a unique first-person melee action game. Perfect the skills of the kick and chained dagger, pick up weapons from defeated knights, master your movement with advanced wall-kicking and slide-hopping mechanics. Shady Knight is a pure skill-based experience, there are no locked abilities to hold you back, the only thing that matters is how well you can master the power you’ve been given.
Key features
Unique blend of parkour and combat abilities full of kicking and grappling action. Charge different strikes while sliding or in the air, trigger even more powerful abilities by doing parkour moves.
Style System that reflects your mastery.
Over 40 highly replayable levels of the main campaign, featuring many opportunities for environmental kills, various platforming bits and challenging combat scenarios, not to mention bonus challenges.
Dynamic controller that allows to gain great momentum and height using different techniques with some crazy possibilities for speedrunning.
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About the Development
Alexey has been working on Shady Knight for almost 6 years, since 2018. It started as a game jam project made for the 7DFPS challenge. The game was inspired by the Dark Messiah's combat system and other games with interesting melee mechanics, and later turned into a platformer action game with a focus on stylish gameplay that makes you feel like a Legolas-level archer or mediaeval John Wick with a sword.
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