Spiral Knights

Spiral Knights

Steam Deck Playable

Grey Havens · Free to Play · Jun 14, 2011

Yes, worth playing.

It's free to play.

84%
Very Positive
24k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 24k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise20% are divided30% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
On top of this, the poorly paced game modes give out pitiful rewards, leading to a grind-intensive playstyle just to squeeze out a bit of progression with the game's Forge System.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There's a (new-ish) story mode that makes the game more structured and enjoyable in bite-sized pieces, but about halfway through the game's content, the gear and account progression becomes so incredibly slow, unforgiving, and free-to-play antagonistic that I think the game isn't worth "completing" anymore.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I know it's been around since 2011 or 2012 but I only just discovered this game in 2026 and I'm really loving the gameplay and art style.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
It also has a really fun Bomberman clone PvP game that is very hard to get a queue for unless you have enough people in your guild to just do it...
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The cheerful presentation contrasts effectively with the dangerous environments, while the soundtrack reinforces the adventurous atmosphere with energetic and mysterious compositions that accompany every expedition.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay41 reviews
Story and characters19 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Multiplayer10 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization25 reviews
52%
Combat22 reviews
68%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes44 reviews
30%
Performance8 reviews
63%
Bugs6 reviews
0%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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