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  • Summary: In a world of religious fanaticism, F5 tornadoes and Ford Sierras you are Boulder, an undercover agent. Your assignment sees you infiltrate the Bahnsen Knights, a deadly, supercharged cult with an enigmatic leader.

    In this murky and dangerous world you must keep your wits about you and stay
    In a world of religious fanaticism, F5 tornadoes and Ford Sierras you are Boulder, an undercover agent. Your assignment sees you infiltrate the Bahnsen Knights, a deadly, supercharged cult with an enigmatic leader.

    In this murky and dangerous world you must keep your wits about you and stay alive to unravel the mystery behind an old friend's disappearance.

    Bahnsen Knights is a standalone experience and the third in the Pixel Pulps series of interactive adventures. Created by novelist Nico Saraintaris and artist Fernando Martinez Ruppel, Pixel Pulps fuse exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics.

    Bahnsen Knights, like all the Pixel Pulps, is made to be played by anyone who enjoys fine storytelling.
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  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Dec 13, 2023
    100
    The third of LCB's weird narrative experiences is a reminder of what makes this series so special.
  2. Dec 13, 2023
    70
    The game gets a lot of mileage out of its crude visual and audio design, evoking retro PC games without relying on nostalgia for their effect.
  3. Dec 13, 2023
    70
    Bahnsen Knights is a short ride with fun highs brought on by its timely features and mini-games that move the story along and keep players in the driver’s seat.
  4. Dec 18, 2023
    70
    There’s some great scenes, and the aesthetics are absolutely on point, but at the end of the day I simply can’t find myself recommending this to anyone except those who’d look at the trailer and immediately know it’s their jam.
  5. Edge Magazine
    Dec 28, 2023
    70
    We find ourselves absorbed by Boulder's story, enough to witness all the grisly premature ends that meet him before he finally gets his hard-won feelgood finale. [Issue#393, p.120]
  6. Dec 13, 2023
    60
    The last of LCB Game Studio’s Pixel Pulps is here! Bahnsen Knights is a short, choose-your-own-adventure about a cult of the same name. Despite focussing on the wrong areas of the plot, the game does have some lovely characterisation where one sentence paints a big picture. The nostalgic feel along with the gorgeous and sometimes downright terrifying pixel art means that Bahnsen Knights offers a lot, despite some rough edges.