Spiral Knights

 PC
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Apr 4, 2011
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7.3

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  1. Tk4Bullet
    Jun 6, 2022
    5
    Game is very good. From the equipment it offers to the unique levels and enemies you have to conquer. in 2022 the game feels a lil bit more empty than 5 years ago. There is much less items in the Auction House. Sometimes the game feels buggy and laggy, which is connected to 32 bit java supplemented with the game. My friends and I enjoy the grind for 5-star equipment, although some levelsGame is very good. From the equipment it offers to the unique levels and enemies you have to conquer. in 2022 the game feels a lil bit more empty than 5 years ago. There is much less items in the Auction House. Sometimes the game feels buggy and laggy, which is connected to 32 bit java supplemented with the game. My friends and I enjoy the grind for 5-star equipment, although some levels tend to be dumb. I didn't like the part of the two turrets boss. Also the units that spawn endlessly and give no loot is idiotic too. Also give me the levels with fiends throwing chairs at me and I would prefer to leave the game rather than play it... Firestorm citadel was kind of bad, i got stuck 2 times by the big shielded boss, and could not move. Of course it costed me sparks of life, which are rather rare.… Expand
  2. Obviouscrit
    Sep 9, 2020
    4
    Good graphics and good atmosphere but it is Pay to win and it is really annoying. The weapon prices are insanely high.
  3. Lopakf
    Jul 18, 2020
    5
    I dont know what to say about this game. Graphics are good, but the gameplay is little bit clumsy. This is my opinion.
  4. Divinile
    Feb 25, 2018
    10
    This is an amazing game! I'm actually sad, since I last logged on in 2013, and I returned now, sad to see that my childhood game is dying. If you like fast-paced games that are generous to free players, this is it. They don't make games like these anymore, and this may be one of the only ones left. If you are bored with most games, then try this; it might interest you. There are almost noThis is an amazing game! I'm actually sad, since I last logged on in 2013, and I returned now, sad to see that my childhood game is dying. If you like fast-paced games that are generous to free players, this is it. They don't make games like these anymore, and this may be one of the only ones left. If you are bored with most games, then try this; it might interest you. There are almost no cheaters or hackers in the game, which makes it fair for everyone! Please play it before you turn your back on it!… Expand
  5. ZeDeXPLAY
    May 7, 2017
    10
    Когда я скачал Spiral Knights, я не задумывался о том что она меня затянет. Графика выглядит приятно, с управлением тоже всё отлично, геймплей интересный. TERA, SkyForge, Black Desert всё это самый настоящий кал, играть надоедало после 1-2 часов игры, а вот Spiral Knights продержался у меня на ПК больше месяца. 10/10Когда я скачал Spiral Knights, я не задумывался о том что она меня затянет. Графика выглядит приятно, с управлением тоже всё отлично, геймплей интересный. TERA, SkyForge, Black Desert всё это самый настоящий кал, играть надоедало после 1-2 часов игры, а вот Spiral Knights продержался у меня на ПК больше месяца. 10/10
  6. MasterCeddy
    Nov 14, 2016
    6
    When this game came out, it was fun, it had a lot of potential, it was original, the soundtrack is good. Think of an old-school Zelda mixed with hack'n'slash and MMO in a futuristic atmosphere. This game was deep and had a lot of replayability. Until they started to change price of items to milk more money. It killed the game. It's a good game in its core, but it was badly managed (theyWhen this game came out, it was fun, it had a lot of potential, it was original, the soundtrack is good. Think of an old-school Zelda mixed with hack'n'slash and MMO in a futuristic atmosphere. This game was deep and had a lot of replayability. Until they started to change price of items to milk more money. It killed the game. It's a good game in its core, but it was badly managed (they never intended to let it live, they wanted to grab the cash and kill it rightafter). It's sad for the creators of the game, because it was a good game.… Expand
  7. pootispencer
    Sep 5, 2016
    10
    This game is an awesome multiplayer f2p mmorpg game with adventure missions that u could do with your friends or random people online(co-op). or you can choose to do them yourself. there are guilds, arenas, pvp, and an auction house
  8. Proiu
    Aug 1, 2016
    8
    A very fun dungeon crawler-like game with a lot of content to go though, getting the higher level equipment will need some of effort and grinding but the fun is in the journey.. The current player base has a lot of friendly players and plenty of veteran player to guide you, there are also the opportunity to create your own guild and to design your guild hall how you like or you can joinA very fun dungeon crawler-like game with a lot of content to go though, getting the higher level equipment will need some of effort and grinding but the fun is in the journey.. The current player base has a lot of friendly players and plenty of veteran player to guide you, there are also the opportunity to create your own guild and to design your guild hall how you like or you can join one of the already existing guild and go.… Expand
  9. Captain_Chaos
    Jun 22, 2016
    7
    I didn't think much of Spiral Knights at first, just stopping in for the hat and moving on. But I chanced to play it with some friends and I disovered it's very entertaining in groups. It's a light-hearted, zelda-esque dungeon crawler with fairly fast-paced and entertaining combat, and obnoxious real-money purchases not withstanding, there's little to complain about. I can fairly say it'sI didn't think much of Spiral Knights at first, just stopping in for the hat and moving on. But I chanced to play it with some friends and I disovered it's very entertaining in groups. It's a light-hearted, zelda-esque dungeon crawler with fairly fast-paced and entertaining combat, and obnoxious real-money purchases not withstanding, there's little to complain about. I can fairly say it's boring when played alone, so play it with friends.… Expand
  10. tabuu9
    Jul 22, 2015
    8
    Ignore reviews before July 30th, 2013, since they detail an outdated game mechanic and are too early to detail new game mechanics.

    Some reviews detail how similar this game is to Zelda In that you have a sword and must fight many enemies with unique weaknesses. That's where the similarities end. The game really shines in co-op with friends, using your mic (and the keypad to send    Ignore reviews before July 30th, 2013, since they detail an outdated game mechanic and are too early to detail new game mechanics.

    Some reviews detail how similar this game is to Zelda In that you have a sword and must fight many enemies with unique weaknesses.

    That's where the similarities end.

    The game really shines in co-op with friends, using your mic (and the keypad to send prompts) to formulate strategies. Unfortunately, the game has the same problem as Destiny in that it requires an internet connection good enough to play the game.

    Fortunately, the game is FTP with some micro transactions via Steam, although it is entirely possible to play without them, although weaker PCs and Macs may have some trouble playing the game even at low detail, which still looks pretty great.

    Then there WAS the 100-per-day mist-energy system, but that was patched out. There's the sprint-charge attacks, added in a patch, and then there's the Battle Sprites.

    Battle Sprites are what happen when you take Pokémon and make it an RTS companion. They are VERY helpful, although leveling them up can be a pain without some materials, but their attacks more than make up for that.

    Overall, it's no wonder millions of people downloaded this game.    … Expand
  11. katsou14
    Jun 4, 2015
    9
    I first bumped into this game while surfing the net. Because I like dungeon-crawling games, I thought this would be the ideal game for me, since it has the word "knights" in the title.
    This game is mind-blowing, because of the quality of gaming. You never get bored of it, since all the dungeons are always changing. At first, it is so fun because the player gets to explore a lot in order    I first bumped into this game while surfing the net. Because I like dungeon-crawling games, I thought this would be the ideal game for me, since it has the word "knights" in the title.
    This game is mind-blowing, because of the quality of gaming. You never get bored of it, since all the dungeons are always changing. At first, it is so fun because the player gets to explore a lot in order to discover the secrets of the planet. The variety of gear and enemies that are available to be tested out dazzles me!
    The only disadvantage of this game is that a certain point, it is very hard to proceed to the next rank, so, you are "obliged" to pay a sufficient amount of money in order to get next level gear and continue.
    Concluding, this is a game for all ages but keep in mind that if you don't want to pay 10$-20$, it takes A LOT of patience to collect the necessary items in order to further proceed into the darker dungeons available and get closer to the Core and find out the secrets of your enemies.
    Also, this is a free-to-play game, so you can download it for FREE, but, as I said before,it has in-game purchases.
    Have fun slaying monsters and defeating monsters in this co-op MMO game!    … Expand
  12. LordKibbutz
    May 12, 2015
    10
    Ever since the beautiful day of August, 8th 2013. Spiral Knights turned into something very special; on that same date, the restrictions on energy and how long you could be in the clockworks was lifted and you could play as long as you like! Ever since then, Spiral Knights emerged into an immersive game, focusing more on playing the game and enjoying it, then cramming as many Crowns as youEver since the beautiful day of August, 8th 2013. Spiral Knights turned into something very special; on that same date, the restrictions on energy and how long you could be in the clockworks was lifted and you could play as long as you like! Ever since then, Spiral Knights emerged into an immersive game, focusing more on playing the game and enjoying it, then cramming as many Crowns as you could until you ran out of Mist Energy. From a pay-to-win to a free-to-win, Spiral Knight's timeline really comes to show how far the team has gotten.
    Although some of the cons are there such as having to have certain "Fire Crystals" to level up your swords, shields, and armor. Spiral Knights is truly a fun game to play and I've enjoyed every exhilarating minute. The reason this game is so fun is not only because of the beautiful Soundtrack by Harry Mack, the fun character designs, and the unique bosses. But it is also the most simplest game to make friends in, you can make friends by just talking to them in Haven and joining a conversation when the time is right(which it usually is). Or joining a arcade run or a Jelly King boss fight. Spiral Knights is not all about hacking and slashing. As the updates come through and more rank missions emerge, Spiral Knights becomes a true MMO.    … Expand
  13. DaEpikDude
    May 1, 2015
    8
    Personally, I'm not the biggest fan of MMO's, but this game just... does something right. For one thing, I really like the art style, and there isn't any grinding (mostly, but I'll get to that) meaning people who just play the game longer are better because they ARE better, not because they killed more enemies e.t.c.

    After they removed Mist Energy and elevator costs, the game became SO    Personally, I'm not the biggest fan of MMO's, but this game just... does something right. For one thing, I really like the art style, and there isn't any grinding (mostly, but I'll get to that) meaning people who just play the game longer are better because they ARE better, not because they killed more enemies e.t.c.

    After they removed Mist Energy and elevator costs, the game became SO much better. It means you can play for much longer without having to wait or pay anything.

    Speaking of paying, the micro-transactions are not necessary, let me repeat that, NOT NECESSARY. You can get the 'energy', which is the game's second currency, just by playing the game and getting crowns.

    Now, there are some drawbacks, like the section of the game where you have to grind your gear to level 10 to get five star equipment, and the new heat system kinda sucks, but I'd say the good FAR outweighs the bad. All in all, I give Spiral Knights an 8/10.    … Expand
  14. johnnjlee
    Mar 5, 2015
    8
    The game is very good, it has the best parts of a free to play game, its got a solid combat system and colorful universe. The things that I don't like is the high energy prices for people who don't pay to play the game, but that comes normal with a free to play game as they have to make money somehow :p

    Overall a good game that reigns above most free to play games, you should check out    The game is very good, it has the best parts of a free to play game, its got a solid combat system and colorful universe. The things that I don't like is the high energy prices for people who don't pay to play the game, but that comes normal with a free to play game as they have to make money somehow :p

    Overall a good game that reigns above most free to play games, you should check out this game.    … Expand
  15. gaminglobster
    Jan 5, 2015
    7
    I really like this game, From the weapons, to the combat, to the random loot and so on. However the storyline isn't very interesting and it mostly comes in play when you complete a mission that you 50% percent of the time had to pay some cash for. Sure, it's a pay-to-play concept sometimes but for an average Joe with a lot of dough it's not a big deal but if you aren't an average Joe theI really like this game, From the weapons, to the combat, to the random loot and so on. However the storyline isn't very interesting and it mostly comes in play when you complete a mission that you 50% percent of the time had to pay some cash for. Sure, it's a pay-to-play concept sometimes but for an average Joe with a lot of dough it's not a big deal but if you aren't an average Joe the game goes very slowly without paying at least a couple of pennies, so after a while it can get tiring so a break is most oftenly in order.

    Pros:

    + Random loot keeps the game going (sometimes)

    Cons:

    - Imagination is 95% of the storyline.
    - Pay-to-play concept
    - Gets boring if you play for too long.

    In other words this is one of the games i would play just for one reason, which is pretty bad. Still, this game is entertaining in my opinion and by that: This gets a "meh but still good" score.    … Expand
  16. Hayward
    Jan 1, 2015
    2
    I've played this game since it came out , many many moons ago. But after a couple of years the developers for some reason started spoiling the fun by increasing the requirements for weapon upgrades, making the game impossible to level up for casual players without paying with real money for ingame upgrades! So I decided to give it a miss for a while, i've been away from the scene for theI've played this game since it came out , many many moons ago. But after a couple of years the developers for some reason started spoiling the fun by increasing the requirements for weapon upgrades, making the game impossible to level up for casual players without paying with real money for ingame upgrades! So I decided to give it a miss for a while, i've been away from the scene for the good part of 2 years now. I logged back in the other week, noticed immediately that they'd changed the weapon levelling up system , so now you can't level up with just HEAT , you now also need to find special orbs which aren't easy to find btw (but then you can just buy them with real money!!) .. So now levelling up weapons is harder, more time consuming and ultimately breaks the trading system too, as making weapons is expensive and unbinding them costs you more than it did to make them in most cases, which then makes it pointless trying to sell it on the market place or even give it to to a friend (as I used to). They did this because they wanted to remove the cost to travel on the elevators, which is bull, because it costs players MORE in time and coins than ever before.. I'd be happy still paying to travel on the elevators , but they don't care..

    Which brings me to this disgusting attitude of theirs. I noticed that my account didn't have the recipes for making crystals, which are a crucial part of weapon upgrading now, I was entitled to these recipes and should have got them , but because I was offline for 2 years, they're refusing to give them to me. Which breaks the game for me now. I emailed and asked for the recipes, which could be added easy enough by an admin, but was told they can't do anything for me..

    I have paid real money for in-game credits, I consider myself an investor in this company and they treat my request with complete contempt.. They are only interested in money, they've ruined the game and I can see the player base dropping. Dozens of my friends refuse to play anymore, even those hard core players. They hate what SK has done to the game..

    Anyone who says it's brilliant is either high or rich enough to keep spending real money for the ingame credits you need to progress at any real pace. I for one only continue to play this game because I've invested in it so I'm getting my moneys worth. I wont be around for long though, their attitude towards customer support and satisfaction is appalling ..    … Expand
  17. MilesTailsPro
    Oct 24, 2014
    7
    Let's start with the good or this game. The story is rich and sometimes, the game leaves you wondering. The game is one of those games with a special charm to it. Whether or not it's the graphics, game play, combat, there's just something that makes it fun. The downside is that there are sections and enemies that can be very annoying at times, obstacles everywhere, and energy, OH ENERGY!Let's start with the good or this game. The story is rich and sometimes, the game leaves you wondering. The game is one of those games with a special charm to it. Whether or not it's the graphics, game play, combat, there's just something that makes it fun. The downside is that there are sections and enemies that can be very annoying at times, obstacles everywhere, and energy, OH ENERGY! Just replace the energy symbol with **** enough said.… Expand
  18. Lumanator
    Sep 14, 2014
    3
    This is an promotional festival. It features mostly promos in every updates. Nothing new to the game, just your typical promos. Gotta save my wallet from those money sucking developers!
  19. ghensen
    Aug 18, 2014
    8
    So when i first started this game everything was easy. Then once i got further into the game everything got hard just as i wanted it to. Yes everything is free if you enjoy playing dungeons and running person vs environment. But if you're just wanting to skip all that and start doing person vs person you'll most likely have to pay some money out of pocket. Overall it's a good game keepsSo when i first started this game everything was easy. Then once i got further into the game everything got hard just as i wanted it to. Yes everything is free if you enjoy playing dungeons and running person vs environment. But if you're just wanting to skip all that and start doing person vs person you'll most likely have to pay some money out of pocket. Overall it's a good game keeps you busy and you always have something on your buying list. Great thing is you can specialize your gear with unique variants and accessory's.… Expand
  20. Chipato
    Aug 13, 2014
    6
    Before you read i must say that i have had the game for nearly two years and i will tell you my experience. Spiral knights DOES have a good feel to it. The music and artwork suits the type of game perfectly. It is the only MMO i enjoy playing. Unfortunately, there is a few problems.
    1. The micro-transactions will drive you insane! (but i guess that's what you will expect with a free to    Before you read i must say that i have had the game for nearly two years and i will tell you my experience. Spiral knights DOES have a good feel to it. The music and artwork suits the type of game perfectly. It is the only MMO i enjoy playing. Unfortunately, there is a few problems.
    1. The micro-transactions will drive you insane! (but i guess that's what you will expect with a free to play) At first they had a mechanic that limited you to how many missions you could play unless you paid them money. Luckily they have half got rid of this dreadful tool that meant you could only play a couple missions a day. Now, they have put it in the revive system. Before, you revived someone by giving them half your health which is fair. Now, you have to use life crystals to revive...Which either cost money or you can wait one day.

    2. The games mechanics are very annoying! If you get this game get ready for the AI to do damage to you when they are on the opposite part of the room. When you try to switch weapons you will mash the buttons repetitively until you figure out you cant switch weapons until a couple of seconds after you have stopped attacking. This may not seem like much but when you are versing lots of mobs it gets pretty irritating

    3. Some things that will help spiral knights would be these:
    * Take out micro payments even if you put a price on it.
    *Polish up the mechanics
    * So far, the developers are fixing the mistakes from the launch date so keep it up guys

    I want to rate this a 10. If i paid money for the game and it didn't have any micro-transactions or annoying mechanics i would invest hours into it. Great idea for a game but it suffers from what most free to play's suffer from.    … Expand
  21. Gaisensei90
    Aug 4, 2014
    5
    I have been a fan of this game for awhile, but this game hasn't progressed much for about several months. We haven't had a new tier 3 boss other than Seerus from Operation Crimson Hammer and most of the new content are in the form of promotion of accessories or events like the March of the Tortodrone.

    I liked the fact that the mist system is gone and everyone can play as much as they    I have been a fan of this game for awhile, but this game hasn't progressed much for about several months. We haven't had a new tier 3 boss other than Seerus from Operation Crimson Hammer and most of the new content are in the form of promotion of accessories or events like the March of the Tortodrone.

    I liked the fact that the mist system is gone and everyone can play as much as they want in this game now. Even the battle sprites were cool when they were released. I missed the fact that you can't give half your health to revive teammates anymore. That element really helps out with teamwork and make you care about your teammates. They took that out and replaced it with a system where you use up a spark of life to revive and that you can't help your teammates get up anymore. There are some good sides to that system and bad sides. I guess they were trying to help the new players out since running a full party increases the difficulty of the run so if you have some newbie die all the time and you have to spend half of your life reviving him every time, you probably would be pissed off. Because that newbie is endangering your life and ruining the run. When party leaders see people like this, they immediately kick them out of the party and they are left to fend for themselves and the newbies usually die and left with no one to pick him or her up. They saw the flaw in that system and that it is harsh towards new players so they changed everything. Back then, people have to share vials, pills, and remedies. Now each player gets their own items, pills, and remedies and also the loot is separate. That means you can survive without having anyone drag you down to death. Unfortunately, that system is still flawed since newbies still die constantly even having all these changes. Then they proceed to use up all their sparks of lives and then they start begging for people for a spark of life. When that happens, they usually get booted or someone is kind enough to give them another spark and then they die again and they repeat the begging process. Pretty much, the newbies are not well liked here. There is the emergency revive function which gets you one free revive each level. I think that was the smartest idea they had for the whole change. People make mistakes and it what makes us human or robots or knights that spin around hence the name Spiral Knights.

    The forge system was created to make things harder for people. Back in the past, you would just heat your items up and they would go through several levels without you worrying about fire crystals. Now to level up your items, you would have to heat them through the first level, use a certain amount of fire crystals to level up your item, then go out and heat your item again. Then of course you would have to level up your item with some more fire crystals. The system is not all that bad when you realize that getting fire crystals is pretty easy except for Radiant Fire Crystals. In the past, shining fire crystals were the hardest to come by since there weren't many depths that dropped them. When OOO changed it up a bit, they made it extremely hard for people to get Radiant Fire Crystals. This nerf made people go insane. The only depth that dropped them was depth 28 and maybe depth 27. That made a lot of people leave since the amount of time to level up a 5 star weapon or armor was too long. OOO buffed the drop rate for the radiant fire crystals like 2-3 months after that nerf which made things better so now you don't have to have a grindfest. My only complaint of this new forge system is that you have either have to be in an arsenal station or in haven/ready room to forge. I see people saying brb forge, going to haven and coming back to the party. That is quite annoying for people just to go through that just to level up an item once. Also, I feel like they should add a second function for the heat you find in levels. If people already heated up their items, maybe they could use the excess heat to make some fire crystals. I go down plenty of levels and looking at the heat screen at each end of the level is quite sad. All that heat down the drain for nothing. Why did I even see heat drop from creatures if I don't need it.

    My number one complaint about this game is the community. I'm pretty sure every game has these kind of people, but I encounter these people all too often. Either you get the newbie that wants you to help him out with every single mission, or you get the arrogant veteran that tells you that your weapon choices are bad and that you should quit.

    My only hope is that the gunner update changes things up a bit. The only reason I can think of why the gunner update is delayed is that they are doing an arcade redux which was promised or some new levels and content and maybe a new boss. It seems like it since they added some more story dialogue and changed things up a bit at the end of the Roarmulus Twins treasure room along with the other treasure room    … Expand
  22. walter1092
    Aug 2, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It has changed since the past 3 years everyday there is prestige missions that help entertain your time.You can also replay older missions to earn crowns(money).Crowns can now be used to exchange with energy instead of buying them in the past and now elevators no longer cost money.There is also a supply depot where you can use your energy(whether bought or exchanged) to buy weapons and other important materials.You can also join or make your own guild(clan) and help donate to keep it from becoming default.You can also be promoted in the guild to access more of the guild.There is also an auction where players sell most of the things there but at (most of the time) a more expensive price but it usually pays off.You can also bid at the auction at a lower price if you do not have enough money so that you can still buy the item when the time runs out.(Back to the crown point)You can also buy recipe to improve your armor,shield or weaponry.There is more if you play spiral knights.I highly suggest this for those who like to follow orders.… Expand
  23. F1SH
    Dec 12, 2013
    5
    This game is eh.. But once your missions don't load and you can't get very far and you end up having to pay if you want a good weapon but I'm still saying it's eh..
  24. alla0222
    Dec 3, 2013
    7
    i like this game because its a game you can play when you need to see something cute and something you can take it easy and play with your friends, all the ones saying that you need pay to get somewhere have not been playing for long at all. if you play it for some time you will see that its just about killing a little.
  25. kdports
    Nov 10, 2013
    9
    This is a fantastic game now. Before, your 100 energy would be up in a bit and you would have to wait 24 hours to play again. Now they have removed that feature and because of that this game is amazing. Just amazing. Everything is how it should be in a game. It's more for casual gamers, and the voice chat doesn't work as well as it should, but it is definitely a game worthy of a 9/10.
  26. Staki9
    Oct 28, 2013
    9
    I'm editing my Spiral Knights review due to a large patch about a month ago that fixed most if not all of the issues this game has that're mentioned in most negative reviews. The game no longer uses the dreaded energy system that limited f2p players from playing more than 10 levels a day: gameplay is now unlimited and crafting has been revamped, no longer requiring ridiculous amounts ofI'm editing my Spiral Knights review due to a large patch about a month ago that fixed most if not all of the issues this game has that're mentioned in most negative reviews. The game no longer uses the dreaded energy system that limited f2p players from playing more than 10 levels a day: gameplay is now unlimited and crafting has been revamped, no longer requiring ridiculous amounts of energy. Crafting is now based on alchemy orbs and heat crystals, both found through playing the game (which can now be played to no end).

    All of that said, for those who are new to Spiral Knights and are unaware of its past sins: Spiral Knights is a free-to-play dungeon-crawler style game. It plays similarly to games from the Zelda series and even boasts similarities to games like Diablo. The weapons in the game are well-designed and fun to play with and the bosses are satisfying. However, the game suffers from one fault that'll be evident to anyone who plays long enough: the endgame. Grinding the same boss over and over again is infinitely boring, and whereas events with new-ish missions pop up every now and then (usually holiday-based), the game desperately needs to be updated more frequently in terms of content (weapons, bosses).    … Expand
  27. Cosmonaut42
    Oct 27, 2013
    7
    Sometimes, games attempt to mix many genres at once, forming a massive ball of random that is ultimately found to be a fun experience. Other times it ends up a clusterf*ck. Surprisingly enough, this game reaches a medium. Its combination of Zelda-esc puzzle solving and combat and MMO style community integration can be satisfying, however, the game has some serious downsides. Spiral KnightsSometimes, games attempt to mix many genres at once, forming a massive ball of random that is ultimately found to be a fun experience. Other times it ends up a clusterf*ck. Surprisingly enough, this game reaches a medium. Its combination of Zelda-esc puzzle solving and combat and MMO style community integration can be satisfying, however, the game has some serious downsides. Spiral Knights is poorly optimized, with long load times and unusual amounts of lag for such a graphically un-intensive game. It also has an extremely boring, long, drawn-out story that sounds like it was written for a college essay, rather than an MMORPG. The game is certainly playable, and you may have fun with it, but don't be surprised when you find yourself uninstalling the game. Also, I suggest not purchasing DLC, as this is not a game I would sink money into.… Expand
  28. ZombehPoneh
    Oct 25, 2013
    8
    With the removed energy system you can now travel the dungeon unlimiteded.
    So all the old reviews that said the game was bad because of the energy system are now invalid.
    Give it a try now. The game is also expanding upon the lore and maybe the final of the game will come within in a year.
  29. ZeStarGamer
    Oct 22, 2013
    8
    It's a great MMORPG and all, but the pricing comes and beats the crap out of you. The farther you get in Spiral Knights, the more everything will cost, making the grind harder and longer, which grinds the game into a screeching stop.
  30. Seryin
    Oct 10, 2013
    5
    I am definitely not a large fan of this game. It is not a terrible dungeon crawler, but the energy system and microtransactions required to play for longer than a short amount of time per day is ridiculous. For such a petty, childlike game, this game really knows how to bleed you dry with small fees found in every gameplay element.
    That being said, microtransactions aside, actual gameplay    I am definitely not a large fan of this game. It is not a terrible dungeon crawler, but the energy system and microtransactions required to play for longer than a short amount of time per day is ridiculous. For such a petty, childlike game, this game really knows how to bleed you dry with small fees found in every gameplay element.
    That being said, microtransactions aside, actual gameplay can be entertaining with friends.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. MMORPG.com
    Feb 18, 2012
    64
    Ultimately, I'd encourage you to give Spiral Knights a go as you'll know before you've expended your first 100 points of mist energy whether you want to keep playing. The question of whether you'll have the strength I lacked to grind your way out of the constrictions of the energy system is another question entirely. If you treat the game as a dip in/dip out sort of affair, then I think it's possible to really enjoy it.
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  2. CD-Action
    Aug 2, 2011
    60
    When I look at this game it reminds me of the humorous Diablo 3 logo. The one with the sun, rainbow, clouds and unicorns. It's this game! Having in mind that it wasn't designed for hardcore gamers, I can let some of the boredom resulting from the combat system's simplicity slide. But only some. [August 2011, p.70]
  3. PC Gamer UK
    Jul 26, 2011
    51
    Spiral Knights is fast, accessible and fun until the spiteful pricing system pops up to punch you in the face.
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