Knytt

Knytt is a quiet exploration platformer from Nicklas Nygren that puts atmosphere and discovery ahead of combat and conventional objectives. You control a small character exploring a vast, mysterious world filled with strange creatures, hidden passages and unusual environments. There is no need to save a kingdom every five minutes; instead, the pleasure comes from simply finding out what is around the next corner. The minimalist graphics and ambient presentation create an unexpectedly peaceful atmosphere, while the open-ended exploration encourages curiosity. Its world feels much larger than the game initially suggests, with secrets tucked into places that reward careful players. Knytt is an excellent example of how a small indie game can create a memorable experience through mood, exploration and a simple idea rather than an enormous budget.

“The Knytt was abducted by an alien! Traveling through space, the UFO flies into a meteor and crashes on a nearby planet. Luckily, the Knytt and the alien survive, but the UFO is a wreck. How can the Knytt possibly find its way back home again? Knytt is a free platform game for Windows featuring exploration, atmosphere, and infinite cuteness.” - Nicklas Nygren

Review by Game Hippo:

“Platformer games are a common and often generic genre. It quite rare to find a charming and innovative game such as Knytt. Instead of mindless action or tons of puzzles, Knytt offers a relaxing exploration of a large, beautiful world with a wealth of atmosphere in it. In Knytt you play as a small creature that looks a lot like a monkey, called a Knytt. Knytt roams away from home one day and gets abducted by an UFO. As the UFO is flying somewhere in space, it is obstructed by asteroids. Taking a heavy hit, the UFO is sent plummeting down and crash-lands on some unknown planet. With no other choice, Knytt must gather pieces to repair the space ship to leave the planet and hopefully get back home.

Knytt's gameplay consists of jumping and climbing across platforms in search of the missing components to the space ship. To help you in your goal, the Knytt can emit light that points to the closest piece of the ship. Although it doesn't show you how to get to the part, it ruins a good deal of challenge you'd get from searching without it. This is both good and bad, as I think finding the parts without it would be very frustrating. The only other challenges aside from searching is avoiding the many deadly obstacles and a handful of harmful creatures. To help you discern hostile creatures from neutral, the Knytt is covered in a red aura when a dangerous enemy is in the area.

Together, the graphics and sound are really what make Knytt such a memorable experience. I found myself absorbed in this game and I didn't close it out until I had beaten it. Sadly, the game is short and has a minuscule amount of replayability - which happens to be the only problems I have with Knytt.

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