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Hyper Knights

2017

Should you play it?

Slash and Dash, raise your army, learn powerful combos and take back your land!

What works

  • Addictive and fun combat
  • Strategic army and map management
  • Responsive and engaged developer
  • Good value for price
  • Multiplayer and workshop support

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive gameplay late game
  • Limited map and faction variety
  • Physical strain from button mashing
  • Some bugs and ai quirks
  • Short campaign length

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Battle for Wesnoth

  • Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

  • Doom & Destiny Advanced

  • Conquest of Elysium 4

  • Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection

  • Coromon

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Hyper Knights but with less leadership over others

  • Vampire Survivors

  • Nuclear Throne

  • Voidigo

  • DunHero

  • Chronicon

  • Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

More intimate

Games that feels like Hyper Knights but with more focus on close relationships

  • Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos

  • Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

  • Ancient Kingdoms

  • Sephiria

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch

  • Beast Saga

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Hyper Knights: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026