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2006 video game

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2006 video game
Knytt
Developer(s)Nifflas
Publisher(s)Nifflas
SeriesKnytt
Platform(s)Windows
Release10 December 2006
Genre(s)Platformer
Mode(s)Single-player

Knytt is a 2006 indie platform video game developed and published by Nifflas. It was released as freeware for Microsoft Windows. The game's protagonist, also called Knytt, is abducted from his home planet by an alien, and subsequently crash-lands on a different world. He must search for missing parts to repair the ship so that he can leave the planet. The game was positively received by critics. It was followed up by two sequels, Knytt Stories and Knytt Underground.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot depicting the player character (left)

The game consists purely of exploration, without combat, switches, or puzzles. The player must control Knytt to find 11 lost components for the spacecraft.

Development

The Knytt character was designed by Nifflas' ex-girlfriend, who named it after the character Knyttet (Toffle) from the book Who Will Comfort Toffle? by Tove Jansson.

Reception

Edge called Knytt their "Internet Game of the Month", describing it as a "sprawling 2D wonderland" with "curiously charismatic creatures". They said that the gameplay was "pure platforming pleasure" with a "wonderfully soothing soundscape", and that they could not think of a reason to put off playing it. Hardcore Gamer also praised the game and its lack of combat, calling it "relaxed" and "low-key". The publication described Knytt as a "great change of pace". PC Zone stated that the game was "overflowing with content", saying that while it was a "basic platformer", its world was "beautifully stylized". Calling it a "must-play", the publication said that most of the joy comes from exploring its "vast" world.

References

  1. ^ "Internet Game of the Month: Knytt". Edge: 24. February 2007 – via Internet Archive.
  2. "anyButton: 23 interviews: Nifflas". anyButton. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. "On the Download: Knytt". Hardcore Gamer. 2 (8): 73. February 2007 – via Internet Archive.
  4. "Freeware: Knytt". PC Zone (178): 109. March 2007 – via Internet Archive.
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