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The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.

Knytt Underground is a precision platformer, indie and platformer game developed by Nifflas' Games and published by Ripstone.
Released on October 25th 2013 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 461 reviews of which 391 were positive and 70 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 5.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Knytt Underground into these genres:

Precision Platformer Indie Platformer Adventure Exploration Metroidvania Female Protagonist Great Soundtrack Atmospheric 2D Puzzle Relaxing Physics Story Rich Singleplayer Puzzle-Platformer

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP or later
Processor: 2.0 GHz +
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

MacOS

OS: OS X Lion
Processor: 2.0GHz+ 64-bit
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

Linux

Processor: 2.0 GHz +
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Aug. 2025

the appeal of this game is that you can spend many hours exploring a staggeringly massive, lush, atmospheric world while listening to great ambient music. that said, the characters and quests are plenty endearing and fun, too.

Feb. 2025

I'll preface by saying, I've never played Knytt or Knytt Stories, so this was all very new to me. Oh boy, what a phenomenal precision platformer this game is! Knytt Underground has you playing as the voiceless protagonist, Mi, as she ventures through, well, the underground, accompanied by a bunch of fairies, who do most of the talking. The story doesn't take itself all too seriously though, which is completely fine, considering the platforming and gameplay are definitely the highlights. It's extremely fun to navigate the various environments in this underground world. You can transform into... a ball? Now that's odd, but it makes for some really fun movement options by using your momentum to bounce to certain areas, or grapple with the power of electricity? Yep, it just gets stranger, but I'm not complaining! I've never seen anything quite like it, and it's surprisingly fun! The map is MASSIVE, there's so much to explore, with so many hidden secrets to be discovered. Platforming challenge sub areas, side quests and so much more. The only issue with such a large map is that there's a lot of backtracking, which can be really tedious at times, but other than that, it's super fleshed out with areas like factories, towns, forests... you get the idea! It's super vibrant and brimming with life! To add to that, the soundtrack is incredible, it perfectly complements the atmosphere of the game! I was honestly surprised by how underrated this game is, it has so much character, and I encourage you to check it out if you're looking for a fun challenge!

Jan. 2025

It's a beautiful looking game, when it comes to the art style. There's a lot of exploration to do. Some philosophical reflections. And... ...a LOT of platforming! And that's the main reason I barely enjoyed this game at all. The platforming is pretty hard. I guess if you only aim for any-percent, straight to the end kind of gameplay, it's just average difficulty. But when you explore thoroughly and work to get all the achievements, it's really hard and frustrating... at least for someone who doesn't like hard platformers. I expected a more relaxing experience from the footage I had seen before. Some redeeming points... 1- there are TONS of secret rooms and challenges! and 2- some of the hardest ones don't give any achievement for completing them. ...I would have felt pressured to do everything if achievements were tied to it (particularly in this game). But "bragging rights"? I'm fine without! When it comes to the story... it was less than average. Often ended up being disappointing. The developer wants you to appreciate the journey more than the end result. I eventually got tired of the drama, the extreme cynicism of one character, her outbursts and 18+ language (including violent and sexual stuff). For me, it clashes with the beauty of the environment. Again, not at all what I expected. This closes a chapter for me, with Nifflas games. I played a lot of Knytt Stories around 2011, as well as Within a Deep Forest, then saw Knytt Underground in store when it was released... was it on Wii U? Or PS Vita? I always wanted to play this beautiful, relaxing looking game! Now I'm glad it's off my list! Story: 3/10 Graphics: 10/10 Music: 4/10 Sound/Ambience: 9/10 Controls: 7/10 Overall: 6.5/10

Jan. 2025

pretty good. Please release original Knytt and Knytt stories on steam.

Nov. 2024

one of my favorites games, this is a game for relaxing and no pressure, for when you had a rough day and you'd like to just chill out and get lost it has relaxing music, relaxing atmospheric environments, there is no pressure for you to do challenges, if you just don't feel like this place for now, you can turn back and return to it however later you deem fit as the map is huge and let's you get lost without pressure. You get some dialogues, but aren't bombarded with them and again usually it's nothing heavy to detract from relaxing, sometimes they are stupid, but so is interaction with people (or fairies in this case), but I really appreciate that emotions can get serious sometimes, but need to be handled, because that's what adulting is about don't take this as a super challenging game, its not hard, don't take it as a super story driven thing, its not, just enjoy exploration and relax during it one big negative tho - the end really is anticlimatic and boring, the developer clearly intended for you to be here for the journey not so much for the end

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Frequently Asked Questions

Knytt Underground is currently priced at 5.99€ on Steam.

Knytt Underground is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 5.99€ on Steam.

Knytt Underground received 391 positive votes out of a total of 461 achieving a rating of 7.93.

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Knytt Underground was developed by Nifflas' Games and published by Ripstone.

Knytt Underground is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Knytt Underground is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Knytt Underground is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Knytt Underground is a single-player game.

Knytt Underground does not currently offer any DLC.

Knytt Underground does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Knytt Underground does not support Steam Remote Play.

Knytt Underground is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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