From the creator of Within A Deep Forest (Previously reviewed and recommended here) comes a new game called Knytt. (The download links there don’t work yet… Visit here to download Knytt RC3) Nicklas Nygren (Aka Nifflas) is the creator of this simple yet addictive game, which has you, as a creature called a Knytt, wandering around a very expansive game world looking for parts of an alien spacecraft.

The storyline is simple: You are Barn, a Knytt who has been abducted by a UFO. This UFO is damaged while in flight, and crash-lands on an alien world. The pieces of the UFO are scattered about the landscape, and in exchange for your safe passage home you must locate and bring back all of the pieces of the UFO.

The controls in Knytt are simple… ’s’ to jump, left and right to move. Nothing to it. You have the capability to cling to walls, and “wall jump” your way up. You can also press ‘a’ to get a glowing pointer that directs you to the next piece of the UFO.
That’s where the simplicity ends. The game world for Knytt is incredibly huge, even compared to Within a Deep Forest. You may find yourself wandering for hours to find your way to a well hidden piece of the UFO. None of the puzzles are complicated, but that doesn’t mean you’ll finish this game in minutes. The one thing that sets Knytt apart from other games is the atmosphere. The visuals, although very simple, are nicely designed and easy on the eye. The atmospheric sounds and periodic music fits the landscape very well. You will also see plenty of alien creatures going about their business: They offer no point of interaction, however they are fun to watch to see what they will do.

There are a few secrets in Knytt… And I must say they are very difficult to find. If you haven’t received the ability to jump high, or to run fast, you haven’t found all the secrets yet. If you haven’t seen the Das Magdenburska Martian Deathray Pantzer Crawler (You’ll know it when you see it) you haven’t found all the secrets yet!

If you’d like to get some hints, visit Nifflas’ Game Forum, and discuss the game and it’s secrets with the users there.

I highly recommend you try this game, although it’s currently on Release Candidate 3, it feels like a very solid and complete title. (Oh, and it’s completely free! Enjoy!)

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Categories: Time Wasters