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Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition

Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition

Set out on a grand adventure in this turn-based, retro style, pixel-art RPG, inspired by the great titles of the 90's. Take on the roles of in-game players taking on the roles of their characters in a traditional pen and paper RPG session in the ultimate meta roleplaying experience.

Released Jun 18, 2013 Developer Behold Studios Publisher Paradox Interactive Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RPGTurn-BasedIndiePixel GraphicsFantasy
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.6%positive3,221 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I like the jokes and the game overall, can get a lil bit grindy though But overall a fun and chill experience to play through.”

— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Knights of Pen & Paper +1 Edition is one of those games that perfectly captures the spirit of tabletop RPGs while still being its own thing. The concept 10/10. You are controlling the players sitting around the table and each player you add to the group has their own…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I played this and dropped it many years ago not long after it was released. I revisited it more recently around end of 2025 and pushed through the game. If I were to evaluate this game from the perspective of someone playing in 2013 then I would probably give it a better review…”

— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

8playing at last check
624-hour peak
1,328all-time peak
0 100 200 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 156 avg · May 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

42achievements
16.4%median completion
1.7%rarest: Dungeon Crawler Kind of Person
70.5% of players 66.2% of players 59.0% of players 59.0% of players 48.1% of players 46.8% of players 41.8% of players 40.8% of players 33.3% of players 30.0% of players 29.3% of players 27.8% of players 26.4% of players 26.2% of players 25.6% of players 25.2% of players 22.2% of players 21.1% of players 21.1% of players 17.9% of players 17.9% of players 16.4% of players 15.1% of players 13.9% of players 12.9% of players 10.5% of players 10.0% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 8.7% of players 8.5% of players 7.9% of players 7.5% of players 6.9% of players 6.2% of players 5.5% of players 5.2% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 2.0% of players 1.7% of players 70.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.5%Elite Kill — Kill an elite minion.
66.2%Level 5 — Reach Level 5 in any character.
59.0%Unlucky — Roll 1 in any random roll.
Rarest badges of honor
1.7%Dungeon Crawler Kind of Person — Clear 50 dungeons.
2.0%Ain't Nobody Got Time For That — Finish the storyline as fast as you can (less than 365 days but you may extend that to 465).
2.4%Thanks For Choosing Us <3 — Complete a campaign using all 5 Game Developers as characters.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada13.99 CAD
Japan1,390 JPY
Brazil35.99 BRL
China52.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.1 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 26, 2025
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Hey all! We're happy to annouce that this next Dec 14th we'll be launching our game Cosplay Club on Early Access, here on Steam. A couple of weeks ago, our Kickstarter backers received access to the f

Dec 08, 2022
Last 6 hours of the Kickstarter campaign! 350% funded!

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Nov 07, 2022
Yes! We hear you! Let's try a second time!

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Nov 01, 2022
We need you for this project become a reality!

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, RPG
Player tagsRPG · Turn-Based · Indie · Pixel Graphics · Fantasy · Singleplayer · Casual · Retro · Comedy · Funny · Adventure · Parody (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, French
Achievements42
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/knights-of-pen-and-paper-1-edition
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or later Processor: 2000 MHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 640x480 minimum resolution (Direct3D/OpenGL compatible card with at least 128MB) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 100 MB HD space Sound: 2D sound compatible card