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Knock on the Coffin Lid

Knock on the Coffin Lid

Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.

Released Aug 8, 2024 Developer RedBoon Platforms Windows · Mac FantasyDark FantasyZombiesRoguelike DeckbuilderCard Game
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (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.

85.1%positive2,568 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“In short: Nice take on classic Slay the Spire formula. Recommended. It is more narrative focused game than StS, every move is commented and contributes to the plot. It is different for each character. Map is pre-determined but every enemy/event can have different options and…”

— a player, Steam review · 71 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“This is one of the most unexpected and treasured finds I've found this year, and I think quite honestly this is the best of the genre in 2026. I am not a card battler or deck building roguelite person in general. There are a lot of clones out there and attempts to make this…”

— a player, Steam review · 68 hrs played
Not recommended · 28 found this helpful

“I want to love this game so much as a die hard fan of roguelites ( like Darkest Dungeon or For the king) and deckbuilders (I played most if not all of them. Huge fan of Across the Obelisk, Slay the Spire, Hellcard, and Monster Train just to name a few popular ones). This game is…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:26 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

46playing at last check
5224-hour peak
3,663all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1.1k avg · Aug 2024

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.

226achievements
2.3%median completion
0.1%rarest: Down with the Mite’s Tyranny!
83.2% of players 69.7% of players 66.4% of players 64.0% of players 59.4% of players 58.1% of players 56.0% of players 54.8% of players 50.7% of players 46.4% of players 36.8% of players 33.9% of players 31.6% of players 25.2% of players 23.9% of players 21.0% of players 19.9% of players 17.6% of players 16.9% of players 14.3% of players 13.0% of players 11.5% of players 10.1% of players 9.2% of players 8.9% of players 8.4% of players 6.9% of players 6.5% of players 5.9% of players 5.3% of players 4.6% of players 3.9% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 83.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
83.2%Oh well, here we go again. — Die.
73.5%To troll the troll — Kill a Troll during his Furiousness.
71.8%Not friends anymore — Defeat the Archdruid.
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Down with the Mite’s Tyranny! — Playing as Vanadis, excite a revolution in the Mite Ichor event.
0.1%Tales and Legends of the Crimson Steppes — Playing as Vanadis, learn all the legends about the Guiding Star in the Orc Spearman event.
0.1%Small Life Saved — Playing as Vanadis, exorcise the demon and save the child in the Bored Demon event.

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.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US24.99 USD
EU20.99 EUR
UK19.49 GBP
Australia35.95 AUD
Canada28.99 CAD
Japan2,570 JPY
Brazil47.49 BRL
China80.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$9.3 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$26

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

$0 $25 $50 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.

Jun 26, 2026
A bundle with Decktamer

Old familiar chthonic weirdnessOn the occasion of the sale, we’ve decided to relaunch our bundle with Decktamer. We all love deckbuilders, roguelikes, and awesome artwork, right? Decktamer is still a

Mar 20, 2026
KOTCL Dev Diaries: Sunny City

Knock, knock, travelers!Today we’re finishing our journey across Midian, and not in any old blind alley, but in the majestic Sunny City, the capital of the elves. Calling it the capital of the elven s

Mar 10, 2026
KOTCL Dev Diaries: Walking with Monsters, Summary

Knock, knock, travelers! While I’ve been keeping the diaries going, we’ve covered quite a distance across the expanses of Midian—traveling not only through space, but through time as well. Today we’ll

Mar 06, 2026
Bundle with Deck of Haunts

You wanted a game with Russian language support in the bundle — here it is.As always: dark, atmospheric, roguelike, and deck-building — we don’t keep any others, we’re like that ourselves.And it’s ori

Feb 27, 2026
KOTCL Dev Diaries: Return to Midian

NEWS?We’re working on three projects at the same time:1) the director’s cut of KOTCL2) a script for the new game set in Midian. This second one is only my job for now because I’m your script-writer an

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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.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsFantasy · Dark Fantasy · Zombies · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Card Game · Card Battler · Rogue-like · Deckbuilding · Turn-Based · Strategy · Singleplayer · Rogue-lite (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesRussian, English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Japanese *
Achievements226
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://redboon.net/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 Processor: 2.6 Ghz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 13 GB available space