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Knytt Classic
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the indie freeware classic, rebuilt for modern machines! Explore a maze-like planet as the Knytt, a peaceful being abducted by aliens, find your missing ship parts, and get back home in this zen-like atmospheric platformer.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“A certifiable classic. While Knytt may not have the breadth of mechanics seen in Within a Deep Forest or Knytt Stories, its exploration of a (mostly) peaceful, eccentric world is still second to none. This port comfortably modernises it without sacrificing any of the original…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“So far I finished the 'Normal Mode' and quite liked it. The character controls very smoothly, and the soundscape is nice. The gameworld is huge, and there is no in-game map to check; you will run into some dead ends, which will make you backtrack and explore for alternate routes.”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“A true classic from the beginning of the modern era's indie boom. As joyous and charming as it always has been. Spend some time with a bunch of weird little guys!!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Nifflas Knytt Interview
Knytt Classic has been out for just over a month now, and I'm excited to report that over 75,000 Steam users have added it to their library. A huge thanks to everyone who has played, left reviews, and
Patch 1.003 Released
This update fixes the Games Won stat increasing if you beat the same save file again, as well as adding the Fastest Completion times to My Stats for all modes. 1.003 ----------------- - added Fastest
Patch 1.002 Released
This is a quick update with a few fixes for bugs that were reported by the community. 1.002 ----------------- - fixed game won stats/achievements not triggering when skipping ending cutscene - fixed 3
Patch 1.001 Released
Thanks so much to everyone who's grabbed the game! We're already up to 45k activations on Steam alone. Nifflas and I are honestly overwhelmed by the glowing reviews and incredibly positive reception o
Knytt Classic Released!
The indie freeware classic returns! It’s been 20 years since visionary Swedish indie developer Nifflas ( Rhythm Doggo , Ynglet ) released Knytt , the first title in the atmospheric platforming series.
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Exploration · 2D Platformer · Puzzle Platformer · Platformer · 2D · Adventure · Cute · Controller · Open World · Colorful · Indie · Pixel Graphics (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Gamepad Recommended · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · DualShock Controller Support |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Official site | https://www.bitkidgames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10, 64-bit Processor: Dual Core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Direct3D 11 support (feature level 10_0) Storage: 1 GB available space