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Spiral Knights

Spiral Knights

Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.

Released Jun 14, 2011 Developer Grey Havens Platforms Windows · Mac Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerRPGAdventureAction
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

84.0%positive23,658 reviews

What reviewers agree on

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Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“VERY cute and fun little dungeon crawler with a timeless style. The gameplay has a bit more depth than it first reveals imo. The game begins as a very simple zelda-style dungeon crawler where you wander through procedurally generated levels defeating monsters to reach the…”

— a player, Steam review · 1,312 hrs played
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“Man, this MMO is really something, It's somehow still not totally dead, and not only that, it gets updates despite being first realised in 2011. I can't comment on quality because I'm blinded by nostalgia but I can attest the small community there is pretty solid, lots of good…”

— a player, Steam review · 105 hrs played
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“come for the hat, stay for the worthwhile time and experience.”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

327playing at last check
48524-hour peak
4,057all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2.2k avg · Aug 2013

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.

54achievements
5.5%median completion
0.2%rarest: Dauntless Delver
77.7% of players 51.0% of players 38.6% of players 35.4% of players 27.7% of players 25.5% of players 25.1% of players 22.4% of players 20.8% of players 16.4% of players 16.0% of players 15.3% of players 11.6% of players 11.5% of players 11.4% of players 11.1% of players 10.3% of players 10.0% of players 9.7% of players 9.6% of players 9.0% of players 8.5% of players 8.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.5% of players 5.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.5% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.7% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 77.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
77.7%First Steps — Successfully reach the Rescue Camp.
51.0%Welcome, Stranger — Cross the chasm into Haven.
38.6%Swordsman — Amass 3 swords in your Arsenal.
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%Dauntless Delver — Travel the entire Clockworks from depth 0 to depth 29 in a single expedition without having to revive.
0.3%Fully Loaded — Unlock and fill every equipment slot.
0.3%Gold Survivor — Complete a Tier 3 expedition without having to revive.

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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

Jul 03, 2026
Confront the Kataclysm: Lite 'em Up!

Confront the Kataclysm to earn the Shrouded CrestBlack kats are once again storming the Moorcroft Manor Archives and consuming the precious tomes within! We need all knights of rank 4-1 and greater to

Jun 12, 2026
Defend the Tortodrones & Discover the Grey!

The call has gone out across Haven — Spiral HQ needs every knight to take up arms! The mighty Tortodrones are once again on their Long Migration, but sinister fiends lurk in the shadows, harvesting To

May 15, 2026
Shields Up! The Apocrean Harvester Returns!

We have confirmed that the Apocrean Harvester has returned, but this time there's a new Obstacle! From now through May 25th, travel onto the Grasping Plateau full of trapped souls and phantom-like mon

May 08, 2026
Forging Ahead!

New Release: Spring is in full bloom and Spiral HQ has been busy with a bouquet of big changes: Forge:We've made some changes to the forge system to make it more friendly to newer knights and lower th

Apr 06, 2026
Super Brawl n' More!

As part of our Anniversary celebrations, we'd like to give you a look at what we've been up to. Spiral HQ has been toiling away in the Clockworks to create a lot of exciting new changes!Created a bran

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
Player tagsFree to Play · Massively Multiplayer · RPG · Adventure · Action · Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Dungeon Crawler · Hack and Slash · Co-op · MMORPG · Cute (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · MMO · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain
Achievements54
Estimated owners2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.spiralknights.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Windows XP, Vista or 7 Processor: 1.3ghz processor Memory: 512MB for Windows XP or 1GB for Windows Vista/7 Graphics: 64MB Video Memory. GeForce 5 series, ATI Radeon 8500. Latest video driver. Display: 1024x600 DirectX®: Hard Drive: 700MB Java: Version 1.6