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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.

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fun, satisfying dungeon-crawling combat” (49 of 100 reviews) and “recent updates and meaningful improvements” (12); the most common complaint is “excessive gear and orb grinding” (12). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Jun 14, 2011 Developer Grey Havens Platforms Windows · Mac Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerRPGAdventureAction
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

83.8%positive24,242 reviews

What reviewers agree on

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Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

4,057all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period 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 2026-10-20.

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 27.6% of players 25.5% of players 25.0% of players 22.4% of players 20.8% of players 16.4% of players 15.9% of players 15.2% of players 11.6% of players 11.5% of players 11.3% 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 8.4% 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 1.7% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% 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 2026-08-12 07:53 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.

Oct 16, 2026
A Fowl Dark Harvest Festival!

Dark Harvest Festival and the return of the Owlite Archaeology Prize Box . The Dark Harvest Festival makes its return! It's no trick: the Punkin King and his gourdlings are causing sweet, sweet chaos

Oct 07, 2026
Tortodrones' Autumn March

Tortodrones are on the move once again! Spiral HQ is calling on you to protect them on their Long Migration . The fiendish denizens of the Clockworks have found the migration irresistible and are coll

Sep 19, 2026
Slime Storm

A shimmering storm is rolling through the Slime levels of the Clockworks, leaving mysterious energy spikes glistening in its wake! At first these pink storms seemed harmless, even pretty, but the spik

Aug 21, 2026
A Spike Storm Strikes the Clockworks!

A shimmering storm is rolling through the Clockworks, leaving mysterious energy spikes in its wake. At first, these storms appeared to be nothing more than a lovely light show, but the resulting spike

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

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

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
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