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Spiral Knights
Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Played a lot as a kid, returned recently and was delighted to find a welcoming community. Gameplay is even fresher than I remember. Good fun.”
“I tried this very recently again to stroll down memory lane. It's probably my bad internet, or maybe it's their servers, but playing solo and teleporting into obstacles/attacks wasn't fun. Way worse than I remember. I…”
“SK is something for lack of a better term, and I wish there was an option to vote between recommended and not recommended. It's pretty cool at its core - shining artstyle, nice music, interesting world, pretty fun…”
12 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Amazing game. Might just be nostalgia, but the core of it is very good. Game is a bit dead right now, because SEGA did the corporate thing. But the OG devs came back and bought it. We're starting to see some QoL updates…”
“Years and years ago, this game was tons of fun. Then they added one single change that completely ruined the entire experience to the point that I no longer felt I could recommend the game to my friends: the Forge.…”
“its an old game... was playing this briefly maybe 10 years ago... but the game still gets love from the Developers and got updates recently... A++ 5/5!!!”
10 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“SK is something for lack of a better term, and I wish there was an option to vote between recommended and not recommended. It's pretty cool at its core - shining artstyle, nice music, interesting world, pretty fun…”
“Love this game, been playing it for a long time and I love the art style of the game. Just very grindy at times”
“A game I remember loving as a child back when it was playable on browser via Kongregate. I revisit this game from time to time when I am extremely bored and craving nostalgia. Nothing much has particularly changed about…”
10 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Played a lot as a kid, returned recently and was delighted to find a welcoming community. Gameplay is even fresher than I remember. Good fun.”
“Cute game, never played it as a kid but my brother did so I decided to check it out! I didn't expect it to still be alive but there are still people playing and it's pretty fun!”
“Spiral Knights is dead. Long live Spiral Knights. I've been playing SK since about 2012, starting on a flash account on Kongregate before moving on to Steam. My views are highly blinded by nostalgia, which I will try to…”
10 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Decent game to play alone while you watch something, Pretty fun with friends.”
“A game I remember loving as a child back when it was playable on browser via Kongregate. I revisit this game from time to time when I am extremely bored and craving nostalgia. Nothing much has particularly changed about…”
“excellent and unique top down hack and slash game with light puzzling elements and excellent social features. it plays like an "mmo" in the same way that warframe does, which is to say only technically. The game is…”
12 of the 100 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I tried this very recently again to stroll down memory lane. It's probably my bad internet, or maybe it's their servers, but playing solo and teleporting into obstacles/attacks wasn't fun. Way worse than I remember. I…”
“Love this game, been playing it for a long time and I love the art style of the game. Just very grindy at times”
“Spiral Knights is dead. Long live Spiral Knights. I've been playing SK since about 2012, starting on a flash account on Kongregate before moving on to Steam. My views are highly blinded by nostalgia, which I will try to…”
11 of the 100 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“SK is something for lack of a better term, and I wish there was an option to vote between recommended and not recommended. It's pretty cool at its core - shining artstyle, nice music, interesting world, pretty fun…”
“its a decent game. the only problem i have with it is you can't progress without microtransactions or grinding for hours on end”
“Go play another nostalgic free MMO type game. This one is just here to look fun and funnel your dosh. They have a revamp/ revert to do back to non pay to advance. Reinstall, log in, look at my super cool inventory, do a…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“SK is something for lack of a better term, and I wish there was an option to vote between recommended and not recommended. It's pretty cool at its core - shining artstyle, nice music, interesting world, pretty fun…”
“A game I remember loving as a child back when it was playable on browser via Kongregate. I revisit this game from time to time when I am extremely bored and craving nostalgia. Nothing much has particularly changed about…”
“It's a lot of fun, but it's crashing a lot now. it's old and you might have to troubleshoot to get it to work consistently.”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Spiral Knights is dead. Long live Spiral Knights. I've been playing SK since about 2012, starting on a flash account on Kongregate before moving on to Steam. My views are highly blinded by nostalgia, which I will try to…”
“Generally abandoned with No content updates happening in the last ~7 years if I'm remembering correctly. Even simple free wins like weapon nerfs or buffs or adding damage type restats of pre-existing weapons don't…”
“updates are iffy but a good game all in all :)))))))))))”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Amazing game. Might just be nostalgia, but the core of it is very good. Game is a bit dead right now, because SEGA did the corporate thing. But the OG devs came back and bought it. We're starting to see some QoL updates…”
“Old game, but still holds up and is still pretty fun. Obviously not as many people playing nowaday but still fun to play with friends.”
“Came for the free hat which I deleted. The gameplay is cool, too bad it is too old and there are barely any players. Would be fun if there were more players I can play with. Damn, sucks missing the golden age of this…”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“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“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“come for the hat, stay for the worthwhile time and experience.”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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
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
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
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
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
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Massively Multiplayer · RPG · Adventure · Action · Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Dungeon Crawler · Hack and Slash · Co-op · MMORPG · Cute (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · MMO · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain |
| Achievements | 54 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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