Bohemia Interactive and Airo Games have unveiled Knights of the Fall, a striking sci-fi platformer that blends 2D and 3D visuals with physics-warping combat. The game is in development for Windows PC via Steam, with a release date to be announced. A reveal trailer showcases its cinematic art direction, intense encounters, and time-twisting mechanics.
Set against an alternate-history backdrop, the story begins in 1947 when a clandestine agency known as NASS forms to decipher enigmatic cosmic transmissions, sparking an explosive rise in Japanese technology. Everything changes in 1986 when a zero-point energy reactor tears open a portal to another dimension, unleashing alien life on Earth and plunging humanity into a fight for survival. Amid the ruins, survivor Haru teams up with Yoshida, a former NASS scientist, to navigate a shattered world and rescue those ensnared by singularity anomalies.
What sets Knights of the Fall apart is its fusion of brainy, tactical combat with a richly painted post-apocalyptic aesthetic. Instead of relying on an arsenal of guns, you’ll outsmart enemies, bend time, and flip the battlefield to your advantage.
Key features players can expect:
– Gravity and time manipulation: Wield a singularity reactor to alter gravity and warp time mid-fight. Control enemy positioning, disrupt attacks, and finish foes with creative, momentum-driven executions.
– Tactical combat built on improvisation: With resources scarce, survival hinges on turning enemy strengths against them. Redirect fire, bait foes into crossfire, and capitalize on split-second opportunities.
– Diverse enemy lineup: Encounter a broad array of adversaries with unique AI, patterns, and exploitable weaknesses that encourage experimentation.
– High-stakes boss encounters: Face off against bosses that reflect your own capabilities. Outsmart them by using their power against them—and even weaponize lesser enemies to tip the scales.
– Cinematic 2D/3D world: Explore hand-painted environments that merge 2D artistry with 3D depth. Traverse shattered cities, overrun hospitals, hidden NASS facilities, and warped anomalies where timelines collide, each area layered with traversal challenges and lore.
– Story-driven exploration: Piece together the fate of survivors and anomaly victims through scattered diaries, lost recordings, and fractured memories as Haru searches for the truth.
– Immersive soundtrack: A carefully crafted score amplifies tension, atmosphere, and emotional beats across every encounter.
Knights of the Fall is shaping up to be a standout for fans of narrative-driven, sci-fi action platformers. Expect more details on release timing in the future as the team continues development for Windows PC on Steam.
