Portal Knights Reviews

Portal Knights is ranked in the 48th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
6.3 / 10.0
Dec 3, 2017

Portal Knights uses Nintendo Switch to cover some of its failiures and become a better game than the original one. A videogame that, without been perfect, it entertains the player for a lot of hours. [Víctor Rodríguez separately reviewed the PS4 (5.5) and Switch (7) versions. Their scores have been averaged]

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6 / 10
May 23, 2017

Ultimately, Portal Knights aims to put RPG elements and Zelda-style combat into a Minecraft-like game. Minecraft works because everything is systemic. It's huge, but everything you can find conforms to particular conditions – diamond only appears below a certain height, sugar cane is found on sand next to water, etc. – so you know where to look. When you remove these systems, you have a Portal Knights island; the resources are all over the place, at any height, and if you can't see them, you want you need another island. It removes the incentive to explore, because there is nothing to find.

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7.5 / 10.0
May 19, 2017

Minecraft meets an action-RPG: a bunch of nice ideas not very well implemented. Very nice graphics.

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6 / 10
May 18, 2017

The Minecraft's heritage here is inescapable. A good experiencie, and a really adictive game that allows us to improve our character through procedural environments.

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8 / 10.0
May 18, 2017

Portal Knights takes inspiration from a variety of games, blending the crafting and building of games like Minecraft and merging loose RPG elements to make it a sandbox game with a goal.

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60 / 100
Jul 26, 2017

While it seemed like it tried hard to be Minecraft but "with a twist," it still held a unique charm with its biomes, portals and eventful stories, as well as the class and custom character system. With the craft system lacking in favor for grinding combat, the game could use some balancing and tweaking to be what it advertises to the public.

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8.5 / 10.0
Jan 15, 2018

Portal Knights on the Switch is a really enjoyable game outside of a few minor nitpicks. It can be a tad frustrating to have to constantly mine materials for new gear in the very early going. But much like Minecraft, a lot of the game is mining and exploring. If you take your time and enjoy every aspect of the game, you'll likely enjoy Portal Knights a lot more than if you just try to rush through each randomly generated island.

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Dave Aubrey
Top Critic
5.8 / 10.0
Dec 5, 2017

Portal Knights is a Minecraft-alike with a lot of personality and a lot of promise, but in its current state, I just couldn't enjoy it. It feels bloated in places, empty in others, and just can't compare to other games in the block-placing, creation “genre”. Fun for a while, but outstays its welcome too quickly.

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ZTGD
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Jun 13, 2017

Portal Knights certainly takes inspiration from Minecraft, but does enough different to stand on its own. It's procedurally generated environments and visuals impress the most, which make for a nice laid-back adventure.

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7 / 10
May 27, 2017

Portal Knights brings some interesting new wrinkles to the crafting genre that has become so popular recently. The increased focus on combat works well, particularly with the boss battles and having a clearly defined end goal is a great way of keeping you invested. Unfortunately, some of the other additions like the poorly thought out stats system and the reliance on random drops for creating crucial portals keeps the game from ever fully achieving knighthood.

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The Games Machine
Daniele Dolce
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
May 17, 2017

Portal Knights is the perfect opportunity if you're willing to get close to the universe of Minecraft & C., or if you're looking for something a little bit more complex than mere resource gathering and building. The RPG component is pretty thin, but deep enough to offer different approaches to the game. Thumbs up.

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JVL
Haltay
Top Critic
14 / 20
May 20, 2017

Portal Knights is a game that will satisfy lovers of the genre, but unfortunately it still remains too classic, despite the story it offers. In addition the sounds' problems that we encountered have spoiled our immersion (the update 1.01, available at the launch, should correct this problem). On the other hand it catches up largely with its ability to play up to 4 players in the same team, and especially with its creative side which is very developed. It will allow you to spend many hours in order to build according to your imagination and your desires.

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70 / 100
May 18, 2017

Portal Knights is a kid's game, and with that come the kid game trappings: Cutesy visuals, minor challenge, whimsical story, and simple design.

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8 / 10.0
May 18, 2017

Poral Knights just about pulls off being a crafting game and an RPG adventure in one by keeping the important things simple. A well-implemented 4 player co-op adds another layer of enjoyment to proceedings, but combat and controller mapping problems slightly spoil an otherwise pleasant game.

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8 / 10
Dec 5, 2017

Portal Knights has been designed in such a way that encourages co-operative play; sharing the fun of exploring the worlds and discovering new things together is undoubtedly one of the game's largest selling points. If you would rather play the game alone, though, there is nothing stopping you from doing so and you'll still find that there is an enjoyable adventure to be had (albeit with a slightly different focus on how to go about completing tasks).Sitting somewhere between the Minecraft-type gameplay of building and exploring, and the RPG-like features of crafting, battling, and upgrading your character's skills and abilities, Portal Knights feels like it would most suit families, friends or even distant friends online, who wish to explore either of these genres of gaming together in a sometimes challenging - but usually charming - package.

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7 / 10.0
May 31, 2017

Portal Knights feels like a natural evolution of the procedural block building and exploration genre. It packs in lots of RPG elements, exciting adventure, and addictive multiplayer that layers on top of the existing world creation mechanics popularized by Minecraft.

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3 / 5.0
May 31, 2017

There is a lot for you to do in Portal Knights. Exploring the well-designed and colorful worlds while taking on groups of challenging and unique enemies is consistently fun but the shallow and repetitive quests and almost unnecessary crafting system make the game frequently tedious to play.

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May 30, 2017

While its cutesy aesthetic won't work for all, Portal Knights is a game that capitalises brilliantly on both its RPG and sandbox elements, elevating the merits of both. With seasonal events planned to keep players' attentions and an endless canvas to explore once you've completed the Story mode, this is a worthy challenger to Minecraft's throne.

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7 / 10
May 26, 2017

Portal Knights is a nice Minecraft-like that tries to implement an adventure, even if it fails to tell a real good story.

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68 / 100
May 23, 2017

Cooperative and family-friendly sandbox adventure with light RPG-elements and entertaining construction mode, but without strategic depth.

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