Knight.io
Sword-fighting arena io game: time your slashes, raise your shield to block and parry, collect gems to lengthen your blade and outlast eighteen rival knights in a four-minute tournament.
Knight.io is a sword-fighting arena io game set in a sunny castle tournament ring of warm sand, hay bales and fluttering banners. You enter as a small knight with a short blade among eighteen named rivals. Every gem you pick up and every knight you defeat makes your sword longer, and a longer sword means more reach, a little more damage and a slightly heavier step.
Combat is all about timing. Each swing winds up, sweeps a wide arc and then needs a moment to recover, so a whiffed slash leaves you open. Hold your shield to block hits from the front at the cost of stamina and speed, and raise it just before a blow lands to parry: the attacker is knocked back and stunned, wide open for a counter. Rivals dance at the edge of their reach, slip inside longer blades, block when they see a wind-up and back off when they are hurt. Defeated knights drop gems and sometimes a heart. Knights who return later come back with longer swords, and every ninety seconds the armored Iron Champion strides in carrying a huge blade and a big reward.
Survive the four-minute tournament and finish on the podium for a bonus. Coins buy permanent Steel, Armor and Footwork upgrades. Tip: bait a swing, parry it, then strike.
How to play
Move around the arena, collect gems to grow your sword and defeat rival knights for points. Swing to slash in an arc, hold the shield to block frontal hits, and raise it just before a hit to parry and stun the attacker. You have one life; survive the four-minute tournament and place in the top three for a bonus.
Controls
- WASD / arrow keys / mouse: Move
- Mouse: Aim
- Click / Space: Swing your sword
- Right-click / Shift (hold): Raise your shield
- Touch: drag anywhere: Move
- Touch: SWING / SHIELD buttons: Swing (auto-aims) / hold to block
- P / Esc: Pause
- M: Mute
- R: Restart after a round
Category: .io games
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