KnightMourne

Pitch
Trailer
Design And Illustrations
Future Development Roadmap

Pitch

Overview

Knightmourne is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler that thrusts the player into a cursed land, ravaged by war and moral decay. Players take the role of a paladin sent out by the Church, and find themselves in a festering swamp, with a single purpose: descend through the dungeon and purge the land of its sins.

With fast-paced combat, strategic artifact combinations, and rich environmental storytelling. Knightmourne is a game where every room is a battlefield and every artifact holds a piece of the world’s lost history.

Core Gameplay

Combat: Responsive action with simple switching between melee (sword) and ranged (bow) comabt. Unlock new weapons like a staff for a more powerful ranged attack throughout the descent of the dungeon.
Dungeon Structure: The dungeon consists of eight floors, starting with a tutorial swamp level followed by seven themed levels, each presided over by a boss representing one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Room Lock System: Most rooms will seal upon entry, forcing players to fight off waves of enemies before advancing. Helps to keep tension high and rewards skillful gameplay.
Artifact System: Players can find the artifacts of ancient warriors scattered around the dungeon. The artifacts have the potential to be combined to create powerful synergies and create a more personalized build. All artifacts come with their own lore but some combinations will unlock unique lore or secret powers.
Lore Discovery: The story unfolds as the player journeys through the dungeon with the player being able to see the hintings of a once great empire’s ultimate fall from grace.

Starting Area- The Swamp

A tutorial zone that introduces the core mechanics: combat, movement, artifacts, and exploration.
Atmosphere: murky, dank, with the only form of life other than the player being monsters that seek only to end you
No boss, but helps to set the overall tone of the story and the foundation for the challenges ahead

Key Features

Fast-paced Combat: Designed for responsive dodging and tactical weapon swapping
Replayability: Diverse artifact builds and the different lore per artifacts held help to make a run more unique
Narrative Depth: Optional lore elements and environmental clues gives players freedom to either engage deeply or simply focus on the gameplay

Target Audience

Calling all those who love games like Dark Souls or Hades that are rife with lore and require a high skill.

Why Knightmourne?

Knightmourne blends intense combat, emergent storytelling, and a unique theme to deliver a dungeon-crawling experience that is both mechanically satisfying and emotionally resonant. Players will not only battle monsters, but also the evil that dwells within all.

Trailer

Design And Illustrations

As of the current version of the game, we do have some assets for the game such as the weapons, artifacts, one of the bosses, the swamp layout, and the first floor of the dungeon layout