Knight of the Hamsters (2015)

Developer: Johnny Death Games
Publisher: Red Fly Studio
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie
Rating: 3.1 of 5, 16 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

a frantic daytime defense against cute thieves turns into tense survival horror when night falls and hamsters become demonic.

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What players say

Players are torn on Knight of the Hamsters. The game is praised for its frantic old-school combat and co-op fun, but heavily criticized for poor PC controls and a lack of keyboard prompts, a short campaign, and repetitive gameplay. The difficulty was addressed by a developer update.

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