King Arthur: Knight's Tale

King Arthur: Knight's Tale is a tactical role-playing game in which you play as Sir Mordred, the nemesis of King Arthur. The two killed each other, but the Lady of the Lake brought Mordred back to life and wants him to kill Arthur again. Arthur has also returned, resurrected in Avalon as an undying mad king whose pain is turning the island into a nightmare version of Britannia.

A darkened Avalon

You explore castles and forests where vile monsters and magical creatures lurk. As Mordred, you seek Arthur and aim to end the accursed condition that has overtaken Avalon.

Lead your knights

You assemble a team of heroes and send them on quests with turn-based tactical battles. Choose from six classes: Defender, Champion, Marksman, Vanguard, Arcanist and Sage. Heroes gain levels and unique skill points, and you equip them with items looted from missions.

Heroes can die, and recovering from injuries, curses and diseases takes time. Between missions, you manage Camelot’s facilities to support recovery and prepare different heroes for each quest.

Loyalty and morality

Your heroes have distinct personalities, goals and rivalries, as well as unique traits, skills and bond benefits. They pay attention to your decisions, and you can settle disputes, grant favours, choose compatible teammates and assign heroes to missions they are comfortable with. Their loyalty depends on many factors; they can leave your service or turn against you.

Your own personality as king takes shape through moral choices. The Morality Chart places you between Christianity and Old Faith, and between Tyranny and Righteousness. Its values affect both gameplay and the story.

Choices and challenges

Four difficulty modes range from a more relaxed story experience to the most demanding battles in Avalon. Roguelite Mode offers an additional challenge: the campaign has no reloads, and both moral choices and actions in turn-based combat have consequences. Decisions can also change the story, so playthroughs can follow different, branching paths.

The endgame

After the campaign, you unlock an endgame with new challenges on the map, mythic boss fights, random quests, more loot and further character progression. These challenges lead to the banishing of Balor, the monstrous god-king of the Fomorians.