Project: Knossos

Project: Knossos is a local multiplayer combat game for up to 8 players, set in levels inspired by ancient Greek temple layouts. You can fight every other player or team up against the strongest, though only one player can win. Combat includes blocking, parrying and killing opponents, with characters able to turn into a minotaur.

Game modes

The game has four modes:

• Minotaur: In this free-for-all, the leading player transforms into the minotaur. The minotaur cannot pick up power-ups but can throw large boulders. Players respawn without limit until one reaches the point limit and wins.
• Flood: Be the first to spawn the flood. It prevents respawning and gradually fills the arena.
• Marathon: Run from one side of the arena to the other to score points and get shotgun ammunition, while the other players try to stop you with shields and swords.
• Sacrificial Football: This mode is kept secret.

Arenas and power-ups

On most maps, chests containing power-ups fall from the sky to help players. Standing in a chest's landing area puts you in danger of being hit.

Minoan inspiration

The game draws on Minoan culture, an ancient Greek civilization that lived on islands including Crete and Knossos. The Minoans are associated with myths and sagas such as the tale of the Minotaur, and were ultimately wiped out by a tsunami following a volcanic eruption on Santorini.