The Dormant Knight
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About The Dormant Knight
The Dormant Knight is a retro-style psychological horror adventure set in the Backrooms, a series of eerie levels beyond reality. You play as someone banished there, using limited resources to solve riddles and puzzles, uncover why you ended up in the Backrooms and try to escape. A mysterious pen pal helps you as you make your way through the levels.
Explore the Backrooms
The game combines a retro VHS style with atmospheric audio and scenery. You traverse levels ranging from the musty carpets of Level 0 to the expansive oceans of Level 7, and uncover information hidden in riddles. The description refers to both 9 eerie levels and 10 main Backrooms levels.
Horror mode
In Horror Mode, you complete puzzles and travel through the Backrooms in a traditional horror playstyle. The game also has a VHS filter and a story mode focused on uncovering the Backrooms' lore.
Solo exploration
You can explore the Backrooms solo and progress through the levels by solving puzzles.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for The Dormant Knight is $7.48 at Gameseal. That is 6% less than on Steam, where it costs $7.99. 2 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
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Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and The Dormant Knight stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for The Dormant Knight are: Windows 10, GeForce GTX 780, Intel Core i5-3330, 6 GB RAM, 15 GB storage. It runs on Windows only. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
No. The Dormant Knight is a single-player game.
Mostly, yes. Valve rates The Dormant Knight as Playable on the Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual setup.
Buy The Dormant Knight 6% cheaper than on Steam.
The Dormant Knight is available for 6% less in shops such as Gameseal.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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