Spiral Knights

spiralknights.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Free base co-op, Confirmed free setups, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Story, Puzzles and figuring out, Exploring, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress.

• Online co-op: Lists co-operative exploration as a feature and says you go from login to a multiplayer adventure.
• Free base co-op: Says the game is free to play and that no subscription is needed to enjoy everything it offers.
• Confirmed free setups: The free statement covers the whole game, including the co-operative Clockworks runs.
• Kind of game: Says the Clockworks are best tackled with friends, and the knights must work together to survive.
• Sessions: Knights build gates in the Arcade that open paths into the Clockworks, so a sitting is a set of dungeon runs from the Haven hub.
• About: Describes knights stranded on a hostile alien planet after their starship crashed.
• Story: Frames the game around a crash landing and a trip to the planet's core, but the page is mostly about play.
• Puzzles and figuring out: Lists solving puzzles next to fighting monsters and finding treasure.
• Exploring: Presents the Clockworks as a huge underground complex to explore.
• Building and creating: Mentions alchemizing gear from materials. That is crafting for your own knight and does not build the world.
• Unlocks and progress: Says there are hundreds of weapons and pieces of gear to discover and alchemize.

spiralknights.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms.

• Platforms: Says the game is available for Windows, Mac and Linux, and also on Steam.

wiki.spiralknights.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online.

• Most players online: The official site links this wiki page as its New Players Guide. It says knights enter a gate with a party of 1 to 4. The wiki sits on the maker's domain but the community edits it. No page on spiralknights.com itself states the number.

wiki.spiralknights.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Friends can join mid-game, Confirmed free setups, Kind of game, Working in sync, Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, Planning ahead.

• Online co-op: Describes public parties, a Party Finder and friends who join each other's parties. The wiki is community edited.
• Most players online: Says a party is a group of 1 to 4 knights. There is one client for all three desktop systems, so the cap does not differ by platform.
• Friends can join mid-game: Parties can be joined through a gate, the Party Finder, the friends list or an invite, and a knight may leave at any time. Joining is blocked in treasure vaults, boss levels and a few other levels. Only this wiki states it.
• Confirmed free setups: A party holds 1 to 4 knights, so the co-op groups are 2, 3 and 4.
• Kind of game: Says the game is designed to be cooperative and the party rules favor working together over competing.
• Working in sync: Describes reviving fallen members and a party that moves on when one knight reaches the lift.
• Laughter and chaos: Says party play can cause chaos, with monsters switching targets and careless knights setting off traps for each other.
• Tension and danger: Says monsters get tougher with each extra knight, and the whole party goes down if the last knight falls at the lift.
• Planning ahead: Says a party can bring a wider mix of weapons and damage types than a lone knight.

segaretro.orgPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online.

• Most players online: A SEGA and Three Rings release of 2011-06-15 says co-op parties of up to four players. It is old, but the wiki still gives the same cap.

mmohuts.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Sessions, Working in sync, Puzzles and figuring out, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.

• Most players online: Overview page, undated. Says dungeons are built around groups of 4.
• Sessions: Says that once the main missions are done you mostly repeat runs for materials and upgrades.
• Working in sync: Says the best content is built for small-team coordination and the puzzle rooms encourage communication.
• Puzzles and figuring out: Says dungeon floors mix combat with light puzzles.
• Getting better: Describes kiting, spacing and dodging in crowded rooms.
• Unlocks and progress: Says gear upgrades through the Forge and crafting are the main long-term loop.
• Planning ahead: Says your build comes from what you equip, with saved loadouts and the sword, gun and bomb families.

engadget.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Fighting, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out.

• Fighting: Engadget first impressions from 2011-03-26 describe a lot of chopping and shooting with swords, guns and bombs.
• Tension and danger: The same piece describes one very hectic moment on a deeper level with much tougher monsters.
• Calm and coziness: Says the chopping and shooting is the kind of play you can sit back with a drink and settle into.
• Time to hang out: Same piece. Describes the chopping and shooting as relaxed, repeatable play.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Free base co-op, Kind of game, Genres, Fighting, Calm and coziness, About.

• Online co-op: User tags include Online Co-Op and Co-op.
• Free base co-op: The purchase box says Free to Play. The page also lists in-app purchases.
• Kind of game: User tags include Co-op, Online Co-Op and Dungeon Crawler.
• Genres: The maker's own text on the page calls it a cooperative adventure with fast action.
• Fighting: User tags include Hack and Slash and Action RPG.
• Calm and coziness: User tags include Cute and Casual.
• About: User tags include Sci-fi.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Genres, Free base co-op.

• Release status: coming_soon is false and there is no early access label.
• Release date: Steam shows Jun 14, 2011, the day the game reached Steam. The maker's own launch day is earlier, so the maker's date is used.
• Platforms: Windows, Mac and Linux are all listed.
• Genres: Steam lists Action, Adventure and RPG, which agree with the maker's wording and Wikidata.
• Free base co-op: is_free is true.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Genres: P136 is massively multiplayer online role-playing game, which maps to role_playing. Action and adventure come from the maker's wording.
• Release date: P577 is 2011-04-04.

web.archive.orgOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date.

• Release date: Archived copy of the maker's site. Its news post of 4 April 2011 says Spiral Knights has officially launched. An earlier post puts early access players before that launch day.

wiki.spiralknights.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Free base co-op.

• Free base co-op: Answers that you do not have to pay to play. Energy is optional and can be bought with real money or from other players for in-game crowns.

wiki.spiralknights.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Free base co-op.

• Free base co-op: Energy is sold for real money and can also be traded for crowns. It pays for extras such as crafting orbs, revives and energy gates. The Billing FAQ says play itself is free.