Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
Behold Studios · 2013 · RPG, Turn-Based, Indie, Pixel Graphics, Fantasy
PC
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About Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
✦ AI summary
Build your own tabletop RPG party by casting real people as fantasy classes, then battle monsters you personally customize as both player and game master in this retro pixel-art adventure. Manage your tavern, gather loot, craft gear, and tackle an expanded campaign packed with dungeons and bosses while controlling exactly what challenges you face.
Set out on a grand adventure in this turn-based, retro style, pixel-art RPG, inspired by the great titles of the 90's. Take on the roles of in-game players taking on the roles of their characters in a traditional pen and paper RPG session in the ultimate meta roleplaying experience.
As both the playing characters AND the game master, players can choose which battles to fight. Put together a bunch of monsters to make for a challenging fight and your efforts will be equally rewarded!
Choose from multiple classes, such as knights and mages, pick your characters to control those classes, like grandma or kid brother, and take on the loads of quests, monsters, items and equipment littered throughout Knights of Pen & Paper +1 Edition. Blacksmiths, enchanters, mining, gathering, hidden treasures and a whole lot more await, giving players a lot of room to personalize their gameplay experience.
Don’t wait any longer, the Pen & Paper world needs you!
As both the playing characters AND the game master, players can choose which battles to fight. Put together a bunch of monsters to make for a challenging fight and your efforts will be equally rewarded!
Choose from multiple classes, such as knights and mages, pick your characters to control those classes, like grandma or kid brother, and take on the loads of quests, monsters, items and equipment littered throughout Knights of Pen & Paper +1 Edition. Blacksmiths, enchanters, mining, gathering, hidden treasures and a whole lot more await, giving players a lot of room to personalize their gameplay experience.
Don’t wait any longer, the Pen & Paper world needs you!
Key Features
- The ultimate pen and paper RPG simulation experience
- Put together your own role-playing group complete with the game master, the role-players and their respective classes
- Fight and explore your way through a perilous fantasy world to defeat the dark mage
- Level up and get your hands on more gold to unlock epic items and gear for your party
- As the game master, you can set up the fights yourself and choose how many monsters to battle
- New dungeons to explore with monsters, traps, treasures, and powerful bosses
- The Tavern, a place to stash heroes and switch out party members
- More options for characters to implement during battles, adding more depth and variation to fights
- Extended campaign filled with lots of new content
DLC & expansions
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[h1][54%] Knights of Jokes and Grind[/h1] The game was fun at first, when I was getting to know the characters, classes, items and so on. Once I’d gotten the hang of everything, though, it quickly turned into a grind fest. [hr] [h3]Gameplay[/h3] [table] [tr][td]Mechanics[/td][td]█████████═══════════[/td][td]47%[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Balance[/td][td]██████████══════════[/td][td]51%[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Challenge[/td][td]████████████════════[/td][td]60%[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Rewards[/td][td]████████════════════[/td][td]42%[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Progression[/td][td]██████████████══════[/td][td]70%[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Controls[/td][td]███████═════════════[/td][td]35%[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Tutorial[/td][td]█████████████═══════[/td][td]67%[/td][/tr] [/table] [h3]Experience[/h3] [table] [tr][td]Immersion[/td][td]█████████═══════════[/td][td]44%[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Motivation[/td][td]███████████═════════[/td][td]57%[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Audio-Visual Synergy[/td][td]████████════════════[/td][td]38%[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Emotional Resonance[/td][td]█████═══════════════[/td][td]27%[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Replay Value[/td][td]██████████████══════[/td][td]70%[/td][/tr] [/table] [h3]Aesthetics[/h3] [table] [tr][td]Atmosphere…2 found this helpful
I played this and dropped it many years ago not long after it was released. I revisited it more recently around end of 2025 and pushed through the game. If I were to evaluate this game from the perspective of someone playing in 2013 then I would probably give it a better review and score than what it has received from me. Fact of the matter is I played this game well over 10 years after release and need to evaluate it based on the merits of today's audience. The game is ok at best. Very simple mechanics, gameplay loop and art style. I'm quite sure i muted the game at one point because i couldn't handle the repetitiveness of the music which admittedly is a product of limitations at the time, much like the art style. That said even though my playtime is 30+ hours, I can't in good conscience recommend this game, it is simply quite boring relative to other options available today. I give it a 5/10.2 found this helpful
This game does not hold up well. And it's SO grindy. Thought the paid version would be better balanced, but it still feels like a mobile game.1 found this helpful
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition is a refreshing take on the role-playing genre that blends classic fantasy adventures with the social experience of tabletop gaming. Developed by Behold Studios and published by Paradox Interactive, the game stands out by allowing players to manage both the fictional heroes exploring dangerous dungeons and the group of friends gathered around a gaming table. This imaginative premise immediately sets the tone for a lighthearted adventure filled with humor, nostalgia, and numerous references to traditional pen-and-paper role-playing games. Instead of taking itself too seriously, the game embraces its quirky identity, resulting in an experience that feels both familiar and surprisingly creative. One of the game's strongest features is its distinctive character creation system. Players do not simply recruit warriors, mages, or rogues; they first select the personalities of the people playing the tabletop campaign before assigning each of them a fantasy class. Every combination offers different advantages, encouraging experimentation and strategic planning before the adventure even begins. Choosing the right player traits alongside complementary char…
Simplistic thrash that never goes anywhere and begs you to buy "expansion". Severly overrated.
This game is fun. It is a bit of a grind. Part of me wonders how much could possibly be improved in the second one, so I haven't tried it yet. But this one is solid. It's not gonna change your life, but it is fun.
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