The Knobbly Crook

The Knobbly Crook

Gnarled Scar Manipulations · June 9, 2015 · Free to Play, Adventure, Indie, Point & Click, Surreal

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About The Knobbly Crook

Enter the surreal, disturbing, and ridiculous world of the Knobbly Crook in this old-school point-and-click adventure. O'Sirus the Snip is a simple paper farmer driven to epic adventure by a spooky face with a spookier voice. He will ultimately seek to become a Knobbcrookian royal guard–a Guffaloon. Stories of their heroic battles against the fearsome Bogold empire echo throughout the Crook. Unfortunately, they’re not currently recruiting simple paper farmers. He’s going to have to use every dirty trick in his book to cheat his way to the top and that means YOU will need to understand the key elements of the Knobbly Crook - Rock, Paper, and Scissors. Creatures of stone crush the metallic Knobbcrookians. The Knobbcrookians herd and farm paper animals. Fearsome stone giants fear tiny paper animals.

As we join our woefully inept hero, O'Sirus, he finds himself on trial for all the crimes you have not yet committed together. Retell his nonsensical story as his journey begins, finding himself a stowaway on a ship that is half horse, half boat, and half whale. Every moment that passes takes you further from your goal--the Knobbly Crook. It's up to you to torment the Drafthorse's unsuspecting crew in an attempt to alter their course. Once you reach moist land, the real adventure begins... and continues for rather a long while... and concludes after quite a bit of shameful nonsense.

The Knobbly Crook is a full adventure game and is completely free without any ads or tricks.

The Knobbly Crook — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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Recommended Sep 11, 2026
Fun.
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Recommended Sep 11, 2026
Pretty fun game with some absolutely great visuals and some good humour to it. Spent entire sequences with a smile on my face. Found the world a lot of fun, very silly, lots of excuses to hang jokes on things with some greater depth hinted at. Puzzles were decent and didn't stretch too far into the kind of logic PnC's are infamous for, only getting stuck one or two times leading up to the end. All in all a great one-dev game and for the price of literally nothing, what you get is amazing. *Very obviously* a passion project and a half, and even if it is not as recognised as it probably should be, they still made something wonderful. Really glad I randomly clicked on this game out of curiosity while browsing Mobygames, since I don't think I would ever have heard of it otherwise. (The intro contains a warning that the game may contain, amoungst other things 'Bad Takes', and yeah, I can guess what it is referring too, at least that entire sequence is maybe 5 minutes long. Didn't taint the game for me.)
Not recommended Jul 27, 2026
The puzzles in this are too obscure, and sometimes fail - I'm using a walkthrough and I still can't get past the first 1/3 of the game. It could be fun, but e.g. how am I supposed to think of tickling all of the hanging skeletons until one of them drops something hidden??
Recommended Oct 29, 2025
Игра "The Knobbly Crook" подкупила меня своим необычным стилем и атмосферой. Пиксельная графика создает какое-то трогательное, почти ностальгическое ощущение, а мрачный юмор и абсурдные ситуации заставляют улыбаться даже в самые напряженные моменты. Геймплей прост, но увлекателен. Механика с использованием "Громилы" интересна и разнообразна, заставляя находить нетривиальные решения в каждом задании. Головоломки в меру сложные, требуют внимательности к деталям и немного креативности. Сюжет, хоть и не лишен клише, подан с изюминкой. Главный герой - весьма харизматичный персонаж, и наблюдать за его приключениями в этом странном и опасном мире действительно интересно. Из минусов можно отметить некоторую однообразность локаций, но это с лихвой компенсируется уникальным визуальным стилем и продуманным дизайном уровней. В целом, "The Knobbly Crook" - это отличная инди-игра, способная подарить несколько часов увлекательного геймплея и приятных впечатлений. Рекомендую всем любителям приключенческих игр с юмором и пиксельной графикой.
Recommended Aug 16, 2025
The Knobbly Crook is an absolute gem! From its wonderfully weird art style to the witty dialogue and clever puzzles, every moment feels like stepping into a surreal fairy tale. It’s hilarious, charming, and beautifully unique. It was an unforgettable experience that deserves way more recognition :D!!!
Recommended Aug 9, 2025
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