Set in a gorgeous medieval fantasy world, Kinghunt players take part in online multiplayer battles on a colossal scale.

Join the fight and carve a path of destruction across the battlefield in a game that mixes strategy with fast-paced hero combat.

Kingshunt combines the best and most ruthless aspects of combat in tower defence and souls-like games with the tactical nous required in real-time strategy games. Choose your hero, join the fight and carve a path of destruction across the battlefield in this fast-paced thriller that mixes skill with visceral hero combat.

Kingshunt’s gameplay pits two teams of heroes against each other in intense 5v5 matches. One group, the Defenders, consists of the forces of Light and the Attackers consists of the forces of Undead. Each game is set across two intense phases with changing objectives. At the end of each step, a powerful AI-controlled Guardian appears, blocking the attackers’ progress to the next stage. Battle-hardened teams of attackers must then face-off against their foe and vanquish it to progress to the next phase. 

Combat is strategic and deliberate. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. You must commit your sword only when an opportunity opens. Calculate your opponents moves to unleash devastating counterblows.

Heroes are the essential element of Kingshunt, as the course of the game is dependent on their intervention. Play character that best fits your style and utilizes their own unique mastery of skills and abilities. As a hero gains experience, they will gain power increasing Runes and course of the battle changing Utilities, creating new unique playstyles. All heroes have distinct roles that define how they affect the battlefield.

Painstakingly created and masterfully crafted over four years by a core development team of just ten people, Kingshunt blends multiple game-genre mechanics against a medieval high-fantasy backdrop complete with castles, knights and monsters. Designed as a mix of brawler and hero shooter, Kingshunt fuses viscera ranged and melee combat with strategic depth as players spawn AI minions to help them dominate the battlefield, adding an RTS feel to the gameplay. Players can select from a  roster of unique heroes with their own weapons, skills, and fighting styles. Combatants can also earn Rune points during battles, which they can use to upgrade their character and enhance their chosen playing style.

Publisher A List Games and Finnish developer Vaki Games announced that Kingshunt will be launching into Steam Early Access on November 3, 2022 for $19.99.

“We are very excited to share Kingshunt with you. The choice was clear to launch in early access. It offers us the opportunity to quickly learn and adapt based on our growing community’s feedback. We aim to be very collaborative with our players,” said Vaki Games CEO Teemu Jyrkinen.

Kingshunt launch features include:

• Third-person action combat – Conquer your enemies in a 5v5 arena that is a hybrid of capture and hold combined with lane-based towers and minions.
• Choose from a roster of heroes and master their unique set of skills and spells to suit your playstyle.
• In Kingshunt every Hero has the ability to summon powerful minions and place formidable towers providing true player agency and an unprecedented level of strategic depth not seen in other arena brawlers.
• Unlock powerful runes to add new passives and buffs to your heroes, customizing your playstyle even further.

Key Features:

• Asymmetric 5 vs 5 PvP -  Combat is strategic and deliberate. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. You must commit your sword only when an opportunity opens. Calculate your opponents moves to unleash devastating counterblows.
  • ATTACKERS
    • Fight alongside the undead army - Summon minions
    • Destroy enemy structures and defences
    • Defeat the Guardian
  • DEFENDERS
    • Build your defenses
    • Protect your structures
    • Survive against undead army
    • Protect the Guardian
• Discover Heroes to Suit Your Playstyle - Heroes are the essential element of Kingshunt, as the course of the game is dependent on their intervention. Play character that best fits your style and utilizes their own unique mastery of skills and abilities.
• Deep Rune Paths - Craft unique Runes. Sharpen your blade, and study arcane abilities that imbue your attacks with supernatural devastation.
• A wide selection of Utilities - Unlock game-changing utilities for both sides that allow players to build and destroy their way to victory

Kingshunt is coming to PC & consoles in 2022.