TopWare Interactive

Knightshift

Game First reported release Sep 16, 2003

Game details

First release year: 2003

Platforms

Genres

real-time strategy
action game^*
role-playing video game^*
strategy video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Store genres

RPG^*
Strategy^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
PvP^*
Online PvP^*
Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
Full audio
Yes^*
German^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Czech^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Polish^*
Full audio
Yes^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Czech^*
Polish^*

Community tags · historical

RPG^*
Votes · historical
316^*
Strategy^*
Votes · historical
68^*
Fantasy^*
Votes · historical
39^*
RTS^*
Votes · historical
28^*
Multiplayer^*
Votes · historical
19^*
Singleplayer^*
Votes · historical
19^*
Comedy^*
Votes · historical
11^*

System requirements

macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
macOS Sierra^*
Processor alternatives
Single Core CPU^*
Memory
512 MB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
128 MB RAM^*
Storage
2100 MB available space^*
Audio hardware
Required^*
Conditions
Mouse and Keyboard^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10^*
Processor alternatives
Intel/AMD Single Core CPU^*
Memory
512 MB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
3D with TnL support and 128 MB RAM^*
Graphics API
Version 9.0c^*
Network
Broadband Internet connection^*
Storage
1500 MB available space^*
Audio hardware
DirectX compatible^*
Conditions
Mouse and Keyboard^*
Linux · Minimum^*
Operating system
Ubuntu 21.04^*
Processor alternatives
Intel/AMD Single Core CPU^*
Memory
512 MB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
128 MB RAM^*
Audio hardware
Required^*
Conditions
Mouse and Keyboard^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Memory
1 GB^*
Graphics alternatives
Per-Pixel-Shader 2.0 support and 256 MB^*
Processor alternatives
Intel/AMD Single Core CPU with 2.0 GHz^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Silver^*
Reports
8^*
Community confidence
low^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Unsupported^*

Studios & publishers

Developers

Reality Pump Studios
Reality Pump^*

Publishers

TopWare Interactive

Release history

2003-09-16
Date precision
Exact date
2003-12-30 · Microsoft Windows^*
Release date
2003-12-30^*
Date precision
Exact date^*
Platform
Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

Steam^*
Release date
Sep 27, 2013^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields

Windows minimum processor requirement

Intel/AMD Single Core CPU^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

3D with TnL support and 128 MB RAM^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

1^* GB

Name

KnightShift^*

Windows recommended processor requirement

Intel/AMD Single Core CPU with 2.0 GHz^*

Windows recommended graphics requirement

Per-Pixel-Shader 2.0 support and 256 MB^*

Windows recommended memory requirement

1^* GB

Release year

2,003^*

Windows minimum processor requirement

Windows · Minimum

Processor alternatives: Intel/AMD Single Core CPU^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

Windows · Minimum

Graphics alternatives: 3D with TnL support and 128 MB RAM^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

Windows · Minimum

Memory: 1 GB^*

Windows recommended processor requirement

Windows · Recommended

Processor alternatives: Intel/AMD Single Core CPU with 2.0 GHz^*

Windows recommended graphics requirement

Windows · Recommended

Graphics alternatives: Per-Pixel-Shader 2.0 support and 256 MB^*

Windows recommended memory requirement

Windows · Recommended

Memory: 1 GB^*

Specifications 2 · 7 fields

Developers · Microsoft Windows

Reality Pump Studios: Reality Pump Studios^*

ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows

ESRB · Microsoft Windows

Classification: T - Teen^*

Genres · Microsoft Windows

action game: action game^*
role-playing video game: role-playing video game^*
strategy video game: strategy video game^*

Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Maximum players (mode unspecified): 8^*

Platform

Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows^*

Publishers · Microsoft Windows

TopWare Interactive: TopWare Interactive^*

Release date · Microsoft Windows

2003-12-30 · Microsoft Windows

Release date: 2003-12-30^*
Date precision: day^*
Platform: Microsoft Windows^*

Specifications 3 · 34 fields

Achievements · historical

0^*

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

133^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

330^* min

Features

Developers

Reality Pump^*

DLC count · historical

0^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

200000 - 500000^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Czech^*
Polish^*

Store genres

RPG^*
Strategy^*

Linux support · historical

Yes^*

macOS support · historical

Yes^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

133^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

301^* min

Name

KnightShift^*

Negative reviews · historical

412^*

Peak ccu

4^*

Positive reviews · historical

890^*

Price (historical; currency unreported)

2.24^*

Publishers

Topware Interactive^*

Recommendations

350^*

Store release date · historical

Sep 27, 2013^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Czech^*
Polish^*

Game website · historical

http://www.knightshift.com^*

Windows support · historical

Yes^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Multi-player: Multi-player^*
PvP: PvP^*
Online PvP: Online PvP^*
Cross-Platform Multiplayer: Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
Steam Trading Cards: Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Reality Pump: Reality Pump^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Czech^*
Polish^*

Store genres

RPG: RPG^*
Strategy: Strategy^*

Linux support · historical

Linux

Supported: Yes^*

macOS support · historical

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

Topware Interactive: Topware Interactive^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Sep 27, 2013^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Czech^*
Polish^*

Windows support · historical

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

Specifications 4 · 21 fields

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

269^* min

Ccu

4^*

Developer

Reality Pump^*

Historical discount

70^* %

Store genres

RPG^*
Strategy^*

Historical US original list price

899^* US cents

Languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Czech^*
Polish^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

300^* min

Name

KnightShift^*

Negative reviews · historical

412^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

200,000 .. 500,000^*

Positive reviews · historical

890^*

Historical US price

269^* US cents

Publisher

Topware Interactive^*

Community tags · historical

Store genres

RPG: RPG^*
Strategy: Strategy^*

Languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Czech^*
Polish^*

Community tags · historical

RPG: RPG^*
Strategy: Strategy^*
Fantasy: Fantasy^*
RTS: RTS^*
Multiplayer: Multiplayer^*
Singleplayer: Singleplayer^*
Comedy: Comedy^*

Tags votes

RPG

Votes · historical: 316^*

Strategy

Votes · historical: 68^*

Fantasy

Votes · historical: 39^*

RTS

Votes · historical: 28^*

Multiplayer

Votes · historical: 19^*

Singleplayer

Votes · historical: 19^*

Comedy

Votes · historical: 11^*

Specifications 5 · 28 fields

Features

Developers

Reality Pump^*

Store genres

RPG^*
Strategy^*

Free to play · historical

No^*

Linux requirements

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 21.04 Processor: Intel/AMD Single Core CPU Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 128 MB RAM Sound Card: Required Additional Notes: Mouse and Keyboard ^*

macOS requirements

Minimum: OS: macOS Sierra Processor: Single Core CPU Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 128 MB RAM Storage: 2100 MB available space Sound Card: Required Additional Notes: Mouse and Keyboard ^*

Name

KnightShift^*

Windows requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: Intel/AMD Single Core CPU Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 3D with TnL support and 128 MB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible Additional Notes: Mouse and Keyboard ^*

Platforms

windows^*
mac^*
linux^*

Historical price currency

USD^*

Discount percentage (historical)

0^*

Historical store price

$8.99^*

Publishers

Topware Interactive^*

Recommendations total

348^*

Coming soon · historical store status

No^*

Store release date · historical

Sep 27, 2013^*

Interface languages

English (full audio), French (full audio), German (full audio), Czech (full audio), Polish (full audio)^*

Type

game^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Multi-player: Multi-player^*
PvP: PvP^*
Online PvP: Online PvP^*
Cross-Platform Multiplayer: Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
Steam Trading Cards: Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Cloud: Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Reality Pump: Reality Pump^*

Store genres

RPG: RPG^*
Strategy: Strategy^*

Linux requirements

Linux · Minimum

Operating system: Ubuntu 21.04^*
Processor alternatives: Intel/AMD Single Core CPU^*
Memory: 512 MB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: 128 MB RAM^*
Audio hardware: Required^*
Conditions: Mouse and Keyboard^*

macOS requirements

macOS · Minimum

Operating system: macOS Sierra^*
Processor alternatives: Single Core CPU^*
Memory: 512 MB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: 128 MB RAM^*
Storage: 2100 MB available space^*
Audio hardware: Required^*
Conditions: Mouse and Keyboard^*

Windows requirements

Windows · Minimum

Operating system: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10^*
Processor alternatives: Intel/AMD Single Core CPU^*
Memory: 512 MB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: 3D with TnL support and 128 MB RAM^*
Graphics API: Version 9.0c^*
Network: Broadband Internet connection^*
Storage: 1500 MB available space^*
Audio hardware: DirectX compatible^*
Conditions: Mouse and Keyboard^*

Platforms

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Linux

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

Topware Interactive: Topware Interactive^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Sep 27, 2013^*

Interface languages

Specifications 6 · 18 fields

Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

unsupported^*

Store genres

RPG|Strategy^*

Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27

3,170^*

Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27

low^*

Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27

8^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

silver^*

PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

Yes^*

Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27

1^* GB

Steam release year · historical

2,013^*

Title

KnightShift^*

Coming soon · historical Steam listing

No^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27

Compatibility category: Unsupported^*

Store genres

RPG: RPG^*
Strategy: Strategy^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27

Community Linux compatibility tier: Silver^*
Reports: 8^*
Community confidence: low^*

PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

PvP: PvP^*

Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27

Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27

Memory: 1 GB^*

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Store genres

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Audio languages

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System requirements

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