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Future Knight

Future Knight is out on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Weeks after its August 14 launch, it holds a 98% positive rating from 116 Steam user reviews and 4.8 stars from 20 PlayStation Store reviews.

Synthesized from 3 Yomimono stories · updated Sep 21

Studio Koba's Future Knight arrived on August 14 for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The game was announced the week before with an August 14 date for Japan. It is a 2D action shooter styled after 1980s LCD games, set in 1993, where a cult leader is erasing human memory. Players control the robot Future Knight and a companion tumor named Two More across stages that each cover one hour of an eight-hour countdown.

Publisher Aeternum Game Studios handled the release. The two studios had separate track records before this: Studio Koba made Narita Boy, and Aeternum made Aeterna Noctis. The launch pairing is the reason the game exists in this form, with a two-character choreography combat system built around Future Knight and Two More. The game launched at 1,980 yen, with a 10 percent Steam discount through August 28.

The weeks after launch changed how the game was found. On September 17, a Reddit thread from Aeternum Game Studios drew about 3,600 upvotes, and an X post about the game drew about 2,500 likes. The audience arrived through those posts rather than through the launch window. By mid-September, the game held a 98% positive rating from 116 Steam user reviews and 4.8 stars from 20 PlayStation Store reviews, which is the most recent state of the record.

Key facts

Release date
August 14, 2026 ↗
Platforms
PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S ↗
Developer
Studio Koba, with Aeternum Game Studios as publisher ↗
Steam user rating
98% positive from 116 reviews ↗
PlayStation Store rating
4.8 stars from 20 reviews ↗
Price at launch
1,980 yen, with a 10 percent Steam discount through August 28 ↗
Premise
Set in 1993, a cult leader erases human memory; players control Future Knight and the tumor Two More across eight Tokyo-inspired stages ↗
Late attention
A September 17 Reddit thread from Aeternum Game Studios drew about 3,600 upvotes and an X post drew about 2,500 likes ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Release
game · August 14 · PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S · 2026-09-18
Release
game · 2026-08-15 · 2026-08-15
Release
game · 2026-08-14 · Japan · 2026-08-07
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holds a 98% positive rating from 116 Steam user reviews · 2026-09-18
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holds 4.8 stars from 20 PlayStation Store reviews · 2026-09-18
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a September 17 Reddit thread about the game drew about 3,600 upvotes · 2026-09-18
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an X post about the game drew about 2,500 likes · 2026-09-18
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a Game & Watch homage · 2026-09-18
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2D action shooter styled after 1980s LCD games · 2026-08-15
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Players control the robot Future Knight and its partner, a benign tumor named Two More · 2026-08-15
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to stop a cult from erasing human memory in 1993 · 2026-08-15
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Each stage covers one hour of the eight-hour countdown · 2026-08-15
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available on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch · 2026-08-15
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for 1,980 yen · 2026-08-15
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with a 10 percent Steam discount through August 28 · 2026-08-15
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two-character choreography combat system · 2026-08-15
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time-limited narrative structure · 2026-08-15
Licensed by
PC, Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S (Japan) · 2026-08-07

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Claim activity

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  • Confirmed game August 14 PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S Sep 20 · source

All coverage

Sep 18

Future Knight Draws Late Steam Attention With 98% Positive Reviews

Studio Koba's 2D action game Future Knight launched on August 14 for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. It holds a 98% positive rating from 116 Steam user reviews and 4.8 stars from 20 PlayStation Store reviews. A September 17 Reddit thread from publisher Aeternum Game Studios drew about 3,600 upvotes, and an X post about the game drew about 2,500 likes.

Aug 15

Future Knight Launches With Eight Hours Left Before the End of the World

Studio Koba and Aeternum Game Studios released Future Knight, a 2D action shooter styled after 1980s LCD games. Players control the robot Future Knight and its partner, a benign tumor named Two More, to stop a cult from erasing human memory in 1993. Each stage covers one hour of the eight-hour countdown. The game is available on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch for 1,980 yen, with a 10 percent Steam discount through August 28.

Aug 7

Future Knight Gets August 14 Release Date

Publisher Aeternum Game Studios announced that Studio Koba's shooting action game Future Knight will launch on August 14 in Japan. The game is set in 1993, where a cult leader is erasing human memory. Players control Future Knight and his companion tumor Two More across eight Tokyo-inspired stages. It will be available on PC, Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.