Kakapo Game Studios thought of the concept of developing an action game with game mechanics possible with just a single-handed operation on a vertical mobile screen. They even thought of designing a unique combat experience for each weapon as they freely combined.

Instead of numeric stacking of power-scaling, the game is introduced as a roguelike building through the player’s strategic choices and playstyle. They worked hard by starting from scratch, exploring design methods, and repeating the cycle.

After three years, Knights Go! will let us play the game and delve into the world of “Protero,” and engage in the action with just one hand! So, how exactly are you playing the game? Simple, for there lies a single button for your thumb to interact with. With it, you get to move your character in certain directions. When your hero is close to an enemy, he will automatically attack within range.

To dodge enemies, quickly slide your finger on the button in any direction you wish to dash to. There is also a special ability called Prime skill to activate, tap the button to unleash the strongest attack. To reuse it, wait for its cooldown.

Aside from the fighting, choosing skills and equipment will make your hero stronger. After finishing a level, meeting the fairy and the flower will let you pick a skill of your choice. When it comes to choosing an artifact, you will get to meet a merchant. By choosing one, you need to spend silver coins, which you can obtain by defeating enemies.

Things may go even harder as you can only attack enemies when you do not interact with a single button. When your situation gets harder and your health is low, fortunately, there is a healer that you can spend your silver coins on to heal.

Encountering a portal, or faerie, merchant, or a healer is at random to make things more interesting and intense. Additionally, your three main statuses in the game can bring an advantage for you in damage. Increasing strength increases damage, increasing endurance increases your health, and increasing charisma decreases the prices. These stats can be upgraded depending on the artifacts of your choice.

What is more impressive is that you get to keep all of the artifacts that you chose until the end of the game. For example, you get to hurl wind gush blades every basic attack while having the chance to discharge two bolts to enemies.

You are not alone in this fight. Along the way, you get to meet certain companions who can aid you through limited floor clearings in exchange for silver coins, artifacts, or something else. Not only do you get to play as a hero, you can play as other heroes with special perks in their sleeves. The more, the merrier, as they say. On the brighter side, it will surely take the gameplay to a new experience thanks to a lot of characters.

Another way to collect goods aside from the adventure mode is the “Idle Explore,” where your character has an exploration progress to earn more rewards, which can be collected once you get to log in again.

The 3D-chibi style of the game brought this sense of youthful excitement which fits this rouge-like game. It does not need to take itself seriously but rather expand the joyous wonders and action which is pleasing to the eyes.

The tunes almost resemble the ones from the early arcade games. In boss fights, the one-finger gameplay has never been this hyped, thanks to complex rock music to pump your adrenaline to defeat the big bad.

Has Kakapo Game Studios achieved its goal of making an expandable rouge-like RPG game by playing it with just one hand? Absolutely. It is a welcoming app that can be a part of your mobile phone’s games gallery. Knights Go! is available on Android and IOS, so go ahead and experience a role-playing mobile gaming than ever before.