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Knights of Pen and Paper 2

Kyy Games · Paradox Interactive · 2015-10-20

Steam

AdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Oct 20, 2015 (Linux), Oct 20, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 12, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Oct 20, 2015 (Mac)

Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references. Knights of Pen & Paper 2 is a turn-based, retro style, pixel-art adventure full of danger, intrigue, death, and saving throws!

Knights of Pen and Paper 2 is a 2015 Adventure, Indie, RPG and Simulation game priced at $1.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 2863 reviews).

9
playing now
87%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (810 downloads)
15h
to beat · completionist 44h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Knights of Pen & Paper 2, stylized as Knights of Pen & Paper II, is a role-playing video game developed by Kyy Games and published by Paradox Interactive. It was released on May 13, 2015, for iOS and Android, and on October 20, 2015, for Windows, OS X and Linux through the download service Steam. Versions for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One were released in December 2018 under the name Knights of Pen & Paper 2: Deluxiest Edition. It is the sequel to Knights of Pen & Paper.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 48 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 72k–172k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,863 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.32 at GameBillet (2020-01-30) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 17 of 34 observed days · $0.67 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
797920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1812026-09-14 22:00 — 10 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 18 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 11 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 7 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1430Mar 2015Aug 2026Mar 2015 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2015 — avg 0 · peak 1Nov 2015 — avg 37 · peak 108Mar 2016 — avg 16 · peak 33Jul 2016 — avg 53 · peak 165Nov 2016 — avg 23 · peak 64Mar 2017 — avg 25 · peak 513Jul 2017 — avg 39 · peak 98Nov 2017 — avg 35 · peak 102Mar 2018 — avg 36 · peak 144Jul 2018 — avg 39 · peak 106Nov 2018 — avg 45 · peak 131Mar 2019 — avg 27 · peak 65Jul 2019 — avg 41 · peak 100Nov 2019 — avg 23 · peak 55Mar 2020 — avg 36 · peak 85Jul 2020 — avg 36 · peak 74Nov 2020 — avg 34 · peak 88Mar 2021 — avg 30 · peak 90Jul 2021 — avg 24 · peak 51Nov 2021 — avg 32 · peak 64Mar 2022 — avg 18 · peak 41Jul 2022 — avg 22 · peak 44Nov 2022 — avg 18 · peak 37Mar 2023 — avg 23 · peak 54Jul 2023 — avg 22 · peak 45Nov 2023 — avg 18 · peak 42Mar 2024 — avg 19 · peak 49Jul 2024 — avg 23 · peak 50Nov 2024 — avg 21 · peak 47Mar 2025 — avg 14 · peak 32Jul 2025 — avg 12 · peak 28Nov 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23Mar 2026 — avg 9 · peak 25Jul 2026 — avg 11 · peak 23Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 29
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.432015-10-152026-10-142015-10-15 — best price $9.492016-02-08 — best price $6.312016-06-24 — best price $6.672016-12-22 — best price $2.772017-05-25 — best price $1.992017-11-07 — best price $7.992018-04-03 — best price $7.012018-07-17 — best price $6.392018-10-29 — best price $1.792019-01-21 — best price $1.992019-04-17 — best price $1.902019-08-08 — best price $7.992019-11-17 — best price $7.952020-01-14 — best price $6.502020-03-06 — best price $7.992020-05-11 — best price $7.992020-07-01 — best price $7.042020-08-25 — best price $7.992020-10-07 — best price $7.992020-11-23 — best price $1.762021-01-11 — best price $7.192021-03-08 — best price $7.992021-04-21 — best price $1.832021-07-02 — best price $7.192021-11-03 — best price $7.992022-01-27 — best price $1.992022-05-23 — best price $7.992022-09-21 — best price $7.192022-11-30 — best price $7.192023-03-02 — best price $7.192023-07-06 — best price $2.002023-10-23 — best price $1.992024-07-24 — best price $6.292025-01-24 — best price $7.192026-03-30 — best price $6.362026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2012026-05-31 — 1 pageviews2026-06-04 — 11 pageviews2026-06-08 — 5 pageviews2026-06-12 — 4 pageviews2026-06-16 — 4 pageviews2026-06-20 — 10 pageviews2026-06-24 — 1 pageviews2026-06-28 — 16 pageviews2026-07-02 — 6 pageviews2026-07-06 — 7 pageviews2026-07-10 — 18 pageviews2026-07-14 — 5 pageviews2026-07-18 — 5 pageviews2026-07-22 — 8 pageviews2026-07-26 — 3 pageviews2026-07-30 — 4 pageviews2026-08-03 — 3 pageviews2026-08-07 — 9 pageviews2026-08-11 — 3 pageviews2026-08-15 — 1 pageviews2026-08-19 — 2 pageviews2026-08-23 — 5 pageviews2026-08-27 — 9 pageviews2026-08-31 — 3 pageviews2026-09-04 — 6 pageviews2026-09-08 — 6 pageviews2026-09-12 — 4 pageviews2026-09-16 — 7 pageviews2026-09-20 — 6 pageviews2026-09-24 — 9 pageviews2026-09-28 — 2 pageviews2026-10-02 — 7 pageviews2026-10-06 — 7 pageviews2026-10-09 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
78.2%
earned "Unlucky"
30.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-01-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,1358%33

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGDwarfFunnyIndieCasualComedyFantasyStrategyAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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