Skautfold: Moonless Knight

Name: Skautfold: Moonless Knight
Rating: 8 (60 reviews)

Developer: Pugware

Publisher: Red Art Games

Mar 4, 2020

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
interconnected map
non linear
boss gated

Themes

gore

Summary

Skautfold: Moonless Knight is a very open-ended Metroidvania, featuring a totally unique battle system. Set in an alternate history Japan in 1900, Lovecraftian horrors have plagued the world, as our very Moon opens up and becomes our end.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam

Resources

Links

IGDB

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Skautfold: Moonless Knight

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