Dark fantasy King Arthur XCOM-alike reaches Kickstarter goal Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Dark fantasy King Arthur XCOM-alike reaches Kickstarter goal Kay. News by Robert Purchese Senior Staff Writer Updated on 6 Nov 2020 I wasn't sure it would make it but King Arthur: Knight's Tale has reached its £115,000 Kickstarter goal, and with five days to spare. King Arthur: Knight's Tale is the dark fantasy XCOM-alike I wrote about in October, made by Van Helsing developer NeoCore Games. It's the one where you play as Mordred and have to stop Arthur's dark forces from ravaging the lands. Yes, the roles are reversed. You see, after you killed each other, in the legend as everyone knows it, Arthur somehow came back from the dead with an evil army, so the Lady of the Lake thought oh well let's get Mordred involved again too. Watch on YouTube I think it looks quite good, all moody and grim and grey, like a lovely old graveyard, with enemies that are twisted and grotesque. And then there's the appealing kingdom layer spread on top, where you can control the lands and Camelot, recruiting from the Roundtable there. Why, though, was the Kickstarter goal so low? Because NeoCore Games had already made the game, more or less. Kickstarter was a way to finish with a flourish, as it were, and spread the word, similar to how Larian did with the Divinity: Original Sin games. It being nearly finished means there's not long to wait to play it. It's due for release in early 2021, with a beta to be playable at some point this month. This is all for PC for the time being, by the way, although next-gen consoles are under consideration. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store