Alumnia Knights
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| Developer(s) | Monolith Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Monolith Corporation |
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| Composer(s) | Peritune |
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| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Linux, Android, iOS |
| Release | TBA |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing, Gacha |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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Alumnia Knights is an upcoming 2-D action role-playing video game with gacha mechanics, developed and published by the independent studio Monolith Corporation.[1] The project originated as an entry in the Unity Discord Community Game Jam #24, held from 3 to 12 December 2022,[2][3] and has since expanded into a standalone title for Windows, Linux, Android and iOS. Set in the fantasy–science-fiction world of Alumnia, players command a roster of collectible heroes—known as the Knights—to repel a legion of self-replicating machines called the Outer Gods. The narrative draws inspiration from gacha-action RPGs such as Genshin Impact and Reverse: 1999, and manwha such as Solo Leveling, and from the Nanorobots thought-experiment portrayed in the browser game Universal Paperclips.
Gameplay
Alumnia Knights combines visual novel stories with real-time party combat and team-building typical of gacha role-playing games.
- The player, cast as a **Noble Soul** (summoner), assembles squads of up to four Knights selected from a pool of over thirty characters.[1]
- Knights belong to elemental types (Fire, Nature, Thunder and Water.) and archetypal combat roles such as Dealer, Tank, Healer or Support.[4]
- In real-time battle, timing skills and exploiting elemental weaknesses are crucial to defeating waves of enemies and bosses.
- Victories reward crafting materials and Summoning Stones, the in-game currency used to pull additional Knights through a randomised gacha system.
- Outside battle, players strengthen characters by leveling, equipping gear, and raising bond levels to unlock side stories and stat bonuses.
Plot
Alumnia is a sanctuary planet created by the goddess Auriel' to shelter refugees from annihilated worlds.[5] However the planet is threatened by inter-dimensional rifts through which the Outer Gods—ancient, self-replicating machines engineered by the long-lost Architects—begin devouring all matter.
Paralleling the ‘‘paperclip maximiser’’ scenario, the Outer Gods mindlessly pursue replication regardless of collateral destruction. Guided by Auriel, the protagonist summons Knights from Alumnia’s diverse factions—medieval Edgewind, industrial Britannia, mystic Wuxia highlands, vampiric Bloodveil and others—to seal the rifts, unite the peoples and confront the machines’ hive-core.
Development
Game-jam prototype
- Alumnia Knights* was conceived for the Unity Discord Community (UDC) Game Jam #24, whose theme was “Death is Good”. The ten-day jam produced a functional prototype[3] that was praised for its art direction and user-interface polish.
Post-jam expansion
The solo developer **Sheyne** (lead designer/programmer) continued development under the studio label Monolith Corporation.[1] The game is built with the Unity engine, featuring high ends 2-D sprites and parallax backgrounds enhanced by Unity Asset Store plug-ins.
A public alpha was released on itch.io in early 2023. Frequent updates—documented in a public changelog thread—have added new characters, regions, Linux support (v0.5.0), Android builds and multilingual localisation (English, French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish and a fictional Elvish language from Tolkien's universe).[6]
The developer plans a free-to-play business model with optional in-app purchases for summoning currency and cosmetics; a beta test and full launch date remain unannounced.
Music
The original soundtrack is composed by the Japanese royalty-free artist Peritune, blending orchestral fantasy motifs with electronic undertones to emphasise the setting’s mix of magic and advanced technology.[1]
See also
- Genshin Impact – gacha RPG noted as a gameplay influence
- Universal Paperclips – inspiration for the game’s AI-driven existential threat
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Alumnia Knights (alpha)". itch.io. Monolith Corporation. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ "UDC Jam #24 – Death is Good". itch.io. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Alumnia Knights – Jam entry page". itch.io. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ "Alumnia Knights (community wiki)". Fandom. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ "Auriel". Fandom. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ "Release Info / Changelog". itch.io. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
External links
- Official website
- UDC Jam #24 – jam hosting page
- Community wiki
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