A free point-and-click adventure based on Knightmare, the cult ITV children’s show, is currently in development.
The officially licensed game, featuring the original voice cast, is being developed by a team led by writer and designer Ewen Watson, with show creator Tim Child lending his blessing to the project. It is slated for PC release next year to mark the show’s 40th anniversary. Here is a first look:
For those unfamiliar, Knightmare aired on ITV between 1987 and 1994, single-handedly introducing an entire generation of children to fantasy RPGs and computer games. Seated alongside Treguard, the deeply affable Dungeon Master, three kids in ironed jeans and their best button-up shirts would direct a fourth member of their team, the Dungeoneer, through a labyrinthine hand-painted dungeon—solving riddles, casting spells, and—hopefully—avoiding traps.
Interestingly, the players’ life force meter—the stuff of legend and (k)nightmare fuel—has been ditched in a bid to give players the time they need to explore.
Much of its cast is returning, including Hugo Myatt as Treguard, Mark Knight as Lord Fear, Clifford Barry as Brother Strange, Edmund Dehn as Gumboil the Knight, Iona Kennedy as Greystagg, and Paul Valentine and Alec Westwood as the jesters Motley and Folly, respectively.
Watson says the game’s art was drawn by hand, stressing “everything you see and hear is made by real humans” (thanks, VGC).
It’ll be a short adventure—Watson estimates suggest it’ll take just a couple of hours to finish—and because it’s free-to-play, sadly there are no plans to bring it to consoles.
The TV show returned in a special one-off episode on YouTube 13(!) years ago.
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