Following the success of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 back in 2025, it seems as though studios are trying to emulate the magic of the hit medieval RPG.
That is definitely the first impressions formed following the announcement of Knight’s Path, an upcoming indie action RPG.
Although not expected to achieve the scale of titles such as Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and the more recently announced Fable, it still promises to offer a “story driven, low fantasy, small open-world game”.
Inspired by the time of the Holy Roman Empire, Knight’s Path was developed by Jan Tichota and Aamn Chahrour and despite seemingly offering another interesting inclusion to the action RPG genre, recent social media comments by its developers have left potential fans with a sour taste in their mouth.
In an effort to promote their game, Tichota and Chahrour have taken to Twitter to reply to any questions fans may have about Knight’s Path and it is here that replies about potential LGBTQIA+ content and even polls about how we like our female characters to be “represented visually” in RPGs left us feeling taken aback.
Despite wanting to portray their female characters as being “naturally beautiful” which makes sense considering that Knight’s Path aims to be “historically accurate”, the official Twitter account soon posted an image of Amelie, a romanceable character in the game.
Listen, I am no historian but even I’m not sure that blush, false eyelashes, mascara and lipstick were prevalent during the Holy Roman Empire so it seems as though, despite aims to be “historically accurate”, Knight’s Path’s female characters do not follow this formula.
False Eyelashes and No Homoerotic Tones
However, it was a response to one fan’s comment on LGBTQIA+ representation that has caused the most uproar following the game’s marketing.
In response to one user commenting, “I hope you’ll have some LGBTQ representation in the game”, the Knight’s Path Twitter account replied, “We care about gaming and fun not modern agendas.”
Now, I’m not sure which “modern agenda” we are referring to here and why featuring LGBTQIA+ representation is not “about gaming and fun” but, as you can imagine, this did not go down well with potential fans.
“Nevermind then. You don’t have to include anything in your game, but this response really said a lot about you all,” one user replied.
“Thing is, a smarter and more creative writer/dev could have made that a very interesting plot point in the story instead of just ignoring it entirely, but not you I guess.
“Despite the fact that it’s an indelible part of medieval history, I suppose your desire to adhere to historicity ends with fancy outfits.”
Another agreed, adding, “Since when are we, gay people, a “modern agenda?”
“All you had to say was no without the dismissive defensive snark. Bummed I was excited for the game. Not anymore.”
So, if you like your medieval RPGs featuring women with false eyelashes and absolutely no homoerotic content whatsoever, then Knight’s Patch may just be the perfect game for you.
