Knightica free on Epic: how to claim it Nov 12-19

Knightica is free on the Epic Games Store from November 12. See what the autobattler is, what Faraway Tales adds and how to claim it.

FireGhost

November 9, 2026, 11:10 AM4 min read

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Knightica is free on the Epic Games Store from November 12. The roguelike autobattler can be claimed until November 19. Its first DLC, Faraway Tales, also launches on Steam the same day.

This week's Epic freebies, Flotsam and Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, end on November 12. Knightica takes over after that.

Key facts

Game: Knightica (PC, Windows)
Free period: November 12, 16:00 UTC to November 19, 16:00 UTC
Developer: Mad Mango Games; publisher: Goblinz Publishing
Released: August 21, 2025
Steam price: £12.99
DLC: Faraway Tales, November 12, 2026

What is Knightica and how does it play?

Steam describes Knightica as a roguelike autobattler. You guide a warband, recruit powerful units and hunt for the best synergies. You can weave enchants and face dangerous monsters along the way.

According to Gaming Route, you buy troops from a shop between fights and place them on a grid. When you hit Fight, the battle plays out on its own. So the thinking happens in the shop and during placement. It suits fans of Teamfight Tactics-style games.

Knightica in-game screen with troops placed on a grid before a fight — Troops are placed on the grid before each fight in Knightica (Source: Mad Mango Games - Steam)

On Steam it is a single-player game with full controller support. The requirements are low: Windows 10 (64-bit), an Intel Core i3, 4 GB of RAM and 4 GB of storage. Graphics are listed as Intel UHD Graphics 630.

What is in the Faraway Tales DLC?

The first DLC, Knightica - Faraway Tales, launches on Steam on November 12, 2026. That is the day the Epic giveaway starts. According to Steam, it adds three new Commanders:

The Corsair completes bounties to improve its army
The Crystalist uses immovable Rocks as obstacles and powerful allies
The Emperor gives boosts based on the Traits of its army

The DLC also adds 3 Commander-exclusive troops, 5 new troops for all Commanders and 3 new encounters. Gaming Route notes that Epic's promotion data covers only the base game and that it could not confirm whether the DLC will be sold on Epic. No DLC price was visible on Steam yet.

Knightica Faraway Tales DLC official screenshot — A screenshot from the Faraway Tales DLC (Source: Mad Mango Games - Steam)

Is Knightica any good?

As of Gaming Route's November 6 check, 74% of Steam user reviews are positive. With 1,141 reviews, the game sits at Mostly Positive. The studio said launch reviews found it too hard, and it eased Normal mode with patch 1.0.1 on August 27, 2025.

The game launched on August 21, 2025 with 49 troops, 9 Commanders, an Endless mode and an Arena mode. A Codex (bestiary) followed in October 2025, and the Trinket Trials update in December 2025 added 80 trinkets and 9 new boss souls. Patch v1.2.1 in February 2026 added a setting that shows real health, damage and attack speed.

In short, the game has been updated steadily since launch. It is a good free pick if you like short strategy runs and hunting for unit combos. It is less suited to players who want direct control in battle or a long story.

How do you claim Knightica on Epic?

After 16:00 UTC on November 12, open the Epic free games page or the Epic Games Launcher and sign in. Select Knightica, click Get, then Place Order. The total should read $0.00. Claim it before 16:00 UTC on November 19. It stays in your library afterwards.

Sources disagree on the genre. PixelHerald calls it a bullet-hell game. Steam's page describes an autobattler, so we went with the official Steam description.

What other free games are available now?

Flotsam and Idle Champions are free on Epic this week. Read our Flotsam report for details. For last week's giveaway, see Sorry We're Closed. Looking beyond Epic? Check the Amazon Prime November games.