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KNAD - First Chapter

Survive a cursed world, free your companion from a dark binding, and glimpse a truth you were never meant to remember. KNAD - First Chapter is a 2D Action RPG Platformer set between two fractured worlds and a parasite that calls itself home. The cycle begins.

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Matt Against Yokai
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About the Game

No memory. No context. Just a cursed world that seems to remember you.

In KNAD – First Chapter, you wake up in the Apocalyptic Isosurface — a region suspended in perpetual devastation — with a silent creature at your side and a truth buried somewhere in the ruins around you.

Explore a World Suspended in Ruin

[GIF 1 — panoramica dell'Isosuperficie]

Scorched fields, a haunted forest, an abandoned village, and a frozen expanse beyond the ash. The Isosurface is vast, hostile, and full of things that were meant to stay hidden.

Fight. Transform. Evolve.

[GIF 2 — combat gameplay]

Fast-paced 2D action platforming across two brutal environments. Unlock Fire and Ice transformations that completely change your moveset and playstyle — then evolve them further. Close-range charged strikes or long-range instant attacks: your form is your strategy.

[GIF 3 — trasformazione]

Break the Curse. Hear the Truth.

[GIF 4 — momento narrativo]

Free your MoriMori companion from the Vellmantis binding and Alibyss will finally be able to speak. What she knows about Vael, the Great Sundering, and you — it changes everything.

Key Features

  • Fast-Paced Action Platforming — Two environments, countless threats, zero hand-holding.

  • Transformations & Evolution — Fire and Ice forms with distinct movesets, each with multiple evolution stages.

  • A Living, Hostile World — Scorched fields, a haunted forest, frozen tundras, and the stories left behind in each.

  • The MoriMori Companion — Silent, loyal, and not entirely free.

  • Prismogens — They make you stronger. That's not the whole story.

  • Boss Encounters with Weight — The Ice Golem and what commands it stand between you and the next truth.

  • A Story That Earns Its Secrets — Alibyss speaks when the time is right.

KNAD – First Chapter drops you into a world mid-story. The Isosurface has answers. Getting to them is the game.

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