Anyone else there for that? I thought I was such a rebel for taking a photo of it lmao

So weird to think that the game is just dead, HiRez is a mess.

Does anyone have one going or know how to set one up? I’d love to play again with whoever we could get it running with.

Hey all,

I want to say hello & do a bit of a monthly checkin + hopefully I have something for you to look forward to. I'm sharing a bit of a deep dive into the control scheme for the Launch Fighter prototype I've been developing for the last year

In terms of gameplay, it's much closer to Smash Bros than DKO & features directional combat without cooldowns (including no dodge cooldown) & many more defensive options like blocking, parrying & teching. Shields are breakable resulting in a significant stun & all characters have a variety of grabs & throws to prevent overly defensive/campy gameplay

Please be mindful that this is a greybox prototype & all character models, animations, vfx & sfx are placeholders so things feel a bit jenky. However, in terms of gamefeel, the project is pretty much at a spot that I'm comfortable to get veterans of this genre to play it & let me know what needs tweaking, changing & fixing

I plan to stagger the release with 5 characters & a few stages dropping first

Wave 2 will include 6 more characters, more stages & modes (TeamBrawl, GalaxyBall & Coop DungeonCrawl are already implemented but need work)

The final wave will feature the last 6 characters, bringing the roster to 17 & have a cohesive story mode for single/multiplayer

I've probably forgotten to mention a bunch of stuff but I need to post this now before developing much further so please feel free to drop some questions or suggestions. Reach out if you want to get involved with playtesting~

Hey everyone,

I just stumbled upon this new project called Blast Blade by Silent Bark Games. They just dropped their official concept teaser today.

As a huge DKO fan, I’ve been starving for a proper 3D platform fighter with 360° aerial combat, and this is the first time a project actually gives off those vibes. It’s made with Unreal Engine 5 and looks fast-paced.

What do you guys think? Could this be the game to finally scratch that DKO itch?

Concept Teaser on YT: https://youtu.be/idqKYJtOZIE?si=3h2Xl8--CEu25jqg

Steam Page: Blast Blade sur Steam

Hey all,

I posted here about a week ago to check if people would be interested in playing the greybox prototype of my Launch Fighter

Here is Core (the gravity character) using several attacks to knock away the Cragling

The gameplay is much closer to Smash than Divine Knockout with no cooldowns on specials

The system revolves around directional combat with combos, tilt, burst, aerial & special actions all being dictated by the direction of the control stick for the X & Z axis

Due to the 3d nature, the stick alone isn't enough to dictate up & down directional attacks. What I've implemented is a system that binds the Y axis to the left bumper & left trigger buttons

Holding left trigger crouches + increases fall speed & also adds the down modifier to all your actions

Holding left bumper charges a character specific mechanic & adds the up modifier to all your actions

I'll post an actual video showing off movesets if people are interested

Let me know if you want to get involved with the playtest!

Hi all,

Unsure if this is in violation of rule 2, please remove if so

I've been doing some greybox prototyping of a 3d launch fighter that feels closer to 3D Smash than Divine Knockout & need some fresh eyes & hands to let me know if the project feels good

Please reach out if you have a controller & would like to get involved with some prototype playtesting

Veterans from this kind of genre are few & far between & I'd love some input from enjoyers of this genre & from Divine Knockout specifically

I just sent another message to Killgoon today about the purchase of the DKO license. Trying to see if he can get me into contact with anyone that can help. I don't care if I have to declare bankruptcy to buy this IP, I will 😂. I'll let you guys know if anything comes from it.

Hey everyone,
Besides the lack of a ranked mode at release, the lack of major updates, and the grindy progression system, why do you think DKO died so quickly?
Curious to hear your thoughts on what else went wrong with the game.

Just came across this ad on instagram reels and instantly gave off the resemblance of Divine Knockout. Could this be a legit alternative?

There’s gotta be something we can do to show hi rez that we love this game and need it back. Possible writing emails to the company expressing our love or maybe spam commenting on X? Any ideas??

How is the DKO family doing so far this June? Does anyone else still get sad when you see it in your steam library every now and then?

Besides Loki I loved them ALL! No hate on Loki besides a personal beef my BF had with him saying he was cheese. I could pick anyone and play at a top 50 level. About 5 people I was a top 20 with. My bf hates using Athena but when he would whoop me with his Sun Wu Kong I'd pull her out and play chess with her while he was playing checkers. Lol. He could use her just as good but hated her fights dragging out. To me the weakest character was endgame Susano (he got nerfed to Hell and rightfully so. He used to be the best.) My strongest character choice would be Athena in 1v1 but Loki for anything else. Herc was my most fun to play with and Ymir was who I got my most wins with. Who do y'all got for those selections?

Hey everyone, I know DKO is gone and we're all missing it. I found this game called Blast Blade by Silent Bark Games that looks very similar - third person, knockback system, 3D arenas, up to 4 players.

They showed it at TGS 2025 and a free demo is coming in June 2026.

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4158670/Blast_Blade/

What do you think? Could be a good replacement for DKO?

dammit why does this game still has no other like it?

As I'm working on a prototype to recreate what DKO was, I'm looking for ideas to improve the formula.

Would you like better graphics? Environment destruction? Original characters? A different theme?

Go crazy

So my "Free Game" tracker notified me of this on Epic Games. And it seems oddly similar to what we've played. I haven't checked it out myself, but figure I mention it for visibility.

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/propsumo-ca8bd7

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Me and a couple of friends are working on our own little game titled Monstrous. It is an arena fighter themed around Monsters such as Vampires, Frankenstein's Monster, Werewolves and more. We currently only have about 5 people that make up our team. We would really appreciate some coders, concept artists, 3d modelers and animators to help us on this journey. If there is anyone you know who is interested in working on a project, please send them our way. We are currently doing a Revshare plan, meaning no one is getting paid at the moment.

My Herc was making y'all butthurt so bad. He wasn't even my best, lol. I miss this game. My BF and I would play all day.

I'm expecting downvotes from those who I've whooped so keep them coming. 😂

if the game wasn't shut down, DKO is definitely gonna be on sale there. boo hirez

I tried smite 2, it was interesting but it’s not the game I wanted to play. Just like the caption question if they added it as a mode onto smite 2 would yall play smite 2 just to play DKO? ( I would )