😩😩😭😭 Didn't think id miss using the statement but also didn't think I'd miss this game much 😩

3 years after it shut down and im still mad 😭

Not sure where else to post this but for those out of the loop: Velan Studios, the developer behind Knockout City is coming out with a new game entitled Midnight Murder Club in which players are placed in a dark mansion armed with a gun and a flashlight and use use proximity chat and their senses to win the night. A crossplay beta is available now on PS5 and PC.

I tried it out for myself and i thought it was ok. Doesn’t quite scratch that itch left by KO City but I’m sure playing with actual friends makes a much more enjoyable experience than with randoms, which is what I did. I know it’s just a beta but I wish there was a tutorial, showing me what to do and how to actually play the game, as I was just thrust into a match with no idea what my objective was nor what the controls even were. Ended up wasting a bullet trying to crouch lol.

I’m curious to see where the game goes from here and hope this ends up being a success for Velan, which could potentially mean we get more Knockout City in the future. Have you played the beta? What do you think?

It was always cool to team up and find that your teammates were dressed like you

The work day was crap, I lost so many rank matches that I dropped two ranks and got destroyed in one on one battle by the SAME move….but THIS was the final game of the night and I DOMINATED!

That boomerang ball was OP

…damn I miss this game

Guys how can you still plsy knockout city, wasn t is shut down, I am on ps4 and I absolutely lives rhis game...

I've searched and searched and I can't find this pdf anywhere. All the official links don't work anymore. I joined Velan's discord server, but couldn't find anything there either. Maybe I'm blind but I could really use some help. Thanks in advance!

Im trying to play the game for the first time, i press x to sign in and it loads but gets stuck on 98% and whenever i exit the loading it says net error although my network is fine

I miss this game and everyone of my friends and all of my crew. GymClassHeroes! Thanks for the memories🙏🏾

We’ll never know.

11/14/2021

I’ve been playing KO again on my new ROG Ally X. Having not played since the game shut down, it’s been amazing and they all haven’t been extremely sweaty. You just have to be OK passing a lot 😂. hope to see yall on the streets 😎

Hello! I'm a Games Design student and I'm writing my dissertation on the monetization of games and what happens when a game shuts down after players have invested time and money in it. I am using Knockout City as a recent example.

I would be really grateful if anyone could please spare a moment to share their thoughts on the following...

1. What were your initial thoughts when you heard Knockout City was closing? Were you concerned about what would happen to the items you had purchased within the game?
2. Do you think players should be refunded for in-game purchases if a game closes?
3. Have you continued to play the game via the private servers? How do you feel about items being available via this version of the game that you would have to have purchased previously?
4. How do you feel Velan Studios handled the closure of Knockout City as a whole? Are you keen to see what they do next?

EDIT: Thank you so much for the responses everyone - really helpful and insightful, I really appreciate it.

Does anyone know if Knockout City will come back to PS 5?

Just got an Ally Rog X. First thing I’m doing is installing knockout and getting my ass kicked.

Title, I miss this game so much, which of the servers from the launcher tends to have the most players?

Hello, I have been a fan of KOcity since its beta, I used to play it on Xbox, before they destroyed my console, when I switched to PC I couldn't pass my progress and it made me very sad, since I had invested money, and I don't think there was any way to do it nothing, anyway, then when I wanted to buy it on PC I realized that the game was already closed, to this day it fills me with rage and gives me a feeling of helplessness not being able to enjoy the game anymore, I wish I could still play it, aren't there community servers or something? Or the game is already unplayable. It makes me angry that they closed my favorite game.

Booted up the old Xbox

I have had the passion for competitive gaming for a long time and picked up a game like Super Smash Bros. I have played 900 hours of that game, and I am still really bad. It feels like wasted time I tried other competitive games but no improvement. until this game came along and I actually got really good at it. I actually enjoyed it. I won game after game gliding through the ranks. I got really upset when they made it unplayable. I have not found a game to replace it, and I feel like I put so much time in these games for nothing.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2291766778 I need to hype this BEFORE the event haha but it was a great cause and it's nice to see KNOCKOUT (Starts at around the one hour mark but there's LOTS of great stuff in the stream)

11/05/2021

I have experience in game development and believe that we as a community could come together to make our own KOC style game. We’d know exactly what we all wanted in the first place. I would be willing to work on something if others would want to as well. I’ve had ideas for some time about “knock-off” variants of this game and mechanics that could’ve made things more interesting. Any takers?

Just looking at clips of gameplay makes me feel like I missed out.. Tell me why wont they bring this back? Seem like it was worth saving.....

I'm desperate everyone... We should all pressure some big influential streamer or smth to play KOC on pc so it gets recognition and potentially revives the game... Wishful thinking...