Gryphon Knight Epic

Gryphon Knight Epic

Released Aug 2015

Gryphon Knight Epic is a 2D Medieval Shoot’em up that mixes elements from classical shoot’em ups, exploration and duel-like boss battles, it tells the story of Sir Oliver and Aquila, an accomplished knight and his loyal gryphon that are forced back to adventure once again.

83% positive · 289 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Gryphon Knight Epic launched on August 20, 2015 as a self-contained 2D shoot'em up with 8 levels and a complete story. Following launch, Cyber Rhino Studios released a series of patches through late 2016, adding features like leaderboards and multiple language translations, while also addressing balance and bug issues. The last recorded developer communication was a bug-fix patch on October 11, 2016. Since that date — nearly a decade ago as of mid-2026 — there have been no further updates, announcements, or developer posts of any kind. The studio's March 2016 post mentioned porting the game to PS4 and Xbox One as a milestone achievement, framing it as a conclusion of sorts to their post-launch work. The store description describes a fully self-contained game with no mention of upcoming content, DLC, or expansions. There are no unreleased DLC entries in the store listing. The game launched as a finished product and all post-launch patches were maintenance and polish work, not expansions. Development concluded with the final patch on October 11, 2016.
Evidence
Final patch (v1.3.9) released, adding language revisions and minor bug fixes. This is the last recorded developer communication.
news post · Oct 11, 2016 source development ending
high
Developer announced console ports to PS4 and Xbox One and a price reduction, framing it as a celebration of post-launch polish work.
news post · Mar 7, 2016 source ambiguous
medium

Media

Details

Publisher
Cyber Rhino Studios
Achievements
70
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Gryphon Knight Epic is a 2D Medieval Shoot’em up that mixes elements from classical shoot’em ups, exploration and duel-like boss battles, it tells the story of Sir Oliver and Aquila, an accomplished knight and his loyal gryphon that are forced back to adventure once again.

Sir Oliver have already defeated a dragon, married a princess and saved the kingdom. But during his quest he will face adversaries he never imagined he would, because… in reality all of them were once friends. What happened? These heroes would never go rogue… and all at once? Something is rotten in the kingdom and its up to Oliver discover what.

  • Fight your way through 8 hand-crafted levels
  • Duel with challenging bosses and get their weapons
  • Explore the stages to find equipment for your character and bits of ancient lore of the world
  • Enjoy challenging gameplay and pixel art graphics, just like old times
  • Windows, Mac, & Linux versions with Gamepad support
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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