Knight Bewitched

Knight Bewitched

Released Apr 2018

Knight Bewitched is a turn-based jRPG that follows the love story of innocent witch Gwen and Ruth, the stalwart knight tasked to slay her. The Enhanced Edition includes new features and new content.

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Evaluation

Knight Bewitched originally launched on April 18, 2018 as a complete standalone jRPG. The developer, Joshua Keith, released a major free overhaul — the Enhanced Edition — on August 2, 2021, which substantially revised the game's content, writing, mechanics, and locations. The Enhanced Edition's accompanying paid DLC (a soundtrack and player's guide) followed on August 5, 2021. All listed DLC has been released with no unreleased items on the store. Since August 2021, the developer's communications about Knight Bewitched have been limited to minor bug fixes (most recently on May 23, 2023) and community items like trading cards (March 2023). There are no announcements of additional content planned for the game itself. The developer's creative focus has clearly shifted to other titles in the Knights of Ambrose series — notably Absinthia, which launched in March 2023. A February 2022 developer post explicitly noted that a previously referenced game was "no longer in development" and confirmed attention was moving toward Absinthia. The store description positions Knight Bewitched as "the first entry in the Knights of Ambrose Saga" and describes the Enhanced Edition as the current version of the game. No future updates, DLC, or expansions have been announced for Knight Bewitched. The game appears to have reached its complete, finished state with the August 5, 2021 Enhanced Edition DLC release.
Evidence
Enhanced Edition launched as a free update, with the paid Soundtrack and Player's Guide DLC also releasing on August 5, 2021. Developer described this as the completion of the Enhanced Edition rollout.
news post · Aug 5, 2021 source content shipped
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Enhanced Edition Soundtrack DLC released — all listed DLC for the game is now released with no unreleased items remaining.
dlc listing · Aug 5, 2021 source content shipped
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Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Joshua Keith
Achievements
15
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Knight Bewitched is a turn-based jRPG that follows the love story of innocent witch Gwen and Ruth, the stalwart knight tasked to slay her.

Features:

  • Genre: Casual yuri jRPG
  • Three difficulty modes: Play on Casual for a story-focused experience or Hard for jRPG veterans
  • SNES-style retro pixel graphics
  • Turn-based jRPG gameplay
  • Game length: ~12-20 hours

Enhanced Edition features:

  • Quality-of-life features such as 8-directional movement, auto-saving, an auto-battle option and UI enhancements
  • A new charm-crafting system
  • An (almost) completely re-written script
  • New locations and many revamped older locations
  • Many brand new enemies, bosses, items, weapons and armors
  • An in-game encyclopedia to track the above new things
  • Challenging Alpha Beasts and new secret areas
  • New content with new cutscenes and art illustrations

Story


After slaying the dragon Typhus the Younger, fearless knight Ruth and her companions are given a new quest: to hunt down Gwen, a witch accused of poisoning the townsfolk of Northshire.

While on the hunt, Ruth collapses from illness and is nursed back to health by none other than the very same witch. Unable to slay the innocent woman who saved her life, Ruth is jailed on suspicion of bewitchment and is later saved by her comrades.

When an old threat to the world of Ambrose re-emerges, Ruth seeks out Gwen for aid alongside her elvish squire Stray and mysterious rogue Uno. As their journey progresses, a flame slowly ignites between the hearts of Ruth and Gwen...

Knight Bewitched is a stand-alone game and the first entry in the Knights of Ambrose Saga, which includes Knight Bewitched 2 and Celestial Hearts.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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