„Welcome to Hot Knife Studios“
Experience unforgettable adventures in a breathtaking world, alone or with friends. A world created just for you.
Decide the fate of entire communities and become a tyrant or a hero.
The only limits in this world are set by you.
Prove yourself worthy. For the best among you is the one who is most useful to people.
Bastion – Gauntlet of the Chosen
Compete in epic battles in the arena. Alone or in a team you can improve your skills and equipment. Start with basic or limited equipment that will pave your way to becoming a legend. Earn experience points for each round to climb the ladder of champions. The winner of each round gets extra resources that can be invested in better armor, weapons or new fighting skills. Watch other fights and follow your favorites or roam around the city and spend time with friends in the tavern. Go to the blacksmith and craft new equipment or just enjoy the sunset over the detailed city. Earn HKS Coins by investing your winnings in digital assets and unlocking rare items. Tournaments and challenges await you, rewarding you with big prizes. Become a champion and make a name for yourself on Pioneer Island. Because legends never die.
King of the Tables
Prove your skills in a strategic card game. The table is yours and will be influenced by your every action. Because each of your cards comes to life and offers you a breathtaking experience in different game modes. Defend your castle or engage in epic open field battles. Expand your deck with rare characters and harness the power of the combination of infantry, ranged fighters and ateliers. Every move must be well thought out, because the smallest mistakes can mean victory or defeat. Earn HKS Coins or unique cards in every match with your opponent. Whether on PC, console or on your cell phone, King of the Table appears with a crossover function on each of these systems. Master challenges and become a legend. This is where your intelligence is needed the most. Because here you prove yourself as the true king of Pioneer Island.
The Main Game
Dive into a world with countless possibilities. From conquest to adventure, the open game world of Pioneer Island has something for every player. Fight together or alone against real players as well as against the dangers of this world. Experience stories in an unprecedented narrative and become part of the richly detailed world. Create communities and build cities or become a good or evil legend. Earn HKS Coins by mining, collecting, crafting, trading and many other ways. This world is yours and just waiting for you to conquer it. Whether as a simple farmer who offers his goods every day anew on one of the big markets or as a king who manages his own city and defends his population from invaders. You decide who you want to be on Pioneer Island.
„It’s not the equipment, but your skill that decides in the arena“
Every step decides about victory or defeat.
Choose your weapon type well. The better you know how to use it, the more effective you will be.
Sometimes a fatal hit is all it takes.
The prize will be glory and honor. And of course coins and digital assets.
Digital Asset Store
Browse the shelves of the HKS digital assets store and discover new items for your character. From light to heavy weapons and armor, there is something for every playstyle. Don’t miss the latest and limited digital assets and give your charackter a unique look. All items purchased here can be used in-game as well as traded.
About Us
Get to know the team behind Hot Knife Studios. Everyone with their unique skills works tirelessly on this project. Learn more about the individuals and what work goes on behind the scenes. Meet: The Hot Knife Studios team.
The Technology
For this project we have deliberately chosen high performance and high quality technologies. Especially through the Unreal Engine 5 our setting shines in full splendor. Which technologies will be used and how the work will be done at the moment and in the future you can read here.