Knights College is a Japanese yaoi-themed adult Kemono fantasy romance Visual Novel and Dating Sim by Kaiju09, released on Steam in 2021. Additionally, an R18 patch can be integrated into this game for more revealing scenes.
The game occurs in the Frontail Knights College on Craig Island, an institution where selected men are chosen to become knights. The protagonist, Argo (or any name you choose), lived the rest of his life in an unpopular fishing village. He had dreamed of becoming a knight in his favorite novel, but the dream faded from him as he aged. One day, he gets a recommendation letter from the Knights College, despite not having any special skills to help him as a knight. He is escorted there by a cart where he makes his first two friends, Grantly and Oscar. They and the rest of the students meet within the campus where they are introduced by their two professors, Diederich and Celio. Then the students start to introduce themselves to everyone. There are sixteen students in white jackets, including Argo, Grantly, and Oscar, which represent the students of Frontail, and another sixteen students in black jackets which represents the foreign nation of Harshreich, which a prince by the name of Theo is in. Together, they live their lives on campus to learn how to become a knight.
This game revolves around collecting cards, that only Argo can see, to help unlock locations, characters, and choices within conversations to help progress the story. Additionally, you can choose the right option whenever in a conversation or a bath to gain hearts on a specific character, with a maximum of five hearts for seven characters in the entire game. In the first four chapters, there are three different times on a regular schedule: lecture, free time, and bath time. The lecture is story driven where you do not have much to do but read what's going on. Free time is when you can truly explore the campus and talk to other characters in order to know more about them and unlock more cards. And Bath time is when you can take baths with given characters to learn more about them.
Knights College contains examples of the following tropes:
- Adjustable Censorship: The R18 patch that comes along with the game does not change the plot of the game. It is only here if you want to see erotic scenes, and can be removed if the player does not want them.
- Distressed Dude: At one point, both Argo and Theo are confronted by a beast. Theo is the one who protects Argo while he slays it.
- Hunk: All of the major characters in the game are broad-shouldered and have well-defined muscles.
- More Experienced Chases the Innocent: There are some characters that increase their Relationship Values with Argo if he actively pursues them, while others are only interested if Argo lets himself be pursued by them.
- Multiple Endings: This game has a happy ending and a sad ending. The sad ending must be seen first to unlock the happy ending.
- Pretty Boy: While the male cast is incredibly muscular, their chivalrous personalities and the overly elaborate dress code of the college help them come across as handsome instead of overly masculine.
- Relationship Values: The game tracks Argo's "Likability" with the rest of the core cast, with each potential relationship having a score of zero to five hearts.
- Shipper on Deck: Grantly teaches Argo how to hug and the right time to do so, encouraging him to start a relationship while in the Knights College.
- Sexy Discretion Shot: Occurs during the story's love-churning moments, especially during the censored version.
