Fact sheet
A physics brawler where a knight, a space warrior and an elephant can settle their differences. Then play hockey together.
The Joust puts freeform weapon control at the center of a very crowded playground. Aim your swings like never before! Stances, stamina, balance and injuries all affect the fight!
Take that combat into competitive multiplayer, a campaign or a Heromaster run with friends. Survive waves of zombies. Head out gathering and crafting in Adventure mode. Build a class, a weapon or an entire campaign of your own. There is also soccer, hockey and a golf course.
The base game costs $1 USD on Steam. Steam listing ↗
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Three things to know
The swing is yours.
Mouse movement aims the weapon. Footwork puts it in reach. A clash can deflect a blade or open a parry window; a lost grip can leave a weapon on the ground. Limb injuries affect movement and weapon handling. The fight keeps changing as bodies, weapons and balance react.
You can build the next fight!
Create-a-Class, Ability Editor, and Weapon Builder allow for a fully customized experience!. Or put encounters together in the Campaign Builder. Adjust the simulation’s rules, including gravity and movement!
$1 Price Tag & 125 Megabytes... yes... really!
The Joust hopes to provide high-quality gaming for all through a $1 price tag! We're committed to never raising that price too!
The Joust is engineered to be accessible for gaming on budget hardware and can be downloaded nearly instantly! Despite being ~125MB in size, The Joust delivers a feature rich experience with many game modes!
Ways to play
- Versus
- Quick matches, ranked competition, public and private online games, and local split screen.
- Heromaster
- An escalating Roguelike gauntlet, solo or in parties of up to four. Choose rewards between encounters, developing the run through stats, skills, weapons, armor and allies.
- Jousty Zombies
- Wave survival, solo or online, with purchases, unlockable routes and teammate revives.
- Campaign
- Authored Medieval and Space Age campaigns, alongside support for player-created campaigns.
- Arcade and Free Match
- Arcade runs or configurable fights against AI.
- Adventure
- Exploration, gathering, crafting and combat.
- Multiplayer sports
- Soccer, field hockey and ice hockey.
- Solo sports
- Baseball, boxing, basketball, pole vault, a golf course and a driving range.
- Extras and practice
- Boss fights, Tournament, Joust Mode, NPC Theatre, tutorials and a practice mode.
- Beta modes
- Hero Realm (metaprogression roguelite) and World Mode (100-player mass multiplayer) are currently in design and testing!
Tools and customization (all ingame)
- Build
- Create a Class, Class Loadouts, Weapon Builder, Ability Editor, Stage Builder and Campaign Builder.
- Film
- Cinema Mode for staging scenes and producing footage; Character Viewer for inspecting fighters.
- Personalize
- Character cosmetics, weapon finishes and particle effects.
- Experiment
- Simulation tuning for combat and movement rules in offline play and supported hosted sessions.
