Knight Age is a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG from Joymax, built around one idea: you fight from horseback. It went through a closed beta in July 2012 and opened to everyone in an open beta at the end of August 2012, presenting itself as a 3D MMORPG of riding action in which knights face a malicious god across a large world. Its look is cheerful and chibi-styled, with small, big-headed heroes on oversized horses.

Few online games put mounted combat at the center the way Knight Age does, which is why players who remember it look for servers that still run it. This guide covers what makes the game distinctive and what to check on a server before you saddle up.

Knights, Mounts and Pets

In Knight Age the horse is not a way to travel between fights - it is how you fight. Knights use special attack skills while mounted, and each mount brings its own power-ups, so choosing and improving your mount matters as much as choosing your gear.

The game's pet system, called Pupa, adds a second thing to raise. You raise, breed and shape companion pets, and a pet can be specialized as a monster hunter or as a PvP fighter. The large-scale PvP is the other pillar: battles of 50 knights against 50, guild battles of the same size, and the Battle for Excalibur, in which 100 players compete for the legendary sword.

What to Look For in a Knight Age Private Server

Mount Progression

Because mounts carry so much of your power, check how a server handles them: how you get better mounts, how fast they improve, and whether the strongest ones can be earned in play. A server that sells the best mounts decides the battlefield before anyone rides out.

Population for the Big Battles

Fifty-against-fifty battles and a hundred-player fight for Excalibur need a real population. Look at how many players are online at the times you play, whether the large battles still fill up, and whether the server schedules them for your time zone. A small server can still be fun for leveling, but the signature battles will not happen.

Pet Breeding Rates

The Pupa system rewards time spent raising and breeding pets. Rates decide whether that is a pleasant side project or an endless grind, so read the server's rates for pet growth and breeding as well as for experience and drops.

Shop Policy and Fair PvP

Most fan-run servers fund themselves through donations. Costumes and convenience items are common and mostly harmless; power for sale is not. Look for a clear statement of what the shop sells, especially anything that boosts mounts or PvP pets.

Client and Staff

Knight Age's client dates from the early 2010s. A good server offers a client that runs on current Windows, explains how to install it, and has staff who fix bugs and exploits and answer questions in its forum or Discord.

Getting Started

Pick a server with enough players for the mass battles, learn your first mounted skills early, and start raising a Pupa pet from day one, because both pay off later. Join a guild before the 50-versus-50 battles, where coordination matters more than any single knight. The ranking below lists the Knight Age servers players vote for here. Vote for the server you play on; rankings here start again every month.