Live out a medieval life from beggar to knight or mage, then use rebirth bonuses to climb higher each time.
Progress Knight is an idle game told through text and progress bars that follows one person through a medieval kingdom. You start at age 14 as a penniless beggar with about 70 years ahead of you. Days pass on their own while your current job earns money and your chosen skill slowly gains xp.
Here is the catch: every life ends. When old age arrives, a mysterious amulet lets you begin again, and each rebirth carries permanent xp bonuses, so every new life goes further and faster than the one before.
How a life works
You always have exactly one job and one skill in progress. Click a different row to switch. Each level raises the xp needed for the next, and higher job levels bring slightly better pay. New jobs open once you reach level 10 in the previous one and meet some skill requirements. For example, Squire needs Strength 5, while the school of magic asks for both Concentration and Meditation at 200.
Money is shown in c, s, g and p, and 100 of each unit equals one of the next. Save enough and the Shop opens. Homes increase happiness, which speeds up every kind of xp gain. Shop items such as Dumbbells or the Book give particular skills a boost. Everything you own costs a daily fee, and if your balance goes negative, you lose your home and all your items at once.
Three career paths
- Common work: everyday jobs for earning your first coins
- Military: a ladder of ranks that tops out at Legendary knight
- Arcane: a magic school whose final rank is Chairman
Rebirth and beyond
At age 25 the Amulet tab appears. From 65 onward, clicking the eye restarts you at 14. Every job and skill then earns xp faster, with a bonus equal to 1 + max level / 10 for that row. That means the highest levels you reached shape your next start.
Reach age 200 and a second option, Embrace evil, becomes available. It wipes out both current and max levels, though in return it gives you evil points and unlocks a group of dark magic skills.
Strategy notes
Train Strength early. Five levels of it unlock the first military job, and Miner and Blacksmith require it too. The Book is cheap and multiplies skill xp, which makes it a strong first purchase.
Always check the Net/day number before buying a new home or item, and leave yourself a margin. Do not hurry your first rebirth, either. A longer life with higher max levels pays off more in the next run. If auto-learn is running, mark unwanted skills with Skip, and it will spend your time on the ones that matter.
Controls
| Action | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Choose your current job or skill | Click its progress bar | Tap its progress bar |
| Switch between Jobs, Skills, Shop, Amulet and Settings | Click the tab | Tap the tab |
| Move to a home or toggle a shop item | Click the item button | Tap the item button |
| Pause or resume time | Click "Pause" | Tap "Pause" |
| Turn auto-promote or auto-learn on | Tick the checkbox in the sidebar | Tap the checkbox |
Progress Knight FAQ
Can I play Progress Knight on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook or laptop is the most comfortable choice, since the screen shows long tables of jobs and skills. The game only uses clicks and taps, so it does run on touch devices, but phone support is partial and the layout can feel cramped.
Does Progress Knight save automatically?
Yes. Your save is written to the browser every few seconds, so you can close the tab and return later. In Settings you can also copy the save out as a block of text and load it back later, which is useful for moving to another browser.
Is there a way to speed things up?
Once you reach age 20, auto-promote and auto-learn unlock, letting the game switch jobs and skills for you. Later, a magic skill called time warping makes days pass faster, and you can turn it off with a button whenever you like.
