A metroidvania of desolate beauty, carried by the spirits you free who then fight at your side. The atmosphere and Mili's music envelop you, the combat stays demanding, and progression flows naturally. A melancholic success.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player12+
Description
Lily, a white priestess, crosses a realm ravaged by black rain that turns the dead into wraiths, freeing their souls to make allies of them. Published by Binary Haze, released worldwide in 2021. Summonable spirits with distinct powers, branching exploration, heart-wrenching bosses, melancholy watercolours and poignant music.
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Melancholy gothic painted in watercolour: a spectral heroine of immaculate white, mist-choked ruins and a cold palette of superb sorrow. This funereal softness, animated with illustrator's care, turns every scene into a visual elegy of great beauty.
Mili and Mononome weave a sonic veil as spectral as the Land of the Dead: ethereal vocals, crystalline piano and melancholy pads embrace the wandering of a priestess among the deceased. The music becomes a lullaby in the silence, then tautens during battles. That sad beauty, never heavy-handed, remains one of the loveliest sonic surprises of the modern metroidvania.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾1,5 GB📅21/06/2021
Published by Binary Haze
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
A melancholic Metroidvania, this title pits young Lily against corrupted knights whose patterns demand timed dodges and careful reading. Summoning fallen spirits to fight forms an elegant system that reinvents your approach with each encounter. The sorrowful beauty of the settings and an ethereal score wrap demanding yet always fair duels.
An underrated gem
Ender Lilies has rallied a metroidvania crowd, but its reputation revolves mostly around difficulty, overshadowing all the rest. Its true strength is atmosphere: a kingdom drowned under cursed rain, broken spirits you free and wield as weapons, all carried by melancholy watercolors and a heartrending score. A gem for those seeking emotion as much as challenge.
Is Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights still worth playing in 2026?
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is a metroidvania that bets everything on atmosphere, and the bet pays off. Its kingdom drowned in black rain, its melancholic watercolors and aching music form a rare, lingering sorrow. Priestess Lily does not strike herself: she summons the souls of the dead she frees, an elegant mechanic making each boss both foe and future weapon. The branching exploration flows well, the combat is demanding without cruelty. Released into a saturated genre, it stands out through tone. A moving achievement with nothing to fear from time.
