Knockout City Launcher

Though the shutdown of its official servers may be imminent, Knockout City has nevertheless managed to amass a passionate enough community behind it, such that self-hosted, private servers are available now — and will continue to be — even after the end of the official ones.

In order to play on those private servers, you'll require a custom launcher. Luckily, an unofficial Knockout City Launcher exists, and it's really quite polished. It enables users to download their game, check the latest news on it, manage their favorite servers, and keep everything up to date.

You would not be remiss in confusing this with an official launcher of sorts. What's on display is clearly a very modern and well-put-together launcher, created by the community for the community.

Downloading the game is possible through the launcher, and it's best to ensure that you're downloading the right texture pack before proceeding. You can opt to download the High Res textures, or stick with the Low Res ones.

The launcher has a few additional features that may be of particular interest. You'll probably notice the news feed from the outset, which helps keep users up to date with the latest developments within the game's community.

Users can create and host their own servers, allowing them to enjoy the game with their friends. That's not all, however, as you're also able to make use of the server browser and manage your favorite server IPs.

The Settings menu present here keeps it simple and minimal with the functions. More specifically, users will be able to modify their in-game name, as well as toggle Discord Rich Presence.

Knockout City Launcher is worth considering if you're interested in the game. Going forward, it's likely that it'll be among the few (and perhaps only) available unofficial launchers, but even so, the Knockout City community makes a good showing with this one.