Rooks Keep is a PC based, fantasy melee deathmatch/arena game. Best described as "UT with swords", players will battle it out in a selection of game-modes, across a variery of maps. The list of game-modes includes traditional Deathmatch and Team-Deathmatch, Conversion(kill your enemy to get them on your team), Combat and Classic Chess, and more. Players will get control of two factions of six characters each, based on traditional Chess archetypes(Pawn, Knight, etc) and engage in battles using a diversity of offensive and defensive abilities and skills. Pawns will be skewered, mighty Rooks will smash their opponents with massive clubs, and sinister Beasts will tear into their foes with tenacity. Games can be played solo against AI opponents, in LAN or online multiplayer or a combination. Up to 32 players are allowed in all non-Chess modes. Players will fight in detailed, full 3D environments that use the power of the UnrealĀ® Development Kit. Mod support is intended for Rooks Keep.

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Quarter 02 Year in Review 2013

Quarter 02 Year in Review 2013

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IndieDB's Year in Review Quarter 02 April through till June 2013.

Video playthrough: GamersDissent

Video playthrough: GamersDissent

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Some more Rooks Keep news today in the form of a quick playthough from youtuber, GamersDissent.

Review from Ordinary Gamer

Review from Ordinary Gamer

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Hail all! We have a great review of Rooks Keep from Ordinary Gamer. Give it a read!

Rooks Keep: Demo release

Rooks Keep: Demo release

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Hi there! Well, Rooks Keep has been available for a week now, so we found a bit of time to release the demo.

Rooks Keep released!

Rooks Keep released!

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Rooks Keep has been released, and is available to buy right now, for $15.

Release date:

Release date:

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It's been quite a journey, but it nears it's end. Rooks Keep is set to release on June 14!

Five minutes of new combat

Five minutes of new combat

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We have a new video here; 5 minutes of deathmatch combat gameplay.

Update: March 2013

Update: March 2013

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As we near the end of March, Rooks Keep nears the end! New improvements include the addition of support for 3rd party Chess engines, maps and smoother...

New Trailer and Greenlight

New Trailer and Greenlight

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It's been too long, but here at last is a big update, trailer and a Steam Greenlight page for Rooks Keep.

Rooks Keep beta and more!

Rooks Keep beta and more!

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Rooks Keep has just entered private beta as we continue on steadily toward a finished game!

Free-roaming combat, Beasts in-game and more!

Free-roaming combat, Beasts in-game and more!

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Big news this week: The Beasts side is now in-game, music is starting to go in, and the UI is taking shape now with graphics, sounds and structure. Best...

Rooks Keep: Debut Trailer

Rooks Keep: Debut Trailer

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We've at last gotten around to our first video for Rooks Keep! Take a look under the 'Video' section.

Rooks Keep Maps-in-progress

Rooks Keep Maps-in-progress

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Well, i've been working on some more arenas for Rooks Keep recently, so i thought i'd share them with everyone.

The Fighting/Strategy game

The Fighting/Strategy game

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Some rather big and important news for Rooks Keep right here! Basically, it confirms that Rooks Keep is more a fighting-game/strategy than simply animated...

The RuneStorm Blog

The RuneStorm Blog

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We've set up a fancy new blog for RuneStorm! We will be covering development of current projects (Rooks Keep), a look into past works and other game-dev...

King & Queen Revealed

King & Queen Revealed

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We've revealed the King and Queen for the first set of Rooks Keep. And with that, the entire first set has been unveiled.

Rooks Keep images:

Rooks Keep images:

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Check out a bunch of images for Rooks Keep. We've just revealed the Knight and Bishop for the first set, to go with the previous Pawn and Rook.