NEWS ARCHIVE
Jan, 19

New year, new sweet gameplay features!

I began the new year with some cool gameplay improvements in KeeperRL that I'd love to share with you :) . In the previous dev update I talked about various ideas on how to... more

Dec, 17

Prisoner system discussion

One of the big things that KeeperRL is still missing is a good system of capturing and exploiting prisoners. I'm committed to fixing that in the coming patch, although I don't... more

Dec, 05

Incoming features

After releasing a few bug fixing patches to Alpha23, I got right down to working on the next major update. I'll give you a summary of things that are already implemented, and in... more

Oct, 27

Summary of player feedback and my comments

Some of the dust has settled after the last patch was released, so it's time for a summary. Thanks to a promotion and Steam's autumn sale, there has been an influx of new players.... more

Oct, 21

KeeperRL Alpha23 is released!

It's my pleasure to announce that KeeperRL Alpha23 is ready. It took four months to finish and because it consists almost entirely of gameplay changes, it's a very, very juicy... more

Oct, 16

Alpha23 release countdown

I've been back to working on KeeperRL the last week, and things are progressing smoothly. There are only a few bugs and some balance issues left to fix. I will also be defining... more

Aug, 30

Release plan for Alpha23 and a new testing build

The work on KeeperRL Alpha23 is slowly coming to an end. The only things left to do are bug fixes and final changes to the endless mode. I was aiming to release this update at the... more

Aug, 08

Progress on the endless mode and the introduction of digging enemies

I've been working on the endless mode recently, trying to get some good gameplay out of it. As a reminder, the endless mode is all about defending your dungeon against incoming... more

Jul, 25

Upcoming gameplay changes, part II: combat

The previous blog post about progression has stirred a lot of discussion, and I want to follow up a little bit, before I go into the main topic of this post. If you haven't read... more

Jul, 03

Upcoming gameplay changes, part I

I recently stumbled upon an old Reddit "AMA" by Tynan Sylvester, the author of Rimworld. I hope he doesn't mind if I quote chunk of one of his answers here. "What designers need... more


 LATEST NEWS

Feb, 29

KeeperRL v1.0 is released!

I'm very proud to announce that KeeperRL v1.0 is out! In addition to being the most important milestone for the game, this is also a huge update with major gameplay additions.... more

Feb, 08

More news on the upcoming v1.0 patch

KeeperRL will leave Early Access in exactly three weeks. The last major patch was released one year ago, so you can imagine that this will be a pretty huge update. In the August... more

Feb, 05

KeeperRL 1.0 will be officially released on February 29th 2024

I have important news for you today. KeeperRL version 1.0 will be officially released on February 29th! More details about the patch will follow, and for now let's celebrate this... more

Aug, 24

Upcoming features in KeeperRL 1.0

In the last news update I revealed that KeeperRL will leave Early Access in the next (major) patch, and that it will bring some big gameplay changes. It's finally time to share... more

Jun, 29

KeeperRL will leave Early Access with the next update

When I launched the Indiegogo campaign to fund KeeperRL nine years ago, I promised a 1.0 release by the end of 2014. This kinda didn't happen, but I've always been committed to... more

 

 PLAYERS SAID

There are no other games out there like KeeperRL. The game is a unique mixture of management, levelling, crafting, constructing, exploring, adventure etc. […] The possibility of interacting with other’s players monumental dungeons turn KeeperRL into one of the most promising games I’ve found.

dbvel

This game is amazing! It’s challenging, fun, unique, and exactly what you might expect it to be. For an early access game it’s incredible. And the thought that there’s more to come thrills me! I can’t wait to see how this awesome game will develop even more.

Avarti

Any time I touch another race, I get bent over like a cheap, overworked sex worker. I love sucking at this game so much.

DaavPuke