NEWS ARCHIVE
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

Jun, 14

KeeperRL Alpha22 is released!

KeeperRL Alpha22 is out! The update features a dedicated tutorial, as well as many technical and gameplay improvements. Check out the changelog below for details. As always,... more

May, 26

Release plan for Alpha22

It's slowly the time to wrap up the release of the twenty-second Alpha. The plans for this version were ambitious, but I had to postpone many of them, otherwise the update would... more

Apr, 14

Improvements under the hood

Many changes have happened in KeeperRL land in the last few weeks. Most of them were in the game's internals, so they may not be very interesting to you, but they are important... more

Mar, 26

Plans for Alpha22

It's been a while since I last wrote on the blog, and let's be frank, regular updates are not my strongest point :P . But that doesn't mean that I'm not busy working on your... more


 LATEST NEWS

Jul, 04

KeeperRL 1.2 “Polish the Polish” is out!

Development of KeeperRL is still going strong, even 1.5 years after the 1.0 launch. I’m always thinking about how to make the game accessible to a wider audience, which is why,... more

Dec, 31

Happy 2025!

Since the launch of v1.0, I've been focused on fixing bugs and releasing content patches. As 2024 comes to a close, I wanted to do something fun and share a few facts and stories... more

Dec, 19

KeeperRL 1.1.9 – Christmas Update

Hi everyone,I wanted to leave you all with a little Christmas gift before the holidays. This year KeeperRL finally went 1.0 and you’ve all shown such incredible support for... more

Nov, 08

Patch notes for versions 1.1.1-1.1.6

1.1.1 Golden prayer bench training limit is increased to 99.Added missing church tech descriptions.Fixed courtesan and gigolo minions not appearing in the minions... more

Oct, 22

KeeperRL 1.1 “Black Mass” update is here!

The KeeperRL team wishes to entertain you this Halloween by releasing a new playable faction called the "Corrupted Church". Playing either as a Bishop or a Mother Superior,... 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