Rooks Keep (2014)

- Developer
- RuneStorm
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Indie, Strategy
- Rating
- 3.4 of 5, 96 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 3.0 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A chaotic, fast-paced brawl where chess meets bloody melee combat and decapitations.
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What players say
Players are split on Rooks Keep. Some enjoy the chess-inspired arena combat and find it fun with friends, but many call it an unfinished, unoptimized game with a dead online mode and frequent crashes.
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