Defend the Rook Steam news

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• Review score77% positive
• Total reviews243
• Release dateOct 26, 2021
• DeveloperOne Up Plus
• PublisherGoblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited

Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: One Up PlusPublisher: Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited

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Defend the Rook Steam news

Defend the Rook news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• v1.18 - 25 January 2023

  Font size increases supporting steam deck

• v1.17 with XBOX controller support - 8 December 2022

  - Fixed Achievement: Not even close - Fixed Achievement: Spellslinger - Crossbow training overrides Earthquake strike - Ranger-Danger attacks gem cannon, it survives, thus Ranger gets additional attack. Wizzy finishes said cannon (for the defeat buff), and now Ranger is still lit but unable to attack since cannon is gone. - The precise shot talent doesn't seem to trigger - Hysteria spell makes the attack-range disappear after use for enemies technically correct, as they can't attack then, but they will after you press end turn

• Minor Patch 1.16 - UI Tweaks and bugs - 4 October 2022

  Vampiric Sorcerers will no longer attack if stunned. Acquire Target will no longer hit friendly units

• Minor Fix - 22 April 2022

  Minor patch rectifying the white background in zone 5

• V1.15 - 19 April 2022

  Provisional Xbox controller support Fixed occasional crash on end turn

• v1.14 Stability patch - 30 January 2022

  Minor UI and stability improvements

• Experienced Mode update - 14 December 2021

  Hi everyone, Many of you asked us to add more challenge to Defend the Rook, so we've been working on the Experienced Mode - available now! When you next start a run you will be asked to turn on this mode. It will change all the battles difficulty and adjust the shops and drop rates of abilities to provide more challenge for experienced players. You can turn this mode on or off at your choosing in the Ascension menu. We hope you will enjoy this new feature and can't wait for your feedback! Have fun! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531250/Defend_the_Rook/

• Patch v1.12 - 24 November 2021

  Changes: Magister Hunter no longer damages on spawn round Translation and ability description tweaks Bug fixes: My Money bags acheivement Banshee wont damage allies Ascensions unlocking early Ocassional units overlapping spawns with large units Frostbolt tower wont slow elites or bosses

• v1.11 - 4 November 2021

  End turn performance improvements Trap upgrade wording clarifications Frostbolt no longer affects allies when combined with other upgrades Possessed Soul clone wont revive with more than 1 HP Several translation corrections Vampiric Sorcerer threat correction Intro cutscene no longer blurry.

• v1.10 - 1 November 2021

  Invigorate and Fadeaway fixed Swallow Cut fixed Earthquake spell fixed. Cloud sync rectified. External monitor refresh full screen switching fixed. Granting heal instead of revive in loot fixed. Hero upgrades wording clarified. Magister Hunter spawning more than once fixed. Freestep no longer procs on large or massive units more than once per move Intermittent Spell casting errors fixed Samurai Deflection fixed when movement occurs following an attack.

• v1.09 - 29 October 2021

  Boss Unit portrait images clearer. Swallow Cut only applies to enemies. Sitting Duck wont trigger off Proximity Mines.

• v1.08 - 28 October 2021

  Elven Commander stat adjustment Boom Barrel buff Some upgrade nerfs Lightning tower stat adjustment UI Improvements Stability Improvements Rook Mulitfire fixed Retaliate fixed

• v1.07b - 27 October 2021

  Blurry images at higher resolutions made crisp Death Speaker no longer triggers Bitter Revenge Flintlock Repeater now targets the closest unit Resolution selection improved More translations improved

• v1.07 - 27 October 2021

  Anemone Leech fixed. Sorceress Phasing fixed. Cancel hotkey now is C Minor UI improvements Minor translation corrections

• v1.06 - 26 October 2021

  Fixed combat log Fixed some achievements completing too soon Fungal Rook no longer has blocked tiles

• Defend the Rook - Out Now! - 26 October 2021

  Hi everyone, We are super excited to launch Defend the Rook after months and months of hard work! 🎉 Thank you for playing our demo and for your precious feedback throughout the development! We hope you will have fun! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531250/Defend_the_Rook/ And if you enjoy our game and wish to support us, you can grab this Supporter Pack which contains great digital goodies: Heroes card frames Music loops Concept art Rooms and Queen wallpapers https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783640/Defend_the_Rook__Supporter_Pack/ Thank you again for your support! 💜 One Up Plus Entertainment & Goblinz Publishing

• ♟️ Defend the Rook Live Stream - 25 October 2021

  Hi everyone, Defend the Rook will launch on October 26th - but in the meantime, you can watch our live stream to discover more about the gameplay! Features: - Deploy your heroes to outsmart the enemy! - Build and upgrade your towers to survive the onslaught! - Place traps and barricades to defend your castle! - Enjoy a set of procedurally generated roguelike battles like no other! ✨ Don't forget to wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531250/Defend_the_Rook/

• ♟️ Defend the Rook Live Stream - 23 October 2021

  Hi everyone, Defend the Rook will launch on October 26th - but in the meantime, you can watch our live stream to discover more about the gameplay! Features: - Deploy your heroes to outsmart the enemy! - Build and upgrade your towers to survive the onslaught! - Place traps and barricades to defend your castle! - Enjoy a set of procedurally generated roguelike battles like no other! ✨ Don't forget to wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531250/Defend_the_Rook/

• Defend the Rook will launch on October 26th! - 7 October 2021

  Hi everyone, We are very excited to announce Defend the Rook will be available on October 26th! Check out the official trailer: Key Features: Deploy your heroes to outsmart the enemy Build and upgrade your towers to survive the onslaught Place traps and barricades to defend your castle Enjoy a set of procedurally generated roguelike battles like no other Don't forget to wishlist the game to be notified when it is out! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531250/Defend_the_Rook/

• Goblinz Publishing announcements @Gamescom 2021 - 30 August 2021

  Hi everyone, We are so glad to finally be able to share the new announcements we made at Gamescom with you all! Here is a recap of them all. New reveal trailer: Sandwalkers Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1639080/Sandwalkers/ New reveal trailer: Oaken Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1348690/Oaken/ New gameplay trailer: Diluvian Winds Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561040/Diluvian_Winds/ New gameplay trailer: Terraformers Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244800/Terraformers/ Playable demo: Defend the Rook Many of you played Defend the Rook demo during Indie Arena Booth Online. We got a lot of positive feedback, and decided to keep it available longer. We hope you will have fun! 😄 Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531250/Defend_the_Rook/

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