All brave souls are invited to help with testing of Alpha18! Please keep in mind that it's a pretty unstable build for now, and frequent crashes are expected. To help you a little bit, the game won't delete save files upon loading them, and retiring your dungeon is possible at any point in the game. Obviously the hottest feature of the update is fighting against retired Keeper dungeons. Note: sharing retired campaign dungeons via keeperrl.com isn't working yet. The campaign setup is a bit cryptic at the moment, but I'll add some help text soon. Please report any encountered bugs and crashes (I will also be getting much more detailed crash reports from this build, but reports from you about the circumstances of the crash are always welcome). To enable testing of Alpha18, go into the game's properties in the Steam client, choose the BETA tab, and choose "dev" from the dropdown list.

[ 2016-04-20 19:11:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

KeeperRL is an ambitious dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil wizard and study the methods of black magic. Equip your minions and explore the world, murder innocent villagers and burn their homes. Build your dungeon, lay traps and prepare for an assault of angry heroes.

When you control your minions the game changes into a classic roguelike, with turn-based and very tactical combat. You can also play as an adventurer and assault dungeons made by you or other players.

Dungeon management

You will dig deep into the mountain and build dozens of rooms, corridors and traps. Your minions will train and produce weapons and armor. Prisoners will be tortured. You will research new technologies like alchemy, beast mutation and sorcery.

Roguelike mechanics

The world is simulated on a very detailed level. Creatures use equipment and consumable items. There are dozens of special items, spells, attributes and special attacks. You can cut off heads and limbs and blind or poison your enemies. If you're not careful with fire, you can burn an entire forest or even your own dungeon.

Large, procedurally generated maps

In your neighborhood you'll find castles, villages, other dungeons and special locations. Slay heroes, dragons and witches for their loot. Every game you play will be different.

Online map sharing

Download dungeons made by other players and explore them as an adventurer.