Rooks Keep

Rooks Keep is a debut dark fantasy action-strategy game developed and published by RuneStorm. Knights and beasts engage in brutal melee brawls using hammers, shields, claws, and axes to decapitate and maim opponents. Combat relies on a system of quick and heavy attacks, parrying, blocking, and dodging, supplemented by unique special abilities. Factions battle across various maps in modes such as Deathmatch, Team-Deathmatch, and Last-Man-Standing.

Conversion mode requires killing enemies to force them onto a team. Combatants choose between Classic Chess and Combat Chess, where they must fight to retain their place on the board when attacked. Third-party chess engines, LAN play, and online multiplayer function alongside AI bots. The Unreal Development Kit architecture includes the UnrealEd tool for custom map creation and extensive modding. This arena fighter merges traditional board game strategy with visceral physical execution.