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Defend the Rook

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App ID 1531250
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited
Franchise Goblinz Publishing
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28987895
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 19:06:27 UTC ()
Release Date 26 October 2021 – 11:28:26 UTC ()
❓ 72.08%
226 reviews
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In-Game

A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!

Additional Information

Developer One Up Plus
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Goblinz Publishing
Store Release Date 26 October 2021 – 11:28:35 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/vXgPvGS3uH
https://www.youtube.com/goblinzpublishing/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), RPG (3), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 26 October 2021 – 11:28:26 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 September 2023 – 15:52:36 UTC () (1695484356)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityURP SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 14 February 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 10396009
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First seen on SteamDB 21 January 2021 – 01:17:32 UTC (), in changelist #10524290

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes

Tags

🛡️ Tactical RPG 👻 Roguelite 🏰 Tower Defense ☠️ Perma Death 🏙️ City Builder 🎲 Turn-Based 😓 Difficult 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🤝 Party-Based RPG 🧠 Strategy RPG 🃏 Tabletop 👻 Roguelike 💡 Strategy 🎲 RPG 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat 🏽 2D 🏠 Base Building 🤔 Tactical 🏰 Medieval 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp1 October 2024 – 12:15:28 UTC
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  • 2 24-hour peak
  • 226 all-time peak 27 October 2021
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  • 3,943 followers
  • 175 positive reviews
  • 51 negative reviews
  • 77.43% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 11,014 all-time peak
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  • ❓ Mostly Positive
  • 72.08% SteamDB Rating
  • 175 77.4% positive reviews
  • 51 22.6% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
26 October 2021 – 11:28 Steam Release -
6 October 2022 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (October 2022) -
22 February 2024 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play On The Go Bundle - Premium Edition -
20 May 2024 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own RPG Bundle - BundleFest Edition -
21 November 2024 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Playlist Bundle -

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Defend the Rook had an all-time peak of 226 concurrent players on 27 October 2021.

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