Robber Knight

Released: Jul 22, 2022
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 02:43 GMT

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22 Jul 2026Developer post
Happy Birthday, Robber Knight! & Release Information
Welcome Robber Knights, Lords, and Princesses! We are finally nearing the finish line. We are about 1–3 months away from letting you play what we have been working on for the last two years. And it has been a lot. Bigger map New quests New villages to conquer New armor New weapon
Welcome Robber Knights, Lords, and Princesses!
We are finally nearing the finish line. We are about 1–3 months away from letting you play what we have been working on for the last two years. And it has been a lot.
Bigger map
New quests
New villages to conquer
New armor
New weapons
New building system
New building meshes
New combat system
Horses
Fully functional co-op mode
And I could go on and on, but I'll leave some surprises for later.
What will the launch look like?
First, we will release version 0.9995, which will still be in Early Access. This is a version that we believe is feature-complete. It will also be your last chance to grab the game with a bigger Early Access discount.
You'll be able to play it, report your final suggestions and wishes, and let us know about any bugs you find.
We'll fix them or add the requested features as quickly as possible.
Then we'll move on to version 1.0 and celebrate the full release together.
What happens after the launch?
We plan to support the game for a long time after launch with both free and paid DLCs. We already have some "secret" plans, but for now let's focus on the upcoming release.
Why did it take so long? Why two whole years without an update?
Well, the answer is pretty simple.
1. We were too inexperienced to fulfill your expectations, so we had to learn a lot of new things first. I'll tell you more about our journey after the full release.
2. We are a two-person team, while games like this are usually made by teams of 20 or more people. We enjoy working this way, but it means both you and us have to be patient. As you can see, we've been working very hard to deliver what we promised.
3. We wanted to create something more than just another indie game built from assets where you chop trees and fight enemies. We wanted to make something special—something you can't get anywhere else.
4. The code was such a mess that every time you touched it, everything started falling apart ːYouHenː So we had to rewrite or completely rebuild many parts of the game, especially everything related to co-op mode.
I hope that when you finally get to play it, you'll feel it was worth the wait.
Let's talk about what's new.
Every time I post an update, I instantly get asked, "What about building?!" So let's talk a little more about that.
You can build wherever you want, except in NPC towns, villages, and story-important locations. If a simple bandit camp is in your way, you can raid it and destroy it so it never respawns.
You can mix manor buildings with castle buildings. You can live in a simple house, or build a huge castle with magnificent royal chambers. It's a fully modular building system where your creativity is the only limit.
I'm also working on a system that lets you paint your plaster any color you want and decorate it with ornaments. This will allow you to create truly unique manors, towns, and castles.
4. Castles are still a work in progress, and we're making them easier and more enjoyable to build. It will probably end up with a spline-based building system or at least an optional top-down camera. But we'll see. I might also simply redesign the building pieces to make them easier to place, and then let you work your magic with them.
5. This time, if you feel that a building piece is missing, I'll be able to create it much more quickly. That means we can keep expanding the building system together almost without limits.
Farming and crafting
Both systems are coming back, fully repaired and improved. That means no more trees regrowing inside your house, no more running to a shop just to buy a torch, and no more waiting for a wood tribute while you're stranded in the middle of the forest.
Of course, tributes are still in the game, so if you just want to enjoy the story and smite your enemies, there's no need to chop trees or craft items. This version is all about doing what you want, not what you have to do.
This time we're checking everything carefully, piece by piece. Nothing is being rushed, so there should be no nasty surprises.
And don't tell the King... the blacksmith has been secretly trying on his helmets. 🤫
I'd love to share even more with you, but as I mentioned before, we're just a two-person team. Every minute I spend writing this post is a minute when 50% of the team isn't working on the game, so that's all for today.
Get ready for a great adventure!
Your scribe and developer,
Sartorian
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19 Apr 2026Developer post
Final update information
Welcome Knights and Princesses, Here we are on the final stretch before release. We are now hunting for bugs, rewriting parts of the code for optimization, balancing numbers, upgrading AI behaviors, and making everything look much nicer. As Robber Knight will be our first release
Welcome Knights and Princesses,
Here we are on the final stretch before release. We are now hunting for bugs, rewriting parts of the code for optimization, balancing numbers, upgrading AI behaviors, and making everything look much nicer.
As Robber Knight will be our first released game, we want it to be truly special. We are leaving no stone unturned.
We are upgrading every element of the game, starting even with the selection of your crest. We have added over 100 new crests and improved how they look in-game.
100 new crests
We are also taking care of details such as artwork for loading screens.
Art work loading screens
As you can see, it is slowly becoming what you would call a real game. Now to the really interesting parts.
Reworked Character Development Trees
Character development now works in two ways:
Classic style – by completing quests and fighting, you receive experience. As you gain experience, you level up and earn learning points, which you can then spend on strength, agility, intelligence, or vitality.
Learning by doing – we added four masteries. Each levels up at its own pace depending on different activities. Within every mastery, you have three skill trees that grant useful bonuses, and every five levels you can choose one of two special skills to develop your character according to your favorite playstyle.
This system gives you interesting decisions to make and full control over your character’s development, while at the same time not forcing you to grind. But if you prefer, you can of course do so.
In total, you will have 132 special skills to combine and shape your character to your playstyle.
Over 100 New Weapons
Swords, two-handed swords, maces, axes, spears, halberds, bows, crossbows, and shields — in short, everything a medieval robber requires to make a living.
I am also working on new armor, but there is still one thing I need to learn before I can make it happen.
Horses
They are ready, but I want to show them to you first in a full cavalry charge, most likely in the full version promotional videos.
I will stop here so I can still keep some surprises up my sleeve for the premiere. Our internal progress bar shows 20% for the “polish your game” phase, and we are gaining about 10% every 1.5 weeks. I think July is a safe date to announce.
Maybe sooner, maybe later — we have worked on this for so long that releasing a half-baked product now, would be a mistake. As we like to say, it will be ready when it is ready.
Have a great day,
Your scribe and developer,
Sartorian
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20 Nov 2025Developer post
One of the last
Welcome Knights and Princesses First let me thank all of you who have supported us thus far. Every copy bought and every piece of feedback given was a big brick in making the game better. I would also like to encourage you to join today because it is one of the last promos before
24 Sep 2025Developer post
My King! Your Battlereport
Hello Knights and Princesses, We’ve been working hard on many aspects of the game, mainly focusing on improving the quality of every element. Of course, that takes a lot of time. With the last big update, we reached the limits of our abilities—so now every change comes with a lon
Hello Knights and Princesses,
We’ve been working hard on many aspects of the game, mainly focusing on improving the quality of every element. Of course, that takes a lot of time. With the last big update, we reached the limits of our abilities—so now every change comes with a longer learning process than we expected.
But that’s how it usually goes with indie studios, and we’re incredibly lucky to have been able to work on this full-time for over three years now.
Castles Return to the Game
This time, I’m not using anything from so-called asset markets.
For those who don’t make games: that’s a place where you can buy ready-made assets like castles under royalty-free licenses. It often speeds up production without hurting the player’s experience. But I’ve already seen three, maybe even four games from bigger studios that look very similar to Robber Knight—and that means it’s time to change things.
So I’m making everything myself, exactly tailored to the needs of the game. Before, I only created my own textures, but that often caused problems.
Parts were either too big, too small, or something specific was missing. This time that shouldn’t be an issue, and if it is, I’ll be able to quickly create whatever’s needed—whether for your knightly homes or your castles.
Here are a few behind-the-scenes screenshots from the process.
Combat System
We’re working on it in three directions:
Giving players more control over their character
Improving NPC reactions to combat, hits, etc.
Army management
1 – More Control
At first, we tried to replicate the combat system from Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, but that’s just too big a project for two people—at least for now.
So we’ve moved more in the direction of combining Mount & Blade with Chivalry 2.
Supporting both first- and third-person views is slowing us down, but it’s starting to take shape. In the end, we’ve decided on a directional combat system, since it works best for both leading armies and medieval duels.
2 – Better Reactions
This part is more tedious than difficult. We’re starting with fixing weapon ranges—you’ve often reported that AI hits you when it shouldn’t.
We’re also improving blood effects, adding proper animations depending on attack direction, and giving NPCs various shouts depending on the situation they’re in.
3 – Army Management
This part is delaying us quite a bit. We haven’t made significant progress yet. Formations still behave too randomly and often break apart. But we’re not giving up.
General Summary
We’re making great progress with visuals, buildings, and decoration elements, but the programming side especially animations, is giving us some trouble.
So if you have any requests for furniture, wall pieces, weapons, or buildings, let me know, I’ll be happy to make them and add them to the game.
As for armor, I’m still relying on my own textures but purchased models. My war gear still looks like blacksmith level 1, but I’m learning. Here are a few helmets from my training process.

Thank you for your time. We’ll keep going. As I’ve said many times before: however long it takes, it takes, but the project will definitely be finished, no matter what challenges still lie ahead.
Your scribe and developer,
Sartorian
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16 Jul 2025Developer post
Robber Knight - What we are working on right now
Welcome Knights and Princesses Today, a short video so you can check out our progress in-game , so to speak. This is one of our test builds in which you can admire the new castle of Sir Hans and the life of his subjects. A little bit about our plan for the future (reminder: we ar
Welcome Knights and Princesses
Today, a short video so you can check out our progress in-game, so to speak. This is one of our test builds in which you can admire the new castle of Sir Hans and the life of his subjects.
A little bit about our plan for the future (reminder: we are only 2 people working on it).
Watch on YouTube
Current state and plans
The map is almost ready for the rest of the story and the endgame.
I am thinking about cool ways for you to not be forced to take part in the story, as I know some of you just want to chop down trees or villagers—depends on your mood :P
Sir Hans’s castle is the first place with full AI life, so there are still some fixes to be made to the system and other villages to set up the routines. We prepared it in a sort of procedural manner, but for optimization reasons, every villager on the map still requires my attention and proper placement. So it will take some time.
Cutting down trees, mining, flower gathering is ready, so we can now move on to restoring crafting and adding crafting skill trees.
Next, we will work on army upgrades—so better combat behaviors, better formation management, and adding horses.
And as a final touch, a massive co-op fix and overhaul so you will be able to wander with your character around your friends’ castles.
Between those big points, we are also preparing tons of small surprises for you: like new armors, light sources for your houses, upgrades of the village you receive from Sir Hans, etc.
Future update
As RPGs are a ton of work normally for 100-person teams, we decided to work on a 0.99 version right now. So the next update will include everything intended. It will be a 0.99 because we want to add your final requests or fix whatever we missed and ask you for permission to launch.
We are very grateful that so many of you are regularly coming back and putting effort into developing our game with us—despite the fact that it is no big hit.
Thanks! The next report in a month!
Your scribe and developer, Sartorian
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29 May 2025Developer post
Oh no, the game is dead :(
Welcome Knights and Princesses The title is, of course, a joke. We're working very hard every day to fulfill your needs. With only two people on the team, time is obviously an issue when creating a game like "RobberKnight". I’ve noticed that many of you feel anxious when I don’t
28 Feb 2025Developer post
Survey outcome - Thank you
Welcome, Knights and Princesses! Thank you for participating in our last survey. We’re thrilled that 90% of you are happy with the changes! We also appreciate your kind words and encouragement. However, 35% of you noted that you would like to see crafting, resource gathering, and
15 Feb 2025Developer post
(Super important) This is the last survey
Welcome, Knights and Princesses! We are working on our plan for this year, but we have some concerns about the last update. The storyline is set in stone—written, recorded, and now being added to the game, which is the hardest and longest part. As for additional gameplay, there i
03 Dec 2024Developer post
Lets play 1 wish
Hello Friends, Our journey, it's best to show it with pictures Was is Updates will now roll out regularly, with a mix of smaller and larger ones. The next update will be a bit bigger, though I can’t give you an exact date yet. Coming up: - Procedural events such as Mongol raids a
30 Nov 2024Developer post
Patch 0.806
Added throwing weapons: for now, a wooden spear (available from every carpenter). After testing, we will add more spears and other weapon types. Added proper damage values to arrow types. Added armor-piercing stats to ranged weapons and displayed them in the UI. Fixed bandit, ani
Added throwing weapons: for now, a wooden spear (available from every carpenter). After testing, we will add more spears and other weapon types.
Added proper damage values to arrow types.
Added armor-piercing stats to ranged weapons and displayed them in the UI.
Fixed bandit, animal, and chest spawns for all tributes, including in old saves.
Fixed two quests, Wikman's Bears and Demon from the Cave, so the enemies no longer disappear.
Fixed a rare issue where chests were not generating loot.
Bandits and animals do not respawn while you are close to them
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13 Nov 2024Developer post
patch 0.805
patch 0.805 - 14.11.2024 - Fixed confusing text when saving to clarify that nothing is being overwritten. - Resolved a rare bug where the dialogue camera occasionally passed through the hero’s teeth. - Ludolf continues to sell animals even after you've bought his village and conf
30 Oct 2024Developer post
Patch 0.84
Added Chinese and Russian language support. Tribute arrival notification added (sound + text) in the left corner of the screen. Gold in inventory no longer shows as 0 after reload. Resource merchant bar now shows the quantity to be purchased, not the amount to be paid. Act 1 endi
Added Chinese and Russian language support.
Tribute arrival notification added (sound + text) in the left corner of the screen.
Gold in inventory no longer shows as 0 after reload.
Resource merchant bar now shows the quantity to be purchased, not the amount to be paid.
Act 1 ending added upon completion of the last main story quest.
Added sounds for drinking and eating actions.
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29 Oct 2024Developer post
Patch 0.803
- Added French, Spanish, and Portuguese language support - Fixed missing carpenter's plans if you spoke with him but didn’t complete the quest right away - Fixed Hans appearing in the battering ram after completing the Morold quests - Fixed occasional disappearance of the village
27 Oct 2024Developer post
Hotfix 0.801
Hotfix 0.801 Fixed the autocomplete bugs. You can finish all your quests that got stuck because you roamed the land first. You don`t have to start again.
25 Oct 2024Developer post
Robber Knight Update
Welcome, mighty Feudal Lords and Ladies! :) It’s time for the Robber Knight update. It’s time to… ah, I’d better quote Skinny : "Make Robber Knight great again!" I wanted to start by making a list of what’s different, what’s improved, etc. While preparing that list, I realized th
30 Aug 2024Developer post
Beta Launch (READ CAREFULLY IF YOU WANT TO DOWNLOAD)
First of all, thank you again for your incredible support and assistance. Creating an RPG is a challenging task, especially when it's just the two of us, but we still believe we can create something epic together—it will just take a bit longer than expected. Our Plan: You can fin
24 Aug 2024Developer post
We need more...
We need more Help 😊 So inspired by your comments, let me paste some here: Sergot No problem. I like the way you interact with the community. Better take your time and make it right than fix it later. Far too many AAA productions take route 2 but you won't have that many shots as
16 Aug 2024Developer post
The promo is a little mistake
The update is coming between 23-26, I totaly forgot about changing the promo date too. Sorry for the misunderstanding. For those of you who play now - please remember there is a wipe coming with the next update. We will add the curent version to beta stages so you can finish what
20 Jul 2024Developer post
Sartorian - for the Players
Dear Friends, I have played the game for an entire day today, and I must be honest with myself - The game still requires polishing. I think it would be disrespectful to you to push it out as it is. "For the Players" is not just a motto that we don't care about. It is the way we t
16 Jul 2024Developer post
Patch teaser and important info
Welcome dear Knights, Robber knights, Princesses and Robber Ladies! This one will be short as it is just a reminder: On July 22, we will celebrate our second anniversary. There will be a significant update and a wipe. Why a wipe? - We have changed the engine version from Unreal 4

Updates & announcements

Welcome Robber Knights, Lords, and Princesses!

What will the launch look like?

What happens after the launch?

Why did it take so long? Why two whole years without an update?

Let's talk about what's new.

Farming and crafting

100 new crests

Art work loading screens

Reworked Character Development Trees

Over 100 New Weapons

Horses

Welcome Knights and Princesses

Working on a 1.0 is completely different

Directional combat

Better AI combat behavior

Building wherever you like

Reliable co-op, plus you can wander with your character to your friend's castle (Game)

Secrets

Dates

"It is ready when it is ready"

Castles Return to the Game

Combat System

1 – More Control

2 – Better Reactions

3 – Army Management

General Summary

Current state and plans

Future update

Welcome Knights and Princesses

Build everywhere – survive anywhere

1. New parts of the map

3. Replacing placeholders with cool quest areas and buildings[/h3]

We want more freedom

Welcome, Knights and Princesses!

This is the one you have to fill out

Now, let’s play “1 Wish

Welcome, mighty Feudal Lords and Ladies! :)

Why such a big change

We are very proud

Thank you

Main Changes for version 0.8

Our Plan:

First Round:

Making Your Testing Easier:

Next Update Will Include:

We need more Help

Beta Open for All Our Players

- We’ll add the new UE5 version to the beta branch (at 30th 7.00 PM Berlin time).

For Those Who Want to Join the Beta

What We Need Help With:

This one will be short as it is just a reminder:

What to expect from the update:

What sort of game is it now?

Ready your sword for July 22!