Rogue Kingdoms

Released: May 5, 2025
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 22:18 GMT

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11 Mar 2026Developer post
💀 New Game Announcement — Soul Reaper: Endless Harvest
Hi defenders! We’re excited to announce our new game: Soul Reaper: Endless Harvest . We've been recently playing some incremental games and wanted to try making a quick one. We're very happy with the result, the game is fun and interesting. In this new game, you play as a Soul Re
02 Dec 2025Developer post
DeckWrecking Pirates - Official Announcement
Hi defenders! Today’s the day! After months of quiet development, today I’m thrilled to finally reveal my next game: DeckWrecking Pirates , a tactical roguelike deckbuilder inspired by Slice & Dice, Monster Train, and Lonestar — reimagined with chaotic pirate crews, clan mech
25 Nov 2025Developer post
1 week
Stay tuned!
05 Sep 2025Developer post
Rogue Kingdoms Towers Will Change How You Play TD Games
Hi all, Long time no see! I’ve been secretly working on something I’m really excited about—and soon I’ll be able to share it with you. In the meantime, let’s talk about Towers . In Rogue Kingdoms , towers work differently from typical TD games. Instead of having dozens of shallow
Hi all,
Long time no see!
I’ve been secretly working on something I’m really excited about—and soon I’ll be able to share it with you.
In the meantime, let’s talk about Towers.
In Rogue Kingdoms, towers work differently from typical TD games. Instead of having dozens of shallow options, you only start with 4 base towers. Each of these towers has its own upgrade tree with 4 levels, and at every level you choose a different aspect to evolve. This system leads to multiple possible “end towers,” giving you a ton of flexibility depending on your build.
Soo, how does the upgrade system work?
Base level - 4 towers:
Archer Tower: Great for single-target damage and strong enemies.
Mortar: Area-of-effect damage focused on specific zones.
Barbarian Spawner: Distracts enemies, keeps them in place, and deals ranged damage.
Valkyrie Spawner: Distracts and tanks enemies while holding the line.
Level 2 — Branching Paths (usually 2 per tower)
In this level we upgrade the tower base, changing significantly their base stats making them effectively completely different towers. Examples / typical branches:
Faster attack speed or multiple projectiles (or faster summon rate for spawners).
Increased range and attack power (or stronger summons with more reach).
Level 3 — Projectile/Summon Specialization (3–4 branches):
Each tower gains unique effects:
Archer Tower: Poison, Break (armor-piercing), Healing, or Strong arrows/axes.
Mortar: Burning, Freezing, Healing, or Strong stones.
Barbarian Spawner: Poison, Burning, or Strong barbarians.
Valkyrie Spawner: Freezing, Break, or Strong valkyries.
Level 4 — The “Blue Pill / Red Pill” Choice:
Double Shooter: Doubles archers / dwarves / cannons / summons.
Berserker Shooter: Greatly boosts all stats of shooters.
In total, this system allows for 96 unique tower variations, each visually distinct. Below you can see an example of the Mortar’s upgrade tree (the final Berserker versions aren’t shown yet since they require a special shader generated during gameplay).
I believe this approach adds much more depth and replayability to the tower defense genre—and I’d love to hear what you think!
Anna & Alex
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17 Jun 2025Developer post
Season 2 Is Live Now!
Hello defenders! It’s been a month and a half since Rogue Kingdoms launched—thank you so much to everyone who purchased the game, gave feedback, or reported bugs! Since release, we’ve been cooking up a major update with loads of new content. We’re excited to announce that SEASON
Hello defenders!
It’s been a month and a half since Rogue Kingdoms launched—thank you so much to everyone who purchased the game, gave feedback, or reported bugs!
Since release, we’ve been cooking up a major update with loads of new content. We’re excited to announce that SEASON 2 is live, and it’s packed with features!
More Content
+1 Hero – From 2 to 3 heroes
+2 Base Towers – From 2 to 4, each with a full upgrade path
+42 Distinct Towers – From 54 to 96
+1 Skill – From 5 to 6
+16 Skill Upgrades – From 58 to 74
+15 Relics – From 150 to 165
+24 Mage Weapons – From 48 to 72
In Depth
New Hero: Mage – A ranged hero with powerful splash-damage magic attacks
New Tower: Barbarian Hut – Spawns mini Barbarians
New Tower: Valkyrie Hut – Spawns mini Valkyries
New Skill: Summon Skeletons – A new skill that summons lots of (friendly!) skeletons. They’re squishy, but there are many of them!
Balance Changes
Nerfed status-effect-based summon upgrades and relics (those triggering after 20 stacks). Overspamming summons was too OP.
Reduced enemy HP in maps 4 and 5
Reduced base armor and skill-based armor scaling for Black Knights
Fewer Assassins now spawn in map 4
Increased enemy spawn intervals when spawning from more than 3 paths
Other Fixes
Steam Achievements now work again (they were disabled before)
Fixed a rare bug where units would suddenly stop moving and get stuck. This was caused by a pathfinding function that added too much avoidance to prevent crowding. We’ve removed it—better some clutter than stuck enemies!
Hope you enjoy this update—let us know what you think in the comments! 😊
Original post
12 May 2025Developer post
What is next? New Update Sneak Peek!
Hi defenders, Thank you so much to everybody that purchased the game. I hope you are enjoying it as much as I did making the game. Also thanks to those that spend their time providing feedback. I'll explain the patch notes from this first week and after that I'll discuss what's c
Hi defenders,
Thank you so much to everybody that purchased the game. I hope you are enjoying it as much as I did making the game. Also thanks to those that spend their time providing feedback.
I'll explain the patch notes from this first week and after that I'll discuss what's comming.
Hot Fix Patches
During last week, I've been patching some of the issues that have been reported. Among others:

Support for all types of screen. Wide and narrow,any screen size. Before it was failing for some wide screens.
Fix an issue where Mac and Linux executables were point to a wrong place. So now it should be playable for all devices.
Fixed some missing characters for Chinese, Korean and Japanese languages.
Some fonts were blurry, now they all are good.
Fixed some German translation mistakes
In some devices, Language and Screen Resolution dropdowns were not properly filled. Fixed.
Fixed an exploit where you could sell all your towers before the end of the map to receive full gold for extra resources.
All of these things should have been detected and fixed before launch, so I apologize for the inconvenience. Several hot patches were done during the week to fix them.
What is next?
I'll be doing one more update with lot more content:

1 more hero
2 more towers + all their tree updates
More skills, skill upgrades, relics.
Also now I'm trying to fix an issue where sometimes pathfinding gets screwed and enemies stop moving. It's rare but it happens sometimes.
Thanks again for reporting the bugs and feedback. You can continue doing so by the links:

Bug Report: https://forms.gle/d97gYvdiuEz4pJM79
Feedback Survey: https://forms.gle/EjZtQdTEVXmphCST8
Discord: https://discord.gg/NxScVZYQjy
Thanks and happy defend!
Alex & Anna
Original post
05 May 2025Developer post
Rogue Kingdoms is OUT NOW!
After 2 years developing Rogue Kingdoms, we're excited to announce that the full game is available now! Thanks to all the ones that have supported the demo and those that have provided feedback to make it better! Some appetizer of the new features you can expect in the full relea
07 Apr 2025Developer post
Rogue Kingdoms Launches May 5th
Hi defenders, Super excited to announce Rogue Kingdoms launch on May 5th 2025 - mark that in your calendars. The full game includes exciting new features and content beyond the demo: 2 new maps and longer runs: In the demo, you defended 3 maps. Now, you’ll take on 2 more, includi
Hi defenders,
Super excited to announce Rogue Kingdoms launch on May 5th 2025 - mark that in your calendars.
The full game includes exciting new features and content beyond the demo:

2 new maps and longer runs: In the demo, you defended 3 maps. Now, you’ll take on 2 more, including an epic final boss.
25 new enemies: On top of the 29 from the demo, face new foes with advanced mechanics that will challenge your strategy.
Infinite Mode: Built an overpowered loadout? Put it to the test in Endless Mode and see how long you can survive.
50 new relics: Powerful, synergistic upgrades join the 100 relics, 5 skills, 58 skill upgrades, and 20 traits already available in the demo.
Uncover the full story by beating the game 4 times.
During the following weeks we'll do deep dive sneak peeks to expand on these features.
Stay tunned!
Original post
31 Mar 2025GamingOnLinux
Rogue Kingdoms blends tower defense with Vampire Survivors action and will have full Steam Deck support
With an upgrade system that's a little inspired by the popularity of Vampire Survivors and all the games that followed, Rogue Kingdoms combines some interesting looking tower defense gameplay with direct hero control and roguelike elements. Read the full article here:
29 Mar 2025Developer post
Steam Deck Support
Hi Defenders, Great news! Rogue Kingdoms now f ully supports controllers and runs perfectly on Steam Deck. No complicated setups—just install and play. We genuinely think playing with a gamepad or Steam Deck is the best way to enjoy Rogue Kingdoms. Here's what's included: Full In
Hi Defenders,
Great news! Rogue Kingdoms now fully supports controllers and runs perfectly on Steam Deck.
No complicated setups—just install and play. We genuinely think playing with a gamepad or Steam Deck is the best way to enjoy Rogue Kingdoms.
Here's what's included:

Full Input Compatibility: The Steam Deck’s controls work perfectly right out of the box.
Optimized and Rebindable Controls: Controls feel smooth and responsive. Move the hero with one stick and your skills with the other—or swap them around. Customize controls to your preference!
Docked Mode Ready: Want to play on a bigger screen? Easily connect a Bluetooth controller or keyboard to play docked.
Clear, Easy-to-Read UI: Text and icons are designed specifically for the Steam Deck’s screen—no squinting needed.
Long Battery Life: Game optimized to help your battery last longer.
Smooth Performance: Enjoy stable, smooth gameplay at all times.
Steam Cloud Saves: Switch effortlessly between PC and Steam Deck without losing progress.
Native Compatibility: Runs perfectly on Steam Deck’s Linux system. Zero adjustments required.
Quick Resume: Pause anytime and instantly resume gameplay without any issues or crashes.
Let me know how it works for you!
And soon we're going to announce the release day. Excited about it!
Original post
24 Mar 2025Developer post
The last demo patch
New features: Choose from more starting builds: 6 per hero, including a more appropriate weapon per build. Random button to pick hero starting build and another for global random starting build. Sell towers - get full refund for a tower if you want to change placement. Button to
New features:

Choose from more starting builds: 6 per hero, including a more appropriate weapon per build.
Random button to pick hero starting build and another for global random starting build.
Sell towers - get full refund for a tower if you want to change placement.
Button to restart the current wave from the pause menu.
The merchant now offers juicy discounts, -20% off, or more with certain relics.
Balance changes:

Dismantle refund price 90% -> 50%
Hordes in 3rd map (globlins groups) have more time after spawning, before the next group.
Dark heroes movement speed reduced when using light weapons, kept the same or slightly increased when heavy weapons.
Dark summons HP -50%.
Poison and burn damage increased +50%.
Buff to mortar. Attack power +1.
Visuals:

Enemies now when hit they get a hit effect visual.
Added a panel with full release extra features. More about release soon!
Others:

Before moving to the next map with >100 gold, the game will ask if you are sure. No more forgetting to shop.
Added tutorial page for transition map.
Some optimization done. Game should be lighter and run smoother.
All relics completed. Capped 92 in the demo and 50 exclusive for full Release.
Now if you're still here and have read all the above, you are a true fan of Rogue Kingdoms!
The game is quite close to release, soon we'll reveal the date. But if you want to take part of the playtest to see everything earlier, message me at:
[email protected]
Or by discord.
See you soon!
Original post
12 Mar 2025Developer post
Controller / Gamepad Support
Hi defenders! We’re excited to announce that Rogue Kingdoms have from now on controller / gamepad support. Feels great to play with your gamepad exclusively, or even to navigate the UI with only keyboard. Patch notes: Controller support - fully play with your gamepad UI navigatio
Hi defenders!
We’re excited to announce that Rogue Kingdoms have from now on controller / gamepad support. Feels great to play with your gamepad exclusively, or even to navigate the UI with only keyboard.
Patch notes:

Controller support - fully play with your gamepad
UI navigation with stick or keyboard exclusively.
Full rebinding for both keyboard/mouse and gamepad.
Pause during gameplay -> show wave info UI (enemies in wave + info & next waves)
Balance changes:

Sneaky Goblins -> When close to Castle they will undo invisibility.
Sneaky Goblins & Necromancers -> When close to Castle they will not be able to cast Skills
Taunt from boss only affects the shown area, and the attraction is smaller.
What’s next?
We still have a roadmap ahead before the full release. Among others:

Maps 4 and 5 fully balanced, including the 25 new enemies that can appear in there.
More content: relics, skills,…
Endless Mode
Further polish and quality of life
And more…
If you play with controller, let us know how it feels! :)
Original post
24 Feb 2025Developer post
Rogue Kingdoms in Steam Next Fest
Hi defenders! We are excited to share that tomorrow Rogue Kingdoms will be participating in Steam Next Fest! To celebrate it we are releasing a special limited edition demo for the next 2 weeks, with all relics unlocked! Also, introducing some changes in the last patch: Construct
Hi defenders!
We are excited to share that tomorrow Rogue Kingdoms will be participating in Steam Next Fest!
To celebrate it we are releasing a special limited edition demo for the next 2 weeks, with all relics unlocked!
Also, introducing some changes in the last patch:
Construction Mode:

We heard you. During stress moments, where the wave gets crazy, it takes a lot of time to click the tower to build or upgrade.
Now we have a Building Mode, just press Z or X and you’ll open a tower building UI. And with Z and X you can move to the next tower!
This is going to be specially useful when playing with controller. Stay tunned!
Also added New tutorial for building mode.
Dialogue:

Created a storyline for the game, adding dialogues at the end of the maps and for the hero with the boss.
The full version will have more storylines as you beat the game more times, and 2 more maps to expand the story.
Now we have promoted our Intern Merchant to full employee, and he will explain some things when chatting with him.
Visuals:

Now Production Increase perks (wave reward) will appear in the top right corner so you know how much extra resources production you have.
Added 2 extra tutorials for 1) Skill Upgrades, 2) Curses
Bug Fixes:

Bug Fix: When calling start wave with key, next wave was automatically spawning
Not really a bug, but increased the size of Tower Building icons, and made less blurry certain images.
What’s next?

We still have a roadmap ahead before the full release. Among others:
Story and dialogue (working on it)
Controller support
Maps 4 and 5 fully balanced, including the 25 new enemies that can appear in there.
More content: relics, skills,…
Endless Mode
Further polish and quality of life
And more…
Super excited to see you all play during Steam Next Fest. Want to hear from you, what do you think about the demo?
Original post
16 Feb 2025Developer post
Tiny Actions, Huge Impact!
Hi defenders! Last couple of weeks have been crazy. We've received lots of feedback from players and streamers, and it has been super useful! We're not much more confident and ready for next week's Steam Next Fest. Balances Changes: - Decreased Shaman's auto-healing to 10% of the
28 Jan 2025Developer post
New Update - Quality of Life
Hi defenders! We are approaching the release, expected for May 2025. We’ll also be participating in February’s Steam Next Fest. Because of that, his update has been focused on quality of life. Not much more content but building up on what’s on there and polishing it. Mastery Leve
Hi defenders!
We are approaching the release, expected for May 2025. We’ll also be participating in February’s Steam Next Fest.
Because of that, his update has been focused on quality of life. Not much more content but building up on what’s on there and polishing it.
Mastery Level / Unlocks

Every time you finish a run (win or lose), you'll gery Mastery Experience. With enough experience you'll level up. Every level up (up to 38) will unlock a relic, meaning you'll be able to encounter them during the run.
The goal of the unlocks is to hide some of the more complex mechanics for advanced players. If you want to unlock everything right away, you'll be able to if you select the "Unlock All" toggle in settings.
Achievements

Created achievements: 13 for the demo, 38 for full release
Visuals

Game Over screen more clear and gamified.
Maps 3, 4, 5 are now less bright, giving more importance to the character and towers.
Also towers and heroes now have a shadow and a subtle brightness aura.
Improved highlights when hovering on enemies or towers.
When hovering on the hero, it will show the hero's area of attack.
Balance

Wave Reward that gave resources over time now applies to the whole run instead of only the current map, and grants 5 resources / 6s.
When you lose, you'll be able to repeat the same wave without starting over.
Balanced probabilities of getting certain relics/skill upgrades.
Other

Steam Cloud Save enabled.
Added credits page in main menu.
What’s next?

We still have a roadmap ahead before the full release. Among others:
Controller support
Maps 4 and 5 fully balanced, including the 25 new enemies that can appear in there.
More content: relics, skills,…
Endless Mode
Further polish and quality of life
And more…
Original post
29 Dec 2024Developer post
New Update - Quality of Life
Hi defenders! Last update of the year, featuring many quality of life improvements: Maps: - More diverse, more crazy maps. - New Curse added which adds 1-2 more paths to the map. Towers: - New level 2 tower upgrade for all towers: Strong Projectile - damage x2. This gives more bu
04 Dec 2024Developer post
Huge Update: New Bosses, Difficulty Options and more!
Bosses: - 2 new bosses in map 3 replacing the previous ones: Dark Barbarian, Dark Archer. - You'll get as a boss enemy the dark hero you are not playing. - The boss will have a random weapon from the hero weapons pool - The boss will have 2 skills: the 2 you don't pick when choos
28 Oct 2024Developer post
New Hero & Summon
Status Effects Rework Now SE can be stacked, and each stack will have the same intensity independently of the source. Stacks can go up to a maximum of 20. SE Power now only determines how many stacks to apply. Every 100 power will apply 1 stack, and the remaining is the chance fo
Status Effects Rework

Now SE can be stacked, and each stack will have the same intensity independently of the source. Stacks can go up to a maximum of 20.
SE Power now only determines how many stacks to apply. Every 100 power will apply 1 stack, and the remaining is the chance for an extra stack. For example, 340 power will apply 3 stacks as a base, and 40% chance of being 4 stacks.
Removed relics that allowed to stack SE from multiple sources
Added many other relics related to SE. Some that provide extra effects/mechanics when reach 5-10-20 stacks of an element.
Introducing new Hero - Ilyana

The new hero is an Archer, specialised in ranged attacks. She has half the HP of the barbarian, but can keep the distance to enemies.
The hero has 6 new weapons she can use: bow, crossbow, longbow, shield bow, throwing axes, throwing knives, all with different stats and purposes.
Also 3 new starting relics
New Skill - Summon Valkyries:
Created new skill: "Summon Valkyries". Very similar to Summon Barbarian, but now it's valkyries, yes. Valkyries have higher HP and armor but lower attack damage.
Summons Rework:

Now Barbarians throw axes from a distance instead of melee attacking. Their HP has been reduced.
Now skill upgrades for "Summon Valkyries" and "Summon Barbarian" only apply to summons from the corresponding skill. And any relic upgrade will apply to ALL summons unless specified.
Introduced many other summon mechanics after events (eg when reach 10 Poison Stacks, when killing with a crit,...)
Others:

More than 100 relics or skill upgrades introduced or reworked.
Heal towers for now are free, making them more viable. In the future they might also grant boosts.
Improved movement feel when moving and targeting with mouse click.
Next Updates:

Rework Boss map 3
Quality of Life
Add more options to personalise in Settings
Reduce enemy cluttering and improve visuals
New Hero Skills
Lore, dialogues
Quests, Achievements, Unlockable content
And more.
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24 Sep 2024Developer post
🔥Huge Visual Update & New Demo and Trailer!🔥
Check our new trailer: Balance & Progress Update: - Traits are no longer obtained on level up - Traits are more difficult to obtain now but have x2 value - Manu skill related Relics are now Skill Upgrades - After beating a level you move to a transition map where you can visi
31 Jul 2024Developer post
Join the Playtest and win prices!
Indie Playtest Fest starts the 1st of August . Several Indie game developers are holding playtest for their games at the same time, AND holding a raffle among playtesters. Play Rogue Kingdoms, provide feedback and you'll have a chance to win 50 or 20€ voucher. The more games you

Updates & announcements

Soo, how does the upgrade system work?

More Content

In Depth

Balance Changes

Other Fixes

Hot Fix Patches

What is next?

New 2 maps to finalize the run - see some examples:

25 new enemies to defeat - see some here:

And endless mode - it gets crazy, see a piece:

New features:

Balance changes:

Visuals:

Others:

Patch notes:

Balance changes:

What’s next?

Construction Mode:

Dialogue:

Visuals:

Bug Fixes:

What’s next?

What’s next?

Mastery Level / Unlocks

Achievements

Visuals

Balance

Other

What’s next?

Maps:

Towers:

Enemies Friendly Fire:

Quality of Life:

Visuals:

Balance Changes:

Bosses:

Difficulty and Map curses:

Quality of Life / Miscellaneous

Status Effects Rework

Introducing new Hero - Ilyana

New Skill - Summon Valkyries:

Summons Rework:

Others:

Next Updates:

Balance & Progress Update:

QoL:

Visual Effects:

Others: