Defend the Rook
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!
- Price:$4.49
- Release Date:10/26/2021
- Franchise:Goblinz Publishing
- Developer:One Up Plus
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:12/27/2024
- Steam App Id:1531250
Defend the Rook
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Defend the Rook has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 82% lower than its previous all-time peak of 11 players achieved on 7/6/2024.
Defend the Rook Review
Defend the Rook has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 78 / 100. This score is calculated from 223 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Mostly Positive rating. These are split between 173 positive reviews, 50 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.
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Defend the Rook Price
Defend the Rook costs $4.49 in the Steam store as of 12/27/2024 which is a 75% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like Defend the Rook - Supporter Edition which offers a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Defend the Rook.
Defend the Rook DLC
Defend the Rook has 1 downloadable add-on available for purchase on Steam which is Defend the Rook - Supporter Pack.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Defend the Rook - Supporter Pack | DLC | 10/26/2021 | View |
About Defend the Rook
Defend the Rook is a RPG, Indie, and Strategy game developed by One Up Plus. On 10/26/2021, it was released on the Steam Store by Maple Whispering Limited, and Goblinz Publishing.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, and German. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Defend the Rook supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Stats
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Defend the Rook has been tagged with the following user tags:
- City Builder
- Roguelike
- Strategy RPG
- Difficult
- Roguelite
- Tactical
- Medieval
- Turn-Based
- RPG
- Perma Death
- Tower Defense
- Party-Based RPG
- Base Building
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based Combat
- Singleplayer
- Tabletop
- 2D
- Tactical RPG
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Defend the Rook and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Defend the Rook is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Defend the Rook - Supporter Edition | 2 | 2 | $23.38 | View |
Related Packages
Defend the Rook is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Defend The Rook | $17.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Defend the Rook is available in 8 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Defend the Rook data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 27). Defend the Rook on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531250
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 27). Defend the Rook. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1531250
- One Up Plus. (2023, July 22). Defend the Rook. Defend the Rook. https://www.oneupplustrust.com/defendtherook.html