The Rookery
Chess roguelite with army upgrades and tactical boss fights
Glyder Games · Released Sep 12, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 105
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Oct 30, 2024
What is The Rookery?
A single-player strategy game built around chess-based tactical matches. In each run, you build an army of pieces, collect relics and other upgrades, and face AI opponents and bosses. Completing runs unlocks harder difficulty levels and new items.
For you if...
- +you like building different chess armies across runs
- +you enjoy tactical matches with varied relics and upgrades
- +you want difficulty levels that increase as you progress
Not for you if...
- −you prefer standard chess without relics or upgrades
- −you dislike building a new army each run
What players say
94% of 105 reviews are positive
Players praise the mix of chess tactics and varied relic builds, as well as the gradual difficulty progression. Some complain that unlucky upgrades or unfavorable matchups can make runs feel unfair.
Screenshots and trailer
The Rookery system requirements
Minimum: Very light requirements, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Rookery?
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- OS
- Any 64 bit Windows
- Processor
- Anything should work
- Graphics
- Very light requirements
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- Notes
- Not compatible with Steam Deck. The game should ask very little of your computer
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does The Rookery have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Rookery run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 43
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Rookery use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
