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What the Dark Keeps

Also known as What the Dark Keeps, steam:453860, wdk

Top-down roguelike shooter. Kill, survive, repeat.

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19 May 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 07 Oct 2018

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Hello. What the Dark Keeps is not abandoned, although it will not come out this, or next year. I bit more than I can chew and I need to distance myself from the project for now. The game however, will definitely be rele…

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20 updates

February 2018
Hello! It has been a while since I last wrote here. I wanted to work on this project at my own pace. With all that has been going on around me and all the changes that have happened, I can still gladly say that I hadn't…1 changeMapsPatch notes17 Feb 2018
Hello! It has been a while since I last wrote here. I wanted to work on this project at my own pace. With all that has been going on around me and all the changes that have happened, I can still gladly say that I hadn't…1 changeMapsPatch notes17 Feb 2018
August 2017
Streaming development on Twitch.tvHello! I have made a new Twitch.tv account and I will be streaming some sessions of creating the game. You are more than welcome to come, say hi and stay for longer! Also be sure to follow me on Twitter to get notified…Announcement1 changeGameplay23 Aug 2017
Streaming development on Twitch.tvHello! I have made a new Twitch.tv account and I will be streaming some sessions of creating the game. You are more than welcome to come, say hi and stay for longer! Also be sure to follow me on Twitter to get notified…Announcement1 changeGameplay23 Aug 2017
July 2017
Dungeons and MonstersHello! Last few weeks were spent on making diversified dungeon generation, overlay shader work and designing (and drawing) creatures to fill the dungeon with. Game shaders were also rewritten from scratch, now adding co…Announcement1 changePerformance25 Jul 2017
Dungeons and MonstersHello! Last few weeks were spent on making diversified dungeon generation, overlay shader work and designing (and drawing) creatures to fill the dungeon with. Game shaders were also rewritten from scratch, now adding co…Announcement1 changePerformance25 Jul 2017
May 2017
WtDK developement changes!Hello! Over the course of time, WtDK went through a lot of changes. Some of them changed the game base dramatically. Looking at what it is now, I am not certain if I should ship the game in it's current state. I would l…Announcement1 changeGameplay21 May 2017
WtDK developement changes!Hello! Over the course of time, WtDK went through a lot of changes. Some of them changed the game base dramatically. Looking at what it is now, I am not certain if I should ship the game in it's current state. I would l…Announcement1 changeGameplay21 May 2017
March 2017
WtDK is back!Hello! It has been a long time since I have wrote here. That is because of personal matters. But I bring good news. First chapter of the game will be released in May in early access. For the time of being in EA, the pri…Announcement1 changeBalance02 Mar 2017
WtDK is back!Hello! It has been a long time since I have wrote here. That is because of personal matters. But I bring good news. First chapter of the game will be released in May in early access. For the time of being in EA, the pri…Announcement1 changeBalance02 Mar 2017
January 2017
Hello and happy new year! I've made a Twitter account to post all the minor news that I will not be posting here, so you can see through the developement of WTDK. I have also made a Facebook page for the game even thoug…1 changeStore07 Jan 2017

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