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Drill Keeper

Sharpen your pickaxes as the exciting roguelike game gears up for a Q3 2027 launch

October 20, 2026 - Hooded Horse and ShoulderByte are excited to announce that their roguelike, deckbuilding, siege defense game, Drill Keeper, will launch late next year! Airing at the recent ID@XBOX x IGN Showcase, the latest trailer reveals gorgeous updated visuals and a teaser of the new hero faction – the Rotborn.


Solo developer Dennis "Denno" Strümpel has been deep in the mines designing a strategy game that combines the intelligent fun of deckbuilding mechanics with the twin joys of prospecting and protecting the spoils. 

Unearth untold treasures, delve through fully destructible worlds across the galaxy, and design mining fortresses while defending and modifying the drill between runs to better defend it against relentless alien swarms. Combine and synergize cards, artifacts, and runes to power strategic runs, and extract as much wealth as possible, before each operation is inevitably swallowed by the abyss!

The game will be localized from English into German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

Drill Keeper releases into early access for PC via Steam, GOG, and the Microsoft Store in Q3 2027. It’s also come to PC Game Pass day one.

A press kit is available.

Press inquiries: [email protected]

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About Hooded Horse™

Hooded Horse is a publisher of deep strategic and tactical games, including Manor Lords, Against the Storm, MENACE, Old World, Norland, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, and 9 Kings. With people and partners around the world, our goal is to empower and support developers in doing what they do best: creating world-class experiences for their audiences.
 

ShoulderByte GmbH is a studio based in Hamburg, Germany,  run by solo developer Dennis Strümpel. He has a passion for science and videogames and is working on his debut title, Drill Keeper, which is coming to PC.

 

You can find out more by visiting the company’s official website, YouTube channel, and Twitter.

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