The Rookery

Buy94%

Very Positive · 105 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Glyder Games · Chess · Sep 12, 2024

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
43
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy The Rookery?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 105 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 79 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise79 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
20 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
But even if you pretty much suck at chess (like me), the "ascension level" system, which is more of a handicap level system, lets you have fun with all the crazy combo-building mechanics.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay20 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
91% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$9.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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