Dungeon Keeper (2014 video game)

Dungeon Keeper
Developer(s)Mythic Entertainment
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
SeriesDungeon Keeper
Platform(s)iOS
Android
Release30 January 2014
Genre(s)Strategy
Mode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer

Dungeon Keeper was a freemium mobile massively multiplayer online strategy video game developed by Mythic Entertainment and released by Electronic Arts in 2014 for iOS and Android. A reboot to the Dungeon Keeper series, players construct and manage a dungeon, recruiting minions to run it, although the gameplay had a tower defence style, featuring frequent raids of others' dungeons and the defense of the player's. Players could participate in tournaments and leagues online.

The game was announced in August 2013, and the development team wanted to carry over elements from the original Dungeon Keeper games by Bullfrog Productions, especially the humor. Richard Ridings provided the voiceovers, as he did with the previous installments. The game was noted for its monetization of gameplay by relying on in-app purchases, for which it received widespread criticism. The reliance on in-app purchases also caused an outcry in the gaming public. In the UK, Electronic Arts' advertising of the game was ruled to have misled customers, which forced them to amend their adverts. Electronic Arts also faced criticism over their filtration of user reviews.

On August 9, 2022, Electronic Arts ended its support and the game became unavailable to play.[1]

  1. ^ Dungeon Keeper Team (2 May 2022). "Dungeon Keeper Retiring". Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.