Keep the Heroes Out launches the asymmetric co-op dungeon defense game on Linux, Mac, and Windows PC. Thanks to the ongoing creative talents of developer Brueh Games and YarnCat Games. It is live on Steam with 85% Positive reviews.
If you’ve ever wanted to flip the classic dungeon-crawler fantasy on its head and finally be the monsters, well, today’s your day. The game Keep the Heroes Out has launched on PC (including Linux!) and Nintendo Switch. It drops us straight into a chaotic, co-op dungeon defense brawl. Here, we are the creatures desperately trying to protect our loot from those so-called “heroes.”
This digital release comes from a team-up between board game creator Brueh Games and video game devs YarnCat Games. Keep the Heroes Out game is the full launch of Luís Brueh’s hit tabletop strategy, the one that blew past its Kickstarter goal by 22x last year. So the hype isn’t random; this thing has a fanbase already sharpening their claws.
If you somehow missed the board game craze, here’s the deal: the original Keep the Heroes Out wasn’t just a hit—it was a full-on monster uprising. It sold over 70,000 copies since 2022 and snagged a Golden Geek nomination for Best Cooperative Game on BoardGameGeek. On a platform with roughly 156,000 games, it’s sitting at #376 overall. Impressive indeed at #67 for thematic games. Those numbers aren’t easy to earn unless players really like what you’re doing.
The digital version Keep the Heroes Out launches to not just recreate the board game, it animates it. It features the same art, same asymmetric gameplay, same hilarious panic when heroes crash into your lair. However, now you’ve got silky animations, a built-in tutorial, and an AI ready to launch endless waves of do-gooders at your face. You can play solo or round up your friends for some long-distance dungeon mayhem. No setup, no cleanup, no “Wait, where’s the necromancer’s meeple?” The computer handles all the bookkeeping. You focus on defending your treasure like a gremlin king.
Luís Brueh himself put it perfectly: after three years of watching players fall in love with the tabletop version of Keep the Heroes Out, he wanted a way for people to defend their hoards remotely or solo in the launch. Now, thanks to YarnCat Games, when the heroes come crashing into the lair, we see them crumble under our monster teamwork.
For those new to the co-op dungeon defense game: your squad must survive the Guild deck twice while protecting every treasure on the map. Monsters may fall (and yeah, it stings), but you can always bring them back. Treasure, though? Once a hero snatches it, it’s gone, game over. The Keep the Heroes Out tension hits fast, and it launches hard.
Want a test run before diving in? There’s a free Steam demo letting you try the tutorial and first stage. And if you're on Linux, Mac, or Windows, you can snag the full game on Steam right now with a 15% discount - $16.99 USD / £13.16 / 15,72€.