Create your own maps and campaigns for KeeperFX and DK1 with Unearth.

You can find it here.

Unearth

Submitted by rainlizard
Category Application
Rating 5 / 5 23 ratings
Submission date 2024-05-29
Last updated 2025-08-05
Filesize 24.25MiB
Downloads 1670
File Filesize Downloads Date
unearth-0.63.832-windows.7z 24.25MiB 19 2025-08-05
unearth-0.63.832-linux.7z 26.31MiB 2 2025-08-05
Description

A map editor made for Dungeon Keeper 1 and KeeperFX, prioritizing ease of use and extending map editing capabilities. When running the editor, the game will be detected, maps will be browsable and playable using the 'Play' button. To see all editor controls check the Help menu.

You can set up file association on Windows with any of the map file types (.slb, .clm, .tng, etc) and the editor will open the map when you open the file in Windows. You can also drag a file into the editor window to open the map.

Report all bugs and feature requests to the Github page.

Older versions can be found here. KeeperFX.net mirrors the latest version.

Installation Instructions

Download the .7z file on this page, or the .zip file here, then extract the folder into the game directory. You'll need 7zip to extract .7z files.

If you extract somewhere other than the game directory, then Unearth will prompt you to locate the game executable.

The Linux download can be found by clicking on the Show all versions (2) link here on the download page. After extracting it, chmod (+x) the Unearth.x86_64 bin. You should then be able to run it and it will work the same as the Windows version.

Comments

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Brilliant

I was wondering, how do I go about making/editing tilesets? I attempt to load a tileset and nothing seems to happen. I then select Modify textures and I am prompted to use "Create Filelist." Any information as to how this can be done would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

ben_lp 🇩🇪 • Edited

Even though dungeon keeper is almost 30 years old and such a niche game, this Editor is always up to date. I observed that this program is so intuitive that anyone can master and use it and it doesn't even need an intro. There are hardly any questions, which speaks even more for the talent of the developer. Thanks for making this and for the maintaining, mapmaking is fun because of you, you're a big part that makes the Keeper Klan possible like it is today.

why is the CPU usuage so abnormally high?

Did you mess with the settings in Graphics?

nope i did not mess with anything, just loaded the newest version

ok, yeah I see it too. I'll tell rain on discord.

thanks a lot!

I’ve never had problems with this program that I find beautiful. Now, just taken the latest version I open the label Thing/ decoration and I no longer see any of my images used as "icons" of various objects and creatures. Have they been deleted or has the link system name png vs object name changed?

Yani 🇧🇪 Admin • Edited

There's a new version on the official homepage of Unearth. Be sure to check it out if you have any troubles. If you still have issues on the last version that's a different story of course.

Ok, it is a BUG of this version. I turned back at 45.563 and everything works perfectly. All preview images are shown, both in objects and creatures and more.

Yani 🇧🇪 Admin

You could try contacting Rainlizard on Discord.

I believe it has long since been fixed. The comment you responded to is 11 months old, it showed up for you because I nested it.

Yani 🇧🇪 Admin

Oh, I thought it got edited.

Last version! :-(

Respect

ErminioLucente 🇬🇧

great simple to use editor

I have been wishing I could make maps since I first got the game in the late 90's... of course the level editor in the original never worked properly.... but now!!!! this is absolutely fantastic... Huge thanks to Rainlizard for making this possible!!!!!

biervampir_aut 🇦🇹

Much awesome

Yani 🇧🇪 Admin

Seriously the best DK/KFX map editor! Great work!