Developer posts and news about this game.
We have been working hard to formally add controller support and Steam Deck support for Bowmen . This game update includes many major changes to the game and UI that adds controller and Steam Deck support, however, there are still a few game bugs and kinks that need to be ironed
We have been working hard to formally add controller support and Steam Deck support for Bowmen . This game update includes many major changes to the game and UI that adds controller and Steam Deck support, however, there are still a few game bugs and kinks that need to be ironed
Since the earliest days of Bowmen's development and consistently throughout its existence, I've largely gotten two major pieces of feedback from players: 1. The game would probably succeed best on a mobile device platform (such as iOS). 2. The game would greatly benefit from full
What's New?: Release Candidate (RC) v0.1.6.4 from v0.1.5.4 Major Game/Gameplay Changes The Unity Engine has been updated and the game library rebuilt. As a whole, this has led to a huge increase in game performance. We also made several changes to game art assets, which should fu
Hello everyone, Brokenshield here. We've been hard at work on Bowmen this summer/fall, but most of that work has been largely invisible. We had noticed at the start of the summer the game's cheat detection system was lacking in a lot of areas, and so we decided to overhaul that s
What's New?: Release Candidate (RC) v0.1.5.4 from v0.1.5.3 Major Game/Gameplay Changes We've added a more extensive cheat detection system to prevent hacking and leaderboard manipulation. A text warning and error sound effect will now trigger if you attempt to use the Melee Slash
What's New?: Release Candidate (RC) v0.1.5.3 from v0.1.5.0 Major Game/Gameplay Changes The window for which the Melee Slash ability can hit targets has been tightened. This was to avoid some enemies appearing to get hit by the slash after the animation has finished. The window fo
What's New?: Release Candidate (RC) v0.1.0.5 from v0.1.0.4 Major Game/Gameplay Changes Steam saves are now being sorted by Steam user, rather than by computer. This allows for multiple Steam users to play Bowmen on the same machine, while keeping their game data separately stored
Greetings fellow archers! We've been hard at work over here at Ethereal Gem trying to make Bowmen the best possible game it can be before we launch it, officially, to the rest of the world. Your feedback during the Early Access period is paramount to Bowmen's success, and we are
What's New?: Release Candidate (RC) v0.1.0.4 from v0.1.0.3 Major Game/Gameplay Changes The level cap has been raised from 30 to 100. The damage of enemy projectiles has been increased across all difficulties. Some variability has been added to enemy accuracy, which means that the
Greetings fellow archers! The time has come to execute order 66... no wait, that's... that's not right hold on... *(Ruffles through papers)* Ah-HA! Here it is! *(Ahem)* It is time to release Bowmen online through Steam Early Access! After many years of development, it is finally
What's New?: Release Candidate (RC) v0.1.0.3 from v0.1.0.2 Major Game/Gameplay Changes The way the game handles loading new scenes has been modified so that transitions should be smoother. This includes "minor" loading screens between menus. How Lord Pain spawns has been modified
Hello fellow archers! Some of you may have noticed that we pushed back the release date of Bowmen from its original release date of December 31st, 2020 to March 1st, 2021. I would like to take a brief moment to explain the reasoning behind that decision, the current state of the
What's New?: Release Candidate (RC) v0.1.0.2 from Beta v0.0.135 Major Game/Gameplay Changes Season one ("Phoenix") has officially started, moving forward from the Beta. This effectively resets any ranks earned through the Beta and paves the way for the first season available duri
What's New?: Beta v0.0.0.135 from Beta v0.0.0.134 Major Game/Gameplay Changes "+X EXP" text now pops up after an enemy is killed, letting you know how much EXP has been earned for each enemy. Enemies now spawn in "waves", rather than spawning as a constant stream. This allows the
What's New?: Beta v0.0.0.134 from Beta v0.0.0.133 Major Game/Gameplay Changes The player may now increase their stat points on the "Hero Information" screen. The game will no longer pause automatically at the start of an onslaught for stat point distribution purposes. However, yo
What's New?: Beta v0.0.0.133 from Beta v0.0.0.130 Major Game/Gameplay Changes Arrows no longer scale damage with flight time. Instead, arrows that reach a certain y height will have their damage increased by either 300% or 400%, depending upon how high they go. The "Training Swor