Shogun Showdown

Roboatino · Goblinz Publishing, Gamirror Games

Released: Sep 5, 2024
Platforms
Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 03:10 GMT

Updates & announcements

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23 Jan 2025Developer post
Vote for Shogun Showdown at the DIGY Awards!
Hi everyone! Guess what? Shogun Showdown is up for the DIGY Awards Audience Choice ! 🎉 So, if you love the game, now’s your chance to help us out! ✅ Vote here: The DIGY Awards focus on indies, celebrating the games and the talented people behind the craft of game development.
28 Nov 2024Developer post
Nominate Shogun Showdown for a Steam Award!
Hi everyone! The Steam Awards nominations are open, and guess what? Shogun Showdown is totally ready for that Most Innovative Gameplay Award. Help make it happen and nominate it now! 😎 Check out this link to see what other categories the game could fit in. By the way, when you n
24 Sep 2024Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Shogun Showdown review: an exceptional roguelike that hits different
Like a samurai poised patiently for an opening in their opponent’s defences, Shogun Showdown understands that focus and finesse are the means to delivering an impactful blow. This rare roguelike distils the genre down to its purest components, all in favour of amplifying its dizz
23 Sep 2024Developer post
1.0.2.1 Minor Update
Hello everyone! We're pushing this little patch to fix some issues we (or you)'ve catched! Thanks a lot for playing Shogun Showdown, and for the cool reviews we see all day. That's really heartwarming! Here's the list of the changes : Changelog Bug fix: On MacOS, if you alt-tabbe
Hello everyone!
We're pushing this little patch to fix some issues we (or you)'ve catched!
Thanks a lot for playing Shogun Showdown, and for the cool reviews we see all day. That's really heartwarming!
Here's the list of the changes :
Changelog

Bug fix: On MacOS, if you alt-tabbed / switched workspace the game would become unresponsive.
Bug fix: Enemies and heroes "death animation" would not trigger under certain conditions leading the "death standing".
Bug fix: Thorns retaliation damage was set to 0 after quitting the game and continuing a run
Bug fix: True Mastery quest could incorrectly trigger after completing only 4 out or 5 heroes
Fixed a few typos (English & Chinese)
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05 Sep 2024Developer post
Shogun Showdown 1.0 OUT NOW!
Hi everyone, This is it—Shogun Showdown 1.0 is now available on PC and consoles, with a 10% launch discount here on Steam and awesome bundles! What's new in the 1.0 version: Summary: Final ascension: Day 7 New hero: The Chain Master New location: Ieyasu's Garden New content: 7 ti
Hi everyone,
This is it—Shogun Showdown 1.0 is now available on PC and consoles, with a 10% launch discount here on Steam and awesome bundles!
What's new in the 1.0 version:
Summary:
Final ascension: Day 7
New hero: The Chain Master
New location: Ieyasu's Garden
New content: 7 tiles, 7 skills, 5 quests, 3 new enemies...
New initial deck
New lore
Watch on YouTube
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084000/Shogun_Showdown/
Full Patch Notes:
Show details
New content
Final ascension: Day 7 New elite type New enemy ??? New Hero: The Chain Master. New location: Ieyasu's garden + new boss (Ieyasu the Patient) New skills:
Rogue Retail
Seiryu's Scale
Fenghuangs's Feather
Two-Faced Dancer
Overflow Guard
Chilling Combo
Odd Curse
New quests:
Rising Sun
Untold Legends
True Skills
Ultimate Arsenal
True Mastery
New tiles:
Hookblade
Nagiboku
Sharp Turn (replaces Turn Around)
Ki Push (replaces Kayteryuken)
Thorns
Back-Smoke Bomb
Chakram
New starting deck: random deck New Stats page in camp archive New upgrade: "+1 Upgrade Slot, -1CD" New enchantment: "Curse, +2CD" New buttons "Restart" and "Back to camp" after game over New Lore
Small cutscenes after defeating a day for the first time (can also be accesssed from the main menu: Other -> Endings)
Reworked boss barks and descriptions

Balance tweaks
Signature Move buff (7CD -> 5CD) Shadow Kama debuff (2CD -> 3CD) Reduced probability of offering an enchant upgrade you already have in your deck Scale "+1 upgrade slot" upgrade probability based on how many maxed-out tiles you have Slighly decreased probability of -1CD upgrade Slighly decreased coins and edamame drop chance on day 1 & 2. In Moonlit Port Shop, the "skull services" are only offered if you have unlocked all unlockables. Furthermore, blood services are always part of the pool. Skull exchange in moonlit port debugg: 15$ -> 10$. Combo coin skill no longer works for summoned enemies (avoid infinite coin-farming) Rearranged order of unlocks New alt-deck for Jujitsuka Fumiko and Sato now give 5 coins as reward, like Statue and Kowa (before they gave 10). Grappling hook is now compatible with double strike. Prevent '+1 upgrade slot' and 'sacrifice tile' to appear in Shogun Castle reward. 2x damage from curse is processed after skills bonuses are applied (instead of before, which made for some unexpected damages) Strategist ultimate stamp is now 800 turns instead of 900 Dancer shop buff: Two-way Move and Damaging Move skills no longer add +1CD to your special move Warrior's gamble in shops: 5$ instead of 10$ Can use Kami Brew out of combat if you have the Shield Retention skill
Polish / visuals
Animated title screen Colored icons for shops in map In Shops, auto-hide long shrine descriptions when you highlight held skills (so that the skills are no longer hoplessly hidden beghind the shrine description) In Shops, show level of skills on sale if it's a "level up for a skill you already have" Reworked combo VFX Polished up the camp environment New graphics for Moonlit Port Shop Rearranged order of tiles in Camp Archive Map: gamepad/keyborard-only button prompt for location selection Reworked Shadow Kama attack animation Reworked Tanageshima attack animation Reworked Crossbow attack animation Reworked Arrow attack animation Reworked Blade of Patience attack animation Reworked Swirl attack animation Reworked Katana attack animation Polished quests notification UI Reworked graphics of "Charge" and "Back Charge" tiles. New "unfreezable enemy" effect
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/44828/Shogun_Showdown__Soundtrack/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/44552/Position_is_EVERYTHING/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/41792/Goblinz_Best_Sellers/
What an incredible journey it has been! Once again, thank you so much, whether you're a veteran player or a new one. Thank you for playing, sharing feedback, and everything else! We owe all this success to you.
If you want to help us reach new heights, a positive review would mean a lot if you haven't already left one! You can also recommend the game to your friends.
Anyway, we hope you enjoy what the 1.0 version has to offer, and we are eager to hear your feedback!
Have fun, everyone!
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22 Aug 2024Developer post
Full Release Coming September 5!
Hi everyone, We are so excited to announce that after a bit more than a year in early access, the 1.0 version of Shogun Showdown will be out on September 5th, not only here on Steam but also on consoles! 🔥 Here's a sneak peek of what awaits you in the full game: New location and
Hi everyone,
We are so excited to announce that after a bit more than a year in early access, the 1.0 version of Shogun Showdown will be out on September 5th, not only here on Steam but also on consoles! 🔥
https://youtu.be/Y1sJu_B1NFY
Here's a sneak peek of what awaits you in the full game:
New location and new boss
7 New Skills
6 New Quests
7 New Tiles
New Hero
New "Stats" page in camp Archive
We'll leave it to you to discover all of that!
A big thank you to everyone for your continued support during this journey. Shogun Showdown has been received incredibly well over the past year, and it has been truly rewarding for both Mirko, who is an incredible developer and an awesome person, and for all of us at Goblinz.
We hope you will enjoy this big 1.0 milestone and can’t wait to hear your impressions. See you on September 5th!
Don't own Shogun Showdown yet? Wishlist it now and get notified at launch:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084000/Shogun_Showdown/
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29 May 2024Developer post
0.9.1.5 Minor Update
Hello everyone! We're sliding in a quick hotfix, fixing some bothering issues! We're still cooking internally, and we're very excited to present what's coming! We'll tell you more about that, but for now, here are the 2 bugs we've fixed on this patch : Minor Update 0.9.1.5 - 29/0
Hello everyone!
We're sliding in a quick hotfix, fixing some bothering issues!
We're still cooking internally, and we're very excited to present what's coming!
We'll tell you more about that, but for now, here are the 2 bugs we've fixed on this patch :
Minor Update 0.9.1.5 - 29/05/2024

Fixed bug when you open map during tile appearance in reward with gamepad
Fixed bug with tiles rerolled with warrior gamble that had the info-box disabled
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21 May 2024Developer post
What's new on the Goblinz side?
Hello Goblinz, We have a lot of news lately, so we thought it would be really cool to give you a little summary here! As you probably know, Goblinz is focused on strategy and management games, and we strive to offer you high-quality games with our selection. We regularly offer de
Hello Goblinz,
We have a lot of news lately, so we thought it would be really cool to give you a little summary here!
As you probably know, Goblinz is focused on strategy and management games, and we strive to offer you high-quality games with our selection.
We regularly offer demos so you can get hands-on experience before buying!
Synergy
Today, Synergy is being released, a beautiful city builder inspired by Pharaoh and Frostpunk. The game is developed by Leikir Studio and you will have 10% off the 2 first weeks!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989070/Synergy/?snr=1_1056_4_creator_1057&curator_clanid=33025551
The Executive
Last week, we announced a new game: The Executive, a Tycoon set in the film industry.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2315430/The_Executive__A_Movie_Industry_Tycoon/?snr=1_1056_4_creator_1057&curator_clanid=33025551
Sandwalkers
Sandwalkers will have a new prologue, this time focusing on gameplay rather than the story. It will be released on June 4th. And we can already announce that Sandwalkers will be available in Early Access before this summer.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2995230/Sandwalkers__Prologue/?snr=1_1056_ajaxgetfilteredrecommendations_creator_curator-tabs&curator_clanid=33025551
Mini Settlers
The demo of Mini Settlers is a huge hit with more than 80,000 players in the last three weeks! If you haven't tried it yet, you can find it here. Mini Settlers is an automation game similar to Factorio but much simpler, like Mini Metro.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2521630/Mini_Settlers/?snr=1_1056_ajaxgetfilteredrecommendations_creator_curator-tabs&curator_clanid=33025551
Last but not least, Fantastic Haven will be at the Steam Next Fest in June! If you want to join the private beta, head over to Discord:
https://discord.gg/goblinzstudio
Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2556470/Fantastic_Haven/?snr=1_1056_ajaxgetfilteredrecommendations_creator_curator-tabs&curator_clanid=33025551
Other minor news:

The new update for Hero's Hour is currently in open beta
A new update for Racine is coming
Fantastic Haven will have a prologue too!
See you soon Goblinz!
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13 May 2024Developer post
New update out now!
Endless Replayability Fest is here, along with a new update for Shogun Showdown -- including key remapping for gamepad and keyboard, new upgrades and shop and more! Full Patch Notes: New stuff: New upgrade: +2DMG, +3CD New upgrade: Warrior's Gamble New Rei the Rutheless alt boss
Endless Replayability Fest is here, along with a new update for Shogun Showdown -- including key remapping for gamepad and keyboard, new upgrades and shop and more!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084000/Shogun_Showdown/
Full Patch Notes:
New stuff:
New upgrade: +2DMG, +3CD
New upgrade: Warrior's Gamble
New Rei the Rutheless alt boss in bamboo grove (unlocked by defeating the shogun)
New environment graphics for shops
New Moonlit Port Shop (services: skull exchange, skull reroll, bone soup).
Added Italian localization
Option to select different gamepad glyphs
New default gamepad layout
Option to switch between "default" and "alternative" gamepad layouts
Key remapping for gamepad and keyboard
Keyboard only mode
Tweaks:
Sword renamed to Katana and buffed from 1CD to 0CD
Tweaks to enemy spawning positions probabilities
When you reroll a reward multiple times, you are now guaranteed not to get repeated outcomes.
Tweaks to upgrades probabilities (slightly lower chance of -1CD)
Renamed "+1 max level" upgrade to "+1 upgrade slots"
Restructured the UI for reroll/skill rewards
Reworked poison effect graphics
Shop on shogun island is unveiled on the map after defeating Kowa/Sato (before it was unveiled only after defeating Hideyoshi/Nobunaga)
Removed togglable controls summary button (might reintroduce it in the future)
Reworked tutorial
Restructured some menus
New font for Japanese/Chinese. This solves the issue with the previous font where a "smaller font" was used as a fallback option if some logograms were missing from the main font.
Bug fixes:
Fixed bug with d6 sometimes not being sellable.
Fixed graphical glitch for shinobi smoke bomb + karma death
Fixed some shop navigation issues with gamepad
Fixed issue if you give up during a reward with a gamepad.
Fixed issue with shogun phase 2 appearing in the wrong cell if the killing blow was pushing shogun phase 1.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084000/Shogun_Showdown/
If you want to try out the game, the public demo is still available and has been updated as well:
new tutorial
gamepad support
save game will carry over to main game
different final boss for the demo
removed "stamps" in the demo
Have fun! 🎉
-Roboatino & Goblinz Publishing
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22 Jan 2024Developer post
New update + price increase!
Hello everyone, As part of the Pirates vs Ninjas Fest, we have a new update available for you now, which we are detailing just below. We would also like to let you know that we will update Shogun Showdown's pricing in a week, moving from $9.99 / €9.99 to $14.99 / €14.99. The reas
Hello everyone,
As part of the Pirates vs Ninjas Fest, we have a new update available for you now, which we are detailing just below.
We would also like to let you know that we will update Shogun Showdown's pricing in a week, moving from $9.99 / €9.99 to $14.99 / €14.99.
The reason we are doing this is that we believe the game's current content and replayability justify such a price. Considering we will also add more content for the 1.0 launch and continue supporting the game afterward to make it the most complete game possible.
That's why we have applied a 30% discount to the game, so this is your last chance to grab it at this price for a while.
We hope you will understand our decision, which we truly believe is fair.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084000/Shogun_Showdown/
The Corruption Update - Full Patch Notes
New Content
Corrupted Bosses may appear from Day 4 (new ascension level)
New Locations: Forsaken Grounds and Theatre of Illusions
New Enemies: Warden, Blight Charger, Strider, Kabukai
New Bosses: Fumiko the Fallen and Sato the Stagemaster
New Consumables: Rain of Mirrors and Lucky Die
New Skills: Close Combat, Central Dominion, Kobushi Combo, Combo Boon, Chilling Blood, Iron Skin, Mamushi Move, Chikara Crush
New Tiles: Back Shadow Dash, Mon, Twin Tessen, Sai, Blazing Suisei
New Lore: boss barks.
Tweaks and balance
Rearranged Day Buffs (ascension). Day 2: elite enemies, Day 3: lower consumable drops.
Cooldown upgrade in shop: from -1CD 15$ to -2CD 20$
Tiles are now grouped into "common" and "uncommon". Uncommon tiles have lower probability of being rewarded.
Monomancer: reduced max skill level to 1.
Buffed Knockback Punch: from 5CD to 4CD
Buffed Cursing Move skill: no longer increases special move CD by 1.
Iwao is now freezable. Nobunaga is now unfreezable.
Added visual effect when a skill is triggered.
Reworked stamps display, added "days completion marks".
Play Now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084000/Shogun_Showdown/
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14 Nov 2023Developer post
Shogun Showdown at the Turn-Based Carnival!
Hello everyone, Exciting news! We're part of the Turn-Based Carnival happening from November 14 to 21, where you can enjoy a whole week of turn-based strategy games. Shogun Showdown, as well as other Goblinz games will be participating throughout all week! Join us for the Turn-Ba
06 Nov 2023Developer post
The Autobattler Strategy Roguelike Racine is out now!
Hello everyone! We are so glad to announce that our Autobattler Strategy Roguelike Racine is finally out! Since it shares some similarities with Shogun Showdown, we've decided to bundle these two great games so you can enjoy a more significant discount on both of them. What is Ra
16 Oct 2023Developer post
0.7.1.2 Minor Update
Hey there! Pushing some fixes live since they were potentially softlocking the game : Fixing an issue with the gamepad in the shop ending up in stucking the selector and softlocking the game unless played with mouse-keyboard. This was mostly linked to sacrifying a tile in the sho
Hey there!
Pushing some fixes live since they were potentially softlocking the game :

Fixing an issue with the gamepad in the shop ending up in stucking the selector and softlocking the game unless played with mouse-keyboard. This was mostly linked to sacrifying a tile in the shop
Fixed an issue with the Jujitsuka when ~~yeeting~~ throwing the Shogun with 1hp on an ennemy, that ended up in softlocking the game
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04 Oct 2023Developer post
Jujitsuka Update - Early Access Milestone
Hellooooooo everyone! We've reached the next major milestone of the Early access. The big star of this update is the new hero, the Jujitsuka! We're so excited for you to get your hands on this new hero and the new mechanic! (That I personally call the Yeeting, but you'll see more
Hellooooooo everyone!
We've reached the next major milestone of the Early access. The big star of this update is the new hero, the Jujitsuka!
We're so excited for you to get your hands on this new hero and the new mechanic! (That I personally call the Yeeting, but you'll see more when trying it :D)
Along this new hero, Elites ennemies are coming, new skills, new tiles, and more! Please find the complete changelog below !
In addition, we'll be discounting the game, so you can GRAB SHOGUN SHOWDOWN AT -20%, LASTING 24 HOURS!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084000/Shogun_Showdown/
Patchnote :
New content

New Hero: Introducing The Jujitsuka
New Gameplay Mechanic: Elite Enemies make their debut from Day 3
4 New Tiles (Scar Strike, Signature Move, Meteor Hammer, Kaitenryuken)
4 New Skills (Combo Deal, Monomancer, Karma, Cursing Move)
4 New Quests (Steel Summit, Honorable Death, One-Way Hero and Frugal Fighter)
New Enemy: Yumi Sniper
New Location: Hibiku Wastelands
New Boss: Baru the Barricader
Balance changes

Tweaked Back Strike tile: from 2DMG, 1CD to 3DMG, 3CD
Tweaked Perfect Strike: +2CD -> +1CD
Tweaked Combo-Recharge: - Level 1: recharge 4CD on the tile dealing the combo kill. - Level 2: recharge 8CD
Tweaked spawning probability distributions
New attack pattern for Nobunaga
We do hope you'll like this additions to the game, if you do, take a bit of your time to review the game, that definitely helps us! (In addition to make us smile, which is great!)
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21 Aug 2023Developer post
0.6.0.8 Minor update
Hey there, just a little update fixing some stuff we/you found! Changelog : Fixed a bug where the game would soft-lock in the shop if you sacrificed a tile when using the gamepad Fixed a bug where Fullscreen mode option was displayed in the wrong language Fixed a bug where Offscr
Hey there, just a little update fixing some stuff we/you found!
Changelog :

Fixed a bug where the game would soft-lock in the shop if you sacrificed a tile when using the gamepad
Fixed a bug where Fullscreen mode option was displayed in the wrong language
Fixed a bug where Offscreen inputs could mess up with the game
Fixed a bug with French localization displaying a button wrong
Fixed a display issue with "Perfect Strike" description
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18 Aug 2023Developer post
Gamepad Update is out now!
Hello everyone! I'm glad to announce that the first goal of our roadmap is there! GAMEPAD UPDATE IS OUT NOW! This does mean that you can play the game with your favorite controller! As some of you might have seen already, we've been able to get the "Steamdeck Verified" check so t
Hello everyone!
I'm glad to announce that the first goal of our roadmap is there!
GAMEPAD UPDATE IS OUT NOW!
This does mean that you can play the game with your favorite controller! As some of you might have seen already, we've been able to get the "Steamdeck Verified" check so that's also great news for Steamdeck people!
Some of you might not be aware though, there is a little bad news. We wanted to get the key/button binding in this update too, however we had some difficulties having it ready and tested yet. We'd rather publish the gamepad update without it since a lot of people were waiting for it.
Key and buttons remapping is still in the pipe and is definitely happening, you just have to be a bit more patient, and we'll give you more news as we'll have some to share!
For now you'd have to use the default layout, don't hesitate to play the tutorial again to get familiar with it!
Along with bug fixing, here's the major changes for the 0.6 version :

Gamepad support.
Steam Deck compatibility.
New tile enchantment: Perfect Strike.
Increased max skull limit to 9999.
We'll be releasing more minor updates with improvements on the input system (e.g. key rebinding), so let us know your thoughts!
Stay tuned for the next major update, which will be all about new content!
Cheers,
~Mirko and Goblinz team
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01 Aug 2023Developer post
The roadmap is here!
Hello everyone, We hope you're well and enjoying our game! Today we're excited to present you with our Roadmap, revealing future updates and new features planned for Shogun Showdown. We'd like to thank you warmly for all your support and enthusiasm since the launch. Your passion
06 Jul 2023Developer post
Small Update - 0.5.7 (06/07/2023)
Hello everyone! We've got some more fixes coming today! That's not a lot, but we felt that you wanted to have a way to lock the Scroll wheel. It's now possible! Enjoy! Patchnote 0.5.7 : Fixed a bug with the interaction between the 'Damaging Move' and the 'Back Stabber' skills. Ne
Hello everyone!
We've got some more fixes coming today! That's not a lot, but we felt that you wanted to have a way to lock the Scroll wheel. It's now possible!
Enjoy!
Patchnote 0.5.7 :

Fixed a bug with the interaction between the 'Damaging Move' and the 'Back Stabber' skills.
New option in "Controls -> Scroll Wheel" to disable the scroll wheel input.
Fixed some descriptions and translations
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03 Jul 2023Developer post
Shogun Showdown's Cloud update
Hello everyone! We had issues with the Steam Cloud. Long story short, it only worked between the same OS, and, only the metaprogression was saved. But if you stopped mid-run to continue on another computer, you'd have to start your run over again From now on, you should be able t
30 Jun 2023Developer post
Small Update - 0.5.6 (30/06/2023)
Hey there! Here's the changelog for the first small update of Shogun Showdown! We adressed some bugs we/you found A lot of you folks requested to be able to unassign/lock the mouse wheel. It requires a bit of translation, so it's not in this first small update, but this will come
Hey there! Here's the changelog for the first small update of Shogun Showdown! We adressed some bugs we/you found
A lot of you folks requested to be able to unassign/lock the mouse wheel. It requires a bit of translation, so it's not in this first small update, but this will come!
Later (but it'll be in a major update), our plan is to let you rebind your keys (and buttons when there will be gamepad support) as you want!
Thank you so much for your kind messages since EA launch, and here's the changelog!
Bug Fixes

Fixed a soft-lock situation when entering a reward room with only maxed-out tiles.
Fixed a soft-lock situation in the Twin boss fight when one twin is killed by being pushed on a trap.
Fixed a soft-lock situation when both player and Shogun die in the same turn.
Fixed a major bug involving incompatible alpha-version save files (from an old itch.io alpha version) causing startup errors.
Fixed minor localization and translation issue.
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Updates & announcements

✅ Vote here: https://digyawards.com/AudChoice

Changelog

What's new in the 1.0 version:

Summary:

Full Patch Notes:

New content

Balance tweaks

Polish / visuals

Minor Update 0.9.1.5 - 29/05/2024

Synergy

The Executive

Sandwalkers

Mini Settlers

Full Patch Notes:

New stuff:

Tweaks:

Bug fixes:

We would also like to let you know that we will update Shogun Showdown's pricing in a week, moving from $9.99 / €9.99 to $14.99 / €14.99.

The Corruption Update - Full Patch Notes

New Content

Tweaks and balance

Play Now!

Hellooooooo everyone!

Patchnote :

New content

Balance changes

GAMEPAD UPDATE IS OUT NOW!

Patchnote 0.5.7 :

Bug Fixes