Developer posts and news about this game.
It’s official—Stratum Descent has reached its 1.0 release! I’ve worked hard to bring it to it's current state. While I know there’s always room for improvement and future updates, I’m proud of where the game stands today. That said, the low adoption and player count have made it
Simple update here for mostly backend related changes. A number of updates around enemies and cards, also removal of weakness wording.
New Added ability to sell relics in the relic screen Removed Removed Weakness from cards, stones and enemies because of balancing issues Balance Made it cheaper to do everything while on a journey (buying and slotting) Update Update adding relic UI on the new journey screen to be
Hello all! This update has a number of fixes and rebalances, this update also goes over some of the other hotfixes I have worked on over the past few weeks. But in general some major card interactions have been fixes as well as some event fixes. The other news is after a lot of t
Update Updated some relic text to be more descriptive Fixes Fixed the issue where the music would change if you ALT+Tab or if the game loses focus Balance Balanced a number of relics to not be so OP
New functionality that many have asked for is in this update. The ability to filter the card list and stone list in the forge and new journey. You will be able to filter by effects and even select multiple effects to filter by. The rest of the update is some balancing, bug fixes
Fixed an issue where players were getting 0 fragments after a fight. Added the first pass of card filtering. You can now filter by effect type in the forge and when starting a new journey. Working on stone filtering next.
Some balance related items this time around Updated "Upgrade" system to be based off effect and how much the effect will increase. Increasing card still gives 2x the status effects but also costs quite a bit more to do so. Nerfed Shield and Buff slightly Fixed an issue with card
Hotfix - The damage an enemy shows they will do includes player expose and enemy buff amount. Meaning that there is no additional math needed to take into consideration when blocking an enemy. If the attack says 0 when playing defense cards, the attack will do 0 and not apply any
Today is the day! Stratum Descent early access is live! I really hope everyone enjoys the game and looks forward to where it can go. I did my best to make it as stable as I can, I know there are some minor bugs and some fun balance problems, but nothing that I think breaks the ga
Heard all of you loud and clear that there is just too much reading simulator in a card game. So I removed a number of redundant tutorials, merged some, made some into graphics and just overall did my best to cut down on the tutorial reading. The 2 big ones are still the combat t
Hello all! Another update based off a number of items from the Steam Next Fest. The biggest change is that I have rebalanced all the cards, stones and enemies. TLDR; I have a spreadsheet that I made that tells me things about the power ranges of things, and I have evened everythi
Come join me and see what Stratum Descent is all about. Hang out, chat, find bugs and learn more about Stratum Descent with me!
Hello all! Announcing that we are part of the Steam Next Fest and that I have some updates to share as well! Also come hang out at 8pm EST tonight (6/10) to see the game played live! As always let me know of any issues or feedback, and do join the discord! Update Removed turn sta
Hello everyone! Urgent Hotfix is live for an issue where when entering a fight is broken and no enemies or cards show up. There are some other changes in there that I have been working on, should not cause issues, and will explain them in a larger update post.
Come join and see Stratum Descent in action. See if I can break the game from a completely fresh state and also chat with me about the game and its upcoming early access release.
Hello Everyone! Some big changes to expand the strategy side of the game. I have added a number of new effects which also has increased the card and stone pool to pull from. With this change I have also added a new system called status triggers. Each card now has 1 effect that is
This is a big update everyone! A ton of balancing, a ton of UI changes and bug fixes. The game will feel easier at the start, but the difficulty really ramps up. Read the full list below and let me know thoughts. I highly recommend resetting your game if you decide to jump back i
Just a heads up that Startum Descent is part of the Steam Deckbuilder Fest! The current demo is the full game, and will be until Early Access in a couple months. Been making a number of updates over the past few months and would love to hear more from everyone! Let me know your t
Hello everyone! This is a quick update as it is mainly around polishing up animations/UI/Code. So you will see some visual updates and new animations in the game. But the bigger item is that I want to let everyone know what the Early Access price will be for Stratum Descent. And