Developer posts and news about this game.
Major Systems Update • Asset Integration • Cross-Platform Improvements Over the past month, development on Ferrous has focused on bringing its core gameplay systems together, expanding customization and unit support, improving platform compatibility, and preparing the game for it
We addressed an issue where the mac executable was wrong. Thank you for playing!
Ferrous is participating in DevGAMM Lisbon 2026! Our game has also reached another major development milestone coinciding with our latest patch release for Windows, Mac, and Linux versions of Ferrous: Digital Edition. Multiplayer is now implemented , bringing player-vs-player bat
Network Test Begins + Official Ferrous Wiki Launch! Hello everyone! We've got two major announcements for the Ferrous community for our July into August update. We've heard your feedback to ZeroSum's podcasts, as well as your warm messages of support, your support means the world
Visual & UI Improvements Complete visual overhaul of the Market Menu, featuring new animations and improved presentation. All unit icons have been updated to reflect the refined visual direction developed since the Alpha phase. The Workshop Menu has received a major visual up
⚙️ Dev Interview: Ferrous & Sasori Zero Labs We recently sat down with mech enthusiast and Sasori Zero Labs founder Miles J. Litteral to talk all things Ferrous —the digital adaptation of the mech combat board game created by Lewis R.K. From tabletop design to video game deve
In the build up to March we have done some serious work on the game that we hope to push as a massive patch, a thank you for all of the feedback and work of last year after PlayNYC to the present. Featuring new units, maps, obstacles, skins, animations, and more! We will also beg
Gameplay Changes: Units can now move until the player runs out of AP to move or do actions with. Added icons for unit types to come (Infantry, Vehicles, Emplacements) Added outline to the Load Menu's text for better readability. Bug Fixes: Fixed Issues with Dice Rolling and UI Te
Hey Commanders, This is Sasori speaking from the ruins: we’ve heard you loud and clear about the frustrations with the tutorial experience in Ferrous and this patch seeks to address those reported issues. 🛠 What’s the problem Players tell us the tutorial is confusing, or incompl
November Update — v2.2.5 (v1.5) Requested Bugfixes & New Content Welcome Pilots, After a month of working on new artwork, a new website launch ( Sasori Zero Labs ), and new ingame content; we wanted this monthly update focuses on primarily improving gameplay stability, reques
Fixed a bug where buttons would not return to their original animation position, this additionally fixed any issues with the menu disappearing due to animation issues. Added missing Localization keys for new menu options (Skins, Customization) Removed extraneous options Updated C
Fixed issue where fading prevented menus from working properly, clicking a button will now automatically reset the menu fade in and out animation
Fixed an issue with in-market faction icons only loading on refresh Fixed a bug where BabilM series mechs were not rendering their meshes and only their FoW Appearance Fixed a bug where T99C series mechs were missing their portrait Fixed a bug where OBJEKT39 spawned the wrong uni
Fixed several crashes, errors, or bugs related to unit deployment, profile options saving, profile layers, camera control (ingame), cell selection, unit deployment, asset loading, Localization, Music and SFX, and added features from PLAYNYC-based playtesting. Look out for hotfixe
🚨 FERROUS MEGA UPDATE — FINAL COUNTDOWN TO PATCH 03 & PLAYNYC 🚨 Commanders, the wait is almost over. Patch 03 is just days away — and it’s bringing the biggest wave of changes Ferrous has ever seen. Whether you’ve been with us since Early Access launch or you’re just climbi
re-enable Steam Input API and allow users to use their preferred set up setup controls to work with a Steam Deck
localization fixes where options menu was previously not setting localization correctly.
mend issues where the wrong dialogue was appearing (tutorial dialogue was in quickplay and vice-versa
Fix an issue some users encountered where the loading screen would remain black randomly
⚙️ New & Improved: Now featuring the much-requested Tutorial Mode! Players can now open a tutorial area featuring Rulebook Links and a Youtube How-To-Play Commentary by Lewis R. K. himself! A full dialogue system has been added ingame, featuring characters from the Ferrous Un