Developer posts and news about this game.
Custom Tiles In Survivesmith, the maps have always been randomly generated, 100% of the time. While their content were all hand-made and hand-animated, the map itself placed those content (trees, rocks and other objects) randomly all over the tiles. Now, we have created a bunch o
Equipment -> Gears Sub-weapons and Armor modules used to be collectively called "Equipment" up to now. But we decided that term was too broad and changed it to "Gears". Doesn't that sound a lot cooler? At a glance, you might not recognize any of the above gear. That's because
Meta progression? Yes, Survivesmith being a rogue-lite game, meta-progression was bound to play a big part in the game. While all the previous playable builds of the game introduced some form of unlockables or upgrades for you to grind on, they were never the actual intended meta
This is it! The 2nd playtest has officially ended! We expected quite a lot going into this playtest; a lot more players, more feedback, and an overall better view from the gaming communities around the world. While we did not meet the standard of an audience we wanted, this playt
Playtest #2 is ending soon. If you were holding on to trying the game out for the first time, now is the best time to give it a try! We fixed a bunch of bugs and improved a lot of stuff with your feedback. But there's always more room for improvement. Your contribution is still i
Time for playtest #2! Hey there! We are back with the 2nd playtest for SurviveSmith (yes, I'm trying to call it that way now instead of SurviveSmith as a single word). There are a lot of changes this time compared to the demo vs playtest #1. It's mostly system changes, improvemen
The very first playtest of Survivesmith has concluded successfully after exactly one week! We expected zero results but hoped for the best when going into the playtest. The results have far exceeded our expectations! The Results A total of 26 players have actively participated in
The first playtest is out! We are happy to announce that we are now holding our very first playtest on Steam. This playtest is formed as a way of gathering feedback from you about the direction of the game that we are taking. If you are among those who tried our demo last Next Fe
Power Core Overhaul Power cores are now passive bonus providers for your runs. While they are equipped to your primary weapons, their bonuses are not strictly bound to the weapon itself. The new effects are triggered based on various conditions. Find the effects that seem the mos
Sub-Biome Hazards The term "Biome Hazards" used to describe the random environmental hazard events that occurred throughout a level. "Sub-Biome Hazards" are however, persistent within all sub-biomes, until you get the equipment necessary to navigate it (more on that later). Each
Dev Update (Alpha): The loop Survivesmith is a bullet-heaven / reverse-bullet-hell game, and that genre comes with the "roguelite" tag attached to it. The core loop of the game revolves around you, the player, jumping into a level, exploring the biomes (there are 5 biomes per lev
... to answer the question... Yes, it pretty much is another bullet-heaven game. It has the same core gameplay loop with slight alterations in an attempt to make it a more refreshing experience to all you bullet-heaven fans. Why this genre? Isn't it crowded enough? As a big fan o
Hi all! Mark here. Since this is my first ever post on Steam, and on Survivesmith, I'll keep it simple yet detailed enough. Let's look at what this game is all about, how it's any similar/different to other bullet-heavens, and the plan for its releases. What is Survivesmith? If y