Developer posts and news about this game.
Hi Necromancers! Following the Progression & Balance Overhaul , this update restores three parts of the previous progression system: Mortis Mastery: Restored the pre-update system, including movement speed, XP gain, damage and other general upgrades. Multi-card level-up rewar
Hi Necromancers! A lot of your recent feedback has pointed to the same problem: progression in Codex Mortis could feel wildly uneven. Some of you unlocked too much too quickly, while others hit a wall on the second map. Bosses could take far too long to kill, then become trivial
Hey Necromancers! We've got some news: our next game is officially announced! Meet Kidnapped Simulator . View game page Kidnapped Simulator is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up strapped to a chair, and Abel pulls up a seat. He wants to know what you did, who y
Hi everyone! This patch is mainly about translations. It fills in the text that was still untranslated in the localized versions of the game, and everything new in this update is available in all 28 languages. The patch also fixes an XP orb desync in online co-op, brings local co
Hi Necromancers! First of all, THANK YOU for supporting us through Early Access. Codex Mortis leaves Early Access today stronger than it has ever been, and your feedback is the reason. Thank you for every post on the Steam forum and every message on our Discord. You reported bugs
Hi everyone! More fixes and improvements ahead of the 1.0 release on September 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST. Desert textures update: Widescreen support: the game now fills ultrawide displays properly instead of stretching or cropping the view. On-screen controls Rendering optimizatio
Hi everyone! This update collects fixes and balance changes for the last Early Access patch, the one that brought the deckbuilder and the isometric view. Most of it comes from your reports, so thank you for sending them in. Quick Reminder: CODEX MORTIS leaves Early Access on Sept
Hi Necromancers! This is the last Early Access update for Codex Mortis. It is live today, and the full 1.0 release follows on September 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST . We prepared a short teaser that shows both changes in motion. Watch it below, then read on for the detail. Build your
Hi Necromancers! Full release is getting close, so if you have been waiting to pick up Codex Mortis, we started a 20% off sale today. View game page What is coming in the full release: Every map is isometric now We are adding more heroes More skills, so there is more to combine a
Hi Necromancers! If you want to help us making final polishes before full release, we kindly invite you to join our Discord server and visit #join-beta-codex-mortis . It is not the stable branch, so expect bugs and balance moving around. Here is what you can test right now: Story
Hi Necromancers! Right, time for a proper catch up. We have been quiet for a bit and there is a good reason for that, because we are getting the game ready for full release and a lot of things got torn apart and put back together in the meantime. Here is what has been going on in
Hello Necromancers! To celebrate Summer Sale, Codex Mortis is 20% off right now! View game page COMING AT FULL RELEASE Full Release is fast approaching, so let’s see what you can expect in the full version of Codex Mortis: STORY MODE , revitalized - updating graphic of EVERY map
Hi everyone, We’re happy to announce that Codex Mortis is taking part in Bullet Hell Fest! It's a great time to join the fun as we’ve just added to new story levels , and more are coming soon :) Apocrypha The Chapel Of Perpetual Bloom
Hi everyone, A new level is now live ːsteamhappyː Enter the The Chapel Of Perpetual Bloom. Where death finds no rest, the garden devours stone. What to expect The Blooming meter - cull Rebirth Seeds to drive the meter up; every seed that blooms drags you back toward ruin. Casters
Hi guys! A new story mode begins: Apocrypha . The first chapter is out now in this update. The Overgrown Grave - a cemetery from the age when Life returned to the world… and then began to rot. This is not a dead graveyard. It's a place where life has invaded death. Roots push cor
Hi everyone! This is the biggest content drop since launch. Two big systems, hundreds of new ways to break the game. Patch is live now, and to celebrate - Codex Mortis is 20% OFF on Steam! View game page Before we dive in - here's short trailer showcasing the update: Mutations ar
Hi Everyone, Quick look at what's brewing in the crypt: Spell Mutators — we're building a system that lets spells fundamentally change behavior mid-run. Not just bigger numbers — new patterns, new triggers, weird side effects. Same starter spells, completely different runs. 1500
Hi everyone, Gargoyle Guardians marks the last new spell for a while. We want to shift focus to polishing the upgrade system, adding more meaningful variety between runes, and experimenting with spell mutators. This is the kind of work that benefits from player testing - so we'll
Hi everyone, New update! Let's dive in :) Minion Animations All minions in the game now have proper animations. New Spell: Rotbanner Herald (+ 6 Synergies) A tanky standard-bearer from the Summoning school whose rotten banner poisons the air around it. Plants a sickly green rot a
Hi everyone, CODEX MORTIS is in Early Access. Your feedback shapes the game directly. If something is not working for you, please share it on the Steam forums or our Discord - it helps far more than a negative review and we read and respond to everything. New Spell: Blight Carrie