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Playtest Time! For 30 hours, starting Saturday, we're opening the Zone for our October Beta Playtest, featuring two new gameplay systems. And we're giving you something for showing up. Register for Playtest PLAY THE BETA. EARN THE REWARDS. Playtest Sign up Participate in the play
Shrapnel Early Access – Week 4–5 Thank you to everyone who has continued to jump into Early Access each week. With a full Operator roster now in play and an expanding arsenal, we’re seeing more defined playstyles, stronger team coordination, and a clearer picture of how matches a
Added the first Free Battle Pass! Please see the release notes for full details and other fixes.
Operators, The Zone is evolving. This week, we're dropping the Free Battle Pass , everyone gets in on the rewards! And if you've been waiting to bring your crew into Shrapnel, the wait is over: team matchmaking is now live. Join us for Play With The Devs on Wednesday, April 8, at
Operators, The Zone is evolving. This week, we're dropping the Free Battle Pass , everyone gets in on the rewards! And if you've been waiting to bring your crew into Shrapnel, the wait is over: team matchmaking is now live. Join us for Play With The Devs on Friday, April 3, at 11
Hotfix Updates to Phantom remove camera shake Weapon tuning on DMR Bug fixes to shader loading and performance
Thanks to 420, Tony and Apogee who were our hotfix test subjects in the Zone for the latest hotfix. Hotfix Update 3/25/26: We have shipped targeted hot fixes to improve combat readability, correct unintended mitigation, and refine weapon pacing. Reduced Phantom default max health
Shrapnel Early Access – Week 3 Thank you to everyone who jumped into Week 2 of Early Access. With new Operators, a new weapon, and expanded progression, we saw a wider range of playstyles begin to take shape across matches. It’s hard to believe we’re entering our third week of Ea
Operators, Valdacha continues to recruit and deploy new Operators, weapons and perks into the Sacrifice zone. After another hard-fought week of Early Access, we are back in the Sacrifice Zone for two more Play With The Devs sessions: Wednesday, March 25, at 1:00 PM PT and Friday,
SHRAPNEL Early Access Feedback Survey Report March 2026 — 147 Responses 147 Responses Launch window 7.5/10 Overall Score Mean · Median 8 3.93/5 Combat Feel Positive lean 3.69/5 Match Pace Lowest rated Valdacha Intel : Your reports were clear, consistent, and actionable. We review
Shrapnel Early Access – Week 2 Thank you to everyone who joined us for Week 1 of Early Access. We had a lot a great battles, uncovered some important issues, and had loads of fun. Week 1 established the foundation — introducing the core loop, the first Operators, and how matches
PATCH NOTES — Week 2 | 03/18/26 BUG FIXES Fixed an issue where textures and VFX would late load when deploying into a match Fixed a delay when attempting to pick up Sigma Fixed an issue preventing players from changing Operators on the death screen PERFORMANCE Improved navigation
Operators, The battle for Sigma continues. After an incredible first week of Early Access, we’re back in the Sacrifice Zone this Wednesday, March 18, at 1:00 PM PT and Friday, March 20, at 11:00 AM PT for our next Play With The Devs sessions. This week we have 2 new playable Oper
Shrapnel Early Access – Week 1 Update: Day 1 & 2 of Shrapnel Early Access is officially in the books — and what a start it’s been. Thanks to player reports and feedback from the community, the team was able to quickly identify the match loading issue where some players were e
Operators, This Friday March 13 we’re hosting our first Play With The Devs session — and the Shrapnel team will be jumping into matches with the community. Developers — including the Head of Game Design — will be playing live matches while the community team streams the session i
We submitted a fix to imrove game loading screen experience.
Update Operators: We've identified a fix for the stuck at 75% loading issue! Match loading time should be much better now. Day 1 is a wrap for Early Access. We're trilled with the turn out from the community, across Twitch and in Discord. We've receved a ton of great feedback tha
Operators, Early Access is just the beginning. Over the first four weeks, we’ll be rolling out new Operators, abilities, weapons, and systems while gathering feedback from the community to help shape the future of Shrapnel. Here’s what’s coming to the Sacrifice Zone. Week One — D
This marks a new beginning for Shrapnel: new content released weekly, feedback gathered weekly, and gameplay refined in real time based on how it performs in your hands. This is Early Access. And we’re building it with you. Week 1: Deploy to Tokyo Map: Tokyo (Dusk) Mode: Stockpil
Recon One Debrief: What We Heard, What We Fixed, and What's Next Hey Operators, Recon One was our first community playtest with Stockpile — and we want to give you a proper debrief. You were the first group to go hands-on with a major content drop all at once: new Operators and a