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From Sunderfolk to Shadowstone Hi, my name is Julia, and one of my favorite parts of UX/UI design is taking something that works and asking, “How could this feel even better?” That became the driving question behind Shadowstone's combat UX. Building from Sunderfolk's unique main
That’s right, we’ve got a demo cooking and it’s almost here! We’ve been working on Shadowstone for a while now, and thanks to our amazing playtest community on Discord , we’re ready to unveil it to the world at large. Look at them, all grown up We know the wait is long, so if you
What’s New Talent Trees We've overhauled our hero metaprogression from a linear track of rewards to a series of hero-specific talent trees. Each talent tree consists of 25 rewards that you unlock over time, and offer a mix of variety upgrades (adds more content to pools) and powe
The heroes of Shadowstone all share the same responsibility to survive, but each are equipped with unique abilities that can be enhanced the further you delve into the biomes of the Sunderlands. Hexer, healer, and master of mushrooms The Witch is a support-focused Hero that has a
The world of Shadowstone is no place for comfort, and you’ll need every trick in the book to survive the horrors that await. Fear not, for there are heroes that you can call upon to harness their power… for now. They are: The Witch: Heal, hex, and support your allies with a bevy
Hello once again, Shadowstoners… Our latest update, Patch 0.8.0 , has not only brought new enemies, new rituals, and updated boss mechanics, but two new heroes for your next experiments: The Rogue and the Assassin. Check out the path of creation for these two stealthy additions,
Hey there, Shadowtesters! Our community playtest sessions in our official Discord server have officially arrived for Patch 0.8.0! Need a recap on everything within Patch 0.8.0? Check out our patch notes here! --- Patch 0.8.0 Play Sessions: Dates: August 3, 2026 - August 14, 2026
What’s New New Heroes The Rogue The Rogue sneaks their way into Shadowstone as an unlockable character! The Rogue is a single-target damage dealer who excels with set-up from their team. They’ve received a new passive that allows them to deal extra damage and generate Dodge for t
Hey Shadowstoners, It’s been a fun few months of working and improving Shadowstone, and we're excited to unveil a sneak peek into the future of Shadowstone. If you’re interested in a more in-depth look at what we’ve been working on, take a peek at our previous dev update ! We hop
Hey there, Shadowtesters! To help us all get the most out of our pre-launch playtests, we’re changing things up a bit! Starting today, we’ll be hosting dedicated, daily playtest sessions in our official Discord server . These sessions will typically run for a few weeks following
Hello Shadowstoners… It’s been three months of Shadowstone playtests, and in that time we’ve pored over your feedback, bug reports, and looked through tons of data. We're even on Patch 0.7.0 now ! Here’s what we’ve learned so far, and what’s coming, straight from the Shadowstone
The latest build for the Shadowstone Closed Playtest is now available to download. View game page Check out all the recent additions below. What’s New Continue / Abandon Run Runs can now be saved and continued across multiple play sessions. Multiplayer runs require all original p
What's New Corruption The Corruption System has been added. An initial suite of Corruption Consequences have been added. Bargain Runes have been added to the pool. All are fated to fall to Shadowstone. We've been wanting to add a pressure system to the run that makes every round
What's New NEW HUD CHANGES Implemented a layout re-organization, including: Hero portrait and game information moved to bottom left of screen Spell cards now centered Party bar anchored to only top left with health stats underneath Lives anchored top right 35 New Runes New runes
Interested in joining the Shadowstone Playtest? Join us HERE ! What's New Revenant Nerf Decreased Health (~20+) 'Crescent Dance' Spell: Buff gain removed 'Eternal Hunger' reworked into 'Pale Halo': Reworked into a utility spell 'Lich's Command' reworked into 'Total Eclipse': Move
Shadowstone Closed Playtest Patch Notes 0.3.0 Update Interested in joining the Shadowstone limited closed playtest? You can join the playtest now through here ! What's New Life and Death Iterations Parties start with 2 Lives by default. Upon a Hero Knockdown, all Heroes gain 1 Pe
Shadowstone , the Sunderfolk spinoff announced in February by Secret Door and Dreamhaven, has kicked off a public playtest that's set to run until the game launches into early access... Read more.
Are you ready to be engulfed in Shadowstone? If you love Sunderfolk, roguelites, tactics, and perhaps some arcane horror, Shadowstone might be the game for you. SIGN UP HERE Participation is limited, so make sure to sign up early to get a better chance of joining the playtest. FA
Dreamhaven, the company unveiled in 2020 by Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime, has something new(ish) in the works, a "tactics roguelike game" for 1-4 players called Shadowstone that's set to launch later this year... Read more.
Now introducing the latest project from Secret Door… Shadowstone. Shadowstone is a tactics roguelite game for 1-4 players that touches on the darker side of the world of Sunderfolk. Teams must master strategic positioning, tactical gameplay, and hero synergies to survive the horr