Space Betrayers

Released: Jan 25, 2022
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 12:05 GMT

Updates & announcements

14 posts

20 Mar 2022Developer post
Patch EA 0.2203a
Hi Sailors! Over the past few weeks we've been focused on fulfilling the top requests from the community, so let's start with one of the main additions. In-Game Tutorial We've added an in-game tutorial, which can be played both solo and multiplayer. The tutorial will explain the
Hi Sailors!
Over the past few weeks we've been focused on fulfilling the top requests from the community, so let's start with one of the main additions.
In-Game Tutorial
We've added an in-game tutorial, which can be played both solo and multiplayer. The tutorial will explain the game mechanics as they are presented during the match.
We're still adding more information to the tutorial, so don't forget to give feedback if you still have questions about any game mechanics!
Balance Changes
Queen Intent Visualization
It is now possible, while hovering, to visualize which room each queen intends to attack. This addition allows players to have more strategic control on how they will deal with the Queens' attack.
In the future it will be possible to disable this view during the match creation.
Others

Added explosion counter on Ticks.
Added new types of challenge results.
Added animation to challenges that force discards.
Added animation to challenges that destroy ships in space.
Added animation to challenges that destroy ships in reserves.
Added several new informational icons in room and ship inspects.
Added Swarm and Sailors arts to the map, there are still some missing elements and animations.
Several improvements in the texts to facilitate reading and understanding.
Various fixes and localization tweaks.
Removed timer from solo matches.
Fixes

Fixed background loading issue during character selection.
Fixed "Left Behind" card animation issue, that allowed players to interact with cards being animated.
Fixed issue with ships intent animation during Swarm activation, that caused the balloon to flicker.
Fixed issue that caused the card holding animation to get stuck after being released.
Fixed rooms hover particles.
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04 Feb 2022Developer post
Patch EA 0.2202b
New Content Element Z (Zzyx's Special Card) Action: Exchange 1 science for any other resource type. Sometimes you have to improvise. Zzyx's special card allows the player to control the Sailors resources. This card is one of the few ways to create rare resources, such as fuel. Ot
New Content
Element Z (Zzyx's Special Card)
Action:
Exchange 1 science for any other resource type.
Sometimes you have to improvise. Zzyx's special card allows the player to control the Sailors resources. This card is one of the few ways to create rare resources, such as fuel.
Other

Integrated new main menu.
Added new effects to the "You're next" skill card.
Added new effects to the “Cancel Destination” card.
Added card remaining counter in the Joker Room.
Added new effects on ship movement cards.
Fixes

Fixed issue during an action sequence with the Wasp Control room.
Fixed issue during a sequence of actions with the Cargo Control room.
Fixed issue where characters could turn invisible.
Fixed issue where fire effect could turn invisible.
Fixed action panel during a decree.
Fixed ships intent arrow.
Various localization fixes.
Original post
28 Jan 2022Developer post
Patch EA 0.2201f
Removed minimum number of players to start a match. It is now possible to play games solo or with just a friend. This is not the intended way to play the game but this should let players try out the game when there are no other matches available. The Maximum number of betrayers i
Removed minimum number of players to start a match. It is now possible to play games solo or with just a friend. This is not the intended way to play the game but this should let players try out the game when there are no other matches available.
The Maximum number of betrayers is now configurable. You can play matches with less or even no betrayers. If you just want to cooperate to win or try to learn the game together, you now have that choice.
New Intercept Challenge choice animation. It should now be clearer what option was randomly selected in case of time out.
Bug Fixes:

Fixed Luck bar pin positioning
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27 Jan 2022Developer post
Patch EA 0.2201d (A.K.A Day One Patch)
New Content Change of Plan (Eve Special card) Vote (Setup Step) : Dismiss the current vote check. Who said you need to follow the rules? Eve Special card allows her to completely dismiss any vote check during it’s Setup Step. This powerful Special card can be used to either escap
New Content
Change of Plan (Eve Special card)
Vote (Setup Step): Dismiss the current vote check.
Who said you need to follow the rules? Eve Special card allows her to completely dismiss any vote check during it’s Setup Step. This powerful Special card can be used to either escape from tough situations or even remove any chances of reaching good outcomes.
Balance Changes
Lucky Dice
Nerf: Reduced pass increase from 25% to 20%.
Reason: We re-balanced most of the luck values so that players don’t need to rely on Luck Dices plays.
Intercept Challenge
Nerf: Reduced pass chance from 75% to 60%.
Reason: This card is intended to be considered a risky play. Previously players had 100% success when combined with a Luck Dice. This is a huge nerf and we will keep an eye on how this card will perform to see if we need to tune up it’s value again.
Cancel Destination
Nerf: Reduced pass chance from 75% to 65%.
Reason: Same as the Intercept Challenge. However since this card has fewer uses than Intercept Challenge we decided to keep it’s value a bit above the Intercept Challenge card.
Anti-Tick Room
Buff: Increased pass chance from 25% to 30%.
Reason: This is an indirect nerf to the Ticks since they were too punitive to the Sailors.
Jump Control Room
Buff: Reduced fail chance for each battery value.

3 batteries: from 90% to 80%,
4 batteries: from 75% to 60%,
5 batteries: from 25% to 20%,
Reason: This should help reduce the risk of earlier jump attempts. We will keep an eye on how these values will perform.
Luck Checks
Tuned up most Swarm challenge values to make it a bit easier for the sailors to pass these checks without a Lucky Dice.
Other
Included last Demo patches and bug fixes.
Fixed Swarm cards inspect description.
Fixed Anti-Tick location inspect description.
Various other localization fixes.
Updated Portuguese (Brazil) localization.
Original post
18 Dec 2021Developer post
Devlog #03
Hello Sailors, welcome once again to our devlog. With all things considered, 2021 was a blast to us, as we finally launched the game to the public. We want to say thank you to everyone that played our demos, you guys helped us a lot to shape our next steps! We expect that 2022 wi
Hello Sailors, welcome once again to our devlog.
With all things considered, 2021 was a blast to us, as we finally launched the game to the public. We want to say thank you to everyone that played our demos, you guys helped us a lot to shape our next steps! We expect that 2022 will be even better!
Well, let’s get started as we have a lot to cover today.
Match Search and Lobby System
Addressing one of the most common requests, the game now has a completely new way to find and create matches. Moving away from our old party system, players are now able to create and search for lobbies.
Lobby List
All public matches will be listed here, including running matches, which should help you to group up even if other players are in the middle of a match.
Lobby
Players will be able to create both public and private lobbies, invite friends using the steam friend list or through code. The host may also set additional preferences such as language, if you want to play through text, voice or both. Expect to see more options in the future!
New Main Menu
Following the lobby system addition, the main menu has changed to better accommodate the new flow.
Configurable Game Settings
Since we are still balancing the game using “fun” as our baseline, some players might find the game too easy or too hard with each mechanical addition/change we make. To help address this, we will add presets and configurable settings that should help players tweak the game to how they prefer to play.
The next demo will only feature a configurable game speed, since this is one of the most common requests we hear from players of all skills. Some of our planned settings will cover changes to rules, letting experienced players toggle back some of the previous and future changes we made to help newer players (Such as less punitive infirmary/brig rules).
This addition will also let us release opt-in changes, where players will be able to play using rules that are still in development.
Roadmap Update
These are the additions and changes to our roadmap:

Dropped the matchmaking in favor of the lobby system (To be released in January).
Added “Tutorial”.
Added “End Match Overhaul.”
Removed UI/UX Improvements (The Card/Ship improvements solved most of our UX issues).
Changes/Fixes

Here is a non exhaustive list of changes/fixes that will make into our next release:
Added Brazilian Portuguese localization.
Game settings (turn speed).
Reconnection improvements.
Various localization fixes.
Fixed camera lock after Swarm Turn.
Fixed a rare desync during Swarm Turn.
Fixed client reconnection during character selection.
Fixed character selection when other players are still connecting.
Fixed main menu loading animation.
Reduced main menu loading time.
FPS graph values are now updated according to the game framerate limiter.
Added new graphics options (trail quality).
Last Demo and Early Access Date
Lastly we are really happy to announce our early access date: January 26th.
Furthermore, we will have a public demo available starting January 6 and will last until our early access launch.
And that’s it for today! Happy holidays to everyone and see you Sailors soon!
Original post
21 Oct 2021Developer post
Steam Digital Tabletop Fest Demo!
Hey Sailors! Here we are once again with another Demo! This time we are participating in the Steam Tabletop Fest 2021 ! As we have said in our previous post, we have had lots of changes and new additions since our last Demo. Cards Improvements Since the last post the card control
08 Oct 2021Developer post
Next Demo and Updates!
Hi Sailors! First of all, thanks to everyone that played our demo during the Steam Next Fest 2021. Our team gathered lots of feedback that will help us to improve the next demo :). We are very happy with the community we are creating and everyone that helped us and gave attention
04 Oct 2021Developer post
DEMO HOTFIX (0.2110i)
Changelog: Fixed Burst Fire from getting the game stuck when users select one of the top-most ships. Fixed Battery gain animation. Discarded cards are now grayed out. Vote and Luck challenges will now properly display cards played during the last few seconds. Ships hit by attacks
Changelog:

Fixed Burst Fire from getting the game stuck when users select one of the top-most ships.
Fixed Battery gain animation.
Discarded cards are now grayed out.
Vote and Luck challenges will now properly display cards played during the last few seconds.
Ships hit by attacks will now show the damage taken.
Increased Cargo resource loss label size.
Known Issues:

Users with HDD and 4GB RAM or less might experience long loading times after exiting a match.
Users with unstable connections/wifi might experience dropouts during a match (Mostly during character selection). Affected users can rejoin the match at any time.
Original post
03 Oct 2021Developer post
DEMO HOTFIX (0.2110h)
Changelog: Increased timers by 5 seconds to help new players. Updated modifier icons to improve readability. Added small delay to show the next Swarm intent. Fixed Burst Fire from getting the game stuck in certain situations. Fixed Vote Checks getting the game stuck in certain si
Changelog:

Increased timers by 5 seconds to help new players.
Updated modifier icons to improve readability.
Added small delay to show the next Swarm intent.
Fixed Burst Fire from getting the game stuck in certain situations.
Fixed Vote Checks getting the game stuck in certain situations.
Fixed macOS launch options.
Localization fixes.
Updated resource loss particle.
Known Issues:

Users with HDD and 4GB RAM or less might experience long loading times after exiting a match.
Users with unstable connections/wifi might experience dropouts during a match (Mostly during character selection). Affected users can rejoin the match at any time.
Original post
30 Sep 2021Developer post
Early Access Roadmap
Hi Sailors, we have really exciting news today. We are now revealing our Early Access roadmap! Each frame represents the most important part of each content update, meaning that you should also expect some extra stuff in between those updates. This roadmap also means that we will
12 Sep 2021Developer post
Devlog #02
Hi Sailors, we are here once again to show some of our progress since our last devlog! The game has changed drastically since our last update and we are now working on the final missing foundation stones. You guys can expect a lot more updates in the next couple weeks. New Main M
02 Jun 2021Developer post
Devlog #01
Hi Sailors, welcome to our first steam devlog. We previously called this “devlog” as “Monthly Roundup”, but due to our development schedule, sometimes we weren’t able to do a new post around the end of the month. Our goal is still to have at least one post per month, but that may
27 May 2021Developer post
Now Arriving at: Steam!
Hello Sailors! We are really happy to reveal Space Betrayers here! The game has been under development for quite some time and we are finally able to share with everyone about it. Stay tuned as there will be news regarding the development in the next couple of days. Finally, don’
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Updates & announcements

In-Game Tutorial

Balance Changes

Queen Intent Visualization

Others

Fixes

New Content

Element Z (Zzyx's Special Card)

Other

Fixes

Bug Fixes:

New Content

Change of Plan (Eve Special card)

Balance Changes

Lucky Dice

Intercept Challenge

Cancel Destination

Anti-Tick Room

Jump Control Room

Luck Checks

Other

Match Search and Lobby System

New Main Menu

Configurable Game Settings

Roadmap Update

Changes/Fixes

Last Demo and Early Access Date

Cards Improvements

Ship Control / Board Improvements

View other players cursor

Bug Fixes and Other Improvements

Updated Roadmap

View other players cursor:

Cards Improvements:

Ship Control / Board Improvements:

Changelog:

Known Issues:

Changelog:

Known Issues:

New Main Menu Screen

New Select Character Screen

Combat Overhaul

Swarm Intent

Second Floor

Improved Shield Visuals

New Animations - Two Faces

Improved Pilot Pins

Improved Inspect Popups

Improved Challenges Visuals

New Room Fire Effect

Improved Background Stars

Rooms Artwork