File #24 // Summer Update!

04 Jun 2026Developer post

Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)

Hey Awesome Gang!

We hope the end of spring treated you well. Things have been busy here at 2Awesome Studio, and we have a lot to share with you today. New content, world updates, and some friends we want you to meet.

Let's get into it.

More Killshifts!

A few executions were never going to be enough. We added more Killshifts to the game, each one slick, brutal, and satisfying to pull off. Jack has new ways to finish a fight in style.

Neo Barcelona Feels More Alive

Every biome now has background NPCs walking around and destructible objects scattered across the environment. The city reacts to you. Break things. Watch the city breathe around you.

Biome Visual Updates

We have been putting serious work into the look and feel of Neo Barcelona, and we want to show you two areas getting major attention.

Sagrada Familia

Controlled by La Familia, Neo Barcelona's mafia-like gang, the Sagrada Familia megastructure runs gambling and entertainment on both sides of the law. Their boss goes by "Father", but the title is just that. They are not a real family. They took the name from the unfinished cathedral, and they made it their own.

The Great Vyne

Neo Barcelona is overpopulated, overcrowded, loud, and full of neon. The Great Vyne is the answer to all of that. A city within the city, built from warm nature instead of cold corporate steel. It is a rare place to breathe in a metropolis that never stops moving.

Lasers

Getting around Neo Barcelona was never going to be simple. The city is full of obstacles designed to keep you out of gang territory. Laser grids are one more thing standing between Jack and the next objective. Watch your step.

Indie Metroidvania signal boost: SHADE Protocol is live on Kickstarter!

Hey awesome gang!

Today we want to point you toward another indie campaign that just went live and might be very much your kind of thing.

It is called SHADE Protocol, a cyber-fantasy Metroidvania about music-based weapons, fast combat, reality-bending powers, and slicing the world apart to open new paths.

Yes, literally slicing the world apart.

You can check out the Kickstarter here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/littlelegendary/shade-protocol

Why are we sharing this?

Because we know how much a Kickstarter campaign can mean for a small indie team.

When we launched Altered Alma, every pledge, share, comment, and “hey, you should check this out” helped push the project forward. So when we see another ambitious pixel-art Metroidvania team taking that same leap, we are happy to help spread the word a bit.

Also, SHADE Protocol recently revealed a very cool collaboration with CrossCode and Alabaster Dawn from Radical Fish Games, which includes secret bosses, special cinematic abilities, guest music from SHIRAKUMO Nagi, and more depending on how far the campaign goes.

So if you like stylish combat, strange powers, big indie worlds, and very dangerous-looking swords, this might be one to keep an eye on.

Help them out if you can!

Please take a look at the campaign, follow it, back it, or share it with someone who might enjoy it.

Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/littlelegendary/shade-protocol

Steam page:

View game pageLet’s help another indie team bring their world to life!

A huge shoutout to everyone who’s been active on our Discord, giving us your love, support and feedback. Your input has been incredibly valuable and has helped us fine-tune the game and polish the final details. We’ve been taking tons of notes, and your excitement genuinely keeps us going.

With each update, we’re getting closer to bringing this world to life, and we honestly couldn’t do it without you. Thanks for being with us on this journey. We can’t wait to share even more soon.