Planned Release Date: Q1 2026

About This Game

When the Echo fell, her essence shattered, seven divine Shards torn loose from their master, drifting across a wounded world.

Wherever they landed, horrors woke, old magic twisted, and the earth remembered its scars.

You are the Wanderer, the only one who hears their voices.

Take up the Shards, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, Greed, Wrath, Sloth, and Lust... each a whisper of a forgotten sin, each capable of reshaping you into something powerful… or dangerous.

Fight through endless waves of abominations, unravel the Shards’ past through Memory Fragments, confront the Echo guardians who still cling to fragments of divinity, and survive long enough to challenge Wrath at the storm’s heart.

Shardstorm blends fast-paced horde-survivor action with ARPG progression and a dark fantasy lore...

GAMEPLAY FEATURES

STORY RUN The Core Experience

Fight through 50 escalating Waves as Memory Fragments, Shard whispers, and boss encounters slowly reveal the truth of Echo’s fall, and why the Wanderer alone can hear the Shards calling.

• Memory Fragment as Lore

• All Echo Bosses

• All Shard Unlocks

• Full Achievement Tracking

• Continues past Wave 50 for Endless Survival

• Finishing Wave 50 Unlocks New Game+ 

• Global Steam Leaderboards

• Detailed Run & Lifetime Statistics

• The Void Merchant

Fight Through Endless, Escalating Onslaughts

• Enemies pour in from every direction, demons, shadows, necromancers, sorceresses, and other horrors drawn to the loose Shards. Survive increasingly chaotic waves through movement, positioning, and smart build choices.

Wield Sentient Shards That Orbit, and Evolve

• Your Shards do the killing - They spin, chain, lash out, duplicate, explode, slow, heal, each with its own personality and rule set. Upgrade them mid-run to unlock absurd builds.

Challenge Echo Bosses

• At key milestones, the storm calms, and an Echo arrives.

• These aren’t standard bosses: each guards a fragment of the Echo’s broken soul, beat them to unlock Memory Fragments and it's own Shard.

ASTRAL WOUNDS Divine Power, Permanent Consequence

As you survive the storm, ancient forces take notice.

Astral Wounds are run-defining blessings, fragments of forgotten divinity that permanently alter your powers.

• Nine Unique Astral Powers

• Massive Gameplay-Changing Effects

• Earned Through Mastery, Not Chance

• Choices Shape Every Future Run

Each Astral Wound is a scar left by the Shards themselves...

NEW GAME+ The Storm Never Ends

Defeating Wrath is not the end, it is an awakening.

Each victory unlocks a new New Game+ instance, where the world grows more hostile, enemies strike harder, and the Shards demand greater sacrifice.

• New Game+1, New Game+2, and beyond

• Enemies Scale Aggressively Each Cycle

• Tighter Builds, Deadlier Waves

• Infinite Progression

The end of one cycle becomes the beginning of the next.
How far can you push before the storm breaks you?

CUSTOM RUN Build Your Own Challenge

Jump into the action instantly.

Start from any unlocked wave on any unlocked map with any Shard and Loadout you like.

DAILY RUN Everyone Faces the Same Storm

• Fixed Shard & Map

• Pre-Selected Modifiers

• A Unique Seed Shared Globally

• Pure Run (No Astral Ranks or Equipment)

You get one attempt.

Everyone faces the same chaos.

ECHO REALM Boss Rush, Reborn

A dimension where Shards resonate louder and Echoes return stronger.

• Single-Instance Boss Fights

• Unique Items

HARDCORE MODE One Life. No Mercy.

A brutal test for those who have mastered the storm.
In Hardcore Mode, death is final, every choice and turn matters.

• One Life Only

• No Revives, No Second Chances

• HardCore Leaderboards

Survive longer, push further, and prove mastery over the Shards.
Only the most disciplined Wanderers will endure.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI Tools were used during development to support concept exploration, iteration, and certain content creation. All AI-assisted elements underwent multiple refinement and testing passes to ensure consistency with the game’s artistic direction, balance, and overall experience.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Contains stylized fantasy violence and ocassionally dark themes. Includes brief non-sexual nudity in environmental art and creature designs. No sexual acts, sexual violence, drug use, or self-harm.