Hey survivors,

Patch 0.3.0 is here bringing one of the most requested features: Steam Achievements. This update adds new objectives and hidden challenges to test your skills and give even more reasons to dive back into RoundZ.

• A total of 31 achievements have been added.
  
• Covering survival, exploration, progression and skill-based challenges.
  
• 8 secret achievements hidden for players to discover.
  
• Achievements unlock automatically based on your current progress.

Development continues with local multiplayer (split-screen) already in the works, alongside plans to expand the world with new lore elements and environmental storytelling hidden across the map.

Thanks again for all the support, feedback and bug reports that help shape RoundZ with every patch. The journey continues.

– Hugo, developer of RoundZ.

In the past several months we have shipped many major updates to Athena Crisis.




Athena Crisis now has an elegant real-time messaging system built from templates, tags, and conjunctions. Players can communicate during a game, and help others with hints even across maps and campaigns. Popular messages will appear the multiverse to guide (or hinder) players. Messages that are liked often glow in gold, and the author receives a Chaos Star which they can use in the shop to buy unlocks.




The new campaign, Waking the Colossus, by player iudiciis has been promoted into Curated Campaigns. The maps are well-designed, allow you to earn extra stars and you unlock a new unique skill at the end. Athena Crisis now features six curated campaigns and it’s been awesome to see so many content creators expand on the lore of the main story and its characters. There are many more curated campaigns coming that will keep you engaged for a long time!




In order to support the still young and evolving competitive scene, we have built a Replay feature. After a game concludes, you can instantly step through every action in a game, or sit back and watch the full replay.

The existing real-time timer for live games gives each player a specific amount of time per turn depending on how many units they are controlling. This system often gives players too much time, and can lead to stalling.

We launched a new timer system for invasions and PvP games that carries over across turns and counts down, with an increment added each turn. The new system makes real-time games go much faster!




The Spaceship biome now features 6 individual Teleport fields that can be used to teleport your units across a map quickly. Each of the colors is only linked to Teleporters of the same color. Teleporters enable a few fun interactions, like dropping a unit from a transporter or spawning a new unit on a Teleporter to instantly transport them elsewhere!




Undo Actions: Up until recently, Athena Crisis only allowed undoing the whole turn. This worked well, and gave each action especially late into a turn a lot of meaning, but it was occasionally frustrating when moving a unit to the wrong field, especially on small screens. In addition to undoing a turn, you can now undo every action up until the beginning of your turn.
Replay Completed Levels: We implemented many requested features, like previewing the next campaign map and the ability to replay campaign maps at any time instead of just at the end of a campaign.
Performance: We deployed major performance improvements which will keep your computers cool, your batteries lasting longer, and your frame rate high. Athena Crisis is now faster than ever.

• Invasions and skills were further improved and balanced. Some gameplay issues that stuck around for a while were also fixed, like the AI’s behavior in the Space biome, or how the Space biome handles entering and leaving a spaceship.
  
• We fixed more than 100 bugs and shipped over ten QoL improvements, new settings, and fun features like character silhouettes.

Silhouettes are a cute feature for storytelling in community campaigns! Speaking of campaigns – we are soon launching a new Curated Campaign and multiple new units. Watch out for even more updates!

Finally, we made dozens of improvements behind the scenes to ensure the Athena Crisis tech stack stays modern, bug-free, fast, and maintainable for the long-term. Since Athena Crisis is open source, we want to keep the codebase current so that developers can study how the game is made and build their own modern JavaScript-based games. Check out the source code here: https://github.com/nkzw-tech/athena-crisis

Join our Discord to get the latest news even faster: https://discord.gg/athenacrisis

Love turn-based games? Want to see why other gamers love them? Join us as we livestream this turn-based classic, and discuss the universe, modding tools and more!

Greetings, rebels!⚔️

Today, we’re thrilled to introduce you to Absolum’s third playable character: Cider, an enigmatic fusion of human and construct, carefully rebuilt from near death by a mysterious puppeteer.


Today’s trailer showcases Cider’s unique moveset which draws from a life spent with bandits and rogues, using high-flying kicks, handaxes, and an extendable arm to spar with the menacing beasts prowling Absolum’s world.



In the world of Talamh, a cataclysmic event caused by magic prompted the Sun King Azra to conquer all lands and sources of magic through brutal warfare, slaughtering any wizard unwilling to serve him. Talamh’s hope now lies with a defiant band of rebels aided by a mysterious, mythical mentor known as Uchawi and the similarly powerful Root Sisters, who together oppose Azra’s pursuit of total power by wielding an ancient, forbidden magic. These mythical forces empower our rebels with astonishing magic as they stoke a resistance, fight Azra’s iron grip on Talamh, and discover the secret behind Azra’s ever-growing dominion.

Cider will be joining Galandra, our Shadow Warrior, and our beloved poet Karl in the fight against the deadly Sun King and his Crimson Order.

We’re absolutely ecstatic to announce that Absolum will have an exclusive demo during the upcoming Steam Next Fest, starting June 9th!
We hold this project very close to our hearts, and we cannot wait for you to dive into the game and get a hands-on glimpse of what our Rogue ‘Em Up formula is all about!

Absolum’s first-ever Demo will feature:

• ⚔️ Three Playable Fighters: Play as the sword-clad fighter Galandra, the sturdy dwarf Karl, or the new entry Cider, each boasting distinct playstyles and advantages.
  
• 🔓 Unlockable Advantages: Boost your stats with earned XP and gain new abilities and elemental powers to tailor a hard-hitting moveset to your playstyle.
  
• 🗺️ Rich Exploration: Explore the lands of Grandery, a mountainous, jagged coastline where a delicate harmony between goblins, humans, and dwarves has been eroded by greed and fresh bloodshed.
  
• 💬 Rewarding Quests: Reach deeper into Absolum’s fascinating world by discovering and clearing optional quests, gaining intel and treasure alike
  
• 💥 A Climatic Boss Fight: Test your mastery of battle against The Underking, a titan-sized, maddened ruler armed with a wide-reaching pickaxe that spews flames and lobs crushing boulders!

Are you ready to fight for the future of Talamh?


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1904480/Absolum/
Soon, the Sun King will learn to fear again!

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Praise the Blessed Mothers, rebels.

Hey everybody !

We know you have waited a loooooooooooooooooong time, but Carol's adventure to the clockwork candy kingdom is finaly available ! And oh boy do we have a lot of changes !



GENERAL CHANGES:

Map System:

- Added the map system (using tab or select on controller) the player now have access to a map of the area, that slowly get revealed the more you explore.
- Added Objectives markers to the new map system along with a quest log, to keep track of your current objectives.
- Added Various icons for points of interest for the new map system.
- Added current level completion % (Story, secrets, items discovered etc)

Nightmare:

- The nightmare world is now a twisted mirror version of the original level
- The nightmare atmosphere will now raise a new "fear" bar wich will result in a gameover if it reach the current HP threshold
- Added lost plushies in the nightmare that generate bubbles of light, protecting Carol from the atmosphere and bringing down the fear bar
- Nightmare enemies no longer produce nightmare fuel after being defeated, but to compensate they have higher health and now raise the fear bar when they hit the player
- Map is unavailable in the nightmare dimension


Vehicles:

- Added the Buzzard plane
- Added Royal hovercraft
- "Mech" types are now able to jump
- Ponies are now able to jump
- Fixed various issues with vehicle gravity

Camera:

- Completly overhauled the camera systems, heavily reducing issues related to camera
- improved camera collisions to avoid clipping in the environment
- Players can now zoom in/out when aiming
- increased the vertical angles limit for aiming

Misc:

- Carol hair complete overhaul (full customization coming later)
- So many bugfixes I lost track (oh noes)



ADVENTURE:

- Added a new area: The Marshmalotts floating citadel
- Added a new area: The Celestial Forge
- New ability: Carol has the ability to grapple to some Marshmalotts devices for swinging around or using Ziplines
- New ability: Umbrella glide
- Added 26 New Enemies
- Clockwork drone
- Clockwork Droid
- Clockwork Worker
- Clockwork Knight
- Clockwork tank
- Clockwork Titan
- Clockwork Valkyrie
- Celestial Forge defense droid
- Celestial Forge jetpack droid
- gas droid
- Spear Gumblins
- Mage Gumblins
- Cola ogre
- Crossbow Gumblins
- Dynamite Gumblins
- Gumblin modified Kamikawaii
- Gumblin mounted Moochanicals
- Goth harpies
- Gumblin airship
- Centaur
- Wyvern
- Nightmare hands
- Nightmare Hunters
- Nightmare crawlers
- Sylvain, the wings of deadly death
- Technoboros

- Added 13 New weapons:

- Entangler

- Dreamburst

- Chocoshredder

- The Marauder shotgun

- Sour candy Balista

- Gumball minigun

- Queen Aurore sword

- Warhammer

- Etheral axe

- Golden wand

- Staff of the serpent riders

- Aquarius wand

- Crimson staff

- Added 17 new outfits
- Blueberry complete redesign and model overhaul
- 7 New music tracks

We hope you guys enjoy this major update, and see you soon for some new content !

Get ready to build, trade, and dominate! Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or a seasoned industrialist, Rise of Industry 2 introduces new mechanics, a vibrant 80’s art style, a brand new campaign mode, with 15 unique and challenging scenarios, as well as the returning sandbox mode.

Why not take your experience to the next level with the Deluxe Edition? Check out the full digital art book and a nostalgic, 80’s inspired original soundtrack that sets the tone for you rise to the top. You’ll also get access to a new sandbox map in Vaporville, a new style headquarters and a collection of new decorations.

Start building your legacy now! Rise of Industry 2 is available to play here.

Join our Discord server to connect with fellow industry tycoons and follow us on Twitter/X for all the latest updates and tips!

Fire up the fax machine - it’s time to conquer the 1980’s boardroom!

「焼け落ちた場所」にビビ変異体が侵入する不具合を修正しました。

A brand-new section has been added to Spectral Protocol. This time, you’ll descend into a dark, ancient dungeon buried beneath the testing grounds. Heavy stone, distant echoes, and flickering lights set the tone for one of the most atmospheric levels yet.

🗝️ What’s new:

A completely new map inspired by gothic catacombs and forgotten temples. Tight corridors, vertical layers, and candlelit halls await.

Your objective: find and activate four hidden levers to unlock the exit. But something else is wandering these halls…

Designed for duo play. Cooperation is key to survive and escape.

Fully optimized with improved distance culling for smoother performance and deeper immersion.



⚠️ Don’t trust the silence. In this place, it listens.

This event is a bonus event for your recharge into the game, since when recharging you get separate points in this event, with which you can try your luck by spinning the reel for x50 points or spin a large scrolling for x500 points.

Everything is in your hands, do not give up!


Best regards JTGGame Team!

Hey everyone! 👋 Today we have exciting news to share, as we've just revealed Ritual of Raven's launch date in The MIX Summer Showcase through our new Release Date Trailer!


In Ritual of Raven, Forbidden Magic has opened portals across Nevar! 🌀 Can you stabilise the portals to restore balance in this magical world?


🌱 Witchy farming sim- enchant magical creatures to help you grow the ingredients for your Rituals and complete your book of shadows!

🔮 Delve into the magical world- jump into the world of Leynia and interact with magical portals that have erupted across the land!

🥹 Help magical and quirky locals- Meet and interact with witchy and magical characters, assisting them in quests and befriending them as you explore Leynia.

🧺 Decorate the world- not only your farm but the magical land beyond. Decorate to your liking with many customisation options!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2066520/Ritual_of_Raven/
We hope you're excited for our launch on August 7th! 💜
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