Shapebreaker - Tower Defense Deckbuilder
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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| In-game event | Update v0.8.2 Hi everyone, Version 0.8.2 is now live. Ready to take on the Shapeless? Patch notes: · The health of the Shapeless now persist between runs. · Defeating the Shapeless unlocks a new challenge deck. · Fixed a bug that caused attacks/second on a card or tower to be displayed with a lot of digits. · Fixed a bug that caused bonusses to max health to not apply to the Collect or die trying challenge d… | 10873626 | |
| In-game event | Update v0.8.0 Hi everyone, Version 0.8.0 is now live. Big update with new challenge decks, difficulty modes for each deck and Steam achievements! Patch notes: · Added 4 new challenge decks. · Added 6 difficulties for each deck. · Added Steam achievements. · Changed the ordering of the challenge decks. · The Danger Zone starter deck now draws 1 card less at the start of the turn. · Reduced difficulty of Act I… | 10848269 | |
| In-game event | Update v0.7.3 Hi everyone, Version 0.7.4 is now live. Variation in map layouts has been increased as this was the most requested change on Discord . Come vote and hang out if you haven't done so already. Patch notes: · Increased map variety for Act I, II & III. · Curios that increase credits gained or affect shop prices, can no longer be encountered in the shop. · The elite modifier that increases shape dens… | — | |
| Community | Announcing second price increase Hi everyone, I am hereby announcing the second price increase 2 weeks in advance as promised on the Steam Store page. On March 9 the price of the game will increase from $3.99 to $5.99 or €3.29 to €5.89. This change will also affect other currencies in a similar fashion. This will not affect anyone who has already purchased the game. Thank you all for the support! Alexander | — | |
| In-game event | Update v0.7.3 Hi everyone, Version 0.7.3 is now live. Big update with 18 new curios! Curio patch notes: · Added a major and minor curio that reduce shop prices by 40% and 15% respectively. · Added a major and minor curio that increase max core health by 15 and 5 respectively. · Added a major and minor curio that increase the base damage of towers by 2 and 1 respectively. · Added a major and minor curio that… | 10609060 | |
| Community | Competition winners Hi everyone, The competition has ended and I am happy to announce our winners! 🥇 chuckjirka 40590 🥈 Tobbzn 16390 🥉 Kn1nJa 11438 Congratulations to our top 3 competitors! These scores are once again amazing. Winners will receive the following rewards: • 🥇 Design a new card, curio, shape, event or elite modifier with me • 🥇🥈🥉 Name or nickname permanently added to the source code of the gam… | — | |
| Community | Competition Leaderboard Hi everyone, The competition is still going strong. Here's the current status: • 🥇chuckjirka: 40590 • 🥈Tobbzn: 16390 • 🥉Kn1nJa: 11438 Last competition winner chuckjirka is protecting their position on the throne with a whopping 40590. Tobbzn and Kn1nJa have entered the ranks with a very competitive score. Can you beat them? The competition lasts until February 13, 15:00 CEST. For more inform… | — | |
| Community | Steam Next Fest Competition Hi everyone, EDIT: Steam has messaged me that they made a mistake and are undoing their earlier decision. They will not be allowing Shapebreaker to participate due to it being available in Early Access. That's unfortunate news. This means the Steam Next Fest live-streams are unfortunately cancelled, but the competition will go on as planned! Shapebreaker will be participating in Steam Next Fest… | — | |
| Major update | Update v0.7.0 Hi everyone, Version 0.7.0 is now live. Big update with the introduction of elite maps and a bunch of balance changes! Consider your options before going into elite maps. They provide some juicy minor curio's but are you sure your deck can handle the extra challenge? Patch notes: • Curio's have been split into major and minor curio's. • Major curio's can be obtained from boss maps. • Minor curi… | 10470112 | |
| Community | New release date - May 2, 2023 Hi everyone, I have decided to move the release date for Shapebreaker from February 21 to May 2. I want to deliver a high quality full release and this will no longer be possible to achieve by February 21. There are multiple factors playing a role here which I would like to clarify below. First of all I misjudged the impact of becoming a father. I knew that taking care of a child would take a l… | — | |
| In-game event | Update v0.6.5 Hi everyone, Version 0.6.5 is now live. Shape spawn points now show a preview of the shape that will spawn. Maps with multiple spawn points now have a smoother start. Patch notes: • Shape spawn points now show a preview of the shape that will be spawned. • Maps with multiple shape spawn points now only have 1 active spawn point during wave 1, and 2 during wave 2. • Increased damage of Burn elem… | 10055009 | |
| In-game event | Update v0.6.3 Hi everyone, Version 0.6.3 is now live. Bit of a big update again. Acts now have branching paths instead of one linear path. This update also introduces events into the game! Patch notes: • Added branching paths for Acts. • Added events which can be encountered as an alternative to maps. • Decreased the number of waves for some of the Act III maps from 7 to 6. • Decreased the number of cards dr… | 10007359 | |
| Major update | Update v0.6.0 Hi everyone, Version 0.6.0 is now live. Big update. You can now unlock other starter decks. A starter deck may contain either different cards or unique curio's or both! Thereby providing you with fresh challenges. I've kept the patch notes free of spoilers. Details can be found on the patch notes on Discord . Looking forward to hearing your opinion on the decks. My favorite is deck 3, closely f… | 9908020 | |
| Esports | Tabletop Gathering 2022 Hi everyone, Shapebreaker is participating in the Tabletop Gathering 2022 online Steam festival. The festival has already started and you can check it out here . I will be streaming a pre-recorded video of me playing through the game on November 3 and November 4. You can check it out here, on the Steam store page or on the festival page . Enjoy! Alexander | — | |
| Community | Release date revealed Hi everyone, It is with great pleasure that I share with you all the full release date for Shapebreaker. The game will be exiting Early Access on... - February 21, 2023 - The road to full release is also accompanied by a new roadmap! This will remain a living document. Feel free to keep sharing your feedback here, on the Steam community forums and on Discord! Enjoy! Alexander | — | |
| In-game event | Update v0.5.5 Hi everyone, Version 0.5.5 is now live. I have increased the layout diversity of many levels and gave some love to underused cards. Patch notes: • Increased the layout diversity of almost all levels in act 1 and 2. • Added a new curio Battlements. • Increased attack speed of Machine Gun Towers from 1.5 to 1.7. • Increased damage and attack speed of Omni I Tower from 1.3 to 1.4. • Increased dama… | — | |
| In-game event | Update v0.5.4 Hi everyone, Version 0.5.4 is now live. The game now supports all aspect ratios instead of only 16:9. Patch notes: • Added support for all aspect ratios, not just 16:9. • Added a new option in the settings screen that determines if a tower card shows its stats when hovering on the card or always. • Fixed a bug that caused Shape Bomb item to remain visible in UI after using it to kill the last s… | 9761564 | |
| Esports | Live-stream October 14 & 15 Hi everyone, In celebration of Shapebreaker's participation in the Dreamhack Beyond Indie Showcase, I am proud to announce the game's first ever developer live-stream. I will be playing through the game and answering any questions. Come join me during the live-streams on: · October 14 from 19:00 to 20:00 CEST or 1 to 2 PM Eastern Time · October 15 from 22:00 to 23:00 CEST or 4 to 5 PM Eastern T… | — | |
| News | Free demo, live-stream and more! Hi everyone, Tomorrow Shapebreaker will be taking part in its first online festival! Dreamhack Beyond starts tomorrow October 14 and lasts until October 23. I want to celebrate the occasion with a couple of things: • A demo of the game will be available exclusively from now until the end of the festival . • I will be doing a live-stream at October 14 - 19:00 CEST (1 pm Eastern Time) and October… | — | |
| In-game event | Update v0.5.2 Hi everyone, Version 0.5.2 is now live. Couple of improvements and bugfixes. Patch notes: • Skipping a card reward now rewards you with 10 credits. • Viewing a deck of cards is now scrollable for large decks. • Fixed a bug that caused the act 3 boss to not reward the correct amount of credits. • Fixed a bug that caused you to be able to load your saved file after suffering a defeat. • Fixed a b… | 9674612 | |
| Game update | Update v0.5.1 Hi everyone, Version 0.5.1 is now live. Couple of balance changes. Patch notes: • Increased the difficult of the act 2 boss level. • Decreased the difficulty of act 3 level 1. • Decreased the difficulty of act 3 level 2. Got any feedback? Help improve the game by sharing by pressing F8 in-game, on the discussion forums on Steam or on Discord . Enjoy! Alexander | 9636772 | |
| Major update | Update v0.5.0 Hi everyone, Version 0.5.0 is now live. Act 3 is now available to play! Would love to hear your feedback, especially on the current difficulty. Patch notes: • Added Act 3. • Added new card: Wall. • Added new card: Bonus Credits. • Slightly changed the wording of the Moon tooltip. Got any feedback? Help improve the game by sharing by pressing F8 in-game, on the discussion forums on Steam or on t… | 9626202 | |
| Community | Dreamhack Beyond participation Hi everyone, I am happy to announce that Shapebreaker will be participating in the Dreamhack Beyond Indie Showcase on Steam! To celebrate, I will be doing a live-stream on Steam at the following times: · October 14 - 19:00 to 20:00 CEST - 1 to 2 pm Eastern Time · October 15 - 22:00 to 23:00 CEST - 4 to 5 pm Eastern Time I hope to see you at the live-stream and be sure to check out the festival.… | — | |
| In-game event | Update v0.4.3 Hi everyone, Version 0.4.3 is now live. I've added 5 new element cards! Patch notes: • Added a new element card: Wealth. Increases damage of tower by 50% and an additional 15% for each 10 credits you have. Up to a maximum of 200 credits. • Added a new element card: Renounce. Increases attack speed of tower by 140%. Also reduces attack speed of tower by 10% for every 10 credits you have. • Added… | 9545361 | |
| In-game event | Update v0.4.2 Hi everyone, Version 0.4.2 is now live. I've added 3 new Curio's and improved UI for players that like to have a lot of cards in their hand. Patch notes: • Added new Curio : Credit extractor • Added new Curio : Credit scrapper • Added new Curio : Item excavator • Cards are now shown in more appropriate positions in your hand when you have more than 6 cards. • Fixed a bug that caused the game to… | — | |
| Community | Announcing the first price increase Hi everyone, I am hereby announcing the first price increase 2 weeks in advance as promised on the Steam Store page. On September 29 the price of the game will increase from $2.99 to $3.99 or €2.39 to €3.29. This change will also affect other currencies in a similar fashion. This will not affect anyone who has already purchased the game. Thank you all for the support! Alexander | — | |
| Game update | Update v0.4.1 Hi everyone, Version 0.4.1 is now live. Just some bugfixes. Patch notes: • Fixed a bug that caused items to not be clickable. • Fixed a bug that caused escape menu to be rendered in front of shop items in the shop screen. Got any feedback? Help improve the game by sharing by pressing F8 in-game, on the discussion forums on Steam or on Discord . Enjoy! Alexander | 9489807 |
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