Happy 4th of July, Commanders! Today’s a good day to bring the fireworks to the battlefield and give those robot hordes a proper red, white, and boom. Whether you’re dropping in for the loot, the chaos, or just to see your squad hold the line, it’s time to celebrate in explosive fashion. Wishing everyone a safe and explosive Independence Day! If you’ve been meaning to jump into Survivor Mercs ,…
Commanders, thanks a lot for your detailed reports from the frontlines! We were very excited about the v1.0 launch and tried to release a stable and fun version of Survivor Mercs. Unfortunately, some issues slipped past our tests. We are very sorry for the inconveniences these may have caused you! It took us a while and quite some work to fix these bugs, but we hope this update will finally res…
Commanders, TODAY IS THE DAY 🪖 After over two and a half years of battle, feedback, patches, and one very fitting “Final Drill” — Survivor Mercs has officially left Early Access. Version 1.0 is OUT NOW on Steam, Xbox Series X/S and PS5. This is the one you’ve been training for. 🎬 Watch the Launch Trailer New to Survivor Mercs? Check out our Launch Trailer below! 🆕 What’s New in 1.0 🗺️ New M…
Commanders! We have a release date for the V1.0 release coming soon, save the date! Early Access is coming to an end and we're happy to announce that Survivor Mercs v1.0 is arriving soon! Survivor Mercs will be simultaneously released on Steam, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 . A little teaser of what is to come for v1.0: · New M.E.G.A. Corp. boss on a new map with unique enemies, mini-bosses…
Commanders, thanks a lot for reporting directly from the frontlines! We were able to fix various bugs in the latest major update 0.15: · Steam Achievements are unlocking correctly again when you receive an Award. This was a tough one! 😮💨 · The mission to unlock the aniXss Processing Plant map was fixed and should now let you progress correctly to this and later maps. · Fixed the synergy upgr…
Commanders, thanks to your operations reports, we were able to fix various bugs and make some further improvements to major update 0.15 "Final Drill": · Tweaked various enemies & added knockback to the bigger ones as intended. · Fixed the skill tree sub-menu for upgrades not opening correctly via direct button in the Operations Map Overview. · Fixed some mission titles not localizing correctly.…
Commanders, report back in for a long-awaited major Early Access update! Before we dig into the details, let's start with a personal note from our Boss Wolpertinger, Sebastian: Dear Commanders, in September 2025, I was hospitalized for over 3 months due to a sudden change for the worst with my health. This came as a shock for my fellow Wolpertingers and the whole team behind Survivor Mercs - an…
Greetings Commanders! We are happy to announce that Survivor Mercs is once again participating in the Bullet Heaven Fest ! For the duration of the fest, you can grab Survivor Mercs for 38% off ! To celebrate, we have also released the Survivor Mercs Official Soundtrack , as well as Steam Trading Cards and other Community Items! The Survivor Mercs – Original Soundtrack , composed by Active Fungu…
Greetings Commanders, We are here to report that Survivor Mercs is 38% off for the the duration of the Steam Autumn Sale (September 29 to October 6) . As we approach v1.0 , we will be raising the price of the game slightly to account for the content added to the game since we first launched into Early Access. This price increase will occur after the Steam Autumn Sale, which means that the disco…
Hello Commanders, we are happy to announce that we are participating in the No Time To Loot Fest ! To celebrate, Survivor Mercs is 38% off for the duration of the fest (September 22-29). ⭐️Review to Support Us! If you’ve been enjoying Survivor Mercs , we’d be incredibly grateful if you could take a moment to leave a review! 🚀 Whether you’ve just started playing or have been with us since the b…
Commanders, what started out as a patch for 0.11 eventually grew bigger, so enjoy the visual improvements that didn't quite make it into the original 0.11 "Terminal" update, and thanks a lot for your feedback and reports to help us fix some bugs and do a first balance & gameplay improvements pass. The balancing for all enemies, map stages, and progression economy is still an ongoing process, pl…
"Terminal" - it is all about control! Commanders, report in for your 11th major update briefing! Your technicians & scientists achieved some major breakthroughs with your clone control terminals: The data interfaces for your clones and equipment underwent a major revision and provide more insights into the default stats and synergetic effects. Advancements in cloning technology reduced the amou…
Commanders! A major update to our battle plans are coming! HQ has sent the following: Codename: "Terminal" · This upcoming update, expected next week, will be bringing a wave of additional settings and also introduce a major aspect of our battle plans: · Additional Settings incl. Input Remapping · Auto-Aim & Auto-Fire Options as requested by the community as an optional feature · Stat & Synergy…
Commanders, thanks to your reports, we were able to identify and fix a critical issue with this patch. Some unlocks, primarily Mercs from "rescue" missions, did not appear to be recruitable after you have completed the mission. This hotfix makes sure that the state of the mission rewards updates correctly and shows newly unlocked Mercs, Gear, Weapons, etc. as "purchaseable" or "owned". The navi…
Commanders, we caught M.E.G.A. Corp. sabotaging our operations and conducted another successful "Operation: Bug Squash". This patch fixed some additional issues with the unlock progression and some missions & UI. We will continue testing and working on fixes for any issues we - or you - find! We are also currently testing and refining an improved model to show more info about the stats that are…
Commanders, apologies for the glitches and issues with the new story missions. This patch is bringing some important fixes and various improvements to these missions. We also moved the new Traits with their respective Dashes to the "Talents" category where they belong, and the UI shows more information about the mission objectives alongside some adjustments to fix a few partially broken mission…
Blasting robots is much more fun with friends - in a Strike Squad! Commanders, report in for your 10th major update briefing - one primarily about friendship and sticking up for each other: Your Mercs decided to speak up and show face, finally. They will guide you through the game with some unique personality while steadily helping you rescue and recruit new members, construct special rooms, ac…
CO-OP Playtest Announcement! Commanders! A big announcement today, HQ has developed a new tactic to bolster our battle strategy! We are opening a playtest of the CO-OP feature that will be coming to Survivor Mercs ! In order for you to join the Playtest, join the Wandering Wizard Discord ! Access the discord and obtain the Survivor Mercs role to be able to see further details regarding how to j…
Commanders, we just updated our roadmap outlining the next update(s) for Survivor Mercs: We will be highlighting some of these upcoming features in more detail soon, especially the main content of the next major update, "Strike Force". We are well-aware that there are still some rough edges in the current gameplay & meta. In order to tackle that, we call for your support! So please read on and…
Commanders, it's time for another round of fixes and improvements to iron out the remaining kinks of the "Green Hell" update. With this patch, the new Weapon & UI systems are getting ready to power the next set of gameplay improvements and features. A small change is already part of this patch: the Commander now retains its HP between stages, making it more important to look after your HP. In t…
Commanders, again sincere apologies for the issues after the latest major update 0.9.15 "Green Hell". With this patch we're fixing the remaining critical issues, so you can enjoy the game again without any major blockers. We also made some good progress already on fixing the lag issues around level-up popups. But we still need to test some things before releasing these improvements, so please b…
Commanders, we're terribly sorry for some bugs that caused some annoying problems for some of you after the latest major update 0.9.15 "Green Hell". This patch is solving many issues and brings some additional improvements: · Fixed the Override Dongle causing the capture speed to slow to a crawl and breaking your run. · Fixed an issue that caused an infinite loading screen for various players a…
Commanders, the latest major update 0.9.15 "Green Hell" is receiving some important fixes & improvements for the new UI and game systems: · Increased Knockback on various weapons to align better with the improved physics simulation. · Added Knockback to the Commander SMG as originally intended. · Fixed a major issue that prevented procs from showing up in the skill trees & upgrade UI. · Added a…
Welcome to the Farmine Inc. Rainforest Protectorate a.k.a. Green Hell! Commanders, report in for the latest major update briefing. Grab a drink & some rations and make yourself comfortable, this is a big one: Intel was able to locate the main operations of Farmine Inc. - a M.E.G.A. Corp. subsidiary responsible for "advancements in agricultural innovation and efficiency optimization". We spotted…
Happy New Year, Commanders! We're happy to see so many of you enjoying the last major update "Merry MerX-mas" - we hope you had some great holidays and a good start into 2025. Thank you all for the detailed reports on some issues, we can mostly fix with this patch, alongside various improvements: · Fixed Priest's AoE scale to the intended size. Anti-Priest's life siphon should heal more reliabl…
Merry MerX-mas, Commanders! Although our squad was struck by Covid, we still managed to finish the latest update for Survivor Mercs for the holiday season. Conduit decorated your bunker and your Commander clones dress up for the season. Even M.E.G.A. Corp. is feeling festive! But you aren't here just for the joy but the loot! We dug through your feedback and tried to get you all the nice things…
Commanders, it's time for a new battle plan to fight M.E.G.A. Corp! Conduit strategized a new attack vector to increase the effectiveness of strikes against the evil conglomerate. You're no longer attacking M.E.G.A. Corp.'s facilities in one location while Conduit is on standby for extraction. Instead, you're striking multiple targets on each operation, retreating to the choppa for tactical re-…
Commanders, the playtest is now live! Join us this weekend up until Tuesday to test the upcoming "Pathfinder" update (0.9.13) for Survivor Mercs. Please join our community Discord server to participate - it is the best way for us to engage with you and discuss details and feedback! Once you have the access code from Discord and have Survivor Mercs in your library, follow this guide to switch to…
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