Major update31 Jul 2026Full Controller SupportReviews help a lot for small games! If you've been enjoying Axe Ghost, please consider leaving one! Axe Ghost now has full controller support. Axe Ghost is turn-based puzzle combat. You push monsters around a grid and blow them up. It's based around a Daily Challenge leaderboard, and there are 21 hand-built puzzles in Fragments mode. I'm a mouse-and-keyboard person. To make controller support a…
Changed: Leaderboards now load lazily for faster response. Fixed: Fixed several edge case bugs related to Robots. Fixed a bug that caused lag the further you got into a run.
Axe Ghost 1.1 adds Fragments mode; A collection of 21 puzzles created by Richard Boeser (ibb & obb, Dubio). You get one hand of cards, and a starting pattern of monsters that needs rearranging to achieve the objective. Complete the Fragments in any order you like. They start off gentle but get pretty challenging. I've forgotten how to complete Curtains . See if you can figure it out! Oh yeah: I…
Fixed · Bug where personal best indicator wasn't rolled back when Undo pressed. · Bug where Switch Horizontal not represented properly in the Leaderboards.
Fixed Achievements bug. Robots cancel their death beams if pushed off the top of the battlefield. Win music level adjusted to match the rest. Poke horizontal desync bug.
Changed: Removed 'one undo' limit from the Daily Challenge. Changed: On game over the leaderboard scroll is set to shows the players entry. Fixed: Bug where some score charts wouldn't reflect your latest run if you beat your prior score in the daily. Fixed: Score charts at the bottom of the list no longer cut off by the edge of the game window.
Added: Tooltips for bosses clarifying the effect of using the Skull Axe on them (game over or win). Fixed: 'Lorem Ipsum' bug on messages tab. Fixed: Leaderboard touch scrolling works on Steam Deck again. Fixed: Leaderboard icon tooltips now working on run end screen.
Fixes a bug where the Path to Readiness training stages wouldn't show up after completing the tutorial. If you played yesterday and didn't see Path to Readiness training stages you can use the Training slider on the settings page to play them. This update also adds various tooltips.
Changed the Timer description to clarify that you can continue your run after the timer reaches zero. Ignore the timer while you're getting used to the game! Scalpel mechanic has been simplified. See description in-game. Coin cooldown removed; you can use multiple coins in the same turn.
The full release is live . If you've been playing the demo or following development, thank you! Your progress in the demo is carried across to the full version. Please consider leaving a review of the full game. All reviews are *very* welcome, even critical ones. The highscore table has been cleared for the official release. Garnemar awaits!
It's within reach! Axe Ghost, the compact turn-based tactics game with a muscular ghost launches on June 2 for Windows and Mac on Steam :D Are you a video creator who'd like to publish gameplay on your channel on June 1? let me know!
Added: · Korean translation · Simplified Chinese translation · German translation, first draft. Language select in settings · Rice Cat achievement · Hovering over a leaderboard row shows a score progress chart · Undo button · macOS support in the demo · Music for woodland environment · Tutorial music Changed: · ZH and KO font adjustments · Removed Free Play mode. Daily Challange now allows fini…
The Axe Ghost demo is available for Mac now too! Known issues: · Cursor jumps momentarily when mousing over buttons. · Odd red screen shows momentarily when quitting the game.
Added · Tutorial music · Smear special weapon · Discord rich presence · More Steam achievements · Wizards · Steam rich presence · Particles for projectiles · Lightning to preview screen · Face animations for all enemies Changed · Visual styling · Scalpel is now a (rare) regular weapon · Free Play removed from demo · Tutorial informs player if they attempt a legal move that's disabled in the tut…
Added · Leaderboard indicator shows whether this was the player's first attempt. · Displace weapon. · All Time leaderboard. · Void weapon. Changed · Ice visual effect. · Various sound effects. · Daily Challenge can be played more than once. · Displace can no longer push enemies off the edge of the grid. · Switch now treats Bosses as wildcards when detecting contiguous groups of monsters (unless…
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