The Snake Is the Tower
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09 Sep 2026
| Published | Title | Build |
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| Update: First Boss Fight + Player Profiles + Sharper Pacingmajor Patch Notes: April 8 to May 9, 2026 It's been about a month since the last update, and we've been heads-down the entire time. A huge chunk of that month went into level design, learning what makes encounters feel fair, what makes them feel unfair, understanding what constraints we need to implement to keep scope and design in check, and tweaking the early waves over and over. A big piece of tha… | — | |
| Core Gameplay Update (Mar 24 - Apr 8)major Patch Notes - March 24 to April 8, 2026 This update focused on tightening the core gameplay loop. The wave system was rebuilt from the ground up with a new hierarchical structure, and all 27 waves across World 1's three sections were rebalanced. Tower interactions got a major overhaul, the snake now smoothly squeezes between towers at any speed instead of getting stuck, and the node draft picku… | — | |
| Major Update: World 2, Tower Pickup, & Meta Grid Overhaulmajor Finally recovered from GDC and had an incredible time showing off The Snake Is the Tower to players and fellow devs. The feedback received at the event was invaluable, from how controls felt to how the meta progression rewarded (or didn't reward) players. This update is a direct result of those conversations. Changes included reworking tower interaction controls, fixed a bunch of meta grid upgr… | — | |
| Demo Patch Notes - Feb 18-20, 2026major Patch Notes — Feb 18–20, 2026 Gameplay - Updated Degradation System - Snake Enemies Reworked — Snake enemies now use a new orbit behavior state. - Wave Balancing — Updated wave compositions, enemy counts, and enemy HP tuning. - Reactor Power Lines — New reactor power line system connecting towers. - Defense System Improvements — Expanded defense handler with new combat context options. - Orb Sp… | — |
| Date | Day | Time | Patch title | Build ID | Branch | Depots | Download Δ |
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| 7 Sep 2026 | Mon | 15:22 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 25169966 | public | 1 | — |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Thu | 05:20 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 24586675 | public | 1 | — |