Game update10 Apr 2026Patch 2.1: Technical and Balance ImprovementsSup Gnomies, It's only been a couple of weeks since our massive update and our feature in TD Fest and a Daily Deal so we've had something crazy like 20,000 new players join us in the last few weeks. Welcome to all of our new Gnomies! ( If you haven't already, please leave Gnomes a Steam review, it helps us more than you know! ) With a lot of new players has come tons of feedback and suggestions…
Sup Gnomies! It’s been a while since you’ve heard from us so we thought we would write a post to let you know what we’ve been up to! First of all, thanks for everyone who has continued to support the game while we’ve been on hiatus and welcome all the new Gnomies who have just joined us. If you haven’t already, please leave Gnomes a review on Steam, it really help us out a lot! Now let us share…
Sup Gnomies, The Steam Awards are back, and we figured… why not shoot our shot? If you’ve ever had a run fall apart in spectacular fashion, or watched your entire plan explode after a goblin sapper left a hole in your maze, you already know the perfect category for us: Best Game You Suck At Award We’d really appreciate it if you could take a moment to nominate Gnomes . It helps us out a lot, an…
Sup Gnomies! Long time no see! We're so happy to see so many new players pick up the game and all the awesome reviews since we were last active here on Steam! ( If you haven't already please leave us a Steam review, it really helps us a lot!) We have been taking a short break to restore our mana bars after well over a year of working 7 days a week on Gnomes. Now that we are well rested, we plan…
Sup Gnomies, In the previous update we added 17 new languages as well as 4 new maps to the game! As a result we've been overwhelmed by huge wave of new supporters as well as the return of so many experienced players. In the last month we welcomed 15,712 new players (and 20,477 new wishlisters). If you haven't already, please leave us a review on our Steam page, (it really helps us out a lot) Wi…
Sup Gnomies, Holy smokes you guys have overwhelmed us with all of your support! We have been working really hard in the background to get you this update. There's a lot of you that asked for more of a challenge and here it is. Update 1.3 features 4 new maps and a bunch of new items, relics and 17 new achievements. If you're enjoying the game, we'd really appreciate it if you left a review on St…
Hello Gnomies, Welcome to all of our friends who are joining us from around the world! It's has been a tireless few months of development which makes us so excited to reveal our Global Language Support update. We want to say a huge thank you to our friends at Gamersky, AllCorrect and the Gnomes Discord Server for their passionate effort and support! We couldn't have done this alone. The work is…
Hello Gnomies, Firstly, thanks for all of your support over the last couple of weeks and welcome to all of the new Gnomies who picked up the game during the Steam sale. If you haven't already, please leave Gnomes a review on Steam (it helps us more than you can imagine!) If you've managed to conquer all of the maps in the game we've got great news for you. We're currently seeking playtesters fo…
Sup Gnomies, Just a quick hotfix addressing some of the issues in the latest update: · fixed jackhammer volume (soz about your ears Gnomies) · fixed jackhammer not giving gold · fixed achievements (again) Thanks everyone who reported the bugs! If you have any more issues or feel like hanging out with us and the Gnomies - come and join us on the Gnomes Discord Server See you soon! Tommy and Patr…
Sup Gnomes, First of all we wanted to shout out to the wiki crew over here on the community Discord server - if you haven't already Come and Join the Gnomes Discord Server The wiki is now fleshed out and well organized. Thank you for your contributions and thank you to those who contacted us with issues and patiently tested debug builds for us - without you it would have been much harder / impo…
Ahoy Gnomies, We'd like to congratulate our friends over at Hoolignomes for finally releasing their game "Union of Gnomes" into 1.0 on Steam - if you haven't already head over to their page and pick up the game for 35% off this week! To help them celebrate we have included Gnomes and Union of Gnomes in a brand new bundle called "You've been Gnomed" that will let you get 10% off both games! In o…
Sup Gnomies, We've done a lot of patches in the last week, trying to be reactive to all the feedback we've had about video and compatibility issues. We've had close to 20,000 different people on different machines playing Gnomes since launch and we underestimated how the quirks of our custom engine would behave with all of your different systems. Thanks sticking with us and for those of you who…
Hey Gnomies, Just responding to some compatibility and visual feedback. Hotfix 1.04E - Cleaned up white screen and other artifacts when the game is opened. (no more flashbang on start up) - Cleaned up window resizing - Improved VSync rendering If any video bugs are affecting you, please let us know - Ideally we'd like to ask you a few questions and figure out the cause and give you a test versi…
Sup Gnomies, Just a quick hotfix in response to some feedback: - Set SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS=0 to prevent rare flickering bug We recently have made a major change to the back end of our custom engine in order to support more systems. While it generally seems to that more players are able to play the game without issue, there are some rare cases where it's caused different problems…
Hey Gnomies, We just hit Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam with a 98% rating — and we couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you to everyone who took the time to leave a review, share feedback, report issues, or simply spread the word. Every bit of support has made a difference, and we’re so grateful for the community that’s formed around the game. Reaching Overwhelmingly Positive has always a…
Sup Gnomies, A few quick changes to help improve some issues, particularly around endless mode. Added Video Settings Menu · Vsync · FPS cap · Resize to Set Resolutions · Removed performance bottlenecks from lategame endless Bugfixes · Cactus level ups without Sombrero fixed · Improved VFX ordering · Huckleberry pie gives 5% xp boost · Added screenshot option to defeated screen · Game modes are…
Changed Deathcap rarity to Uncommon and changed its effect to double the number of enemy chunks · Changed Summoning Portal to require adequate population for summoned Gnomes
Patch 1.03 Sup Gnomies, Just a quick hotfix update with what we've been working on over the last few days. Thanks every one for being so patient with us. We're beaten and burned but the amazing support has helped give us the mana regen buff we've needed to keep going! Some Endless Mode Performance Improvements · Removed unnecessary logging · Capped max number of enemies in endless mode (minimal…
Hello Gnomies, It's been an absolutely crazy couple of days for Gnomes! As I write this post, over 11,000 people decided to become one of the Gnomies. Welcome everyone, and thank you all for your trusting a couple of scrappy, unknown indie devs with your hard earned time and money. Your support has given us the opportunity of a lifetime we can't wait to deliver on all of our promised for Gnomes…
Greeting Gnomies, We've knocked over a few more bug fixes and QoL improvements. Hot Fix Details · Reworked Steam API connection which should hopefully solve achievement and leaderboard issues. · Added ability to swap build bar items by click and dragging items to slot of choice. · Removed GL pixel format request to increase compatibility which hopefully resolves some start up crashes. · Added s…
Hello Gnomies, We want to say a massive thank you to everyone of the 8000 of you who picked up the Gnomes over the last couple of days. Gnomes has been an overwhelming success. We never expected this and we couldn't have done it without you! Patch 1.01 · Fixed multiple shop items bug, balisong bug · Increased OpenGL version compatibility · Logs should be better for crash / not starting bug etc…
Greetings Gnomies, The day is finally upon us! Gnomes has officially launched on Steam. Thank you so much for your support, feedback and kindness as a community! We still need to ask you for one last favour! Please help us by leaving a positive review on the Gnomes Steam page. Once we have reached certain a certain number of reviews, the visibility of Gnomes greatly increases on Steam. This hel…
Patch Notes: 1.0 Release Hello Gnomies, It's only hours until launch time. We have pushed one final patch that addresses a few issues. Thanks for your unwavering support, we are so grateful for our amazing community and fans! What's new? · Locking / Unlocking items in shop feature added · F2/F3 Screenshot features now integrate with Steam New Items Added: · Windmill · Kiss of Death · Plutonium…
Hello Everyone, As some of you may know, Gnomes is made by a small team of two developers, we set out to make a tower defense passion project. Since releasing the demo, Gnomes has exploded in popularity which has been quite overwhelming for us. We never could have anticipated the support we've received for your community and fans. You have our most sincere thanks, this experience has been truly…
Hello Gnomies, We're super excited to be releasing Gnomes in less than 5 days. It's been a crazy 12 months, we can't wait to get the full game into your hands! If you haven't already, leave us a review on the Gnomes demo, it helps us more than you can imagine! Patch 0.31 Demo Features · Full map screenshot feature added on F3 - custom renders the entire map to a png at 1 to 1 scale for sharing…
Hello Gnomes (and Goblins), It's super exciting for us to announce that Gnomes will be released on the 4th of April (only 1 week from now!) We have also made the Gnomes OST available for FREE on YouTube as well as for digital download as a part of a Gnomes: Supporter's Pack for those who wish to further our team. About Gnomes: A turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in e…
Hey everyone! Just a quick hotfix addressing a bug we missed during testing and the addition of a frequently requested QoL Feature. - Click and drag now places multiple of a selected item - Berserker Amulet no longer triggers on all hits, only on critical hits to match item description. Thanks for reading! Tommy and Patrick Dystopian
Hello everyone, Thank you all for helping us in the process of testing and improving the game. We're almost ready to release Gnomes in just over a month, so we'll be featuring in Steam NEXTFEST alongside some other great new games. We've also been working hard in the background and doing some closed playtesting to get the game just right. In response to your feedback, where possible we have mad…
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