Community28 Oct 2026Shadowstone | Developer Interview w/ Three Moves Ahead PodcastTest Subjects, Want to hear a little more about Shadowstone’s development, alongside talks of tactics and RTS games? Check out Game Director Shane and Technical Director Alan Dabiri’s discussions with the Three Moves Ahead Podcast host Len Hafer over those topics and more. View the full podcast episode here ! If you haven’t played the demo for Shadowstone, it’s still available for now: Good luc…
Join us on Tuesday, October 20, at 9AM PDT as we go over the new Shadowstone demo and take on Challenges from the community! Our cast of characters: · Kara Centell-Dunk, Design Lead · Neo Zhang, Game Designer · Glaicee, Community Manager · Craig, Creator/Community Manager Challenges include: · Absolute Power Corrupts: · Start with a reward that will increase Corruption. · Corruption increases b…
The Shadowstone demo is now available for anyone to play! If you’d like a rundown of Shadowstone’s journey from inception to our demo: · Dev Blog 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 · Previous Playtest Patch Notes What To Expect Playtime duration: 45-2HR per run Playing Shadowstone · Shadowstone is a 1-4 player tactics roguelite that touches on the darker side of the Sunderlands. Fight through areas filled with brut…
From Sunderfolk to Shadowstone Hi, my name is Julia, and one of my favorite parts of UX/UI design is taking something that works and asking, “How could this feel even better?” That became the driving question behind Shadowstone's combat UX. Building from Sunderfolk's unique main screen and phone experience, I worked to reimagine the experience for PC. This is a look at that evolution and the co…
That’s right, we’ve got a demo cooking and it’s almost here! We’ve been working on Shadowstone for a while now, and thanks to our amazing playtest community on Discord , we’re ready to unveil it to the world at large. Look at them, all grown up We know the wait is long, so if you’re interested in checking out Shadowstone’s growth, you can view the game in progress during our upcoming playtest s…
What’s New Talent Trees · We've overhauled our hero metaprogression from a linear track of rewards to a series of hero-specific talent trees. · Each talent tree consists of 25 rewards that you unlock over time, and offer a mix of variety upgrades (adds more content to pools) and power upgrades (gives you a leg up on future runs). You must play a hero in at least one run to unlock their talent t…
The heroes of Shadowstone all share the same responsibility to survive, but each are equipped with unique abilities that can be enhanced the further you delve into the biomes of the Sunderlands. Hexer, healer, and master of mushrooms The Witch is a support-focused Hero that has a wide array of tools for any situation. While healing can be their main focus for helping their party, they can also…
The world of Shadowstone is no place for comfort, and you’ll need every trick in the book to survive the horrors that await. Fear not, for there are heroes that you can call upon to harness their power… for now. They are: · The Witch: Heal, hex, and support your allies with a bevy of mushrooms and magic. · The Ranger: Support allies and snipe your enemies from a distance. · The Pyromancer: Burn…
Hello once again, Shadowstoners… Our latest update, Patch 0.8.0 , has not only brought new enemies, new rituals, and updated boss mechanics, but two new heroes for your next experiments: The Rogue and the Assassin. Check out the path of creation for these two stealthy additions, straight from the team who made them. Origins Happy Accidents? In the early days of Shadowstone, once a darker tone w…
Hey there, Shadowtesters! Our community playtest sessions in our official Discord server have officially arrived for Patch 0.8.0! Need a recap on everything within Patch 0.8.0? Check out our patch notes here! --- Patch 0.8.0 Play Sessions: Dates: August 3, 2026 - August 14, 2026 Morning Playtest Sessions: Monday - Friday, 10:30AM - 12:00PM PDT Afternoon Playtest Sessions: Monday - Friday, 4:00…
What’s New New Heroes The Rogue The Rogue sneaks their way into Shadowstone as an unlockable character! The Rogue is a single-target damage dealer who excels with set-up from their team. They’ve received a new passive that allows them to deal extra damage and generate Dodge for themselves if they attack a target with a debuff, or if the Rogue has a buff; just like a traditional Rogue, they alwa…
Hey Shadowstoners, It’s been a fun few months of working and improving Shadowstone, and we're excited to unveil a sneak peek into the future of Shadowstone. If you’re interested in a more in-depth look at what we’ve been working on, take a peek at our previous dev update ! We hope you’ve been enjoying Patch 0.7.0! As always, if you have any feedback or bug reports, we’d love to see them in our…
Hey there, Shadowtesters! To help us all get the most out of our pre-launch playtests, we’re changing things up a bit! Starting today, we’ll be hosting dedicated, daily playtest sessions in our official Discord server . These sessions will typically run for a few weeks following a new patch or update, with two sessions scheduled each week day during that 1-2 week period. With that said, our fir…
Hello Shadowstoners… It’s been three months of Shadowstone playtests, and in that time we’ve pored over your feedback, bug reports, and looked through tons of data. We're even on Patch 0.7.0 now ! Here’s what we’ve learned so far, and what’s coming, straight from the Shadowstone development team. The Journey So Far Kara, Game Design Lead If you put our very first external playtest build next to…
The latest build for the Shadowstone Closed Playtest is now available to download. Check out all the recent additions below. What’s New Continue / Abandon Run · Runs can now be saved and continued across multiple play sessions. · Multiplayer runs require all original party members to be present to continue. · Runs can also be abandoned via the in-game Settings menu if you know it's not worth co…
What's New Corruption · The Corruption System has been added. · An initial suite of Corruption Consequences have been added. · Bargain Runes have been added to the pool. All are fated to fall to Shadowstone. We've been wanting to add a pressure system to the run that makes every round and decision more meaningful and strategic, so in this patch we are introducing Corruption . Corruption is a va…
What's New NEW HUD CHANGES Implemented a layout re-organization, including: · Hero portrait and game information moved to bottom left of screen · Spell cards now centered · Party bar anchored to only top left with health stats underneath · Lives anchored top right 35 New Runes New runes added at every rarity level. Potential runes include: · "When you start your turn with at least 1 strength, I…
Interested in joining the Shadowstone Playtest? Join us HERE ! What's New Revenant Nerf · Decreased Health (~20+) · 'Crescent Dance' Spell: Buff gain removed · 'Eternal Hunger' reworked into 'Pale Halo': Reworked into a utility spell · 'Lich's Command' reworked into 'Total Eclipse': Movement removed, Corrupt changed to furthest hero · Essence requirement decreased (6 >> 5) · Passive reworked Fu…
Shadowstone Closed Playtest Patch Notes 0.3.0 Update Interested in joining the Shadowstone limited closed playtest? You can join the playtest now through here ! What's New Life and Death Iterations · Parties start with 2 Lives by default. · Upon a Hero Knockdown, all Heroes gain 1 Permanent Expose. · Completing the "Jailbreak" quest will no longer award the party an additional starting Life in…
Are you ready to be engulfed in Shadowstone? If you love Sunderfolk, roguelites, tactics, and perhaps some arcane horror, Shadowstone might be the game for you. SIGN UP HERE Participation is limited, so make sure to sign up early to get a better chance of joining the playtest. FAQ How can I opt-in to playtests? · To sign up, head over to our Shadowstone Steam Store page and sign-up! (You can al…
Now introducing the latest project from Secret Door… Shadowstone. Shadowstone is a tactics roguelite game for 1-4 players that touches on the darker side of the world of Sunderfolk. Teams must master strategic positioning, tactical gameplay, and hero synergies to survive the horrors of the Sunderlands. A horroguelite, you might say We’re not in Arden anymore… Assemble a party or venture solo in…
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