Major Update Live: Leaderboards, Unit Training and 16+ New Units

A new update for The Eighth Squad is now live.

This is one of the biggest updates so far, focused on adding more depth to squad building, improving combat clarity, and making progression screens easier to use.

What's new!

🏆 Leaderboards

You can now compete with your friends and push for the best runs.

⚔️ Unit Training

Unit fusion is now available, allowing you to train and combine units into stronger and more specialized results.

This update also adds 16+ new units, giving you many more build options and synergies to explore.

✨ New SFX and VFX

Combat now feels more impactful, readable, and alive thanks to new sound and visual effects.

🛠️ Combat improvements and bug fixes

Several combat issues have been improved or fixed, including:

• Dead units no longer magically revive

• Better unit focus and targeting

• Improved overall combat readability

📚 Codex improvements

The Codex is now more user-friendly, and some unlocks that did not add meaningful value have been replaced.

🗂️ Archive improvements

The Archive has also received readability improvements across:

• Section clarity

• Unit presentation

• Ability presentation

Thank you for following the development of The Eighth Squad and helping shape the game with your feedback.

If you haven’t tried the new version yet, now is a great time to jump in and experiment with the new training system and updated combat feel.