- We are working on a new game! - 1 May 2026
Hey Spirits, we have some very exciting news to share with you!For the past couple of years, weβve been pouring our hearts into a brand new project, and we are finally ready to reveal it to the world: Cloudsphere.If you enjoyed the deep, turn-based tactical combat and roguelike deckbuilding of Oaken, we think you are going to love this one. We took everything we learned from our journey with you and brought it into a completely new setting!Instead of saving the Great Oak, this time you are taking the helm of a flying warship.In Cloudsphere, your ship is your deck.Add, upgrade, and overclock modules to build devastating synergies.Command your crewmates in tactical grid-based combat.Sail across the seven skies to fight ruthless pirates and hunt massive leviathans!π Want to see it in action? Check out the new page and drop us a wishlist! π Thank you so much for your continued support oveβ¦
- Tactical roguelike Oaken is free to keep right now, but you don't have long - 30 November 2024
I'm always on the lookout for another tactical game or roguelike to play, as both genres are where I find myself sinking most of my free time. That blend of replayability and decision-making is incredibly engaging, as there's always another challenge lurking around the corner. That's why I'm delighted to tell you that Oaken , a fantasy concoction of deckbuilding, roguelikes, and turn-based tactics is free to keep right now. You've got to be fast, though. Read the rest of the story...
- Oaken Update 1.1.7 π¦ - 1 December 2023
Hey Spirits, we have improved some stuff for you yet again! This time we focused on improving general text quality and readability on smaller screens - with focus on Steamdeck gameplay. And also made some visual tweaks here and there, enjoy π¦ Fixed bugs: - LE: various UI fixes - LE: shrines having incorrect sprites - LE: Lumi Crystals chance resetting after leaving the editor - interaction between Wild Pickers and Miniscule Seedlings trinket - interaction between Flit and Mind's Eye trinket - lethal damage from Banesplitter now correctly defeats Bane instead of Entombing him - Sponges in the Seas of Serpents no longer stack water onto units - being able to swap a unit's wisp and make it have 0 max health - Lumi Crystals hidden beneath a Basin Fungus - Raiku's upgraded talent sometimes not working correctly - the Menace fight softlocking when flying away after being pushed by a Roamer -β¦
- Oaken at the Turn-Based Carnival! - 14 November 2023
Hello everyone, Exciting news! We're part of the Turn-Based Carnival happening from November 14 to 21, where you can enjoy a whole week of turn-based strategy games. Don't miss out on the chance to grab Oaken at a whopping 40% off! Plus, there are exclusive deals on several other Goblinz games throughout the week. Join us for the Turn-Based Carnival! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1348690/Oaken/
- Modding contest and giveway! - 26 October 2023
Hi spirits, As you may know, Oaken now supports modding, and we cannot wait to see more of your creativity! π Take part in our modding contest Thanks to our partner Overwolf, who allowed us to add modding in-game, we'd like to push this creativity even further by organizing a modding contest on our Discord server. The three best mods will be rewarded as follows: 1st place = Steam Deck + Lady's Figurine + $200 Steam voucher. 2nd place = Lady's Figurine + $100 Steam voucher. 3rd place = $50 Steam voucher. π Want to give it a try? Join our Discord server to see the complete guidelines. π Join our Discord server π Try to win a PC on Twitter! But that's not all! We've also decided to thank our community with a very special giveaway. Enter now and try to win a $3,000 PC (giveaway open to North American and European Union residents). Enter the giveway Good luck, everyone! π Play Oaken: htβ¦
- Oaken Hotfix 1.1.1 π - 12 October 2023
Hey Spirits, a small bugfix just landed for Oaken, enjoy! π Added the missing localization for the Level Editor, especially in CN. Fixed bugs: - trinkets that grant Reach should now always work properly after relaunching the game - Taunt+ creating enemy hexes when targeting allies - Breeze Flute now properly gives Shooters Haste on the turn of their summoning - Propel+ C now properly rotates and pushes units in Kidu's rear arc away - incorrect interaction between Seed Sling and Switch+ skill - incorrect spawner sequence in one of the Roots standard battles - rare bug of lumi crystals spawning on another special hex - the Menace hitting its allies with the Hunt spell - wrong tooltips on a few spells
- The Trials 1.1.0 Update - Out Now! - 2 September 2023
Hello Spirits of the Oak! Time has come for another big update in Oaken! The Trials 1.1.0 π with Modding support! π€ FIrst of all, thank you all for all the comments and feedback after the release, we are so happy many of you found Oaken fun and challenging, recent reviews have been very supportive π Now thanks to our partner CurseForge Oaken just recievied ingame modding features! That is not all, because a BIG MODDING CONTEST WITH AWESOME PRIZES is approaching, but we wanted to share the tools first and see how you like them so far! Join our Discord to talk about modding and learn how to use the level editor! We would love to hear your opinion about what tools are fun for you, and would you like to see this feature extended? Click there to join the Discord! MAIN CHANGES: Added the Level Editor, Trial editor and Trial Challenges Mode. Masteries are now unlocked in tiers of 5 insteadβ¦
- Oaken Hotfix 1.0.4 πͺ - 6 August 2023
Another small post-release patch just landed on the release! Enjoy Spirits π 1.0.4 patchnotes: πͺ Fixed the following bugs: leaving to menu on any tutorial level on the victory screen caused the next tutorial step to not load correctly Imperial Fungus / Invasive Fungi trinket combo not working correctly Bark Splitter not triggering Slay effects A few incorrect items having increased chances of dropping with the "increased guide loot chance" talent "the Collector" event only accepted unique wisps some minor localization errors Ancestral Hand / Toothing Rhizome combo not triggering correctly on objects Buried Bulblets cannot be stepped onto by units that move onto the target on Slay some other minor fixes guide items from guides unlocked in old saves are now properly shown in the collection panel
- Oaken Hotfix 1.0.3π - 25 July 2023
Fresh hotfix for recently found minor bugs in the release version ππ» - fixed an issue with updating very old Early Access saves - fixed an issue with Deigo/Kidu skill (Flit) not working correctly when a unit was facing a hex which was not on the board - fixed the "can choose no direction" bug on gamepad - fixed a rare issue of the tutorial not working correctly on gamepad - fixed the bug where having more than 18 trinkets crashed the run - fixed the "Embers don't always create allied hexes" bug - fixed the switched achievements for JP localization - fixed the switched achievements for the last guide and the bonus ending for all localizations - some other minor bugs with localizations and levels
- Oaken is out! - 20 July 2023
This is the day, Spirits! πππ We're delighted to announce that Oaken 1.0 is finally available on PC and consoles today, July 20! We'd like to express our gratitude for all the support you've given us throughout this adventure. β€οΈIt has been an awesome road, full of challenges but we ended up with something we are very proud of, and hope you enjoy playing it as much as we did making it π Try out the new world, true epilogue and all the other new features Oaken 1.0 brings! A new world - the Roots - found in the 3rd chapter of the game A new Guide - the secret one improved and expanded the prologue chapter improved AI behaviour improved the "undo" command added the outro for the bonus ending added achievements for the peaceful ending and the new world added Japanise localisation TONS of small visual and gameplay improvements all over the place We have more interesting stuff planned forβ¦
- Full Release Coming Soon! - 6 July 2023
Hello everyone, We are excited to share that Oaken 1.0 will be launching on PC and consoles on July 20th! We would like to thank you all for the support you have given us along the way. β€οΈ We invite you to enjoy the demo while waiting for the full release! But wait, there's more! Starting from July 20th until July 27th, you will have the opportunity to get Oaken at a 30% launch discount! With the full release of Oaken, we will introduce a new world and an accompanying guide, along with numerous other features, ensuring the game is polished to perfection. Immerse yourself in the mystical realm, uncover countless levels, confront formidable bosses, and enhance your spells and spirits to match your playstyle. Make sure to mark your calendars for July 20th! And for players who already own Oaken you can check the update on our Open-Beta branch: the Roots Update 1.0.1 MAIN CHANGES: A new worlβ¦
- FIRESTARTER 0.10.0 Update - Out Now! - 21 April 2023
Spirits of the Oak! Are you ready for twice as much cards in Oaken!? FIRESTARTER Update 0.10.0 ππ₯π³ + Gameplay Balance! π + Steam Deck Support! π€ We decided it is time to share our second hero - Kidu and his gang - with all of you! There are maaany new spirits and spells to check out, as well as events, levels and game improvements. The biggest improvements are connected to the UI and UX of the game, we have improved further the gamepad mode, and high readability font and thus we think Oaken will now work perfectly on your Steam Deck too! MAIN CHANGES: added a new hero - Kidu and the Outcasts added full Steam Deck support and improved controller support updated localisation for all available languages (CN has no more missing symbols) made a ton of bugfixes in different areas of the game added a few new achievements and reduced the required counters of some old ones added wild Outcasβ¦
- Release date and price increase coming soon! - 24 February 2023
Hello spirits, As Oaken is getting closer to leaving early access (we'll announce the release date soon π), we wanted to let you know that we'll be raising the game's prices shortly after the current discount ends, so the new prices will be in effect for the full launch. But until then, enjoy the last 25% discount at the current prince! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1348690/Oaken/ As you may know, we've made significant additions to Oaken during the early access phase. The game content on the full release will be twice as big, with the addition of a new faction and twice as many cards. Based on pricing for similar titles, we believe a price increase is a fair decision. Here's a comparison of the current pricing and the upcoming pricing (shown in red): We hope you understand our decision, and we want to remind you that you have until March 2nd to purchase Oaken at the current priceβ¦
- Shadow Spirits 0.9.3 Update - Out Now! - 19 January 2023
Hello Spirits of the Oak! Here we are with yet another update of Oaken! Shadow Spirits Update 0.9.3 ππ + Gameplay Balance! π This time we have focused on improving your boss fights experience, and reworked many levels to have a more balanced and polished feeling (especially in the Crown world). MAIN CHANGES: the final boss fight was reworked - it's more streamlined and more challenging, especially with masteries boss fights in the SoS, the Crown and the Hollows were reworked/improved all old levels in the Crown were reworked/improved, and a few additional levels were added you can now choose the world you want to visit, based on the guaranteed rewards from the chapter's boss achievements now track progression masteries are now selected by rows - you can still select the masteries you want, but masteries from further tiers can only be selected after a whole previous tier is selected yβ¦
- Sea of Serpents 0.8.2 Update - Out Now! - 7 January 2023
Happy New Year Spirits! If you are wondering what's up - we're still here and going strong for the release point of Oaken 1.0! In the meantime, here's the biggest update yet for you: Sea of Serpents 0.8.2 + a HUGE visual update! πͺ IMPORTANT: As this patch has some substantial changes, it will clear your current run - not the whole player profile, just the run. If you have a run in progress, we recommend downloading the patch after finishing it. β Complete patch notes β Oaken version 0.8.2 detailed patch notes: MAIN CHANGES: Seas of Serpents - a new world for Chapter 2 with a new boss, elites and events VFX visuals for most spells, skills and abilities were reinvented Multiple objects, cards and units were improved or has been recreated from scratch (finally shrines too!) Objectives were completely reworked and should work and display more accurately Spell targeting was completely reworβ¦
- Nominate Oaken πΏ - 25 November 2022
Hello spirits! If you like Oaken, please consider nominating it in the Outsdanding Visual Style category, or in another category that you think is relevant. This will help us a lot, so thank you for your support! β₯ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1348690/Oaken/
- Deigo, the Mystic Update - Out Now! - 25 October 2022
Hello spirits, We've just released our latest update, including a new guide and... gamepad support! π Many of you have been waiting for this feature, and we hope you will enjoy it! As always, you can share your feedback with us on Discord - https://discord.gg/edTWrG4BTj β Complete patch notes β Features: Added a new Guide centered around movement - Deigo Gamepad controls are now supported Added the Glossary with all keywords listed and additional tutorials Changes: Reworked the Bane fight in Amber Falls to be much more dynamic and consistent Slightly reworked Wurm boss to increase its dynamics - especially the way it colapses the ceiling All enemy unit cards used by enemy heroes are now spells Enemies no longer have a Lumi pool (none of them actually used it for a while) and can simply use all cards they have in their hand Added new keyword to replace "also attacks allies and enemies iβ¦
- Valley of Thorns Update - Out Now! - 23 September 2022
Hey spirits, As announced two days ago on our Discord server, our latest update is now available! It is called Valley of Thorns and includes a new world, a new boss and more! π β Complete patch notes β Features: the Valley of Thorns is now available as a variation of the first chapter! It's available after beating the Crown world at least once. a new boss awaits at the end of the Valley - defeat the suspicious deity of the cult! 5 new events were added, and 2 events made for the Valley were moved from the Crown to their homeland 12 new battles, 7 new encounters, 3 new elites, all of them overgrown with the Spikeweed - the main global mechanic of the Valley of Thorns several new achievemenets added added animations for Trailer and repaired some missing animations globally Changes: wild Conservators had their keyword changed to be more consistent wild Orblings had their keyword changed tβ¦
- Spellcasters Update - Out Now! - 10 August 2022
Hey spirits, As announced earlier, we have a new update for you: the Spellcasters! Play a new guide, the scientist Raiku, and enjoy 8 new spells! Here's our latest trailer: β Complete patch notes β Main Features: improved tutorial, now it includes world-map steps and much more information added a new Guide - Raiku. He can be unlocked in any chapter after the player has unlocked 3 or more Guides added 8 new spells added separate world illustration for the Crown many UX improvements Changes: large rework of the keyword script system, making interactions between different unit effects, spells and special fields more consistent and fixing multiple issues with "on death" effects slightly reduced and unified the amount of Lumi Dust gained, especially from main battle objectives added animations for Keeper spirit and a new model and animations for Picker spirit changed few achievements to provβ¦
- Mastery and Talents Update - 13 July 2022
Hey spirits, The biggest gameplay addition yet - Mastery and Talents Update - is now live! Enjoy a brand new difficulty system with the Mastery and Talent Trees. Mastery will allow you to apply difficulty modifiers while choosing Talents before starting the game will provide some benefits. Unlock Mastery points by completing harder runs, and unlock Talent points by finishing runs with various guides and completing achievements! β Complete patch notes β Main Features: Completely revamped the difficulty system - expert mode was removed, Mastery Tree was added The player can now choose difficulty modifiers they wish to impose on themselves and unlock Mastery Points by completing runs with the highest Mastery level available Added the Talent Tree The player can choose talents before starting the game that provide some benefits, up to 6 talents can be chosen at once Talents can be unlocked bβ¦
