- Update v1.0.1 - 28 October 2023
Hi everyone, Version 1.0.1 is now live. An important balance change and bugfix. Patch notes: Reduced damage of the Shapeless from 99 to 50. Fixed a bug that caused the game to freeze when playing difficulty 1 or up with the S deck. Got any feedback? Help improve the game by sharing by pressing F8 in-game, on the discussion forums on Steam or on Discord. Enjoy! Alexander
- Release v1.0.0 - 2 May 2023
Hi everyone, We are finally here. After more than a year of solo development, after 10 months of Early Access, Shapebreaker is ready for a full release! How it started The idea started when I wanted to combine the classic Tower Defense genre with modern Roguelike Deckbuilders. The success of Roguelike Tower Defense games showed that there were definitely more people out there that would enjoy such a game, just like me. I posted early prototypes on Itch.io. I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of people that enjoyed playing such a bareboned game. It was very motivating and I knew I had to keep working on the game. All the feedback was extremely helpful for understanding what needed to be improved and to determine what was required for an Early Access release. Early Access The game released in Early Access on Steam on July 19 last year. This brought in a lot of new players thanks to S…
- Update v0.8.5 - 20 April 2023
Hi everyone, Version 0.8.5 is now live. Couple of bugfixes and preparations for full release. Patch notes: Feedback info in the bottom left is no longer visible. The in-game feedback feature will stay in the game! You can still press F8 to provide feedback. After your core reaches 0, you now have the option to either start a new run or go to the main menu. The game now handles the case where you survive the Shapeless reaching your core. Fixed a bug that caused the next difficulty to not unlock if you defeat the Shapeless in that run. Fixed a bug that caused you to be able to use items on Shapeless after having played an Bonus Credits card. Fixed a bug that caused changes to the maximum life of your core to not apply correctly for deck 8. Got any feedback? Help improve the game by sharing by pressing F8 in-game, on the discussion forums on Steam or on Discord. Enjoy! Alexander
- Update v0.8.2 - 28 March 2023
Hi everyone, Version 0.8.2 is now live. Ready to take on the Shapeless? Patch notes: The health of the Shapeless now persist between runs. Defeating the Shapeless unlocks a new challenge deck. Fixed a bug that caused attacks/second on a card or tower to be displayed with a lot of digits. Fixed a bug that caused bonusses to max health to not apply to the Collect or die trying challenge deck. Fixed a bug that caused tower tooltips to show range boost as absolute number instead of as a percentage. Fixed a bug that caused the game to not continue after defeating the Shapeless. (Yeah, some players were actually able to defeat the Shapeless in 1 go. Crazy stuff.) Got any feedback? Help improve the game by sharing by pressing F8 in-game, on the discussion forums on Steam or on Discord. Enjoy! Alexander
- Update v0.8.0 - 24 March 2023
Hi everyone, Version 0.8.0 is now live. Big update with new challenge decks, difficulty modes for each deck and Steam achievements! Patch notes: Added 4 new challenge decks. Added 6 difficulties for each deck. Added Steam achievements. Changed the ordering of the challenge decks. The Danger Zone starter deck now draws 1 card less at the start of the turn. Reduced difficulty of Act III first map. Renamed Stock expandor curio to Stock expander. Renamed Credit extractor curio to Credit extracter. Renamed Extended vision curio to Vision Extender. Renamed Core expansion I & II curios to Core expander I & II. The escape menu in the deck selection screen now has a 'Main Menu'-button instead of a 'Save & Quit'-button. Got any feedback? Help improve the game by sharing by pressing F8 in-game, on the discussion forums on Steam or on Discord. Enjoy! Alexander
- Update v0.7.3 - 4 March 2023
Hi everyone, Version 0.7.4 is now live. Variation in map layouts has been increased as this was the most requested change on Discord. Come vote and hang out if you haven't done so already. Patch notes: Increased map variety for Act I, II & III. Curios that increase credits gained or affect shop prices, can no longer be encountered in the shop. The elite modifier that increases shape density by 100% is replaced by a modifier that increases spawn rate and movement speed by 40%. Renamed Inspirational extendor curio to Inspirational extender. Fixed a bug that caused the game to malfunction when you have more than 7 curios. Fixed a bug that caused Stock scrapper and Card recycler curios to have an identical icon. Fixed a bug that caused elite maps with increased shape health to have 30% increased health instead of 40%. Got any feedback? Help improve the game by sharing by pressing F8 in-game…
- Announcing second price increase - 22 February 2023
Hi everyone, I am hereby announcing the second price increase 2 weeks in advance as promised on the Steam Store page. On March 9 the price of the game will increase from $3.99 to $5.99 or €3.29 to €5.89. This change will also affect other currencies in a similar fashion. This will not affect anyone who has already purchased the game. Thank you all for the support! Alexander
- Update v0.7.3 - 22 February 2023
Hi everyone, Version 0.7.3 is now live. Big update with 18 new curios! Curio patch notes: Added a major and minor curio that reduce shop prices by 40% and 15% respectively. Added a major and minor curio that increase max core health by 15 and 5 respectively. Added a major and minor curio that increase the base damage of towers by 2 and 1 respectively. Added a major and minor curio that increase the base attack speed of towers by 0.2 and 0.1 respectively. Added a major and minor curio that increase the base range of towers by 0.5 and 0.2 respectively. Added a major curio that increases energy gained each turn by 1 but reduces card options from card rewards by 1. Added 2 new major curios that let you draw a card when you play a tower card, and one that let's you draw a card when you play a module or element card. Added a major curio that provides 1 energy each turn but reduces the maximum…
- Competition winners - 16 February 2023
Hi everyone, The competition has ended and I am happy to announce our winners! 🥇 chuckjirka 40590 🥈 Tobbzn 16390 🥉 Kn1nJa 11438 Congratulations to our top 3 competitors! These scores are once again amazing. Winners will receive the following rewards: • 🥇 Design a new card, curio, shape, event or elite modifier with me • 🥇🥈🥉 Name or nickname permanently added to the source code of the game • 🥇🥈🥉 Role competition-winner with bragging rights on this Discord server until the next competition Our winners were kind enough to provide us with some insights into their strategy: 🥉Kn1nJa🥉 "My strategy was to focus on lucid towers as they have more module capacity and range. Then I made sure to get a decent amount of extra energy and card draw. The main source of damage came from collector and wealth, with wealth doing a majority because I saved my credits up. Then as always, moon was i…
- Competition Leaderboard - 9 February 2023
Hi everyone, The competition is still going strong. Here's the current status: • 🥇chuckjirka: 40590 • 🥈Tobbzn: 16390 • 🥉Kn1nJa: 11438 Last competition winner chuckjirka is protecting their position on the throne with a whopping 40590. Tobbzn and Kn1nJa have entered the ranks with a very competitive score. Can you beat them? The competition lasts until February 13, 15:00 CEST. For more information check out the details on the Discord server: https://discord.gg/EKxcb63DvP Enjoy! Alexander
- Steam Next Fest Competition - 3 February 2023
Hi everyone, EDIT: Steam has messaged me that they made a mistake and are undoing their earlier decision. They will not be allowing Shapebreaker to participate due to it being available in Early Access. That's unfortunate news. This means the Steam Next Fest live-streams are unfortunately cancelled, but the competition will go on as planned! Shapebreaker will be participating in Steam Next Fest from February 6 to February 13. Steam Next Fest is an online festival that features upcoming releases here on Steam! You can check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest I am organising a new competition. The competition will run from now until February 13, 15:00 CEST. The goal is to get the highest score possible on the final boss with deck #1. The top 3 competitors will be rewarded! • 🥇 Design a new card, curio, shape, event or elite modifier with me • 🥇🥈🥉 Your name or ni…
- Update v0.7.0 - 3 February 2023
Hi everyone, Version 0.7.0 is now live. Big update with the introduction of elite maps and a bunch of balance changes! Consider your options before going into elite maps. They provide some juicy minor curio's but are you sure your deck can handle the extra challenge? Patch notes: • Curio's have been split into major and minor curio's. • Major curio's can be obtained from boss maps. • Minor curio's can be obtained from elite maps. • Each Act now contains an elite map with a random elite modifier. • Shield generator is now a minor curio and prevents first 3 damage taken each map instead of first 7 damage. • Credits extractor is now a minor curio and increases credit rewards by 50%. • Added the option to skip curio rewards. • Increased attack speed of Slingshot tower from 1.1 to 1.4 but reduced damage from 10 to 8. • Increased damage of Sniper tower from 11 to 14 but reduced attack speed f…
- New release date - May 2, 2023 - 24 January 2023
Hi everyone, I have decided to move the release date for Shapebreaker from February 21 to May 2. I want to deliver a high quality full release and this will no longer be possible to achieve by February 21. There are multiple factors playing a role here which I would like to clarify below. First of all I misjudged the impact of becoming a father. I knew that taking care of a child would take a lot of time and energy, but it's taking even more than I thought. My nights have been thoroughly and structurally invaded by my little baby girl and her constant requirement for sustenance. Even though my night rests are slowly being restored to an acceptable state, my original schedule for the game can not be recuperated. I do want to stress that my lack of energy has not impacted my motivation. I am more motivated than ever to work on the game and I am very excited about the journey to bring it t…
- Update v0.6.5 - 1 December 2022
Hi everyone, Version 0.6.5 is now live. Shape spawn points now show a preview of the shape that will spawn. Maps with multiple spawn points now have a smoother start. Patch notes: • Shape spawn points now show a preview of the shape that will be spawned. • Maps with multiple shape spawn points now only have 1 active spawn point during wave 1, and 2 during wave 2. • Increased damage of Burn element from 75% of hit to 120% of hit. • Increased the chances of obtaining an item after a map in Act II and Act III. • Increased the difficulty of the Act III boss map but reduced the health of the boss itself. • Decreased life of Vessel shapes by 15%. • Removed the chance of 3 event nodes occurring at the same depth in an Act. • Added sound effect to taking damage from the effect of the Emergency Spare Parts starter deck. Got any feedback? Help improve the game by sharing by pressing F8 in-game, o…
- Update v0.6.3 - 24 November 2022
Hi everyone, Version 0.6.3 is now live. Bit of a big update again. Acts now have branching paths instead of one linear path. This update also introduces events into the game! Patch notes: • Added branching paths for Acts. • Added events which can be encountered as an alternative to maps. • Decreased the number of waves for some of the Act III maps from 7 to 6. • Decreased the number of cards drawn when playing a targeting priority card from 2 to 1. • You can no longer receive more than one type of Target System Syphon curio. • You now receive a warning when you still have a card you can play when ending your turn instead of when you still have energy left. • Slightly changed description of Elementalist starter deck. • Fixed a bug that caused Sun and Moon elements to linger on towers in range even when the element had been replaced by another. • Fixed a bug that occurred when trying to p…
- Update v0.6.0 - 10 November 2022
Hi everyone, Version 0.6.0 is now live. Big update. You can now unlock other starter decks. A starter deck may contain either different cards or unique curio's or both! Thereby providing you with fresh challenges. I've kept the patch notes free of spoilers. Details can be found on the patch notes on Discord. Looking forward to hearing your opinion on the decks. My favorite is deck 3, closely followed by deck 6. Patch notes: • Added first starter deck to unlock: Deck 2. • Added second starter deck to unlock: Deck 3. • Added third starter deck to unlock: Deck 4. • Added fourth starter deck to unlock: Deck 5. • Added fifth starter deck to unlock: Deck 6. • Added the new curio Target system siphon I. • Added the new curio Target system siphon II. • Added the new curio Target system siphon III. • Removed the possibility of facing the exact same types of shapes two levels in a row to increase…
- Tabletop Gathering 2022 - 3 November 2022
Hi everyone, Shapebreaker is participating in the Tabletop Gathering 2022 online Steam festival. The festival has already started and you can check it out here. I will be streaming a pre-recorded video of me playing through the game on November 3 and November 4. You can check it out here, on the Steam store page or on the festival page. Enjoy! Alexander
- Release date revealed - 27 October 2022
Hi everyone, It is with great pleasure that I share with you all the full release date for Shapebreaker. The game will be exiting Early Access on... - February 21, 2023 - The road to full release is also accompanied by a new roadmap! This will remain a living document. Feel free to keep sharing your feedback here, on the Steam community forums and on Discord! https://i.imgur.com/yMUsAbz.png Enjoy! Alexander
- Update v0.5.5 - 27 October 2022
Hi everyone, Version 0.5.5 is now live. I have increased the layout diversity of many levels and gave some love to underused cards. Patch notes: • Increased the layout diversity of almost all levels in act 1 and 2. • Added a new curio Battlements. • Increased attack speed of Machine Gun Towers from 1.5 to 1.7. • Increased damage and attack speed of Omni I Tower from 1.3 to 1.4. • Increased damage of Pistol Tower from 1.6 to 1.8. • Increased attack speed of Tempo Tower from 1.3 to 1.4. • Increased attack speed bonus per missing life of Berserk element from 4% to 5%. • Decreased attack speed bonus of Moon element from 25% to 20%. • Decreased default damage boost of Hoard element from 100% to 70%. • Decreased difficulty of Act 3 level 1 and 2. • Decreased difficulty of Light shapes slightly. • Decreased difficulty of Vessel shapes. Got any feedback? Help improve the game by sharing by pres…
- Update v0.5.4 - 20 October 2022
Hi everyone, Version 0.5.4 is now live. The game now supports all aspect ratios instead of only 16:9. Patch notes: • Added support for all aspect ratios, not just 16:9. • Added a new option in the settings screen that determines if a tower card shows its stats when hovering on the card or always. • Fixed a bug that caused Shape Bomb item to remain visible in UI after using it to kill the last shapes of a wave. • Fixed a bug that caused the Credits Extractor curio to not double the credits received when skipping a card reward. • Fixed a bug that caused game speed to affect the animations of the title screen. Got any feedback? Help improve the game by sharing by pressing F8 in-game, on the discussion forums on Steam or on Discord. Enjoy! Alexander
