- Join the revolution in Union of Gnomes with 30% OFF! - 25 June 2026
Sometimes, the fate of the revolution is decided by a single card. Other times, it is all about a well-timed discount.That's why Union of Gnomes is joining the Steam Summer Sale with a 30% discount. And if you'd like to dive deeper into the game's world, the Union of Gnomes Artbook is also available at 20% off. The sale runs from June 25 to July 9.Dive into a world of fairy-tale adventures, high-stakes combos, and endless strategic possibilities. Every run is a chance to break the chains of our gnome brothers, and every deck brings us closer to crushing the oppressors. While uncovering the secrets of Snow White, be sure to check out other titles from HeroCraft PC. Many of them are also taking part in the Steam Summer Sale and are available at special discounted prices.See you at the card barricades!Freedom to the Gnomes!Union of Gnomes Team
- Lead the Gnome Revolution in Union of Gnomes – Now 25% Off! - 30 April 2026
Greetings, comrades!In Union of Gnomes, the revolution never rests! Now is your chance to join our heroic struggle and assemble the mightiest deck the Kingdom has ever seen!Stand with us during the Steam Deckbuilders Fest from May 4th to May 11th. Let’s overthrow Snow White’s tyranny together—now with a 25% discount!To further bolster our cause, you can also grab the stunning Artbook at 10% off. See you at the card barricades!And don't forget to check out other HeroCraft PC titles.Freedom to the Gnomes!Union of Gnomes Team
- Nominate Union of Gnomes for the Steam Awards 2025! - 25 November 2025
Greetings, comrades!Revolution is revolution, but other important tasks still await. Today we need your help with one small yet meaningful mission.From November 24 to December 1, 2025, nominate Union of Gnomes in the “Outstanding Visual Style” category. Support the project and the team — it would mean a lot to us. Freedom to the Gnomes!Union of Gnomes Team
- Union of Gnomes is out in full release! - 29 May 2025
Greetings, comrades! The hour has come! The gnomes are regrouping and returning — stronger, meaner, and funnier than ever before! Welcome the full release of Union of Gnomes, packed with content, new features, and unexpected surprises. What’s new: New mission: “Snow White’s Villa”—a dark fairy tale with a twisted ending 7 new monsters 3 new bosses: The Little Mermaid (yes, she’s really mean), Snow White, and… someone else we won’t spoil just yet 4 fresh new quests 10 new maps 2 secret mechanics leading to a hidden boss 1 hidden comic-style cutscene at the end Combat tutorial right at the start — no boring text dumps! New mission: “Fatport” — harbor drama, and gnomes in peril Final comic cutscene — the grand story conclusion In honor of the release — 35% OFF! A great deal. Grab it now! We also decided to create a bundle with another awesome gnome game, so you can get a double dose of gno…
- Union of Gnomes is going full release on May 29! - 20 May 2025
Comrades, the time has come — the gnome revolution is here! We're officially launching version 1.0, and you’re in for a mountain of new content. This isn’t just an update — it’s a full-blown gnome fireworks show! What’s new in the 1.0 release: New mission: “Snow White’s Villa”—a dark fairy tale with a twisted ending 7 new monsters 3 new bosses: The Little Mermaid (yes, she’s really mean), Snow White, and… someone else we won’t spoil just yet 4 fresh new quests 10 new maps 2 secret mechanics leading to a hidden boss 1 hidden comic-style cutscene at the end Combat tutorial right at the start — no boring text dumps! New mission: “Fatport” — harbor drama, and gnomes in peril Final comic cutscene — the grand story conclusion Important! Don’t buy the game just yet! Seriously — hold on a little longer. At the 1.0 launch, Union of Gnomes will be on sale! A perfect chance to jump into the madnes…
- Ready for the challenge? A new mode for those who like it red-hot! - 8 April 2025
Greetings, comrades! Revolutionary news is just around the corner. The gnome squad is assembled, battle-ready, and eager to dive into the tough battles of the ultra-hardcore mode we've been talking about for the past month. A huge thank you to everyone who participated in testing this mode. So, update your game now and embark on a dangerous journey through the enchanted kingdom to defeat Snow White and her minions, reclaiming the long-awaited freedom for the gnomes! You’ll venture into the mysterious world of the Looking Glass, navigate mazes filled to the brim with dangerous foes, take down bosses, and get closer to solving the mystery of Snow White. Each run in this mode gets tougher with Snow White's tricks (debuffs), and the gnome squad assembles under new rules. Plus, you can equip your wagon with various upgrades to give your squad a powerful boost! So update your game, jump in, a…
- The Updated Hardcore Mode is Now Available in the Beta Branch! - 28 March 2025
Greetings, comrades! We’ve gathered feedback from everyone who participated in the playtest of the hardcore mode and made several significant changes to enhance your experience. What’s New: New Feature: "Secrets of the Looking Glass": Discover the mysterious story that led to the gnomes being enslaved by Snow White. To unlock this tale, you’ll need to complete challenging trials, but the rewards will be worth it! Not only will you learn this secret history, but you’ll also receive powerful gear for your van and rare gnomes. 14 secrets and 14 trials await you! New Steam Achievements in the Looking Glass: We’ve added 13 additional achievements specifically for the Looking Glass mode (making a total of 27 with the Secrets!). Updated Sounds and Effects in the Looking Glass mode: We’ve enhanced the atmosphere and mystery with new sounds and have voiced many player actions within the Looking…
- The brand new demo of Union of Gnomes is now available on Steam! - 19 March 2025
Greetings, comrades! We’re excited to announce that the demo of our new hardcore mode is live on Steam! Download the demo and embark on an exhilarating and dangerous adventure. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts on your playthroughs, so don’t forget to leave your comments! In search of the reason behind Snow White's madness, the gnomes have discovered a magical Mirror. If you dare to peek beyond its shimmering surface, you’ll find yourself in the dark underbelly of the Kingdom, where Snow White’s grim secret lies hidden. Gather a special team of gnomes and uncover the truth as you face your greatest enemy. Each mission in the Looking Glass is a quest to find Snow White, who lurks in the shadows with her demons and minions, driving the gnomes to madness with her tricky debuffs. If the gnomes can defeat Snow White in the Looking Glass, they will dispel the darkness that has shrouded her…
- Open Beta Test of the New Hardcore Roguelike Mode! Join Us! - 6 March 2025
Greetings, comrades! Previously, we shared that we’ve been working on an especially challenging (truly fierce!) roguelike mode for the game. We’re excited to announce that it’s almost ready, and we invite you to participate in the open beta testing! Let’s briefly explain how this new mode differs from the main game. In this mode, a new world will unfold before you every time you play. In this mode, a new world will unfold before players each time. Every run will be made more challenging by Snow White’s tricks, and you’ll gather your team of gnomes under new rules. It allows you to create various decks to suit your play style. Each run in this mode consists of three consecutive stages—easy, medium, and hard. We hope you’ll enjoy it! And there are new achievements to unlock! You can access the build by following a simple instruction: 1. Click on Properties: 2. Then Betas: 3. Choose the av…
- Queen of Gnomes: The Story of the Co-Founder of Hoolignomes - 4 March 2025
Hello! I’m Katrin, co-founder of Hoolignomes, mother of gnomes, and an art machine. About Me I’ve been working in game development for a long time, since the early 2000s. Back then, if you wanted to draw (which is all I knew how to do) and get paid for it, you had two choices: illustration (mostly for books) or design. Illustrators earned very little, so I went down the path of design and advertising. I did various things: print media, websites. Designing websites was just a step away from web games. I started with web games, then social media came along, and we began creating games for those platforms. Then smartphones arrived, and games started being developed for them too, where the money was plentiful. I spent many years designing and illustrating for mobile games. Over the years, I’ve participated in projects of all sizes and genres, drawing everything from armored bras to match-3…
- Union of Gnomes: Through the Looking Glass - 4 February 2025
Greetings, comrades! We’re excited to announce a new roguelike mode that you can dive into alongside the main story campaign. We hope you’ll love it, as it’s going to be tougher, richer, and crazier than anything else in Union of Gnomes! In search of the reason behind Snow White's madness, the gnomes discovered a Mirror. Surprise, surprise, this isn’t just any mirror: it talks and invites you to jump inside! It turns out to be the entrance to the dark side of the Kingdom, where Snow White’s grim secret lies. The gnomes are assembling a special team to dive into the Looking Glass, uncover the truth, and defeat their greatest foe. Each mission in the Through the Looking Glass mode is a quest to find Snow White. She’s hiding somewhere in the darkness with her demons and minions, sending the gnomes tricky debuffs. If the gnomes can defeat Snow White in the Looking Glass, they’ll uncover the…
- Get ready to storm the University — the winter update is out! - 19 December 2024
Greetings, comrades! The gnome squad is bravely marching forward to defeat Snow White and claim their long-awaited freedom. Today marks the beginning of a new battle: the attack on the University. It all began here. The University is where Snow White founded her secret society, studying dark magic, performing forbidden rituals, and crafting the song that enslaved the gnomes. To defeat her, you must uncover the truth by finding Snow White's secret diary. But it won’t be easy! Though Snow White has long since graduated, her dark influence lingers. Living skeletons, enchanted books, monstrous cabbages, young students, and followers of dark magic—all will stand in the way of the brave gnomes. https://i.ibb.co/LdXQZMN/boss-bomb.gif You’ll need all your courage and wit to defeat these foes and make your way to the library, where the ultimate challenge awaits: the Yule Cat. This cunning and de…
- The winter update is coming out on December 19! - 12 December 2024
Greetings, comrades! Winter is here in the fairy tale kingdom. The forests and fields are covered with a thick fluffy blanket of snow and new winter monsters are standing in the way of the gnomes. https://i.ibb.co/2S18xXK/2024-12-12-15-14-17.gif The Battle with them is set for December 19. Prepare carefully because it won’t be easy: A new location — the University, keeping the dark secret of Snow White. Six new monsters. Four quests. A boss — big, brash, clawed. Who do you think it is this time? But don’t sit idly for a week if you long for fantastic adventures with decks. Because today ‘Deathless. Tales of Old Rus’ is coming out of Early Access and it’s time to celebrate with our joint ‘Fairy Tales & Cards’ bundle. You can purchase it at a 10% discount, which is a nice addition on top of the 20% launch discount of our friends. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/48388/Fairy_Tales__Ca…
- A new hero, cards, and a mysterious quest! - 6 November 2024
Greetings, comrades! It's been less than a month since we released our last update… and we're excited to announce that we already have a brand-new update ready for you! A new hero! An alpaca-riding battle commander, who comes with 12 class cards, 9 talents, and 2 perks. Blings It's time for GREAT RELICS! POWERFUL ARTIFACTS! What? No… wrong text? It's not gnome style? Hmm… Meet Blings: they're not legendary relics or heroic artifacts but useful trinkets that gnomes can equip and use in battle. Just an example: put a BUSH in your hand – yes, a bush is a beautiful bling worn by gnomes. If any gnome hides in that, he can heal you. Weird? No, that's okay! How about Cutters: any captured gnome or cursed gnome that falls into this slot will be released, and you'll get a fresh fighter in the middle of battle. Great! Mystery? No, no myste–Just another quest! If you think Snow White just went cra…
- Welcome to the Bloodwood — a new mission of increased difficulty! - 24 October 2024
Greetings, comrades! Union of Gnomes will be a part of the Ghouls 4 Games festival, which starts on October 24! In honor of this spooky event, we are preparing a new game update: the Bloodwood. Your squad of gnomes is forced to travel the lands of the Bloody Baroness in this difficult mission that will feel like HELLFIRE. https://i.ibb.co/3vXdQYC/2024-10-24-13-19-06.gif The Baroness and her lackeys started hunting gnomes in the Apple Grove, otherwise known as the "Bloodwood," believing that bathing in their blood would keep her eternally beautiful. Test your tactical skills against this challenging villain. Defeating her will grant you a new LEGENDARY card that… that you'll just have to find out for yourself. The update will include: The new "Bloodwood" mission, New boss: the "Bloody Baroness", A new special buff for the mission "Bloody Hunt" for the secret build. And 2 new cards: "Comr…
- Big story update: new missions, cards, and mechanics! - 30 September 2024
Greetings, comrades! Today, we push forward and continue the fight against Snow White and her tyrannical rule of the kingdom! The new update sees our gnomish squad of rebels encounter phantasmagorical Dream Factory, the noisy Southern Market, and more hellish missions that contain the strongest packs of monsters with unfair difficulty levels. This is what's new in the update: : 2 story missions; 1 quest mission; 1 super-difficult mission; 9 gnome cards for the collection and 12 new cards in missions; 8 new monsters and 4 new bosses; And the Italian language option has been added! Here are the full details! https://i.ibb.co/hghCjKs/image.gif Mission "The Dream Factory" When you arrive at the Dream Factory, you will encounter new enemies and unfair rules that give creatures an advantage, making fights even harder than before. The gnomes will face off against wrestlers, boxers, and… cheerl…
- Take a look at the new enemy! Need your opinion=) - 19 September 2024
Greetings, comrades! We are hard at work on the next update, which will drop on September 30th. It'll include new battle locations, cards, and enemies, but there are still a few tweaks and tests we need to perform before then. In the meantime, look at the new enemy that will be featured in Union of Gnomes. We need you to settle a debate because some of our team members think the designs are too much. What do you think? Let us know in the comments if you like these dangerous damsels. Perhaps we should change something about their designs? If you haven't joined our Discord yet, join and add the game to your Wishlist. Stay tuned. The fight to free the gnomes isn't over. Freedom to Gnomes! Union of Gnomes Team
- Optimization for wide screens and cards and enemies rebalance! - 3 September 2024
Greetings, comrades! We're in the middle of developing the third act but decided to take a pause to improve and fix many of the things you've been writing to us about. So, here's a list of improvements: Big sausage rebalance. Heroes at the start of missions are given 150 sausages. Reduced sausage consumption by gnomes. BBQ gnome now brings a lot more sausages on crits. From now on, hunger makes much less pain. Big card rebalance. Enemies rebalance - now, they are a bit stronger in their basic actions (tanks, healers, dd). Changed Fighter hero talents based on the Drunk buff - now they are really useful talents and you can safely build a Drunk-build. Corrected a large number of typos and mistakes in English. Improved game screen layout for the following resolutions: 2560x1080, 2650x1440, 3840x2160. Changed screen mode settings - they should not cause problems (if they do, we'll fix them…
- A great game for all enjoyers of cards! - 29 August 2024
Greetings, comrades! Today, our friends at Fun Square Games have released a new DLC for their card game, Indies' Lies! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3097790/Indies_Lies__Desires_Flowing/ In honor of this event, we have launched a joint Union of Cards bundle, which includes Union of Gnomes and Indies' Lies. Don't miss a great opportunity to get both games at once with a nice 10% discount. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/44438/Union_of_Cards/ Indies' Lies is a roguelike deck-building game where you craft a deck, spark talents, discover runes, and assemble your team with partners' cards! Play unique stories for every character and explore a world caught in the clash of gods. Union of Gnomes Team
- Play the demo and admire the new enemies and maps! - 21 August 2024
Greetings, comrades! Union of Gnomes is taking part in Gamescom, and in honor of this event, we are opening a demo again. If you haven't played it yet, it's about time you gave it a try. The gnome squad is in desperate need of a talented leader (you)! We are also still working on the next Early Access update. It will feature new locations for battles, new cards, and, of course, new enemies! https://i.ibb.co/Y7sr42F/Gif-01.gif As always, Snow White has the evil children on her side. This cheeky girl is so eager to launch gum into the gnome's beard! How can we let such disrespect happen? We expect that you will not tolerate it and give the sassy one a decent fightback! On the map, new regions will open, which means new dangerous missions. Yes, it will not be easy, but every step brings your squad closer to victory over the tyrant Snow White and to the long-awaited freedom. Are you waiting…
