- Shroom Patch Notes: 0.6.41 - 22 September 2026
Yo Shroomers!Exciting news! Shroom and Gloom just got another update - 0.6.41 is now live! This is our third update to the game since launching into Early Access. We've continued to focus on resolving the most critical bugs, and improving on gameplay and player experience. Once again, this update has been heavily shaped by the feedback and bug reports that we received from players. Thank you all for being such an awesome, supportive community! Curious about what's changed? Here's a quick breakdown of the main gameplay changes, improvements and bug fixes rolling out in 0.6.41;Gameplay and visual improvements:Prologue/ Tutorial - improved feedback to highlighting the rest button to prevent new players being confused.Added Discard Pile to deck viewer Shivering Horror now shows which card will be taken so the player can form a strategy around it.Updated Creeping Horror’s card icon so player…
- Shroom Patch Notes: 0.6.39 - 16 September 2026
Hi Shroomers!We’ve just rolled out a fresh update to Shroom and Gloom - 0.6.39 is now live for yourmushroom-roasting pleasure! This update is focused on both gameplay improvements, and stability fixes. Huge thanks to everyonethat shared feedback on your experiences playing the game, or logged bug reports. We’re so gratefulto all of you, and it’s awesome to be making this game better with you! TL:DR For gameplay changes: Broadly, our biggest focus with gameplay tweaks has been to address the feedback that The Janitor and The Facility are too challenging or complex for most new players. Analytics also confirmed this was an issue, with only a small majority of runs ending in The Gloom. We didn’t change anything drastic to make the janitor outright stronger, but made tweaks that should make this new playstyle easier to pick up and more fun to master. There have also been improvements to the…
- Shroom Patch Notes: 0.6.24 - 15 September 2026
Good news Shroomers! First patch is live! We had an absolutely stellar Early Access launch for Shroom and Gloom. Huge thanks to everyone that picked the game up at launch, left a Steam review, or spread the spores! After our first weekend we had 700 reviews with a 91% positive rating. We’re very happy with this, but THAT NUMBER NEEDS TO GO UP! The Lazerbeams have been hard at work, reviewing initial feedback and bug reports. We’ve been squishing some of the most nasty bugs that were troubling players. After a bust of bug fixes, we’re happy to share that our very first post launch patch is out! Shroom and Gloom 0.6.24 is now live! Here are the biggest bug fixes:Achievement “Gloom Slayer” should work nowAchievement “Would you love me if I were a worm” should work nowimproved loading timeslocalization: Chinese loading screen is an image. Further resolve above loading issue.Explore rooms wi…
- Shroom and Gloom is a double deck-builder with some impeccable artwork - 11 September 2026
Shroom and Gloom from Team Lazerbeam and Devolver Digital has arrived in Early Access - one of the most interesting looking dungeon-crawling deck-builders ever. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/shroom-and-gloom-is-a-double-deck-builder-with-some-impeccable-artwork/
- Shroom and Gloom explodes into Early Access! - 10 September 2026
Yo Shroomers! Welcome to the most exciting dev log of our lives! Today we're so excited to celebrate the launch of our first-person fungal-punk double deckbuilder! Shroom and Gloom is now out in Steam Early Access! You can finally welcome the spores of our mushroom infested baby into you brain! The road to launch! Development of this game has been a trip. It's been punctuated by some absolutely huge moments; dropping the original prototype, signing with Devolver, going viral on social media multiple times, bringing the demo to Steam and participating in some amazing events. But even more awesome than these huge moments, there's been a constant stream of hype and excitement from our growing community, inspiring us and cheering us on every step of the way. In Sep 2024 we dropped an early prototype of Shroom and Gloom as a viability test The response was almost instantly overwhelmingly pos…
- Mushroom-munching dungeon-crawling deck-builder 'Shroom and Gloom' arrives September 10 - 24 August 2026
Fight and eat your enemies in the hand-drawn mushroom-munching dungeon-crawling deck-builder 'Shroom and Gloom' when it arrives September 10th. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/mushroom-munching-dungeon-crawling-deck-builder-shroom-and-gloom-arrives-september-10/
- Release Date Reveal! Shroom and Gloom Aug Dev Log! - 22 August 2026
Fantastic news Shroomers! We're delighted to welcome you to a most special dev log, to share that SHROOM AND GLOOM HAS A RELEASE DATE! The story so far: Back in September 2024, after 3 months of development, we released an early playable prototype for Shroom and Gloom. The response was beyond anything we could have dreamed of. People loved what we had made. We were approached by a bunch of publishers, ultimately teamed up with Devolver Digital, and the game quickly went into full development. Based on feedback to the prototype, we kept improving on it and releasing updates. In May 2025, we brought a massively improved version of it to Steam, as our first official demo. Through the whole development process, player feedback, and encouragement from the community played a hugest part in helping us make Shroom and Gloom the best game it can be. So it probably comes as no surprise that as we…
- Charging towards Early Access, 100K Downloads & Demo Days! SnG July Dev Log! - 31 July 2026
Yo Shroomers! Team Lazerbeam here with our July Dev Log! We've been really hard at work, preparing for our upcoming Early Access launch. This has sadly meant we've not been sharing as much as usual, but wanted to drop in with a quick Dev Log for the month of July! 100K explorers have played the demo! This month we hit a huge milestone, reaching 100K Steam downloads of the Shroom and Gloom demo. Thanks so much to everyone that's giving the demo a spin. Bonus high fives to anyone that took the time to leave a review! High fives to all of you! Shroom and Gloom hit Six One Indie's Demo Days! We're delighted to have the demo participating in the wonderful Demo Days festival. It's an honour to be included in such a meticulously curated selection of demos. We adore Six One Indie, and couldn't be happier to be involved in another of their events. If you've not yet played the Shroom and Gloom de…
- Next Fest Demo! 200K Wishlists! Localization announcement! - 16 June 2026
Two Dev Logs in one month Team Lazerbeam? Yes, June is such a massive month for us, we just had to share another blast of news! In our last dev log we announced the launch of an absolutely massive update to our demo. Today we're excited to share we're bringing the demo to Next Fest, and sharing some other details of the growing hype for our first-person, fungal-punk double-deckbuilder. Shroom and Gloom explodes into Next Fext! In the meta-game of making and releasing games in 2026, participating in Next Fest is one of the biggest moments a game can have on it's way to launch. We're delighted to share that Shroom and Gloom has just entered that milestone! Weather your a long time player wanting to catch up on all the recent improvements and changes, or totally new to our world of mushrooms and madness, this is the perfect time to try the Shroom and Gloom Demo! Spread The Spores! SnG is j…
- Huge demo update! Early Access release announced! Shroom and Gloom Jun Dev Log! - 7 June 2026
Yo Shroomers! Team Lazerbeam here with our June dev log!After 18 months of developing our first person, fungal-punk deckbuilder we just made our biggest Shroom and Gloom announcement yet. So much good news to share, let’s just straight in! PC Gaming Show announcements! New trailer premiers! We’ve just participated in the PC Gaming Show, and took the opportunity to drop a few massive bits of news! Wanna catch up on what we shared? Here’s the brand new Shroom and Gloom trailer that debuted at the showcase! Early Access Release confirmed and launch window announced! The cat is out of the bag! Our new trailer reveals that Shroom and Gloom will be coming to Early Access! From the earliest days of development we prioritized sharing a playable version of the Shroom and Gloom prototype. The prototype later evolved into our massive demo, which made its way onto Steam and earned a 97% positive ra…
- Deckbuilders Fest! 170K Wishlists! More Mushies than you can handle! May Devlog - 6 May 2026
Yo Shroomers! Ben from Team Lazerbeam here, dropping in with a blast of news from our mushroom-infested indie game dungeon. It's been a super busy time at Lazerbeam HQ as we've been working towards a mysterious milestone. While we can't reveal what's happening there, we can share some other exciting developments. Steam Deck Builders Fest! We're so stoked to have Shroom and Gloom participating in the Steam Deck Builders Fest! So rad that there's a whole festival dedicated to our favourite genre. So stoked to be included in this thing alongside some of our absolute favourites like Wildfrost, Star Vaders and Inscryption! If you've been looking for the perfect time to try the Shroom and Gloom demo this is it! And while you're at it, leave a review for the demo, or wishlist the game because... We're almost at 175K Wishlists! At the time of writing this dev log we've amassed 171 204 wishlist…
- Game Dev Is Hard! New level preview! Mar '26 Shroom and Gloom Dev Log - 25 March 2026
Hi Shroomers! Welcome to the March dev log for Shroom and Gloom, our lovingly hand-drawn, first-person, fungal-punk roguelike deckbuilder. We've been working super hard on the game since our last dev log. Progress over the past month has been immense! To shake things up a bit, in this dev log we'll share a bit about some tougher sides of making this game, but before we dig into that, we do have one cool thing to share... You can follow us on Steam! After much dragging of feet we have finally set up the Team Lazerbeam Steam developer page! If you're a fan of our game band, or would like to support us on our quest to make games the shape of punk to come, we welcome you to be one of the very first people to give us a follow! Okay, onto development news... Game Dev is hard! Our dev logs and social media posts tend to exclusively focus on the highs of making this game together. We celebrate…
- We hit 150k Wishlists! Shroom and Gloom - Feb '26 Dev Log! - 13 February 2026
Yo Shroomers! Team Lazerbeam here with another dev log from our mushroom infested studio! We've mostly had our heads down, working our butts off on Shroom and Gloom, but we do have some exciting news to share with you. Most importantly... Shroom and Gloom flew past 150K wishlists! We were delighted to realise that Shroom and Gloom has racked up over 150 000 wishlists! It's absolutely surreal that so many awesome people are excited to play this game. Thanks to every single one of you that smashed that Wishlist button! Our goal now is to reach 250K wishlists by launch. It sounds impossible, but 150K would have sounded impossible to us a few months ago, so why not shoot for the stars? Wanna help us make that dream come true - show Shroom and Gloom to someone awesome that hasn't wishlisted it yet! 1 month of game dev in 1 minute! January was another wonderful month of making this game toget…
- Award win & insane booth at Playtopia Fest! Dec 2025 Shroom and Gloom Dev Log - 17 December 2025
Greetings Shroomers, and welcome to our last dev log for the year! We're wrapping things up with an absolute banger, so strap in and prepare to have your mind blown! Looking back on 2025: 2025 was an awesome year for Team Lazerbeam, announcing our partnership with Devolver Digital, dropping the Shroom and Gloom demo on Steam, landing an overwhelmingly positive rating, racking up over 140 000 wishlists, and adding 2 awesome new members to our band. After so many great wins, the way we wrapped things up in December felt like the most epic climax to the the biggest year in our 11 years of making games together! Turning dreams into reality: Shroom and Gloom Invades Playtopia! Over the past weeks the Beams worked our Lazerbutts off in preparation of an unhinged undertaking; to turn our game's illustrated world into a real life booth and overrun the incredible indie games festival, Playtopia!…
- Overwhelmingly Positive & new levels revealed! Shroom and Gloom Oct 25 Dev Log! - 31 October 2025
Happy Halloween Shroomers! Team Lazerbeam checking in with our monthly dev log, sharing the latest news from the dark caves where we're cooking up your favourite fungal punk double deckbuilder, Shroom and Gloom! October was another massive month for the Gloom Patrol. Here are some highlights; Overwhelmingly Positive! This month we blasted past 500 reviews on our demo, unlocking the legendary "overwhelmingly positive" status. With 525 reviews in the bag, Shroom and Gloom currently has a 97% positive rating! Massive thanks to every person that took the time to leave us a review. Different reviews went from bringing us many good laughs, to leaving us feeling deeply encouraged to keep working on this wonderful game. If you haven't reviewed the demo yet, this is your sign to fix that! Let's get that score up to 98% positive! Announcing The Facility! A highlight of our October was participati…
- 9 million views, 100K wishlists & Meta-Jam! Shroom and Gloom Sep 2025 Dev Log! - 30 September 2025
Yo Shroomers!It’s your favourite game band, Team Lazerbeam, checking in with our September dev log.It’s been a busy month for us. We’ve landed some big development win, reached a bunch of new players, and hit a massive wishlist milestone.Meta-jam:This month 6 Beams headed off into the mountains for a 3 day Shroom jam! Our quest was to lay the foundations for our new meta-progression system. This has been the last unsolved aspect of Shroom and Gloom’s game design, and we’re happy to share that we’ve cracked it!The jam was a wonderful experience. Getting to hang out in a cozy little farm house, jamming on the game all day and all night and cooking each other mushroom-based meals was a total treat.We’re so stoked with the progress we’ve made on the new metaprogression system. There is a massive amount of playtesting to do now. If you’d like to get in on that action, join us on Discord and…
- 80K Wishlists, Demo update and NorthernLion! Shroom and Gloom Aug 2025 Dev Log! - 19 August 2025
Yo Shroomers! It's been more than a month since we last updated the demo for Shroom and Gloom, our fungal-punk, first-person, roguelike double-deckbuilder. Today we're stoked as heck to check in with our August dev log, and share the news that we've just dropped a toasty update to our demo, hit a milestone on our wishlists, and got picked up by your (most likely) favourite streamer! Demo Update! After our last update we said we'd be taking a break from patching the demo so we could get back to our main quest our working on the full game. That's just what we did, digging back into the cards and environments that players will be able to enjoy in the final, super-sized Shroom and Gloom. But, as the weeks rolled by, we found we were landing wins that would have meant the demo could be greatly improved. As the demo continued getting positive attention, we started experimenting with making so…
- 2 months of demo updates lead to this! Shroom and Gloom 0.4.71 is here! - 11 July 2025
Yo Shroomers! Ben from Team Lazerbeam here, checking in with the July Dev Log for our first person, roguelike double-deckbuilder, Shroom and Gloom! It’s been a wild 2 months for Team Lazerbeam since we dropped our demo on Steam. We were blown away by the overwhelming response to the demo - we were so stoked to see so many people trying out this early demo for Shroom and Gloom! Between Steam reviews, community discussions, lets plays, streams and posts on our Discord, we received mountains of feedback on the demo. Aside from giving us heaps of encouragement, this feedback highlighted many aspects of the demo that could be better. Over these past 2 months we’ve relentlessly been improving on the demo, and rolling out regular updates. Today we're very happy to announce the launch of Shroom and Gloom 0.4.71, our latest demo update, and likely the last one we’ll sharing for the next while. 0…
- Shroom and Gloom bursts into Turn Based Fest with monsterous update! - 6 June 2025
Yo Shroomers! We're delighted to be checking back in with a fresh blast of radical news from your favourite shroom-slinging game band, Team Lazerbeam! It's our great pleasure to share that our game Shroom and Gloom is a part of the incredible Turn Based Fest! From 2-9 June. Turn Based Fest will be celebrating the wide world of wonderfully tactical turn based games. We're so honoured to have our first person roguelike double deckbuilder in the exceptional lineup of this years festival. To celebrate, we've just dropped a mega update to our free demo. This is our first update in 2 weeks, and it's bursting with awesome new content and quality of life improvements. So what's changed in the update? Let's dig into it! This update is largely the product of our continued efforts to work with our wonderful community (AKA The Gloom Patrol). Our community has been incredibly supportive and generous…
- A Mac OS build, huge milestone, and a new Interview! - 29 May 2025
Whoa! Hold up. 30,000 players?! From the bottom of our weird little hearts, THANK YOU for jumping into the dank dungeons of Shroom and Gloom and making this wild ride feel like a punk rock victory lap. To celebrate, we've just updated the demo to support Mac OS for you Appleheads who have been waiting patiently. Go now, explore the mushroom infested place we call Shroom and Gloom. In other news, Shroom and Gloom artist, game designer and boss of bad ideas, Ben Lazerbeam, recently did an interview with Jess Capricorn. Check it out! As always, thanks and high fives to everyone that's gotten behind this thing in these early days. The response to the demo hitting Steam has been beyond inspiring. We're so stoked to be making this game with such a radical community behind us!
