Anchor's Lament Steam news

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• Review score91% positive
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• Release dateApr 23, 2026
• DeveloperImperial Playgrounds
• PublisherImperial Playgrounds

Genres: Action, Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Imperial PlaygroundsPublisher: Imperial Playgrounds

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Anchor's Lament Steam news

Anchor's Lament news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• fixed Chromatic Anemone to not summon the flames of hell - 8 September 2026

  Chromatic Anemone now does 7 ignite on the first tier and not 71.

• Patch 1.3.4 – Missing Season 3 Units - 7 September 2026

  ## Patch 1.3.4 – Missing Season 3 Units Thanks to community reports, we discovered that several Season 3 units were missing or unavailable. Patch 1.3.4 addresses these issues: * Crocodile Icefish can now appear in the Shop, rather than only through Old Man and the Sea. * Bloodbelly Comb Jelly has been added to the game. * Sleeper Shark has been added to the game. * Flying Fish now has the Aggressive tag for Transmutation. * Chromatic Anemone now has the intended Cold and Burning tags, and Ignite has been added to its ability. Thank you to everyone who brought these issues to our attention.

• Small ui fix - 2 September 2026

  Fixed localization for bundles. updated the graphics for titles to not take to much space (we will update this more as we get new feedback)

• Season 3 - Season of the frozen seas is coming! Out September 1st - 28 August 2026

  Season 3 – Season of the Frozen SeasSeason 3 – Season of the Frozen Seas releases September 1!A new season is upon us, bringing a brand-new mechanic, six new units, changes to existing units, new titles, a new Season Pass, rotating bundles, a new max rank, and the upcoming Oracle Tournament.Here are the full notes.NEW MECHANIC – FREEZEFreeze has been added to the game.Freezing an enemy unit gives it Freeze Stacks. These stacks dissipate each beat.Freeze Stacks slow down the Anchor of the player who has them on their units.Developer Notes: We wanted Freeze and Haste to be in the same patch, but we, as many know, have downsized pretty hard. But finally, they are together.NEW UNITSBloodbelly Comb JellyStatsPoison: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8Heal: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8Sleeper SharkStatsBuff Self Crit: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4Buff Self Damage: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2Damage: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1Base Crit Chance: 5% / 10% / 15% / 20%Crocodile…

• Patch 1.2.1 is now live! - 3 July 2026

  New Content patch 1.2.1 is outWe have cleaned the team data from our database to only include teams created from season 2 and onwards. Enjoy the game!

• Patch 1.2.1 Patch Notes - 2 July 2026

  Patch Notes New Content New Boon Crystals • Crystal of the Abyss Reduces the Kraken arrival timer by 3 beats per stack. • Crystal of Venom Applies 1 Poison per stack to all enemy fish at the start of combat. • Crystal of Flames Applies 15 Ignite per stack to the enemy team at the start of combat. • Crystal of Protection Grants all enemy units 10 Block per stack at the start of combat. Developer Note: There will not be a Crystal of Ink. We don't hate you guys that much. Flying Fish A brand-new support unit focused on Haste. • Grants Haste to your Anchor. • Every stack of Haste increases Anchor speed by 2%. • Haste stacks decay each beat. • Haste is capped at 150% of BPM across all game speed modes. Developer Note: Flying Fish introduces a completely new support playstyle while keeping Haste scaling under control. New Equipment King's Crown • Can appear from the Wheel of Fortune. • Genera…

• Balance patch 1.2.0b - 22 June 2026

  Patch NotesWe've got a balance update aimed at shaking up the meta, strengthening underperforming strategies, and giving a few forgotten units a chance to shine.ItemsCrystal of AegisBlock per stack increased from 20 → 100Developer Notes: Crystal of Aegis wasn't seeing enough play. This buff should make it a viable answer to one-shot builds while still allowing scaling strategies to break through with enough investment.Ritual MaceAdded back to Washed AshoreAdded back to the WheelShop ChangesDumbo OctopusAdded back to the shop.TransmutationAll Big units can now appear through Transmutation.Previously, only Snapping Turtle could be found this way.TreasureGolden StarfishGold damage increased to 50 / 60 / 70 / 80Developer Notes: Golden Starfish struggled to justify its slot at lower gold values and was often outperformed by simple damage pearls. With this increase, treasure-focused builds sh…

• Leviathan Tournament - 19 June 2026

  Live

• Tournament Livestream - 19 June 2026

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• Last Chance to join the tournament and get free cosmetics! - 18 June 2026

  Last chance to submit your team. Notice: YOU MUST have been max rank last season, yes we will check. Everyone eligible will get a unique player card. And the winner will get one that only they will be the owner of.https://forms.gle/DjAR9KMED2LLaH689 Streaming live to steam page tomorrow at 19:00 CET! Please join in! you can also join our discord and try your teams against other ones people have posted! Or just join our great community because we have the best!PARTICIPANT CARD:WINNER UNIQUE CARD:

• Season Pass claiming didnt work properly - 16 June 2026

  we believe we have fixed this issue and the player card should now be able to be claimed.

• Anchors Lament Leviathan Tournament! - 13 June 2026

  Don't Forget to sign up with your steam name - The one you used while playing anchors lament! And your team code for the team you want to use in the tournament. Everyone who had over 5k Rating last season can sign up. If you are unsure you reached that rating, sign up anyway we will look through all ratings. https://forms.gle/SM85k7MXVau7H9bf7 Also to celebrate the release of S2. WE have increased all rank gained by 50% this weekend!

• Season 2 is released! Have fun - 12 June 2026

  have fun

• Anchor's Lament Season 2! - 11 June 2026

  Season 2 Launches Tomorrow – Siren's Greed Tomorrow marks the launch of Season 2: Siren's Greed. This season introduces several new systems, progression updates, and competitive features. Below is a preview of what you can expect. Full patch notes will be available tomorrow. PASSIVE CRYSTALS Passive Crystals are a new source of power that can be discovered throughout a run. • Collect and stack up to 5 Passive Crystals during a run. • 10 unique Passive Crystals will be available at launch. • Each crystal provides a different passive effect, allowing for new strategies and build combinations. All current passive effects:Crystal of Fortification - Add a shield to entire team with +20/stack (blocks attack damage and ignite)Crystal of Greed - Increase income by +1/stackCrystal of Aegis - Add +1/stack to units with the ability to blockCrystal of Power- Add +1/stack to units with the ability t…

• 1.0.5b - 1 June 2026

  Minor optimizations, nothing player-facing.

• 1.0.5 - Maritime Metamorphosis - 29 May 2026

  New Events: - Transmution - Allows the player to transmute up to 3 units into other random units. - The new units will receive a new ability based on the tags of the original unit. - There's a small chance to add the ability to a unit in your loadout. - Masterworking - Allows the player to create a random Masterwork item by using Silver Ore items. - Masterworked items are twice as strong as their normal counterparts New Units: - Krill - After combat, creates a new Krill in your inventory if there is room - Deals 8 damage - Deals 8 extra damage per adjacent Krill - Sea Cucumber - After combat, creates a food item in your inventory if there is room - Heals 5/6/7/8 HP - Oyster - After combat, creates a treasure item in your inventory if there is room - Gains 1 Gold every 8 beats. Unit Changes - Brain Sponge - Now deals 5 block and heals 5 HP - Ping Pong Sponge - Now deals 5 block and 5 dam…

• 1.0.5 — Our Biggest Update Yet - 28 May 2026

  Anchor's Lament 1.0.5 — Maritime MetamorphosisAhoy everyone! We have been working hard on this new content update, which will be our biggest yet by far. I'm not gonna waste anymore time, here are the details:Two New Events!We have cooked up two new events both based around making one thing turn into another:TransmutationAllows the player to transmute up to 3 units into another, random unit.The new unit will receive a new ability based on the tags of the original unit. If you transmute a unit with the TOXIC tag, the resulting fish will have a poison-based ability.Transmuted fish will appear with a star icon.Transmuted fish cannot be transmuted again.There's a rare chance this new ability will be adjacency-based, allowing for never-before-seen trigger chains.There's an even smaller chance that the ability will be applied to a unit already in your active loadout, increasing it's rarity and…

• 1.0.4b - 22 May 2026

  Tiny bug fix, some adjacencies triggered when they shouldn't have

• 1.0.4 Patch Notes! - 18 May 2026

  New FeaturesDaily Quests!Every player gets three quests daily. Complete and claim quest to get 3 doubloons. Once you've completed them all, get 6 doubloons for a total of 15!Event Timeline!Displays the upcoming events. No more being surprised by the Shop suddenly appearing, now you can plan ahead!Unit ChangesJellyfish buffedNow deals 3/4/5/6 poison on Anchor Activation1/2/3/4 on Adjacency ActivationArcherfish now works as intended1/2/3/4 poison on Adjacency ActivationGaribaldi buffedIncrease damage by 2/4/6/8 on Adjacency ActivationNew Equipment!Ritual Mace - a new Resistance + Damage item2/3/4/5 Damage4/5/6/7 ResistanceNew CosmeticsChestsGolden ChestCharacter CardsDark SmokeGhost FlameGas FlameOcean Hole ːsteamsaltyːDevil FruitEvent ChangesDiving Helm and Safe have been removed from The Smith, and can now be found in Lost & Found and Washed AshoreOther ChangesIridescent Pearl now alway…

• Oceanfest - 18 May 2026

  Oceanfest

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