- Armita’s Search is participating in Serbian Games Week! - 21 September 2026
And we’re coming to the festival with one of our biggest game updates in recent months. After a month of intensive development, Armita’s Search has received a brand-new game mode - Arena. Unlike the story campaign, there’s almost no story here - just battles, deckbuilding, and party management in the spirit of classic roguelike deckbuilders. Arena brings: — 60 new cards, bringing the total to 237; — 10 new companions, each with their own mini-deck of three signature cards, internal synergies, and unique attack pattern; — around 20 new enemies previously unavailable in the story campaign; — unique card sets for existing companions. And also: — New localizations (machine-translated for now, with human translations planned for later). Serbian, Ukrainian, and Chinese have received full translations, while the UI is now available in many more languages - in total, we’ve added support for 15+…
- Arena Mode - 14 September 2026
It’s finally here! After a month of intense work, we’re releasing version 0.4 — the first version to feature Arena Mode. Here you can fight your way through the game in classic roguelike deckbuilder fashion — just battles and deck management. What else is new? — 60 new cards have been added (up from 177 to 237); — 10 new companions have been added. Each has their own mini-deck of 3 signature cards unavailable in the general card pool, with their own internal synergies, as well as a unique attack pattern on the battlefield. Meet Psychocrat, Recycler, Madman, Dustculler, Slasher, Huntress, Driver, Hounder, Chem, and Deserter; — all existing companions now also have their own unique sets of cards; — around 20 new enemies have been added that were previously unavailable in the story campaign. And all of this is to celebrate our participation in the Steam Party-Based RPG Fest, running from S…
- “Pre-War Echoes” Update (0.3.6.6) - 24 August 2026
Clean water, travelers! We’re working on a major expansion that will introduce a new game mode, new characters, and new cards. Usually, when we’re working on a big feature, we can’t show much of it until it’s ready. But we found one piece that we can reveal separately from the upcoming update: new cards! New cards have been added (see screenshot): Toothbeak, BurnBelcher, Stroboscope, Saw Spitter, Shaker, Skyflarer, WaveMaker and Veteran's Tag We’ve also rebalanced cards and their prices in preparation for the upcoming arrival of a small but long-awaited feature: the Shop. - Buffed: Resonator, Ampstick - Nerfed: Rust Rocket, Boom Bundle, Explosive - The Irradiation Trouble card has also been reworked. It’s now harsher, but the player has more control over what happens. Check out the update here: The next update is coming around September 14! See you soon. May the Barrens show you mercy.
- Firearms Update - 16 August 2026
One of the core features of our tactical system is the existence of powerful cards that consume a global resource when used.The most powerful cards in the game — firearms — require you to spend Spoils every time you use them. Firearms are power on the Barrens: they're fast (cost 0 Action Points) and deal heavy damage. But there's a price to pay — you have to spend Spoils (ammo).So you can save your Spoils and unload your firearms on a boss when it really matters. Or you can skip firearms entirely and rely on reliable, free-to-use companions - cinderblock hammers, circular-saw axes, and Glassling nests stuck on sticks.Spoils are also used for travel (like gasol), repairing the truck (like spare parts), and buying new items in shops.However, this mechanic had one problem: if you had a firearm in your deck but didn't want or couldn't afford to spend Spoils, the card became dead weight in y…
- We're excited to be part of Busan Indie Connect 2026! - 7 August 2026
Our game has been officially selected for BIC 2026, which became the festival's most competitive edition ever, with 856 submissions from 57 countries—around 44% more than last year. Only 180 games from 41 countries made it into the official lineup (including ours!). The festival runs both online and on-site through August 28. BIC is one of Asia's oldest and largest indie game festivals, celebrating its 12th anniversary this year. To celebrate being part of BIC 2026, we've just released a new game update! What's New in Version 0.3.6.4 — Event Choices + Comics Update New Content - Added comics before the first half of battles (more coming in the next update) - Injured Fred can now join battles Story Events - Added new branching choices to the first half of the prologue events (more coming in the next update) - More opportunities to manage your deck and obtain new cards and resources - Lon…
- Version 0.3.6.3 — Events Art Update - 22 July 2026
- Added new character sprites, including 4 new full-body illustrations of Armita - Added new character portraits - Updated several event backgrounds - Optional locations are now more clearly highlighted on the map - Fixed various minor bugs
- Version 0.3.6.2 — "New Items & Rebalance" - 20 July 2026
Clean water, travelers! Here's what's new: - Armita's and the Stalker Lady's starting decks are now more versatile (Armita received a slingshot and pepper spray, while the Stalker got an axe) - 6 new item cards - Rebalanced several existing cards - Repair cards no longer appear during the early stages of the game, as they are not yet needed Join the playtest:
- Developer Stream: New Intro Playthrough - 18 July 2026
Discover the New Intro!Armita's Search now begins with a brand-new story-driven prologue, featuring new characters, events, and battles.Watch it live on Steam:
- We're excited to announce that Armita's Search is joining Game Pavilion JP 2026! - 17 July 2026
A New Event! We're excited to announce that Armita's Search is joining Game Pavilion JP 2026 Summer! To celebrate, we're releasing two new localizations — Japanese and Korean. Very soon, players from Japan and South Korea will be able to experience Armita's journey in their native language. See you at the event! In the meantime, we'll go make the next update. Clear waters, travelers!
- Armita's Search has been selected to participate in BIC 2026 - 16 July 2026
Great news! Armita's Search has been selected to participate in BIC 2026 (Busan Indie Connect Festival) — the largest indie game festival in South Korea and one of the largest in Asia.The festival will take place online from August 7 to 28, with the onsite event in Busan on August 14-16.To celebrate, we'll be releasing the Korean localization of the game in the coming days!Clear waters, travelers!
- Flydalos & Bunkers! - 15 July 2026
The game intro has been completely redesigned and half an hour of gameplay has been added! - Removed the dream-combat with Rustbugs, which previously caused confusion and mixed player feedback - The game now starts with a new narrative session in a D&D-like style (more precisely, “Flydalos & Bunkers”), presented as an imaginary adventure combined with tutorial elements - After this section, the game returns to its standard gameplay format Contains: - New companions (priestess, monsters, and raiders) - New cards from their decks - New events - New enemies (including a grotesque boss and his “dragon”) - New story presentation format — comic-style sequences before battles Playtest:
- Are post-apocalyptic wastelands always deserts? No! - 6 July 2026
“Where did the seas on Pluke come from? They made luts out of them long ago.” — from the film “Kin-dza-dza!” Clear water to you, travelers! Many people assume that because our game sits in a post-apocalyptic setting inspired by Mad Max and Fallout, it must be a desert world with no rivers or rain. But that’s not true. The world of Raiders World lacks not water itself, but clean water. Roughly 30 years ago, the Last War consumed old states, armies, and even a few spacecraft. Then came the Deliverers — alien benefactors (or invaders, depending on who you ask). Survivors were gathered into hive-cities, while the rest of the planet was reshaped by massive terraforming machines that altered the atmosphere and turned oceans into fuel. The planet changed. Heat rose. Rivers dried up or became toxic. Those outside the hives seemed doomed… but the Deliverers themselves soon fell into conflict. An…
- Water Update - 5 July 2026
We are happy to announce that we are participants of the Tidal Splash Festival! In connection with this, we are releasing the “Water Update”! The game now features 3 new cards: Waterworld (a pre-war poster meant to refresh your deck), Prickle Water (a cactus that replenishes your water supplies), and Brine (a terrible salt solution that is only useful for destroying mechanical enemies).Also in this update:- UI rework: the bottom resource widget has been improved, tutorial windows have been enlarged- Reduced the number of Trouble cards granted through the story- Bug fixes and minor issues resolvedIn the next week or two, expect a long-awaited content and story update!You can join the playtest here:
- Armita’s Search: Hot Fifty Card Update - 20 June 2026
Clean water to you, travelers! Over the past two weeks, we have been working on a major update for Armita’s Search: improving fighter spawning, revisiting old cards, adding new ones, and polishing the readability of card mechanics. Improved fighter spawning - Fixed a long-standing UX issue: new players had trouble understanding how to deploy fighters on the battlefield - Previously, you had to drag a Fighter Card onto an already deployed fighter, placing the new ally in front of them - Now, when you drag a Fighter Card onto the battlefield, the game highlights the available deployment diamonds - It is now much clearer where you can place an ally Major card update - Before this update, the game had 111 cards - 76 old cards were changed and rebalanced, with only 35 cards left unchanged! - Added 52 new cards, bringing the total to 163 cards! - Another 51 new cards have already been designe…
- Armita’s Search Prologue Roadmap - 12 June 2026
In the screenshot, you can see sketches of new emotions and poses for the main character that are currently being drawn. And below is our development roadmap for the Armita’s Search prologue over the next few months. In June, we want to strengthen the card side of the game: add new combat cards, rebalance old ones, divide them into three complexity tiers and introduce them to the player gradually so the mechanics are easier to learn, improve the fighter spawn UI, shorten overly wordy tooltips, and polish events. An important goal for the month is to bring the prologue story to the point where Armita leaves the bunker. This will include new battles, new characters, and a mechanic for reprogramming Fred. In July, we plan to finish the prologue. This includes around half a dozen battles, new enemies, new characters, challenging encounters, getting the truck, and leaving the first region. T…
- WHAT’S NEW IN 0.0.3.4.5 - 6 June 2026
WHAT’S NEW IN 0.0.3.4.5 — “Skip All Dialogues” & “Inspiration” Update- The “Skip All Dialogues” button has been added to almost every event. It lets you jump straight to combat or return to the region map.- A new card type has been added to the game: Inspiration. It is the conceptual opposite of Trouble Cards: Inspiration provides a powerful positive effect, but triggers only once and is then permanently removed from the deck. Armita can gain Inspiration cards in several different ways.Playtest:
- Developer Stream: Prologue Playthrough - 11 May 2026
Armita’s Search enters Open Playtest! Today, May 11, at 09:00 PT / 18:00 CEST — one hour before Steam Deckbuilders Fest ends — we’ll stream a live demo of the prologue of our narrative deckbuilder. Right after the stream, we’ll open the public playtest. The stream will be on the game’s Steam page. Come join us: The prologue is about 60% complete, but it already shows most of the game’s core features. We’ll be adding the remaining content and polishing the build based on your feedback throughout May. Please invite your friends to join the playtest — your feedback really helps us.
- Playtest Build 0.0.3.2 - 8 May 2026
Playtest Build 0.0.3.2What's new:- Dialogue display time increased to 3 seconds.- Memory optimization pass: the game now launches on 16 GB RAM systems.- Fixed save and fullscreen issues.- Added Armita’s Journal to the main menu: tutorial and encyclopedia.This is still an early playtest build. More optimization and fixes are coming.
- Developer Stream: Prologue Playthrough - 6 May 2026
Live Stream Today!Start: 22:00 CESTEnd: 23:00 CEST
- We’re in Deckbuilders Fest! - 5 May 2026
We’re part of Steam Deckbuilders Fest 2026!Build is still under reviewWe’re excited to share that Armita’s Search is participating in Steam Deckbuilders Fest 2026!Unfortunately, our demo build is still going through moderation and isn’t available just yet.New screenshots & gameplayWhile we’re waiting, we’ve prepared a small update for you: — a set of new screenshots — a recording of the first 10 minutes of gameplayTake a look and get a feel for the game!First 10 minutes of Story-driven Deckbuilder gameplay: Work continuesWe’re continuing to work on content, polish, and improvements. The demo will be available as soon as it passes moderation.Thanks for your patience — and enjoy the festival!
