- CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm is 35% OFF! - 1 October 2026
The Steam Autumn Sale is here! 🍂CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm is 35% OFF from October 1 to October 8. If you've been waiting to give CoreBreaker a try, now's a great time to jump in.Build your Core loadout, take on the swarm, unlock achievements, push for your highest wave, and see how high you can climb on the leaderboard.And if you haven't seen it before, CoreBreaker can sit right in the corner of your screen while you work, watch videos, or do whatever else you're doing.Grab CoreBreaker for 35% OFF during the sale!See you on the leaderboard! 👀
- CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm Joins the Pins & Pegs Fest! - 17 August 2026
We’re excited to announce that CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm is officially participating in the Pins & Pegs Fest!To celebrate the event, we've updated the game with powerful new mechanics and progression tweaks to help you clear higher waves right from your desktop:Two New Cores: Shift your strategy with the newly added Drill Core and Pulse Core! Pierce through enemy lines, lock down targets with freeze effects, and build massive damage synergies across your screen.Expanded Progression: Scale your overall power with new global damage multipliers, an increased XP level cap, and dynamic late-game wave scaling.New Achievements: Try out the new core builds and hunt down a fresh batch of Steam achievements.Thank you for playing and supporting the game! We’d love to hear how you're liking the new setups - share your thoughts and suggestions in our DISCORD (https://discord.gg/gsCTgbRtN9)
- Major Update: New Drill Core Added, Expanded Progression & New Achievements - 17 August 2026
Meet the Drill Core, our newest addition to the game built for high-impact crowd control!The Drill Core phases straight through a set number of enemies before reverting to standard bouncing mechanics until it returns to you and resets. Upon hitting an enemy after its phase pass, it triggers a radius freeze. Through upgrades, you can even unlock a chance to freeze enemies in their tracks while it phases through them. Alongside the new core, we’ve also rolled out a round of progression tweaks and fresh content:New Achievements: Test out new strategies and hunt down a fresh set of Steam achievements.Global Damage Multiplier: Scale your overall DPS across all active cores.Higher XP Level Cap: Raised the max level cap for the XP Multiplier so you can stack kill-XP much higher.Dynamic Wave Scaling: Backend XP thresholds now scale down as waves increase, helping you level up faster during deep…
- Small Patch - 24 July 2026
Localization for the newly added Pulse Core, and its skill tree has been updated and is now live. Thank you for your continued support, and stay tuned for more updates!
- New Core Added - Game Update - 24 July 2026
The Pulse Core has been added along with its own skill tree expansion.This Core periodically releases powerful pulses that damage enemies within its pulse radius, adding a new way to clear waves and create new build combinations. New Achievements3 new achievements have been added for the Pulse Core. Localization UpdateLocalization for this new content will be added in a future small patch. Stay tuned for more updates! Have ideas or suggestions for features you would like to see in the game? Join our Discord and share your thoughts with us. Thanks for playing!
- Update Patch Notes - 19 July 2026
Bug Fixes: - Fixed an issue where the Ghost Walker achievement would not unlock. - Minor backend stability improvements. Thank you all for the feedback and for playing the game! Please make sure your game is updated to the latest version. If the game runs smoothly for you now, leaving a quick Steam review would help our small indie team out a ton! Thanks for playing!
- QOL Update: 'Always on Top' Toggle, Boss Balance, & New Achievements! - 18 July 2026
Hey everyone,Thanks for playing and sharing your honest feedback with us.We just pushed a fresh Quality of Life update live to address some missing features, smooth out the gameplay loop, and give you a few new goals to chase. Patch Notes:"Always on Top" Toggle: You can now turn this off in the settings! The game will no longer hold your desktop hostage when you are trying to focus on other tasks or work.Boss Wave Rebalance: Losing to a boss no longer traps you in an infinite resource drought. Bosses now spawn with 3 rows of regular enemies right in front of them, giving you a proper chance to farm currency, buy upgrades, and bounce back!Dynamic UI Text & Readability: The text in the upgrade menu now automatically adapts to your screen size and how far zoomed in or out you are. No more squinting at tiny numbers.Click Detection & Menu Navigation: We adjusted the UI hitboxes so your click…
- [QOL Update] Patch Notes - 16 July 2026
"Always on Top" Toggle: You can now turn this off in the settings! The game will no longer hold your desktop hostage when you are trying to work on other things. Dynamic UI Text: The text in the upgrade menu now automatically adapts to your screen size and how far zoomed in/out you are. Click Detection Fixed: Adjusted the UI hitboxes so your clicks actually register exactly when and where they are supposed to. Boss Wave Rebalance: Losing to a boss no longer traps you in a resource drought. Bosses now spawn with 3 rows of regular enemies in front of them, giving you a chance to actually farm currency and bounce back! Translation Tweaks: We fixed some of the rougher translations, We used some automated translation to help get the game localized, so we really appreciate you bearing with us as we polish these up! Join the Community! Want to help us shape the next updates, suggest features,…
- Available Now! - 15 July 2026
Build your swarm of powerful cores, unlock upgrades through a massive skill tree, and survive endless waves of enemies. Play actively in fullscreen or let the game run as a desktop companion while you work. (Formerly known as BALLBREAK during development, CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm is now available on Steam) FeaturesIdle and incremental progressionDesktop Companion modeActive fullscreen gameplayCore loadouts with unique abilitiesExtensive skill treeEndless wavesSteam leaderboardsThank you to everyone who wishlisted the game, played the demo, and shared feedback throughout development. I hope you enjoy the full release!If you enjoy the game, leaving a Steam review really helps an indie developer like us reach more players.Have feedback, suggestions, or just want to share your highest wave or perfect build? Join our Discord community!Discord: https://discord.gg/gsCTgbRtN9Thank you for you…
- Global Leaderboard is Live & Math Fix! - 23 June 2026
Hey everyone! A fresh update is now live for the demo, bringing a highly requested feature to track your progress alongside a quick backend fix for player scores. Here is what is new in the latest build:Online Leaderboards Added!You can now officially compete with each other for the ultimate high score! Take a look at the menu to see where you rank against the rest of the community. Push your setups to the limit and secure your spot at the top.⚠️ Critical Note on Existing Player ScoresTo make sure the leaderboards can accurately support massive scaling without breaking or cutting off smaller values, we had to update our underlying scoring algorithm. Because of this backend shift, your pre-existing score might not appear on the leaderboard immediately when you download the update.How to update your score:Simply update your game to the latest build.Play a quick round for about 30 seconds.…
- Demo Update: Transparency, Extra Cores, & Heavy Progression Tuning! - 20 June 2026
Hey everyone! Quick update to make your desktop-corner setup cleaner and your progression way faster. Here is what’s new in the latest build:Better Auto-Aim & QOLSmart Auto-Aim Toggle: Added a new button in the settings.ON: Pure auto-aiming 100% of the time.OFF: The game follows your cursor when you hover over it, but seamlessly switches back to auto-aiming the second you click away to do your actual work.Progression & Core OverhaulMore Cores to Unlock: Expanded your arsenal! You can now unlock up to 4 Basic Cores, 3 Ice Cores, and 2 Arc Cores (added +1 to each tier).Massive Skill Tree Buff: Increased the maximum levels for skill tree nodes.Faster Pace Economy: Increased the currency dropped by enemies across the board. The game pace is faster, and you'll hit those high-tier upgrades much quicker.Desktop Mode & UI ImprovementsSemi-Transparent Window: When scaled down into small window m…
- Demo Update: Ultra-Small Screen Sizes + Economy Tuning! - 16 June 2026
Hey everyone!Based on some initial feedback, I just pushed a quick update to the demo to make the desktop-companion mode even better. What's new:Better Window Scaling: You can now resize the window down to much smaller resolutions, including 200x200 and 300x300, all the way up to 1280x1280 or full screen. It should now tuck perfectly into any corner of your setup while you work.Balance Tweak: I've tuned the economy slightly, your currency earnings per enemy will now scale better as your level increases to keep progression feeling smooth.If you’re Vibing with the game, drop a quick review and tell us what you're loving about it!Got bugs, chaos, or some wild feature ideas? Hop into our Discord and drop your suggestions so we can actually build them into the game: https://discord.gg/gsCTgbRtN9
- Discord is Live 🔥 - 10 June 2026
Hey everyone! With the demo for CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm now officially live, we want to make sure it's the absolute best experience possible heading into Steam Next Fest. To do that, we need your help! We have just launched our official Discord server so you can talk directly with us, share your thoughts, and help us hunt down bugs. Whether you have feedback on the balance, the skill tree, or want to report an issue, we want to hear it all. Click the link below to join the community and help shape the game: \https://discord.gg/gsCTgbRtN9] Thank you so much for playing, and see you in the server 😊
- The demo is officially LIVE! - 8 June 2026
You can download the build immediately and start diving into the loop. Switch between active full-screen aiming to maximize your block destruction or drop the game into a resizable corner window to run passively in the background while you work or watch videos. This demo is all about fine-tuning the game ahead of Steam Next Fest, and we need your help to get it right. We are actively looking for harsh, honest feedback on:The pace of the upgrade progressionNumber and math balancing for the skill treesThe overall feel of the passive vs. active loopsPlease drop all your feedback, balance suggestions, and bug findings directly in the Steam Discussion boards or join our discord server below to chat with us live. Thank you for playing, and let us know what you think! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/gsCTgbRtN9
- CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm demo drops today on June 8,2026 - 8 June 2026
The free Steam demo for CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm goes live in exactly 30 minutes (8:00 AM PDT / 3:00 PM UTC)! Get ready to jump in, start blasting swarms of blocks, and test out your first elemental core builds. You can play actively in full screen or drop it into a resizable window to let it run in the corner of your desktop while you work. We are looking for your absolute harshest, most honest feedback on the progression balancing, math scaling, and loop pacing to help us prepare for Steam Next Fest. Drop your thoughts, balancing notes, and bugs right here in the Steam forums or jump into our official Discord to chat directly with us. See you in the swarm in 30 minutes! Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/gsCTgbRtN9
