- Season #11 starts on September 1 - 27 August 2026
Season #11 is open! Join now and place your spawn in the new seasonal event. The game will start on September 1st at 18:00 UTC. This season will last for 2 months, till November 1. What is Season World?It's a parallel world where all players start on equal terms. Everyone has GCL 1/GPL 0, equal 100 CPU from the start (which does not scale with GCL). The world will last until November 1, 2026. Then the season ends and we will distribute valuable rewards among participants. How to join the season?In order to spawn in the Season World and start playing there, you have to get access to this particular season. You can obtain Access Keys at the official store, in-game market or Steam Community Market. Season #11 access costs according to the following schedule: 5 Access Keys - August 27 4 Access Keys - September 1 3 Access Keys - September 15 2 Access Keys - October 1 1 Access Key - October 1…
- 10th Anniversary and Free Season - 28 May 2026
Friends, we have something to celebrate! 10 years ago, on June 20, 2016, after a crowdfunding campaign and the development of an early browser prototype, we launched Screeps in Early Access on Steam. A lot has happened since then: we've shipped many different features, expanded the world, launched a new game Screeps: Arena, and our team has weathered quite a few ups and downs. But we're proud that throughout all these years, our persistent world has kept ticking every few seconds, faithfully executing your scripts. Remarkably, there are objects in the game that were built back then and are still functioning to this day. For example, room shard0/E11S52 was settled in December 2016, and it's home to the oldest creep in the game — a creep named Mia, who was spawned on December 29, 2016, and has never died since.While the game has a rich past, our plans for the future are no less packed: fo…
- New shard + Unlimited Access Keys Pack - 23 April 2026
New shardThe world just got bigger! We're excited to announce the launch of a brand new shard called shardX. It is connected to all other shards via portals and becomes an integral part of the larger interconnected multishard world. What makes it special is that ticks run 2x faster. All standard shards are now set to 1000 ticks per hour, and shardX will have 2000 ticks per hour. It means more action, faster-paced events, quicker resource gathering, and control points earned at a higher rate.To gain access to this shard, you'll need to spend 1 Access Key per 30 days. Without active access, your creeps won't be able to perform the claimController, upgradeController, and reserveController actions (everything else works just like on standard shards).As a reminder, Access Keys can be obtained both from the Item Shop and on the in-game market for credits — sold not only by other players, but…
- Node.js v24 upgrade - 1 April 2026
⬆️ Upgraded all runtime servers to Node.js v24⬆️ Updated client binaries and NW to the latest version⬆️ Updated to Pixi v7 and backported room renderer fixes and optimizations made during the development of Arena⬆️ Updated private server binaries and Electron🐛 Fixed binaries for ARM-based macOS
- Node.js v24 upgrade - 17 March 2026
We’re excited to announce that on April 1st (and no, this is not a joke!), we plan to upgrade to Node.js v24 across all game runtime servers! The current version v10 is long overdue for an update. As promised in our roadmap, we are relaunching active development for Screeps: World in 2026, and it’s finally time to make this move. This upgrade will give your scripts a noticeable performance boost and unlock a wealth of new language features.While we don’t anticipate any major breaking changes, we still strongly recommend testing your code for compatibility at one of the following places:Seasonal World 8.Public Test Realm (PTR).Local private server build via the Steam beta branch (public-test-realm) or the npm version (screeps@ptr).Other changesRedesigned the item dialogs in the Inventory screen and added a link to the Item Shop for both Steam and web versions.Replaced "Forum" with "News"…
- Season 8 starts on March 1st - 14 February 2026
From now on, we will start restarting the Seasonal World every 3 months, as we promised earlier in our roadmap. The Seasonal World is a parallel realm where all players start on equal footing from a clean slate. All players have GCL/GPL equal to 1, and everyone has a fixed 100 CPU from the very beginning of the season, which does not scale based on GCL. Each season will have its own slight differences in rules and rewards at the end of the season. Here is the planned list of the next seasons:SeasonSpawning startsSeason startsSeason endsSeason 8NOWMarch 1, 2026 (18:00 UTC) May 1, 2026Season 9May 15, 2026June 1, 2026August 1, 2026Season 10August 15, 2026September 1, 2026November 1, 2027How to join the seasonIn order to spawn in the Season World and start playing there, you have to get access to this particular season. You can obtain Access Keys at these locations:in-game credits market (f…
- console.log changes - 25 January 2026
We have made a small change to the built-in game console, now it supports two separate methods:console.log filters all HTML entites on the server side;console.logUnsafe leaves all responsibility to you, please make sure you filter the content appropriately.Read more in this GitHub issue: https://github.com/screeps/screeps/issues/162#issuecomment-3796847328
- Arena and World Roadmap 2026 - 15 December 2025
Hi everyone!You haven’t heard from us here in World for a little while because, after recovering from nationwide sanctions and relocating out from Russia (read more here), we’ve been busy working on our other project — Screeps: Arena. We’re very proud of what we’ve created, and of the fact that the Screeps franchise now has two games that complement each other. They’re built to scratch the same itch, but each with its own flavor. If you’re a World player, why should you give Arena a try? Here are a few features:Matches run at a super-fast pace and finish within seconds.You can quickly test different strategies by using specific opponents as test cases.Each match is executed with a single guaranteed code instance — there’s no Memory, since you can store direct references to objects across ticks.A new season every 3 months introduces different arenas and challenges to keep the meta changi…
- Season #7 starts on September 1st! - 13 August 2024
Season #7 is open! The season will last for two months, from September 1st until November 1st. What is Season World? It's a parallel world where all players start on equal terms. Everyone has GCL/GPL 1, equal 100 CPU from the start (which does not scale with GCL). How to join the season? In order to spawn in the Season World and start playing there, you have to get access to this particular season. You can obtain Access Keys at the official store, in-game market or Steam Community Market. Season #7 access costs according to the following schedule: 5 Access Keys - August 13 4 Access Keys - September 1 (season start) 3 Access Keys - September 15 2 Access Keys - October 1 1 Access Key - October 15 What are season rules? Season #7 rules are described below: This season's rules are almost identical to the Season 1, but with an exciting twist: the world is unequal! Upper areas are teeming wit…
- Season #6 starts on February 1st! - 19 January 2024
Season #6 is open! Spawning opens January 25th at 18:00 UTC. The game will start on February 1 at 18:00 UTC. This season will last for 2 months, till April 1. What is Season World? It's a parallel world where all players start on equal terms. Everyone has GCL/GPL 1, equal 100 CPU from the start (which does not scale with GCL). The world will last until April 1, 2024. Then the season end and we will distribute valuable rewards among participants. How to join the season? In order to spawn in the Season World and start playing there, you have to get access to this particular season. You can obtain Access Keys at the official store, in-game market or Steam Community Market. Season #6 access costs according to the following schedule: 5 Access Keys - January 19 4 Access Keys - February 1 (season start) 3 Access Keys - February 15 2 Access Keys - March 1 1 Access Key - March 15 What are season…
- Season #5 starts on June 1! - 27 May 2023
Season #5 is open! Join now and place your spawn in the new seasonal event. The game will start on June 1 at 18:00 UTC. This season will last for 2 months, till August 1. What is Season World? It's a parallel world where all players start on equal terms. Everyone has GCL/GPL 1, equal 100 CPU from the start (which does not scale with GCL). The world will last until August 1, 2023. Then the season end and we will distribute valuable rewards among participants. How to join the season? In order to spawn in the Season World and start playing there, you have to get access to this particular season. You can obtain Access Keys at the official store, in-game market or Steam Community Market. Season #2 access costs according to the following schedule: 5 Access Keys - May 26 4 Access Keys - June 1 (season start) 3 Access Keys - June 15 2 Access Keys - July 1 1 Access Key - July 15 What are season…
- Screeps: Arena is releasing to Early Access now! - 7 April 2022
We are happy to announce that we're releasing Screeps: Arena to Early Access! After a long period in the Closed Alpha, the game is available now. If you have preordered an activation key before, you should be able to start playing immediately. We have many plans for further development, and need your support to continue with this project. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1137320/view/3192497330287513155
- Season #4 starts on January 15 - 9 January 2022
Season #4 is open! Join now and place your spawn in the new seasonal event. The game will start on January 15th at 18:00 UTC. This season will last for 6 weeks, till March 1. What is Season World? It's a parallel world where all players start on equal terms. Everyone has GCL/GPL 1, equal 100 CPU from the start (which does not scale with GCL). The world will last until March 1, 2022. Then the season end and we will distribute valuable rewards among participants. How to join the season? In order to spawn in the Season World and start playing there, you have to get access to this particular season. You can obtain Access Keys at the official store, in-game market or Steam Community Market. Season #4 access costs according to the following schedule: 4 Access Keys - January 15 3 Access Keys - February 1 2 Access Key - February 15 What are season rules? Every season will have different rules.…
- Season #3 has ended - 4 September 2021
Season #3 is officially over! All rewards have been credited, read the full season chronicle: https://screeps.com/season/#!/seasons/chronicle
- Migration from Slack to Discord - 26 July 2021
Hello everyone! We are happy to announce that we migrated our official chat platform from Slack to Discord! This is a quite big change for everyone, both community and us, and we want to explain the reasons behind this. Discord is community-oriented. After all these years with Slack we have clearly seen that communities are not their priority. Slack is a business app for teams, and it severely lacks many features like persistent chat history or moderation tools. Discord, in contrast, is designed from scratch for communities. They even have the Partner Program for best communities, and we hope to achieve this level with your support. Screeps franchise now consists of two games. Arena is under active development right now, and this will be the second game in our franchise. However, we still want to have one community of Screeps players that includes both games. A new player should become…
- Season #3 starts on July 1 - 28 June 2021
Season #3 is open! Join now and place your spawn in the new seasonal event. The game will start on July 1 at 18:00 UTC. This season will last for 2 months, till September 1. What is Season World? It's a parallel world where all players start on equal terms. Everyone has GCL/GPL 1, equal 100 CPU from the start (which does not scale with GCL). The world will last until September 1, 2021. Then the season end and we will distribute valuable rewards among participants. How to join the season? In order to spawn in the Season World and start playing there, you have to get access to this particular season. You can obtain Access Keys at the official store, in-game market or Steam Community Market. Season #3 access costs according to the following schedule: 3 Access Keys - June 28 2 Access Keys - July 15 1 Access Key - August 1 What are season rules? Every season will have different rules. Season…
- Screeps: Arena Livestream - 14 June 2021
Screeps: Arena will present a free publicly available playable demo during the entire Steam Next Fest on June 16 - June 22. On June 19 at 16:00 UTC we are going to conduct an official developers-backed Livestream! Our TOP-1 champion Screeps player Tigga will share his experience with Arena and present some gameplay, and two dev team members will be available in chat to answer any your questions. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1137320/view/3031466372087984067 UPD: Full recording is available on YouTube:
- Season #2 starts on March 1 - 15 February 2021
Season #2 is open! Join now and place your spawn in the new seasonal event. The game will start on March 1 at 18:00 UTC. This season will last for 2 months, till May 1. What is Season World? This is our newest game feature. It's a parallel world where all players start on equal terms. Everyone has GCL/GPL 1, equal 100 CPU from the start (which does not scale with GCL). The world will last until May 1, 2021. Then the season end and we will distribute valuable rewards among participants. How to join the season? In order to spawn in the Season World and start playing there, you have to get access to this particular season. You can obtain Access Keys at the official store, in-game market or Steam Community Market. Season #2 access costs according to the following schedule: 5 Access Keys - February 15 4 Access Keys - March 1 (season start) 3 Access Keys - March 15 2 Access Keys - April 1 1 A…
- Season #1 is over! - 1 February 2021
The first season has come to its finish. Congratulations to all participants! The competition for score points has taken two months, involved 153 participants and more than two thousand spectators. Check the rewards and read the whole story in our Season Chronicle! https://screeps.com/season/#!/seasons/chronicle
- Season World is open! - 19 November 2020
This is to announce that the Season World is now open! All players who have got access to the Season #1 can now spawn in and mark the spot in this brand new empty world. Ticks are paused at the moment until the Season begins on December 1, 2020. This season will last for 2 months, till February 1, 2021. What is Season World? This is our newest game feature. It's a parallel world where all players start on equal terms. Everyone has GCL/GPL 1, equal 100 CPU from the start (which does not scale with GCL). It doesn't have any Novice or Respawn areas. The world will last until February 1, 2021. Then the season end and we will distribute valuable rewards among participants. How to join the season? In order to spawn in the Season World and start playing there, you have to get access to this particular season. Season #1 costs 5 Access Keys. You can obtain Access Keys at the official store, in-g…
