- 02/09/2026 Brigador Killers Update - 2 September 2026
A small update has been deployed for Brigador Killers v0.6 - 1b501a55. Here are the details. Please note that there are some minor spoilers.GameplayUnload weapons of their ammo by pressing Interact (default bind of E) when mousing over a weapon containing ammo on the inventory screen – ammo from the weapon will be transferred onto the cursor.When buying from a merchant, items will spawn directly on the ground by merchants instead of in a box (don't forget to pick them up!).Fixed a bug where a weapon slot was sometimes not active for the player even though weapons were clearly equipped.Cinderblock valet unlocked in Angel Base and Garage Base after completing The Stakh.Carmine rig valet unlocked in Angel Base and Garage Base after completing Kishka Checkpoint and Silverleaf Estates.Nerfed arbitrage exploit from buying low and selling high on Q-F Cell ammunition.Flight aggro radius of rock…
- RESPONDING TO YOUR FEEDBACK - 28 August 2026
Before anything else, thank you to everyone who has taken the time out of their day to leave reviews and comments on the Steam forums. While we might not be able to respond to every single thing, we do read your posts and they have been very helpful. To put it in some kind of perspective, the attention so far is roughly equal to the first two years of the first game condensed into less than a week. As a result, our priorities with the first two hotfixes on the 21st and the 25th were squashing the most immediate problems that we could deal with the quickest. There are more details about our future plans at the end of this article, but in brief we plan to put out another hotfix next week, with a content update at the end of September. Dealing with the other, more long-term issues will come in time, and we're going to go through most of those here – but the short version is the following:…
- 25/08/2026 Brigador Killers Hotfix - 25 August 2026
A small hotfix has been deployed for Brigador Killers v0.6 - 08b1d397. Here are the details. Please note there are some (minor) spoilers.Gameplay* Fixed a crash bug caused by invalid mount bookkeeping.* The merchant that gave you a Drummer when you asked for a Kultaban will give you a Kultaban and not a Drummer.Settings* Invert X on Reversing added to MOVEMENT options under SETTINGS > GENERAL.Mission-specific* \ Blockers added around edge of map to stop enemies shooting you through a void.* \ Two additional assassination targets added and (some) reinforcements restored.If you have encountered a bug or a crash, please let us know about it in the Technical Issues subforum. Please read this pinned thread for details on what information to provide.Thanks again for the feedback and reviews so far. We will have our usual monthly post at the end of the week.
- 21/08/2026 Brigador Killers Hotfix - 21 August 2026
A hotfix has been deployed for Brigador Killers v0.6 - 57e2f611. Here are the details. Please note there are some (minor) spoilers.EnemiesCorvid cinderblock AI reworked, increasing its lock-on time and chance to be flinched.Lobo aggression increased.Enemy count reduced on all post-narrative maps.Enemy reinforcements reduced on all post-narrative maps, while reinforcements take longer to show up.Cower morale event for enemies requires line of sight on target.Reduced pierce resist on Lil' Buddies.Slightly reduced high morale accuracy on Cops, Chobbers, Corvids and Lil' Buddies.Added missing AI calls for cop variant units.GameplayA bug where the player could instantly die from walking into solid objects has been squashed.Increased ammo drop chance on all combat units from 50% to 100%.Reinforcement NOSPOL cop cars will contain the standard cop car loot instead of nothing.Broken links to loa…
- BRIGADOR KILLERS EARLY ACCESS BEGINS NOW - 20 August 2026
Welcome to the Early Access version of Brigador Killers. This is the most ambitious and elaborate game Stellar Jockeys have ever made, taking the better part of a decade. We hope you have as much fun diving into it as we have had losing our minds making it.The Deluxe Edition includes the all-new soundtrack by Makeup and Vanity Set, and the accompanying audiobook.Also available is the Double Deluxe which is the deluxe editions of both Brigador: Up-Armored Edition and Brigador Killers, and includes all albums of music, and both audiobooks.What to expect in Early AccessThere are substantial differences between the Early Access version of Brigador Killers and the previous alpha builds and the demo. In brief:Play through an extended narrative campaign – fight your way through the Undercity and start assembling your arsenal.Take on new challenges – almost all previous maps have been adjusted…
- Early Access plans for Brigador Killers - 31 July 2026
A couple of weeks ago during the Convergence Games Showcase, we revealed that Early Access for Brigador Killers will begin on August 20th 2026. We're going to go over a few details about it today. But first things first: here's the Makeup and Vanity Set song used in the recent trailer, called True Believer.This track is also heard in the Vandenberg level in the demo. Now onto the topic of Early Access and what to expect.Release timing and pricingBrigador Killers is expected to go live on Steam at approximately 11:00 PDT / 14:00 EDT / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 04:00+1 AEST on Thursday August 20th 2026. The base game will retail at the following prices in these major currencies:🇺🇲 24.99 USD🇪🇺 19.99 EUR🇬🇧 17.99 GBP🇦🇺 35.99 AUD🇯🇵 2400 JPY🇰🇷 20550 KRW🇨🇳 85 CNY🇷🇺 750 RUB*\This news post originally listed this value at 500 RUB – this was an unintended error on our part that was…
- The explosive isometric insurgent simulator Brigador Killers arrives in August - 17 July 2026
The first Brigador game from Stellar Jockeys was fantastic for stomping around blowing everything up - and Brigador Killers looks much bigger and better. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/the-explosive-isometric-insurgent-simulator-brigador-killers-arrives-in-august/
- EARLY ACCESS BEGINS AUGUST 20TH 2026 - 16 July 2026
As revealed on the Convergence Games Showcase today, Brigador Killers will begin Early Access on Thursday August 20th 2026. Stellar Jockeys expects the game to spend the rest of the year in EA. The song used in the trailer above is called "True Believer" by Makeup And Vanity Set and is heard in the Vandenberg level in the demo. The song will be added to the YouTube playlist soon, while the full soundtrack by MAVS will be available to purchase on storefronts alongside the release of the game, as will the audiobook tie-in Brigador Killers: Pilgrim. The OST consists of 40+ tracks and will also become available on music streaming platforms, such as bandcamp and Spotify, as well as on Stellar Jockeys' YouTube channel. Briefly seen in the trailer is a glimpse of some new areas and tilesets. These will be part of the new content in the Early Access version of the game. Following the events of…
- See us in the Convergence Games Showcase this week - 13 July 2026
Later this week Stellar Jockeys will be part of the Convergence Games Showcase, which will be broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube.The main show kicks off at 11:30 Pacific/14:30 Eastern/19:30 BST/20:30 CEST on Thursday July 16th and is hosted by Jesse Cox and Dodger, who will be joined by other streamers like LobosJr, Bricky and BaerTaffy among others to showcase a lineup of indie games.See you on Thursday.
- Want another song from the Brigador Killers OST? - 25 June 2026
For June, here is another Makeup and Vanity Set song from the Brigador Killers soundtrack, titled "Never Trust A Death Cult".This is the track that plays during the Wilderness mission in the demo, where the player can find the carmine rig to unlock for the garage – assuming they can get past all the NOSPOL APCs.We are light on news this month due to how busy things have been with the recent Next Fest. In case you missed them, here are two news posts that went up the past couple of weeks about the demo:BRIGADOR KILLERS DEMO UPDATE LIVE NOWTips, Tricks and TriviaThe main tidbit of news we have for now is the following: tune in to the Convergence Showcase on July 16th (just three weeks away) to find out more about the future of Brigador Killers. Until then, thank you all for your demo feedback and please enjoy the Steam Summer Sale!P.S. The Deluxe Edition of our first game is 77% off.
- Tips, Tricks and Trivia - 17 June 2026
A few features of Brigador Killers are not explicitly tutorialized in the demo, though some players may have found these out already. Let's start with some practical ones.Inventory managementThese actions are for when the inventory screen is open such as at the ARMORY in the garage or interacting with containers.ActionDefault bindToggle inventory open/closeTabPick up one item/a full stack of ammoLeft Mouse ButtonPick up one item/half a stack of ammoRight Mouse ButtonFully transfer an item or a full stack of ammo from one side to anotherShift + Left Mouse ButtonFully transfer an item or half a full stack of ammo from one side to anotherShift + Right Mouse ButtonAmmo sliderAlt + Left/Right Mouse Button on ammo stackAiming & combatThese actions are for when the player is deployed in a mission.ActionDefault bindDrop weapon on groundGPunchLeft Mouse Button (when no weapon ready/equipped)Kick…
- Why do mech games rarely let you leave the cockpit? Brigador Killers devs joke that the feature 'added five years of development time' - 11 June 2026
I love a mech game, but I especially love when a mech game lets you get out of the cockpit and just run around. It makes things feel so much less gamey , and it more fully sells the scale and power of a mech to contrast it with the perspective of a puny little human. Few games ever do it, though... Read more.
- BRIGADOR KILLERS DEMO UPDATE LIVE NOW - 10 June 2026
The Brigador Killers Demo has been updated to 0.5b. Here are the biggest changes:Enjoy several quality of life improvements to UI/UX as mentioned in a previous post like directly accessing backpacks and containers and overall reducing menu downtime.Check out the revised outro to the introductory campaign (no spoilers!) and transfer directly into THE GARAGE afterwards.Scrap, fabricate and upgun all on one superpad in the garage.Various data changes to several weapons and vehicles, and new audio effects to hear.Weapons now come with short descriptions to explain their function (default bind of F to examine).This will be the last major update to the demo, not counting any hotfixes that might happen to address unforeseen stability issues.Please consult the Technical Issues subforum on Steam if you are encountering problems, especially these two pinned threads:Brigador Killers Tech Support –…
- DEMO FEEDBACK ROUNDUP - 28 May 2026
First off, thank you all for your reception to the recent demo. There has been a lot of feedback and even though we can't watch every single stream or respond to every single message, we do look through a lot of it. This month's dev post is to address some of the most common feedback to the Brigador Killers demo as well as explain what we are up to.Speaking of the demo, the trailer for it uses an edited version of the song "Burned" by Makeup and Vanity Set, which is now up on our YouTube channel.More songs from the game can be heard in this playlist. The full OST for Brigador Killers contains 40+ tracks and will become available in the next couple of months. For those who have already bought the audiobook through Itch and are expecting the OST, we will be loud about when it will become available (details on that can be read in this post from last year) and you should receive an email no…
- Brigador Killers smacked me in the mouth by making me level a city and kill the protagonists of the first game, and I can't wait for more - 8 May 2026
Brigador Killers' demo has one of my new favorite videogame tutorials: You control a giant rolling pinball of a mech as it rolls down a long corridor, a ghostly computer voice urging you on. "YOUR PEOPLE KILLED FOR PROFIT," it declares. "TAKE WHAT THEY TOOK FROM YOU.".. Read more.
- Demo hotfix & FAQ - 8 May 2026
This is a short news post to address a couple of common reports we've received since the demo's launch the past 24 hours. Thank you all for your feedback so far.Convoy mission crashA hotfix was deployed yesterday to address this issue but reports are still coming in. The cause of this crash is complicated, but it almost always happens on destroying the third and final vehicle in the convoy with the turret as the passengers bail out of the car, usually resulting in an unpleasant audio loop. If this is happening repeatedly on your machine you can do the following to skip this mission entirely:Start the Lovell Archer mission and finish the brief dialog at the start.Press F1 to open the debug panel.Click and drag the lower right corner of the window that appears to expand the window.Check the first box in the top left of this window marked "devmode"Press F1 again to close the debug panelPre…
- Brigador Killers mixes GTA and Syndicate to make a cyberpunk sandbox where you build your own insurgency - 7 May 2026
In the original Brigador , you played a mercenary mech pilot dropped onto the corporate autocratic colony world of Novo Solo. In the cockpit of a multi-story death machine, you could carve an easy path through the space colony's buildings and defenders. If they were to put up any fight against you, it was by amassing in great numbers. The tables are turned in Brigador Killers; you're part of the hit team seeking revenge for the massacre on Novo Solo. But, instead of being armed with a two-story mech, I had to make do with a tuk-tuk. Read more
- BRIGADOR KILLERS DEMO LIVE NOW - 7 May 2026
The demo for the sequel to Brigador, Brigador Killers, is live on our store page. Go and play it.A Technical Issues subforum is open on the Brigador Killers forum. Please check out these two pinned threads if you have trouble running the game:Brigador Killers Tech SupportNVIDIA Card Owners Please Read
- Demo Coming Soon + new MAVS track + updated FAQ - 30 April 2026
Another month over means a new track from the Brigador Killers OST by Makeup and Vanity Set. This one is titled "Synchnet Intel".If you have already played the recent builds of Brigador Killers, this is the track heard on the Salvage Yard map that contains the suit parts for the Cinderblock Rig.The past month has been a flurry of activity with the release of the Fabricator and Obstacle Builds. Check out the following footage that was posted at the start of April.This video shows off some new features like the salvage pad that's used for scrapping vehicles into parts, the fabricator pad for building new vehicles or upgunning existing ones from those parts, as well as the addition of credits that can be spent at a merchant.The last bit of news is the demo for Brigador Killers is coming soon. Builds of games on platforms like Steam need to go through a review process first, so the exact da…
- "Randomness" in Brigador Killers - 27 March 2026
Before we get to the post - it's time for another MAVS track from the Brigador Killers OST titled "Where's the Beef".If you have already played the Garage Build or the recent Fabricator Build, this is the track that plays during the Dromon sniper fight after you make your way through the Villa or Undercity mission. Now onto the post.A new layer to map makingA while ago we looked at some of the map making features of Brigador Killers and it's high time we returned to the topic since some new things have been used extensively for Brigador Killers.Our game uses a program called Tiled to make its levels. Tiled is a free and open source WYSIWYG editor used by many games to make maps or levels. We also used it for the first Brigador - and we have been able to add more features to the version we use for BK. One of those features is present in one of the new early missions in the current Itch b…
