Community Update 5: Challenge Winners and Q&A Answers

Adventurers!

Today we have two topics two discuss - both were brewing for quite some time. So. lets jump into our 5th Community Update!

Q&A Answers

It’s been a while since we shared our roadmap for what we hoped to release in 2026, and we wanted to answer some questions we have received since we revealed it on Discord. We hope that these quick questions and answers help clarify where we are as a team in 2026.

Is the 2026 roadmap still current? Is the new game mode still coming? Is there an updated roadmap? (Beans)

• We do still have plans to release the new Game Mode in 2026, but the new free character has been delayed and will not make it in time to be included. We are still working on it and will release it when it’s finished.

Console support was canceled. Is there any chance it comes back? (My Plague)

• While console isn't on the plan for 2026, we have heard your wishes to continue the console version. We will keep reevaluating and reconsidering the development for console as long as it’s something that players are asking for.

What is the status of Steam Workshop support, which was mentioned during Early Access? (Cpot)

• We have made the decision not to include support for the Steam Workshop as a team, and this remains our decision.

Mechanics and cards

• New uses for the supply surplus? (Mckrau)
• Yes, we added the new mini games from the last free update to address this issue. If you have any feedback on the balancing or ideas for new uses, you can always bring them up in the Discord.

Balance

• What is the status of hero rebalances? The March goal was 2 per month, and 2 have shipped in 6 months. (Drake22)
• Right now our main focus is on bug fixes, and this has meant that the technical challenges that come with rebalancing have taken a backseat. When we are closer to our goal on the bug fixing, then we can start looking back at balancing.

Behind the scenes

• Lore: where do the animal humanoids come from, and are there limits to what can become sentient? (Hbnumbertwo)
• OUR BRAINS!

Challenge Winners

Yesterday, we drew the winners of the challenge live in the stage channel on our Discord server. The winners were picked at random by the Wheel of Fortune, and the whole draw was streamed live (and recorded, just in case), so everyone can see it was completely fair.

We were pleasantly surprised that 109 people took part in this fairly tough challenge! Thank you all so much. To show our gratitude, we increased the number of rewards from 6 to 8. On top of that, we’ll also handpick a few players whose runs were especially interesting!

With the New Year on the horizon, we’re already cooking up something even more exciting for next time! And now, here are the winners:

• donelloth
• rellativity
• frazic.
• ThomasRaith
• kale143
• effinkevin
• sakunicko
• lunarvalkyrie

Thanks for sticking with us as we keep working on Across the Obelisk!