- Esoteric Ebb in The Isometric RPG Festival! - 13 August 2026
Hello Ebbheads! We're thrilled to share Esoteric Ebb is taking part in the Isometric RPG Festival here on Steam from today until 19 Aug. The game will be 20% off for the duration of the sale, so if you like isometric games, games with dice mechanics, RPG mechanics, TTRPGs, silly goofy protagonists who like to wear all sorts of weird helmets, and a mysterious plot about a blown up tea house right before a general election then this could really be the game for you! Don't forget to check out the other games in the sale too, and if you are picking up the game for the first time, I hope all your dice roll kindly. Lots of love, Friendly neighbourhood CM Paige
- Telltale's Choices Matter Festival: Esoteric Ebb Retrospective - 4 August 2026
The dice are outta the bag, Ebbheads! We're thrilled to be part of Telltale's Choices Matter Festival next week where our very own fearless leader Chris will be taking part in the official livestream ❤ Stay tuned for more details nearer the time, and we hope you tune in to hear from Chris as he goes into the retrospective. Thank you so much, Team Ebb
- Esoteric Summer Sale - 25 June 2026
Hey, Chris here. It's Summer Sale time! Over the course of the past month alone we've had a surge of new Clerics taking on the Mystery of the Tea Shop that Blew Up, and I love to see it. Really, I want to personally thank every single person who left a review or just talked about the game in some corner of the internet. Every bit of support helps, and makes it way easier for me and my collaborators to continue making Esoteric stuff.Speaking of which, I know I've mentioned in the past that we're looking to do all kinds of cool things. Every time someone asks me about the Esoteric 5e Ruleset, it always brings a smile to my cold, jaded, Visken-like face. While I can't confirm nor deny anything at this point - what I can say is this:Oscar Westberg has been hard at work.An Esoteric Art Book!Two fan favorites, Moongore and Nessan. The HWBT is one hell of a faction.An ARTBOOK is on the way. Th…
- Steam Weekend Deal Ahoy! - 4 June 2026
Hey Ebbheads! We're thrilled to say our 20% off is continuing as part of a Steam Weekend Deal, which means we get some shiny featuring oooh! Tell all your friends about their new favourite game and jump into the mind of the Cleric at a discount while you still can! Lots of love, Team Ebb
- Esoteric Ebb x Burden Street Station Bundle - 29 May 2026
We've teamed up with Burden Street Station in a Bundle! So not only can you now unravel a political conspiracy you can also shapeshift during conversations to uncover how God went missing! Check out the bundle here: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/76677/Esoteric_Ebb_x_Burden_Street_Station/
- Raw Fury June Sale! - 28 May 2026
It's finally time! If you've been holding off on getting all esoteric until some kind of juicy deal, then I am happy to announce:ESOTERIC EBB IS -20% OFF!(And it's a part of the Raw Fury June Sale! Check out all the other cool games too!)Now it's been a while since I last gave you one of those blog posts / dev logs, so I figured I'd write you something relevant and/or interesting that's been on my mind lately. Namely, about a question I've been getting a lot during interviews and podcasts. Which is: why call it a Disco-like?The Wonderful & Unbearable Weight of Living Under an Undescribably Heavy ShadowThree months ago, I released my first game. Though first might be a misnomer - Esoteric Ebb was the first big commercial game I’ve produced “myself”, in this unique collaborative development process. Fun. Bit of a miracle it worked out, really - but luckily Raw Fury supported it with an ar…
- Witches & Wizards & Warlocks & ....Clerics? Oh My! - 26 May 2026
We're thrilled to be part of the Witches, Wizards & Warlocks event on Steam with a bunch of other magical games ✨ You can check them all out here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45603186/view/533246044678393667 We wonder what other Esoteric titles you might find while you browse! Happy magical-ing? Team Ebb x
- I never understood the appeal of a jumbo novelty d20 until I saw one inspired by one of my favorite new RPGs - 4 May 2026
Die Hard Dice has unveiled a new line of d20s based on Esoteric Ebb, our current front runner for the best RPG of 2026 . The three products on offer are up for pre order, with expected fulfilment by June. I guess more like two-and-a-half products: Two are the same set of dice with different colored bags... Read more.
- My favorite RPG of 2026 put an impossible challenge in the second room to teach you not to save scum: 'I am your DM, trust me' - 24 April 2026
One thing that really impressed me with our running RPG of the year, Esoteric Ebb , is how it handles failure and save scumming , the practice of abusing a game's save/load feature just to get your desired result at every turn—we all do it, at least sometimes, and we all feel guilty about it... Read more.
- Esoteric Ebb x Die Hard Dice - 23 April 2026
Ebbheads how often have you found yourself wishing you could roll for Esoteric Events in real life? WISH NO MORE because we’ve teamed up with the superb team at Die Hard Dice to bring you some dazzling D20 dice themed around your favourite band of merry misfits, including some custom dice bags too! Check out our orange set, blue set and cleric set all for yourself and represent Ebb Esoterically whenever you sit down at your next table for game night. Yours rollingly, Team Ebb
- I never want to play a Cleric in D&D, but 2026's best RPG stars one for a simple reason: 'I'm sorry to say they are just overpowered' - 19 April 2026
When I spoke to Christoffer Bodegård, developer of the running RPG of the year, Esoteric Ebb (which uses a modified form of D&D 5th Edition rules), I had to ask: Why a Cleric? The ubiquitous fantasy holy healers never feel like protagonist material to me—I'd much rather be a sneaky little Dick-Ass Rogue. There was a pretty straightforward answer: Clerics are OP, they can do a little bit of everything, and Man vs. God will never not make for primo literary fodder... Read more.
- Esoteric Ebb in the Raw Fury Publisher Sale! - 13 April 2026
To all current & future Ebbheads Esoteric Ebb is currently 10% off as part of the Raw Fury Publisher Sale! So if you're wondering - what the hell is an Esoteric Ebb? Why is everyone thirsting over a goblin and an angel? Why IS there a giant pillar in the middle of Norvik? WHO BLEW UP THE TEA SHOP?! Then look no further, and bag yourself a discount while you can! And if you're already here and thinking, RAW FURY PUBLISHER SALE?! You can check out the rest of the games here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/rawfurypublishersale2026 Happy dice rolling, Paige
- Esoteric Ebb creator reckons most players only saw half the game, and that's fine by him: 'You've got to miss stuff in order to feel like the world is bigger' - 10 April 2026
I'm fairly completionist with my RPGs: I only just beat New Vegas for the first time after 300 hours, 15 years, and I don't know how many abortive playthroughs because I refuse to wrap one up until I've done everything —and I often get tired or distracted before I can finish everything ... Read more.
- Hotfix v1.2.2 - 8 April 2026
ChangesFixed an issue causing certain dialog lines to be skipped.Made sure a secret epilogue Vâtte does not appear before the epilogue.Removed the ability to loot multiple Staff of Strings.A few text errors fixed.
- Hotfix v1.2.1 - 1 April 2026
ChangesFixed an issue causing story variables to not update properly during dialogs.3 spelling errors fixed. Critical spelling errors, obviously.
- Patch v1.2 - 1 April 2026
An Esoteric Thank YouIt hasn't even been a month yet. Mentally, I think my mind has already settled on it like it was years ago. Esoteric Ebb released on March 3rd 2026. Since then, I've mostly been focused on plugging the last remaining holes, and now with 1.2 out, I'm really happy with the state of things. There's probably a few wacky exploits left, and a ton of potential improvements to my spaghetti code systems, but this is it. This will be the last major patch for a while.Now, Esoteric Ebb isn't exactly a live service game, so it obviously doesn't have a roadmap. And truth be told, I wouldn't be able to produce one for you. A term I learned a bit too late in game development is, 'Gold Master.' That's the version of the game that's historically sent off to get printed onto those CDs. When I started playing RPGs, that's how I got all my games (floppies was before my time) and I reall…
- Esoteric Ebb & Solasta II Bundle is LIVE! - 30 March 2026
If rolling dice and making tough decisions in one game wasn't enough for you, then you'll love that we've teamed up with Tactical Adventures to bring you an Esoteric Ebb & Solasta II Steam Bundle! Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/71082/Esoteric_Ebb_x_Solasta_II/
- Hotfix v1.1.3 - 19 March 2026
ChangesLeaving Snell's intro dialog should now no longer give a fake error message.Bribing Rixbiter should now no longer give disadvantage. Instead it gives -10 to the DC.Alfoz should now actually hand you a reward instead of just telling you about it at the end of the Printer quest.Going solo from Snell will now no longer trigger other non-present characters to join in the conversation.A certain flirting that is possible before the cobbler will now no longer crash if you attempt it more than once.
- Hotfix v1.1.2 - 18 March 2026
ChangesShrines should now have their choices saved between various areas.Tinn should now not be mentionable after his demise.The Duck should now no longer be found in the Temple of Urth after receiving his axe at the end of the Visken fight.The sphere of annihilation event found in the City Below should now no longer be half triggered when Snell is around.The Agrarian feat should now actually work instead of breaking the game when trying to loot food. The fact that it took almost two weeks for anyone to report this bug to me is hilarious. The fact that I completely forgot that this feat existed is even funnier.Bondavol should now no longer be stuck in darkness after you complete his roll.String manipulation during a certain secret dialog should now work more consistently.Made the camera not go off to the side during Quest Branching Take Root dialogs.The big dialog in Jor's Crossroad now…
- Hotfix v1.1.1 - 12 March 2026
ChangesFixed an error that made the mushroom man unfreezing scene crash if you brought Snell with you. Did you know he's afraid of mushrooms?Made sure to turn off the encounter UI once you're finished being destroyed by (or attempting to destroy) Visken.Fixed a bug that made Slogdogs heal 10 instead of 7. They're not that strong.Fixed one final (this time minor) bug relating to the Almost Lichdom feat. Now you can, in fact, consume powerful foods/potions - even while at full health. As long as this feat is equipped.Made the Esoteric Ebb quest slightly easier to complete.Made sure Drummer does not have sub 5 in each stat. Poor guy.Fixed an issue that broke the dialog with the fiend if you rolled once, succeeded, and then tried rolling again. Also, he's now affected by Protection from Good and Evil and Etcetera.Made sure you can't just get infinite money from Viira if you're charismatic e…
