GemCraft - Chasing Shadows news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.
- Latest observed players131 · 23 September 2026 - 19:49:43 UTC
- SteamPulse tracked peak1,601
- Units sold (VGI)No data available
- Revenue (VGI)No data available
- Review score95% positive
- Total reviews4,351
- Release dateApr 30, 2015
- DeveloperGame in a Bottle
- PublisherArmor Games Studios
Genres: Action, Indie, Strategy
Company pages: Developer: Game in a BottlePublisher: Armor Games Studios
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows Steam news
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.
Latest Steam announcements
- Legacy Collection Releasing October 21st! - 2 September 2026
The wait is over, Wizards!GemCraft Legacy Collection will be launching on October 21st at roughly 2pm GMT. The game will be $9.99 and discounted in a bundle with Chasing Shadows and Frostborn Wrath. Get ready to dive deep to earn all 385 achievements!The list of quality of life features, bug fixes, and performance improvements is too massive to list... but be prepared to experience GemCraft Chapter 1, GemCraft Chapter 0, and GemCraft Labyrinth like never before.Cheers,Game in a Bottle & Armor Games Studios
- GemCraft Legacy Collection - 15 June 2026
Try the game during NF and don't forget to Wishlist!
- Legacy Collection Demo is NOW LIVE! - 10 June 2026
Hello Wizards! We're so thrilled to let you experience the GemCraft - Legacy Collection for the first time. The demo will let you play the first few levels of all 3 games and remember how awesome they are... or experience their awesomeness for the first time. In addition, you'll get to see the quality of life improvements we've made! Here's a list of some of what you're getting: Fast Forward now goes up to 9x instead of 3x on all games Click a building can auto-socket the first gem in inventory on all games Drag a gem from inventory into a tower to combine it added for GC1 & GC0 Many other hotkey improvements to GC1 & GC0 like N key to call next wave, Ctrl+Click wave bar to call all remaining waves, Ctrl+Click a building to unsocket, Shift+B for rapid gem bombing, Shift+G for rapid gem combining Added the ability to enable adaptive performance settings! When selected, the games will red…
- GemCraft Legacy Collection Revealed - 13 February 2026
Fellow Wizards! The time has come to travel back and begin your journey anew. The first three GemCraft games together in one ominous package. Experience Chapter 1, Chapter 0, and Labyrinth again (or for the first time) on Steam! Wishlist now!
- GemCraft Frostborn Wrath is finally out on Steam! - 15 January 2020
After years in development, GemCraft Frostborn Wrath has been finally released on Steam! A new piece of the story arch with 600+ achievements, 130+ fields in 3 battle modes, and so much more to explore! Have a look at the new GemCraft chapter, we hope you'll like it!
- GemCraft Frostborn Wrath is Coming Soon! - 21 June 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F8624332%2Fe087ff31fe6686accef7fc2b230195c786e0ada4.png Hey Everyone, The Coming Soon page for the upcoming GemCraft chapter, Frostborn Wrath, is now live! You can put the game on your wishlist so you won't miss the release day. You can also read a long list of of new and changed features. Stay tuned for more info to come! Add GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath to your wishlist now!
- Daily Deal - GemCraft - Chasing Shadows, 80% Off - 10 January 2016
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- GemCraft Chasing Shadows v.1.0.6 is up! - 14 August 2015
List of changes: - Fixed: outcome panel could show negative mana spent on amplifiers with high level masonry skill - Fixed: Spiritforge controlled towers with their gems stolen by a specter stated that a new gem can be inserted - When the Forgotten locks the gui, the call for early waves is withdrawn - Fixed some typos - Waves enraged by the Forgotten can't be cleaned of rage anymore - Fixed a bug involving specters almost leaving the battlefield with a stolen gem - Minor change at field V7: One of the Spf towers upgrades its gem later - Added Alt+Enter shortcut to switch full screen
- GemCraft Chasing Shadows v.1.0.6 is up! - 14 August 2015
List of changes: - Fixed: outcome panel could show negative mana spent on amplifiers with high level masonry skill - Fixed: Spiritforge controlled towers with their gems stolen by a specter stated that a new gem can be inserted - When the Forgotten locks the gui, the call for early waves is withdrawn - Fixed some typos - Waves enraged by the Forgotten can't be cleaned of rage anymore - Fixed a bug involving specters almost leaving the battlefield with a stolen gem - Minor change at field V7: One of the Spf towers upgrades its gem later - Added Alt+Enter shortcut to switch full screen
- GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.5 is up, with 3 fixes. - 13 June 2015
Fixed: - demolishing a tower while its gem was shooting a beam left the beam vfx stuck - waves right after a spark couldn't be unangered - orblets dropped by monsters banished by the Scythe Gate disappeared
- GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.5 is up, with 3 fixes. - 13 June 2015
Fixed: - demolishing a tower while its gem was shooting a beam left the beam vfx stuck - waves right after a spark couldn't be unangered - orblets dropped by monsters banished by the Scythe Gate disappeared
- GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.4 is up! - 6 June 2015
A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows arrives with a bunch of long awaited changes and fixes: Improvements: - Resonance skill damage boost became +4.5% per level (previously +3%) - Touch of Wisdom spark always appears every 100 waves - Fields F3 and U7 have reduced hp increment between waves - Hold alt while adjusting a gem's range to step by 1% - Press delete over a wave stone to remove enraging - Shadow cores can be used to get skill points, starting at 1000 sc, price going up by 100 sc with every skillpt bought Fixed errors: - Hopefully reduced lag when monsters spawn beacons in masses - Fixed some typos and achievements - Resetting traits shook the sc counter - Checking building placement ignored guardians - Shrines ignored guardians Still more bugfixes and changes arrive in the next build. EDIT v.1.0.4a has one change: - Touch of Wisdom spark always appears every 50 waves inste…
- GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.4 is up! - 6 June 2015
A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows arrives with a bunch of long awaited changes and fixes: Improvements: - Resonance skill damage boost became +4.5% per level (previously +3%) - Touch of Wisdom spark always appears every 100 waves - Fields F3 and U7 have reduced hp increment between waves - Hold alt while adjusting a gem's range to step by 1% - Press delete over a wave stone to remove enraging - Shadow cores can be used to get skill points, starting at 1000 sc, price going up by 100 sc with every skillpt bought Fixed errors: - Hopefully reduced lag when monsters spawn beacons in masses - Fixed some typos and achievements - Resetting traits shook the sc counter - Checking building placement ignored guardians - Shrines ignored guardians Still more bugfixes and changes arrive in the next build. EDIT v.1.0.4a has one change: - Touch of Wisdom spark always appears every 50 waves inste…
- GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.3 is uploaded! - 18 May 2015
A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows is out, putting an end to some annoyances and improving gameplay: Improvements: Shadows don't destroy nearby walls on death anymore Traps and Amplifiers skills are uncapped Spires can't move while the GUI is being locked by the Forgotten (earlier only specters and apparitions were affected) Fixed errors: Spawning lots of beacons should give much less lag http://gameinabottle.com/images/gccs-scr-20150518.jpg Installation folder is now properly named. Existing installations should keep working fine, reinstalling the game will place the game files into the new folder. Field L5 drop holder hidden under a tree is visible now Calculating total skill points fixed again Fixed: shrines activated just before ending a battle had their performance info text stuck on the screen There are still more known errors, thanks to you keeping sending feedback, the ne…
- GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.3 is uploaded! - 18 May 2015
A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows is out, putting an end to some annoyances and improving gameplay: Improvements: Shadows don't destroy nearby walls on death anymore Traps and Amplifiers skills are uncapped Spires can't move while the GUI is being locked by the Forgotten (earlier only specters and apparitions were affected) Fixed errors: Spawning lots of beacons should give much less lag http://gameinabottle.com/images/gccs-scr-20150518.jpg Installation folder is now properly named. Existing installations should keep working fine, reinstalling the game will place the game files into the new folder. Field L5 drop holder hidden under a tree is visible now Calculating total skill points fixed again Fixed: shrines activated just before ending a battle had their performance info text stuck on the screen There are still more known errors, thanks to you keeping sending feedback, the ne…
- GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.2 is up! - 7 May 2015
List of changes: Hopefully fixed an error involving towers shooting at wizlocks Fixed field X6 not allowing building anything Fixed skill panel infobox not counting vision and achievement reset skill points to the total value Fixed: having guardians on the field and setting a gem priority to swarmling or giant threw error message The 'Touch of wisdom' (xp boost) spark doesn't appear in Iron Wizard mode anymore Vision fields should now always give the same wave composition (setting traits for normal fields caused random waves for visions too)- sorry for all the frustration! Added +4 save slots Added new option: Set default game window size Also, Steam trading cards and all the related things are now available!
- GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.2 is up! - 7 May 2015
List of changes: Hopefully fixed an error involving towers shooting at wizlocks Fixed field X6 not allowing building anything Fixed skill panel infobox not counting vision and achievement reset skill points to the total value Fixed: having guardians on the field and setting a gem priority to swarmling or giant threw error message The 'Touch of wisdom' (xp boost) spark doesn't appear in Iron Wizard mode anymore Vision fields should now always give the same wave composition (setting traits for normal fields caused random waves for visions too)- sorry for all the frustration! Added +4 save slots Added new option: Set default game window size Also, Steam trading cards and all the related things are now available!
- GemCraft Steam launch update - 5 May 2015
Hey Everyone, Just wanted to give a quick summary of what’s happened since the Steam release, and a bit about the future of GemCraft – Chasing Shadows. The release so far has been a great success, almost all of your reviews have been positive, and the game even got on Steam’s popular new releases list. http://gameinabottle.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif Thank you again for being so supportive since the beginning. All your enthusiasm, altruism and help has made it possible to make the latest GemCraft a reality on Armor Games, and then make it through Greenlight to the Steam store! As a special thanks, Armor Games has given a small amount of Steam keys to randomly selected players last week. More Steam keys will also be given away by AG, both in the ongoing “Guess which Chapter and Field is on the Piece of Screenshot” contest on Twitter, and the just launched “Draw a G…
- GemCraft Steam launch update - 5 May 2015
Hey Everyone, Just wanted to give a quick summary of what’s happened since the Steam release, and a bit about the future of GemCraft – Chasing Shadows. The release so far has been a great success, almost all of your reviews have been positive, and the game even got on Steam’s popular new releases list. http://gameinabottle.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif Thank you again for being so supportive since the beginning. All your enthusiasm, altruism and help has made it possible to make the latest GemCraft a reality on Armor Games, and then make it through Greenlight to the Steam store! As a special thanks, Armor Games has given a small amount of Steam keys to randomly selected players last week. More Steam keys will also be given away by AG, both in the ongoing “Guess which Chapter and Field is on the Piece of Screenshot” contest on Twitter, and the just launched “Draw a G…
Patch notes and updates
| S.no | Release date | Patch name | GID number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August 2015 | GemCraft Chasing Shadows v.1.0.6 is up! | 4249665521680670622 |
| 2 | 13 June 2015 | GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.5 is up, with 3 fixes. | 4249665521680670734 |
| 3 | 6 June 2015 | GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.4 is up! | 4249665521680670845 |
| 4 | 18 May 2015 | GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.3 is uploaded! | 4249665521680670974 |
| 5 | 7 May 2015 | GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.2 is up! | 4249665521680671091 |
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