D.O.T. Defence Steam news

• Latest observed players5 · 26 September 2026 - 08:21:30 UTC
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• Review score86% positive
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• Release dateApr 15, 2025
• DeveloperRattleaxe Games
• PublisherRattleaxe Games, Gamersky Games

Genres: Strategy, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: Rattleaxe GamesPublisher: Rattleaxe Games, Gamersky Games

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D.O.T. Defence Steam news

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Latest Steam announcements

• Dev Update: Ascendancy Preview 1 - 18 September 2026

  Hello Commanders! Today we'd like to show you our WIP next faction, the Ascendancy.They are the product of a single rat who, through the power of Chroma, gains evolved intelligence and decides to ascend all of rat-kind.The themes of the faction are: Sneakiness: rats are weak, but their drill tunnels allow them to bypass enemy defences.Evolution: instead of producing special units through normal production structures, Ascendancy structures can evolve rats through Chroma, often by killing enemy units (or the smallest rats if no enemies are available)Swarm: Instead of factories they have drill tunnels, and all structures produce rats.Due to their nature the Ascendancy structures tend to be quite ramshackle, but well designed for the cramped conditions of their underground biome.We're hoping to have the first half of the campaign and faction ready by the end October.Thanks for reading!Ratt

• New Commanders + Sneak Peek - 25 July 2026

  Hello Commanders!Thanks for all the support. Remember, if you're enjoying, please leave a nice review, it both helps and warms our hearts.We've also added a few new Commanders and passives for you all to check out while we work on the next larger chunk of content...New CommandersUCFDredger: Has the power Rainy Day, turning the field to mud for a long time. Then their passive gives bonus speed to their units in mud.Aviator: Has the power Valkyrie Squad, calling in helicopters to defend a territory. Then their passive allows them to take control of one.ChromatechDeliveryman: Calls in a Special Delivery of trucks carrying zombies and commandos. Their passive buffs infantry move speed.Chemist: Sets an area to Gas Overwatch, calling in gas shells on any enemy daring to walk in it. Their new passive, Gassy, makes Boomers move extremely fast but leave behind gas clouds instead of explosions.In…

• Tuning + Some Fixes - 19 June 2026

  - Increased the strength of super units in campaign missions that feature them, they're supposed to feel strong and recent changes had weakened them for the other modes, so bringing them in line with the original vision for the campaign. - Made Chromatech HQ produce units faster, and made their grunts a bit faster, to help with early game conquering. - Fixed a bug for Escalation mode where changed modifiers weren't properly being respected in map generation. - Changed Dimensional Beam's explosion to not damage HQs, to prevent cheesy HQ kills in Skirmish. - Changed the surrender UI logic in Global Domination to default to accepting the surrender, as that seems the more intuitive option. Thanks for the feedback and helping us debug and balance the game!

• Adding Launch Options - 18 June 2026

  Added launch options for DirectX 12 and Vulkan, as some people have reported crashes with both. Hopefully this gives everybody a launch option that works.

• Update June 15 - 16 June 2026

  - Turned on multi threaded rendering to improve performance. This may impact stability, please let us know if any crashes show up after this patch - Added a randomize all option for player loadout for keyboard and mouse input - fixed bridges on the global domination hq map for ucf

• Bug fixes - 12 June 2026

  - Fixed exp gain for squid and hulk controllable units - Made it so you can fast forward even if a fight is pure AI in global domination mode - Fixed Forced March passive giving an extra 100% move speed - Changed up progression and structure locking in campaign to avoid a situation where you don't have a structure that is used, but it isn't locked, leading to being unable to reset back to the default loadout

• 1.0 Global Domination Live Stream - 11 June 2026

  See some friends of the developers playtest Global Domination

• 1.0 Live! - 10 June 2026

  Thanks again to all the gamers who have helped us develop DOT over the Early Access period, your feedback has been invaluable and the game greatly improved from it.Patch NotesGlobal Domination mode, the 4X version of dot, is available after beating the campaign.Steam Achievements have been added and are available for unlock.A bunch of tuning, bug fixes, and optimizations.New map, Iris Crater, where a mysterious entity lurks.

• Dev Blog #1: Global Domination Mode - 5 June 2026

  I probably should have been doing these throughout the EA process, we had some feedback from players that our Steam social game has been lacking. Sorry! Better late then never.I'm going to run you through what we've been cooking for the next update, what it is, how it works, and the high level mechanics.Basic InfoGlobal Domination is a lite 4X inspired by games such as the Total War series, or more specifically, Great War: Western Front. The intent is to add some high level strategy, escalation, variety and importance to individual fights in a way other modes cannot.(although if I'm being honest it is more 3X, it has the eXpand, eXploit, and a whole lotta eXterminate, but is lacking in the eXplore. Would be fun to add this in eventually)A game of Global Domination goes until you've knocked out all other team's HQs. After you knock out a team they'll join their conquerors, to make sure p…

• 1.0 Incoming June 11th! - 21 May 2026

  For those new to the frontlines, D.O.T. Defence seamlessly blends accessibility with tactical depth, removing complex micromanagement so players can focus on pure strategy. Designed for short bursts of chaotic fun, typical matches last between 5-10 minutes. Core features include: Turret Mayhem: Defend your regions—the beating heart of your economy—against relentless hordes trying to seize your resources. Mix, match and sell a variety of turrets based on incoming threats. Commander Fantasy (Macro Orders): Take command with broad-stroke macro controls. Utilise commander powers to evolve the battlefield, draw paths for your armies or let them autonomously capture crucial map points while you focus on the big picture. Diverse Game Modes: Go toe-to-toe with smart AI in classic Skirmish, hold the line in Wave Defence, or brave the roguelike Endless War mode featuring procedurally generated wa…

• More Stability - 25 April 2026

  Hopefully cleaning up the final crash bugs from the memory loading changes. Also we switched up to a different compression for the assets, which will make the size bigger on disk, but load faster.

• Stability Patch - 25 April 2026

  Last patch had some unexpected issues from the memory load changes. This should hopefully deal with all or at least most of the hangs/crashes. Sorry! Also some new victory screens.

• Content Update + German - 21 April 2026

  New ContentGerman localization. The amount this will matter to people who read my English patch notes is questionable. But go tell your German friends!New StructuresUCFRepair Bay: The mission specific Repair Bay is now part of the UCF roster.Sonic Projector: This turret fires sound beams that disorientsChromatechZombcycler: This support structure sends out birds to collect zombie corpses, which will turn into extra stock over time. No parts wasted in Zombonomics!Ball Launcher: This turret fires Rotballs, which gain in mass as they roll over enemy infantry and friendly zombies.InvadersSkitterpod: A new tripod that hatches skitterlings and moves rapidly to capture territory.Thumper: This calls the mighty Grunt Trap worm to devour foes.New MapsWe've been adding a bunch of new skirmish maps to flesh out the roster, and also because they're used for the global domination mode we've been buil…

• End of Campaign Update - 9 March 2026

  New StuffMissionsThe last 4 missions for the campaign are complete, concluding the lead up to Global Domination mode.Grunt TrapA new terrain mechanic findable in the new missions and some of the new maps.Improved VFXMost notably the chroma missiles have proper nuclear mushroom clouds. Also added more post processing to some effects.New Towers/Upgrades/PassivesInvaders got a new tower, and there is a smattering of new passives and a new upgrade, Cryo Bullets, for Wave Defence and Escalation mode.Biome SwapsIn Escalation maps have a chance of swapping biomes. This was tech added for the upcoming Global Domination mode, but we liked it so much we added it to Escalation too!New MapsHungering Lands: A new joint wave defence/skirmish map.Triad: A skirmish map designed for 3 player games.Hunters: A callback to Big Game Hunters from Starcraft 1, with heavy use of grunt traps.No Zombies Land: An…

• Campaign Update is now live! Campaign is finished and new maps! - 9 March 2026

  New StuffMissionsThe last 4 missions for the campaign are complete, concluding the lead up to Global Domination mode.Grunt TrapA new terrain mechanic findable in the new missions and some of the new maps.Improved VFXMost notably the chroma missiles have proper nuclear mushroom clouds. Also added more post processing to some effects.New Towers/Upgrades/PassivesInvaders got a new tower, and there is a smattering of new passives and a new upgrade, Cryo Bullets, for Wave Defence and Escalation mode.Biome SwapsIn Escalation maps have a chance of swapping biomes. This was tech added for the upcoming Global Domination mode, but we liked it so much we added it to Escalation too!New MapsHungering Lands: A new joint wave defence/skirmish map.Triad: A skirmish map designed for 3 player games.Hunters: A callback to Big Game Hunters from Starcraft 1, with heavy use of grunt traps.No Zombies Land: An…

• Fixing lack of XP gain - 20 December 2025

  Fixed a bug with XP gain not working, added in a new mission enter transition.

• Optimization and Tuning - 18 December 2025

  Significant improvements to the performance of DOT have been made. Also mechanics have been tuned and improved based on player feedback, and new audio and sprites were added.

• Update Notes for Dec 1 - 2 December 2025

  - Made toxic gas geysers interactable, made AI able to understand how to use them - Minor changes to a few maps to make toxic gas geysers part of territories to lock interaction to the controlling player - Improved the toxic gas geyser warning - Improved the toxic gas debuff visuals - Improved meteor falling visuals - Fixed a few bugs - Made Claw Machine and other summon mechanics more reliable near unpathable areas - Added Shadow Government portrait

• More fixes for Invaders - 27 November 2025

  - Fixed an issue with tentacles going through teleporters - Fixed an issue on Wing Tides when more then one player is on the same team in Skirmish, leading to the second player being unable to place HQ - Tuned down Mental Domination a bit more - Made it so the AI cannot direct Tripods it doesn't own, no more overly helpful AI! - Made a few optimizations for larger maps for gun detection and movement physics - Added SFX for invader units and structures dying, now they go squish!

• 🏆 Help Us Win a Steam Award! - 25 November 2025

  🏆 Help Us Win a Steam Award!Dear Players,Thank you for your unwavering support! This year, \ is eligible for the Steam Awards, and we would be honored to have your nomination! 🙏🌟 Our Dedication to the ExperienceMeticulously designed animations and effectsRepeatedly polished UIUnified and coordinated art styleIf you resonate with this pursuit of aesthetic consistency and technical breakthrough, we welcome you to nominate us for the Outstanding Visual Style award.🗳️ How to VoteIf you are willing to support us, please go to the Nominate Section at the top of this announcement (or on the Store Page).Please nominate us for:Outstanding Visual Style❤️ Your Support Means EverythingEvery single vote fuels our passion to keep creating, updating, and perfecting the game.Whether it's a nomination or a review on the store page, we appreciate you being part of our community.Thank you for being wi…

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