- Patch 2.2: Controller Support BETA - 10 June 2026
Sup Gnomies, A short and sweet update today. We have finally implemented controller support in Gnomes! Controller support has been a highly requested feature but has also been one of the biggest technical feats for us implement but after a long slog, we've done it! HOWEVER, Before we can 100% guarantee the quality of our controller support we need your help! If anyone encounters any bugs or issue with controller support please let us know over on the Gnomes Discord Server.Thanks everyone for your continuous support! See you soon, Tommy & Patrick DYSTOPIAN
- Patch 2.1: Technical and Balance Improvements - 10 April 2026
Sup Gnomies, It's only been a couple of weeks since our massive update and our feature in TD Fest and a Daily Deal so we've had something crazy like 20,000 new players join us in the last few weeks. Welcome to all of our new Gnomies! (If you haven't already, please leave Gnomes a Steam review, it helps us more than you know!) With a lot of new players has come tons of feedback and suggestions. After returning to the game again ourselves we've also noticed a few things that we want to improve to ensure that the game is the best it can be and keeps you engaged during the early game as well as the late game. In summary, as we continue working on the game, our goal is to improve the overall gameplay experience and make decisions interesting throughout your whole playthrough. During the last update we added a lot of content which changes the balance and has allowed people to find ways to bre…
- Gnomes 2.0: New Maps, Guilds and Relics! - 9 March 2026
Sup Gnomies,Thank you all for being so patient waiting for this update! We have been working hard to make sure we deliver a combination of unique new mechanics, challenge and vibes. If you haven't already, please leave a review on the Gnomes Steam page, it really makes a huge impact on the game's visibility which helps us keep to bringing you updates! Update 2.0 features 4 new maps, 8 new guilds and a bunch of new items, relics and achievements. Here's some more details below:4 NEW MAPS!8 NEW GUILDS! OTHER CONTENT! Buildables ScarecrowMaple TreeKola TreeBananaMulcher Relics Banana Peel (Banana)Cola Can (Kola Tree)Maple Syrup (Maple Tree)Candy AppleGenie LampSpirit BurnerBarrow GlovesBarrow BladeOlive BranchEnokiGolden GooseGolden EggThorn MaceGhillie SuitPhoenix FeatherLab Leak Balance Pepper X > now applies to crit chance over 100%Beehive now counts only nearby tilesAnd many, many more…
- Announcement: Gnomes 2.0 Update Coming Soon! - 23 February 2026
Sup Gnomies! It’s been a while since you’ve heard from us so we thought we would write a post to let you know what we’ve been up to! First of all, thanks for everyone who has continued to support the game while we’ve been on hiatus and welcome all the new Gnomies who have just joined us. If you haven’t already, please leave Gnomes a review on Steam, it really help us out a lot! Now let us share what we’ve been up to! We have working another FREE update that includes 4 new maps, 8 new guilds and a bunch of new relics and items to extend the game. Here is a little sneak peak of what is to come: Caves - an underground goblin mining operation that's also home to a race of mushroom-goblin hybrids. Niflheim - An icy hell where undead goblins roam the frozen wastes. City - A late stage, capitalist dystopian ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt goblin president Portal 2 - the final challenge…
- 🏆 Help Us Win a Steam Award! - 26 November 2025
Sup Gnomies,The Steam Awards are back, and we figured… why not shoot our shot? If you’ve ever had a run fall apart in spectacular fashion, or watched your entire plan explode after a goblin sapper left a hole in your maze, you already know the perfect category for us:Best Game You Suck At AwardWe’d really appreciate it if you could take a moment to nominate Gnomes. It helps us out a lot, and it’d be pretty funny to see the game officially recognized for the chaos it puts you through.Thank you all for the support, the bug reports, the wild strategies, and every cursed screenshot you’ve thrown our way. If you have any issues or feel like hanging out with us and the rest of the Gnomies, come join us over on the Gnomes Discord Server.Cheers,Tommy and PatrickDYSTOPIANP.S. If you haven't already, please leave Gnomes a Steam review, it really helps us out a lot :)
- Patch 1.3.2: QoL and Bugfixes - 14 November 2025
Sup Gnomies! Long time no see! We're so happy to see so many new players pick up the game and all the awesome reviews since we were last active here on Steam! (If you haven't already please leave us a Steam review, it really helps us a lot!) We have been taking a short break to restore our mana bars after well over a year of working 7 days a week on Gnomes. Now that we are well rested, we plan to get stuck back in and work on one more major content update for you guys, which will hopefully early in the new year! In the meantime, we have managed to implement some of the feedback we've had from the community. Here are the changes in our latest update: QoL: Game speed now resets to 1x each day (so you don't miss the action accidentally) Advanced Building Tweaks: Center selection on multiselect Rotate multiselect with R / Ctrl + R Reminder: Ctrl+C to enter copy state (drag a box with the mo…
- Patch 1.3.1: QoL, Performance and Bugfixes - 24 August 2025
Sup Gnomies,In the previous update we added 17 new languages as well as 4 new maps to the game! As a result we've been overwhelmed by huge wave of new supporters as well as the return of so many experienced players. In the last month we welcomed 15,712 new players (and 20,477 new wishlisters).If you haven't already, please leave us a review on our Steam page, (it really helps us out a lot)With this update we have tried to address what we can to improve the experience for as many people as possible. Check out the latest changes below:Maintenance and ChangesQuality of LifeStandalone Leaderboard: includes all time daily run player records and top players of all time. https://gnomes-leaderboard.live/Historic Daily Runs: you can now play every daily run ever (your score doesn't count)Retry Day: When you die, restart at the beginning of the day you died.PerformanceEndless Mode: Improved game…
- Gnomes 1.3: New Maps and Relics - 5 August 2025
Sup Gnomies,Holy smokes you guys have overwhelmed us with all of your support! We have been working really hard in the background to get you this update. There's a lot of you that asked for more of a challenge and here it is. Update 1.3 features 4 new maps and a bunch of new items, relics and 17 new achievements. If you're enjoying the game, we'd really appreciate it if you left a review on Steam. It helps us a ton and goes a long way in supporting the game. Here's what's new in this update:New MapsSTEPPESEWERSENCHANTEDUNDERWORLDNew GuildsPRISONERSFORAGERSBEEKEEPERSMONKSPHALANXDEMOMENGAMBLERSCAPITALISTSNew Relics and ItemsShacklesEctoplasmBerserker RingBriar HeartPepper XIce SkatesChurchMonk RobesShiitakeBarrows ArmourPenny BunAncient SealFleamTree HouseTemple BellFull MoonHere is some of the crazy stuff you guys have been doing on the new maps!Thanks everyone who gave us feedback and p…
- Patch 1.2: Global Language Support - 28 July 2025
Hello Gnomies,Welcome to all of our friends who are joining us from around the world! It's has been a tireless few months of development which makes us so excited to reveal our Global Language Support update. We want to say a huge thank you to our friends at Gamersky, AllCorrect and the Gnomes Discord Server for their passionate effort and support! We couldn't have done this alone. The work is still far from done, so if you spot any bugs, incorrect translations or want to give us feedback, let us know over on the Gnomes Discord Server.Here's what's new:Global Language Support:Simplified ChineseTraditional ChineseJapaneseKoreanGermanFrenchPolishTurkishRussianItalianSpanishPortugueseThaiLocalized Title Screen Art:Simplified ChineseTraditional ChineseJapaneseKoreanBug Fixes:Trophies now show correct high scoresCrashes related to copy and paste function fixedThanks everyone who reported the…
- Patch 1.11: Technical Update - 10 July 2025
Hello Gnomies,Firstly, thanks for all of your support over the last couple of weeks and welcome to all of the new Gnomies who picked up the game during the Steam sale. If you haven't already, please leave Gnomes a review on Steam (it helps us more than you can imagine!)If you've managed to conquer all of the maps in the game we've got great news for you. We're currently seeking playtesters for our next content update. If you're interested, come and join us on the Gnomes Discord Server and let us know you'd like to try out the new content!Todays update is some performance, balance and QoL improvements.Coal and Fools Gold now give a maximum of 4 gold per day (increased by 1)Improved FPS performance (should drastically stabilize late game)Added copy + paste build function and area build function (see .gifs below)Coming soon:New mapsNew guildsLocalization across 11+ new languages including:…
- Patch 1.1: Hotfix - 11 June 2025
Sup Gnomies,Just a quick hotfix addressing some of the issues in the latest update:fixed jackhammer volume (soz about your ears Gnomies) fixed jackhammer not giving goldfixed achievements (again)Thanks everyone who reported the bugs! If you have any more issues or feel like hanging out with us and the Gnomies - come and join us on the Gnomes Discord Server See you soon! Tommy and Patrick DYSTOPIAN
- Patch 1.1: QoL and UI Overhaul - 10 June 2025
Sup Gnomes, First of all we wanted to shout out to the wiki crew over here on the community Discord server - if you haven't already Come and Join the Gnomes Discord Server The wiki is now fleshed out and well organized. Thank you for your contributions and thank you to those who contacted us with issues and patiently tested debug builds for us - without you it would have been much harder / impossible to track these down. Check out all their hard work here: https://gnomes.wiki.gg/wiki/Gnomes_WikiWe also wanted to thank all the Gnomies for your ongoing support, this week we hit a really exciting milestone of 25000 Gnomies! If you haven't already, please leave us a review, it really helps us out a lot!What's going on in this update?We've been busy addressing feedback and building the infrastructure to allow us to expand the game. Primarily we have focused on solving some rare video issues…
- You've been Gnomed - 29 May 2025
Ahoy Gnomies, We'd like to congratulate our friends over at Hoolignomes for finally releasing their game "Union of Gnomes" into 1.0 on Steam - if you haven't already head over to their page and pick up the game for 35% off this week! To help them celebrate we have included Gnomes and Union of Gnomes in a brand new bundle called "You've been Gnomed" that will let you get 10% off both games! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/53222/Youve_been_Gnomed/ In other news - we have been a bit quiet for a few weeks now, but we have a massive update in the pipeline which is going to include a completely revamped UI, massive QoL updates and a bunch of new languages! See you soon Gnomies, Tommy and Patrick DYSTOPIAN
- Patch 1.04F: Hotfix - 3 May 2025
Sup Gnomies, We've done a lot of patches in the last week, trying to be reactive to all the feedback we've had about video and compatibility issues. We've had close to 20,000 different people on different machines playing Gnomes since launch and we underestimated how the quirks of our custom engine would behave with all of your different systems. Thanks sticking with us and for those of you who took the time to help us troubleshoot the issues! Here's what's new: VSync is now disabled by default (it can be a factor in some driver issues e.g. the flickering) Settings is now stored in settings.json which is human editable if you need to change settings without opening the game (If settings.json isn't there, launch the game and it will be generated) This update will cause settings to reset to default, but will hopefully be the last time we need to worry about it! If you have any more issues…
- Patch: 1.04E Hotfix - 2 May 2025
Hey Gnomies, Just responding to some compatibility and visual feedback. Hotfix 1.04E - Cleaned up white screen and other artifacts when the game is opened. (no more flashbang on start up) - Cleaned up window resizing - Improved VSync rendering If any video bugs are affecting you, please let us know - Ideally we'd like to ask you a few questions and figure out the cause and give you a test version to find out if we've solved your specific problem. Come and join us on the Gnomes Discord Server or email us at [email protected] and we'll try and figure it out. Your help is appreciated! Cheers, Tommy and Patrick DYSTOPIAN
- Patch: 1.04C Hotfix - 1 May 2025
Sup Gnomies, Just a quick hotfix in response to some feedback: - Set SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS=0 to prevent rare flickering bug We recently have made a major change to the back end of our custom engine in order to support more systems. While it generally seems to that more players are able to play the game without issue, there are some rare cases where it's caused different problems for a small number of people.. If any video bugs are affecting you, please let us know - Ideally we'd like to ask you a few questions and figure out the cause and give you a test version to find out if we've solved your specific problem. Come and join us on the Gnomes Discord Server or email us at [email protected] and we'll try and figure this out. Your help is appreciated! Cheers, Tommy and Patrick DYSTOPIAN
- Here's a tower defense about little bloodthirsty gnomes in little red hats - 27 April 2025
clever little tower defense game released earlier this month, and the demo, at least, is damn good. In Gnomes, you're put in charge of a little horde of angry bearded dudes in red hats who must build their beautiful little garden and then defend it from a goblin invasion. They are surprisingly vicious... Read more.
- OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE - 98% - 24 April 2025
Hey Gnomies, We just hit Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam with a 98% rating — and we couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you to everyone who took the time to leave a review, share feedback, report issues, or simply spread the word. Every bit of support has made a difference, and we’re so grateful for the community that’s formed around the game. Reaching Overwhelmingly Positive has always a dream of ours but it's something we didn't even consider possible with a little game, made from scratch on a $0 budget. You have our most sincere gratitude
- GNOMES is my new favourite tower defense game that blends in roguelike mechanics - 14 April 2025
If you don't hear from me much over this week (or for the rest of this month), it's because I'm dedicating my time to playing GNOMES. A new tower defense roguelike hybrid from developer DYSTOPIAN with ever-expanding biomes to battle through. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/gnomes-is-my-new-favourite-tower-defense-game-that-blends-in-roguelike-mechanics/
- Patch 1.03D: Hotfix - 14 April 2025
Sup Gnomies, A few quick changes to help improve some issues, particularly around endless mode. Added Video Settings Menu Vsync FPS cap Resize to Set Resolutions Removed performance bottlenecks from lategame endless Bugfixes Cactus level ups without Sombrero fixed Improved VFX ordering Huckleberry pie gives 5% xp boost Added screenshot option to defeated screen Game modes are now shown in unlock screen Cheers, Tommy and Patrick DYSTOPIAN
