- Hotfix #1 - 21 September 2026
Hotfix #1FixedFIxed miniboss stuck at 1HP;Fixed log error when an entity is spawned via cocoons or cheats;Fixed Shoulder Charge preview being shown on adjacent entities to the target;Fixed holes in desert not matching grid and collisions;Fixed death animation for miniboss;Fixed status effects missing descriptions in the setup of skills;Fixed thunder sound effects;AddedModifiers are now shown once applied;Added in mission info panel the state of the mission (won/lost);
- Ex Sanguis now available in Early Access! - 10 September 2026
It's time, children of the Sanguis! Ex Sanguis is now available in Early Access with a 10% launch discount to celebrate this huge moment! Are you ready to spill blood and bring life back to the world? Buy Ex Sanguis now:🎬 Watch our new trailer!🗺️ Our Early Access RoadmapDiscover our Roadmap with the main updates and additions planned for the months to come!⚔️ Want to support the team? Check our Supporter Pack!By buying our Supporter Pack, you're supporting our team and will get access to:OSTNew customized weapons for your StillaeWallpapersConcept ArtEmojis❓Our FAQRead our FAQ about Ex Sanguis and its Early Access, don't hesitate if you have other questions to share them in the comments!Ex Sanguis is a turn-based tactical, mixed with a roguelite loop, where you play as the Stillae, elite warriors birthed from the Sanguis of the Mater. Embodying the last hope of their divinity, you'll h…
- Ex Sanguis is coming to Early Access on September 10th! - 10 August 2026
The blood is about to be spilled... 🩸Ex Sanguis Early Access starts on September 10th!Watch our new trailer:As we previously mentioned in our news updates, this decision to postpone was made following our sixth playtesting session, which allowed us to gather a great deal of very useful feedback. We took note of all the areas that needed improvement, and after several weeks, we organized another testing session that also provided us with valuable feedback. Many participants also noticed the work our team has done, and we were truly moved reading your thoughts on the new features!Thank you to all of you who spend time testing the game and sharing your suggestions, we've taken note of it and are now ready to deliver Ex Sanguis Early Access, so mark your calendars in red for September 10th! A quick glimpse at the Stillae concept art before saying goodbye!Take care, dear warriors!
- Participate in our 7th Playtest for Ex Sanguis - 9 July 2026
In our last news, we postponed our Early Access release for several reasons and one of the main one was that we received a huge amount of valuable feedback for our latest playtest. We could not be more proud and honored to have such dedicated players and we can only work on shaping the best game experience for you as our thanks for this.That is why we've worked these past weeks on bug fixing, QoL improvements, visuals changes to deliver an experience that lives up to your expectation, especially by taking into account your suggestions and try as much as possible to make most of them fit in Ex Sanguis.Since our latest playtest was such a huge help for us, we would like to reiterate the experience once again before our Early Access (set for Q3 2026), that is why our playtest is now open for TactiCon!What is this playtest about?This playtest contains many changes and rebalancing regarding…
- Ex Sanguis Early Access is postponed to Q3 2026 - 7 May 2026
Hey everyone,As previously shared in our previous Steam News, Ex Sanguis Early Access will be postponed, as we are now aiming at an Early Access release between July and September 2026. This will give us the time needed to implement in the best conditions the feedback our latest playtest uncovered and we will be sure to keep you informed on our development process as well as a more precise release date soon. The playtest was very instructive and gave us lots of ideas for the next steps in development, a huge thank you again to our playtesters! You can read more about what are the next additions and focus of the team in our previous Steam News: We apologize for this delay but we prefer to take the time to implement it right rather than rushing and not delivering a game that meets your expectations.Stay tuned for more information about Ex Sanguis!
- Playtest is over: what's next for Ex Sanguis? - 30 April 2026
Our last playtest is now officially over and we wanted to thanks each and every one of you who participated in this huge moment in the development of our game! The whole team has taken good notes of your precious feedback and bug reports, giving new areas to improve and ideas to make the Ex Sanguis experience the best possible for Early Access! Among your feedback, we've taken into account major points such as:Balancing of combat with a reassessment of the difficulty;Overall combat readibility and pacing;Improving the diversity of missions and encounters;...And other great suggestions you made via our form!The next part is on us as we will work hard into implementing your feedback into the game to meet your expectations for Early Access! As we want to make sure all these improvements to be added in the best possible conditions, we're considering a postpone of the Early Access, we will k…
- Sixth and last playtest of Ex Sanguis before release in Early Access! - 16 April 2026
As you know, Ex Sanguis comes to Early Access on May 21st and we wanted to host a last playtest before this huge moment in the game's life! On the menu: new tutorial implemented and the introduction to meta-progression in game (as well as combat of course!).What is this playtest about?This playtest will introduce a brand new tutorial that teaches the basics of the gameplay, we're very curious to hear your thoughts about this tutorial, whether you're completly new to Ex Sanguis or if you already experienced the game before without any onboarding! The second goal of this playtest relies on meta-progression. You will be able to unlock talents and skills, and experience higher difficulties by defeating the first boss (good luck with that!). This playtest is available in the following languages: French, English and Spanish (SP).Where can I share my feedback?We can't wait to hear your thought…
- Ex Sanguis will launch in Early Access on May 21st + new upcoming playtest - 2 April 2026
Early Access Release DateIt's official: Ex Sanguis will come to Early Access on May 21st! On the day of Early Access release, we will share a FAQ on everything you need to know about the game and how Early Access is planned, so don't hesitate to share your questions in the comments of this Steam News so we can answer them in our next one!The languages available for the Early Access will be:EnglishFrenchUkrainianSpanish (SP)GermanBrazilian PortugueseSimplified ChineseRussian Check our trailer:New playtestThis sixth playtest will be our last playtest before Early Access. It will start on April 16th and will last until the 23rd, however, you can already ask to join the playtesters!How to join the playtest?To join the playtest, you simply need to click on "Request Access" on the game's store page. We'll give access to all the batch of playtesters who requested access via Steam!In this new p…
- Ex Sanguis is the most stylish XCOM-style roguelike I've ever played - 25 February 2026
Steam Next Fest is upon us. It's my favorite time of year, when I can check out countless new games. Some I've been watching carefully as they grow, playing various demos throughout development - the likes of Disco Elysium-like Esoteric Ebb immediately spring to mind. But others appear out of nowhere, surprising me with what they have to offer. Ex Sanguis falls into this category, and its blood-soaked demo is as stylish as it is satisfying. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Stylish turn-based strategy game Ex Sanguis is looking for Steam playtesters
- Demo Patch Notes 0.2.R9790 - 17 February 2026
Demo Patch Notes 0.2.R9790Added & ImprovementsPolish abilities management screenPolish overlapping texts FixedSkill localization for non latin languagesBlood Censor not working properlyLocalization string issues for the manage buttonStamped deactivating resulting in terrain deformation not happening in some plotsA softlock related to world abilitiesA softlock related to boss missionA softlock related to abilities preview
- Our first public demo ready for Steam Next Fest this February! - 12 February 2026
The Stillae are ready to bring blood this February as we are part of Steam Next Fest with our first ever public demo available already today!What is the demo about?Plunge into the world of Ex Sanguis and be ready to bring back the flow of life! A full run until the encounter with the first boss lasts from 45 to 90 minutes, depending of your skills to guide your Stillae! This demo contains:3 playable Stillae: Sangladis, Tempestar, Veritor;28 different skills (7 general skills + 7 per class);16 unlockable traits;9 different enemies;2 different biomes (The Desert of the Drowns and the Convoluted City) with 20 Mission modifiers (up to 2 active at the same time)8 languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian)FeedbackHonest feedback on this demo is very important and appreciated, as it will help us shape Ex Sanguis in the best experi…
- Fifth playtest: enemy spawn system - 15 December 2025
PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2025Last week, we were at the PC Gaming Show - Most wanted 2025 with a brand new trailer! Watch our trailer now:It was very exciting to see your comments during the show, and new arrivals in the Discord!Join us on Discord to chat with other players: DiscordNew playtestHow to join the playtest?To join the playtest, you simply need to click on "Request Access" on the game's store page. We'll give access to some of you.If you didn't get access yet, we'll keep sending more invites in the coming days!In this new playtest:We have a new spawn system for enemies! Your feedback helped us change this aspect and we're looking for feedback on it. We've also updated the skills management system, have a new combat background (look for it!), and did some polishing and bug fixing.As always, we need your feedback to work on the game and identify what works and what could be i…
- Fourth playtest + we have a publisher! - 20 November 2025
Publisher newsWe're very excited to announce that we're joining the Firesquid family! Having a publisher is very important, and we're proud to be published by Firesquid. They are currently having a Publisher Sale with major discounts, a few demos and playtests (including ours), and announcements. Check out the Publisher sale:https://store.steampowered.com/sale/firesquidpublishersale2025Fourth playtestWe're excited to launch a new playtest for this special event and give you a sneak peek at the new environment and enemy!How to join the playtest?To join the playtest, you simply need to click on "Request Access" on the game's store page. We'll give access to some of you.If you didn't get access yet, we'll keep sending more invites in the coming days!Playtest contentWe're coming up with a lot of changes and new elements for this playtest! If you were waiting to test the game before, now is…
- Third playtest - Halloween demo! - 23 October 2025
Follow us to get all our recent news!For Halloween, we have a brand new playtest! We're participating in the Steam Scream Fest starting on Monday 27th of October. Join us and discover the world of Ex Sanguis, its universe and what populates it.How to join the playtest?To join the playtest, you simply need to click on "Request Access" on the game's store page. We'll give access to some of you.If you didn't get access yet, we'll keep sending more invites in the coming days!What is the demo about?This playtest is happening in the Desert and focuses on meta-progression and meta-upgrades. You will be able to unlock talents and skills, and experience higher difficulties by defeating the boss.A full run lasts more than 1h, so be ready to get immersed! And about the story and lore, you may ask? More in a few weeks...Where can I share my feedback?We can't wait to hear your thoughts on the playte…
- Second playtest - procedural generation - 9 October 2025
It's playtest time! We're looking for feedback on our latest build.How to join?To join the playtest, you simply need to click on "Request Access" on the game's store page. We'll give access to some of you.If you didn't get access yet, don't worry, we'll come back with a brand new playtest in a few weeks (3, to be more precise!)The playtestThis build focuses on procedural generation. At the moment, the build is not entirely visually ready, it will be mostly colored greyboxes (see screenshot). We are here to test the systems!Beware, this is what the playtest looks like /!\\FeedbackFor this playtest, your honest feedback is very important. It will allow us to know if we're in the right direction. So please, share your feedback in the Discord, where a question already awaits you. You can also fill out the feedback form to help us!Feedback form Discord
- Stylish turn-based strategy game Ex Sanguis is looking for Steam playtesters - 22 July 2025
Othercide is one of those games that's been on my backlog for too long. The turn-based tactics game is wonderfully stylish and seems to serve up the exact type of head-scratching combat I crave. Now, developer Lightbulb Crew is searching for playtesters to try its next project. Ex Sanguis was announced at Tacticon with a hyper-violent teaser trailer, and it looks like an evolution of Othercide in all the best ways. Read the rest of the story...
- Join Ex Sanguis first playtest! - 17 July 2025
Join our playtests!For those who missed it, Ex Sanguis is a strategy game with dynamic & epic turn-based combat in a visually striking world. Bleed the world to life; fight the agents of perfection and stillness through strategic blood baths in this evolved roguelite tactical RPG game!To join the playtest, you simply need to click on "Request Access" on the game's store page. Go and join our playtest now!Ex Sanguis exclusive imagesLook at Ex Sanguis' first teaser trailer for TactiCon!We're also very pleased to share brand new visual assets of the game with you!The game is inspired by our previous game Othercide, a dark fantasy turn-based tactics game in a scattered world. It is currently available on all platforms if you want to have a look!Join the community!Want to chat and hang out with us and other players? Join us on Discord!Discord
