- Patch 0.8.2: Final Level Set, New Grove Keeper, New Rally Flag, More Blessings! - 16 September 2026
Hello Grove Keepers!We have a big patch today! It contains the final level set and grove keeper. This time around, we're not spoiling it at all - you'll have to see it for yourself!One of the newest features was a highly requested one: a new rally flag type! One you unlock it (it unlocks pretty early on), you can pick to rally all of your units, your caps only, or your golems only!We also add several new blessings; one of which is a Golem Recipe! Now you can unlock that pesky recipe that has been alluding you all this time.Lastly, we made some tweaks to Survival Mode, giving players more essence to spend throughout the battle. Thanks for joining us on this journey. We're almost to 1.0!
- Patch 0.8.1: Survival Mode! - 21 August 2026
Hello Grove Keepers!Today we're excited to announce a new game mode: Survival!In survival, you fight for as long as you can on one map. Once you start, you can go into focus mode to shop or summon golems whenever you want. Both you and the enemy have unlimited caps. However, the enemy will slowly gain blessings over time. You will get essence over time that you can use to spend in the shop. Try to beat your high score! All of your experience is saved, so this is another game mode to unlock meta progression.This new mode will evolve, so if you have any suggestions, feel free to let us know in Discord or on our Steam Discussions page. Thank you!
- Patch 0.8.0: New Snow Biome, New Grove Keeper, More Blessings, and More! - 6 August 2026
Hello Grove Keepers!We've been working on this one for a while! Today, we've added a new biome as well as a new unlockable Grove Keeper for completing it! Similar to the volcano levels, the "Forest & Snow" level set is unlocked after completing the "Forest & Volcano" biome. After completing the new biome, you can unlock our latest Grove Keeper, Aspen! We've also added a bunch of new blessings: Higher rare blessing chance, shop locking, free rerolls, and more!Thanks for joining us on this journey! Next, we're working on an entirely new game mode that is different than the story mode. Keep any eye out!Patch 0.8.0 Notes:New Biome: Forest & SnowNew Grove Keeper: AspenNew BlessingsYou can change the hotkey for "Start/Stop" (default "enter")Text is less blurry on certain resolutionsBigger damage numbersAdded setting for rally flag glow Bugfixes!
- Patch 0.7.4: Tactical Mode, Empowered Golem Removal, Translations, and more! - 20 May 2026
Hello Grove Keepers!Today, we have a bunch of updates, starting with something that players who want more control can enjoy!Tactical ModeIn tactical mode, you can enter focus and summon golems whenever you want. During combat, just press "space" or click the "stop" button, and you'll be allowed to rearrange rally flags and summon golems. Tactical Mode is unlocked at level 8, so you should be able to unlock it easily!Updated TranslationsWe've updated the translations all around the game. Please let us know if we missed any or if any of the translations are off!Removal of Empowered GolemsWe've removed empowered golems. It looks like players were not using them, and often were confused by their purpose. The optimal play is to always use golems with recipes, do I don't think this will be missed!Reshuffle of UnlocksUnlocks have been updated so players will unlock something at least every 2 l…
- Patch 0.7.3: Morty the Moth! - 29 April 2026
Hello Grove Keepers!Introducing Morty, our next Grove Keeper! Players can unlock him by reaching level 15. He may look friendly, but one of his potential starting blessings is the mycelial spy network: allowing you to see the enemy rally points at all times! Very useful for smart planning.We've also added the "coming soon" portraits for some of our upcoming Grove Keepers!Thanks for playing!
- Patch 0.7.2: Turbo Mode, Easy Difficulty, Performance, Improved Targeting - 24 February 2026
Hello Grove Keepers! We have a pretty big patch for you!Turbo ModeWe've gotten feedback that even with the 3x speed, the gameplay can feel a little slow. So, we've added Turbo mode for all of you speed demons. Turbo mode is a new mode that you can enable on any of your runs. On turbo mode, all units are faster, spawn rate is increased, and capture rate has been decreased (so you have time to react with all of these faster units). We hope you enjoy it!Easy DifficultyWe've also gotten feedback that the game feels too hard sometimes. The game is meant to be challenging, but we realize it can be too much, even with the meta progression. The new Easy difficulty will give your units a small boost in stats, but it should make a big difference. When you're ready, you can bump up to normal difficulty!Performance ImprovementsWe recognize that on levels with many factions and units, the game can s…
- Patch 0.7.1: More VFX, New Blessing, and More! - 4 February 2026
Hello Grove Keepers! We have a small patch for you. In patch 0.7.1:Blessing added to increase omega golem capMade Volcano levels a bit harderEnemies of a force despawn when their final base is capturedFix a bug where sometimes essence could go into negativeAdjusted volcano music Other bugfixes!
- Major Content patch! 0.7.0: Volcano Biome, New Grove Keeper, and More! - 19 December 2025
Hello Grove Keepers!Today, we're happy to announce our first major content patch! Without spoiling too much, here's what we've added:Once you complete the forest biome, you unlock the ability to venture to go through the forest to explore the volcano biome!There, you can meet a new Grove Keeper and unlock the playable character!On top of that, the volcano biome has larger levels and a couple of new points of interest. We'll let you discover what they do!We'll be adding sounds/music, cutscenes, content, and more in the coming weeks - so stay tuned!
- Patch 0.6.11 - 12 December 2025
Sorry for the delay! With the holidays (and winter sicknesses), things have been a bit hectic. We'll get back to a regular cadence. This patch is small, but the next one is big! Next patch will have the new Grove Keeper, levels, and a new boss!Here's what changed in 6.11:Omega golems are now limited to 1 per round per golem - this is the same for the enemy (Blessings to improve this coming soon!)Added tutorial for the change aboveMore sounds!
- Patch 0.6.10 - 19 November 2025
Hello Grove Keepers, Version 0.6.10 is ready and has the following changes: New tier 4 golem Several new golem attack sounds Several other new and updated sounds Fix bug where golem library would not work much of the time. Other minor bug fixes
- Patch Notes 0.6.9 - 11 November 2025
Improve aggro for many golems, including several larger golems.Two new tutorial boxesFixed exploit allowing summoning of tier 3 or 4 golems from the library without enough slots.Add a loading screen for level loadsAdded "Early Access" message, including a note that we will continue to translate. Only that note is machine translated, while we wait for human translation of the rest.Some minor visual improvements
- Early Access Post-Release Roadmap - 9 November 2025
Hello Current and Future Grove Keepers!Today, I'd like to cover what we're going to be working on the next few months as we walk the road to 1.0. Currently, we're working on fixing bugs, improving gameplay, adding quality of life features, and adding tutorials where players were getting confused. We're also working on future content. Here's a peek at some of the concept art for a future Grove Keeper!We're also looking into new biomes, golems, and blessings. Our roadmap looks something like this:Q4 2025: Bug fixes, QOL improvements, new golemsQ1 2026: New levels, more story, more blessings, new Grove Keeper, and probably other stuff we haven't consideredQ2 2026: Finish up story, more levels, more story, more Grove Keepers, more golems, more everything!Thank you for your support!
- Patch Notes 0.6.8 - 6 November 2025
Fixed an issue where a golem being treated as a Phoenix golem incorrectly.Fixed an issue where starting a new game right after losing a game would incorrectly use a preloaded level instead of level 1.
- Beyond the Grove - Available Now! - 5 November 2025
Hello Current and Future Grove Keepers!Beyond the Grove is now available for purchase! Fight back against a mysterious corruption! Set markers to gather your troops. Summon mighty elemental Golems to turn the tide of battle. And rush back into the fight after facing defeat with abilities more powerful than before. The goal to stop the corruption is clear, but how that goal is met is up to you! Game features in early access:Mix and match 7 elements to create 50 golems Journey across dozens of maps Master 50+ blessings 2 playable Grove KeepersMultiple bosses and mini-bossesCharming, hand-drawn art and live-recorded musicWhat's next for us? More golems!More Grove Keepers!More levels!More blessings and skills!More story!Whatever else the community wants to see!Thanks you everyone for your support and we hope you enjoy the game!
- Dev Update #11: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - 8 October 2025
Hello Current and Future Grove Keepers!As we prepare for Next Fest, we wanted to post up some FAQs about some of the background and aspects of the game. If you have any more questions, feel free to let us know and we'll answer it!Q: What are your inspirations behind Beyond the Grove?A: Beyond the Grove was primarily inspired by an old Starcraft custom game called “Golem Wars”. In the game, there were large, chaotic battles with varying Golems that you could create based on certain recipes. It was great, but not without its flaws: it was an RTS where micro/APM/twitch reflexes were important, each match could last 30 or more minutes, and the controls were restricted by the modding tools. We wanted to take the essence of that, and modify it to a game that we think modern gamers would enjoy. We pulled in other inspirations like Super Auto Pets or Cult of the Lamb for the art style, and inst…
- Demo 1.1 Now Live: New Tutorial, Game Glossary, and Japanese/Chinese - 27 September 2025
Hello Current and Future Grove Keepers!Demo 1.1 is now live on Steam! Like mentioned in a previous post, it includes a new glossary, a new tutorial experience, and Japanese/Simplified Chinese translations. New TutorialThe new tutorial gets players into the game faster and delivers bite-sized explanations of the game mechanics. Playtesters have loved it so far and I hope you do too!In-Game GlossaryAnother highly requested feature is an in-game glossary. Right now, it's only text, but we'll add images and other supplementary helpers soon!Japanese and Simplified Chinese TranslationsThe demo is now fully translated into Japanese and Simplified Chinese. We hired professionals for the translations (no AI here!). You can change the language in the bottom left corner of the main menu. We hope you enjoy it!We're super close to Next Fest where hopefully many new Grove Keepers will be joining the…
- Dev Update #10: Next Fest and Demo 1.1 - 28 August 2025
Hello Current and Future Grove Keepers!Now that our Demo is live, we’d like to go over what’s next: We’ll be participating in October’s Steam Next Fest and releasing an updated version of our demo! Here are the updates we’ll be making in the demo.Updated tutorialOur current tutorial is dialogue based, which is good for building a bit of personality to the Grove Keeper, but kind of confusing when it comes to actually teaching the game. In the upcoming demo, the tutorial will be more traditional, with windows that pop up to explain parts of the game when they are relevant. Glossary We’ve added a glossary to reference when players have forgotten certain terms or concepts. LocalizationWe’re currently in the process of preparing the game for localization. We’re hoping to have several languages available for the next version of the demo. On the top of the list are: Japanese, Chinese, French,…
- Demo Available Now! - 7 August 2025
Hello Future Grovekeepers!The Beyond the Grove demo is available now! Come check out the first few levels of the game with a subset of elements, golems, and blessings. We can't wait to hear from players, and we look forward to making the game better for the Early Access launch in November. We also have a new game logo to help with readability, Hope you like it!Feel free to reach out to us to talk about the game and provide feedback!Feedback form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUhmUT4I1ZapuvgT1jGR7h0glsvxa2c6lSsoxHdzB9vJq-cQ/viewform?usp=dialogBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beyondthegrove.bsky.socialX/Twitter: https://x.com/NotaDuck_BTGDiscord: https://discord.gg/FgnrPukR4h
- Dev Update #9: Demo Content - 31 July 2025
Hello Future Grovekeepers! We’re almost done with the demo and wanted to share with what will be available. In Beyond the Grove, you can have 7 elements to create golems with, 50+ golems, 100+ blessings, 20+ maps, and 7 meta-progression upgrades. Mix those together and every run should feel unique and fresh – but we can’t have all of that available for the demo!This is what we’ll have available for demo launch:3 elements50+ blessings 9 maps 1 boss9 summonable golems, with many more summonable by the enemiesThe elements that will be available are fire, earth, and light. This will give you a taste of the variety of units depending on the elements. Fire is focused around damage and area of effect, but is fragile. Earth units have high health, but have trouble dealing damage alone. Light is relatively balanced, but their primary tier 2 unit attacks unpredictably. We had to pick 3 elements,…
- Dev Update #8: Evolution of the Golem Creator Interface - 28 June 2025
Hello Future Grove Keepers! One of the most important aspects of the game is the Golem Creator interface - this will be the place where you experiment with elements to create the perfect golem. We've spent a lot of time prototyping and tweaking the interface and wanted to share with you all the journey. Initially, we just started with a list. What is it that we wanted the players to be able to do?See the elements they had and didn't have to work withSee the potential golem to be createdCreate the golem and prepare it to be summonedUndo actions Sounds simple, right? Here was our first prototype:It did the things we wanted it to do, but not only was it hard to read, but it took up a lot of space. The next step was to try and consolidate it to one container. Better. Next was to add the "chrome".We really liked this one and stuck with it for a while, but through all the playtesting, we noti…
