Shades Of War Steam news

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• Review score100% positive
• Total reviews1
• Release dateDec 26, 2025
• DeveloperRaven Knepp
• PublisherOne Spark Entertainment

Genres: Action, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Raven KneppPublisher: One Spark Entertainment

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Shades Of War Steam news

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Latest Steam announcements

• build time added across the board - 31 January 2026

  this little addition makes building towers take a few seconds. more for powerful towers like canons. at first it seemed to be against the fast paced nature of the game but after some testing. it seems to be the perfect fit and fixes the op canon spamming strat. also fixed the xp bar. it wasnt saving properly so if you didnt get enough xp to gain a skill lv it would reset the meter. instead of adding to it.give it a go the strategy game now feels a bit more strategic

• visual update for towers upgraded by castle - 31 January 2026

  now when you click the attack upgrade in the castle menu. all towers effected will change visually to indicate their new power.

• new upgrades and mechanics - 28 January 2026

  now at the start of each match. high power towers will be locked. canon, air strike, air defense, healing turret and mini gun. to gain access to these towers you'll need to upgrade your town. once you max out your 4 upgrades you'll have the opportunity to convert your town to a keep. this adds income, unlocks healing towers and visually shows the change in the town. now you'll want to do this at the right time. town upgrades take time to build not long but other players can see when your up to something. once you have a keep you can choose 1 of 4 specializations. bank -max out income potential, bomb factory - unlock canons, air strip - unlocks air strikes and air defense, gear factory - unlocks mini gun. build times may be adjusted later for now simply testing but the impact is noticeable. feels like the right direction.

• Bug Fixes - 7 January 2026

  key binding for mouse fixed / camera focus on starting town when match begins. this bug mainly effected players using a mouse but glad i could set it to bed. I'll be tackling the map editor next just to add a few features. 1. starting positions-to give creators more control. 2. prop placement- so you can add resources like trees and rocks to your mapsfeel free to ask for features you'd like to see added. if you notice any problems let me know.

• added option to turn off edge scrolling/ settings memory - 3 January 2026

  the wife hated the edge scrolling so i added a toggle in the options menu for anyone who would rather use direct camera controls only. also added in settings memory so you don't have to keep resetting things the way you like them.

• split screen has been fixed - 1 January 2026

  unfortunately with the last update split screen was busted. after 2 days i got everything functioning again with improvements. hopefully this wasn't any inconvenience. SPLIT SCREEN IS BACK BABY!

• camera fixed/keyboard tower menu fixed - 29 December 2025

  The camera is now smoother and the panning with cam controls is way snappier. when using a keyboard there was an issue making the tower menu unable to appear unless the pause menu was active. this bug is no more. let me know if you find anymore bugs ill be ready to fix them.

• added key binds to options menu - 28 December 2025

  it was brought to my attention thanks to Beeshonen that some of you guys didnt like the controls. so i got back to work and added in proper keybindings. now you set set the controls however you like. NOTE: the is still a bug with keyboard controls not caused by this update to do with the tower menu and pause menu. ill be working on that next. Thanks for the great review beeshonen very informative. ill do what i can about the camera system as well. it is a bit jank at the moment lol.

• Merry Christmas everybody. Shades Of War will be available now - 27 December 2025

  The game is complete and I'm excited for everyone to try it. Join the battle today. most importantly have fun!

• release is closing in(online battle mode added) - 15 December 2025

  We’re entering the final stretch, and the polish pass is in full force. After a lot of late nights and last-minute tuning, I’m excited to announce that online battles are now fully implemented and playable.Multiplayer is up and running, with only one remaining piece still in progress: getting AI relation stats to behave perfectly in online matches. Everything else is locked in, stable, and feeling great.If you played the demo, you’ll be happy to know that significant optimizations have been made across the board — smoother performance, tighter gameplay, and a more refined overall experience.We’re almost there. The battlefield is ready. ⚔️

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