- Patch Notes 1.7.2 - 15 June 2026
Defeating the last boss is now recognized permanently, so the game no longer asks you to craft the old boss weapon again to advance, and once the last boss is down all further bosses are procedural.
- Patch Notes 1.7.1 - 14 June 2026
Procedural Boss Fix and Weapon Builder Update Procedural Bosses Fixed procedural bosses not appearing after you defeat the final boss that requires a crafted weapon. The spawn timer now carries over between play sessions instead of resetting every time you reload the game, and a new procedural boss cycle starts again after each one you defeat, so they keep coming over time. Remember to keep a composed weapon equipped in the Weapon Builder, since that is what these bosses are meant to be fought with. Weapon Builder The Weapon Builder now shows an Equipped badge with the weapon code whenever a composed weapon is equipped, so you can always tell your weapon is ready for combat. On Screen Alerts Added an alert when a procedural boss is about to appear and when it spawns, plus a confirmation when you equip a weapon. All new text is translated in all 8 supported languages.
- Patch Notes 1.7.0 - 18 April 2026
macOS Support Alpha Genesis is now available on macOS. The game runs natively on Apple Silicon Macs (M1, M2, M3...) with full Steam integration including Cloud saves, achievements, and overlay support. Intel Macs are not supported in this release.
- Patch notes 1.6.0 - 31 March 2026
Objective Tracker and Player Guidance Update New: Objective Tracker Added a new objective tracker that guides players through the game step by step. 24 sequential objectives now cover the full progression, from first infection to defeating bosses and completing contracts. The tracker appears on the right side of the screen during gameplay. Clicking it opens a detailed description explaining exactly what to do next. Objectives persist across sessions and advance automatically as you play. This system replaces the old hint and tutorial systems, which have been removed. Controller Support Controller support is now a manual toggle in Settings. Open the menu, go to Settings, and enable Controller to activate gamepad mode. When enabled, Steam controller inputs are mapped to game actions. When disabled, no controller UI appears and all inputs behave as standard keyboard controls. The setting p…
- Patch Notes - v1.5.0 - 13 March 2026
Chaos Events Random mini-games that hijack gameplay after Ascension 1+. Fail = real death. Win = valuable rewards. Blackout — Survive 60s in total darkness with only a light radius around your ship. Invisible enemies deal 2x damage. Labyrinth — Navigate a procedurally generated maze from entrance to exit before the timer runs out. Walls deal damage on contact. Bullet Hell — Survive 4 waves of projectiles in an auto-fire arena. Pre-allocated object pools for zero-allocation performance. Rewards scale with progression (minerals pre-T5, equipment post-T5). Hive Mind New strategic endgame layer a full scale viral colony simulation. Build and manage a colony with 21 building types across 5 categories: Residential, Military, Logistics, Research, Mega-Projects. 4-layer resonance reward system tied to main game progression. District system with overlays, keyboard shortcuts, and detailed info pa…
- Patch Notes - v1.3.0 - 9 March 2026
New Organelli Equipment System Equip up to 6 organelles across different slots to customize your build. Each organelle has a rarity tier and unique stat bonuses.Find them from boss kills, infection milestones, ascensions, treasure chests, and the wandering merchant. Dismantle unwanted organelles for Organic Essence, reforge their stats, or upgrade their rarity at the crafting station. DNA to Legend Forge Spend 10B DNA at the Biomass Forge to craft a guaranteed LEGEND rarity organelle. Difficulty Scaling Fix Enemies now always deal meaningful damage regardless of your defenses, keeping the game challenging in late runs.
- Patch Notes - v1.2.3 - 8 March 2026
Combo Multiplier Fix Fixed combo multiplier resetting to 1x whenever a UI screen appeared (auto skill selection, card drops, difficulty modal, ascension screen). Galactic Map Optimization Added off-screen culling for galactic link rendering. Links with both endpoints outside the visible area are skipped. Very long links fade out to reduce visual clutter. Arrow indicators at link midpoints are only drawn when on screen.
- Patch Notes - v1.2.2 - 7 March 2026
Card Market redesigned with SciFi panel style, card image previews and duplicates filter for quick selling Wandering Merchant now offers craftable minerals (Void Mineral, Chronic Dust, Raw Iron, Titanium, Plasma Crystals, Neuro Spores) Tech Tree panel enlarged with proper icons, improved text contrast and readability Fixed card selling error "Drop proof invalid" caused by server session expiring Fixed ability bugs: inverted cooldown reduction, inverted damage reduction, broken mutant capture triggers
- Patch Notes - v1.2.1 - 6 March 2026
Wandering Merchant improvements The merchant trade window has been completely redesigned with a larger, cleaner layout. No more scrolling to see all offers. When the merchant arrives, the game now pauses automatically and shows a prominent notification with Trade and Ignore buttons. Leaderboard updates Removed the Wave leaderboard tab (it was not a real game mode). Your current tier now syncs correctly to the leaderboard, even if you never died after ascending. Save system fixes Fixed a critical issue where save data (upgrades, abilities, progression) could be lost when exiting the game and returning later. Fixed events like merchants, treasure chests, and forges all triggering at once when loading a save. Performance Fixed stuttering and lag spikes in late game runs.
- Patch Notes - v1.2.0 - 5 March 2026
Wandering Merchant (new feature) Added a wandering merchant NPC that periodically appears during gameplay. Offers 5 trade categories (biomass, DNA, abilities, boosts, rare resources). Approaching the merchant automatically pauses the game and opens the trade window. Safe zone around the merchant prevents enemies from getting close. Merchant visibility The merchant now emits a tall green light beacon visible from far away. A notification appears on screen when the merchant spawns. A directional arrow on the screen edge points toward the merchant when off-screen, with a distance indicator. Boss Summon button moved to HUD bar The boss summon button has been relocated to the main HUD bar, next to Build and Pause. Red skull icon with glow effect. Clicking opens a confirmation popup with boss details. Only visible when a boss can be summoned. Alpha cells restored on load When loading a save,…
- Patch Notes - v1.1.12 - 4 March 2026
Zona Franca (Safe Zone) Fixed piece placement inside safe zones, pieces can now be placed correctly after placing a Core Node Reduced build cooldown from 5 minutes to 10 seconds between placements Fixed enemies entering safe zones, they are now pushed out automatically Added damage immunity inside safe zones Fixed pieces disappearing after placement during sector transitions Core Node is now the only piece available outside safe zones Fixed placement cursor flying off screen Clarified piece descriptions: structural pieces are marked as decorative, functional pieces now show their exact effects (radius,max stacks) How it works: Place a Core Node to create a safe zone (radius 200) Enemies cannot enter the zone and are repelled You take no damage inside the zone Add Amplifiers to increase the radius (+20% each, max 5) Add a Name Plate to display your Steam name Use structural pieces (Line,…
- Patch Notes - v1.1.1 - 4 March 2026
Performance Fix - Fixed micro-stuttering that would appear after ~10 minutes of gameplay - The game should now run smoothly during long sessions without periodic freezes - This fix also applies while the game is paused
- Card Market UI fix - 4 March 2026
- Buy tab: Cards now display with holographic effects (HoloCard) instead of stat-heavy tiles. Card name, rarity, seller info, price and buy button are clearly separated, no more overlapping overlays - Sell tab: Compact card grid without unnecessary stats or "OWNED" badges. Clean selection with rarity-colored borders - My Listings tab: Horizontal layout with card preview on the left and listing info on the right - Fixed footer text now properly localized in all 8 languages
- Card System - Stats absorb - 3 March 2026
- Duplicate protection: Card stats can only be absorbed once per unique card. Duplicate cards will show "Stats already absorbed" and can be closed immediately
- Spatial Anomalies - 3 March 2026
Rare environmental zones now appear in the world as you explore. Each zone has unique visual effects and applies temporary buffs and debuffs while you're inside. 5 anomaly types: - Energy Nebula — Increases movement speed, slightly reduces cell health - Radioactive Field — Boosts mutant spawn chance, drains biomass over time - Gravitational Void — Slows you down, but increases cell damage output - Ionic Storm — Boosts biomass and DNA gains, at the cost of cell health - Regenerative Cloud — Heals cells and generates passive biomass, slightly reduces speed Zones spawn periodically during a run
- Welcome to Alpha Genesis - A Message from the Developer - 3 March 2026
Hey everyone, Welcome to the Alpha Genesis Community Hub! I'm the solo developer behind this game, published under Estro.Games. Building Alpha Genesis has been a massive passion project and I'm thrilled to finally share it with you. What is Alpha Genesis? Alpha Genesis is a cosmic evolution game. You control a primordial viral organism, the Alpha. Moving through a living world, infecting cells by proximity, and building a growing colony. This isn't a traditional shooter or bullet hell, you don't fire thousands of projectiles at hordes of enemies. Instead, your power comes from evolution itself: approaching Beta cells to convert them, unlocking abilities that reshape your colony, and fighting off the Cosmic Immune System that adapts to stop you. Don't let the "incremental" elements fool you, this game will punish you. The Cosmic Immune System sends waves of increasingly dangerous enemies…
- Alpha Genesis is almost here - Infect. Evolve. Ascend. - 20 February 2026
What awaits you A cosmic evolution game where your power comes from infection, not bullets 125 abilities with random unlock, every run plays differently A Cosmic Immune System that will actively hunt you down , survival is earned, not given Infinite Ascension with permanent progression that carries across runs 255 collectible cards, digital reproductions of Estro, our physical tabletop card game Galactic expansion with planets, colonies, and expeditions Shared Structures that help ALL players on the map 8 languages supported This isn't a bullet hell You won't be firing thousands of projectiles at thousands of enemies. Alpha Genesis is about something different approaching cells to infect them, growing your colony, unlocking abilities that transform how you play, and making hard choices about when to push forward and when to retreat. Death is punishing. Progress is earned. Solo developed…
