Bastards Playtest Steam news

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• Release dateSep 3, 2026
• DeveloperTomorrow Software
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Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: Tomorrow Software

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Bastards Playtest Steam news

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Latest Steam announcements

• Playtest Update #5 - 10 September 2026

  Added - New sound when it's your turn - Yellow glow behind the table on your turn - Press Enter in the lobby to chat - Jukebox screensaver mode (hides the menu to show the background; fades out when idle) Changed - Revolver reaction now shoots twice - Lower sound for the mirror card (3) - Fireworks fade out faster Removed - Removed the Crazy table category - Removed Poker mode Fixed - Fixed players not showing up in the host's lobby - Fixed a bot disappearing when someone joined and left - Fixed a short green flash at the start of a game

• Playtest update #4 - 9 September 2026

  New themes - Added a "Chill" theme (Miami Vice-style night city) with its own music - Added a "Ski" theme (SkiFree-style) with slaloming skiers & snowboarders, a running yeti, a ski lift and slalom flags, plus its own music - The "Village" theme is now a night version: moon, stars, lit-up houses, cars with headlights, and street lamps Game start - Added an intro screen when a game starts, showing the deal mode (shuffle/draft), ruleset, table type (+ rounds) and the players - The screen now fades smoothly to black before the game begins, with a soft intro sound Scoring & end screens - New points system based on finishing place (separate from your title) - Cleaned-up standings screen - Tournament results screen: added an info line and an EXP/level panel Tables & lobby - The host can now kick players (and bots), both in the lobby and during a game - Redesigned the open-tables list (three t…

• Update playtest #3 - 8 September 2026

  Additions - Jukebox is half the height with new tempo buttons (slower and faster) and hold to scrub - Controller and keyboard guides redesigned into two panels side by side with bigger images - Level 19 item changed from a water pistol to a real revolver, shown when used Visuals and animations - Smooth fade to black when starting a new game, no flash of the new theme background - Win tile building animation plays again after starting a new game - Identical avatars no longer blink and look around in sync - Turn outline now fades in and out cleanly, including on a pass or a joker win - Swapped cards fade out gently instead of disappearing abruptly - Terminator theme: longer, more transparent light rays that fade out toward the bottom - Draft window keeps a fixed size and player cards slide into place instead of jumping - Classic theme: background suit icons now match the felt color - Pest…

• Feedback playtest update #2 - 4 September 2026

  SCOREBOARD - Press Tab to open or close the scoreboard - New "Rules" tab shows which table options are switched on for this table TURN TIMER - Changed gold chip to hourglass - The hourglass slides from player to player and quickly flips as it lands on the next card - It empties across the full turn, right down to the 5-4-3-2-1 countdown JOKER - The joker now does a little dance when it's played and stays on the table a moment longer KEYBOARD CONTROLS - Play your whole turn from the keyboard: ← → to move through your hand, ↑ to select a card, ↓ to deselect, Space to play, Backspace to pass (Enter still opens chat) - The card cursor loops around: past the last card it jumps back to the first - The focused card lifts slightly and keeps its spot between its neighbors; moving the mouse hands control back to the mouse FIXES & POLISH - Fireworks now run at the same speed on every resolution (n…

• Feedback playtest update 3-9 - 3 September 2026

  CHAT & SOCIAL - Global chat in the main menu (renamed from "World chat"): emoji picker, longer messages, fixed scrollable height - " joined the table" now appears in table chat - Chat is now available on the tournament-over screen - Emoji spam is now rate-limited TUTORIAL - Reworked intro: all cards shown from low to high, plus a demo of cards stacking on top of each other - Smooth fade from the intro into the practice game - Removed the old "Welcome to the tutorial" text GAMEPLAY - Faster leveling, especially levels 1–10 - Much stronger Joker effect (sound and visuals) - Doubles now sound fuller than a single card - New turn indicator: a light circles the active player's card and speeds up as their time runs out - "Slave" renamed to "Peasant", with a new pitchfork icon TABLES & CONNECTION - Leaving a table you host: choose to close it or hand it to another player - Disconnected players…

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