- Update 7.7 - Dominance Arrives - 4 May 2026
The Focus ContinuesThe 2026 focus on Siberian Dawn continues at a pace with another update for you today that not only brings several improvements to the game but also adds a couple of significant mechanics to add to your arsenal of weapons in the fight against the Dawn. Update 7.7So let’s start with the headline addition and its complimentary addition. Previously in the game we had the Influence and Threat Level tracks giving you a Vitae penalty if the Hostile forces increased them above their limit. But you didn’t have any benefit if you pushed those tracks the other way. So if you were on 30 Influence and added more you gained nothing, and if the Threat Level was on 1 and you decreased it you gained nothing. Well now that is all changed. This update now adds Dominance to the game so that if the Union Influence on a Flank is increased above 30 the top Influence pod becomes a Dominance…
- Update 7.5 - A Prelude to an End - 19 March 2026
A New Focus2025 started as a year of big plans of which many still remain. I got a lot of work done on the new dream game and that is now at a stage where I can build card decks and craft actual dreams. I also looked at making PC versions of my first two Android games, and they look like possible future endeavours. And Siberian Dawn sat and chilled through the year, taking a break.Letting a game rest for a while is a good thing as it lets me come back to it with a fresh pair of eyes, with new thoughts and ideas gained from working on other things like the dream game. And so as 2016 dawned and I thought about what I would plan this year, and not wanting to make many plans that then ended up not finished like 2025, I decided to finish Siberian Dawn’s story this year. The dream game can put its feet up and chill for a while to allow me to return to it with a fresh energy later and I will n…
- Birthday Celebrations - 19 May 2025
It is that time of the year again where we celebrate the birthday of our glorious Head Overseer, the one who created Siberian Dawn and caused us all such headaches of a strategic nature over the last 7 years. But how are we going to celebrate this wonderful occasion you might ask, or not? Well we are going to have the biggest sale of Siberian Dawn ever with a 50% discount on the game and DLC until the 30th May. We are also going to share some news on what our glorious Head Overseer is working on for the future. The next deck building card game, the Dream project, is going well with the core program completed, and he is now building the first dream so he can see how the mechanics are working together in an actual game. Our Head Overseer has also started to put together the structure for Siberian Dawn Chapter 2, the conclusion of the Siberian Dawn story, as all stories really need to be c…
- Seasonal Wrapping and Sale - 20 December 2024
First of all I want to welcome all the new players that have picked up Siberian Dawn recently due to its increased exposure, I hope you are enjoying the game. With this large increase in users it will be interesting to see how things go in the next month and what I work on next year. There are a couple of projects that need their story finishing, and some new projects that use my new card engine that want their story starting, so we will see how things develop with Siberian Dawn now and what I work on next. And we also have the Steam sale now on with everything Siberian Dawn on sale, so it is the ideal opportunity to complete you collection. Looking back at 2024 now as it draws to a close we had a lot of new content added to Siberian Dawn with the 6.0 update. We had the Crisis Mode, the third game mode, added for free to the game. We had the Heroes of the Union DLC bringing 8 new heroes…
- Siberian Dawn 6th Anniversary - 21 September 2024
Another Birthday Birthday celebration for Siberian Dawn as it reaches its 6th anniversary with a sale on the core game and all DLC and a little bit of information about what is next The Future Over these 6 years there has been a lot of content added to Siberian, with numerous missions and several game modes to choose from, giving a player many hours of gameplay within, so what next? For over a year now I have been working on the next version of the Lore engine, the Deckbuilding engine that runs the game. Taking what I did in Siberian Dawn I have trimmed out the wargame elements that made Siberian Dawn distinct and now created a Deckbuilder that is more streamlined and closer to the other Deckbuilders out there, but still with a number of new features to make it unique. This new engine is complete and while building it I was also designing the game ideas to use with it, so I now have a c…
- Siberian Dawn 6th Anniversary - 20 September 2024
Another Birthday Today is a birthday celebration for Siberian Dawn as it reaches its 6th anniversary with a sale on the core game and all DLC and a little bit of information about what is next The Future Over these 6 years there has been a lot of content added to Siberian Dawn, with numerous missions and several game modes to choose from, giving a player many hours of gameplay within, so what next? For over a year now I have been working on the next version of the Lore engine, the Deckbuilding engine that runs the game. Taking what I did in Siberian Dawn I have trimmed out the wargame elements that made Siberian Dawn distinct and now created a Deckbuilder that is more streamlined and closer to the other Deckbuilders out there, but still with a number of new features to make it unique. This new engine is complete and while building it I was also designing the game ideas to use with it, s…
- Birthday Celebration - 12 May 2024
Birthday News Today is the start of a 2 week celebration of the birthday of the creator of Siberian Dawn, a time to rejoice in the wonder of our Head Overseer and his work. But as our benevolent Head Overseer is such a generous Overseer he doesn’t expect to receive presents at this time. Oh no, he is giving presents to you all with a new discount sale on Siberian Dawn and a brand new free DLC for all his fellow Overseers. Rejoice in the wonders of this time and our glorious Head Overseer. New DLC Present A character over 10 years in the making finally joins Siberian Dawn today. Way back at the start of work on Siberian Dawn one of the first paintings of an Overseer was started. That picture has lurked in development, getting the occasional revisit every couple of years, but now it is finally finished and adorns the new card. Winterflood has arrived in Siberian Dawn with the new DLC that…
- 7.0 Update - Heroes of the Union - 25 April 2024
Heroes Arrive Today Siberian Dawn gets the major 7.0 update and the Heroes of the Union DLC arrives. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2936610/Siberian_Dawn_Heroes_of_the_Union/ Heroes of the Union adds 8 new Rank 7 Units to the Union Bloc, each with their own distinct abilities and skills to expand the tactics of the game. They can be added in a couple of ways to the game from within the ARK, and all these new cards can be used in all modes except the Training Missions, so can be deployed in Mission, Skirmish, and Crisis modes, giving you an increased range of weapons at your disposal over those offered in the Core game Heroes of the Union The 8 new heroes added with this DLC expand and add to the forces you had with the Core game, giving new ways to tackle the missions. With 3 new Core units, 3 new Edge units, and 2 new Mentor types, the range of Union Blocs are covered here and now…
- Coming Next - 14 February 2024
Eight new Rank 7 Union heroes join our fight against the corruption of our Union in the Heroes of the Union DLC, coming next to Siberian Dawn. And if you want to discuss anything about Siberian Dawn, how you are getting on with it, or what you think of the new Crisis mode and the addition of the right click to quick resolve option, then I created a discussion thread where we can talk all things Siberian Dawn. https://steamcommunity.com/app/922880/discussions/0/4030221179847694942/ Your feed back is always important. Winterflood
- A Crisis Arrives With 6.0 Update - 23 November 2023
Crisis Mode Crisis Mode, The final game mode for Siberian Dawn, is now finished and headlines this 6.0 update. This new mode uses the normal Mission structure with the player trying to uncover the leader of the hostile forces responsible for this Crisis affecting our Union, by completing a series of Crisis Points, but with a few changes placed on top to give a new twist to the game. At the start of each Crisis Point you will be given two choices to pick from, with each Crisis Point having a set of 3 actions that will earn or lose you progress in that Crisis Point. When you have reached the target of 20 points by completing these actions you will then get another Crisis Point. Each Crisis Point will also have a set of modifications to the ongoing Mission and will also give you points towards resolving the Crisis overall. Once you have reached the target Crisis value you will then get the…
- Union Bundle Now Available - 3 July 2023
Today I created a Union Bundle for Siberian Dawn so you can easily get the full game experience with all the currently available content at an extra discount. And with the Summer Sale also running currently this is a great time to complete that collection or to buy the whole thing in one go and start your fight to defend our Union now. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33475/Siberian_Dawn_Union_Bundle/ Work is still progressing with the Crisis and Heroes additions, so I hope you are enjoying the game. And as always let me know what you think, and maybe drop a review if you like the game and let others know. Winterflood
- Still Here ? - 26 May 2023
Hello Again It has been a while since the last update about what I am doing so I thought I better post something to let people know I am still here. I seemed to be a lot more excited about the 5.0 than anyone else and went on a bit about what was coming with the build up to its release last year, but then if I am not the most excited about what I am doing then there is probably something wrong with what I am doing. So with the 6.0 release I am not going to be doing a big road to 6.0 discussion but below I will cover what is planned for this next big release. Crisis Mode I am currently working on Crisis mode, the final game mode for Siberian Dawn, and it is going well. It uses the normal Mission structure with the player completing a series of Objectives to stop a crisis, but with a few changes placed on top to give a new twist to the game. The Mission will have series of Crisis Points w…
- The Huge 5.0 Update Has Arrived - 24 November 2022
Today is the day we have all been waiting for as the road to 5.0 reaches its destination and the update that I have been talking about for a while is now live. I have covered in detail the content of this update in 3 "5.0 The Final Approach" news posts on here so check them out if you want to find out more, but I have included below a list of the changes taken from the Update Log in game. Hope you all enjoy the new additions to the game and any feedback is appreciated, which can be posted here or in the 5.0 Discussion thread. Winterflood - Siberian Dawn 5.0 Update / 24th November 2022 - ● Added in the Graphics section of the Options menu a button to adjust the brightness level of the game ● Current Round number is now displayed within a mission and Mission briefings will show the Average Time in Rounds to complete a Mission ● 3 new V Missions added to the base game that are full mission…
- Steam Awards 2022 Labor of Love Nomination - 22 November 2022
With 5.0 just around the corner filled with lots of lovely new content and all the updates I have brought to the game since its release in 2018 it has been a bit of a labour of love you could say, and now is your chance to nominate Siberian Dawn for just such an award if you agree.
- Steam Autumn Sale and 5.0 Release Date - 22 November 2022
Just a short news update today to say Siberian Dawn is in the Steam Autumn sale along with the 2 DLC packs and also to give big news that might be of interest to some of you for when the 5.0 update will launch. 5.0 Update Release Date Currently doing the final testing on the update, searching for any extra features that shouldn’t be in the game. Added all the ARK content pods mentioned in the last news post, along with a few extras, bringing that total to 89 pods for the 5.0 release, so plenty to keep players interested. Didn’t want to release the update when the Autumn sale started as the store goes a bit crazy at that time so the release date, subject to any circumstances outside my control, will be Thursday 24th November. Not long to go and I hope you all enjoy what 5.0 adds to Siberian Dawn. Winterflood
- 5.0 The Final Approach Part 3 – The ARK - 10 November 2022
Intro And so we come to the third part of our final approach to the release of 5.0, which is on course for this month, and this time I am going to focus on the ARK, the big button that has been sitting at the bottom of the main menu for a few years tempting us with the mystery of just what it holds. ARK Points Right from when the game released back in 2018 if we finished a mission we were rewarded with up to 5 Stars for our performance but what wasn’t known was that we were also rewarded with ARK points. The amount of ARK points we got from succeeding at a Mission was based on the number of Stars earned multiplied by the Skill level we had played the mission at, so if we got 3 Stars from a Mission we could have earned between 3 and 15 ARK points depending on the Skill level chosen. With 5.0 the total ARK points we have earned will be shown in the ARK and also on the Overseer Profile. Me…
- 5.0 The Final Approach Part 2 – Skirmish Mode - 26 October 2022
Intro Continuing our final approach to the release of 5.0, in a few weeks time, today I wanted to focus on the second big addition to Siberian Dawn in the 5.0 update, a new game mode called Skirmish that brings a few different things to the way a mission works. An Idea Normally each Mission is made from a fixed set of defined Objectives that tell the narrative of that Mission. The first time we discover an Objective we have that surprise and possible change of the tactics we were using at that point but, reflecting the memory theme in the game, every time we replay the mission we now have this memory of what came before. During a Mission we will be playing through this set of Objectives and they could be widely divergent in what we have to do, but always fitting the narrative. With Skirmish mode I wanted to present a way of playing the game that had simpler Objectives, with a clearer go…
- 5.0 The Final Approach Part 1 – The V Missions - 14 October 2022
Intro With the release of 5.0 getting very close I wanted to detail some of the things that it will be adding to Siberian Dawn, and also cover the 3 big content highlights of this update in a series of Final Approach news posts. So in this first part I will be giving some more information about the V Missions. Brightness and Rounds Before getting on to the V Missions I want to first mention a couple of global features that will be added with 5.0 that might be of interest. In the Options menu under Graphics you will find with 5.0 a new setting for Brightness control. If you found the game too dark or even too light you can now adjust it to your taste with a few simple clicks. 0 is the current setting but you will have 5 steps up and 5 down that can be used and this is a combined Brightness and Contrast adjustment to bring a bit more punch to the visuals of the game if required. The other…
- A 4th Birthday Celebration and 5.0 News - 20 September 2022
"Are memories set in stone?" - The Orphan 4 Years of Improvements On the 20th September 2018 Siberian Dawn was released on Steam, so today we are celebrating the 4th anniversary of the game with a birthday sale and news about what is to come. I have continued to develop the game over the last 4 years, adding a number of additions and improvements to make this original card game a more enjoyable experience and to expand the content on offer, and this will continue into its 5th year with the release of 5.0 soon. Now some of you might be asking why is he still working on this game after 4 years, hasn’t he abandoned it yet and gone to work on something else that might make more money? Well the most important reason for why I am continuing to work on the game is that I still enjoy Siberian Dawn, and prefer to play it over most of the other card games I own on Steam. And as I am developing it…
- Not Unfinished Development Hell And A Story About Apples And Oranges - 26 July 2022
I noticed a review from a couple of weeks ago that I wanted to talk about but first... ...its story time with Winterflood, people! The village of Pipville loved their apples, you wouldn’t believe how much they loved apples, in fact they considered themselves to be the experts on apples, apple connoisseurs. Then one day a man moved into town, for the sake of this story and to protect his identity we shall call him Mr W, and set up a shop selling oranges. He offered people a free orange with the possibility of then buying a Delightfully Lovely Container of more Oranges if they liked the free one. Now the Pipvillian saw these oranges and thought “hey, that is a round fruit, and I love round fruit” and several thousand oranges were given away for free by Mr W, and some even brought his DLC orange pack. But quickly after opening his store some of the Apple connoisseurs voiced their opinions…
