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Steam News5 June 20261mo ago

Out Now — Day One

The Gates Are Open. Survivors, Kingdom of Ashes is live. After every late-night forge, every balance pass, every encounter retuned at 2 a.m. — the kingdom finally burns on your screen instead of ours.

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changedThe Gates Are Open.Survivors, Kingdom of Ashes is live . After every late-night forge, every balance pass, every encounter retuned at 2 a.m. — the kingdom finally burns on your screen instead of ours. Thank you for wishlisting, for waiting, and for showing up on day one. This launch belongs to you as much as it does to us.
added🛠 Day-One Notes — Build 1.0.0New & Final in 1.0.0
changed🛠 Day-One Notes — Build 1.0.0Full localization across 10 languages — English, 한국어, 日本語, 中文, Français, Deutsch, Español, Português, Русский, Tiếng Việt.
added🛠 Day-One Notes — Build 1.0.0All map variants enabled in the rotation: Standard, Diamond, Twin Spire, Crossroads, Skull Alley, River, Boss Pick.
added⚔ Quick Recap — What You're BuyingRoguelike Deck-Building — every battle adds, upgrades, or culls cards. No two runs alike.
changed⚔ Quick Recap — What You're BuyingElemental Resonance — chain three same-element cards in a turn to detonate effects; Runecaster's Rune Chain rewards diversity instead.

Kingdom of Ashes - Fallen Era changes

changedSurvivors, Kingdom of Ashes is live . After every late-night forge, every balance pass, every encounter retuned at 2 a.m. — the kingdom finally burns on your screen instead of ours. Thank you for wishlisting, for waiting, and for showing up on day one. This launch belongs to you as much as it does to us.
addedNew & Final in 1.0.0
changedFull localization across 10 languages — English, 한국어, 日本語, 中文, Français, Deutsch, Español, Português, Русский, Tiếng Việt.
addedAll map variants enabled in the rotation: Standard, Diamond, Twin Spire, Crossroads, Skull Alley, River, Boss Pick.
addedRoguelike Deck-Building — every battle adds, upgrades, or culls cards. No two runs alike.

The Gates Are Open.

Survivors, Kingdom of Ashes is live. After every late-night forge, every balance pass, every encounter retuned at 2 a.m. — the kingdom finally burns on your screen instead of ours. Thank you for wishlisting, for waiting, and for showing up on day one. This launch belongs to you as much as it does to us.

🔥 Launch Discount — Live Now

-10% off for 7 days, ending June 12, 2026. If you've been on the fence — fence is on fire. Hop down.

🛠 Day-One Notes — Build 1.0.0

New & Final in 1.0.0

  • Full roster of 8 Fallen Heroes locked in, each with signature mechanic + Mastery perks.

  • Full localization across 10 languages — English, 한국어, 日本語, 中文, Français, Deutsch, Español, Português, Русский, Tiếng Việt.

  • All map variants enabled in the rotation: Standard, Diamond, Twin Spire, Crossroads, Skull Alley, River, Boss Pick.

  • Complete Relic Codex with stacking-synergy unlocks.

  • Full Ascension ladder live from day one.

Reporting bugs Please post repro steps in the Bug Reports sub-forum of the Steam Community Hub. Save files and a screenshot help us land fixes faster.

⚔ Quick Recap — What You're Buying

For anyone arriving today without the pre-launch context:

  • Roguelike Deck-Building — every battle adds, upgrades, or culls cards. No two runs alike.

  • Elemental Resonance — chain three same-element cards in a turn to detonate effects; Runecaster's Rune Chain rewards diversity instead.

  • Procedural Run Maps — 12-row branching paths with rare variants.

  • Living Encounter Nodes — Battles, Elites, Bosses, Shops, Rests, Treasures, Shrines, Mysteries, Echoes, Mimics, Gauntlets.

  • Persistent Meta — earn Ash, spend at the Forge; climb Ascension tiers after the first clear.

🗓 What's Next

Patch cadence starts immediately. Balance passes and bug fixes will ship via Steam updates with notes here in the Community Hub. Watch the Announcements tab on the store page.

💬 Spread the Ash

If the run gripped you — a Steam review is the single biggest thing you can do for us today. Honest is better than glowing. Tell us what worked, what didn't, what you'd burn down. Drop into the Steam Community Hub for builds, run screenshots, and arguments about which Hero is secretly the strongest. (It's the one you just lost with.)

Tight runs. Hand-tuned encounters. A soundtrack of ember and ruin. Lose, learn, forge, return. The kingdom is ash — and the crown is back in your hands. — The Kingdom of Ashes dev team

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