Raiders Rise – Community Update | Sprint 28

🎮 Raiders Rise – Sprint 28 Community Update Welcome to a new update! This sprint has been strongly focused on preparing the playable demo, while continuing to polish key systems, improve the player experience, and add new social and visual features. Here’s everything we’ve been working on.

🧩 Demo Preparation and Core Systems 🎯 Demo Status Nos hemos centrado en dejar lista la experiencia de la demo jugable, puliendo elementos clave como:

• Battle Pass

  

• Reward system

  

The demo also includes UI improvements to give clear feedback about unavailable features (for example, the shop redirects to the platform page).

We have also expanded and refined the notification system, which is now used consistently across the game, improving clarity for player actions and rewards.

🧠 Tutorial and Onboarding The tutorial system has received major improvements:

✅ Level 1

• Fully polished and refined

• More structured and accessible guidance for new players

🔄 Improved Learning Flow Complex actions are now broken into smaller steps:

• Example: abilities explained step by step (aim → hold → release) This helps prevent players from missing important mechanics.

🤝 Co-op Introduction The tutorial now includes:

• Teamplay mechanics

• Reviving teammates

• Coordinated actions (such as opening doors together)

  

📈 Goal Ensure that new players fully understand the gameplay from the start.

⚙️ Systems and Platform Features 🎮 UI and Navigation Improvements

• Improved character selection and browsing screen

• Clearer scrolling and focus

• Full controller support

• Redesigned character info panels

  

🔗 Social and Streaming Features

📡 Join Streamers System New feature that allows players to join a streamer’s match via a link:

• Works from shared links (Twitch, Discord, etc.)

• Cross-region and cross-session compatible

• Works even if the game is already open

🤝 Support-a-Creator System Creator codes have been added:

• Players can support creators through in-game purchases

• Creators receive rewards based on usage

Special visual identifiers have also been added for:

• Streamers

• Developers

• Community ambassadors

  

🎨 New Skins New skins have been added and finalized.

Steam post image

🎬 Presentation and Art Work has started on:

• New splash screen

• Character renders for marketing

🌍 Level Design and Environments 🗺 Planet Progress Work continues on Planet 3:

• Collider work

• Level design iteration

🎨 Visuals and Marketing Assets

• New environment renders created for marketing

• Ongoing work on the main menu (home screen)

🏁 Sprint Wrap-Up

This sprint has been key to preparing the demo and consolidating core systems, while continuing to improve the player experience, add new tools, and expand visual and social content.

➡️ Don’t forget to add Raiders Rise to your Steam wishlist ➡️ Join our Discord and take part in upcoming playtests

See you in the next update — and until then, keep raiding! 🚀