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Shepherds of the Abyss
Also known as Shepherds of the Abyss, shepherds of abyss, shepherds-of-the-abyss
Shepherds of the Abyss is an action-packed, multiplayer tower defense game - one inspired by some of the best tower defense mods for Warcraft 3 - with a heavy focus on mazing and strategy.
Last update
19 May 2026
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Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
18 updates
April 2017
- SotA on sale this week!SotA is participating in its first sale for this entire week. Let your friends know!
February 2017
- Patch 1.1 is now live!Patch 1.1 is now live! We wanted to address some of the primary feedback we've received from players, which was that the game was arguably too difficult. To that end, we made a few subtle but important balance changes t…
- Patch 1.1 is now live!Patch 1.1 is now live! We wanted to address some of the primary feedback we've received from players, which was that the game was arguably too difficult. To that end, we made a few subtle but important balance changes t…
November 2016
- Patch v1.0.1 notes: Usability Update Additional text was translated to German, Portuguese, and Russian Gameplay Changes Increased the base damage of the Bash Tower from 80 to 150 Removed the time limit on building betwe…Patch notes
- Patch v1.0.1 notes: Usability Update Additional text was translated to German, Portuguese, and Russian Gameplay Changes Increased the base damage of the Bash Tower from 80 to 150 Removed the time limit on building betwe…Patch notes
- First, let us extend our sincerest thanks to everyone that joined us for Early Access and helped us by playing and providing feedback. We really, really appreciate it and hope you enjoy the final game. As always, let us…Patch notes
- First, let us extend our sincerest thanks to everyone that joined us for Early Access and helped us by playing and providing feedback. We really, really appreciate it and hope you enjoy the final game. As always, let us…Patch notes
August 2016
- Hello, everyone! It’s been a few weeks since we released our last minor patch and we’ve been hard at work on our next major update, version 0.7, and we wanted to fill you in on what we’ve been doing. Cooperative Surviva…Store
- Hello, everyone! It’s been a few weeks since we released our last minor patch and we’ve been hard at work on our next major update, version 0.7, and we wanted to fill you in on what we’ve been doing. Cooperative Surviva…Store
July 2016
- Patch v0.6.3 is now live!This is a minor stability patch to fix a crash that was common in survival. Gameplay Changes Creatures with the Phase Out ability in Survival are now immune to all debuffs while Phased, such as roots, snares, and stuns.…
- Patch v0.6.3 is now live!This is a minor stability patch to fix a crash that was common in survival. Gameplay Changes Creatures with the Phase Out ability in Survival are now immune to all debuffs while Phased, such as roots, snares, and stuns.…
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