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Early Access Week 4-5
Shrapnel Early Access – Week 4–5 Thank you to everyone who has continued to jump into Early Access each week. With a full Operator roster now in play and an expanding arsenal, we’re seeing more defined playstyles, stron…
Store8 changesGameplayMaps - SHRAPNEL
April 9th Shrapnel Update
Added the first Free Battle Pass! Please see the release notes for full details and other fixes.
Announcement1 changeGameplay - SHRAPNEL
Play With The Devs
Operators, The Zone is evolving. This week, we're dropping the Free Battle Pass, everyone gets in on the rewards! And if you've been waiting to bring your crew into Shrapnel, the wait is over: team matchmaking is now li…
Event3 changesGameplay - SHRAPNEL
Play With The Devs
Operators, The Zone is evolving. This week, we're dropping the Free Battle Pass, everyone gets in on the rewards! And if you've been waiting to bring your crew into Shrapnel, the wait is over: team matchmaking is now li…
Event3 changesGameplay - SHRAPNEL
Hotfix
Hotfix Updates to Phantom remove camera shake Weapon tuning on DMR Bug fixes to shader loading and performance
Announcement1 changeFixPerformance - SHRAPNEL
PATCH NOTES — Week 3 | 03/25/26
Thanks to 420, Tony and Apogee who were our hotfix test subjects in the Zone for the latest hotfix. Hotfix Update 3/25/26: We have shipped targeted hot fixes to improve combat readability, correct unintended mitigation,…
Patch notes29 changes2 numericFix - SHRAPNEL
Dev Update Week 3
Shrapnel Early Access – Week 3 Steam post image Thank you to everyone who jumped into Week 2 of Early Access. With new Operators, a new weapon, and expanded progression, we saw a wider range of playstyles begin to take…
Announcement30 changesGameplayBalance - SHRAPNEL
Play With The Devs
Operators, Valdacha continues to recruit and deploy new Operators, weapons and perks into the Sacrifice zone. After another hard-fought week of Early Access, we are back in the Sacrifice Zone for two more Play With The…
Event3 changesGameplay - SHRAPNEL
Early Access Feedback Report
SHRAPNEL Early Access Feedback Survey Report March 2026 — 147 Responses 147 Responses Launch window 7.5/10 Overall Score Mean · Median 8 3.93/5 Combat Feel Positive lean 3.69/5 Match Pace Lowest rated Valdacha Intel: Yo…
Store13 changesFixPerformance - SHRAPNEL
Dev Update Week 2
Shrapnel Early Access – Week 2 Steam post image Thank you to everyone who joined us for Week 1 of Early Access. We had a lot a great battles, uncovered some important issues, and had loads of fun. Week 1 established the…
Announcement11 changesFixGameplay - SHRAPNEL
PATCH NOTES — Week 2 | 03/18/26
PATCH NOTES — Week 2 | 03/18/26 BUG FIXES Fixed an issue where textures and VFX would late load when deploying into a match Fixed a delay when attempting to pick up Sigma Fixed an issue preventing players from changing…
Patch notes3 changesFixPerformance - SHRAPNEL
Play With The Devs
Operators, The battle for Sigma continues. After an incredible first week of Early Access, we’re back in the Sacrifice Zone this Wednesday, March 18, at 1:00 PM PT and Friday, March 20, at 11:00 AM PT for our next Play…
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Game Dev Update — March 2026
Shrapnel Early Access – Week 1 Update: Day 1 & 2 of Shrapnel Early Access is officially in the books — and what a start it’s been. Thanks to player reports and feedback from the community, the team was able to quickly i…
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Play With The Devs
Operators, This Friday March 13 we’re hosting our first Play With The Devs session — and the Shrapnel team will be jumping into matches with the community. Developers — including the Head of Game Design — will be playin…
Event15 changes - SHRAPNEL
Improve Performance of Game Loading Screen
We submitted a fix to imrove game loading screen experience.
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Early Access Notice – Loading & Match Entry Issues
Update Operators: We've identified a fix for the stuck at 75% loading issue! Match loading time should be much better now. Day 1 is a wrap for Early Access. We're trilled with the turn out from the community, across Twi…
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