Announcement from Squad Command

Message from Sgt. Ross:

Hey Squaddies,

It's been a while since we last spoke like this.

I'm Dustin, some of you may know me as SgtRoss. In the early days of Offworld, we thrived on our close relationship with our community. That connection has been weakened at a fundamental level. As a Founder and Director of Community, I see and hear your frustration that we don't listen, feedback is ignored, playtests are disregarded, updates are rushed, and many more issues persist. And you're right. Trust has been shaken, and that's on us.

We want to make this right. Over the past couple of months, we have been working on a new development strategy for Squad where you matter, we listen, we are transparent, and collaboration with you is at the center of how we move forward with Squad.

Part of the changes we are making is leadership. I will be stepping down as an executive to help lead a new Community Development Team within Squad, while the highly experienced and tenured Executive Producer Peter Maurice will step in to support Howitzer and the team, and guide Squad's overall development. I will let Peter provide more details on what to expect next.

I am excited for what the future of Squad holds. Thank you for holding us accountable and for caring so deeply about Squad and our community. Without you, Squad wouldn't exist.

Message from PMO

Hey everyone,

I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself properly. I’m PMO, the Executive Producer for Squad here at Offworld. I joined the team a few months back, and honestly, it’s been a bit of a whirlwind — a lot of learning, listening, and trying to understand what really makes Squad tick.

The more time I’ve spent with the game and with all of you, the more I’ve come to appreciate what Squad truly is at its core — a community-driven experience built on teamwork, communication, and passion. Somewhere along the way, we’ve lost sight of that. We haven’t done a good enough job listening, engaging, or delivering on the things that matter most to you. That needs to change, and that change starts now.

We’re shifting our focus back to community-first development. It won’t happen overnight, and we’ll probably stumble a few times along the way — but we’re committed to owning our mistakes and learning from them. That’s my promise to you.

As part of this shift, we’ve made some changes on the design leadership side to help us move forward with a renewed vision for Squad. A big piece of that vision is a brand-new Community Development Team. Their entire purpose is to listen, engage, and deliver — to focus on the things you’ve been asking for: long-standing bugs, quality-of-life improvements, and community wishlist items.

You’ll be hearing from me and this team a lot more often, and they’ll be putting together a public roadmap so you can see what’s being worked on and what’s coming next. The goal is to be more transparent, more responsive, and more consistent in how we communicate and update the game. That starts today, as we want to hear from you. Below this update, there is a link to a player survey where we want to hear about your honest thoughts on the current state of Squad.

We know we’ve dropped the ball when it comes to regular updates, and we’re going to fix that. This new structure will help us get smaller, meaningful updates out more frequently, rather than waiting for huge patches that take