Vortica
Steam News 16 January 20264mo ago

Welcome 2026! A status update from the Vortica Team!

Hello Everyone! Long time no see! We’ve been deeply focused on continued development and are making good progress. We’re approaching release later this year. :) The demo has also been updated during the fall, so if you’…

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addedHello Everyone!The demo has also been updated during the fall, so if you’ve missed that take a look. Depending on when you last played these are some of the new things that have been added.
addedA short outline of updatesNew Enemy - Grubler
addedA short outline of updatesAdded ~10 new songs!
addedA short outline of updatesAdded Borderless Fullscreen mode
changedA short outline of updatesSome balance adjustments
addedA short outline of updatesNew system for how planets are unlocked and new missions are generated

Hello Everyone!

Long time no see! We’ve been deeply focused on continued development and are making good progress. We’re approaching release later this year. :)

The demo has also been updated during the fall, so if you’ve missed that take a look. Depending on when you last played these are some of the new things that have been added.

A short outline of updates

  • CosmeticNew EnemyGrubler
  • Added ~10 new songs!

  • Added Borderless Fullscreen mode

  • Some balance adjustments

  • New system for how planets are unlocked and new missions are generated

  • Slightly adjusted difficulty in some areas

  • Slightly improved Rusty Automatic but also slightly nerfed Pump Shotgun item!

  • Added Dash to Sprint Shoes (swoosh!)

  • A bunch of bug fixes and tons of small stuff here and there

New Art

We’ve also gotten a facelift with new capsule art, courtesy of Fernando Abravanel:

We’ve got a really exciting few months coming up, with a much larger demo update in the works, before entering the release phase. Stay tuned for more news here, and if you’re curious about the development, want to send in your best ideas for items and gear, would like to be part of release playtests or just want to chat, join the Discord!

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Steam News / 16 January 2026

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