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Steam News 16 February 20263mo ago

New items, mission updates, survival mode and a new farming mechanic!

Hello Everyone! We’re getting closer to the release and we thought it was about time to make a real chonky update to the demo to show off even more of the cool features that you can expect in Vortica. If you haven’t pla…

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changedHello Everyone!We’re getting closer to the release and we thought it was about time to make a real chonky update to the demo to show off even more of the cool features that you can expect in Vortica. If you haven’t played in a while, now’s the time to dive in. Let’s dig a little deeper in what we have in store for you.
addedDemo Updates:A big bunch of new items and new NPCs Many new weapons and items have been added: Thermal Lance, Advanced Health Kit, Hearty Rations, Combat Shotgun, Entity Scanner, Vortalometer, Device Capacitor, Focused Flashlight, Flood Light, Studded Boots, Light Visor, Swivel Mount, Heat Capacitor, NanoFlux Incubator, Heat Capacity Chip, Move Speed Chip, Reload Speed Chip, Shield Chip, Stamina Capacity Chip and Shield/Health drops. Added two new rescuable NPCs to join your crew. (no spoilers!) One of which is also a new playable character.
addedDemo Updates:Farming time! A new Farming mechanic with 10 new items added. You can now grow resources in your base, you just have to remember to water the plants between missions!
addedDemo Updates:Some big mission updates Two new mission types have been added: Destroyed Space Station Debris and Planet Surface. The maps have also gotten many new visual doodads added to map generation for variety. There are also two new modifiers, Magnetic Anomaly which can mess with the trajectory of projectiles, and Nano Printer which lets you print one free item from a selection, adding more loadout customization. Findable DataLogs that flesh out the story of Vortica, and offer more rewards for exploration!
addedDemo Updates:Added Survival game mode You can now play Survival mode. In this mode, everything is fully randomized including items, enemies, and more. Survival mode offers endless replayability, but death is permanent.
addedDemo Updates:General Improvements Many UI/UX Improvements, bug and crash fixes, and tons of balancing changes 20 new songs by the talented Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Hello Everyone!

We’re getting closer to the release and we thought it was about time to make a real chonky update to the demo to show off even more of the cool features that you can expect in Vortica. If you haven’t played in a while, now’s the time to dive in. Let’s dig a little deeper in what we have in store for you.

Demo Updates:

  • A big bunch of new items and new NPCs

    • Many new weapons and items have been added: Thermal Lance, Advanced Health Kit, Hearty Rations, Combat Shotgun, Entity Scanner, Vortalometer, Device Capacitor, Focused Flashlight, Flood Light, Studded Boots, Light Visor, Swivel Mount, Heat Capacitor, NanoFlux Incubator, Heat Capacity Chip, Move Speed Chip, Reload Speed Chip, Shield Chip, Stamina Capacity Chip and Shield/Health drops.

    • Added two new rescuable NPCs to join your crew. (no spoilers!) One of which is also a new playable character.

  • Farming time!

    • A new Farming mechanic with 10 new items added. You can now grow resources in your base, you just have to remember to water the plants between missions!

  • Some big mission updates

    • Two new mission types have been addedDestroyed Space Station Debris and Planet Surface. The maps have also gotten many new visual doodads added to map generation for variety.

    • There are also two new modifiers, Magnetic Anomaly which can mess with the trajectory of projectiles, and Nano Printer which lets you print one free item from a selection, adding more loadout customization.

    • Findable DataLogs that flesh out the story of Vortica, and offer more rewards for exploration!

  • Added Survival game mode

    • You can now play Survival mode. In this mode, everything is fully randomized including items, enemies, and more. Survival mode offers endless replayability, but death is permanent.

  • General Improvements

    • Many UI/UX Improvements, bug and crash fixes, and tons of balancing changes

    • 20 new songs by the talented Karl Casey @White Bat Audio

You can now forget to water your plants in Vortica too!

The new updated demo is available now, simply update or download it here on the Steam page.

As usual 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! [dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2980170/Vortica/"]

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Steam News / 16 February 2026

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