Rogue Spirit News

Hey Spirits, James here, Brand Community Manager at 505 Games, working with the team at Kids with Sticks on Rogue Spirit.

It is my absolute pleasure to announce that Rogue Spirit, v1.0 is AVAILABLE NOW!

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Our Early Access journey has come to an end, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the help of the community throughout our journey.

The reason we chose Early Access was to allow the community to help us guide and balance the game’s rogue-lite abilities, as well as get the perspective of the players while fleshing out our world – it turns out all this information was invaluable.

During Early Access we implemented the following;

[h2]9 NEW CHARACTERS (18 in Total) [/h2]

• Slicer – Uses a Japanese war fan user that engages in melee combat.
  
• Deadeye – Wielding a bow they rain down damage from above.
  
• Reaver – With their Kusarigama and can inflict damage on more than 1 enemy at a time.
  
• Marksman – A Crossbow user who deals damage from afar.
  
• Mantis – An Amazon-based character – master of a deadly sword.
  
• Harpooner – Shoot harpoons at range or quickly close in on enemies from distance using your secondary ability.
  
• Chief – A dual-wielding axe user who can also throw his axes from distance.
  
• Sabre – A sword-wielding Amazonian woman with a powerful ground slam attack.
  
• Crusher – Attacking with dual maces, Crusher is deadly in close-corner encounters.
• Added in v1.0
  

[h2]2 NEW BIOMES (10 Levels in Total) [/h2]

• The Forest of Souls (2x levels)
  
• Divine Peak (2x levels)
  

[h2]2 NEW BOSSES (5 Total) [/h2]

• Aspect of Decay
  
• Demon King
  

[h2]COMBAT UPDATES [/h2]

• Improvements to Dash, Parry and enemy/boss AI.
  
• Updated skills loop to make it easier to find some skills through natural gameplay.
  
• Many new skills were added (i.e. Fire tornado, Blink, Glue bomb, Electric Trap, Frozen Orb, Flamethrower, Frost Wall, Body Spawn, etc)
  

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[h2]3x NEW FAMILIARS[/h2]

• Amara (Revives the Player Once)
  
• Vina (Electric)
  
• Canda (Laser)
  

[h2]WORLD & LORE UPDATES[/h2]

• A Journal, where you can learn more about combat, enemies, bosses, and the Kingdom of Midra.
  
• New Spirit Bridge – A hub in-between levels giving players a chance to purchase wares and heal.
  
• New Spirit puzzles unlock secrets throughout each level.
  
• Complete a list of objectives to help you unlock perma-upgrades for each new run.
  

[h2]NEW MODES [/h2]

• Unlock run modifiers which present new challenges for players to master (i.e. Lone Wolf – the player cannot swap bodies).
  
• A Time Attack mode will give players a chance to set new records against friends for running through levels and defeating enemies!
• Added in v1.0
  

As you can see you’ve helped A LOT – thank you 😊

We hope you enjoy playing Rogue Spirit as much as we have making it. We can’t wait to see what you do with the new Time Attack and Photo Mode. Don’t forget to share with us on social media using #RogueSpirit.

[h3]It’s time to save Midra, Spirits [/h3]

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Rogue Spirit v1.0 Patch Notes – 7th March 2023

• New Time Attack mode with online leaderboards,
  
• New playable character: Crusher,
  

Rogue Spirit, is available now

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Hey Spirits, James here, Brand Community Manager at 505 Games and working with the team at Kids with Sticks on Rogue Spirit.

Today, we’re launching v0.99. The final update before launching 1.0 next month. This update addresses several fixes and balances that the community have reported over the past few weeks. Thank you all for your help in navigating some of these. You can see all the changes below 👇

Throughout this Early Access period, you have helped us to shape the game far beyond its initial concept and we are so grateful.

V1.0 will be a celebration of not only all the teams’ hard work but also yours too.

We’ll be seeing you real soon.

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[h3]Rogue Spirit v0.99 Patch Notes – 7th February 2023 [/h3]

- Removed the possibility of breaking other active actions with a dash action.
- Improved dash mechanic - making it easier to dash out from difficult situations.
- Added a ‘perfect parry’ mechanic that can block charged attacks.
- Now if a player is attempting to block a ‘charged’ attack (and is unable to ‘perfect’ parry), the player will receive 80% of damage, but will lose some stamina, and will get kicked away.
- Improved AI behaviour - enemies will give players more space if they are not currently attacking - this should result in less pressure during group fights.
- Improved and rebalanced demons.
- Fixes for AI perception and player detection.
- Elite enemies rebalancing.
- Boss fights rebalanced and fixes.
- Improved freeze-frame system during player's attacks - now player should feel attacks as more powerful and less glitchy.
- Game rebalancing.
- Lots of bug fixes.
- Lots of optimizations.
- Improved Photo Mode functions.

James (Brand Community Manager, 505 Games)

Hey Spirits,

Yep, it's that time of year again, the Steam Awards are now LIVE - and we want your help! We would love it if you could vote for Rogue Spirit in any available category, but most importantly, the Labor of Love award.

While we're here, we want to thank you for your continued support on Rogue Spirit. Since releasing last year in Early Access, we've been working hard behind the scenes, making the final tweaks and balances to make your favorite game the best it can be. Your messages, comments, streams and videos are what keep us going and we can't wait to share what we have in store with you next year.

Keep at it Spirits!



Still haven't picked up Rogue Spirit? Now is the perfect time to save Midra! From now until November 29th, get 40% off Rogue Spirit here on Steam as part of the Steam Autumn Sale.



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Hey Spirits,

Yep, it’s James again, Brand Community Manager at 505 Games and working with Kids with Sticks on Rogue Spirit!

ICYMI, we announced v0.98 at the Tokyo Game Show – which was amazing to be a part of. You can catch up on the latest news here.

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Rogue Spirit - A Journey Through Midra: TGS2022 Special

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To co-inside with the release of v0.98, and a well-requested update to Photo Mode, we wanted to celebrate with you – the community.

Throughout the 505 Games Publisher Sale event (which runs from 15th – 22nd September) we want you to snap your favourite characters to a theme. Share your pictures with us on Steam, or on social media. Then our favourite shots will be shared and celebrated in an upcoming blog and shared across the Rogue Spirit and official 505 Games social media accounts!

This event’s theme is... ACTION

Get snapping spirits and don’t forget, when posting to social media, use the #RogueSpirit.

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Follow the official Rogue Spirit social channels below:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RogueSpiritGame
Twitter - https://twitter.com/RogueSpiritGame
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roguespiritgame/

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Hey everyone, James here, Brand Community Manager at 505 Games and working with the Kids with Sticks team on Rogue Spirit!

Happy Tokyo Game Show! It feels good to be back and to celebrate there again – and more importantly, we’re thrilled to announce a small update to Rogue Spirit, v0.98

Check out more info on the A Journey Through Midra: Tokyo Game Show Special below

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Rogue Spirit - A Journey Through Midra: TGS2022 Special

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[h2]NEW CHARACTER: SABRE[/h2]
As part of v0.98, we’re introducing a brand-new character to the roster, Sabre.

A strong Amazonian woman, who wields a deadly blade, Sabre is ready to slice through Famine like it was nothing! Sabre’s primary attack is a solid sharp swing of her sword, which can deal a high amount of damage with just one hit. You don’t want to get in the way of that. During her secondary attack, Sabre leaps high into the air and slams her blade down onto the ground with an all-mighty force! Be prepared, she packs a punch.

[h2]PHOTO MODE IMPROVEMENTS [/h2]

Virtual Photographers, we’ve heard you!

Firstly, we want to thank everyone who’s taken the time to create some amazing shots of Rogue Spirit. When we designed our biomes, we wanted to make a world that you’ll want to capture and you’re certainly delivering.

Photo mode is still in its infancy, and we’re taking the time to listen to your feedback and understand the tools that you want when creating your shots – let us know in the comments below!!

However, today we’ve added a few additions to photo mode that we feel will make a big difference. We’ve added controller support to make the process of capturing your shots more familiar. We’ve also rebuilt the UI to allow for more creativity and movement within the camera, as well as adding a few more lenses. We can’t wait to see what you can create!

[h2]ONE MORE THING [/h2]

Lastly, we‘ve got one more thing to share... we can now confirm that Rogue Spirit v1.0 is launching on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and Epic Games on March 7th, 2023!

We can’t wait for you to get your controllers on Rogue Spirit!

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Rogue Spirit v0.98 Patch Notes – 15th September 2022

- New Character: Sabre
- Photo Mode Controller Support & Improvements
- Bug Fixes and Optimizations

See you in Midra, Spirits

- James (Brand Community Manager, 505 Games)

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