Arcadium - Space Odyssey News

[h2]January Release Date![/h2][p]Arcadium – Space Odyssey will officially release in January 2026, just a few months away!
Check out the Release Date Trailer to see what's coming:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][hr][/hr][h3]What’s New[/h3][p]This update brings major improvements, community-driven polish, and expanded platform and language support.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Simplified Chinese Localization[/h3][p]Thanks to the Arcadium Discord community, the game is now fully available in Simplified Chinese![/p][hr][/hr][h3]Mac Support[/h3][p]Both the demo and the full game (at launch) now fully support macOS.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Big Gameplay & UI Update[/h3][p]These changes were heavily influenced by the great feedback from the r/SteamDeck community. Thank you for helping refine the game![/p]

• [p]Improved joystick sensitivity in menus; selections should now feel smoother and more controlled. [/p]
• [p]Added an animated white outline to better highlight the current selection.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in the Loadout screen where closing a skill description always moved the selection back to Play.[/p]
• [p]Slightly increased overall difficulty: the first depth remains introductory, while later depths offer more challenge.[/p]
• [p]Added icons to event arrows (e.g., shops, broken allies, etc.) for clarity.[/p]
• [p]Simplified several ability descriptions.[/p]
• [p]Fixed localization issues in planet resource labels.[/p]
• [p]Various minor fixes and improvements.[/p]

[hr][/hr][h3]Wishlist & Join the Community[/h3][p]If you’re excited for the January release, wishlist Arcadium – Space Odyssey to get notified the moment it launches!
[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Join the Arcadium Discord to chat, give feedback, and see behind-the-scenes updates:[/p][p]https://discord.com/invite/5JwM7DcWPv[/p][h2][/h2]

[p]Thanks to everyone from r/SteamDeck who tested Arcadium - Space Odyssey!
The community confirmed that the game runs smoothly on the Deck, keeping stable FPS and excellent battery life. Controls work well in both handheld and docked mode, and I’ll keep fine-tuning sensitivity before launch.[/p][p]I’m hoping to get Arcadium: Space Odyssey officially Steam Deck Verified before release.[/p][p]Thanks again for all the feedback and support, it’s been incredibly helpful![/p]

[p]New Features & Content[/p][p]
New Language: The game is now fully available in French.[/p][p]New Stage: Discover a new stage introducing Cosmic Essence, which now begins to drop across the galaxy.[/p][p]
Game Improvements[/p][p][/p][p]Quality of Life: You can now right-click artifacts to equip or unequip them.[/p][p]Balance Update: Spaceship traits have been slightly strengthened.[/p][p][/p][p]Bug Fixes and General Improvements[/p][p]Fixed an issue where auto-saving failed in late-game.[/p][p]Fixed an issue where aliens stopped moving in late-game.[/p][p]UI Improvements: The label “All Talents” has been updated to “View All Talents” for better clarity.[/p][p]Bug Fixes:[/p][p]Fixed an issue where minibosses could die while teleporting.[/p][p]General: Various fixes and optimizations to improve stability and performance.[/p]

[p]This is one of the last big updates before full release. If you haven’t already, please consider adding the game to your Wishlist, it really helps visibility on Steam and lets you know as soon as the exact release date is announced![/p][p]I’m also working on localization with the help of the community. The game is now fully playable in Spanish (with more languages coming soon). If you’d like to help with translations, feel free to reach out on our Discord Server![/p][p]Finally, if you enjoy the game, please share it with friends, communities, or content creators you follow. Word of mouth is one of the best ways for indie games like this to grow. 💜[/p][h3]
What’s New in This Update[/h3][p]Four New Stages[/p]

• [p]Depth 3: First encounters with aliens that transform.[/p]
• [p]Depth 5: Variant stage with only verdant planets (rich in HP).[/p]
• [p]Depth 11: Aliens evolve into even stronger forms.[/p]
• [p]Depth 14: Variant stage with only icy and oceanic planets (rich in EXP).[/p]

[p]Aliens Overhaul[/p]

• [p]Visual upgrades for most aliens.[/p]
• [p]Biomes now have stronger identities (colors, abilities, mechanics).[/p]

[p]New Content[/p]

• [p]New artifact: Reboot Core, with its own mission.[/p]
• [p]New items: Power Core and Aegis Ward.[/p]
• [p]New mission: Lighthouses of the Void (for the artifact Voidborn Dilemma).[/p]
• [p]Several spaceships are now unlocked through missions that better fit their themes:[/p]
  • [p]Janus → unlocked via Fleet Power.[/p]
  • [p]Cupid → unlocked via Repair Protocol.[/p]
  • [p]Antevorta → unlocked via Bullet Hell.[/p]
  • [p]Mendacius → unlocked via Ice Shatter.[/p]

[p]Gameplay & Systems[/p]

• [p]New dynamic panel showing more details about interactables and the correct button.[/p]
• [p]Touch screens now use a proper interact button; it’s hidden elsewhere.[/p]
• [p]Added new planets and moons – there are now 135 different planets![/p]
• [p]Missions scale better in their tiers (Tier 1 missions were too easy).[/p]
• [p]Pause menu now shows all item information (cooldowns for active items were missing).[/p]
• [p]Aliens from contaminated planets have been nerfed.[/p]
• [p]Most common active items have been revised and buffed.[/p]

[p]Fixes & Improvements[/p]

• [p]Fixed “empty” markets appearing late-game.[/p]
• [p]Fixed winning after dying at the last second.[/p]
• [p]Fixed music aliens still playing music after death.[/p]
• [p]Fixed several issues with in-game notifications.[/p]
• [p]Fixed rare cases where the game wouldn’t save.[/p]
• [p]Various improvements and polish.[/p]

[p]Thank you all for playing, supporting, and giving feedback![/p]

[p]New Features & Content[/p][p]New items: Miner Beacon and Phoenix Storm.
Added keyboard and controller input glyphs to the game.
[/p][p]Game Improvements[/p][p]Various balance improvements to talents, artifacts, items and skills.
Reduced mass of elite enemies so pull and push abilities better work on them.
Adjusted gold pricing for common and rare items, and various interactions; increased gold resources from various planets.
Added a hard cap of 10 allies to the game; the % hp reduction overtime from some allies has been removed.
The final wave background now shifts to the reddish "Arcadium" background, and is now also animated during the final wave.
Slighty increased the base movement speed of all the spaceships.
Also the fifth stage is now available through the demo.[/p][p][/p][p]Bug Fixes and General Improvements[/p][p]Fixed an issue where, after dying, the HP bar was still visible.
Fixed an issue where, "clear bomb" (from revives, end-game and cosmic rings) was not killing undead aliens (just transforming them).
Fixed an issue where the projectiles from Vulcan were targetting celestial beacons.
Fixed an issue where rerolling without gold would still change the current selections in the talent tree (only visually).
Fixed an issue where Living Sun item was still mentioning a duration.
Fixed a visual bug with Living Sun on game resume.
Fixed an issue where entities could spawn without full HP.
Fixed an issue where fiery phoenix was being destroyed by enemies explosions (treated as a simple bullet).
Fixed performance issues with stars and ricochet.
Fixed an issue where revenge blast and similar abilities could spawn indefinitely; also fixed an issue where those same abilities were not properly triggered when they had to.
Fixed an issue where a certain sundry alien could be invincible forever.
Fixed an issue where the game would still display 15 minutes stages, despite the stages now being 12 minutes.
Various fixes and improvements.[/p]