ARBO Arena Tactics News

[p][/p][p]The SPEEDRUN CONTEST is going LIVE at 13:00 ET | 17:00 UTC today![/p][p]Join our Highlord’s Judgement Incursion SPEEDRUN CONTEST and claim your share of $1,000 in prizes![/p][p]🎯 Objective: Defeat Highlord Greil in the fewest Rounds + Turns.[/p][p]💰 Prizes: 🥇$500 🥈$300🥉$200[/p][p]📅 Contest Deadline: Sept 15, 2025 (19:59 ET | 23:59 UTC)[/p][p]🚀 How to Enter:[/p]

1. [p]Claim your Steam key at https://arbo.xyz/[/p]
2. [p]If you already have a key, open ARBO in your Steam Library[/p]
3. [p]Beat the Highlord’s Judgement Incursion & record your victory[/p]
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   • [p]Screenshot of leaderboard entry (Round/Turn)[/p]
   • [p]Link to your social post[/p]

[p]👉 Full rules & eligibility details: [/p][p]https://arbo.xyz/news/speed-run-contest-official-rules[/p][p][/p][p]Sharpen your tactics. Highlord Greil won’t wait. 🗡️🔥[/p]

[p][/p][p]After months of iteration, we’re thrilled to launch our limited-time playtest for ARBO: Arena Tactics from August 22–29 — and this time, the entire game is unlocked for you to explore, free to play![/p][p]Whether you’re a returning player or joining for the first time, now’s the perfect time to jump in, test your mettle, and see what’s new.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Register for Your Free Steam Key[/h3][p]🆓Claim your spot by registering your email here: https://arbo.xyz/[/p][p]🆓Already have a key from a previous test? Just launch ARBO from your Steam Library and join the fight.[/p][p][/p][p]How to claim your game on Steam: [/p]

1. [p]Open the Steam client and log in.[/p]
2. [p]In the top menu, click Games → Activate a Product on Steam.[/p]
3. [p]Click Next, then I Agree.[/p]
4. [p]Enter your Steam key exactly as shown above, then click Next.[/p]
5. [p]The game will appear in your Library — click Install to start playing.[/p]
6. [p]Support us by wishlisting the game on our Steam store page.[/p]

[hr][/hr][h3]What’s New in This Playtest[/h3][p]We’ve been busy polishing, expanding, and adding new ways to play:[/p]

• [p]🗺️ Two new maps, including the ice-encrusted Vale of Midir and lava-soaked Abyssal Pit, each with its own unique tactical secrets![/p]
• [p]🧠 A first-time user onboarding/tutorial experience![/p]
• [p]⚔️ A groundbreaking new game mode: Prompt Battler, which lets you wield the game’s AI system to cooperatively fight matches or test out your Decks![/p]
• [p]✨ Tons of cosmetic upgrades, slicker animations, new VFX and sound FX, and major polish to the menus and UI![/p]
• [p]🔓 New Protocol Cards, Ops, Caches, Base Cosmetics, and other treats to unlock and discover![/p]
• [p]🛡️ Boss Battle-Like Incursions Mode, where you can pit your best Squads against ultra-challenging foes with impossible odds in hopes of achieving immortal glory![/p]

[hr][/hr][h3]Daily Leaderboard Challenge[/h3][p]To celebrate the playtest, we’re running a Daily Leaderboard Challenge:[/p][p]From Aug 22–29, the #1 player on the leaderboard each day will win a Steam gift card prize.[/p][p]It’s your chance to claim glory, show off your skills, and earn rewards![/p][p]Note: The same player can only claim this prize twice during the playtest. Winners will be contacted via their registered email.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Core Features You’ll Experience:[/h3]

• [p]4 playable Hero Classes – Tanky Worldforgers, stealthy Specters, bloodthirsty Reavers, and celestial Archons.[/p]
• [p]60+ Protocol Cards and 60+ Trait Ops for endless tactical combinations.[/p]
• [p]Multiple Game Modes: PvP Ranked, PvP Casual, PvE vs AI, Incursions, and the new Prompt Battler.[/p]
• [p]Dynamic Arenas with destructible obstacles, terrain effects (ice, lava, tar, etc.), and different win conditions.[/p]
• [p]Leaderboards to track wins, ELO, and daily challenge standings.[/p]
• [p]Cosmetics and other unlockable items.[/p]

[hr][/hr][h3]A Note on Bugs[/h3][p]While ARBO: Arena Tactics is more fleshed-out and polished than ever, it’s still in active development — some features may be unrefined or missing final VFX/SFX. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us, so please share your thoughts on our Discord or in our user survey.[/p][hr][/hr][p]Creating this game has been an unpredictable but deeply rewarding journey, and we can’t wait to share the progress with you. Whether you’re brawling in Classic PvP or experimenting with the Prompt Battler, we hope you’ll enjoy exploring our fractured galaxy and discovering new ways to ascend beyond your wildest dreams.[/p][p][/p][p]See you in battle![/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Wishlist Now to Support Us[/h2][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

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Hey everyone!

We wanted to drop a quick follow-up about last week’s Alpha playtest, and talk a little about what y’all can expect to see next for ARBO: Arena Tactics.

Overall, it was an amazing week that let our team finally watch a batch of brand new players interacting with our game’s core mechanics, and we appreciate all the attention and feedback that y’all gave us throughout.

Among the week’s many highlights, our Game Designers had a blast getting schooled by Discord community members and showing off some of the most diabolical combos and utilities of our Cyclone Launcher Weapon. Several other members of our Game Dev team were also lucky enough to engage some cool Twitch Streamers in epic matches (which you should check out right now!).

We also heard tons of great ideas from y’all about how to improve our game experience in big and small ways. As we’re preparing for the next round of playtests (which we’ll announce soon!), here are some of the things that we’re hoping to implement by then:

- A Full-Screen Mode for PC Players, so you can better immerse yourself in the action
- Better Tooltips that will quickly inform you about the mechanics of our Ops, Protocols, and other abilities
- Redesign of our Strategy-building experience
- Some key under-the-hood enhancements that’ll let the game client run smoother on both Mac and PC
- Additional animations to make many of our characters’ moves more dazzling and impactful
- Fewer bugs and various game balance changes

We’ll be trickling out more updates and content in the coming days, and we hope you’ll keep in touch with us and spread the word about what we’re building here. Be sure to check out our Discord to meet and chat with other community members, and stay tuned to our social media accounts if you’d like to keep up with all the latest updates as they happen.

Again, a million thanks from our team, and we can’t wait to share more of the ARBO: Arena Tactics universe with you very soon!

[h2]Wishlist Now To Support Us[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2914810/ARBO_Arena_Tactics/

The time has come to lead your Squad to victory as a master of 1v1 turn-based combat in the ARBO: Arena Tactics February Alpha Playtest!

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[h2]Register Now[/h2]
Curious to be a part of the fun? Register now to become a playtester for us. Keys will be distributed on the 17th.
✅ https://community.arbo.xyz/


[h2]Features[/h2]

• 4 playable Hero Classes, each with unique traits and proficiencies
  
• 6 Premade Combat Strategies, each designed to showcase different playstyles
  
• 60 different playable Protocol cards
  
• 30 different playable Trait Ops
  
• Numerous Modes: PvP Ranked Mode with a Timer, PvP Casual Mode with no Timer, and a PvE Mode vs. an AI Player
  
• Fully-interactive battle Arena, with two Win Conditions, destructible Obstacles, dynamic Line of Sight system, and environmental Hexes with unique properties
  
• Info modals that provide tooltips, values, and other in-game info
  
• A Leaderboard that tracks all Alpha players’ win record and ELO
  

[h2]Note on Bugs[/h2]
Because ARBO: Arena Tactics is in such an early stage of development, some of the Ops, Protocols, mechanics, UI elements, and other interactions in the game aren't yet fully rigged or animated. While some are fully playable, others are missing polish, VFX, SFX, and features that have yet to be implemented. Above all, we encourage our playtesters to share their open and honest feedback with us so we can make the best game possible. All feedback is good feedback, so don't be shy!

Creating this game has been such a long, unpredictable journey for our team, and we’re so proud to finally get to welcome our first round of players into the unique gaming experience that we’ve crafted.
We hope you enjoy all the incredible things that you’ll soon discover in ARBO: Arena Tactics! Creating this game has been such a long, unpredictable journey for our team, and we’re so proud to finally get to welcome our first round of players into the unique gaming experience that we’ve crafted. See you in battle!

[h2]Wishlist Now To Support Us[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2914810/ARBO_Arena_Tactics/