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GNOMES is my new favourite tower defense game that blends in roguelike mechanics

If you don't hear from me much over this week (or for the rest of this month), it's because I'm dedicating my time to playing GNOMES. A new tower defense roguelike hybrid from developer DYSTOPIAN with ever-expanding biomes to battle through.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/gnomes-is-my-new-favourite-tower-defense-game-that-blends-in-roguelike-mechanics/

Patch 1.03D: Hotfix

Sup Gnomies,

A few quick changes to help improve some issues, particularly around endless mode.

    [h3]Added Video Settings Menu
    [/h3]
  • Vsync
  • FPS cap
  • Resize to Set Resolutions
  • Removed performance bottlenecks from lategame endless
    [h3]Bugfixes[/h3]
  • Cactus level ups without Sombrero fixed
  • Improved VFX ordering
  • Huckleberry pie gives 5% xp boost
  • Added screenshot option to defeated screen
  • Game modes are now shown in unlock screen


Cheers,
Tommy and Patrick
DYSTOPIAN

Patch 1.03A: Hot Fix

  • Changed Deathcap rarity to Uncommon and changed its effect to double the number of enemy chunks
  • Changed Summoning Portal to require adequate population for summoned Gnomes

Patch 1.03: Hot Fix

[h2]Patch 1.03[/h2]

Sup Gnomies,

Just a quick hotfix update with what we've been working on over the last few days. Thanks every one for being so patient with us. We're beaten and burned but the amazing support has helped give us the mana regen buff we've needed to keep going!

    Some Endless Mode Performance Improvements
  • Removed unnecessary logging
  • Capped max number of enemies in endless mode (minimal difference to the outcome of the round but drastically improves performance)

    Achievements Fix
  • Changed how achievements are logged. Hopefully solves the problems people are having (thank you for you patience with this)
  • Achievements are now awarded at the end of each day

    Improved UI/UX:
  • Sewer Pipe now changes appearance of swamp tiles
  • Diamond Tier Trophy added for our endless loving Gnomies


If you haven't already, please leave us a review, it really helps with the visibility of Gnomes. We're trying our best to reach Overwhelmingly Positive which requires 500 reviews at 95% positive. So far we are very much on track with over 300 reviews at 98% positive!

Thanks everyone for you support, please keep sending us bug reports and feedback, we're going to continue making improvements. Even if we don't have the time to respond, we read everything and are focused on improving the game in every area we can.

In the near future, we'll announce a roadmap with our future plans for Gnomes. This will include some of the big features everyone has been begging for as well as some new content.

Stay Tuned,
Tommy and Patrick
DYSTOPIAN

10,000 SALES IN 4 DAYS!

Hello Gnomies,

It's been an absolutely crazy couple of days for Gnomes! As I write this post, over 11,000 people decided to become one of the Gnomies. Welcome everyone, and thank you all for your trusting a couple of scrappy, unknown indie devs with your hard earned time and money. Your support has given us the opportunity of a lifetime we can't wait to deliver on all of our promised for Gnomes and make more exciting games in the future!



We've also already had almost 200 positive reviews are on track for the fabled Overwhelmingly Positive score. Thank you everyone who's left a review already, it's really motivated us to keep working hard and improve the game, as well as helped us realise what people really care about when looking for their next game. If you haven't already, please leave us a review and let us know what you think, it really helps us out a lot!



It's not all pumpkins and sunflowers over here. We have received ONE negative review and are working around the clock to address this issue.



In all seriousness. We are working very hard to address some of the technical problems that we didn't anticipate at launch. If you are affected by any of the start up crashes or compatibility issues, please feel free to seek a refund and pick up the game at a later date. We won't take it personally and you're still more than welcome to be one of our Gnomies over on the Gnomes Discord Server

We can't say it enough, thank you for your unwavering support, Gnomes would not be a success without the 1000s of hours of playtesting and QA from our amazing community. We can't wait to see where this journey takes us!

Stay tuned for more updates,
Tommy and Patrick
DYSTOPIAN