Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! — patch notes and updates
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| Grimstar: Your Brother Signed the Contract | 2026-10-01 | He died fulfilling it. Corporate law says you finish what is left. Grimstar is a real-time strategy game with a proper story campaign underneath it. Take his place out on the crystal fields, run the operation he was running and find out what the company was actually doing out here that was worth his life. Grimstar is on sale during the Steam Autumn Sale, October 1 to October 8. Come and say hello in our Discord |
| Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil!: 30% Off in the Steam Summer Sale! | 2026-06-25 | Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! is 30% off in the Steam Summer Sale, June 25 to July 9. Grab your copy and check out other great indie games on sale during the Summer Sale to add to your collection. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1631230/ |
| Update 1.10.0 | 2025-09-26 | Update 1.10.0Back from the summer break – and of course with a fresh update! From now on, enemy factions have a brand-new defense building: it blocks the orbital Plasma Cannon within a certain radius. Translation: wiping out an entire base with a single shot from space? That’s history. Now you’ll need to take down these structures first – adding way more tactics, tension, and depth to the game. |
| Update 1.9.0 | 2025-08-16 | Update 1.9.0After a slight delay, the time has finally come. The next update is ready. The biggest new feature in this update is the new game mode "Quick Battle." For now, there are only two maps (one on Grimstar and one on Atell). All upgrades are unlocked in this mode. You can freely choose the difficulty and opponent. Loading and saving are also possible, of course.Changes that have been implementedThe range of the Mini Gun has been increasedNew game mode "Quick Battle"Bugs that have been fixedIn some places, the maps on Atell were not properly accessible, and units would get stuck on the map. This has been fixed.What happens next?The next |
| Update 1.8.0 | 2025-07-24 | Update 1.8.0As announced, the first update is now available with the first new content. This includes a new unit, a new upgrade, and a new building.Changes that have been implementedNew upgrade "Radar" that allows you to reveal parts of the map for a short time.New unit "Drone." This is a fast unit with a long visibility range but is unarmed.New building "Watchtower." This building is heavily armored and can be manned by soldiers.The first mission has been slightly revised and is now easier to complete.What happens next?The next update plans to add more content, such as new upgrades, units and buildings. |
| Update 1.7.0 | 2025-07-14 | Update 1.7.0First of all, thank you again for the extensive and detailed feedback I received from you on the last update. Based on your feedback, I've implemented further changes in a subsequent update and have also been able to fix some critical bugs.Bugs that have been fixedFriendly units no longer disappear into the walls in the indoor mission on Atel.Missing Russian and Chinese translations have been added and corrected.Changes that have been implementedYou can set waypoints for your own units when moving them (using the Add key)The "Bloom" effect can now be reduced or completely turned off in the display settingsThe silhouette from the l |
| Update 1.6.0 | 2025-06-30 | Update 1.6.0Thank you very much for the numerous and detailed feedback I've received from you. This is a great help in further improving the game. Based on your feedback, I've implemented initial changes in the update and have also been able to identify and fix critical bugs.Bugs that have been fixedThe enemy AI has been revised and balanced. A few bugs have been fixed. For example, the pirates were able to build new units with almost no resources. Additionally, some units would sometimes get stuck in the enemy base, resulting in far too many units waiting in the base and making it almost impossible to destroy pirate bases (except with the pl |
| Patch 1.5.2 is Available | 2025-06-19 | Patch 1.5.2A new patch is available that fixes critical bugs that occur when loading or saving game states. For example, various towers disappear after loading. A few minor issues occurred, especially when loading or saving special missions. I've fixed these with this patch.What's next?In addition to further patches, there will also be a major update next month. The update will include UI improvements for faster summoning of new units. There will also be new units and towers. Details on the planned update will be available in the coming days. Thank you for your feedback and for reporting bugs; it really helps me improve the game. |
| Available now! | 2025-06-16 | Available now! GRIMSTAR: Crystals are the New Oil!Finally, after about five years of development the game is available now! Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! tells the story of the year 3047. Earth's resources are depleted, and an energy crisis is imminent. But there is still hope—the discovery of a distant world rich in a new type of natural energy resource. The name of the new world is "Grimstar." Your brother was killed there, and the laws of the corporation he worked for require you to take his place until his contract is fulfilled. So, you set out to fulfill your duty and find out more about your brother's death... Ask the DeveloperYou |
| Release date June 16, 2025 | 2025-05-14 | Release date: June 16, 2025, for GRIMSTAR: Crystals are the New Oil! Finally, after about five years of development, the release date has finally been set. For those who can't wait, try the demo while you're there; you can play the first missions and get an overview of the game. Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! tells the story of the year 3047. Earth's resources are depleted, and an energy crisis is imminent. But there is still hope—the discovery of a distant world rich in a new type of natural energy resource. The name of the new world is "Grimstar." Your brother was killed there, and the laws of the corporation he worked for require you |
| Steam Next Fest February 2025 | 2025-02-11 | Join us at the Steam Next Fest Event as we're playing through the GRIMSTAR: Crystals are the New Oil! Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! tells the story about Year 3047. The earth’s resources are depleted, and the energy crisis is imminent. But there is still hope – the discovery of a distant world, which is rich in a new kind of natural energy resource. The name of the new world is “Grimstar”. That is where your brother lost his life, and the laws of the company he worked for require you to take his place until his contract is fulfilled. So you set out to do your service and to discover more about your brother's death.... Wishlist and Follo |
| Grimstar: Prequel. Update 1.4.0 is available! | 2024-05-24 | Hello, Corporates! The Grimstar: Prequel update 1.4.0 has been released. I would like to thank you again for all your feedback on Steam and Discord, which also made this update possible. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1631250/Grimstar_Prequel/ The following are some of the major changes: New Map Design A new Optical Map Design has been added, with more objects on the map. The maps should no longer look so empty. Balancing There have been further balancing improvements made to the new enemy and player fractions. There has also been a slight update to the existing mission maps. Bug fixing A number of bugs have been fixed, allowing the game |
| Grimstar: Release Date | 2023-12-27 | Hello RTS fans! As you've probably noticed, we've pushed back the release date of Full Version to Q1 next year. My goal is to make the Full Version of the game better using all the feedback you provide. Aside from identifying the key issues and improving all aspects of the game, your input helps us greatly with optimizations and bug fixing. As you can guess all of this takes a lot of time (especially when only one guy develops a game (-;)), so we have to move the release date of the Full Version once more. I hope you understand that I strive for the highest quality possible when the Full Version is released. At the beginning of December, we r |
| Join us in celebrating Steam Strategy Fest! | 2023-08-27 | Greetings space lovers! The Steam Strategy Fest is around the corner! And it is our pleasure to announce that the GRIMSTAR: CRYSTALS ARE THE NEW OIL! demo will once again be available during the event. Feel free to add the game to your wishlist after playing the demo, especially if you enjoyed it so you won't miss any updates. This demo is essentially Grimstar: Welcome to the savage planet (which in turn is the prologue for the full version of the game - Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil!) that you are most probably already are familiar with. It's available on Steam for free and you can add it to your library in order to permanently keep it, |
| Grimstar: Welcome to the savage planet is OUT NOW! | 2022-10-26 | Greetings, fellow adventurers! The time to explore alien planets is now! I am excited to announce that Grimstar: Welcome to the savage planet is now available on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1631250/Grimstar_Welcome_to_the_savage_planet/ Let's check the trailer first! As you know, Welcome to the savage planet is just the prologue to the main campaign. Thus, the journey has only just begun, and i can't wait to show you more! The production would not have been possible without the support and understanding of the community. Thank you very much, i couldn’t have done it without you. Hope you will enjoy the game! Wishlist and Follow t |
| Grimstar: Welcome to the savage planet is coming out on October 26! | 2022-10-22 | Hey RTS Fans, I’m excited to announce that after 2 years of development everything is on schedule and Grimstar: Welcome to the savage planet is going to be released on October 26th, 2022. Thank you for all your feedback during development! MORE ABOUT GRIMSTAR and THE RELEASE Welcome to the savage planet acts as a Prologue for Grimstar: Crystals are the New Oil! You can play the first five missions of the single player campaign. This prologue version will showcase a fresh cartoon graphic style which complements the gameplay mechanics. The following is a short summary of what I have changed for the final release version based on your feedback: |
| Play The Demo! Watch the Stream! | 2022-02-19 | Join us at the Steam Next Fest event and play the GRIMSTAR: CRYSTALS ARE THE NEW OIL! Demo Grimstar is a Real-time Strategy game. Build your base in a hostile environment, train your army, gather resources, defend your mining operations. The more you mine - the more hostile the alien environment will become. Your ultimate goal is to completely colonize the uncharted world. The story: Year 3047, the elected government on Earth is long gone. Megacorporations are in control. The earth’s resources are depleted, and the energy crisis is imminent. But there is still hope – a discovery of a distant world, which is rich in a new kind of natural energ |
| Ask The Dev! Watch the live stream! Play The Demo! | 2022-02-19 | Join us at the Steam Next Fest event and play the GRIMSTAR: CRYSTALS ARE THE NEW OIL! Demo The story: Year 3047, the elected government on Earth is long gone. Megacorporations are in control. The earth’s resources are depleted, and the energy crisis is imminent. But there is still hope – a discovery of a distant world, which is rich in a new kind of natural energy resource. The name of the new world is “Grimstar”. Inhabited by only primitive creatures, it seemed an easy prey for aggressive colonisation and mining… But they were deceived. Grimstar is a real-time strategy game about exploiting a foreign planet as efficiently as possible. Ask Th |
| Play test | 2022-01-09 | Starting Play test Next Week (10 January 2022) At First I would like to say thank you for the feedback which i get after the Steam Next Fest in October last Year. I use this Feedback to change some points of the core gameplay: Time Limit Removed I have removed the time limit in all missions and have replace it thought waves which getting heavier and heavier. Commander Unit is now a Hero Unit Also the commander unit, which is the only unit which can summon new units, is now a Hero Unit which you can call every time if you have enough Resources. More Enemies and Blood I have also raise the number of enemies in each level, but each enemy have le |