Godless — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| December Update & Godless in 2026 | 2025-12-30 | Greetings, gods! Happy upcoming New Year! This update brings a brand new difficulty level, new skills, talents, scrolls, and a bunch of balance tweaks. Let me know what you think, and join the discussion about Godless in the Discord! Godless in 2026 The next update does not have a concrete release date yet and is planned for sometime in 2026. It will conclude Godless' content support, but you can still expect minor patches with bug fixes and balance tweaks afterwards. In the next update I will mostly focus on improving existing systems to ensure long-term replayability, while also adding a bit of new content. Evil Advisor Verdict I’m currentl |
| Godless Patch 1.3.1 | 2025-09-17 | Greetings, gods! Here’s a quick hotfix for the Void Shrine update, featuring bug fixes and improvements to the Compendium. Read on for full details: ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes Balance Narmer (Act 2 boss) ▲ Increased all Pyramids' health by ~4% on difficulty levels beyond Normal. Other Added a subsection under Shrine types listing neutral perks. Added a Summoning Circle section. Added a Natural disasters section. Adjusted certain tooltips for better display in the Compendium window. Slightly resized and repositioned certain UI elements. Fixes |
| The Void Shrine Update Is Here | 2025-09-13 | Greetings, gods! Behold the biggest update since the full launch! This one brings a brand-new shrine type, auxiliary skills, the challenges, the long-awaited Compendium, and more. I’d love to hear your thoughts, so don’t forget, you can always share feedback and discuss Godless in the Discord! Minor Patch A couple of Compendium sections have been disabled for closer testing and will be re-enabled in next week's minor patch. If you'd like to see something added or changed in the Compndium, or if you come across any bugs, let me know! Roadmap and a New Game The October update has been postponed to December. You can check out the updated roadmap |
| Unseal the Void Shrine September 13 | 2025-09-11 | Greetings, gods! The Void Shrine update is finally stable — after days of suffering, the technical issues have been conquered ːfiery_annoyanceː The update will launch on September 13 at 9–10 AM PDT. Alongside new content and features, it will also bring bug fixes, minor balance adjustments, and UI improvements. In the meantime, feel free to join the Godless Discord! |
| Void Shrine Update Coming Early September | 2025-09-01 | Greetings, gods! The August update featuring the Void Shrine will be slightly delayed to early September due to unexpected severe technical issues. I’m actively working on resolving them and will share the exact release date once everything is stable. Thank you so much for the patience! In the meantime, here are a few screenshots showcasing some of the new content and features you can look forward to in the update ːon_fireː |
| Roadmap Changes | 2025-05-30 | Greetings, gods! I've made a few updates to the roadmap. The biggest change: the June update has been pushed back to August. This is due to some personal matters and a heavy workload on another project. The good news is that the August update will be beefier. It will include the long-awaited compendium and a bit of extra content on top. Thanks for your support! If you’d like to share your thoughts on the upcoming changes, feel free to join the conversation in the Godless Discord! :3 |
| Godless Hotfix 1.2.8.1 | 2025-05-01 | Greetings, gods! Here’s a quick hotfix for the latest update, featuring a few balance changes and bug fixes. Read on for the full details: ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes Balance Art of War (Act 2) ☄️ ▼ Decreased attack gain per won battle from 3 to 2. On average, enemies will spawn a bit farther from the Shrine. Fixes ☄️ Fixed the Amethyst Pyramid summoning both the Great Pyramid and a Mummy instead of just the Mummy. Fixed some localization issues. Fixed the Scarlet Barrens being treated as a damaging tile by some systems. |
| Godless Update 1.2.8 | 2025-04-30 | Greetings, gods! The next content update has arrived, bringing new skills, enemies, consequences, and a batch of bug fixes! I’d love to hear what you think, so don’t forget you can always share your feedback and discuss Godless in the Discord! ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Content Added new Skills: Echo of the Earth (nature spell) Scarlet Barrens (fire tile) Added new Talents: Red Lightning (fire; exclusive for the Summoning Circle) Added new Consequences: Rapid Advance (Act 1) Art of War (Act 2) Fading Might (Act 3) Added new Enemies: Worker (Act 1) Gr |
| Godless Update 1.2.7 | 2025-03-31 | Greetings, gods! The next minor content update has arrived, bringing camera behavior improvements, new skills, talents, and Steam achievements! As always, thank you to the community here and on the Godless Discord for your valuable feedback. Now, let's dive in! P.S. Another content update is coming in late April. Stay tuned! ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Content Added new Skills: Enchanted Golem (neutral unit) Spirit Familiar (neutral unit) Added new Talents: Corrosive Blight (nature) Underworld Portal (death) Added new Steam Achievements: Early Bird (A |
| Roadmap Changes | 2025-02-27 | Greetings, gods! I’ve got some updates to share. I’m pushing important balance tweaks for the early stages of the game in March, along with the introduction of new powerful skills and talents. The in-game roadmap will be updated with the March patch, but in the meantime, you can check it out below. If you’d like to share your thoughts on the upcoming changes, feel free to join the conversation in the Godless Discord! :3 |
| Godless Update 1.2.6 | 2025-01-20 | Greetings, gods! Here is a quick patch featuring some balance changes, bug fixes, and improvements to Japanese texts. A huge thanks to MiyabiSFG and Gologon for refining the Japanese localization! If you'd like to discuss Godless with Japanese players, feel free to join the Fantasy TB Strategy Lovers community or follow Gologon on X. Now, let's dive in! ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Balance Changes On average, enemies now spawn slightly farther from the Shrine on higher difficulty levels. Orc Technician (fire unit) ▲ Increased stats from 1/6 to 1/7. Pla |
| Godless Update 1.2.5: Steam Achievements | 2024-12-30 | Greetings, gods! The next content update is here, bringing with it new skills, fates, rituals, and Steam achievements! I'd love to hear your thoughts on all of these, so don't forget that you can always discuss Godless and give feedback in the Discord! Now, let's dive in! P.S. Thank you to MiyabiSFG and Gologon for the immense help in improving Japanese texts! ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes New Features Added Steam Achievements! Accomplish a variety of deeds to get over 140 achievements on Steam. Content Added new Skills: Orc Technician (fire uni |
| Godless Update 1.2.1 | 2024-11-06 | Greetings, gods! I've got a hotfix today for you after the latest content update! It features performance improvements and balance changes as well as various bug fixes. ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes Balance Crossroads ☄️ ▲ Increased some selling prices at the Alchemy Lab by ~5%. Solar Prism (from the summoning circle) ▲ Increased death upgrade's damage amplification from 20% to 25%. Shattered Amethyst (death + nature) ▲ Increased the affected unit's stats from 2/2 to 3/3. Exile ▲ Increased buff values in all Acts by +1/+2. Massacre (fire) ▲ Incr |
| Godless Update 1.2.0 | 2024-10-31 | The next content update is here, bringing with it new skills, talents, gems, and a new location in between continents! As always, thank you to the community here and on Discord for your helpful feedback. Now, let's dive in! P.S. The update will be followed by a minor patch next week. It will include performance improvements and other minor changes. ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes New Features Added Summoning Circle! Visit this new location to summon an additional enemy to the next continent and acquire a unique reward. Content Added new Skills: Ar |
| Godless Update 1.1.5 | 2024-09-26 | The next regular content update is here, bringing with it new skills, tons of reworked effects, UI updates, lots of balance changes, and more! I'd love to hear your thoughts on all of these, so don't forget that you can always discuss Godless and give feedback in the Discord! ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes Content Added new Skills: Wasteland (fire tile) Dread Raven (death unit) Balance Changes On average, the start drafting will now offer synergizing skills more often. Giant's Might (nature) ☄️ ⮂ Reworked the effect into: "Adds +1/+4 to a chosen |
| Roadmap Changes | 2024-09-20 | Hi everyone! I've got some changes in the roadmap to allocate extra time for polishing the Summoning Circle feature and bring in more cool content along with it. The in-game roadmap will be updated with the September patch, which is coming pretty soon! For now, you can check out the updated roadmap below. And if you'd like to share your thoughts on the upcoming changes, you are very welcome in the Godless Discord! :3 |
| Godless Update 1.1.1 | 2024-08-08 | Hello everyone! Here is a quick hotfix with balances changes, performance improvements, and bug fixes! If you have any feedback on the changes, you are welcome to share it in the Godless Discord! ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes Balance ▲ Increased experience gained from the majority of sources stated on the score screen by ~5%. Final Boss (Act 4) ▲ Increased attack gain per level by ~10%. ▲ Increased Plague Boars' health on all difficulty levels from 20 to 24. Tor'Blan (Act 3 boss) ▼ Decreased summoned enemies' stats on Easy and Normal difficultie |
| Godless Update 1.1 | 2024-07-31 | Godless' next content update is here, featuring new skills and anomalies, lots of balance changes, performance improvements, and more! I'd love to hear your thoughts on all of these, so don't forget that you can always discuss Godless and give feedback in the Discord! Now, let's dive in! ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes Content Added new Skills: Ether Slime (neutral unit) Refreshing Spring (nature tile) Added new Anomalies: Hidden Paths Harbingers of War Celestial Jewel Visuals and Audio Added SFX for new content Added VFX for new content Balance C |
| Post-Launch Roadmap | 2024-07-09 | Hi everyone! I wanted to share what's awaiting Godless in the upcomnig months. The July update will bring new content and a variety of quality of life improvements, bug fixes and balance tweaks. And in September, you will have a chance get your hands on a bunch of special skills, talents and gems... but prepare that obtaining them will be quite challenging! If you'd like to share your thoughts on the upcoming changes, you are very welcome in the Godless Discord! :3 |
| Godless Update 1.0.3 | 2024-06-27 | Hello everyone! Here is a small update with balance tweaks and bug fixes. If you have any feedback about the changes, you are welcome to share it in the Godless Discord! :3 Also, in the first half of July you can expect news about the upcoming content updates. Stay tuned! ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes Balance Plant Magician (nature unit) ▲ Increased stats from 3/7 to 3/9. Soul Shard ▲ Increased death upgrade's stats of resurrected units from 2/2 to 3/2. Magma Shrine ☄️ ▲ Increased starting health from 35 to 40. ☄️ ▼ Decreased base health of the |
| Godless Update 1.0.2 | 2024-06-16 | Hello everyone! Here is a small update with balance tweaks, bug fixes and AI improvements! If you have any feedback about the changes, you are welcome to share it in the Godless Discord! :3 ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes Balance ☄️ On average, enemy waves will now spawn a bit farther from the Shrine. Final Boss (Act 4) ▲ Increased Final Boss' base health from 224 to 227. ☄️ ▼ Decreased Orc Warlord's stats from 10/55 to 9/52. ☄️ ▼ Decreased Elementalist's health from 51 to 49. Gorethon Valorian (Act 3 boss) ▲ Increased Gorethon's base health from |
| Godless Hotfix 1.0.1 | 2024-06-05 | Hello everyone! Here is a quick hotfix with balance changes and bug fixes! Read on for full details: ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes Balance God of Knowledge ▼ Decreased extra ether from the basic and upgraded version from 5 to 4. Neutral Perks Ether Energy ☄️ ▼ Decreased percentage per level from 8% to 7%. ☄️ ▼ Capped max added ether at 999. Shadow Shrine ▼ Decreased starting health from 50 to 45. Shatter ▼ Decreased chance of appearing in the Sanctuary by 20%. Hermit (Act 3) ▼ Increased buff values from +4/+9 to +5/+9. Other Performance ☄️ The g |
| Godless 1.0 is Live! | 2024-06-03 | Hey everyone! I'm super excited to announce Godless finally leaving Early Access with this 1.0 update! Take a sneak peek on what's awaiting your divine intervention in the newest trailer! If you are curious to discover what exactly has changed, please feel free to take a look at the detailed changelog here. If you have any questions or thoughts about the changes, you are very welcome to share them in the new Godless Discord! :3 |
| Godless Launches on June 3rd! | 2024-05-30 | Hey everyone, I've got some news about the full release. Brace Yourself Games stepped away as a Godless publisher on May 15th and I will release the game independently. As a solo developer, I've needed additional time to take care of release preparations properly, so I've pushed the launch a bit from the second half of May to June 3rd. If you have any thoughts, ideas or just want to say hi, join the new Godless Discord! Every bit of feedback helps, and I'll be responding to every comment here and there! Thank you to everyone who's played the game and been a part of this journey with me during the Early Access. Developing a game has always bee |
| Update Delay and Full Release | 2024-03-29 | Hey everyone! The next update is going to be a big one, so we're pushing its release to the second half of May. This means more features, more content, and most importantly – Godless leaves Early Access with this update! Here's a taste of what awaits: Act 4: Rise to the Challenge! Ascend the World Peak and confront the source of the gods' demise. Embrace the Chaos with Anomalies! Warp your runs with customizable passive effects – bigger continents? Why not? Mixed acts? Let's get weird! Random skills? Embrace the madness! A Bounty of New Content! New skills, talents, fearsome foes, mysterious shrines... the world of Godless keeps expanding! Re |
| Godless Update 0.8.6 | 2023-12-14 | Hello everyone! Here is a quick hotfix with lots of balance changes and bug fixes! Read on for full details: ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes Balance ▼ Decreased ether cost of continent recreation from 20 to 15 ▼ Decreased ether cost of refreshing goods at the Merchant from 20 to 15 ▼ Decreased ether cost of 1 spark in the Forge from 65 to 60 Materialization ▲ Added to the list of skills for start drafting ▼ Decreased ether cost of rerolling from 15 to 12 ▼ Decreased ether bonus for skipping from 10 to 8 ▼ Decreased ether cost of rerolling from 10 |
| Godless Update v0.8.5 | 2023-12-08 | Godless' next big content update is here, featuring a new shrine type, improved Ascension, mysterious Crossroads, lots of balance changes, and more! We'd love to hear your thoughts on all of these, so don't forget that you can always discuss Godless and give feedback directly to the developers in the Brace Yourself Games Discord! Now, let's dive in! ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes New Features Added Double Ascension! Ascend for the second time to upgrade your divine power or obtain an extra one! Moreover, all ascension paths are now randomized on |
| Godless 0.8.5 Update Delay | 2023-11-28 | Hey everyone, we've got some news about November's update. It will actually go live slightly later (early in December) as we are going to be adding more content than expected! Besides everything on the roadmap, the update will introduce new enemies, rituals, and more. Thank you for your patience! |
| Godless Update 0.8.1 | 2023-10-04 | Hey everyone! We have a hotfix for you today with some balance changes and various bug fixes. Check out the details below! ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes Balance Speed rewards' turn requirements are now more strict on high difficulty levels. Blood Lord (death unit) ▲ Increased stats from 3/4 to 3/5 Ghoul (death unit) ⮂ Changed stats from 3/4 to 1/6 Sand Golem (fire unit) ▼ Decreased buff values from +2/+5 to +2/+4 Ancient Legacy (Act 2) ▲ Buffed the effect so now upgrading a gem adds a talent, too ▼ Decreased ether cost of 1 energy after acquirin |
| Godless Update v0.8.0 | 2023-09-28 | Godless' next big content update is here, featuring a new shrine type, rituals, skills, lots of balance changes, and more! As always, thank you to our community here and on Discord for your helpful feedback. Let's dive in! ▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred ☄️ - a change was made based on community feedback Changes New Features Added Upgradable Gems! Infuse gems with sparks of creation to alter their effects in multiple unique ways! To unlock the feature, just craft a gem and click on the left slot in the Forge. Added Rerolling! Pay ether to reroll Fates, Rituals, or choose Shrine perks multiple times in the |