Shattered Pixel Dungeon v2.5.0!
Hey Dungeoneers, Shattered v2.5.0 has been released! v2.5.0 includes a total overhaul to the journal, some new trinkets, and tonnes of smaller tweaks and bal...
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2024
Coming Soon to Shattered: New Trinkets and Splash Art!
Hey everyone, after a bit longer of a wait that I initially planned, Shattered Pixel Dungeon v2.5.0 is now ready for beta! In this post I’m going to share so...
Ten Years of Shattered Pixel Dungeon!
On this day, 10 years ago, I released Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.1.0. This tiny initial release was my first serious attempt at gamedev and was distributed t...
Coming Soon to Shattered: A Journal Overhaul!
Hey Adventurers, July is coming to an end and I owe you guys an update! Unfortunately, I’m going to miss my earlier estimate of a beta during July. This is m...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v2.4.0!
Hey Dungeoneers, Shattered v2.4.0 has been released! v2.4.0 features a new category of item: trinkets! They are more about tweaking gameplay variables than g...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Trinkets!
Hey Dungeoneers! After some disruptions back in February and March, Shattered Pixel Dungeon v2.4.0 is finally ready for beta! Read on for more details about ...
Status Update: v2.4.0
Hey Rat Punchers, You may remember that when v2.3.0 released I gave a rough ETA of ‘early to mid March’ when it came to hearing back from me on v2.4.0. Well,...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v2.3.0!
Hey Dungeoneers, Shattered v2.3.0 has been released! v2.3.0 includes a second gnoll-themed variant for the new caves quest! There are also some smaller item ...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon in 2024
Happy New Year rat punchers! I’m back with some news about v2.3.0 and my plans for the year ahead! This post starts with a year in review, and then lists the...
2023
Coming Soon to Shattered: The Gnoll Caves Quest!
The second variant of the new caves quest is now ready for beta! In this post I’m going to go over what this new quest area entails, and also share some othe...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v2.2.0!
Hey Dungeoneers, Shattered v2.2.0 has been released! v2.2.0 includes a brand new quest in the caves, almost 20 minutes of new music, and substantial improvem...
Coming Soon to Shattered: The Crystal Caves Quest!
Hey Dungeoneers! I have decided to split the release of the new caves quest into two updates. v2.2.0 is now going to include just one variant for the new que...
Coming Soon to Shattered: A New Quest! …Eventually
I’ve got some news to share about v2.2.0. The new caves quest isn’t ready to show off yet, so in the meantime I am releasing the other content in v2.2.0 as a...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Sub-Floors and Digging!
Hey Dungeoneers! In this blog post I’m going to go over some of the new technical additions to Shattered in v2.1.3, and how they’re going to allow for future...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v2.1.0!
v2.1.0 includes a bunch of Duelist balance changes, three new weapons, two new exotic enemies, and a bunch of big and small tweaks and bugfixes.
Coming Soon to Shattered: Duelist Buffs and Additions!
Hey Dungeoneers, it’s time for another beta release! In this blog post I’m going to go over the bulk of the changes coming in v2.1.0, including a bit of new ...
ShatteredPD is now available on GOG and Itch!
Hey Dungeoneers, As of today, there are two more options for getting Shattered Pixel Dungeon on computers! Shattered is now available on GOG.com and Itch.io,...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v2.0.0!
v2.0.0 includes Shattered’s first ever new playable character! The Duelist is a melee weapons specialist who has a unique ability for every weapon in the gam...
Coming Soon to Shattered: The Duelist!
Hey Dungeoneers, v2.0 is finally ready for beta! In this blog post I’m going to share some more details Shattered’s first new hero! Right now the Duelist her...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon in 2023
Just as with previous years, I’m writing a blog post at the start of 2023 to summarize my longer-term plans for Shattered Pixel Dungeon! This post starts wit...
2022
Coming Soon to Shattered: A New Hero!
Hey Dungeoneers! v2.0.0 is unfortunately still a little ways off, but I am far enough into development that I’ve got a bunch of details to share! While there...
Presenting at Roguelike Celebration 2022!
Hey Dungeoneers! I’ll be giving a presentation at Roguelike Celebration 2022 on Oct 23rd at 4:15pm EST. The presentation is titled ‘Smoothing the Sharp Edges...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v1.4.0!
v1.4.0 is focused on new in-game lore and loads of other miscellaneous improvements. There are 30 pages of story text to find, a new ring, various reworks, a...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Lore and the Big Patch!
Hey Dungeoneers, v1.4.0 is ready for beta! In this post I’m going to go over what’s coming in this update. The headline content is new in-game lore, but ther...
Status Update: v1.4.0
Hey Folks, I’m making a quick status update blog post as my plans for v1.4.0 have changed a bit, and so the information I gave when I released v1.3.0 is no l...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v1.3.0!
Hey Dungeoneers, v1.3.0 has been released! v1.3.0 includes a variety of additions and improvements, including a new scoring system, custom seeds and daily ru...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Badges and Ascension!
Greetings Dungeoneers! After some delays, v1.3.0 is finally ready to go to beta! In this post I’m going to detail some more of the new content coming to Shat...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Seeded Runs!
I’ve got some news to share about v1.3’s development! I’ve implement support for custom seeds, a new scoring system, and a few other miscellaneous changes. H...
Shattered’s Soundtrack is now available!
Over the last few updates Shattered’s soundtrack has slowly grown from having just two tracks for the entire game to having an entire soundtrack with 20 minu...
ShatteredPD v1.2.0 and Steam Release!
v1.2.0 is the first version of Shattered built for computers! After almost eight years of development, Shattered Pixel Dungeon is available for purchase on S...
Coming Soon to Shattered: New Content and Steam!
Hey Dungeoneers! Sorry for the wait, but v1.2.0 is finally getting close to release! v1.2.0 will be fully launching on all platforms on Wednesday March 23rd ...
ShatteredPD will be at Steam Next Fest!
Hey Dungeoneers, I’ve got some news to share on the Steam release! Development has been progressing well, and Shattered Pixel Dungeon will be participating i...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon in 2022
Just as with previous years, I’m writing a blog post at the start of 2022 to summarize my longer-term plans for Shattered Pixel Dungeon! This post starts wit...
2021
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v1.1.0!
v1.1.0 contains various improvements to the alchemy system and the items it produces, and a music track for each region of the game! There are a few new spel...
Coming Soon to Shattered: More Music and Magic!
Hey Dungeoneers, v1.1.0 is finally ready for beta! Now that v1.1.0 is content complete, I’m going to share some more details about the game content changes c...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is Coming to Steam!
Hey Dungeoneers, I’ve got some more exciting news, Shattered Pixel Dungeon is coming to Steam in early 2022! I’m moving so quickly on this due to a mix of th...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Better Alchemical Energy!
v1.1.0 is focused on making improvements to the alchemy system and the various recipes it has. I’m doing a complete redesign of alchemical energy, lots of ba...
ShatteredPD v1.0.0 and iOS release!
v1.0.0 is here! v1.0.0 contains a variety of content additions and refinements. There is new music, support for new platforms, new alchemy recipes, and a few...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Music, Metal, and More!
v0.9.4 contains a bunch of smaller content additions and changes, but some of them are still pretty significant. There’s remastered music, some new alchemy r...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is coming to iOS!
That’s right, after being requested since 2015, partly in the works since 2019, and becoming a major focus in 2021, Shattered Pixel Dungeon is finally coming...
Saying Goodbye to Android 2.3 Gingerbread
v0.9.3 will be the last version of Shattered Pixel Dungeon to support Android 2.3 and 3. I wanted to write a little blog post to summarize why this is happen...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.9.3!
Hey Dungeoneers, v0.9.3 has been released! v0.9.3 redesigns hero armor abilities and adds a fourth tier to the talent system! There are 13 abilities and 40 n...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Tier Four Talents!
Hey Rat Punchers! For this post, I’m going into detail about the new hero abilities and tier four talents!
Status Update: v0.9.3
Hey Folks, I’m making a quick ‘status update’ blog post as I’ve been getting lots of questions about when v0.9.3 is releasing. Unfortunately I’ve had to dela...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Challenges and Abilities!
For this blog I’m going to cover all of the new content coming in v0.9.3, including an overview of how T4 talents will work. Expect more details on T4 talent...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.9.2!
Hey Dungeoneers, v0.9.2 has been released! v0.9.2 adds the third tier of the talent system, which interacts with hero subclasses and is the most significant ...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Tier Three Talents!
v0.9.2 is just about ready for primetime now, and I’ve for a bunch of details to share about it! The most significant addition is of course tier three talent...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon in 2021
For the third year in a row, I’m going to share an overview of my longer-term plans for Shattered Pixel Dungeon!
2020
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.9.1!
Hey Dungeoneers, v0.9.1 has been released! v0.9.1 introduces the second tier of the talent system and makes some major improvements to the first tier of tale...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Tier Two Talents!
After a bit longer in development than I thought, v0.9.1 and tier two talents are ready for beta testing! In this blog I’m going to go over the major changes...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Levelgen Refinements!
Hey Dungeoneers, v0.9.1 is progressing nicely, so it’s time for me to share one of the two major things I’m working on for it! In addition to new talents (mo...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.9.0!
Hey Dungeoneers, v0.9.0 has been released! v0.9.0 is the first in a series of updates that will introduce and build upon a new gameplay system! As your hero ...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Talented Heroes!
I’ve been teasing this for a while now. A little bit way back in 2019, and in earnest since the beginning of this year. So, it’s finally time for me to talk ...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.8.2!
Hey Dungeoneers, v0.8.2 has been released! v0.8.2 includes major interface improvements & additions, a new equipment slot for rings/artifacts, and a bunc...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Improved Interfaces!
v0.8.2 is primarily focused on some big interface improvements, as well as some smaller tweaks to game balance and mechanics. The title menu has been cleaned...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.8.1!
v0.8.1 includes some major audiovisual upgrades in the form of new sounds effect and a redesigned hero select featuring fully detailed splash art! There are ...
Coming Soon to Shattered: New Sights and Sounds
v0.8.1 is filled with followups to v0.8.0, and a bunch of medium-large sized features that I’ve been wanting to get into the game for quite a while. There ar...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.8.0!
0.8.0 totally overhauls enemies and bosses in the middle and late stages of the game! Expect lots more enemy diversity and fresh new challenges as you explor...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Better Bosses!
Hey Dungeoneers, long time no see! Over the last four months I’ve been steadily working on the beta for 0.8.0. There haven’t been any life events that caused...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon in 2020
Just like last year, I’ve decided to do a blog post talking about my longer-term plans for the game! For 2020 I want my core focus to be making some big game...
2019
Coming Soon to Shattered: More New Foes!
0.8.0 is a continuation of 0.7.5, and contains major changes to enemies and general balance in the later stages of the game.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.7.5!
0.7.5 significantly improves and expands on enemies in the first two regions of the game! There are three new enemies, and the first two bosses have both rec...
Coming Soon to Shattered: New Foes!
0.7.5 is the first in a series of two updates that are aimed at improving and expanding the enemies within the dungeon. In 0.7.5, I’m expanding the early sta...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.7.4!
0.7.4 is focused around improving allies and ally-generating items. There are 2 new ally-creating wands, improvements to ally AI, and improvements to various...
Coming Soon to Shattered: New Friends!
Hey Dungeoneers, the next Shattered update is coming soon, here’s what to expect! 0.7.4 is primarily focused on improving existing allies and adding new ones.
Saying Goodbye to Android 2.2 Froyo
I’ve got a slightly different blog post for you this time. v0.7.3 is the last version of Shattered Pixel Dungeon which will support Android 2.2 Froyo, so I t...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.7.3!
0.7.3 contains various changes based on community feedback.
Coming Soon to Shattered: Some New, Some Improved!
Hey Folks! I’m unfortunately still tied up with other work, so 0.7.3 is also going to be a grab-bag of smaller content additions and improvements.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.7.2!
0.7.2 is focused on some major balance adjustments and quality of life improvements.
Coming Soon to Shattered: Better Enchantment Balance
In this blog I’m going to talk about the second major thing coming in 0.7.2: Rebalanced Enchantments!
Coming Soon to Shattered: Alchemy Streamlining!
Hey Folks, remember that 2019 blog post? Well, I’m getting the first item crossed off that list right now! 0.7.2 is going to be a grab-bag of various improve...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon in 2019
Hey folks, it’s a new year, and a new website! I have moved on from Tumblr, and brought all of the previous blog posts with me. Things may shift around here ...
2018
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.7.1!
0.7.1 completely reworks the huntress, as well as expands thrown weapons, and adds some nice quality of life tweaks!
Coming Soon to Shattered: The Huntress Rework!
Well it’s been a long time coming hasn’t it? The 3 other classes of Shattered PD have all received gameplay reworks, and it’s finally coming time for the hun...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.7.0!
0.7.0 turns alchemy into a full-bore consumable crafting system, with over 60 new items and over 100 recipes total! This represents the largest content drop ...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Advanced Alchemy
Hey Everyone! Despite delays, we are now getting close to the release of 0.7.0! I’m afraid I can’t commit to a release date just yet, but late this month see...
Coming Soon to Shattered: Too Many Consumables!
0.7.0 is taking longer than expected due to some other commitments, so apologies for the delay, but things are still progressing!
Coming Soon to Shattered: Runestones!
Shattered 0.7.0 is currently in development, and it is going to be a very substantial consumable overhaul update! This is a huge milestone, as it marks the l...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.6.5
0.6.5 is all about armor variety, as well as a attempt to balance the berserker. There are also a few smaller balance adjustments, including lots of improvem...
Coming Soon to Shattered: More Armor Variety!
The dynamic between armor and weapons has always been slanted toward weapons in ShatteredPD. Prior to 0.4.1, upgrading armor past a certain minimum was a ter...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.6.4
0.6.4 features improvements to several mechanics, and to game balance. Most significantly, challenges have been improved, every hero starts with a bag, and t...
What’s Coming in Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.6.4
0.6.4 is coming along nicely, so I thought I’d share some of the things in development! Initially I had planned to go straight to 0.7.0, but one thing I real...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.6.3
0.6.3 has a bunch of various changes and improvements, with the biggest thing being a total rework to ranged weapons.
Coming Soon to Shattered: New Ranged Weapons!
Hey Folks, I hope 2018 is going for well for you all so far. It’s finally time for me to share some progress on 0.6.3! Sadly, I’ve been very busy the last tw...
2017
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.6.2
0.6.2 contains a rework to the rogue class and an overhaul to all of the dungeon’s secrets!
Coming Soon to Shattered: Better Secrets!
In this blog I’ll be covering how existing secret mechanics are changing, and what totally new stuff is coming.
Coming Soon to Shattered: Better Traps
In this blog I’m going to be talking all about traps in ShatteredPD! You may recall that in the last blog I mentioned I would be talking about secrets, howev...
Coming Soon to Shattered: The Rogue Rework!
0.6.2 is the first update with new content focused on taking advantage of the levelgen overhaul from 0.6.0. All the hidden secrets in the dungeon are getting...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.6.1
0.6.1 brings with it numerous balance tweaks and improvements, as well as an overhauled journal system!
What’s Coming in Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.6.1 pt.2
Hey Everyone! 0.6.1 is nearing release and it’s been unfortunately difficult to write this post until now. 0.6.1 was originally meant to be a sort of variety...
What’s coming in Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.6.1 pt.1
Hey everyone, I’m hard at work on 0.6.1 and thought I’d start sharing a bit of what’s coming. Unlike 0.6.0 I’m not planning on making any huge overhauls to c...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.6.0: New Levelgen!
Hey everyone! Another 3 months have passed without an update, but this is a big one!
What’s coming in Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.6.0 pt.2
Hey everyone! After a bit of delay, here is part 2 of what’s coming in 0.6.0, as promised. Last time I focused primarily on the technical changes in levelgen...
What’s coming in Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.6.0 pt.1
Hey folks, after my little April Fools joke, I imagine many of you are wondering what I’m actually doing for the next Shattered Pixel Dungeon update. The nex...
The Future of Graphics in Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Hey everyone, just wanted to give you all a status update regarding what I’ve been working on.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.5.0: The Visual Overhaul!
I’ve mentioned a few times that I have big plans for 2017, and this update is the first of them. Shattered Pixel Dungeon has adopted an entirely new visual s...
2016
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.4.3!
0.4.3 is in many ways a followup to 0.4.2, featuring more technical and QoL improvements, and behind the scenes changes that’ll let me do more cool things in...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.4.2: Performance Improvements!
0.4.2 is all about improving the efficiency of Shattered’s game engine, reducing hitching and improving framerates on a large number of devices! This is both...
Shattered Pixel Dugeon v0.4.1: Balance Changes
0.4.1 is aimed at making a number of balance and QOL improvements in a post equipment rework game. Wands and armor are much more useful, several items have b...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.4.0: The Equipment Rework!
0.4.0 is a complete overhaul to equipment, changing up weapons, armor, enchants, glyphs, curses, and a bunch of various odds and ends!
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.3.5: The Warrior Rework!
0.3.5 is a rework to the warrior class. The primary goal is to give him more unique things to do, rather than just being the class that works better with wea...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.3.4: Translations!
After a month of translation work, here we are! Shattered Pixel Dungeon is now available in multiple languages!
Announcing the Shattered Pixel Dungeon Translation Project!
Despite being only available in English, Shattered Pixel Dungeon has a large number of international users. Moving forward, I want to better support those us...
2015
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.3.3: Google Play Games!
A smaller update this time around, focusing on an often-requested feature: Google Play Games Integration! It’s now possible to sync your badge process, and u...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.3.2: The Prison Rework!
This update brings the beta balance changes to live, and also adds a reworks a bunch of stuff about the prison. I’m making progress on that whole ‘faster upd...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.3.1: It’s A Trap!
0.3.1 brings a bunch of UI and quality of life improvements as well as some new traps!
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.3.0: The Wand Rework!
Holy crap yes it is finally here! After far too long in development the Wand Rework is upon us! This update features a completely rework to every wand in the...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.2.4: 1.7.5 source and some extras!
Hey guys, one final maintenance update before we FINALLY move on to 0.3.0 and the wand rework. A mixture of source releases and the donation system has meant...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.2.3: The Artifact Booster Pack!
After a pretty big delay, the last update before 0.3.0 is here! This update features a while bunch of tweaks and improvements, as well as some additional con...
2014
Regarding Degradation
So degradation is pretty controversial, but I can appreciate why Watabou added it to the base game, he wrote a blog on it which you should read.
Donations in Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Since I started making Shattered Pixel Dungeon my intention has always been for it to be as true to the original game as possible, that includes the moral st...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.2.2: Source update, various fixes/improvements, and DESKTOP!
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.2.2 is more about many smaller tweaks and less about lots of new content. The Source has been updated to 1.7.2a, many bugs have be...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.2.1: Quests, Bosses & Lore pt.1, the Sewers!
This time around I’m looking into the experience for new players primarily. While I’m sure everyone will appreciate the new variety, new players should hopef...
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.2.0
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is now on Google Play!
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.1.1, now with fruit!
Hey guys, what’s up? Welcome to my fork of Pixel Dungeon, V0.1.1!
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v0.1.0
So this is that content I was mentioning, a full fork on the recently open-source android game Pixel Dungeon!
First Post!
So after 3 long years of inactivity, Shattered Pixel returns!