Card TD

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• Patch Notes·4 Mar 2026Official

  Update to 0.4.2: Performance and QoL Improvements!

  Well, That has been eventful! Three days in and we already have our first major bug discovered by external users. What great news! Thank you all for playing the game so far. We are happy to announce an update that should fix the majority of the issues with frame stuttering and lockups. Turns out you can have too many UI elements that are checking if the mouse is overlapping with it multiple times a frame. Here's hoping that we've finally squashed this one. Below is a list of all the changes coming as part of the 0.4.2 update. ⚙️ Engine Upgrades & Performance Unity 6.3 LTS & URP Upgrade: Upgraded the engine and rebuilt the render pipeline, adding new scalable visual quality settings (Very Low to Ultra). Updated to use the new event-driven input system to decrease the amount of runtime input checks. Major Performance Boosts: Eliminated lag spikes during intense battles by upgrading tower and projectile targeting systems, and adding card memory recycling. UI & Build Fixes: Fixed health bars to render correctly in the new visual system and resolved a critical editor-code inclusion preventing game builds. 🐛 Bug Fixes Card Locking: Fixed bugs where cancelling a card placement or drawing from chained effects would permanently lock your hand or leave cards unplayable. Unresponsive Inputs: Fixed issues where map nodes, towers, and cards would occasionally ignore clicks or float away from their hitboxes.
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• Announcements·27 Feb 2026Official

  Releasing to Early Access!

  Alright, After a lot of pushing, pulling, and overall life struggles, the time has finally come. We are going to pull the trigger and release Card TD in its current state. The official release date is set in stone for March 1st, 2026. It will be coming to early access, so just take that into note when you decide to purchase. The Demo will remain as a fully playable game, but we do not currently plan on updating it to fit with the state of the released game. That may change in the near future. We have put a lot of thought and hope into the future of this game, but we have finally reached the point where, without the feedback from the community, we cannot hope to make the best experience for the kind of game that we have envisioned. In the release, you will find 6 new maps across 2 worlds to challenge your deckbuilding and tower defense skills. Alongside the new levels and worlds is a completely revamped level selection and staging area before entering various levels. We also have a star and high score system in place, but have not quite finished implementing it. That will likely be the first update that you see in the coming weeks! We are also putting the finishing touches on over 30 new cards! 28 of them are fully functional, but waiting on art and other components before they can be released into the in-game card deck. You may see them in the card catalogue. Finally, we have characters planned, but not completely implemented yet, as a new feature for the game! They will provide special buffs, playing cards to your store collection, and more! Keep a lookout for them in future updates. The game does seem to have a steep learning curve, and we are looking into ways to help minimize the difficulty scaling, but that requires many play testers to give their feedback. That's you! We hope you see the potential for this game's success as we do. Please try out the game, give us your honest feedback, and then give us a chance to make changes and help improve the game into som...
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• Patch Notes·11 Nov 2025Official

  Patch 0.3.2

  In accordance with CVE-2025-59489, we have updated our version of Unity to continue to provide our users with a safe gaming experience.
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• Announcements·19 Jan 2025Official

  Demo from the Kickstarter is available

  Hello everyone! We have released the original Kickstarter demo on Steam. Please note that it's very much a minimum viable product, but does show the general flow of the game we are creating. We have been hard at work trying to prepare the Steam side of Card TD for it's eventual release into Early Access. In short news, we have chosen to release the game in Early Access, as life has gotten away from us and progress has been slower than we originally anticipated. We are actively continuing development, but it is slow, and since this game represents a unique genre mix of tower defense and deck building, we want to be able to provide the community with the opportunity to voice their inputs. The current state of the game, versus the Demo is pretty different and will be frequently updated as we add new content in the form of maps, features, character selections, themed worlds and more, so if you like the demo, please consider purchasing our game, or at least adding it to your Wishlist for tracking of our progress. Stay tuned for the release of Card TD to Early Access soon! Thank you all!
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