Black Powder Magic

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• Patch Notes·3 Jun 2026Official

  Demo Update v1.2.0

  The primary goals of this patch were to improve the pace of the early game and make boss encounters more memorable. The demo takes place in the first level of the game, which is intentionally designed to give players room to learn the fundamentals of movement, dashing, aiming, and grenade usage. While it succeeded in introducing those core mechanics, progression felt slower than intended and the impact of upgrades wasn't always apparent. To address this, we've revisited the entire level, adjusting enemy composition, progression pacing, upgrade values, and bruiser balance to create a clearer sense of escalating danger and player power. We've also significantly updated the boss encounters, introducing new mechanics, attacks, and behaviors to make them more engaging and distinct. The result is a faster-paced experience with more meaningful progression, greater combat intensity, and more memorable boss fights.WEAPONSPistolThe Pistol was simply too weak. As the starter weapon, it should be less powerful than later options, but it slowed the pace of the game too much and felt tedious during early runs.Fire Rate: 3 → 4 Reload Time: 2.5 → 2New Mini Mechanic – One in the Chamber: Dashing fires a special auto-targeting shot that deals 3× weapon damage.RifleUpdated burst-fire audio to fix a voice-limit issue that could mute game sounds.DASHESVorpalVorpal is intended to be a high-skill dash modifier, but its recast cooldown was too punishing.Recast Cooldown: 8 s → 4 sFrost RiderSurfing is cool. Ice surfing is cooler. Surf more often.Cooldown: 8 s → 6 sUPGRADESUpgrades now provide more impact and better reward combining your various abilities and tools.Shattering Rounds (Weapon Upgrade)Weapon crit chance per Level: +2.5% → +4% Bigger Boom (Grenade Upgrade)Grenade damage per Level: +10% → +15%RESOURCESKeeping with speeding up the progress of the game, we doubled the amount of resources gained from a single run. So you can expect to unlock weapons, grenades, ultimates and talents ...
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• Announcements·18 May 2026Official

  A Different Kind of Survivorlike

  If you are a survivorlike player, then I’m glad you made it here. I’m Kenneth, and this letter is mostly here to help set expectations for players familiar with the genre.TL;DR version: if you’ve ever thought during a survivorlike run that you wished you had more control over when something like a specific attack happens, then Black Powder Magic might just be your game. If you’ve felt the opposite, then it might be a tougher sell.We’re trying some new things with Black Powder Magic, and part of the reason we released the demo early was to see whether these ideas resonate with a broader audience. BPM stems from the idea that while we’ve really enjoyed many survivorlikes — Vampire Survivors included — we often felt we didn’t have enough control. That’s not criticism of those games in any way; it’s simply what motivated us to create our own take on the formula.Unlike many survivorlikes, BPM expects quite a lot from the player and is intentionally designed to be challenging. You don’t just move your character and aim your weapon — you also time and aim your dashes, grenades, and in some cases your ultimates. We’ve focused heavily on making all gear act and feel unique, meaning weapons do not gradually “meld” into the same thing through upgrades. A pistol should not eventually feel like an automatic rifle just because its fire rate and magazine size got high enough. Some gear, especially ultimates, can even evolve their base behavior over the course of a run rather than simply becoming numerically stronger.Staying true to the genre, there is still a passive layer in the game, but passives are intended to support your loadout rather than replace it. They also evolve mechanically across their three levels. Sometimes that means more damage, but more often it changes how the passive actually behaves or interacts with the rest of your kit.To survive in Black Powder Magic, players are expected to use all of the tools available to them. AoE abilities should clear space faster t...
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• Announcements·5 May 2026Official

  DEMO AVAILABLE NOW

  Hey everyone! We’re excited (and honestly a bit nervous) to share that the first-ever release from Teekond Stuudio is here — the Black Powder Magic demo is now live on Steam!This is your first chance to jump in, try the core gameplay, and help shape what comes next.A quick heads-upWe’re developing this game alongside our full-time jobs, so the full release date is still uncertain. This demo is an important step for us — and your feedback will directly influence how the game evolves.We’re actively working on improvements and plan to release patch updates to iron out bugs, improve balance, and refine the experience.If you run into issues or have suggestions, please share them — we’re listening.What to expectBlack Powder Magic is a fast-paced 2D roguelite shooter where:Precision, timing, and decision-making matterEvery run challenges you with different objectives and enemiesYour build (weapons, grenades, ultimates, passives) completely changes how you playSkill-based combat puts everything in your control — no autopilotAbout leaderboards (for now)The demo does NOT include Steam Leaderboards yet.But that doesn’t mean you can’t compete: Take screenshots, share and brag. Old-school competition style.Thank youThis is a huge milestone for us as a small team. If you enjoy the demo, please consider: Leaving feedback, reporting bugs, sharing the demo with friends and wishlisting.Every bit helps us keep going. Now go out there and Adapt. Improve. Overcome.The Infinite is spreading… and this is just the beginning.
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