Crush The Rebellion!

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• Announcements·18 May 2026Official

  Special Message from the Emperor

  Begin MessageMy fellow Citizens,It is with deep regret that I must announce a state of war with the rebellious factions of the government and military. Our top diplomats have been fiercely attempting to negotiate a peaceful settlement to the crisis, however the rebel traitors and terrorists refuse to back down from their extremist demands of "freedom", "democracy" and "civil rights".Despite my personal intervention with a gracious offer to grant a general amnesty, should they agree to surrender their weapons and peacefully disarm within two weeks, they have rejected all reason and have insisted on imposing their demands by force of arms.In the interests of defending our glorious Empire, it is therefore necessary to commence hostilities with these treasonous rebels. We expect this operation to last no more than a few days.This is my personal command to all Citizens of the Empire:Crush The Rebellion!End messageCrush The Rebellion! is out now on Steam!Watch the trailer on YouTube:Purchase now:
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• Announcements·4 May 2026Official

  Official Communiqué from the Imperial High Council

  Begin MessageGreetings Citizens,On behalf of our beloved Emperor, the Imperial High Council has announced the beginning ofhostilities with rebellious elements of the government and military. Every Citizen must now do theirduty for Emperor and Empire, lest we fall into anarchy and ruin.Those who have enrolled in the Imperial Fleet Academy, congratulations. You will now begin intensivetraining, ready to deploy to the frontlines in a matter of weeks.Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice we are willing to make. That is a sacrifice youshould be willing to make. Only scoundrels and wastrels would be so unwilling to serve their Emperorand die for him.Glory awaits those who make the ultimate sacrifice!Your Empire needs you! Enlist today to shape the future of tomorrow!End messageCrush The Rebellion! will launch on 18th May 2026.Watch the trailer on YouTube:Wishlist now:
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• Patch Notes·4 May 2026Official

  Development Update #2

  Greetings Citizens!Welcome to the second development update for Crush The Rebellion! As mentioned in the demo patch notes from earlier today, the game is nearing completion and there will be a release announcement very soon. Without further ado, let's have a look at some of the new features that have been added, starting with the elephant in the room...PlanetsYou've read that correctly - planets have been added to the background to accompany the starfield! This actually wasn't planned originally, however when I finished the last couple of planned features I realised I had plenty of time to try and get something working. These planets are procedurally generated so you can get a variety of different colours and sizes.There were a couple of reasons for adding this to the background. The main one was simply to make it look a bit more interesting, but it was also an attempt to find a new place for the black hole effect that I showed off in the last development update. Unfortunately I couldn't get black holes to work quite right as an "environmental hazard", so I had to scrap the idea. But, as we'll see in a bit, some of the mechanics for them have been repurposed for one of the new weapons. Speaking of which...WeaponsAs mentioned in the last update, there were three weapons left to add - and now they are all in place!First up - the Micro Missiles. This one is fairly straightforward. Shrink the missile a bit, jam a bunch of them into a cannon, and fire. They also come with the added benefit of being able to target enemy missiles, making them good on the defense.Next, we have the Grapple Gun. This one doesn't do much damage on its own, but it can "grab" enemies and keep them in the firing line of your primary weapons. This is where the repurposed black hole logic comes in - the Grapple Gun actually just uses an invisible black hole to "suck" enemies in!Finally, we have the Ion Field. This one is expensive for a reason - it is more than a little overpowered. Unlike the othe...
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• Patch Notes·4 May 2026Official

  Demo Update v0.12.2

  Greetings Citizens!The release of Crush The Rebellion! is drawing near and many changes have been made over the past month, so it is time for what is (hopefully) the last update to the demo before launch!This update mostly contains bugfixes and other smaller improvements, but a larger feature has been added - planets! Now you can crush those rebels with a spectacular view of our Empire's many worlds! There will be a development update later today with more details on this new feature.Full release notes for demo v0.12.2:Added planets to the backgroundUpdated the help screens to add details for the new pickups and bonusesAsteroids no longer appear inside the bossFixed various issues with bonuses and retiring or quitting to the main menuEnsured that the mouse cursor remains hidden when starting the game on Steam Deck (or when using a controller)
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• Patch Notes·6 Apr 2026Official

  Demo Update v0.11.0

  Greetings Citizens!The demo for Crush The Rebellion! has just received a much needed update, containing some of the features and improvements mentioned in the development update a few weeks ago. The update also comes with some new features and a number of smaller bugfixes and improvements.The most noteworthy of these other features is the achievement progress tracking. While achievements are not a feature of the demo, their progress will now be (silently) tracked, which will allow them to be unlocked upon purchasing the full game (so long as the requirements were met while playing the demo).Full release notes for demo v0.11.0:Added new pickups and bonusesBullet Time - when activated, time is slowed for a short while, allowing the player to more easily dodge incoming projectilesCall Imperial Squadron - when activated, a squadron from the Imperial fleet is called to aid the player for a timeAdded new particles for when weapon projectiles hit an objectAdded achievement progress trackingFixed an old bug where the player would reappear in the menu when quitting after losing a lifeUpdated the engine to Godot 4.6.2, bringing additional bugfixes and stability improvementsRemoved references to superweapons from the upgrades and help menus
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