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Axe Ghost Patch Notes & News

Full Controller Support

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4d ago

Reviews help a lot for small games! If you've been enjoying Axe Ghost, please consider leaving one!

Axe Ghost now has full controller support.

Axe Ghost is turn-based puzzle combat. You push monsters around a grid and blow them up. It's based around a Daily Challenge leaderboard, and there are 21 hand-built puzzles in Fragments mode.

I'm a mouse-and-keyboard person. To make controller support a worthwhile effort I decided the threshold for shipping it was 'I actually prefer playing Axe Ghost with the controller'. I'm happy to say that's now the case!

You can play the whole game comfortably on an Xbox, PlayStation, or Steam Deck controller. Prompts in the tutorial use the correct controller glyphs, and the pause menu lists every controller button and what it does. Here's some footage of how it plays this way:

Also in this update:

Faster startup, especially on mac
Fixed the menu frame rate on mac
Share your Daily Challenge result to Bluesky
A batch of scoring and leaderboard fixes

Found something broken? Tell me in the Discord: https://discord.gg/tvq3g7sw2Z

Full Controller Support

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4d ago

Reviews help a lot for small games! If you've been enjoying Axe Ghost, please consider leaving one!

Axe Ghost now has full controller support.

Axe Ghost is turn-based puzzle combat. You push monsters around a grid and blow them up. It's based around a Daily Challenge leaderboard, and there are 21 hand-built puzzles in Fragments mode.

Also in this update:

Faster startup, especially on mac
Fixed the menu frame rate on mac
Share your Daily Challenge result to Bluesky
A batch of scoring and leaderboard fixes

Found something broken? Tell me in the Discord: https://discord.gg/tvq3g7sw2Z

Update. May 3.

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94d ago

Fixed Bug when changing languages Changed Tutorial changes

Update. April 21.

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106d ago

Fixed a bug where part of the Steam Deck screen wouldn't respond to clicks sometimes.

Update. March 28.

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129d ago

Changed: Leaderboards now load lazily for faster response. Fixed: Fixed several edge case bugs related to Robots. Fixed a bug that caused lag the further you got into a run.

Update. October 12

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297d ago

Fixed: Bug where Garnemar would sometimes fail to spawn.

Axe Ghost 1.1 - Fragments Update

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324d ago

Axe Ghost 1.1 adds Fragments mode; A collection of 21 puzzles created by Richard Boeser (ibb & obb, Dubio). You get one hand of cards, and a starting pattern of monsters that needs rearranging to achieve the objective. Complete the Fragments in any order you like. They start off gentle but get pretty challenging. I've forgotten how to complete Curtains. See if you can figure it out! Oh yeah: If you’ve played Axe Ghost, consider leaving a review (positive or negative). It's currently sitting at seven reviews from buyers. If it gets to ten that helps bring it to the attention of others who'd enjoy it!

Update. June 22.

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378d ago

Fixed

Bug where robots could fire while frozen after an undo. Bug where ghost position wasn't restored after undo.

Update. July 17.

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383d ago

Fixed

'Games Completed' Steam stat wasn't updating correctly.

Update. 16 July.

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386d ago

Fixed

Bug where personal best indicator wasn't rolled back when Undo pressed.
Bug where Switch Horizontal not represented properly in the Leaderboards.

Update. June 26.

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405d ago

Fixed

Bug where destroyed enemies were sometimes not responding to Undo correctly.

Update. June 25.

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405d ago

Fixed

Bug where card select and end turn shortcuts still functioned while game was paused.

Update. June 22.

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408d ago

Added

Tooltips clarifying why moves can't be made.

Update. June 21.

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410d ago

Added

Personal Best score tracking and notifications.

Update. June 18.

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412d ago

Fixed

Achievements bug. Robots cancel their death beams if pushed off the top of the battlefield. Win music level adjusted to match the rest. Poke horizontal desync bug.

Update. June 16.

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414d ago

Changed: New version of cave music and tutorial music.

Update. June 15.

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415d ago

Fixed: Softlock when Aggdra was defeated with no 'Straggler' monsters left behind.

Update. 13 June.

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417d ago

Added

New tutorial task.

Fixed

Reset progress bug. Aggdra win bug.

Update. June 10.

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420d ago

Changed: Removed 'one undo' limit from the Daily Challenge. Changed: On game over the leaderboard scroll is set to shows the players entry. Fixed: Bug where some score charts wouldn't reflect your latest run if you beat your prior score in the daily. Fixed: Score charts at the bottom of the list no longer cut off by the edge of the game window.

Update. June 8.

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422d ago

Added: Tooltips for bosses clarifying the effect of using the Skull Axe on them (game over or win). Fixed: 'Lorem Ipsum' bug on messages tab. Fixed: Leaderboard touch scrolling works on Steam Deck again. Fixed: Leaderboard icon tooltips now working on run end screen.

Hotfix 3. June 4.

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426d ago

Fixed a bug where the training progress would get screwy if edited via the settings screen.

Hotfix 2. June 4.

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427d ago

Fixed: Certain in-game announcements weren't showing up under certain conditions.

Hotfix. June 4.

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427d ago

Fixes a bug where the Path to Readiness training stages wouldn't show up after completing the tutorial. If you played yesterday and didn't see Path to Readiness training stages you can use the Training slider on the settings page to play them. This update also adds various tooltips.

Update notes. June 3.

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428d ago

Changed the Timer description to clarify that you can continue your run after the timer reaches zero. Ignore the timer while you're getting used to the game! Scalpel mechanic has been simplified. See description in-game. Coin cooldown removed; you can use multiple coins in the same turn.

Axe Ghost 1.0 is here!

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429d ago

The full release is live. If you've been playing the demo or following development, thank you! Your progress in the demo is carried across to the full version. Please consider leaving a review of the full game. All reviews are *very* welcome, even critical ones. The highscore table has been cleared for the official release. Garnemar awaits!

Axe Ghost releases on 2 June, 2025

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456d ago

It's within reach! Axe Ghost, the compact turn-based tactics game with a muscular ghost launches on June 2 for Windows and Mac on Steam :D Are you a video creator who'd like to publish gameplay on your channel on June 1? let me know!

Recent Updates #6

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490d ago

Added:

Korean translation
Simplified Chinese translation
German translation, first draft. Language select in settings
Rice Cat achievement
Hovering over a leaderboard row shows a score progress chart
Undo button
macOS support in the demo
Music for woodland environment
Tutorial music

Changed:

ZH and KO font adjustments
Removed Free Play mode. Daily Challange now allows finishing your run after the timer ends
Daily Runs now available in demo
SFX sidechain compression dialed back
Tutorial wording
Game logo
Added tutorial hints
Improvements to Path to Readiness conversation UI
Alignment of icons in leaderboards fixed
Game over screen illustrations
Demo styling changes
Visual styling

Fixed:

Bug where card positions weren't correct after Undo
Bug where Garnemar could be cloned with Smear weapon
Bug where tutorial completion state wasn't faithfully saved
Bug where Garnemar became desynched after being damaged by robot fire
Bug submit menu bug
Bug where boss music would end if you Undo
Bug with Undo and ice interaction
Leaderboard charts make more sense now
Score submit bug
Leaderboard charts
Bug where deselected weapons could still be played
Demo Free Play bug
Ellipsis missing character on linux
Text formatting bug in dialogue
Tutorial complete bug
End Turn highlighting bug
'Q' marker bug
Wizard rout bug
Robot targetting rout bug

macOS Support

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527d ago

The Axe Ghost demo is available for Mac now too! Known issues:

Cursor jumps momentarily when mousing over buttons.

Odd red screen shows momentarily when quitting the game.

Recent Updates #5

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532d ago

Added

Tutorial music
Smear special weapon
Discord rich presence
More Steam achievements
Wizards
Steam rich presence
Particles for projectiles
Lightning to preview screen
Face animations for all enemies

Changed

Visual styling
Scalpel is now a (rare) regular weapon
Free Play removed from demo
Tutorial informs player if they attempt a legal move that's disabled in the tutorial
Clicking LMB anywhere dismisses Goal text at start of a run
Clicking RMB anywhere deselects current weapon
2nd Path to Readiness level goal is to destroy 20 monsters in one go
Path To Readiness level 1, new goal is to kill 70 monsters
Skull Axe excluded from first two Path to Readiness levels
End Turn button shows an icon on rollover when turn end triggers quest
Tutorial adjustments
Path to Readiness levels changed
Some weapon colours altered
Freezing robots prevents them from firing
Pressing Escape now completely obscures the game board and pauses the game timer
Spawn pattern system
Robot beams kill the ghost, added a warning icon
Made Path to Readiness a bit easier
Tutorial wording
Weapon draw logic
More information in the tutorial
Switch icon
Robots appear a bit later
Projectile appearance
Various SFX
Various changes to backdrops
Woodland backdrop
Cave backdrop
Eyeballs look right at you now

Fixed

Tutorial complete bug
End Turn highlighting bug
'Q' marker bug
Wizard rout bug
Robot targetting rout bug
Tutorial breaking bug
Bug where Path to Readiness dialogue buttons weren't clickable
Bug preventing end of game buttons from working
Void no longer affects cells that aren't visible
Wizards come back after being routed
Timing of wizard capture animation
Bug where a freestanding ice block would prevent winning a run
Boss pushback timing
Bug where monsters got stuck on last row
Score notice no longer overlaps other notices
Box weapon bug when interacting with frozen monsters
Aggdra appearance bug
Bug where Poke Vertical could prevent Garnemar appearing
Displace bug
Rare submit score bug
Muting audio channels now fully mutes them

Recent Updates #4

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603d ago

Added

Leaderboard indicator shows whether this was the player's first attempt.
Displace weapon.
All Time leaderboard.
Void weapon.

Changed

Ice visual effect.
Various sound effects.
Daily Challenge can be played more than once.
Displace can no longer push enemies off the edge of the grid.
Switch now treats Bosses as wildcards when detecting contiguous groups of monsters (unless targeting the boss directly).
Path to readiness dialogue animations.
Leaderboard restyling. All Time leaderboard includes icons indicating special weapons for the run.
Monsters advance one cell less far at the start of a run.

Fixed

Tooltip/Switch interaction bug.
Inconsistency with L-Push and groups containing a boss.
Leaderboard caching bug.
Leaderboard bugs, Death flash.
Bug with weapon distribution. Should be less difficult again now.
Rout threshold check only uses visible cells now.

Steam Deck Status

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611d ago

While Axe Ghost hasn't undergone official Steam Deck verification, I play it daily on my Deck and can confirm it runs great. I didn't encounter any problems so far. The game will show as "Unknown" compatibility since we haven't gone through Valve's verification process, but you should be able to install and play without issues. Of course, let me know in the Discussions if you encounter any Deck-specific problems or have any comments!

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