CrossCode news & patch notes

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/HJacmvqXEAM-085-600x750.jpg Hello everyball and everycabbage! Another update in such a short time period? Yes, a lot of things are happening these days. And today it's a new round of Makeship Merch and our Lea going from CrossCode into a CrossOver! So lets see what that's all about!

Smug Lea with Extra Cheese and a Keychain

Another round of CrossCode merch in cooperation with Makeship has just started! For one, there’ll be a rerun of the original Smug Lea plush for those that missed it or want spares… But with a little addition: This time she’s coming with extra cheese! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/Cheese_Lea_Plushie-SV2-P-1_1000x-600x600.png And then there’s another version of smug Lea, but this one is keychain sized! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/Lea_Keychain_Plushie-SV4-P-1_1000x-600x600.png Click here to Pre-Order! As per usual, the merch will only be delivered if at least 200 units get ordered within a 21~ days time period (so until Jun 19). If it fails to reach that goal (each item tracks this individually), you will get your money back, so there’s no risk on your part!

Infinite Alliance - Big Crossover Event Game Collaboration

Fresh off our announcement of CrossCode collaborating with SHADE Protocol, we’re pleased to reveal that Lea will also be featured in the upcoming Infinite Alliance! Infinite Alliance unites heroes and villains from 17 indie games in a free, story driven crossover RPG. Lea will visit a distant world, and come face-to-face with characters from Chained Echoes, Kingdoms of the Dump, Jack Move, Quartet, 8-Bit Adventures 2, and many more titles. These heroes can train with Lea in order to gain more power and a unique accessory. In practice? This means the player gets to enjoy an over-the-top superboss battle with Lea, where she’ll swap between Elemental Modes, use Gungnir to create Decoys of herself, and unleash familiar attacks like Karma Scale (which you can see in the trailer) - all adapted for turn-based combat. Because consoles require every game to be monetized in some way, the battle against Lea from CrossCode will require a $1 optional purchase on console. Every other aspect of the game is free, and the proceeds from this purchase will be donated to Doctors Without Borders. On PC, however, both Lea and the entire game will be completely free. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3720330/ And that shall be it for today. Until next time!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8768797/606ab1fcefae44c7d9679bf29415992b49d1f689.png Hello everyball! Some days ago, we teased that CrossCode and Alabaster Dawn would be part of a collaboration with another game. Today we can finally reveal what that game is: It is... SHADE Protocol! For those who have not seen it yet, SHADE Protocol is an upcoming cyber-fantasy Metroidvania with fast combat, stylish abilities, and a wild world-cutting mechanic that lets you slice and reshape parts of the environment. What caught our attention is that the team seems to care about many of the same things we do: expressive combat, secrets, ambitious pixel art worlds, and game systems that can get a little bit ridiculous in the best way. So yes... mystery solved! Together, CrossCode, Alabaster Dawn, and SHADE Protocol are planning a crossover collaboration with content in both SHADE Protocol and Alabaster Dawn. And all of it is being planned carefully so it does not interrupt or delay the development of either game.

Content in SHADE Protocol

In SHADE Protocol, the current collaboration plans include:

• UNLOCKED: Secret bosses inspired by CrossCode and Alabaster Dawn
• UNLOCKED: Special CrossCode and Alabaster Dawn themed Harmonies, huge cinematic skills similar to Level 3 Combat Arts from CrossCode
• Stretch Goal: Guest music by Shirakumo Nagi, composer of CrossCode and Alabaster Dawn!
• Stretch Goal: New Protocols, essentially game-changing “build” options, that give players more ways to play!
• Stretch Goal: Potentially a full DLC with a new area, a self-contained storyline, and more!

Some of more ambitious plans are locked behind "Stretch Goals" for their upcoming Kickstarter campaign that will launch on June 4 You can check out the Kickstarter campaign and follow it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/littlelegendary/shade-protocol And you can find SHADE Protocol on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3581730/SHADE_Protocol/

Content in Alabaster Dawn

It wouldn't be a proper collab if we wouldn't do anything, right? Here's what we plan to add for Alabaster Dawn:

• SHADE Protocol themed Divine Arts! Expect some really cool stuff here!
• Zura, SHADE Protocol’s Instrument-wielding, world-cutting main character, will become a playable reskin for Juno in Somu’s Dream, our rogue-lite mode!

In general, we take this opportunity to think about ways to make crossover collaborations like this work well with the more fantasy-esque setting of Alabaster Dawn. Of course, our prioriy will be getting the game completed first, so collab content like this will be the focus in later development and potentially for post 1.0 updates. And some of you might wonder: Does that mean that Lea will be in Alabaster Dawn as well? Well... we'll see!

New CrossCode Content?!

Will there be collab content in CrossCode as well? We wrapped up CrossCode development several years ago and going back to actually integrating new stuff into it is a bit... tricky for us. We'd need to dive back into our old dev environment and everything. So for now we don't want to promise anything... but we won't rule it out entirely, either! Aaand... that’s all for today! Thanks a lot for your support, and we hope you look forward to this very unusual crossover!

Credits

Key Art: YuiKannon, our lovely community member! Animation: Studio CLICKBOOM (support animation studio for FATE/strange Fake and more!) Trailer Music: SHIRAKUMO Nagi (original composer of CrossCode and Alabaster Dawn) Pixel Art: Little Legendary (studio behind SHADE Protocol)

Hello everyball! It has been a while since our last post here. Lot's of stuff happened! Our New Game! Collabs! Potentially more Merch...?

Alabaster Dawn in now in Early Access

That's right! Our new game Alabaster Dawn just launched Early Access here on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3110760/Alabaster_Dawn/ You can already play it for around 6-10 hours and, much like CrossCode, we plan to expand content to about 5 times that much.

Lea in Pip Puzzle

Your favorite blue-haired spheromancer can now be found in a new game! Pip Puzzle is an upcoming action puzzle gem game and will feature (next to Lea) a whole cast of unique characters as well as awesome retro music by Hagane / STEEL_PLUS! You can wishlist the game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1858390/Pip_Puzzle/

Another upcoming collaboration

There's more! Something is happening between CrossCode, Alabaster Dawn, and... another game! Yes, that is all we can say for now. Very mysterious, we know. What we can say is that we’re working on a special collaboration with another indie team, and we’re really excited to share more soon. If you like the sound of fast-paced action, pixel art, and spectacular worlds, this one might be for you. Here’s your clue for this message: everyone involved loves the sound of having more than one weapon in their arsenal! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8768797/85c1f2208533c6bee5e19f58bfd4f6685b62c018.jpg We’ll reveal the mystery game and more details very soon! Until then, feel free to speculate wildly. Maybe you will guess it. Maybe you won’t. Maybe there are more clues!

More Merch...?

We'll likely follow up with some more news about new CrossCode merch very soon! Get ready! And that's all for today! Until next time!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/header-3-600x338.jpg Hello everyball! We'll keep this one short, since there is really just one big piece of news to share right now: CrossCode T-Shirts can now be preordered! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/CrossCode-TShirts-Reveal-600x750.png Click here to Pre-Order! The design idea for these shirts is from way back in 2019 and with Makeship we finally found the right partner to actually produce these things! The T-Shirts can be preordered until March 9, 2026 and will only be produced if 300 or more units have been ordered. But we can do that, right?

Quick Alabaster Dawn Update

So... Next week is Steam Next Fest and this time, the Alabaster Dawn Demo will join! Of course, we hope that many new player will find our game this way. For the occasion, we're currently working on an updated demo version that will add a couple new features, some optimizations and even a little bit more content! And that's all for now!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/RFG_7th_Anniversary-600x338.jpg Artwork by YuiKannon Hello everyball! Some of you may remember the 1.0 version of CrossCode being released 7 years ago, in the ancient year of 2018… Yes, it has been that long, we find it hard to believe ourselves! But alas, time marches on without mercy. At least something good gets finished now and then, right?

Hotfix 1.2.4-4

There was still another hotfix with a collection of small fixes in the pipeline and what would be a better opportunity for its release than now?

• Fixed a rare crash in the options menu (hopefully! we never got it ourselves)
• Various Typos that somehow survived this long.
• A bunch of minor mapping mistakes, including one hidden soft-lock hole.

Surely, hopefully and maybe this will actually be the real, legit final one this time!!

More CrossCode Plushies

After the Smug Lea Plush was a huge success, we posted a poll for more merch in an earlier post, which we used to determine potential merch for a later time. Well, that time is now upon us! Behold, 3 more plushies! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/RadicalFishGames_Launch_Socials_20250829_v1-600x600.png A smug redhead, a grasshead and a grumpy sister walk into a bar have appeared in our office. These are examples of the next group of limited plushies that will star in our newest collaboration with Makeship, starting NOW and running for 21 days! Emilie Plushie Campaign Apollo Plushie Campain Shizuka Plushie Campaign As already explained with Lea's campaign, every character plush will be its own campaign that needs to reach 200 backers to be produced. If it's successful, the goodies will ship about 2-4 months later! Consult Makeship's “How it Works” and FAQ pages if you have more questions about how it works!

Alabaster Dawn now has a DEMO

Our new game Alabaster Dawn now hit another major milestone! This week we released a free demo that you can now play on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3900710/Alabaster_Dawn_Demo/ And in case you didn't hear about Alabaster Dawn before: It's an Action RPG similar to CrossCode, but with a 2.5D Pixel Art Look, multiple weapons and a world that changes as you play! If that sounds like something you like, go give it a try! And that's all for today's Anniversary! Until next time!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/RFG_June_2025-600x338.jpg Greetings everyball and happy Pride Month!! 🏳‍🌈 A couple of months have passed and we've got news regarding CrossCode merch! Also a concert and an update for our new project!  

The Smug Lea Plush and Maybe More?

In our last post in January we announced a Makeship crowdfunding campaign for a Smug Lea Plush, which was an overwhelming success! Exactly 4.000 units were ordered, which means that it reached a funding of 2.000% or 20 times of its mandatory goal! Over the past 2 weeks we noticed happy fans posting about the arrival of their personal Smug Leas so we hope that yours have reached you by now or will soon as well! Now, with the popularity of this campaign, the question for further CrossCode merch arises! For this purpose we created a poll to to collect some opinions from you, our fans: THE MERCH POLL! We are interested which characters you’d want to have for additional plushies and also what kind of additional types merch you would want to have. Thank you for taking the time to share your opinion with us!  

GAME ECHO Concert, feat. CrossCode

Our composer Deniz Akbulut (going by “Nagi Shirakumo” in Japan) and his classmate Hibiki Utagawa co-founded Game Echo, an officially recognized club in Kunitachi College of Music. Together they arrange and perform various video game music in concerts, including wind band and orchestra. You might remember their arrangement of Lea! from last year, fully written by Deniz himself! On this year’s March 25th they performed the The Ultimate Experience for wind band, arranged by Utagawa-san. Also part of the concert was a medley of Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil, arranged by Deniz! And on that note, congratz to Deniz for graduating!

Alabaster Dawn Update

We wanted to also give you an update about our new game project Alabaster Dawn! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3110760/Alabaster_Dawn The biggest new feature is the Cinematics system which helps us deliver visually dynamic cutscenes outside of the usual ingame-perspective. Of course new content also requires new enemies to fight. And, as old wisdom goes, giving someone a fish might feed them for a day but implementing a fish enemy will allow them to punch fish for a lifetime! … Anyway, look at these flying fish… They fly and shoot lightning, is that cool or what?! Another new interesting enemy is a turtle. Wait, we already introduced it? Well, but now it’s angry! Which means higher stats and new attack patterns! Expect to see variations like that to truly test your skills in special battles now and then. On the quality-of-life side, we realized that the swapping between weapons to match enemy weaknesses has been pretty annoying early on, when only one element is available. Our solution was a Loadout option that allows players to simply swap weapon combinations with a single button-press! To improve the atmosphere and immersion of our world, travelling NPCs have been added, like these restless caravans that are diligently delivering crucial cargo between predefined stations. And, on the visual side, our weather effect system has been further improved and can dynamically change the vibe of your journey with flying leafs, rain and clouds. Other work, not shown yet still essential, includes more sidequests and further progress with the second and third areas of the game!  

Our current Focus on Alabaster Dawn + Introducing...

On a more general note, we're still working a public demo version for Alabaster Dawn, which is supposed include a proper prologue properly introducing the setting of the game! And on the topic of the story, we think it is about time we finally properly introduced another team member who has actually already been supporting our writing process since an early stage: Enter Luke “Lun Calsari” Wacholtz! Some of you old-timey fans of the RPG Maker 2k scene (like many of our team…) might know him as the creator behind the cult classic The Way, while others might have experienced his newer work, as a writer in Shadows of Adam or his recent own project, Learn Japanese RPG: Hiragana Forbidden Speech! In Alabaster Dawn he has already played an essential role in further fleshing out the scenario and characters and is also a great help in polishing up our dialogues to make them more snappy and incorporate diverse yet internally consistent styles of speech! But lets give Luke the stage to introduce himself: "Hello! I’m a wanderer, game developer, and writer with a passion for cool tech and storytelling. I’ve spent tens of thousands of hours crafting RPGs, including The Way and Learn Japanese RPG: Hiragana Forbidden Speech. I also contributed to Shadows of Adam, and now—most exciting of all—I’m thrilled to join the team behind Alabaster Dawn!"

Indie Shout-out: Yarn Guardians

For the end of this post we want to give a quick shout-out to the our friends and fellow German developer Pentapaw Studios and their upcoming game Yarn Guardians https://store.steampowered.com/app/2928940/Yarn_Guardians/ Take control of various adorable flying kitties and fight your way through hordes of only slightly less cute enemies using BALLS… Yarn balls! And a variety of other yarn-themed weapons. And best of all, you can play it in coop with a friend! All of this cuteness has been animated by VanAnimation, who also animated Lea and Juno in their respective game trailers!  

Socials

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http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/plush-header-600x338.jpg Greetings everyball! We haven't posted here for some time but today is a special occasion!

Presenting: The Smug Lea Plush

After years of passionate fan demand we can finally present the new and extra smug Lea plush, in partnership with Makeship! And there will be as many as there is demand… If you preorder yours within the next 3 weeks! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/LeaPlush-Launch-Post-600x600.png The plush design (as well as this post’s header art!) was contributed by our dear super talented artist YuiKannon! We actually already have a finished real-life sample in our office and can confirm that is indeed smug, smol, and smooshable! It’s also robust, can sit on its own when asked nicely and is complete with horns in the perfect headpat distance (just tested it). PREORDER YOURS AND SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN! For people unfamiliar with the Makeship process, you can consult their “How it Works” and FAQ pages. In short, each product basically runs a 21 days crowdfunding campaign during which the already designed and prototyped product can be pre-ordered. If the minimum goal (200 units in our case) is reached, the production will start after the end of the campaign and the goodies will ship 2-4 months later! Of course every customer will be refunded in case the campaign falls short of its goal. But of course we wanna make it happen, right?

What else we've been up to

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/Blogpost-25-01-17-header.png As we mentioned back in August, we are still working hard on our next big project Alabaster Dawn. Our next big goal will be the release of a public demo - we initially hoped to have that one ready early this year, but it looks like it will take us a bit longer. Meanwhile, here a few impressions from recent developments: https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/aether-get.png The first proper dungeon has been completed! Here are a few examples for the puzzles: https://bsky.app/profile/gfluegel.radicalfishgames.com/post/3lfs4uf22oc22 Unlike in CrossCode your companions actually follow you inside and play a role in solving the puzzles: https://bsky.app/profile/radicalfishgames.com/post/3lfx7x2mp3k25 And to release some stress you’ll find pots and other objects to annihilate: https://bsky.app/profile/regiden.radicalfishgames.com/post/3lfmvjmy5v22m As you’d expect for a dungeon, you can also receive new abilities there, of course with a fancy cutscene: https://bsky.app/profile/radicalfishgames.com/post/3lfitmotnz22a Aside from the elements and combo attacks, you can also find various Divine Arts for additional options amongst Juno’s arsenal. https://bsky.app/profile/lachsen.radicalfishgames.com/post/3lfuokxxndk2x Finally, a quick look at a crucial cutscene in a work-in-progress state with familiar placeholder music. https://bsky.app/profile/radicalfishgames.com/post/3lez7r3jz7c2g

https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/title-reveal-header-1-600x250.jpg Hello everyball! You may not have heard much from us in the recent years. That's mostly because we've been busy working on our next big project. Now we're ready to reveal that game with its official name and a trailer! Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3110760/Alabaster_Dawn/ Here's the short pitch: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/nature-change-1.gif Alabaster Dawn is an Action RPG that builds on the best aspects of our previous title, CrossCode. It features a deep combat system, challenging puzzles, and a changing world that will reveal more secrets over time, all bundled up in an engaging story. The shadow of Nyx has fallen—warping the world into a wasteland and vanishing the gods and their people. Now, Juno the Outcast Chosen, awakes to an impossible task: bring it all back. http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/terra-combat-1.gif The game is still in development but we are working towards releasing a public demo next year and are planning to go early access later in 2025, just like we did with CrossCode. Aaaand that's it! If you like what you see, consider wishlisting the game!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/crosscode-anniversary-600x338.jpg Hello, everyball! On this day, 3 years ago, the 1.0.0 full version of CrossCode was officially released for PC, after years of development and Long-Early-Access. We will celebrate this special occasion with a gift to all our supporters and also use the chance to give you an update on our next game, Project Terra!

CrossCode Version 1.4.2 Release

We will be celebrating the 3rd anniversary of CrossCode with the last proper (non-hotfix..) release, which would be version 1.4.2! Luckily it contains almost no new content that we had to actively work on, because the main change would be the removal of the exclusivity of the "Platform-Exclusive Quests". That's right, now players on PC can also do the quests that were only available on Switch/XBox/Playstation before, and the same will be true for all the consoles, once the version will be released on them in the near future! Of course this also means that all the related pets can now be found by everyone! And as an additional goodie, we also added another Custom Cup which allows re-fighting battles from those quests with adaptive levels, so even high-level DLC characters with ascended gear are in for a challenge! Other changes include Combat Arts for an ally that mysteriously never got any (whoops...), a 5 years overdue fix of a legendary bug regarding music-looping and some more minor bug fixes, typo fixes and balance tweaks!

Project Terra

Regarding out next project, so far known as Project Terra, we are still working on a playable prototype while also refining our editors and creative vision. In a recent post we also presented the design of our main heroine, Juno! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/Juno_annoucement_Artwork-1-600x763.jpg (Art by Sibylle Hell) The reception was very positive and we almost instantly received amazing artworks by fans! For now, we're still focusing on getting all the core mechanics worked out. Here's a preview of how things look right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi1tShnt-Lc If you're curious about our next game, make sure to keep an eye on our blog and Twitter, where we'll post most of our progress.   And with all that being said, it's time to finally say goodbye to CrossCode after almost 10 years of development. Thank you so much for supporting us over all those years! Now, it's time for us to focus on new things! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/lea-juno-tag-1-600x375.jpg Special thanks to YuiKannon, who has done many CrossCode-fanarts in the past, for drawing those amazing artwork of this post! You'll likely see more art from her in the future on our blog!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/header-1-600x328.jpg Hello everyball! Starting today, you will find the cast of CrossCode in (yet) another indie game: the deckbuilding card game Quantum Protocol! For the occasion, we also release another hotfix for CrossCode, adding bunch of fixes, a tiny bit of content, as well as a small group of guest characters!

CrossCode x Quantum Protocol

With today's update, Quantum Protocol will include a whole set of new cards featuring several CrossCode characters as well as the four elements for you to use! https://youtu.be/bWF_FiAiDK4 Here is an overview of all newly added cards: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/cards-600x443.png Those cards work in a unique way reflecting the mechanics of CrossCode. You can read more about it in this blog post You can get Quantum Protocol on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328530?utm_source=collab&utm_campaign=crosscode

Hotfix version 1.4.1-3

We released another hotfix, mostly fixing bugs and spelling issues. There's also a few small content additions, including: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/arena-supporters-cup-600x338.png A new Supporters' Cup to be found among the custom cups, adding a few more quest related boss battles to the arena. http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/item-top-600x338.png A new room above the Rhombus Square Item Shop assembling a whole bunch of traders for all kind of items. http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/quantum-protocol-characters.png A couple of guest characters from Quantum Protocol just vibing in a certain inn. Have fun finding them! Unfortunately, with no new dialogs this time. And that's it! Meanwhile, the CrossCode New Home DLC is currently being ported to consoles and we'll let you know once a release date is certain. And otherwise, we're all hard at work on Project Terra, currently working on a lot of things, including a new animations system: https://twitter.com/lachsen/status/1388218721433493505 We'll likely create another post about Project Terra in the future, showing things a bit more in detail. And that's all for today! Until next time!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/manlea-header-600x263.png Hello everyball! CrossCode is finally complete! Or is it? As some of you might remember, we introduced you to a certain someone, exactly 6 years ago. Now guess who's back?

Manlea is here!

Playing as Lea is great and all, but some of you might miss an option for a protagonist who simply is... manlier. That's why we proudly present to you, once again: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/manlea-600x418.png Only this time Manlea is real http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/manlea-menu-600x338.png You can play CrossCode, being Manlea. http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/manlea-battle2-600x338.png You can beat up enemies, being Manlea. http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/manlea-dialog4-600x338.png You can talk to other characters, being Manlea*. *Keep in mind that Manlea is still Lea, but manlier. She's still referred to as Lea and with she/her pronouns (a.k.a. we didn't adapt any dialogs). Manlea is now available as a Skin DLC on both Steam and GOG! Get Manlea on Steam Get Manlea on GOG This is no April's Fools joke. This is real. Today just happens to be Manlea's 6 years anniversary. With all that being said: Have fun being Manlea in CrossCode! Also: if you now, for some reason, feel like screaming at us, we'll be available in another gamedev stream this Saturday 20:00 CEST / 11am PDT on our Twitch Channel

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/version-up-1.4.1-600x349.jpg Hello everyball! So... we're not entirely done yet! Today we'll release another small update for the DLC Crosscode: A New Home, adding a bit of more optional content!

What's New?

This update includes a bit of optional content that we originally hoped to released a month ago, but didn't quite manage to finish in time. Version 1.4.1 includes 3 quests as well as a couple of arena cups and new Trade Offers in Rhombus Square. Note that the new content is part of the A New Home DLC and not included in the main game. Here a few impressions of what's included: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/post-update-1-600x338.png http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/post-update-2-600x338.png http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/post-update-3-600x338.png Actual boss enemies can be properly seen in the game! This update is pretty much the final content addition to CrossCode! With following releases we only plan to fix remaining bugs and issues. That means, after over 9 years of development, CrossCode has finally been completed!

What about CrossCode 2?

We noticed that several players are now counting on a sequel to be developed, especially due to a certain cutscene in A New Home. We sort of regret adding that cutscene, because the truth is: Right now, there are no plans for a sequel to CrossCode. We definitely had a great time working on this title and see the world and its characters grow. But after 9 whole years, we are ready to work on something new.

Our Next Game

We're currently in the prototyping phase for our next game. That games doesn't have a proper name yet, but it does have a temporary project title: Project Terra Project Terra will be an Action-RPG, with a gameplay mix similar to CrossCode, featuring a new setting and story line! Here are a few impressions you might have seen recently on twitter: https://twitter.com/teflorator/status/1336536291396161536 https://twitter.com/ThomasFroese/status/1376868521024573441 https://twitter.com/teflorator/status/1376981558964408322 https://twitter.com/lachsen/status/1346589705052299270 https://twitter.com/RadicalRegiden/status/1352623637715705857 It doesn't look much like a game yet, but we'll get there! Right now, we're mostly working on tools. We'll talk more about the new project within the next few months. But for now, a short disclaimer: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/BMVI_Foerderlogo_englisch_NEU-600x603.jpg That's right! The state of Germany is financially supporting the development of the Project Terra prototype! Yay! Tax money well spend. So yeah, expect more, hopefully exciting news soon! Until then!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/dlc-release-header-600x338.jpg And here it finally is! After another 2 years, we have finally released the last content extension of CrossCode! The DLC CrossCode: A New Home is now available on Steam and GOG, currently for 10% off! If you don't own the main game yet, there is also currently a sale for half the price! That's really a lot of game for not all that much!

For Indiegogo Backers

Since the early supporters on Indiegogo made the development of CrossCode possible in the first place, we decided to make the DLC a perk of the original "Game" tier (and above) for our Indiegogo backers. You'll find the DLC on CrossCentral (there might be a slight delay with the upload).

What's in the DLC

Here is what CrossCode: A New Home has to offer:

• A playtime of about 8-15 hours
• Ku'lero Temple: Probably the biggest dungeon we've ever created
• Fight against several enemies, including over 10 new bosses
• Run over water for the very first time in the new area Azure Archipelago
• Tackle 8 new optional quests with unique mechanics and scenarios
• Listen to 3 new music tracks composed by はがね/STEEL_PLUS
• Unlock new Arena Cups and Bonus CP to fully upgrade your circuit tree!
• And of course: Finish the raid!

Note: All the new content of the DLC is playable after the end of the main game. There is no reason to restart from the beginning - you can continue with your old save.

CrossCode Original Soundtrack EX

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/ost-cover-600x330.png If you enjoy the new music of the DLC and want to support our composers, you can also buy the new CrossCode Original Soundtrack EX on Bandcamp, Steam, GOG, and other music platforms as well! This soundtrack features not only the new tracks of the DLC, but also a number of more recent CrossCode tracks that didn't make it into the first soundtrack, as well as a selection of old tracks from the early demos and Early Access versions.

State of Localizations

Since we're entirely hopeless with scheduling, we ended up adding too much text content just days before the release. Our localization partners did their best to translate the new content as fast as possible, but still, the localizations might not be 100% complete by the time of the release. Just to be clear: If you see any untranslated text (which will mostly be for quests and other optional content) - that's because we added the content way too recently! We're sorry! The good news is: we're all working on the localization at this very moment and will update the game as soon as it's completed - this will hopefully happen within a week.

How to play the DLC

The DLC will extend the story of CrossCode. So in order to play it, you need to finish the main story of CrossCode first - and you'll need to get the good ending. You've reached the good ending when the final screen looks like this: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/meta-space-600x338.png However, when the right side of that screen is red, you got the bad ending. Don't worry! You can get to the good ending very quickly by going to the left and replaying the final part of the game. You can even skip the last battles, dungeon, and boss fights. Here's a more detailed guide (with an obvious spoiler warning): In the Meta Space, go to the left to be set back in time Teleport to Rhombus Square - South Arch Go down the stairs in the south east, then to the east entering Lloyd Passage and keep running further to the east At this point, you might spot Albert sitting in a cafe in the south east of Lloyd Passage Walk to Albert and talk to him! From this point on, the game will give you clear instructions on what to do next. Make sure you convince Albert's friend in the following meeting! If you want, you can safely skip the following raid of Vermillion Wasteland, the final dungeon and the final boss fight to get right to the ending. If you did everything right, you'll get the good ending and can start playing CrossCode: A New Home!

A New Home with New Game Plus

CrossCode: A New Home is fully compatible with NG+ saves. Certain NG+ options such as Sergey Hacks might even slightly change the game's dialog. However, keep in mind that playing the game with certain NG+ options might impact the overall difficulty and entirely negate any sort of challenge. We recommend playing the DLC with a regular save first!

Bugs, Crashes and Worse

This DLC is our first major release since a very long time. Please keep in mind that, as with any major release, things might not be entirely stable yet. There will be bugs. We did a lot of testing and had a very long beta phase prior to the release. However, from experience we know that there will always be issues left that we missed. That's why we'll be set and ready to patch things up as quick as possible, at least for the next week or two! Hopefully, nothing critically bad will happen. But if you want to be extra sure, we recommend keeping a save from the end of the main game. And that's all! Have fun with the DLC! We hope you enjoy the extended story, new battles, and puzzles! Until next time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apoLeE7VZkU Hello everyball! As you can see, we finally have news for you regarding the CrossCode post-game DLC! Not only do we have a trailer for you, there's also a release date! The post-game DLC CrossCode: A New Home will release for Mac & PC on February 26, 2021! The release for consoles will follow this summer! You can already wishlist the DLC on Steam! Here a list of things you can expect: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/rhombus-beach-600x338.png An extended Rhombus Square that even includes a beach now! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/beach-wip-600x338.png The new area "Azure Archipelago" - ready to be explored! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/raid-again-600x338.png Finally completing the raid! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/kulero-temple-600x338.png The new Ku'lero Temple - probably the biggest dungeon of the whole game. http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/autobahn-quest-600x338.png Several new quests all around CrossWorlds - you might even end up on a highway! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/plot-continues2-600x338.png An extension to the main plot - learn more about how things continue for Lea and the others. Of course, this DLC also comes with new, exciting music tracks to make the final chapter of CrossCode a very memorable one. However, our usual composer Deniz Akbulut unfortunately wasn't available anymore at this time to make the last CrossCode tracks. He recently has moved to Japan to learn Japanese and enter a university to study music. He had to put his full focus on preparing for the tough entrance exams; his last exam was today actually! He recommended a good friend of his, who is also incredibly talented, to take over the burden of finishing CrossCode's soundtrack. So, we are proud to announce that the new DLC will feature new music written by はがね/STEEL_PLUS (Twitter)! We know it took us a while, but as always we wanted to tune all those little knobs close to perfection. What came out of it is something we're very proud of. Thanks for all the support and allowing us to cramp everything in the DLC that we wanted. We did also try to incorporate feedback regarding the difficulty of puzzles (especially those that required precise timings). Once the DLC hits, please let us know what you think of them and the new puzzle element! And with all that being said... see you again next week, for the release!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/highlight-20-10-14-600x334.png Hello everyball! It has been a long time and we're finally back with a new update! We have news about the console versions as well as some words about the Post Game DLC release date.

Next steps for CrossCode on Consoles

CrossCode on consoles had a somewhat rocky release with a number of performance issues (especially on Switch). Luckily, most of the major issues have been fixed rather quickly! Unfortunately the certification of the patches for the different consoles took longer. At the time of writing, one patch is still in certification for the PlayStation 4. But we’re getting there. Work on following updates continues of course. The next bigger update however will take a little longer. We have finally started on migrating to the latest build which means that we are also working on New Game Plus for the consoles. Due to the nature of how CrossCode runs on consoles (HTML5 inside a C++ application) this will take some time, as it requires additional testing of previously not included features. We are still quite optimistic to unleash the patch in 2020. But if you ask us for a specific date: No, we can't tell you when exactly NG+ is ready for consoles. But it will happen! As you may already know, in celebration of the CrossCode release for consoles, we teamed up with ININ Games to give you a special limited SteelBook release and a really nice Collector's Edition! These two special non-retail versions of CrossCode are available for pre-order exclusively at the SLG Partner Store. The Nintendo Switch Collector’s Edition is currently sold out, but there are still some couple of hundred copies of the SteelBook Edition left. The even more limited in numbers PS4 Editions are still available, both in the form of a Collector’s Edition - Limited to 1500 copies worldwide - and a PS4 SteelBook Edition. All editions feature a sequential numbering, an individual number for each and every copy of the game, which shows off it’s exclusive nature in a really cool way! These editions will also feature a different (and reversible!) cover art than the regular retail version of the game. Besides the console editions, we also have some good news for our PC fans. We are very happy that CrossCode will be given a physical PC release! As this version won’t be widely available at retail, the way to go if you’d like to own a PC copy of CrossCode will be to get it through the SLG Partner Store! The CrossCode PC Editions will be available as a SteelBook Edition, as well as a Collector’s Edition.

Next steps for the Post Game DLC

Work on the DLC continues! Here are few new impressions: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/beach-wip-600x338.png More progress on the new area! Things are still work in progress here! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/unkown-location-600x338.png A new location in the sky? http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/sergey-is-back-600x338.png Look who is now in the game! Now a little word about the release windows In our last update we already mentioned that the release of the DLC will happen "hopefully this year". Since the console release was more distracting for us than expected and also because we keep underestimating the amount of work ahead, we'd like to move the release window a little bit further. The new plan is to release the post-game DLC in early 2021. We know this is a bummer for many - initially we aimed to release the DLC in time for the second anniversary of the PC release. However, ultimately we want to make sure that the quality of the DLC will match the rest of the game and for that we'll need a bit more time to bring the whole story to a (hopefully) satisfying conclusion. Just remember: more time usually means a better result. That's why we had to postpone CrossCode 6 times before this already. We are sorry for the delay but also hope you understand. It will be worth the wait! Until next time!

Hi everyball! This Saturday we're going to stream the development of CrossCode here on Steam. For the first time. Die-Hard fans already know that we usually do this on Twitch. But now where the Gamescom is digitally live and we're part of the Indie Arena Booth, we've decided to give it a try on Steam as well. Join us and watch how we make progress on the upcoming DLC!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/version-up-1.3-600x349.jpg Hello everyball! It finally happened: As of yesterday, CrossCode has been finally released for consoles worldwide! And with today's release of version 1.3.0 we quickly follow up with a promise we made: an exclusive quest for the PC version! The new quest is accessible in the end game (after you acquired the Meteor Shade) and can be found in Ba'kii Kum. Version 1.3.0 additionally adds new combat attacks for certain (later) party members that were lacking in that regard. There are also tons of smaller changes under the hood for the upcoming DLC. Speaking of which...

DLC when?

Most of our time these days is spend working on content for the upcoming Post-Game DLC - and we're making good progress! Here's a small gif of an upcoming new area: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/first-teaser.gif Things are still WIP! Our Private Beta Testers are also hard at work testing the new dungeon! Here's a little preview: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/a-600x338.png There's also a new type of weapon called Ascended Gear. It will automatically scale with your level! yay! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/b-600x338.png All that being said - we're still not done yet. A release for PC will hopefully still happen later this year. As for console version: the release of the DLC will take a bit longer, since all new content needs to be properly ported first. And that's all! Until next time!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/inferno-full-600x480.png Hello everyball! With the CrossCode console release about to happen we're now writing about something entirely different: CrossCode Modding projects

CrossCode Modding

To be frank: we never really designed CrossCode with modding in mind. But yet, it still happened - maybe because the JavaScript code base makes the game fairly accessible. For several years now we've been watching a couple of smaller and larger modding projects appear over time. However, now is the first time the modding community actively organizes a whole event, so we thought we could help with a little shoutout. If you are interested in the modding community in general, feel free to visit their Discord Server However, before you continue installing and playing mods:

Important Disclaimer for CrossCode Mods

Modding projects are unofficial content and as such, we won't be able to help you with any issue that may arise from installing and playing mods for CrossCode. Be aware that installing mods can potentially break your save data, so it's recommended to back up your saves before installing any modding project. One option to back up your saves:

• Start CrossCode and load the save you want to backup
• Pressing F10
• Save the text of the upper field into a text file

To import your save file again:

• Start CrossCode and press F10
• Insert the text of your save backup in the lower text field and press Submit
• Your imported save will be the last save in your list of saves

Now that we got that out of the way, let's talk events!

Autumn's Genesis - Master Trials Score Attack!

Since last week you can participate in a very special challenge, taking on very strong variants of the game's boss fights and try to get the best score! Here's how that will look like: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/ezgif.com-video-to-gif_1-1.gif If this sounds exciting to you, you will find all the necessary information here: Autumns Genesis Installation Guide and Rules for Participation The event will last until September 1st, so there's still plenty of time. And that's pretty much it! Depending on how things go, we might be giving more shoutouts to other CrossCode modding projects in the future. Until then, feel free to join the modding community and maybe start modding yourself! Until next time!

Well. Yes. CrossCode will release in one month from now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and.... yes, stop asking "when?", Nintendo Switch! And yes. It will get physical. And yes, each version will get an exclusive quest line. This means that also the PC will get an exclusive quest line. So prepare for some fresh content before the actual DLC drops.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8768797/c893490f0f3f11b0623859bb05a479eb4c3d21ce.jpg Hello everyball! ... Deck13 writing here today. We're the publisher of CrossCode. We're also handling the port to other platforms at the very moment. And all of us, here at Deck13, over at RFG, over at Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft hear your questions. Which is basically always the same: When? When will CrossCode finally be coming to consoles?

WHEN???

The answer is: Sooner than you might think. We are ready to announce an official date very soon. Maybe next week? We wanted to let you know that we will be revealing the official release date for the console version of CrossCode next Tuesday. And we always said that once we announce the releasedate, the wait will even sooner be over. This means: You won't have to wait much longer. But we can't go into details just yet.

What took you so long?

CrossCode was build in a custom engine written in HTML5 and JavaScript. Something which the consoles do not really support well. We had to create a compiler for it, translating everything into C++ before the game loads up. Because live compiling, which JavaScript does, is not allowed on most platforms as it opens up ways to access the deeper cores of the hardware. We even had to restart the whole process once as the first way we were going for did not work out as intended. We had to throw away roughly one year of work and start all over again.

But...

No fear. We did our homework. CrossCode has passed all console certifications. And we're still submitting patches to the version which passed certifications. These will be available from Day 1 and your version will automatically be updated to the latest build.

Anything else

Oh yeah, while we're at it: We have decided to bundle CrossCode on Steam with a fresh product we just launched, called Resolutiion. We think it might be something you could enjoy as you're all fans of gorgeous pixelart.

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/highlight-20-03-26-600x334.png Hello everyball! ... It really has been a while hasn't it? Most people reading this will likely be stuck in quarantine or practicing social distancing. Here in Germany, most companies are switching to home office - which is something Radical Fish Games has been doing for many years already. So at least in terms of CrossCode development: things will go on. Today we wanted to give you a small update about what we've been up to. But before that we have an exciting announcement: One Step from Eden just released and Lea is in it!

Lea skin in One Step From Eden

One Step from Eden is a deckbuilding roguelike with a battle system reminiscent of Megaman Battle Network. And you can play as Lea as well! Our blue-haired Spheromancer is an unlockable skin for Saffron, one of the main characters of the game! You can see the skin in action in this tweet: https://twitter.com/OneStepFromEden/status/1242856985197977605 One Step from Eden released today for PC and Nintendo Switch! More information here: www.onestepfromeden.com/

Recent development on CrossCode

We've been working on a lot of different things and almost all of them related to the upcoming Post-game DLC. We're making good progress, but there's also still much to do. Instead of getting into details, we will just leave you with a number of screenshots and GIFs so you get an idea about what's coming: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/outdoor-1-600x338.png http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/interior-1.gif http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/firespirit-small.gif http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/guardian.gif Keep in mind that pretty much all of this is still work-in-progress! As for the console versions: things are moving forwards, submissions have succeeded. We're getting close, but we still don't have a release date yet. Sorry! And that's all! Stay safe, everyone. And remember to wash your hands!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/version-up-1.2.0-5-1-600x349.jpg Hello everyball, as we announced a few weeks back, we finally follow up with the small promised technical update of CrossCode! With version 1.2.0-5 we update NW.js to a newer version and also add basic support for the SteelSeries Engine.

NW.js Version update

With this version, CrossCode now runs with NW.js version 0.35.5, which hopefully fixes some of the memory leak issue several players have reported on Windows, as well as crashing issues on Linux and OSX. If you have issues with the new version (or past issues remain), please let us know via E-Mail ([email protected]) or in the Steam Forum. For users of the nwjs_old branch, things stay the same.

SteelSeries Engine 3 Support

SteelSeries Engine 3 is a tool that let's you adjust all the funky periphery that SteelSeries has to offer. It also doubles as a kind of local server, allowing applications to register themselves as "Games" and illuminate your hardware. SteelSeries asked us to integrate this into CrossCode and being avid gamers ourselves the only logical answer was to say "yes". All jokes aside, what this means is that we can highlight certain keys on your keyboard based on in-game context. We are currently supporting all Steel Series Keyboards that have Per-Key-Lightning. List of supported keyboards. Download for SteelSeries Engine 3 / Gamesense http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/game-sense-option-600x338.png Once Game Sense is activated in the options menu of CrossCode your function keys will turn into a Health-Bar, while the number keys will light-up to the corresponding element. Future updates might extend this feature as players request cool stuff or we come up with more ideas. Big thanks to SteelSeries who provided us with the hardware and tech support to implement this. And that's all for this update! Sorry for the lack of new content, but as we mentioned before: new things are being worked on! Expect more in 2020! Until next time!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/highlight-19-12-02-600x334.png Hello everyball! Quite some time has passed since the last Update so we wanted to let you know what we've been working on recently and what Updates you can expect next!

Recent Progress and upcoming Updates

With the Newgame+ Feature completed we're now focusing our work on the Post Game DLC that will add a little Epilogue to the current end of CrossCode. Among other things it will feature things like an extended Rhombus Square, more Quests, and a proper Final Dungeon. And also a few answers to some of the questions you might still have at the end of CrossCode's story. Here's a screenshot without context to give you a little something: http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/some-village-600x338.png We don't have a release date for the Post Game DLC yet, as it will still take some time to develop. We're currently targeting Q2, 2020. As we're currently focused on the DLC, we unfortunately don't have a lot of content ready for regular game update. However, you can expect an upcoming technical update in the next 1-2 weeks, as we plan to update NW.js, the software/engine we use to run CrossCode. We hope that this will fix some of the Crash issues people experience on Linux as well as Memory Leaks on Windows. There will also be a little feature added to that, but more on that later! Now, a lot of you were most likely waiting for something else from CrossCode this years... those console versions! As our Publisher Deck13 Spotlight is working on the port, here's a short message from them about how things are going:

CrossCode for Consoles when?

Greetings everyball, Michael here from Deck13. Publisher of CrossCode and the folks who are porting the game to consoles. And yes, we’ve been reading your tweets. Your posts on reddit. Your messages on Facebook. The outcalls on Discord. And we’re pretty sure there have been some Tik Tok videos, too. And as promised via Twitter, we’ll talk about the state of the console versions a bit. Also Switch, yes. First of all: We’re still working on it and we’re making really good progress. That being said, we hoped for a 2019 release earlier this year. And – as you can see – this did not work out as intended. We underestimated the amount of work a bit. Or, in other words, it became... complicated. Especially the performance became a major challenge. Lea would say: Why? That’s why: CrossCode is written in HTML5. And that means that there is tons of JavaScript. And live compiling it in a Chromium Browser is causing security issues on consoles and is forbidden on most platforms as hackers could attack the hardware through that. So we had to find a solution. Which is basically an interpreter which translates the code but locks it up in a cage. That also means: We had a performance bottleneck. As the code was read by the interpreter and then translated into something the console would understand and then read by the console. It is like watching a movie in a movie in a livestream. Yet: We have it under control now. We’re still ironing out the last issues, fixing some broken bosses and quests (which also have to be interpreted which means the interpreter must be able to read them etc.). But we’re getting there. More details can be found in this video, where Robert, who is working on the interpreter, is sharing some details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfBzlzvt8RU Sadly, Lea isn’t able to say the word where yet. But the question would be: Where are we at right now? We are currently focusing on testing the Xbox One version of CrossCode. If everything works out as intended, this should be the last major playthrough. We’re hunting the last performance killers, the last broken quests, the last weird behaving enemies. We are close to the first submission. We are already in the optional submissions. Yes, it runs (most times, but we’re working on that) at 60 FPS by now. And yes, it plays as fluid as on PC. How? How can we not mention Switch. Well, we’re doing it now: We’re focusing on the Xbox right now for no specific reason but just to focus on one platform. Technically, with the way the interpreter is working, the step to other platforms is rather easy from there. Okay, for the Switch we need to do some further optimization, but that’s, compared to the rest, just some minor stuff. After that we’ll “just” need to pass the certifications. http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/ccswitchgif.gif When will CrossCode release on consoles? We’ll announce that once we have a fixed date set. Expect an announcement on a rather short notice here as we are, obviously, also in discussions with the platform holders about that. To shorten the wait, we’ve prepared a small trailer for now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF1y3ff2AVw Thanks. Bye, Michael, Bye. ----- And that's all from our side as well! You'll most likely hear from us one more time this year. Until then!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/version-up-1.2-1-600x349.jpg Greetings everyball, the time for version 1.2 has finally arrived! And with it come new arena content and, of course, the New Game Plus!

New Game Plus is out!

http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/title-new-game-select.png The long promised New Game Plus is finally available! And it packs a ton of options that can modify your playthrough for additional challenge, experiments or pure silly fun. As long as you have earned enough Trophy Points to unlock them! For additional challenge you can, for example, increase the damage you receive and the cooldown of your consumables, give enemies (including bosses!) more challenging attack patterns or reduce the effect of the popular HP Regeneration. For perfectionist gamers there is even a mode that has poor Lea die after just one hit... http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/newgame-witchtime.gif Dashing experts and fans of fancy witches can also activate Witch Time, which (heh...) will slow down time whenever you execute a Perfect Dodge! http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/newgame-sergey-hax.gif And if you just want a fun time as an all-powerful avatar of destruction you can activate Sergey Hax and deal ridiculous damage with every attack. Of course it'll also be possible to transfer your progress from the old game into the new one, like items, levels, botanics and more. These are not even all of the modifications you can use. You better take your time to check it out yourself to craft your unique kind of CrossCode experience! Lastly, some of those options, like Sergey Hax or keeping your old level, will also trigger a few special changes to the game's dialogue. Certain suspicions may seem very justified all of the sudden... http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/newgame-plus-dialogs-2-600x338.png

New Arena Content

As for the game itself, three more cups are now available in the Arena of Rhombus Square: Faction Rookie Cup, Faction Advanced Cup and Faction Team Cup. As the names imply, those cups center around revisiting battles from the quests that you have solved for the Factions of Shadoon. How well can you handle them at a high level, with top scores on the line? Of course to access the cups you will first need to solve all the quests related to the fights. With 3 more cups and their precious Arena Coins being available, the Arena Shop has extended its offers as well. You can now also find 4 pieces of unique equipment and also 3 precious pets. Ever wanted to have Death itself under your command? http://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/lil-reaper.gif Well, it won't really help you here but it makes for a cute companion, doesn't it?   And that's it for this update! Have fun with the new content and look forward to more in the future! Until next time!

https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/highlight-19-08-14-600x334.png Hello everyball, more time has passed but we're finally getting closer to the next release! Also, we'll be at Gamescom! And Plush Leas!

Version 1.2 to be released in September

That's right, only one month to go. Pretty much exactly one to be precise, because the release is going to be on September 13th! That's a Friday... Friday the 13th. D: Version 1.2 comes with New Game+ and as we mentioned last time it is technically feature-complete. However, we wanted to add a little extra for some of the options. Namely: New Dialogs. https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/newgame-plus-damage-2-600x338.png https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/newgame-plus-damage-3-600x338.png Yeah... turns out doing insane damage transforms Lea into... something else. Depending on what options you choose, some other story related dialogs might also change. https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/newgame-plus-dialogs-2-600x338.png This hopefully makes a second run even more enticing for those who are still on the fence. But wait, there's more! We also managed to sneak in 3 new cups along with some new pets to buy! The cups are themed around the various quest-related fights and bosses you've encountered in the game. To unlock these cups you first need to finish all faction quests. After doing so, the cups will automatically be available to you via the reception lady. https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/pic.png One of the more... exotic pets you can get with the version 1.2.

CrossCode at Gamescom!

CrossCode will once again join the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom! Where: Cologne Trade Fair (Hall 10.2), Germany When: August 20-24 (August 20 for business visitors only) The booth will be managed by our Publisher Deck13, however, part of Radical Fish Games will be visiting Gamescom as well from August 20-22 (Tuesday to Thursday). If you want to meet us, make sure to follow our Twitter where we'll let you know when we'll be at the booth! You'll also find something special at the CrossCode booth: https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_2283_smalal.jpg That's right! Plush Leas are now a thing and you can win one of them at the CrossCode booth! And if you won't be able to be at Gamescom, you can get one over the internet as well! Checkout this Tweet by Deck13 with an opportunity to win one of 5 Plush Leas! And that's all for now! See you at Gamescom and otherwise again in September! Until then!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8768797/254d7661214e91b30ca413dc7629c07cc5369725.png It's been almost 2 months since our 1.1 Release, so we thought it's due time for another update. Let's jump right into it!

Version 1.2

Version 1.2 will include a feature that was a stretch goal in our IndieGogo campaign back in 2015: New Game Plus. As such we didn't just wanted to let you replay the game and keep all your stuff. We wanted to add more options for players to customize their playthrough with different options. And we actually laid down the groundwork for this pretty early on. Remember that trophies had a value attached to them? Yes, they did! And they weren't for show. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8768797/cbc2070103d2d6642c558283dfe80bf009847795.png Once you have a save file with a clear mark (this little star under the level display) selecting New Game from the title menu will now prompt this little selection. Selecting the right hand option lets you use your combined trophy points to customize your game! How? Well there are a lot of options... https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8768797/4d2b86a12f9bb002ce05142e2f0609ff6a8409e1.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8768797/518db1718e77149f08e76b21ee7b6f7a59ba21fb.png These here are just some of the options you have, but as you can see we do feature the usual culprits like carrying over items or increasing EXP/Money. However more unique modifiers are also on the table which can alter the gameplay quite drastically. Combining different combat modifiers and enemy related options can make the game very challenging or make you insanely overpowered. The choice here is yours! Here's a little example of what happens when combining Dash Master and Witch Time: https://giant.gfycat.com/BlankSkeletalAlligatorgar.webm (sorry for the bare link, the clip got a bit too long :P) https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8768797/551b9cb9cab1b31ae1d2bcee359aa7938ce5a2e9.png Selecting any option from the Carry-Over group will let you select a clear file that will be used to import items, levels and so on. And yes this means, that by importing saves you can quickly jump into new game plus too! Just in case someone needs it!

Release Date

Content wise most of the features we wanted to implemented are already implemented (in fact only 3 of 42 are currently still WIP). We want to push the update to our internal beta testers very soon and make sure everything is sound. Since we are also including new dialogs (and maybe even quests) in the update it will takes a tiny bit more time to really test all of it. Because of this we can't give you an exact date on the 1.2 release. But we do our best to get it done as soon as possible, pinky promise!

Other Stuff

The last couple of weeks our team was busy visiting some events and also having a big trip to Japan so we took that time to unwind a bit and relaxed. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t work on other CrossCode related stuff! It's just content we don't want to share just yet to not spoil the surprise. Alright, that's it for this update! Until next time!

https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/version-up-1.1-600x349.jpg Hello everyball! The new update is finally ready and with it you can now enter the arena in Rhombus Square and take on several combat challenges! Also, more quests! Oh and in case you're wondering about the version number: we decided to call this one version 1.1 instead of 1.0.4, because the arena is a pretty major feature!

Rhombus Square Arena

https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/lobby-intro.gif The arena in Rhombus Square is finally open! In it you can take on several Cups each featuring a list of combat challenges!

• The Rookie Cup with regular enemies you'll meet in the field all over CrossWorlds
• The Seeker Cup with dungeon enemies as well as several smaller boss fights
• The Dungeon Boss Cup with all the boss enemies of the temples!

In all cups, the enemies and bosses are upgrade to level 55-60 to still pose a challenge to your end-game character! Additionally, the Rookie Cup can also be played with the whole party in Team Mode! https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/arena-menu.gif Each cup features a list of rounds that can be fought individually as well as a rush mode where you can take on all the round in one go. https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/arena-scores.gif Your performance in each round and rush mode will be evaluated with a score and rewarded with medals. For each medal you will then collect Arena Coins that you can exchange for rewards such as new equipment, but also decorative add-ons like... https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/lea-menacing.gif Fancy auras! https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/doggo-pet.gif And... PETS! Yes. CrossCode now has pets. They will follow you around. You can even pet them. But that's it.

New S-Rank Mode + Quests

https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/s-rank-effects.gif For this update we enhanced the Combat Rank system, adding a couple more effects when changing rank as well as a special S-Rank mode + combat theme! Also, enemies will now respawn faster during S-Rank making it easier to keep up a long combat streak. Note: If you don't like the new effects and music and would like to have things as they used to be, you can disable everything in the options menu under interfaces! As for quests, you will find more in this update as well! One is in the final Arid Breeze Quest in Ba'kii Kum, the other one you will find in Sapphire Ridge - check the bulletin board! Additionally, there is a new challenge mode for the Turret Defense mini game, complete with a few new rewards to collect! And finally, you'll find a couple more NPCs hidden throughout CrossWorlds! Oh, and this update also comes with a couple new music tracks! Here a little preview: https://twitter.com/interovgm/status/1128671769857024000 That's it! Have fun with the new version! ... let's hope there are not too many bugs this time.

https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/highlight-19-04-18-600x334.png Hello everyball! It has been some time since the last proper post, so let's catch up on what happened recently and talk about the upcoming 1.0.4 update!

Version 1.0.4 + Recent progress

The next major CrossCode update to version 1.0.4 is getting close! Most content has been finished, however, a lot of texts still needs to be translated which is why we might not be able to make the release in April. However, it will definitely still happen in the first half of May. Sorry for the delay! And when it releases, here is what you can expect:

• The Arena in Rhombus Square has finally opened and comes with 3 different cups: The Rookie Solo & Team Cup and the Dungeon Boss Cup!
• New equipment and decorative add-on rewards you can get through the arena!
• 2 new quests complete with new boss fights
• A new repeatable Turret Defense challenge mode
• Several small NPCs hidden throughout CrossWorlds here and there

In here a few impression on all those new features! https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/lobby-intro.gif The lively arena lobby! https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/arena-menu.gif The arena cup menu with a list of challenges! https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/arena-scores.gif Your battle will be rated depending on your performance with 4 types of medals! https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/lea-menacing.gif Medals will be rewarded with Arena coins that you can exchange for new equipment and new decorative Add-Ons, such as this Menacing aura! https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/dekay-quest-2-600x338.png And finally: more quests! Some of them will take you to very peculiar places!

Next steps

The next major feature we'll focus on, other than of course more quests, is now the New Game+ mode! We haven't really spoken much about this New Game+ and a lot of things are still rather open. However, something you can expect is a very flexible feature that allows you to configure your next playthrough in different ways. You can choose to keep your level, equipment and brush through the game with ease, or go for a challenge and fight harder versions of the enemies and bosses with or without your end game stats & equipment. That's the idea at least! More details will follow. The Post Game DLC is still on our list but it's very early in development. That's also why we still can't promise any release date just yet. It will happen, but it's also important to us that we don't rush it so you don't get a half-baked extension.

CrossCode won an Award!

Now here is something we really should have written quite some time ago, but we actually WON THAT SXSW AWARD! https://www.radicalfishgames.com/wp-content/uploads/sxsw-award-get-600x338.jpg Cross-Code won the Most-Fulfilling Community-Funded Game Award! This was only possible thanks to the help of all of you voting for the game! Thank you so much! Also: That photo might suggest otherwise, but that Award was not affiliated with Microsoft or Xbox. But while we're at it we might as well mention that CrossCode for Xbox One has been announced as well for 2019!

Shout out for an upcoming Action-RPG

Kingdom of Night is an 80s Action RPG which is sorta like Diablo meets Earthbound! Check out there trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSmGrMzjiFQ Their Kickstarter can be found here! And that's it! Until next time!