Lunchbreak Tactics news & patch notes

Calling all Slackers! Lunchbreak Tactics officially launched a month ago, and we want to start by saying thank you for all the support, feedback, bug reports, builds, and card-slinging chaos you’ve shared with us so far.

Watching players join the lunchroom, discover wild synergies, and climb the ranks has been incredible for the whole team at Anymart Borealys Games. We’re so happy you are enjoying the game.

To celebrate our participation in today’s Best Indie Games Summer Showcase, we’re excited to share our Post-Launch Roadmap to give you a glimpse of what’s coming to Lunchbreak Tactics over the next few quarters.

Many features on this roadmap come directly from community requests, so we thank you again for sharing your feedback as it helps us continue improving Lunchbreak Tactics and make it more accessible to all players.

In addition to the new features, we will also continue to release monthly patches and seasonal resets.

What features are you looking forward to the most? Let us know below or join us on Discord to continue the conversation, share feedback, and stay updated on future announcements!

Hey Slackers,

This end-of-season patch brings a focused balance pass across units, abilities, and Nova Freeman, along with a small localization fix.

Hero Update

• Nova Freeman: ability reduced from 99% to 50%.

Unit Balance Changes

• Bananerman: stats reduced from 8/3 to 4/3, but ability bonus increased from 50%/100%/150% to 100%/150%/200%.

• Barberian: on-kill gain increased from +2/+4/+6 to +3/+6/+9.

• Bearloon: ATK gain increased from +3/+6/+9 to +4/+8/+12.

• Beertender: HP bonus increased from +2/+4/+6 to +3/+6/+9.

• Blendigo: stats increased from 6/9 to 10/10, and ability gain increased from +8/+16/+24 to +10/+20/+30.

• Boilserker: damage bonus increased from 50%/100%/150% to 100%/150%/200%.

• Callibrush: stats reduced from 2/3 to 1/1.

• Camel Spray: stats reduced from 6/7 to 3/5.

• Chairtaur: ability reworked. Now deals 6/12/18 damage to a random enemy.

• Coffeetle: stats reduced from 4/3 to 3/2.

• Crowbar: bonus increased from +1 ATK/+1 HP to +2 ATK/+2 HP.

• Geifan: stats reduced from 6/7 to 2/3.

• Gluthermos: max ability triggers reduced from 3 to 2 times per phase.

• Jeweler: stats reduced from 3/3 to 2/2.

• Knight Watch: stats increased from 4/4 to 6/5.

• LED Djinn: stats reduced from 8/6 to 7/5.

• Lumberjaxe: stats reduced from 5/5 to 4/4.

• Mechaputer: max ability triggers reduced from 3 to 2 times per phase.

• Mirrusa: max ability triggers reduced from 3 to 1 time per phase.

• Nekomancer: stats reduced from 2/2 to 1/1.

• Pinelder: stats changed from 10/8 to 8/8.

• Pirate Chip: HP increase adjusted from 50%/100%/150% to 25%/50%/100%.

• Plastimorph: stats increased from 7/2 to 10/4.

• Potatorcerer: stats changed from 7/5 to 7/3.

• Pretzagon: stats changed from 8/8 to 8/5.

• Pyroghoul: stats changed from 5/3 to 3/3.

• Rattlecucumber: stats changed from 3/2 to 2/2.

• Ronin Radish: ability now grants ATK instead of HP.

• Rubber Maid: ability adjusted to +4/+2/0 ATK.

• Sailor Cupcake: stats reduced from 6/6 to 3/3.

• Shinorigami: stats reduced from 3/8 to 3/3.

• Shoveler: stats changed from 3/2 to 3/1.

• Slich: max ability triggers increased from 2 to 3 times per phase.

• Staplion: HP reduction changed from 33%/66%/99% to 25%/50%/75%.

• Tacotaku: moved from Tier 2 to Tier 3.

• Therapice Cream: HP bonus reduced from +3/+6/+9 to +2/+4/+6.

• Tooth Squire: stats reduced from 2/1 to 1/1.

• Vultrella: stats reduced from 5/4 to 4/3.

Localization

• Fixed a minor French formatting issue on Lampchemist’s level 3 ability.

Thanks again for playing, testing weird builds, and helping us keep Lunchbreak Tactics sharp.

Attention, Slackers! Corporate is cleared to announce that Lunchbreak Tactics is joining the Strategems festival right here on Steam!

The festival kicks off today, May 28, and runs through June 4. Visit the event page to discover a huge selection of affordable and highly replayable strategy games, ranging from deckbuilders and turn-based titles to tactical experiences and more! While you’re there, be sure to check out our bundle with Cropdeck, letting you snag both games at 10% off.

See you in the lunch room, Slackers. 🧡

Hey Slackers! 💛

Huge thanks for being so active on Discord. Your bug reports, clips, and feedback are helping us stabilize the game faster. Keep it coming, and enjoy the update!

Content

• 15+ new IRL skins

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash caused by certain interactions, mainly involving Ronin and Mirrusa.

• Plastimorph and Elf Hat now trigger Plastimorph’s ability before the hat effect.

• Resolved a lot of Mirrusa issues.

• Fixed the Mystic 8, Mystic Stone, and Demon Blood bug.

• Fixed Pepengu behavior.

• Empty board slots no longer count for position-based abilities.

• Vesper Riskmancer now places its Silence Mask on the correct unit.

• Ability targets now refresh correctly after moving a unit.

• Fixed the Guazilla and Pretzdragon interaction.

Text Updates

Some text has been updated to better reflect how abilities work.

• Poisonous Dagger (and tooltips)

• Portuguese translations: “At the front”, “At the end”

• Instant Shogun (Level 1)

• Dryad ability reworked

Balancing

• Mirrusa’s ability is now limited to 3 triggers per phase.

A full balance patch will happen at the end of the current season.

🪙Lunchbreak Tactics Price Update 🪙

Hey Slackers,

We’ve decided to permanently lower the base price of Lunchbreak Tactics from $19.99 USD to $14.99 USD.

Simple reason: we want more people to feel comfortable jumping in, and we want the community around the game to grow.

We love the game we made, but we also know price matters, especially right now, and especially on Steam where players have a lot of great indie games to choose from. After looking at the current market and listening to feedback, this new price just feels like a better fit.

We also want to acknowledge everyone who supported the game early. We’re grateful you jumped in first, and we don’t take that lightly. This price change isn’t meant to diminish that support, but to help the game find a better place moving forward. ❤️

Thanks again to everyone who played early, gave feedback, reported bugs, or told a friend about the game. Launching a game is a process, and we’re learning through it. We’re still improving Lunchbreak Tactics, and we hope this helps give the game a fairer chance to reach more Slackers.

See you at Lunchbreak!

Hey Slackers! This is a small hotfix mainly aimed at improving latency in certain regions, and reducing lag and disconnects where some of you have been having a rough time.

While we were in there, we also shipped a few extra fixes:

• Mystic 8, Mystic Stone, and Demon Blood issues are now resolved,

• the “Team Coupon Warriors” achievement is finally obtainable,

• and we addressed multiple Mirrusa problems.

• We also fixed the Rubbermaid issue.

After a week...

Hey Slackers! 🎉

Our first week patch is live! Big thanks for playing, reporting bugs, and sharing feedback. You’re seriously helping us shape the game. Keep it coming, and enjoy the update! 💛

UNITS SKIN IRL

26 new IRL skins (it’s not like anyone was waiting for that!)

• Royals (yellow): Flossassin, Breadragon, Bardista, Gnomato, Knight Watch, Patchlette, Slow Queen, Scientorch, Plastimorph, Apothecary

• Pirates (blue): Crewbernet Sauvignon, Crustacheese, Pirate Chip, Beertender, Pearl Noble, Bath Parrot

• Unsold (purple): nothing for now...

• Wild (green): Fanny Smuggler

• Hot Arrivals (orange): Coffeetle, Baby Bottle Brawler, Bombactus, Camel Spray, Fennec Pop, Jeweler, Spider Melon, Sphinx Puzzle, Sandalouse

• Stealthy (red): Gamepandroid

Balancing

Heroes

• Malakar’s power changed to: “Kill a random ally, then give two random allies +1 XP.”

• Garnet now gives 1 XP to a random ally instead of the ally that was added.

• Flora now draws three units at the start of the shop instead of drawing one and then redrawing.

Pirates

• Gambler: ATK decreased by 1.

• Navigator: HP decreased by 1.

• Shrimp: ATK decreased by 1.

Stealthy Grabs

• Fixed a bug where Cocomonk wouldn’t trigger its power if it killed the first enemy unit with its attack.

• Iron Koi: HP increased by 2.

• Ronin: ATK decreased by 1.

• Samara Doll: HP increased by 1.

• Otaku: ATK and HP decreased by 1.

• Peppengu: HP decreased by 2.

• Bike Ranger: ATK increased by 2.

• Mechaputer: power now only grants the XP bonus (stat bonus removed).

Wild Picks

• Fairy Tie: HP increased by 1.

• Bearloon power changed to: “If this has less HP than the ally behind, gain +3 ATK.”

• Tofunuki: ATK increased by 1.

• Gluthermos: power can now trigger a maximum of 3 times.

• Berserker: power now triggers if it has less HP than the enemy in front (instead of less than 50% HP).

• Fanny Smuggler: power reduced to 2$, stats increased to 5/4.

• Centaur: HP increased by 1.

• Blendigo: power now gives +8/+8 (instead of +7/+7).

• Druid: power now summons 3/3 Bearloons (instead of 5/5 Bearloons).

• Bramble Lance now deals damage to the three enemies in front (instead of two).

Royals

• Gnome: ATK increased by 1.

• Plastimorph: ATK increased by 2.

Hot Arrivals

• Armadillo: stats decreased by 1/1.

• Sphinx: HP increased by 1.

• Camel Spray: stats decreased by 1/1.

• Sandvacuum: stats increased by 1/1.

• Mystic Stone now costs 1$.

• Pepper Dancer: power now gives +2/+1.

Bug Fixes

• The limit counter now updates correctly when a unit levels up.

• Ronin in the shop is now working correctly.

• Mirrusa (Lv3) now behaves as expected.

• Mirrusa with more than 1 unit in front now behaves correctly.

• Poison Dagger now works as intended, and its power description has been adjusted.

• Multiple Nekomancers can no longer silence the same unit.

• Fixed simultaneous death behavior for Brocotree and the unit behind it (Brocotree now buffs the correct unit).

• Claudia Nightshade and Start of Shop powers are now displayed correctly.

• Steam achievement “Coupon Warriors - Win a run with only tier 1 units” is fixed.

• Camel Spray now works as intended.

• Less frequent connection loses (we hope)

Listen up, Slackers! Corporate is pleased to announce that Lunchbreak Tactics is clocking into the Deckbuilders Fest, right here on Steam! The event starts today and runs until May 11. Check out the festival page to discover a variety of discounted deckbuilding games. 🃏👇

https://store.steampowered.com/category/deckbuilders

Speaking of deckbuilding games, we currently have a bundle with Cropdeck, letting you pick up both games at 10% off. Don’t forget to stack the savings while Lunchbreak Tactics is celebrating its launch with an employee discount of 30% off, until May 12th!

If you’ve survived the lunchroom, tell us how it went with a Steam Review or share your thoughts in our Community Discord. 🧡

Continue slackin’ as scheduled.

Hey Slackers, We've teamed up with our deckbuilding friends over at Mad Head Bump to bring you the Lunchbreak Tactics x Cropdeck Bundle! Pick up both roguelike deckbuilders together at 10% off. If you already own Lunchbreak Tactics, you’ll still get the discount on Cropdeck through the bundle. Jump into chaotic lunchroom card battles then unwind with some cozy, strategic farming. Check out the bundle below. 👇

Grab it before May 12 to stack the savings during Lunchbreak Tactics’ 30% launch discount!  We hope you’ve been enjoying Lunchbreak Tactics and we’re eager to hear your thoughts, so kindly share them with a Steam Review or in our Community Discord. Stay slackin’! 🃏

We optimized our server calls to provide a smoother gameplay experience for everyone.

Please keep reporting any issues on our Discord, but the situation should now be generally improved

- German localisation fixed

- Audis Corvine's image improved

- Desktop app icon improved

Attention Slackers,

It’s finally time to step away from the register and head straight to the lunchroom. Lunchbreak Tactics is OUT NOW!

To celebrate the grand opening, Corporate has generously authorized us to share our employee launch discount of 30% off, so grab it while supplies last!

The shelves are stocked and a shopping cart full of content is waiting for you:

• 16 Heroes to meet and wield in lunchbreak battles

• 6 Clans to experiment with and complete your squad

• 200+ cards loaded with wild synergies and combinations

• King of the Aisle mode to push your card-battling skills to their absolute limit with a new challenge everyday

• Practice mode to sharpen your skills before battle without losing reputation

• Monthly ranked season where one special Anymart employee will earn the coveted Ultimate Slacker of the Month title

• Secret quests waiting to be discovered 🤫

Lunchbreak Tactics lets you play on your time. Jump into asynchronous matches whenever you’ve got a minute: on a day off, between shifts, or during a very suspiciously long “stockroom check”. Pick a Hero, shuffle two Clans, then battle it out across 12 rounds of pure chaos. Build and equip your squad using everyday store products such as toilet paper, energy drinks, and more; if it’s on the shelf, it’s ready for battle. Sharpen your deck, square up with your opponent, and show everyone how a real Slacker climbs the ranks. See you in the lunchroom! 🃏

Slackers, Corporate is pleased to announce that Lunchbreak Tactics is now available in a total of 10 languages: English, French, Traditional & Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Latin American Spanish!

With today’s localisation update, we’re excited to welcome many new players from around the world through Anymart’s doors.

Check out our free demo now and enjoy chaotic card-slinging in the language of your choice. If you spot any issues with translations, fonts, or characters, please let us know and we’ll report it to HR.

Don’t forget, Lunchbreak Tactics is launching next week, on April 28th!

Mark your calendars and Wishlist the game so you don’t miss out on our 30% launch discount.

Clock out, shuffle your deck, and we’ll see you in the lunch room very soon! 🍽

We’ve revised the Chinese localization to improve clarity, consistency, and overall readability across the game.

Attentive players may notice a few other changes in this patch, but we’re saving the details for next week’s bigger update.

King of the Hill Aisle

The King of the Aisle trial (formerly known as King of the Hill) is now over. This mode will be available again in the full version of the game.

Want to help us improve it? Fill out this quick feedback form: https://forms.gle/uvcPaHFGNhKpM6CH8

Input Manager

• Keyboard shortcuts are now available for certain actions

• Controller support is now available

• You can now scroll in the Catalog to switch pages

King of the Aisle Improvements

• Clickable timeline in KotA mode

• Clickable cards and heroes in the KotA screen

Steam Achievements

• New achievement icons (premium)

Card Improvements

• Reworked unit images for sharper visuals

• Reworked card icons for a fresher look

• Improved power text readability on cards

• All unit images have been recropped

Bug Fixes

• Gnomato no longer buffs itself when leveling up

• Musepresso now buffs the correct unit

• Fixed white hero portrait issue

• Slow Queen now always summons her princes in front of her

• Fixed XP bug on the back unit at Tier 3

Balancing

• Parrot: ATK increased by 1

• Rubber Slinger: HP increased by 2

• Jester Spinner: ATK and HP increased by 1

• Pillowarden: HP increased by 1

• Banannerman: HP reduced by 1

• Haunted Poncho: ATK and HP increased by 1

• Crustacheese: power now deals 9 damage instead of 8

There was an error that occurs only at the end of the month. Now it's fix.

To make King of the Hill more appealing to newer players, we’ve made the mode a bit more forgiving.

• No more Sudden Death in KotH, so score as low as you want ;)

• The contender is now the player with the highest score, regardless of whether that score is negative.

These changes are temporary while we evaluate what works best for the KotH game mode.

Thanks for your feedback.

New Game Mode: Daily King of the Hill

Available exclusively for one week during the Steam Spring Sale!

Challenge the current King and battle your way to the top to claim the crown.

In this mode, players face the same team for the whole run. The goal is to score the highest Reputation in a single run to become the ultimate contender and tomorrow’s King.

Features

• Unranked difficulty increased • Close the Hero Hub by clicking on the hero portrait • New game logo (from previous patch, missing from last patch notes) • All unit card frames improved • Improved Background • Improved Timeline (at the top of the screen in the Shop Phase)

Balance Changes

Heroes

• Rosalyn now starts each round with +3$ instead of +4$ • Audis now gives +1 HP to all allies instead of +1/+2 to a random ally

Royal Deals

• Training Dummy now gives +3/+2 instead of +3/+3 • The General Whistle ATK decreased by 2 • The Gnomato stats decreased by -1/-1

Pirates

• Crustacheese HP increased by 1 • Kraken stats increased by +1/+1 • Sharperat power increased to +1/+2 (+2/+4 at Lv2, +3/+6 at Lv3), but ATK decreased by 1 • Navigator power now triggers a maximum of 4 times per phase • Beertender stats increased by +1/+1 • Haunted Poncho ATK increased by 1 • Mermaid HP decreased by 4

Unsold

• Pyroghoul stats increased by +1/+1 • Rabbit’s Foot now triggers a maximum of 2 times per phase, but cost reduced to 1$ • Potatorcerer now deals a flat 6 damage instead of 50% of its ATK • Erocultist now triggers on “Before Attacking” instead of “Start of Combat” • Flail now deals 7 damage • Reaper HP increased by 2 • Noodulu stats increased by +1/+1 • Skeledart HP increased by 2 • Cell Shade stats changed to 8/3 (from 3/5) • Slich stats changed to 3/4 (from 5/2) • Binslayer stats changed to 3/5, power now gains +3/+2 (+6/+4 at Lv2, +9/+6 at Lv3) • Tampire HP increased by 2 • Dark Fridge HP decreased by 1, power now gives +3/+3 (+6/+6 at Lv2, +9/+9 at Lv3)

Bug Fixes

• Cards freeze after tier upgrade fixed • Searching for opponent infinite loop fixed • Super wide screen resolution improved • Rank up sound and rank down sound fixed • Money UI invisible issue fixed • End of shop units summoned during End of shop phase now trigger their power correctly • Slow Queen summons her prince back fixed • Dog name in Japanese fixed • Stack and move behavior for identical unit cards in shop improved • Gnomato self-buff fixed • Musepresso visual buff fixed

Playtest Version

• Medusa power fixed • Blendigo power fixed

Slackers,

Corporate has finally cleared us to share this breaking news, Lunchbreak Tactics is officially opening its doors and releasing on April 28th!

Those who clock in at launch can look forward to a shopping cart of content:

• 16 unique heroes to meet and wield in lunchbreak battles

• 6 total clans to experiment with, including the 3 featured in the demo

• 200+ cards packed with wild synergies just waiting to be discovered

• A brand-new King of the Hill mode to push your card-battling skills to their absolute limit

• A monthly ranked season where one special Anymart employee will earn the title of Ultimate Slacker of the Month

Whether it’s your day off or you’re quickly chugging an energy drink before heading back out to a busy shift, players can compete in multiplayer battles at any time. With asynchronous multiplayer, every employee can play at their own pace.

But wait, there’s more! Corporate has officially authorized us Anymart employees to share our exclusive employee discount at launch, so don’t forget to add Lunchbreak Tactics to your Wishlist!

Looking to stay ahead of the curve? Spend some time in our free demo and start refining your tactics before launch:

Grab your badge, sharpen your deck, and we’ll see you in the lunch room soon.

What's up Slackers,

Please pause your “productivity” and direct your attention to this extremely important corporate memo:

Lunchbreak Tactics is storming the Best Indie Games Spring Showcase with a major announcement. the kind that makes middle management nervous. Attendance is mandatory, so don't forget to clock in!

Catch the showcase live:

📅 Tuesday, March 3rd

⌚ 11 AM EST // 8 AM PST

📺

See you in the break room! 🃏

Some more issues were causing some people to be unable to play the game, so we wanted to have a fix as soon as possible!

🎮Big screens are saved!

• Fixed a situation where people with a wide enough screen resolution (say 5120 x 1440) could not click out of the disclaimer and were stuck on the introduction page. This fix does not guarantee the whole game playable with all superwide resolutions, but it ensures that any resolution can at least make it to the main menu and access the settings page so that they can then change their graphics settings.

✨ Improvements

• Small localization updates and fixes for Korean, French and Traditional Chinese

• Added some automatization to our matchmaking process so that players match teams of their level more often

• The rain on the defeat page now has a more reasonable scale

• Minor UI optimizations

🛠️ Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where sometimes the sound effects for going up and down a rank were either not playing or playing at the wrong time

• Fixed a bug where unlocking something after a patch would show a blank white square instead of the right image

• Fixed a bug where unlocking Scout Kindfetch would not show him as unlocked until you restarted the game

We tried to address some issues and bugs brought to our attention recently, hopefully this fully crushes them!🐛🔨

🛠️ Bug Fixes

• Summon bug where sometimes units wouldn't summon properly if they died or took damage during the clash should be resolved! This includes both bugs with the Slow Queen and the Gloom Dispenser.

• Fixed a bug where spamming the reroll button at the start of shop or during loading could result in broken behaviours.

• Added fallbacks in the shop, now errors should allow players to reload or the correct info should load instead of freezing the game.

• Visual bug when rerolling cards getting a cost reduction from the Merchant fixed.

Special short Next Fest season

• Instead of resetting the season at the start of the month, it resets today (23rd) and will end on the 28th at 11:59 PM.

• The normal one-month season will be back in March.

The Vainglory Family

• The Vainglory Family is here! We are adding 2 new EXCLUSIVE heroes, available only until the game launches in Q2 2026.

• Jewel Vainglory: a showman, a drama king who turns every step into a performance. He doesn’t work at the store per se, but can always be seen getting into shenanigans with his sister, Rosalyn.

• Rosalyn Vainglory: chaos wrapped in genius, a wild spirit who plays tricks but always lands her mark. Bright, fast, unpredictable, she’s most often seen wreaking havoc in the seafood department.

Improvements

• New rank progression (easier to reach lower ranks).

• New coloring for certain heroes.

• Last season’s Ultimate Slacker is now displayed on the leaderboard.

• Team names are no longer localized.

• Slick parallax animation on the home page.

Bug Fixes

• Leaderboard gold icon fixed.

• Reworked how all summons work (they should now behave more consistently).

• Backtrack / “Start of shop” effects no longer trigger when a unit dies in the shop (they still trigger normally).

• Clans are now in the same order in the selection screen.

• Optimization continues…

Listen up, Anymart Employees, Lunchbreak Tactics is clocking in for Steam Next Fest! Punch out (or don’t), head over to the break room, and redirect your highly compensated minutes toward a higher calling — becoming the ultimate slacker! The demo is live (with 2 new heroes!) and productivity at AnyMart is officially on hold.

Check it out here:

Demo Update

We’ve been all ears for the past six months, and the demo has been getting a serious overhaul while you were, you know… busy "working". Hundreds of improvements have been rolled out including new cards, new heroes, cooler abilities, better balancing, smoother progression, snappier visuals, hero reactions and voice lines, performance boosts, bug fixes… basically everything to make your break-time chaos even sweeter. Check out the full Recap Devlog for more details.

2 New Heroes

To kick off the start of Next Fest, the Lunchbreak Tactics demo is welcoming two brand-new heroes, the sibling duo from the Vainglory Family! Each sibling comes packed with fresh skills to experiment with and even more broken card combos to wreak havoc with. That brings the total hero count to 7. Think you’ve got what it takes to climb the ranks and prove you’re the ultimate Slacker?

Meet the Vainglory Siblings: Jewel & Rosalyn

Special Next Fest Season

The seasons change monthly at AnyMart, and Corporate just rolled out a special one. Our monthly season lets you battle your way to the top of the leaderboard, and for Steam Next Fest, we’ve got a special edition running February 23rd to March 1st. Who will be crowned the Ultimate Next Fest Slacker? The winning AnyMart employee will be celebrated in style at the end of the fest, glory (and bragging rights) guaranteed!

New Skins

Last Thursday, we dropped a bunch of new card skins as part of the Quebec Games Celebration! If you haven’t checked them out yet, you can activate the new skins in-game and get a closer look in our Steam post.

We’d love to hear what you think about this special season and our two new sibling heroes! Share your thoughts here on Steam, hop into our Community Discord, and don’t forget to leave a review on the demo page!

See you in the break room, Slackers.

For the Quebec Games Celebration, hosted by Indie Asylum, we wanted to bring something properly special to the party. Six of our units are getting a limited Quebec themed skin line to celebrate local games, winter vibes and the teams behind them.

Jump in, rock the new looks on ladder or in practice, and help us put a bright spotlight on Quebec’s game industry while you grind your next broken build.

Features New skin line: Quebec skins. Six units have been revamped for the Quebec Games Celebration and Quebec’s winter. Navigator → Construction Cone. Pop-Captain → Captain Quebec. Undershovel → Winter snowsuit. Gnomato → Hockey fan. Bananerman → Holds Quebec’s flag. Potatorcerer → Poutine.

Improvements

• Versus screen is faster.

• Versus screen now displays the player’s avatar at the bottom left instead of the top.

• Hover sound for small buttons on the selection screen is less annoying.

• The mouse pointer is now different between clickable and draggable elements.

• Combat music now starts at the right moment.

• New Steam achievement icons.

• New thumbnails for clans in the selection screen.

• Cards are now clickable in combat.

• Hero sizes improved and more consistent.

Balance

• Undershovel’s stats have been increased by +1/+1.

• Living Drink’s ATK has been increased by 2.

• Mummy’s HP has been increased by 1.

• Noodulu’s ATK has been increased by 1.

• Shade’s ATK has been increased by 2.

• Grill Reaper’s HP has been increased by 1.

• Tampire’s HP has been increased by 1.

• Barberian’s HP has been increased by 1.

• The Rabbit’s Foot now triggers a maximum of 3 times per phase.

Bug Fixes

• Slowqueen and Tampire interaction fixed.

• Thief and Flossassin interaction fixed.

• Shrimpooner and Jetpack interaction fixed.

• Multiple Jetpacks interaction fixed.

• Shop phase softlock occurs less often.

• Incorrect stats displayed for some units fixed.

• Inaccuracy in remaining money fixed.

• Multiple layer ordering issues fixed.

• And so many small tickets… we stopped counting!

Hey Slackers, February is a big month for Lunchbreak Tactics, and it kicks off today with our new gameplay trailer! Check it out below:

If you have not seen the game since the reveal, this is not the same build. We’ve tightened the pacing with 12-round runs and a 5-tier system, reworked 90%+ of units and items, and added Practice at any rank. On top of that, we’ve given the UI and VFX a major overhaul, added achievements and hero speech bubbles, and fixed a long list of stability issues and bugs. We even redesigned our logo!

You can find a list of all the changes in our recap Changelog.

Where to catch us this month:

• Québec Games Celebration on Steam from February 16 to February 23

• Québec Games Celebration Showcase on February 19 at 6 PM EST

• Demo Night presentation on February 21 at 7 PM EST

• Steam Next Fest from February 23 to March 2

The trailer is now live and the hype is building, so this month is the perfect time to jump back into the demo. Stay tuned, we are also planning a surprise for Next Fest! 👀

Since our reveal back in September, a lot has happened and we want to start with one thing: thank you.

Nearly 4,000 players have tried the demo since then. Some of you put in an incredible amount of time, including a few players who went past 100 hours. That kind of support is genuinely appreciated.

We have also loved seeing the Discord community take shape. People are jumping in, sharing builds, giving feedback, and helping each other out. Watching that grow day by day has been one of the best parts of this whole process.

We listened closely to your comments. One of our first priorities after the reveal was to make the game simpler to understand, more original, and more accessible, while also stepping further away from similar games in the genre. To get there, we reworked most of the units and many of the core systems.

Another major focus has been polish. We put a huge amount of work into optimization, smoothness, UX clarity, and VFX. We also improved audio and music, plus a long list of smaller details that add up to a better-feeling run.

Now we’re entering the final stretch toward a Q2 2026 release, and February is a big milestone month for us: Québec Games Celebration, the Québec Games Celebration Showcase, Demo Night Live on February 21, and Steam Next Fest starting February 23.

Below is the full list of changes since the reveal. Thanks again for being here.

1. Systems, Rules & Meta-Progression

0.51.5: Tier system: reduced from 6 → 5 tiers. 0.51.5: Run length: 12 rounds (slightly shorter).

0.51.9: Added Sudden Death that triggers when fights drag on to accelerate the finish and tighten pacing.

0.53.2: A draw is now treated as a WIN instead of a LOSS; this mainly affects behavior in Sudden Death. 0.53.2: Season length: 1 month (previously 1 week).

0.54.2: Seasons now increment automatically at the end of a season. 0.54.2: Matchmaking improvements. 0.54.2: Screenshake slider to reduce intensity.

0.55.1: Added a setting to adjust screenshake intensity.

0.58.6: Ongoing runs are automatically deleted (no penalty) when a season changes.

0.58.6: Coin-Flip preference: when multiple abilities trigger on the same signal at the same time, the unit with coin-flip advantage will resolve at the optimal moment.

0.59.1: At the start of each shop phase, you are guaranteed to draw at least one card from your current tier. 0.59.1: You can now practice at any rank you want.

2. Features, Content & Modes

0.51.5: NOTE: You will still be able to finish the season and try to reach the top of the leaderboard.

0.51.9: Full game content is now browsable, including items and heroes coming in the Premium version.

0.51.9: Night Shift Kai available for free. 0.51.9: Scout Fetch unlocks when you add the game to your Wishlist. 0.51.9: Hero hub text description adjusted.

0.52.1: Fixing bug where the Elf Hat summons infinite Pinto Elf. 0.52.1: Adjusting color of arrows when stacking the same card to match XP color.

0.54.2: Achievements added (1 for now). 0.54.2: Credits for the team added in Settings.

0.55.1: Added achievements to the demo. 0.55.1: Added “trackable” achievements with a variable showing your progression. 0.55.1: You can now choose ALPHA skins for units (with a few surprises).

0.58.6: Hero barks are in: heroes can “talk” now. 0.58.6: You can disable barks in the settings. 0.58.6: More work still to do. 0.58.6: You can swap two identical units by holding the card and dropping it onto the desired position.

0.58.8: +Exclusive early access to the new Home page! This wasn’t supposed to drop until next week… 0.58.8: +New UI to choose game mode.

0.59.1: The featured image now teases the Premium Clan. 0.59.1: Changing your username is now simpler.

0.59.1: Scout literally barks now. 0.59.1: Barks have been improved at the end of the shop phase and during the last clash. 0.59.1: There is now a specific bark on the end-of-combat screen.

3. Balance – Heroes, Units & Items

0.51.5: Unit & item rework: >90% of units and items updated (stats/abilities). These major changes may cause some imbalances.

0.51.9: Lumberjack no longer triggers its power twice.

0.53.2: Hero Audis Corvine's power has been increased to +1/+2. 0.53.2: Hero Scout Kindfetch now draws an item from the current tier but doesn't give a discount anymore. 0.53.2: Many Pirates have received small stats buffs. 0.53.2: The Binoccaneer has had its power slightly improved, but its stats slightly reduced. 0.53.2: Many Undeads have received small stats nerfs. 0.53.2: Some Scholars have received small buffs while some have received small nerfs, depending on the units.

0.54.2 – Buffs: 0.54.2: Scout Kindfetch now gives an item of the next tier instead of the current tier. 0.54.2: The Sword now gives +4ATK at the start of combat instead of increasing the unit's attack damage by 4 (subtle but potentially meaningful difference). 0.54.2: The Elf summoned by the Elf Hat is now 3/1 instead of 2/1. 0.54.2: The Binoccaneer's HP has been increased by 3. 0.54.2: The Phoenix's HP has been increased by 2. 0.54.2: The Apothecary's ATK has been increased by 1. 0.54.2: The Paladin's stats have been modified to 10/14 (from 7/15). 0.54.2: The Reaper's HP has been increased by 1. 0.54.2: The Shrimp's power has been changed to: Before the Ally Ahead Attacks: Reduce the HP of the enemy at the front by 25%. The requirement that the target doesn't have any equipment has been removed. Its stats have been reduced to 3/1 (from 3/7). We might have gone overboard with this one, so please test!

0.54.2 – Nerfs: 0.54.2: The Mermaid's ATK has decreased by 2. 0.54.2: The Necromancer's HP has been decreased by 1. 0.54.2: The Butcher's HP has decreased by 1. 0.54.2: The Lich's HP has decreased by 2. 0.54.2: The Banshee's HP has decreased by 1. 0.54.2: The Medium's ATK has decreased by 1. 0.54.2: The Cultist's HP has been reduced by 1. 0.54.2: The Liquid Flame now gives +5/-2 instead of +6/-2.

0.55.1: Pirate Chip: Its power has been changed to “Start of Combat: The ally and the enemy at the front increase their HP by 50%.” We hope this will make the unit more useful. If it doesn’t, we’re willing to explore other avenues. 0.55.1: Shrimp: Its HP has been increased by 3. 0.55.1: Thief: Its HP has been increased by 1. 0.55.1: Kraken: Its HP and ATK have been increased by 1. 0.55.1: Noodulu: Its HP has decreased by 1. 0.55.1: Skeledart: Its ATK has been increased by 2. 0.55.1: Sword: Now gives +5 ATK (instead of 4). 0.55.1: Navigator: Now activates a maximum of 5 times per phase. 0.55.1: Jetpack: Now moves the unit one position backward instead of all the way to the back.

0.58.6: The Pirate Chip’s stats have been decreased to 2/1 (from 4/3). 0.58.6: The Mummy’s HP has been increased by 1. 0.58.6: The Gloom Dispenser’s stats have been changed to 7/4 (from 5/5). 0.58.6: The Flossassin’s ATK has been increased by 1. 0.58.6: The Butcher’s HP has decreased by 3. 0.58.6: The Navigator’s ATK has been decreased by 1. 0.58.6: Noodulu’s level 2 power now deals damage to two units behind him instead of triggering twice (level 3 now follows the same pattern). 0.58.6: Noodulu’s HP has been increased by 2. 0.58.6: Rabbit’s Foot now triggers on “Hurt” rather than “After Attacking.” 0.58.6: Scout is now a difficulty 2 hero.

4. UI, UX & Visuals

0.51.5: Card UI issue (front-end): cards can become immobile/unusable. Temporary workaround: quit and relaunch — the run will resume where you left off.

0.51.9: A LOT OF COOL IMPROVED VISUALS! 0.51.9: Rebuilt cards, buttons, icons, and UI elements for a cleaner, coherent style. 0.51.9: New clan icons and a new card freeze effect. 0.51.9: Screen layouts will be revisited later, but the core look is refreshed now.

0.51.9: Catalog improved with richer tooltips and better readability.

0.52.1: Adjusting color of arrows when stacking the same card to match XP color.

0.53.2: Several tooltip clarifications. 0.53.2: Font change for descriptive text. 0.53.2: Minor visual polish.

0.54.2: Improved progress bar behavior. 0.54.2: The Tier Up popup can be disabled in settings. 0.54.2: Tokens have been removed from the shop catalog. 0.54.2: Added hover tooltips on cards.

0.55.1 – Shop Phase: 0.55.1: Improved performance in the shop. 0.55.1: Improved feedback when adding an item. 0.55.1: Improved navigation between cards. 0.55.1: Improved the delay at the end of the shop phase.

0.58.6 – Visual: 0.58.6: New progress bar. 0.58.6: New purchase behavior for items that target multiple squad units and the hand. 0.58.6: Tutorial visuals updated. 0.58.6: Tooltip visuals updated. 0.58.6: Improved feedback when purchasing equipment.

0.58.6 – New Features (UX-related): 0.58.6: You can swap two identical units by holding the card and dropping it onto the desired position. 0.58.6: Card drag & drop has been improved: drop zones are both more permissive and more precise.

0.58.8: Remove the small visual glitch when summoning units. 0.58.8: +Exclusive early access to the new Home page! This wasn’t supposed to drop until next week… 0.58.8: +New UI to choose game mode.

0.59.1 – UI/UX: 0.59.1: Home screen reworked. 0.59.1: New screen to start a game with a clear game mode selection. 0.59.1: The leaderboard is now on a separate screen and can be opened from the home screen. 0.59.1: New versus screen. 0.59.1: Improved buttons in the hero hub. 0.59.1: New rank icons.

5. Audio & SFX

0.51.9 – Audio: 0.51.9: Variable intros for tracks and a refined shop theme. 0.51.9: New reward tick and improved end-of-run ambience.

0.59.1 – SFX: 0.59.1: General SFX improvements. 0.59.1: New freeze and unfreeze sounds. 0.59.1: New rank up and rank down sounds. 0.59.1: Combat music intro reworked. 0.59.1: Added sound on button hover.

6. Performance & Stability

0.51.5: Many warnings and minor bugs fixed.

0.51.9: General stability and polish pass across the front end.

0.52.1: The random crashes were reduced.

0.53.2: Significant optimizations: shorter load times and a snappier UI. 0.53.2: Many front-end bugs fixed: overall stability improved.

0.54.2: Significant performance optimizations.

0.55.1: Improved performance in the shop.

0.58.6: Units can no longer reach 0 ATK. (Also balance-safety, but impacts stability of gameplay states.)

0.58.8: Optimization & Crash Improvements: No guarantees, but this update should reduce some major crashes.

7. Bug Fixes (Explicit)

0.51.5: Many warnings and minor bugs fixed.

0.51.9 – Fixes and Adjustments: 0.51.9: Slacker rank restart issue fixed. 0.51.9: Lumberjack no longer triggers its power twice. 0.51.9: Shrimpooner name corrected. 0.51.9: Rabbit’s Foot re-added to the item pool. 0.51.9: Domino of the Deep against Domino of the Deep fixed. 0.51.9: The Doom Dispenser can summon on the first kill. 0.51.9: Catalog improved with richer tooltips and better readability. 0.51.9: General stability and polish pass across the front end.

0.52.1: Fixing bug where the Elf Hat summons infinite Pinto Elf.

0.53.2: Known issue: the major LAST ROUND bug is still under investigation.

0.55.1 – Bug Fixes: 0.55.1: Fixed the Leviamino vs Leviamino bug. 0.55.1: Fixed the Binocular bug. 0.55.1: Fixed the Erocultist + Sliche interaction. 0.55.1: Fixed the Crustacheese + Flossassin bug. 0.55.1: Fixed the Navigator + Backpack Thief bug. 0.55.1: Fixed Tampire projectile issues. 0.55.1: And a bunch of other small glitches have been fixed.

0.58.6 – Bug Fixes: 0.58.6: Fixed Jetpack and Thief interaction. 0.58.6: Fixed Binocular and Slowcooker interaction. 0.58.6: Fixed Plastimorph and Philosopher Stone interaction. 0.58.6: Skins no longer change based on the enemy’s skins. 0.58.6: Fixed Crustacheese and Flossassin interaction. 0.58.6: Units can no longer reach 0 ATK. 0.58.6: Fixed Navigator and Thief interaction.

0.58.8: Remove the small visual glitch when summoning units.

8. Known Issues, Disclaimers & Meta Notes

0.51.5 – Vision: 0.51.5: To keep improving and energizing the experience, we’ve made some pretty big changes. Expect to (re)discover your favorite units and embrace the change. We love community feedback; updates like this are driven by you.

0.51.5 – Known Issues: 0.51.5: End-of-run crash: rare but recurring for some players. 0.51.5: Card UI issue (front-end): cards can become immobile/unusable. Temporary workaround: quit and relaunch — the run will resume where you left off.

0.51.5 – How to Help: 0.51.5: CONTINUE TO PLAY THE DEMO!! 0.51.5: Please post reports in #bugs-and-feedback. 0.51.5: If possible, send your player.log (join us on Discord for details).

0.51.5 – Final Note: 0.51.5: Thanks for all your testing and feedback. We’ve already fixed dozens of issues, and we’re not stopping! We’re preparing ANOTHER BIG PATCH next week to kick off Steam Next Fest strong on October 13.

0.51.9 – Description: 0.51.9: A major makeover focused on visuals, clarity, and feel. Nearly every game element got a new look, combat now has Sudden Death to keep matches snappy, and you can preview the full Premium content. Plus one free community-born hero and an easy Wishlist unlock.

0.51.9 – Persistent Issues: 0.51.9: Rare front-end card freeze. 0.51.9: Occasional end-of-run crash - this is mainly due to computer performance issues.

0.52.1: The random crashes were reduced.

0.53.2 – Performance & Stability: 0.53.2: Known issue: the major LAST ROUND bug is still under investigation.

0.53.2 – Outro: 0.53.2: As usual, please join our discord to provide any feedback.

0.58.8 – Tagline: 0.58.8: Here’s hoping for fewer crashes. 0.58.8: No guarantees, but this update should reduce some major crashes.

0.51.5 – External link: 0.51.5: Play the demo now : Lunchbreak Tactics Demo on Steam.

9. Titles & Taglines (for référence)

0.51.5: Patch 0.51.5 “The Atomic Option” – Our biggest update yet. 0.51.9: 0.51.9 - Makeover update – A real makeover. 0.52.1: 0.52.1 - Hot fix. 0.53.2: Lunchbreak Tactics — Patch 0.53.2. 0.54.2: Patch 0.54.2 – Sprint update. 0.55.1: Patch 0.55.1 - Skins :) – Choose your own identity. 0.58.6: Patch 0.58.6 - Hero Barks – They have a personality now. 0.58.8: 0.58.8 - Hot fix – Here’s hoping for fewer crashes. 0.59.1: Patch Notes 0.59.1 – Practice Against The Best – Practice against the best before you climb for real.

One week to go!

The Québec Games Celebration is a Steam event spotlighting games made in Québec, running Feb 16–23.

We were selected to take part with Lunchbreak Tactics and we cannot wait to be part of the lineup.

Event page goes live Feb 16

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/quebec2026

Features At the start of each shop phase, you are guaranteed to draw at least one card from your current tier. Changing your username is now simpler. You can now practice at any rank you want. The featured image now teases the Premium Clan.

UI/UX Home screen reworked. New screen to start a game with a clear game mode selection. The leaderboard is now on a separate screen and can be opened from the home screen. New versus screen. Improved buttons in the hero hub. New rank icons.

Heroes Scout literally barks now. Bark improvements. Barks have been improved at the end of the shop phase and during the last clash. There is now a specific bark on the end-of-combat screen.

SFX General SFX improvements. New freeze and unfreeze sounds. New rank up and rank down sounds. Combat music intro reworked. Added sound on button hover.