AWAKEN — Astral Blade | New Update is Live!
2025-08-06Hello everyone! It’s been a while since our last update, but the time has come! We’re excited to bring you a brand-new patch for Awaken - Astral Blade, focusing on gameplay polish, boss rebalancing, and level design improvements. Your feedback continues to be a vital part of our development process – thank you! Let’s take a look at what’s new: 🖥 PC-Specific Updates • Fixed bugs related to the Karpas organism • Optimized post-processing (Bloom effect) for improved visual clarity • Adjusted screen shake effect for better comfort • New setting added: You can now toggle screen shake on/off in the options menu • Steam Deck improvements: Enlarged all in-game text for better readability • Fixed rare save issue where players had a small chance of losing items • Mini-map fixes – task markers now display correctly ⚔️ Boss Balancing
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• Mech Mutant Prototype: Weakened knockback effect to make encounters more fair • Anti-Infiltration Model: Reduced damage and duration of specific skills • Flame Tyrant M9γ / Frozen Regent M9γ: Adjusted skill damage and cooldowns for improved pacing • The Despairing Spirit: Toxic spores will no longer knock players down 🧭 Level Design Enhancements • Electric ball traps no longer knock the player down • Enemy distribution rebalanced for smoother combat flow • More moving platforms now allow jumping through • Drone chase sequence redesigned for a better gameplay experience • Overhanging-Rock Peak area: Jump paths improved for smoother traversal • Improved visibility around the Karpas organism – no more missing dropped items • New dialogue added after Tania leaves the lab 🛠 Other Fixes • Multi-GamePad support bug has been fixed • Seasonal content fix: Christmas trees will now remain silent outside of the holiday season Resolved issues affecting the mini-map displayThank you to everyone who has already purchased AWAKEN — Astral Blade! If you’re enjoying the game, we’d love to hear from you — leave us a review here on Steam, post in the community discussions, or chat with us on our official ESDigital social media accounts. We’ll continue working to bring you new content and an even better game experience in the days ahead!
