Across the Obelisk — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Why and How: Magnus & Andrin Upcoming Rework | 2026-04-26 | Magnus and Andrin are the first starter heroes given to all players from the very beginning of the game. They serve as the foundation for new player experience and teach core game mechanics. Here are our ideas how they can be improved - those are not set in stone, so if you have any feedback - you can share it in the comments!The Problem and the SolutionBoth heroes are objectively extremely strong for experienced players, but appear as "jack of all trades, master of none" to beginners. Their power requires skill and system knowledge to unlock, making them feel weak and unfocused to new players, despite being mechanically powerful. We aimed to |
| Hotfix 1.7.5.2 | 2026-04-10 | Bugfixes: Count is moving as intended and syncs correctly in multiplayer Loot tables and shops give the correct options resolving softlocks As always, thank you for your continuous feedback and bug reports! If any issues remain unsolved, or you spot any new problems, do let us know, ideally on Across the Obelisk Official Discord server! |
| Hotfix 1.7.5.1 Live Now! | 2026-04-09 | Hello everyone! Hotfix 1.7.5.1 is live for Across the Obelisk. Hero Updates:The votes have been counted - Magnus and Andrin will be the first two heroes to receive tweaks! You can expect their changes to go live this month, but before that, we'll be sharing a full breakdown of what's coming for them next week.Gameplay Changes:Update Cutthroat enemy card priorities. First they play the “Smell Blood”, followed by “Stalking”.Reverie LootItemTable updated to include boss loot,When unlocking Nyrada, a selection of options is now correctly displayed to choose whose place she will take on the team.She correctly joins with 50 perks and inherits the X |
| Frostforged Season Skin Pack Now Available | 2026-03-19 | 🌨️ Winter’s shadow falls.What once slumbered beneath the ice now awakens, and the heroes answer its call. ❄️ Warm yourselves, brave adventurers, Winter has descended across the Obelisk, and with it comes Frostforged Season, a new Nordic-themed skin pack that brings a colder, steel-bound look to ten heroes. Inspired by the myths of the Nine Realms and icy battlefields, each skin reimagines your party as champions worthy of reaching Valhalla.Whether they wield a bow, blade, spark, or pure chaos energy, these heroes are now ready to face the cold and look extremely cool doing it. ❄️ Heroes Receiving Frostforged Skins: Sylvie → "Skadi"Yogger → " |
| Look Ahead - What's coming to Across the Obelisk in 2026! | 2026-03-12 | Hello everyone! We have some exciting news to share about what’s coming next for Across the Obelisk! It’s been a few years since the release of Across the Obelisk, and we’re incredibly grateful to see so many of you still enjoy the game and come back regularly to try new builds, heroes and adventures. We want to keep giving you more opportunities to enjoy Across the Obelisk, and today we’d like to share what lies ahead for the game this year. Check out our TODO list below, and keep reading for more details! One of our goals moving forward is to bring more free updates to the game! We want to give you more game modes, heroes, content and adven |
| Hotfix 1.7.4.2 Live Now! | 2026-02-27 | Hello everyone! Hotfix 1.7.4.2 patch is live for Across the Obelisk. It should contain the following fixes: Thread of Dreams enemies are missing Act 2 and Act 3 differentiation Enemies play cards in the wrong order Rhythm of Magic incorrect text Multiplayer Run with exceptionally large number of cards in every deck cannot be loaded Imporve multiplayer stability and reduce desyncing Nyrada's quest does not appear in multiplayer if one but not all players have Nyrada Dark spread from Scourge does not explode Adding Nyrada to party with less than 4 heroes can break the game Nyrada's deck when joining in multiplayer is partially duplicated Nyrada |
| Free Hero Update & Patch Notes! 📜 | 2026-02-20 | Nyrada Is Live! Welcome back, Adventurers! If you haven't already seen it for yourself, Nyrada is now available as a free hero update in Across the Obelisk. Today, we've got easy to follow instructions on where to go and find her in the game - along with some patch notes and a hotfix coming to the patch-preview beta branch over the weekend. How to Unlock Nyrada & Reverie Travel through Faeborg Forest (Ice Zone) and enter The Dream Portal.Find Nyrada’s event, invite her to your party, and replace one current hero in the party to recruit her permanently.With Nyrada in your active party, defeat the boss in the same area to unlock Reverie.Once Ny |
| 🌘 The Exile Ends. Nyrada Rises Before the Obelisk. | 2026-02-18 | The Exiled Dreamweaver Returns. 🌌 Good news, adventurers! The DreamVeil stirs once more. Nyrada has finally appeared. This long-anticipated free hero update will be live in Across the Obelisk on February 19th, bringing the Exiled Dreamweaver into your party and a new reason to explore through the Thread of Dreams sub-zone. Meet Nyrada Once the most gifted Dreamweaver of her people, Nyrada returns from her exile wielding powerful dream magic. A healer proficient in the ways of the mage, she twists dreams into curses for her enemies and strength for her allies. What She Brings: • A new hero with unique Dark and Illusion interactions • Revealin |
| Spoiler Alert! | 2026-02-10 | 🧩 Our New Hero Approaches…There’s someone stirring behind the Obelisk, and she's ready to make an appearance soon.If you haven't joined our official Discord server yet, we're dropping daily hints and spoilers in our # 🏆│general channel. Join in on the fun and you all can make your guesses before she arrives!Expect cryptic messages, suspicious screenshots and maybe even a riddle or two! We're trying to get creative with this one. Think you can piece it together before the reveal?🔗 \ |
| Hotfix 1.7.3.2 Live Now! | 2026-02-02 | Hello everyone! We just released Across the Obelisk hotfix 1.7.3.2 for Across the Obelisk! The patch is now a part of the live version of the game, and can be enjoyed without opting into a beta-preview branch! Hotfix 1.7.3.2 includes the following fixes: Combat Corruptors that apply to all Enemies or all Heroes should now properly apply. Combat Corruptors that add cards should now properly add the cards to enemies. Enemies should no longer skip their turn when granted a card by a Corruptor. All effects that affect multiple Heroes or Enemies should now properly target them. Items should properly trigger when pets deal damage. The Count should |
| Hotfix 1.7.3.1 live now! | 2026-01-23 | Hello everyone! We just released a hotfix update 1.7.3.1 for Across the Obelisk. Update 1.7.3.1 resolves the following reported issues: Loading combats applies additional max hp to monsters Boons lead to NullReferenceException when cast Rocky cannot be upgraded at pet trainers Thank you for your support and providing us quick feedback on Discord! It allows us to put out these fixes quickly! |
| Patch 1.7.3 is live now! | 2026-01-22 | Hello everyone! A new patch 1.7.3 for Across the Obelisk is live now! This patch is the second round of bug fixing for 1.7, and includes some minor balancing to issues that we felt needed addressing, like the speed of new enemies. We are looking forward to see if you feel this made the impact you were asking for and if not, we are certainly open to adjust things further in the future! Important notes: Runs created in version 1.7.2 are not compatible with version 1.7.3. There should be a new version 1.7.2 legacy branch available in the Betas section on Steam, for you to opt into, if you'd like to continue your previous runs. As previously ment |
| Player experience Survey and New Hero | 2026-01-16 | Greetings, adventurers!As we look ahead to what’s coming next to Across the Obelisk, we wanted to share a quick update on the upcoming free hero and open the floor for community feedback!A New Champion ApproachesRight now, she is in the testing phase. This stage can take up to a couple of weeks, as we want to make sure everything is working as intended before moving forward.If testing goes smoothly, our plan is to release her as a free update roughly two weeks after validation.We know many of you have been waiting for this hero for some time now. That delay comes down to one reason: we are committed to making sure that she is fun to play and |
| Hotfix 1.7.2. live now! | 2025-12-17 | Hello, Adventurers! The hotfix 1.7.2 is now live and out of beta! Thank you for your help testing it this week, and we hope you'll like the changes we've made! We'll also add legacy branches, letting you finish your current games on 1.7.0 and 1.7.1 (patch-preview), if you want to finish your adventure on that build. It'll be available until January 1st!Changelog: Here is the list of bugs that are fixed in the 1.7.2 patch, since 1.7.0:Practice Mode awards Steam Achievements for unlocking all heroesIndirect Damage to Phantom Helmet does not trigger DisableJapanese Cards display instead of appropriate numberLava Bomb always target's front hero r |
| A Call for Adventurers - Beta Patch | 2025-12-11 | Hello, Adventurers!We’re opening up a beta build, and you’re welcome to jump into and help us test the next update of Across the Obelisk. This small patch includes fixes, but we want to make sure everything works as expected before it is rolled out to everybody.To streamline feedback, we’ve set up dedicated feedback threads both here on Steam and on our Discord. If you decide to join the test, please share any bugs that you encounter in relation to these fixes.In order to join beta test, go into steam settings, betas and opt into beta branch named patch-preview!And here is the list of bugs that are fixed in the beta patch:Resurrection Enchant |
| Across the Obelisk expansion "Necropolis of the Damned" Out Now! | 2025-12-02 | 🩸 Necropolis of the Damned: Out Now! Welcome back, Adventurers! 🎉 Necropolis of the Damned is now available! This winter, the path diverges—and the darkest road opens. Necropolis of the Damned, a major new expansion for Across the Obelisk, beckons adventurers into a gothic reimagining of Act 4 where witches weave curses, vampires command ruined halls, and a once-proud kingdom decays under eternal night. With a new zone, two heroes, fresh mechanics, and a completely new ending, the Necropolis awaits those bold enough to cross its haunted threshold. 🕯️ What’s Inside:A New Story Path & EndingExperience an alternate Act 4 that reshapes your jo |
| Necropolis of the Damned - Feature Overview | 2025-12-01 | Hello everyone! The next major expansion for Across the Obelisk - Necropolis of the Damned - releases tomorrow, December 2nd at 9a.m PST/4p.m. UTC/5p.m. CET! You can expect to watch numerous videos from your favorite content creators on release day, but today we have something else to share with you. A short overview of the upcoming Necropolis of the Damned features and content! Watch it in the YouTube video linked below: We hope you'll enjoy the coming expansion and we look forward to hearing your impressions tomorrow! You can still wishlist Necropolis of the Damned, to be notified on release! |
| 🦇 Necropolis of the Damned | Coming December 2ⁿᵈ, 2025 | 2025-11-25 | Not all endings lead to the Void.Some lead to the Necropolis. 🏰This winter, brave the gates of the Necropolis of the Damned, a new, major expansion for Across the Obelisk, arriving December 2nd, 2025! Enter a gothic descent into an alternate Act 4, where witches roam, vampires reign, and the ruins of a cursed kingdom echo with ambition and sorrow. This expansion introduces a new zone, two new playable heroes, and a fresh set of challenges that reshape your path in some of the darkest ways, leading you to experience a brand new ending to the game. 🕯️ The Story So Far: Long ago, the Count of the Necropolis made a bargain with death — one that |
| 🎃 A New Cardback Appears… | 2025-10-30 | Happy Halloween, everyone! We have a small surprise for you today! As Senenthia enters the final weeks of autumn, a new cardback arrives — inspired by the spooky yet cozy themes of the halloween season! Introducing the Wicked Treats! We hope you'll enjoy cooking new, cursed strategies with this new visual accent for your decks. The new cardback is, of course, free and should be available to all of you now! 🌀 A quick note on the upcoming free hero:We know many of you have been waiting for the free hero update, originally promised for October. Unfortunately, we'll need to ask you for a little bit more patience, as that release will be delayed |
| Across the Obelisk - Golden Season Skin Pack | 2025-10-08 | 🍂 The cold wind shifts.Whispers of the past return, and something ancient stirs. 🍂 Adventurers! We’re excited to share a brand new hero skin collection for Across the Obelisk: the Golden Season Pack. This pack brings fresh looks to ten of your favorite heroes, inspired by Eastern legends and traditions, with designs that highlight honor, resilience, mysticism, and transformation. You’ll find the quiet strength of the forest shrine, the proud legacy of imperial armor, and the mystery of forgotten mountain clans, all reimagined for the world of Senenthi - each hero takes on a radiant new identity. The Golden Season Pack is available now — no |