GemCraft - Chasing Shadows — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GemCraft Legacy Collection | 2026-06-15 | Try the game during NF and don't forget to Wishlist! |
| Legacy Collection Demo is NOW LIVE! | 2026-06-10 | Hello Wizards! We're so thrilled to let you experience the GemCraft - Legacy Collection for the first time. The demo will let you play the first few levels of all 3 games and remember how awesome they are... or experience their awesomeness for the first time. In addition, you'll get to see the quality of life improvements we've made! Here's a list of some of what you're getting: Fast Forward now goes up to 9x instead of 3x on all games Click a building can auto-socket the first gem in inventory on all games Drag a gem from inventory into a tower to combine it added for GC1 & GC0 Many other hotkey improvements to GC1 & GC0 like N key to call n |
| GemCraft Legacy Collection Revealed | 2026-02-13 | Fellow Wizards! The time has come to travel back and begin your journey anew. The first three GemCraft games together in one ominous package. Experience Chapter 1, Chapter 0, and Labyrinth again (or for the first time) on Steam! Wishlist now! |
| GemCraft Frostborn Wrath is finally out on Steam! | 2020-01-15 | After years in development, GemCraft Frostborn Wrath has been finally released on Steam! A new piece of the story arch with 600+ achievements, 130+ fields in 3 battle modes, and so much more to explore! Have a look at the new GemCraft chapter, we hope you'll like it! |
| GemCraft Frostborn Wrath is Coming Soon! | 2019-06-21 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8624332/e087ff31fe6686accef7fc2b230195c786e0ada4.png Hey Everyone, The Coming Soon page for the upcoming GemCraft chapter, Frostborn Wrath, is now live! You can put the game on your wishlist so you won't miss the release day. You can also read a long list of of new and changed features. Stay tuned for more info to come! Add GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath to your wishlist now! |
| GemCraft Chasing Shadows v.1.0.6 is up! | 2015-08-14 | List of changes: - Fixed: outcome panel could show negative mana spent on amplifiers with high level masonry skill - Fixed: Spiritforge controlled towers with their gems stolen by a specter stated that a new gem can be inserted - When the Forgotten locks the gui, the call for early waves is withdrawn - Fixed some typos - Waves enraged by the Forgotten can't be cleaned of rage anymore - Fixed a bug involving specters almost leaving the battlefield with a stolen gem - Minor change at field V7: One of the Spf towers upgrades its gem later - Added Alt+Enter shortcut to switch full screen |
| GemCraft Chasing Shadows v.1.0.6 is up! | 2015-08-14 | List of changes: - Fixed: outcome panel could show negative mana spent on amplifiers with high level masonry skill - Fixed: Spiritforge controlled towers with their gems stolen by a specter stated that a new gem can be inserted - When the Forgotten locks the gui, the call for early waves is withdrawn - Fixed some typos - Waves enraged by the Forgotten can't be cleaned of rage anymore - Fixed a bug involving specters almost leaving the battlefield with a stolen gem - Minor change at field V7: One of the Spf towers upgrades its gem later - Added Alt+Enter shortcut to switch full screen |
| GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.5 is up, with 3 fixes. | 2015-06-13 | Fixed: - demolishing a tower while its gem was shooting a beam left the beam vfx stuck - waves right after a spark couldn't be unangered - orblets dropped by monsters banished by the Scythe Gate disappeared |
| GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.5 is up, with 3 fixes. | 2015-06-13 | Fixed: - demolishing a tower while its gem was shooting a beam left the beam vfx stuck - waves right after a spark couldn't be unangered - orblets dropped by monsters banished by the Scythe Gate disappeared |
| GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.4 is up! | 2015-06-06 | A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows arrives with a bunch of long awaited changes and fixes: Improvements: - Resonance skill damage boost became +4.5% per level (previously +3%) - Touch of Wisdom spark always appears every 100 waves - Fields F3 and U7 have reduced hp increment between waves - Hold alt while adjusting a gem's range to step by 1% - Press delete over a wave stone to remove enraging - Shadow cores can be used to get skill points, starting at 1000 sc, price going up by 100 sc with every skillpt bought Fixed errors: - Hopefully reduced lag when monsters spawn beacons in masses - Fixed some typos and achievements - Resetting tr |
| GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.4 is up! | 2015-06-06 | A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows arrives with a bunch of long awaited changes and fixes: Improvements: - Resonance skill damage boost became +4.5% per level (previously +3%) - Touch of Wisdom spark always appears every 100 waves - Fields F3 and U7 have reduced hp increment between waves - Hold alt while adjusting a gem's range to step by 1% - Press delete over a wave stone to remove enraging - Shadow cores can be used to get skill points, starting at 1000 sc, price going up by 100 sc with every skillpt bought Fixed errors: - Hopefully reduced lag when monsters spawn beacons in masses - Fixed some typos and achievements - Resetting tr |
| GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.3 is uploaded! | 2015-05-18 | A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows is out, putting an end to some annoyances and improving gameplay: Improvements: Shadows don't destroy nearby walls on death anymore Traps and Amplifiers skills are uncapped Spires can't move while the GUI is being locked by the Forgotten (earlier only specters and apparitions were affected) Fixed errors: Spawning lots of beacons should give much less lag http://gameinabottle.com/images/gccs-scr-20150518.jpg Installation folder is now properly named. Existing installations should keep working fine, reinstalling the game will place the game files into the new folder. Field L5 drop holder hidden under a |
| GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.3 is uploaded! | 2015-05-18 | A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows is out, putting an end to some annoyances and improving gameplay: Improvements: Shadows don't destroy nearby walls on death anymore Traps and Amplifiers skills are uncapped Spires can't move while the GUI is being locked by the Forgotten (earlier only specters and apparitions were affected) Fixed errors: Spawning lots of beacons should give much less lag http://gameinabottle.com/images/gccs-scr-20150518.jpg Installation folder is now properly named. Existing installations should keep working fine, reinstalling the game will place the game files into the new folder. Field L5 drop holder hidden under a |
| GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.2 is up! | 2015-05-07 | List of changes: Hopefully fixed an error involving towers shooting at wizlocks Fixed field X6 not allowing building anything Fixed skill panel infobox not counting vision and achievement reset skill points to the total value Fixed: having guardians on the field and setting a gem priority to swarmling or giant threw error message The 'Touch of wisdom' (xp boost) spark doesn't appear in Iron Wizard mode anymore Vision fields should now always give the same wave composition (setting traits for normal fields caused random waves for visions too)- sorry for all the frustration! Added +4 save slots Added new option: Set default game window size Als |
| GemCraft Chasing Shadows Steam v.1.0.2 is up! | 2015-05-07 | List of changes: Hopefully fixed an error involving towers shooting at wizlocks Fixed field X6 not allowing building anything Fixed skill panel infobox not counting vision and achievement reset skill points to the total value Fixed: having guardians on the field and setting a gem priority to swarmling or giant threw error message The 'Touch of wisdom' (xp boost) spark doesn't appear in Iron Wizard mode anymore Vision fields should now always give the same wave composition (setting traits for normal fields caused random waves for visions too)- sorry for all the frustration! Added +4 save slots Added new option: Set default game window size Als |
| GemCraft Steam launch update | 2015-05-05 | Hey Everyone, Just wanted to give a quick summary of what’s happened since the Steam release, and a bit about the future of GemCraft – Chasing Shadows. The release so far has been a great success, almost all of your reviews have been positive, and the game even got on Steam’s popular new releases list. http://gameinabottle.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif Thank you again for being so supportive since the beginning. All your enthusiasm, altruism and help has made it possible to make the latest GemCraft a reality on Armor Games, and then make it through Greenlight to the Steam store! As a special thanks, Armor Games has given |
| GemCraft Steam launch update | 2015-05-05 | Hey Everyone, Just wanted to give a quick summary of what’s happened since the Steam release, and a bit about the future of GemCraft – Chasing Shadows. The release so far has been a great success, almost all of your reviews have been positive, and the game even got on Steam’s popular new releases list. http://gameinabottle.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif Thank you again for being so supportive since the beginning. All your enthusiasm, altruism and help has made it possible to make the latest GemCraft a reality on Armor Games, and then make it through Greenlight to the Steam store! As a special thanks, Armor Games has given |