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Gems of War — patch notes and updates

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Update 9.12026-03-17The Astral Spire is a new feature that gives players bonuses in battle, while also addressing some areas of frustration and imbalance that have crept into the game over the years. Astral Spire unlocks at Hero Level 50 and is accessed from the top of the World Map, replacing the Path button. Astral Spire contains Constellation Boards that are made up of 4 types of star nodes: Bronze Silver Gold Capstone Constellation Boards are like Skill Trees in other games. Players will earn Star Stones, which can be spent to unlock these new bonuses: Bronze = 100 Star Stones to Unlock Silver = 200 Star Stones to Unlock Gold = 300 Star Stones to Unlock Caps
The Astral Spire: A Detailed Overview2026-02-23Hello everyone! We’re excited to finally tell you more about our next update, 9.1 – The Astral Spire! This update introduces a new system that allows players to unlock and upgrade account-wide bonuses that will apply to various systems and mechanics across Gems of War. It’s a major new feature that gives more opportunities for progress, each with a focus on different elements of the game. We’re also revamping the new game experience with the Library – a new early game progression system that replaces the Adventure’s Path. But we’ll get into that below. After you reach level 50, you’ll get access to the Astral Spire, along with the first 7 boa
Update 9.02025-12-10We have returned to the Underspire to add several new rooms for players to discover. We have also updated some Underspire menus to match the new UI style. The example above shows a defeated new Treasure Room, which has left a Treasure Chest, awaiting collection. We have updated the following menus with the new UI style: Underspire Main Menu Underspire Shop Deep Shrine We have changed the Goblin Merchant card icon on the Underspire map to be teal instead of red (due to the introduction of trap rooms, whose icons now have the red card icon) Please note: That all new rooms will start appearing in Underspire after weekly reset. To allow players t
Update 8.92025-10-30We have updated the 1 hour Pet Rescues, from Pet Gnomes to help players try to target the Pets they are missing. When players defeat a Pet Gnome (and there are no other Pet Rescues currently active), they will now get a new popup menu that will allow them to pick between 3 potential Pets to rescue. The 3 Pets will be randomly selected, and will not necessarily be from the same Kingdom, however there will always be the following: 1 Buff Pet (this is any pet that has an ability that helps the player) 1 Cosmetic Pet 1 Buff OR Cosmetic Pet Only 1 Pet can be chosen from the 3 Pet options. Once a Pet has been selected, it will be the Pet Rescue ava
Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition OUT NOW!2025-09-18The original Match-3 RPG is back! Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition is the definitive Puzzle Quest, polished for a new era and featuring all the collected content from almost 20 years of history. Experience the original Puzzle Quest: Challenge of Warlords, Revenge of the Plague Lord, and The Legend Returns all together in a neat package. What's more, for a limited time, pick up Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition and enjoy 20% off! OUT NOW ON STEAM! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3236710/Puzzle_Quest_Immortal_Edition/ Create a Hero who gains skills and spells Match-3 Battles with varied opponents requiring different strategies Complete Quests and
Update 8.82025-09-03Shout out to our wonderful little crew of beta testers for their time & efforts, this update. Guild Keep Guardians are getting expanded in this update. Players will be able to give their Keep Guardian Teams a helping hand to improve their effectiveness! All Guild Members will be able to view the Keep Guardian and its current effect on the Keep menu. During the Guild Wars preparation, before the new event begins, players will be able to purchase boosts for their Keep Guardian. The Guardian Boost menu can be accessed from a button in the Keep Guardian info area. Players can purchase up to 5 Guardian Boosts for an upcoming Guild War. There are 3
Upcoming QOL Plans2025-08-28Hello everyone! This is the first of what we plan to be an ongoing series, where we share the Quality of Life features and content ideas from the Community that we have in the pipeline! The intention of these blogs going forward is to share what is happening currently. Which QOLs are at the end of their review process. Review process: The Production team has read the request/suggestion and it has or hasn’t been approved. These blogs may also include features/requests we are currently not going forward with, whether that is ever, just for now or in a different way to what has been suggested. There are also some requests that are unsuccessful,
Community Survey Results2025-08-07Hey everybody! Our first major Community survey came to a close on the 18th of July with over 1,800 responses! We would’ve been happy with 1000 responses considering the length of the survey, but really appreciate you all for spending your time and putting lots of great feedback into it. While we won’t post everything that was learned from the survey responses, we’re hoping this blog can be the start of a series of community updates we release as a step in the right direction in ensuring that your voices are being heard in future developments. So let’s start by shining a spotlight on you, our incredible Gems of War players, and explore where
Update 8.72025-07-16We have reworked the quest path that takes you from creating a hero to starting Broken Spire. They are now their own storyline called Dragon's Pursuit. We have rewritten the conversations, reworked the battles, reviewed the quest rewards, and added 3 new quests to the storyline. After creating a Hero, players are taken directly to the Dragon's Pursuit quest map, instead of selecting a weapon like before. The selection of a starting weapon has been included as part of the new storyline (as a reward for the first quest). We have updated the 4 key tutorials during Dragon's Pursuit to the new tutorial style. Equipping a Weapon Recruiting a Troop
Update 8.62025-06-25We have given the Campaign system an update to allow players to focus more on playing the game, and less about completing a lot of side-tasks – similar to PvP Seasons. For a quick explanation, please check out our updated Campaign article, here! General Changes We have separated the Campaign Pass into 2 parts: A Reward Track, which requires “Stars” to progress 8 Campaign Tasks that can be completed in any order to Bronze, Silver & Gold level over the course of the 10-week Campaign. The Campaign Menu has received a visual update to reflect the new system, and keep it aligned with PvP Seasons. Tapping the Campaign button on the World Map will t
8.5 Update2025-05-20We have made several improvements to the opening 3 battles of the game, to improve how the puzzle game basics are introduced to new players. ● The opening 3 battles (The Stranger, The Knight, and The Dragon) now have short interactive tutorials that will walk players through the key parts of the puzzle game. ● We have also given the hub for the opening 3 battles a visual update. ● When a player starts a battle, it will run through the conversation and then will load new players directly into the battle. ● The load menu for each battle, will display what will be taught in that battle. ○ (Similar to the previous Pre-Battle menus). ● We have cha
8.4 Update2025-03-19Update 8.4 sees the return of Guild Wars, but we have fully reimagined and redesigned the system. For a detailed breakdown of how to play Guild Wars, read about it here: Guild Wars Reimagined, by Sirrian. Or for a quick explanation, check out: Guild Wars Game Guide. How Often Will Guild Wars Run? The good news is that we’ve built the new Guild Wars to be quite flexible, so a given event can run from 2-10 days, and it is not tied to the weekly rotation of other events. That said, everything in these patch notes refers to a Guild War that runs for 4 days - which is how we are going to introduce them. Initially, the plan is to replace Arena Week
8.3 Hotfix2024-12-17With todays hotfix, we have resolved the following issues: ‘Touch by an Angel’ achievement not progressing Xbox, Playstation and Switch: Selecting a Dungeon door, then pressing the back button quickly, prevented you from being able to start Dungeon battles Mobile: Rewarded Ads were missing Fixed text on some screens where the text cut off or was otherwise incorrect
8.3 Update2024-12-04As PvP Seasons progress, and we add more Immortals, we wanted to include a means for players to have a chance to target the Immortal Souls they need. Introducing… the Epic Burning Chest! Epic Burning Chests will rotate weekly and contain the following: Seasonal Featured Immortal Souls 3 Randomly Selected Immortal Souls (that rotate weekly) Bronze, Silver, and Gold Icons Epic Burning Chests cost 25 Burning Marks The weekly limit for purchasing Burning Marks has been increased from 2 to 4, to allow players to target using Epic Burning Chests. When tapping on the Burning Chest button off the PvP World Map, it will now bring up a popup menu so pl
8.2 Update2024-10-29As the game has several daily activities, we have consolidated most of them into a central location – the Daily Plunder Menu. Daily Plunder contains the following: Daily Path Tasks, Adventure Board, and Kill Tasks, all in a single menu. Daily Plunder has replaced the Adventure Board button on the World Map (the button is now called “Dailies”). Using the button will take players to the Daily Plunder Menu. The Daily Plunder Menu will use the quest map for the weekly kingdom, where all Adventures and Path Tasks for the day are visible on the map at different locations. Interacting with an Adventure will slide out a panel which will display all t
8.1 Update2024-09-03We have made several improvements to Quests for lower level players, but also for existing high-level players to enjoy during Legends Reborn events. Kingdom Quest Map We wanted to bring some more life to Krystara, so Kingdom Quests now take place on a Kingdom Quest Map. Quest Maps take players down into the Kingdom’s Region. Players will be able to see the Kingdom quests as nodes on a path on the map. Tapping on the active quest’s node will cause the quest’s popup to appear, allowing players to play that quest. Class Quests will appear as a separate location on the map. They will unlock once the main storyline is complete. Most kingdoms (71 o
8.0 Immortals Update is live!2024-07-17Experience a new era of puzzle warfare as Gems of War prepares to enter its next decade of match-3 combat! With the arrival of Update 8.0, we’re excited to finally introduce a new aspect to Gems of War, Immortals! Adventurers both new and old have been exploring the mythical world of Krystara for nearly 10 years, building their teams and conquering the puzzle board. For such a big update, there is no better person to delve into the details like the Creative Head at Infinity Plus 2, Steve “Sirran” Fawkner! Hello everyone! Sirrian here, and I’m so excited to finally talk more about Immortals in Update 8.0 and what it means for Gems of War movin
7.5 Update2024-05-22Alliances are a new system. Players can join them and participate in Citadel Wars to take control of Citadels. Players can choose their Alliance independent of their Guild. This allows players in a Guild to be in different Alliances There are 5 Alliances for Players to choose from: The Bright Empire The Enchanted Grove The Dark Order The Wild Horde The Golden Forge All Alliances are identical (apart from their names & shields), so it does not matter which one you join. Each day a player is in an Alliance, they will receive +1 Loyalty for that Alliance When players join their very first Alliance, they will be given 10 days Loyalty as a gift. T
7.4.1 Hotfix2024-03-19We have released the 7.4.1 Hot Fix. We have fixed an issue where if you navigated to the World Map > Games > Epic Trials, after the Epic Trial battle the game would crash, cause a CLIFFY error or you wouldn’t be able to close the Epic Trials menu. We fixed the issue in PVP where the game would crash when you selected your opponent’s Hero on the pre-battle screen or during the battle. We fixed an issue where Hero Class information would be displayed on non-Hero Troops in battle. We fixed the issue where the Legends Reborn button on the left side of the World Map did nothing We fixed an issue for some mobile players where the amount of Silver M
7.4 Update2024-03-05We have added the first expansion for the new PvP system, Monoliths. Monoliths are PvE battles that provide buffs to your team when fighting PvP Battles. Learn more about them below. Monoliths All Regions have Monoliths, however the number of Monoliths will be related to which ring the Region belongs to: Center Ring: 3 Monoliths Inner Ring: 4 Monoliths Outer Ring: 5 Monoliths Each Monolith gives a buff that applies to all Regions in PvP Winning a battle in a Monolith will unlock its Buff which applies for 1 hour. Winning further battles within a Monolith will increase the effect of the buff and give an additional 1 hour to the duration. If a