Death's Gambit: Afterlife — patch notes and updates
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| Death's Gambit: Afterlife + Momodora: Moonlit Farewell | 2025-06-10 | Rise up, Metroidvania fans!Death’s Gambit: Afterlife is 50% off for today’s Steam Daily Deal! Save an extra 5% when purchasing our bundle with Momodora: Moonlit Farewell, an action-packed adventure from our friends at Bombservice & Playism |
| Ashes of Vados PC 1.2.7 (Turkish language patch) | 2022-11-20 | A new patch just dropped (1.2.7) adding a Turkish language option! Thank you all for your continued support and for your patience as we continue to update the game. |
| Patch 1.2.4 Fix - Asian Languages | 2022-06-14 | We have resolved the issue where text was incorrectly presented when playing in Japanese. Afterlife and the Ashes of Vados DLC are now fully playable in Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese without the formatting errors. We appreciate your patience as we worked to fix this issue and hope you enjoy! |
| An update on Patch 1.2.4 (Asian languages patch) | 2022-05-26 | We are aware of the issues players are running into when playing the game in the newly added Asian languages, specifically Japanese, where the wrong lines are displayed at key moments. We're currently working to resolve this issue as soon as possible, and are very sorry for the inconvenience. We will make ensure that all console versions of Afterlife will not have these same translation issues going forward. In the meantime, the CERO version of Death's Gambit: Afterlife recently released on Nintendo Switch does not have this same localization bug when playing in Japanese. We appreciate your patience and will provide another update as soon as |
| Asian Languages Patch now live! (1.2.4) | 2022-05-19 | Patch Notes (Afterlife 1.2.4) The following languages are now Available: Japanese Chinese (traditional) Chinese (simplified) Korean The patch also includes many bugfixes. Today we are also announcing that the XBOX port of Death's Gambit: Afterlife will also be releasing on 5/27! Thanks for being patient with us as we continue to patch the game. |
| Ashes of Vados out now! | 2022-02-10 | MAIN FEATURES New Boss Fights: A new boss encounter against Ash will continue the main story - defeating him unlocks a drastically different heroic version where the player will face off against the "The Eldritch Hand" New Platforming Challenge: Halls of Cruelty will test your reflexes and platforming skills in a grueling new level New Combat Arena: Test your endurance in the new Horde mode fighting wave after wave of enemies Boss Rush: The new Boss Rush mode allows you to fight all the game’s bosses back to back in normal or heroic New Game Modes: Randomized Items (receive a random item with every pickup), Heroic Forced (all bosses are fough |
| New DLC Announcement, Xbox Release Date, and Switch Physical now in Stores! | 2022-01-25 | There is a lot of exciting news to announce today! New DLC Ashes of Vados is coming to PC on Feb 10! It will come to Switch, PS4/PS5 later this Spring. DLC FEATURES New Boss Fights: A new boss encounter against Ash will continue the Death's Gambit story. Defeating him unlocks a drastically different and challenging heroic version of this boss encounter called "The Eldritch Hand." New Platforming Challenge: Halls of Cruelty will test your reflexes and platforming skills in a grueling new level. New Combat Arena: Test your endurance in the new Horde mode fighting wave after wave of enemies. Boss rush: A new Boss Rush mode! Fight all the bosses |
| Russian language option now available! + Patch notes 1.1.6 | 2021-12-16 | A new patch just dropped (1.1.6) , here are the notes! Highlights Russian Language is now available! Fixed a crash related to defeating the AI boss in a certain way. Scythe Death Watch ability now scales with finesse. Fixed a bug with killing blow resilience that could cause your character to take extra damage. Purple expanding circle attack no longer deals damage even if under effects of soul invulnerability. during heroic avatar of thalamus. When interacting with Vrael/Ione souls in aldwynn sewers you can no longer spam interact button and cause cutscene to not play. Fixed a small bug related to the Sorun clone close to the Giant Rabbit. Sk |
| Nominate Death's Gambit: Afterlife for the 2021 Steam Awards! | 2021-11-24 | Steam Award nominations are now open! We're excited to nominate Death's Gambit: Afterlife for the Labor of Love category of the 2021 Steam Awards! Unsatisfied with the original release of Death's Gambit, the developers at White Rabbit have worked tirelessly for the past three years to bring the Afterlife expansion to life - providing the game's dedicated community the most robust and comprehensive edition of the game to date. Afterlife offers players both new and old a totally revamped combat system, new bosses, areas, skills, talents, cinematics and multiple new endings - all for FREE. Your continued dedication and support for Death's Gambit |
| Patch notes 1.1.4 and 1.1.5 | 2021-10-28 | Patch Notes (Afterlife 1.1.4) Highlights: After defeating 5 heroic bosses, WILL no longer increases from dying. It can still be increased from other sources. Blades of the Phoenix motes are no longer consumed after blocking. Crash fixes: Improved memory usage in the Caer Siorai ceiling on PC, some computers should no longer crash here. Improved memory usage in the ??? room with the rain, it should help some computers not crash here. Balance: Bysurge Heroic now drops capes instead of boots. Spells/Bullets created by the giant drone and ash (during heroic thalamus) deal damage sooner if you blocked an attack recently. Serpent Barrage and Spear |
| Patch notes 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 | 2021-10-13 | Patch Notes (Afterlife 1.1.2) Crash and softlock fixes: Fixed a crash related to being grabbed right before defeating Avatar of Thalamus. The Crow can no longer spawn allies outside the arena and softlock the encounter if boss is close to the edge of the arena. Balance: Adjusted NG+ balance. Vrael Axe Weapon throw now deals much more damage. Scythe of Restless Spirits mote generation increased again. Wizard tier 5 armor now costs same amount of meteorite scraps to craft as all other Tier 5 equipment. Tundra Lord Kaern no longer changes direction during his long hand swipe attack. Misc: Will now correctly resets to 100 upon enting a new NG+. C |
| Patch notes Afterlife 1.1.1 | 2021-10-08 | Patch Notes (Afterlife 1.1.1) Highlights: Can now obtain Crest of Gaia in Rider's Passage. Load times have been improved for certain characters that are far into the game. Many game options and config now correctly save again. Sorry about breaking that in that last patch! Balance Greathammers now correctly gain extra damage from vitality given by armor pieces. Can now move twice as fast while in dark orb 2 animation, this attack now deals more damage. Soul of the Phoenix is now resistant to fire damage. A, S ratings shields buffed a tiny bit. Fixed certain damage over time effects not scaling correctly with Theurgist aura and Adjustment talen |
| 1.1.0 patch notes | 2021-10-07 | Crash Fixes Pressing full screen in the options no longer crashes the game for some people. Bysurge and Eldritch Council no longer crash in the Nightmare if you kill them in a certain way. You must exit Bysurge's arena each time you rematch him. Balance Haste now has a hard cap of 59%. Can no longer be cursed in-between phases in Endless Heroic. Stamina depletion from A, S, and SS shields has been adjusted. Turtle Shield is now a B rating shield. Heroic Lunge damage scaling adjusted a bit. Fortitude Invincibility now properly negates damage from certain sources. Misc You can now correctly navigate the crafting UI and the 4th ability slot usin |
| Death's Gambit: Afterlife Soundtrack Now Available on Steam! | 2021-10-06 | Hey folks, we're excited to announce that the Death's Gambit: Afterlife soundtrack is now available on Steam in Standard Quality (MP3) and High Quality (FLAC) formats! Get the soundtrack at 20% off until Oct. 13th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1770640 Composed by Kyle Hnedak, the Death's Gambit: Afterlife soundtrack features over 60 (!!!) tracks from the game, all of which illustrate the beauty of Afterlife's environments and intensity of the encounters faced. Listen to beautiful, delicate compositions one moment, then experience vivid and intense songs the next as you explore the depths of Afterlife's soundtrack! White Rabbit: Twitter |
| Patch 1.0.8 just dropped, a NEW boss has been added to Afterlife! | 2021-10-06 | Patch Notes (Afterlife 1.08) Gameplay: A NEW "heroic only" boss has been added to the game. **Xyarlohtep** Exiled God and master of space-time has been unleashed upon Siradon... Crash: Fixed a crash related to killing fink on the Obsidian Vale bridge. Fixed a crash related to parrying magic missiles created by Grey Wanderer. Softlock You can no longer use an infinite jump flower to exit the bulwark boss arena. Misc: Fixed an issue that would cause crafting ui to stop working after you obtain all recipes. Added an option in other settings "Display warning when perfect run fails", this will let you know if you have failed the achievement. Fixed |
| New patch is out! Here are the notes for 1.0.7 and 1.0.6 | 2021-10-05 | Patch Notes (Afterlife 1.06) Crash fixes Fixed a crash related to interacting with endless' corpse in Portuguese in the Caer Siorai ceiling. Fixed a crash related to attempting to defeat Amulvaro with a magi-flame tome. Fixed crash related to charging spell blade. Removed interactable grave note that was floating on top of a tree in Gaians Cradle, would crash the game if interacted with. Fixed a crash related defeating Aberrant AI before the giant drone with damage over time effects. Gameplay and balance. Changed item given by lizard asking for parasite in labyrinth. He now gives dark matter. Forgotten Gaian heroic is a little bit easier. Can |
| New patch 1.0.5 is out! Here are the notes! | 2021-10-03 | Patch Notes (Afterlife 1.05) Design/Gameplay changes Bysurge heroic health nerfed to 110000 from 147000. Dropping a Parasite now correctly drops a parasite item orb. Stranded isles puzzle that requires Valkyrie spear can now accept the item even if it is upgraded. Increased invincibility time on Sky Crash ability. Moved Dark Knight journal 2 to a new and better spot. Bow adjustment talent now also lets you equip ANY bow regardless of stat requirement. Lizard in hole in Darkness Falls that asks "gib floaty" still asks for the same item. But the reward item is better. Alpha and Sigma lock hint logs in Chamber of Migration have changed. Softlock |
| Patch 1.0.3 just dropped. Here are the notes! | 2021-10-02 | Patch Notes (Afterlife 1.03) Crash Fixes Fortune Aura no longer crashes the game. Players with a specific resolution should no longer crash upon game startup. Pressing the r key while rebinding any controls no longer results in bad stuff happening. Calling the horse and room transitioning will no longer cause a rare crash. You can now craft the Gaian Plume without crashing. You can now safely buy the Vados Halberd of Illusions from Braeorn and open your inventory. Soft Locks Crashing down into the Inqusitor fight with four motes on the Vil'Dradur Greatsword will no longer soft lock the boss fight. Miscellaneous Dive Kicks no longer deal rapid |
| Patch 1.0.1 | 2021-10-01 | Crash Fixes Parrying the mage tome projectiles of the Sorun doppelganger will no longer crash the game. Hitting the purple orbs next to the Wraith King Tome will no longer crash the game. Switching to the old main menu in the "other options" will no longer crash the game. Owl King boss cannot be agroed and killed before his boss intro appears anymore. This could lead to a crash. Forgotten Gaian no longer crashes when attacked by the tome lightning orb attacks. Fixed a crash related to opening the jail cell for Grimgaud and Nymeria too quickly. Soft Locks You won't be stuck in the Y'lnoth Shadow Sorun room if you re-enter it after defeating hi |
| Death's Gambit: Afterlife Available Now! | 2021-09-30 | The moment you've all been waiting for has finally arrived: Death's Gambit: Afterlife is NOW AVAILABLE! Free the kingdom of Siradon from immortality in this massive new expansion to the original hardcore 2D metroidvania! Get the game for 20% off on Steam until October 7th! Launch Trailer Explore a massive new world, try new weapons and abilities, and face down enemies that are designed to relentlessly challenge you. As Sorun, the commander of a doomed Great Expedition, you must act as an agent of Death to fight your way through the cursed foes of Siradon and destroy the Source. Afterlife brings a wealth of new features, including: A complete |