Forestress Shade
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Forestress Shade

Forestress Shade is a strategy puzzle game that combines roguelike elements with chess. Command, battle, win, and acquire new animals. Control your animal army, defeat the approaching enemies, and venture to the edge of the deadshade forest.

DEV: #SharpPUB: SEAPAppID 4578760
UPDATE PULSEevery ~8d·last 71d ago·5 recent on record

Is Forestress Shade still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

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Development

Unusually quiet

Last heard from developers

2 months ago

Usual rhythm

every ~7.5 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

1

Current silence

10× normal

The developers have been silent for 71 days against a normal rhythm of about 7.5 — roughly 10 times longer than usual. 1 substantial update landed in the past six months.

Two years of development

■ substantial ■ routine

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8 announcements · 1 substantial · 20 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

8 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsJul 24, 2026
Hotfix Patch Note Ver 1.2.1

Fixed an issue where the "Campfire" random event would not progress.

Community AnnouncementsJul 20, 2026
"Forestress Shade" Ver. 1.2.0 Official Release!

Hello, players!"Forestress Shade" has officially launched! I was able to bring this project to completion thanks to the support of all the players who have played the game and provided feedback along the way.I plan to continue releasing upd…

Community AnnouncementsJun 3, 2026
Patch Note Ver 1.1.0

This update includes minor bug fixes, the addition of various new features, and game balance adjustments.New Features・Added a new mode, "Extra Mode." This mode adds special rules to the normal run. It unlocks after clearing the Basic mode w…

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Community AnnouncementsMay 26, 2026
Patch Note Ver 1.0.3

Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where animal information was not displayed when hovering the cursor over an animal icon during combat. - Improved the interaction experience by correcting the behavior when clicking a rune to open the usage screen…

Community AnnouncementsMay 24, 2026
Patch Note Ver 1.0.2

- When an animal is selected and its movement range is highlighted, or when a summoning range is highlighted during summoning, the highlight will now be removed if any action other than selecting those ranges is performed. - An issue is cur…

Community AnnouncementsMay 17, 2026
Hotfix Patch Notes Ver 1.0.1

Fixed an issue where all animals would be lost when moving between areas.

Community AnnouncementsMay 17, 2026
"Forestress Shade" is now in Early Access!

Hello players!I'm pleased to announce the launch of Early Access for "Forestress Shade"!First, let's talk about the features currently implemented.Only "Default Mode" is currently playable. This is a classic mode where you play the run with…

Community AnnouncementsApr 25, 2026
"Forestress Shade" coming soon for free in the summer of 2026!

Hello players! I'm the developer of "Forestress Shade."Today, I'd like to inform you that the game will be released soon and give you an overview of the release.I've been involved in every aspect of development, from system programming to a…