From Glory To Goo

Strategy· RTS· Tower Defense· Base Building

Early access since Apr 2024

From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $11.99

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Evaluation

From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS that has been in Early Access since April 2, 2024. Stratagem Blue has maintained a consistent and active development pace throughout, shipping major content updates roughly every 2–5 months. Update 0.4 launched on September 1, 2026, introducing The Tribes as the game's third playable faction — bringing 9 new units, 28 new buildings, a unique pyramid casting system, new captains, an expanded soundtrack, and in-game statistics graphs. A follow-up patch (0.4a) was released the very next day, September 2, 2026, addressing community-reported bugs and balance issues from the new faction. Importantly, the 0.4 patch notes explicitly state that "Alternative Laboratory units as well as more buildings, perks, spells etc will be added in future updates" for the Tribes faction, confirming more content is planned for this new faction alone. The campaign remains at Chapter 1 — a 7-mission introduction added in update 0.3 on April 10, 2026 — with further chapters strongly implied. Development is highly active, with the developer communicating and shipping updates as recently as today's date.

Evidence

Update 0.4 launched, introducing the Tribes as the game's third playable faction with 9 new units, 28 new buildings, a pyramid casting system, new captains, and more. Patch notes explicitly state 'Alternative Laboratory units as well as more buildings, perks, spells etc will be added in future updates.'

news post · Sep 1, 2026 source content planned

high

Update 0.3 launched Campaign Chapter 1 with 7 missions, a new survival map, new units, and quality-of-life improvements. The 'Chapter 1' designation implies further campaign chapters are planned.

news post · Apr 10, 2026 source content planned

high

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Details

Developer

Stratagem Blue

Publisher

Stratagem Blue

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Strategy RTS Tower Defense Base Building Real-Time with Pause Action RTS Resource Management Colony Sim City Builder Zombies Survival Sandbox War Post-apocalyptic Procedural Generation

About this game

Expand your colony in a hostile alien environment and ensure you can supply enough shelter, water and power to your colonists.

As your spacecraft is pulled in by the planet more Goo will be drawn to your colony. Hold back the waves and make the most of the time when things are quiet.

Recruit and build a variety of units, some unlockable through research or uniquely available to certain captains.

Expansion is the key to survival. Claim valuable resources, discover wreckage from previous doomed expeditions as well as native aliens to ally or destroy and other secrets to aid you in your fight.

More Features

Choose from 3 asymmetric factions in survival and operations mode.

Experience new strategic choices every time you play, with procedurally generated maps across different biomes.
Repairing and upgrading your colony ship is the key to survival. Send resources back into space to allow for new modules to be built like manufacturing zones, laboratories and an array of weaponry.
Choose from a variety of unique captains that gain experience and level up as the game progresses. Find and unlock new weapons, skills and passive abilities that will assist you in driving back The Goo.
Unlock more ships, captains and biomes when you complete objectives whether you win or lose.
Multiple factions with units and buildings you can use, ally or destroy depending on your captain and biome.

Last evaluated Sep 2, 2026