Passant: A Chess Roguelike

Passant launched on August 11, 2025 as a fully featured 1.0 release. Since then, the developer — a solo developer named Marc — has maintained consistent engagement with the game through regular patches and two major content updates. On January 26, 2026, Marc posted a personal update explaining reduced activity due to wrist problems, leaving their day job, and the birth of their son in November 2025. Despite those challenges, the post confirmed that work on Passant was continuing and that a mobile version was "still on track to launch in the first half of 2026." On March 11, 2026, Marc delivered Patch 1.1, a notable content update adding 7 new badges, 2 new challenge modes, and cursed bosses for endless mode. A hotfix followed the next day on March 12, 2026. As of today (September 17, 2026), the last developer communication was Patch 1.1.3 on March 12, 2026 — approximately six months ago. The mobile version announced for the first half of 2026 has not been confirmed as shipped, and there has been no developer statement indicating that Steam-side content development has concluded. The game has established a pattern of meaningful post-launch content additions — two major updates in roughly seven months — but the most recent communication was March 12, 2026, and the interval since then (just over six months) sits right at the boundary of the historical update cadence. The developer has made no statement that development is complete, and the game's update history shows ongoing engagement beyond mere bug maintenance. No specific future content has been formally announced for the Steam version at this time.