Shardpunk

Shardpunk

Released Apr 2023

The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run! Shardpunk mixes turn-based tactical strategy with RPG, survival, and resource management as you gather your team, scavenge for resources, fight enemy hordes, and seek shelter to live another day.

92% positive · 784 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Shardpunk launched on April 13, 2023 and received post-launch content updates including the free Rat Pack DLC (June 29, 2023), which added a new playable character and enemy types, and several feature patches through April 9, 2024. All four DLC items listed on the store are released, with no unreleased content announced for the base game. On April 13, 2025 (the game's two-year anniversary), the developer announced they are now working on a sequel, Shardpunk 2. By November 2025, the Shardpunk 2 Steam page went live, and playtests began in January 2026. A May 27, 2026 retrospective post looks back at the original game's design decisions in the context of comparing them to what is being built for the sequel — framing the original as a completed chapter. The console release on March 26, 2026 brought the game to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox, but that represents a platform port rather than new content for the PC version. The developer's communications have shifted entirely toward Shardpunk 2. The original game's content development appears to have concluded with the April 2024 patch, and no further content for it has been announced. The last meaningful feature update was April 9, 2024, and the sequel is actively in playtesting as of early 2026.
Evidence
Developer publishes a retrospective comparing Shardpunk's character and weapon systems to those being built for Shardpunk 2, framing the original as a completed work and directing players to the Shardpunk 2 alpha playtest.
news post · May 27, 2026 source development ending
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On the two-year anniversary, the developer announces Shardpunk 2 is in development, signalling the original game's development chapter has closed and resources have moved to the sequel.
news post · Apr 13, 2025 source development ending
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Content

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Jun 2023
Released
Apr 2023

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About this game

Outrun the horde and survive another day in the war-torn Capitol.

SEEK SHELTER

In Shardpunk you already lost. Now you need to run for your life while saving as many people and pieces of equipment as possible. Keep on moving and use every skill and item at your disposal to reach the safety of fusion core-operated bunkers.

TACTICAL GAMEPLAY

Put together a crew of survivors and use a range of steampunk weapons and bots to scavenge for resources, slow down the horde, and reach safety. Shardpunk mixes turn-based tactical strategy with RPG, survival, and resource management. From battle tactics to the most difficult decisions on who should receive the last medpack or rations, you’ll need to take charge and (hopefully) live with its consequences.

VICTORIAN STEAMPUNK

The Rat Swarm has breached the walls of The Capitol and flooded the city with its vermin horde. Push through three districts with progressively more vicious enemies, rising emergency levels, and supplies that dry up like blood from a knife wound. Constantly on the move, you’ll scavenge bodies and resource crates risking that with each detour the rats are getting closer...

KEY FEATURES

  • XCOM meets Darkest Dungeon as Shardpunk combines turn-based tactical battles with the hard choices made at the bunker

  • Grid-based levels that are open for exploration and full of tactical possibilities while you run from the endless hordes of rats

  • A motley crew of characters to build your team, each one with unique abilities, equipment, perks, and shortcomings that affect their mates

  • Steampunk arsenal and technologies to use in battle that also requires mending and cooling, so they don’t backfire on you in the middle of the fight

  • Variety of resources to scavenge, upgrades to unlock, and equipment to craft

  • Detailed pixel art visuals that set the victorian mood and feast your eyes with fusion-core explosions

Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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