Turtle Riders
Released Mar 2025
Ride giant turtles and aim your weapons at hordes of enemies chasing you while you gather as many resources as you can. Pick your upgrades carefully and create strong builds to survive the long road to the Outpost!
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Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
Turtle Riders launched on March 23, 2025 as solo developer Solenya's first game. After launch, the developer was consistently communicative and active: a state-of-the-game post appeared on March 27, 2025, followed by multiple bug-fix patches in late March, feature updates 1.1 (April 3, 2025) and 1.2 (April 13, 2025), and the more substantial Update 1.3 on December 15, 2025, which added controller support, a new trading center, and significant balance and system changes.
At the close of the Update 1.3 post, the developer explicitly wrote: "Next update will probably focus on new content with 1 new turtle and 2 new weapons." This is a direct statement of planned additions from the developer.
However, as of September 24, 2026 — more than nine months after that December 15, 2025 post — there have been no further news posts, patches, or communications from Solenya. The promised content has not appeared on the store. Before this silence, the developer had maintained an active posting cadence throughout 2025. The combination of an unfulfilled content promise and an extended, unexplained silence is a concern for anyone waiting on that update.
Evidence
Update 1.3 post explicitly states: 'Next update will probably focus on new content with 1 new turtle and 2 new weapons.' This is the last developer communication on record.
Update 1.2 shipped with UI changes, reworked endless mode difficulty, and balance changes, demonstrating active post-launch development.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Solenya
Achievements
29
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
The Beast has awakened and the outpost must be warned! To get there you and your giant turtle have to go through 3 big forests filled with enemies and bosses that will attack you on sight. The path is dangerous so pick your weapons of choice and sharpen your aiming skills in this challenging survival adventure!

Your aim will be challenged

100 unique talents/10 special talents and 5 elemental attacks to make the strongest builds

Gather orbs to unlock new weapons/turtles and upgrade your stats

Your aim will be challenged

100 unique talents/10 special talents and 5 elemental attacks to make the strongest builds

Gather orbs to unlock new weapons/turtles and upgrade your stats
Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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