Steam News · Sep 25
Positive feedback proves I’m right. Negative feedback means there’s a problem with the feedback system.Hi everyone! It's been almost two weeks since we've updated the demo and you've been absolutely crushing it (and occasionally crashing it, but we're working on that)! We're reading all your feedback very carefully, and it's awesome to see that most of you are enjoying the changes! It feels like w...
Steam News · Sep 14
WE HAVE A DATE! A real one! With numbers and everything!Hull Rupture launches on November 4, 2026!Yes, we know a slightly better-known franchise is also launching in November… But Despot promised to return us to our families by Christmas if we finish on time.Check out the trailer for a gameplay overview: The core of Hull Rupture was mostly in place by the time we announced the game. Even so, it ch...
Steam News · Aug 14
Any route is good if it leads to more weapons.Hey everyone,Today, we’re taking a closer look at exploration in Hull Rupture: how you navigate the galaxy, what you can discover along the way, and how your choices and modifiers can reshape an entire run.Exploration isn’t the sole focus of Hull Rupture. It’s an additional strategic layer built around the core loop of managing, expanding, and defendin...
Steam News · Jul 16
Peace is the short moment before my ship arrives. Hey everyone,Thanks to everyone who joined Despot's glorious revenge mission during Steam Next Fest! If you haven't enlisted yet, you're in luck. We're keeping the demo live for now, so there's still time to board the warship and tell us what you think. So far, 25,389 of puny humans answered the call, with an average flight time of 2 hours and 33 m...
Steam News · Jun 18
The Galactic Union once told me not every problem can be solved with overwhelming force. That sounds like something a weak civilization would say. Today we want to talk a little about combat in Hull Rupture and the design decisions that shaped it. One of the first questions we had to answer during development was surprisingly simple:What should happen when monsters attack the ship?Many strategy an...
Steam News · Jun 15
Hello, humans!Do you want to avenge Earth, puny human? No? Well, you're going anyway. Report to the ship in the new Hull Rupture demo.For those of you trying the game for the first time: welcome aboard. Returning players can skip ahead to the demo details if they wish. We won't report you to Despot. Probably.About the GameHumanity’s last hope is me. Humanity’s second-last hope was just turned into...
Steam News · May 23
Hey everyone,Today we want to talk about one of the core pillars of Hull Rupture: base building and ship management.More specifically, how you turn a barely functioning spaceship into an industrialized engine of survival, powered by questionable work ethics and Despot’s spite for the Galactic Union.While Hull Rupture features both base-building and tower defense systems, these two are deeply conne...
Steam News · May 22
The Galactic Union spent years training these aliens. I grew my puny humans this morning.Build the ship. Expand the system. Survive the breach.The new gameplay trailer for Hull Rupture highlights the core of Despot’s operation: expand the ship, optimize production, and survive 20 waves of alien hostiles to take revenge against the Galactic Union.Fresh from the BitSummit x INDIE Live Expo showcase,...
Steam News · May 15
Testing is over, puny humans. Now I need some time to turn this ship into an unstoppable weapon! Hey everyone,Thanks for participating in the Hull Rupture playtest! As Despot’s devoted puny slaves, we appreciate your time and dedication to optimizing his spaceship for maximum labor and minimal comfort.We had over 30,000 participants, which is still far fewer than the number of puny humans you toss...
Steam News · Apr 23
We're an indie studio that started with a Ludum Dare prototype in 2017 — that prototype became Despotism 3k. Each game that followed: Despot's Game, Slime 3K, built on the last, and each one found its audience. But while we were heads down on Slime 3K… something else was quietly taking shape…HULL RUPTUREHull Rupture is a real-time resource management roguelike with tower defense elements and a dis...