Warlord: Awaji 2026
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Steam News · Sep 30
Balance Patch
Warlords,I am back from the wedding! Thankfully it wasn't a red wedding (you will get the reference if you have seen Game of Thrones). Before heading out again for Japan, I wanted to address probably the most common feedback I have received, which is that the game is too easy. This patch is designed to bring the difficulty of Warlord: Awaji up to a higher level, while still providing a low-key opt...
Steam News · Sep 16
Performance Enhancement
Warlords,We are coming up on a week since launch, can you believe it? To me it feels like it has been a month. I don't think I have worked this hard since the launch of Britannia.I was planning on diving into optimizations later, next week when I return from the wedding, but this has been bothering me. The performance of the game just hasn't made sense for a while. When testing the game it ran ver...
Steam News · Sep 13
Fixes and QOL
Warlords,Thank you for an excellent first weekend! The game is performing wonderfully on Steam and the future of Warlord and Darkmatter Games has never looked better.This morning (starting at 4AM) I sat down to work on some lingering issues from the launch week. I hope this resolves a decent amount of quality of life issues people have been encountering. See here for the change list!DarkmattervR10...
Steam News · Sep 12
Trading Improvements
Warlords,After yesterday's patch, I still felt like something was missing from my original design intent with this game. Way too many players seemed to be ignoring the option to trade with monk factions. I finally realized that this was not because they didn't find it interesting or useful, but because they simply had no idea you could do it! Beta testers were told ahead of time that it was possib...
Steam News · Sep 11
Post Launch Patch
Warlords,Thank you all for a wonderful launch week. Although it is too early to tell how the game will pan out commercially, so far I am delighted to see players thoroughly enjoying the game and embracing the new Warlord setting!As with any new release, there are always growing pains. In the past ~48 hours since launch I have kept a careful eye on reviews, forum posts, and discord issue reports. T...
Steam News · Sep 11
Patch vR102
Patch vR102 Added follower counts and icons to promote buttons Added discovered settlement and POI types to progress panel, a couple POIs are not included as they are easter eggs Changed how the unlock panel looks so now most items will be greyed out instead of hidden completely Changed how the camp and army inventory looks so items are greyed out instead of hidden completely
Steam News · Sep 10
Patch vR101
vR101 Moved the player closer to nearby homestead, to keep the tutorial focused Added a note in the tutorial for the player to confirm they are attacking the correct nearby homestead Lowered the tutorial nearby homestead distance check to 70 meters so the player must get closer to trigger it Increased starting resources slightly to compensate for players overbuilding in the tutorial Removed leftov...
Steam News · Sep 9
Warlord: Awaji Now Available
Warlords,First, a message from me:Thank you all for the support over these past 3 years of development and even before that with Warlord: Britannia. Darkmatter Games remains a single full-time developer leading an incredibly small team of skilled contractors. Warlord: Awaji is a fully handcrafted adventure made with the utmost care and attention to detail. Darkmatter Games has no outside investors...
Steam News · Aug 19
Warlord: Awaji Releasing September 9th!
Warlords,The battle for Awaji is about to begin. Get a first look at Warlord: Awaji's gameplay in this new trailer!To highlight the announcement at the end of the video, Warlord: Awaji is releasing on Steam on September 9th! I am very excited to share this new adventure I have been crafting with you all.As many of you know, I take no donations, have no investors, do not work with a publisher, and ...
Steam News · Aug 12
World Teaser
Warlords,Thank you for your patience. I am proud to announce that Warlord: Awaji's first new trailer in over a year, a World Teaser is now available! Get a sneak peak at Warlord: Awaji's open world, including temples, villages, mansions, shrines, and more.And as announced at the end of the video, get excited for the Main Trailer, coming August 19th!More to come very soon. Thank you all for the sup...
Steam News · Jul 18
Development News
Warlords,I hope you all have been having a fun summer. I sure enjoyed the 4th of July, and I survived it with all of my fingers intact (can't risk Awaji's release at this point). It is hard to believe we haven't had a dev log since March. So much has been finished and the game is truly in the final stage of development. A discord user started keeping track of the days spent "waiting for Warlord Aw...
Steam News · Oct 6, 2025
Unity Engine Vulnerability Patch
Warlords,A few days ago ...just as I was heading out on a backpacking trip over the weekend... Unity announced that there has been a lingering security vulnerability in engine versions 2017 and later. They claim that there is no evidence to suggest any users or developers have been negatively impacted by this issue (afterall, the vulnerability it has been present since 2017), but have urged develo...