Gloomvex

Gloomvex v0.8.3.x - Neon Overhaul UI Overhaul The character select, upgrade shop, and chip loadout screens have received a full visual overhaul in a unified sci-fi style. - Character Select: animated starfield background, rotating holographic rings and a holo-platform behind the character, scanline overlay, glowing character cards, and a pop-in animation on every character switch. - Upgrade Shop: reworked panel with cyan glow, corner accents, and glowing tabs and cards. Cards are now evenly distributed across the grid with consistent row heights instead of clustering to one side. - Chip Loadou

Gloomvex v0.8.2.x Weapon Balance Overhaul All 20 weapons have been rebalanced based on a full damage analysis across the entire run. - Vex Synthesis (Epic) weapons now also gain attack speed as they level up, keeping them ahead of basic weapons in the late game. - Basic Blaster's maximum fire rate has been reduced - it was massively outscaling every other weapon in long runs. - Orbital Strike has been significantly buffed: more damage per level and increasing rotation speed. - Arc Beam's chain lightning triggers slightly less often - it was overperforming against large groups. Boss Overhaul Al

Gloomvex v0.8.1.x Ultrawide Support Gloomvex now supports ultrawide monitors. - The game now renders the full ultrawide aspect ratio during gameplay, showing more of the arena to the left and right. - The visible field of view scales with the window width, and enemies still spawn outside the visible area on wider displays. - Menus remain centered in a fixed 16:9 layout and are not stretched or distorted. - Added an animated starfield background to the side areas of the Main Menu on ultrawide displays. - HUD elements (boss health bar, augment display, and side panels) now stay correctly anchore

The Gloomvex v0.8.0.x update is now live! The Vex has spread deeper into the arena. What was once a controlled combat zone is beginning to collapse under dimensional corruption. The battlefield has grown darker, more unstable, and more hostile. Ruined perimeter structures, wreckage, smoke, and broken machinery now surround the arena, while enemies appear less colorful and more deeply corrupted by the Vex. This update introduces two major new gameplay systems: Vex Synthesis and Capsules. Alongside these additions, the update also brings new hybrid weapons, expanded Compendium entries, improved

- Updated the Discord Link in the Main Menu

Gloomvex v0.7.0.x — The Augments Update This update introduces the new Augment system , featuring 22 unique augments that can be chosen after defeating bosses. Augments allow you to shape your run in new ways by improving stats such as damage, attack speed, movement speed, max HP, XP gain, gold gain, pickup radius, and projectile pierce. Active augments are now displayed directly in the HUD with dedicated icons, while Thorns damage and Bloodthirst healing appear in the damage numbers with distinct colors for clearer combat feedback. The Compendium has also been expanded with a new Augments tab

- The game speed option can now be increased up to 250%. - Added the missing gold icon to the upgrade menu. - Boss Cores are now also reset properly when resetting progress. - Internal Achievements are now also reset properly when resetting progress. - Fixed an issue that prevented Steam achievements from unlocking correctly. - Fixed a Steam integration issue in the live build. - Improved achievement triggering and overall Steam communication stability. - Adjusted internal Steam initialization and achievement handling. - Added additional checks to ensure achievement events are passed correctly

We applied a small technical correction shortly after launch. The current version on Steam is now in its intended state. Thanks for your support and have fun with Gloomvex.

We’re live — Gloomvex is out now. After a lot of work, testing, balancing, polishing, and improvements, the time has finally come: Gloomvex has officially released. What is Gloomvex? Gloomvex is a fast-paced arena roguelite focused on aggressive combat, evolving builds, powerful upgrades, and intense survival against overwhelming enemy waves. Every run is about adapting quickly, making the right choices, and pushing your build as far as possible. Thank you A huge thank you to everyone who supported the project during development, joined the playtest, shared feedback, reported issues, and helpe

Gloomvex Releases in Just 2 Days The full launch is set for April 17, 2026 at 19:00 CEST , and we are now entering the final stretch before release. Over the past weeks, a lot of work has gone into polishing the game, improving core systems, cleaning up old playtest elements, and refining the overall experience for launch. This update is part of that final preparation phase and includes a range of fixes, structural improvements, and cleanup tasks across menus, enemy systems, targeting, legal links, and overall backend stability. Thank you to everyone who supported Gloomvex during development,