๐Ÿ† World Cup Tournament + 2 New Ships in the Works

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Ahoy, Captains! โš“ Steam Next Fest has wrapped โ€” thanks to everyone who jumped into the demo and helped us make some noise. Here's what's on deck now ๐Ÿ‘‡

Wishlist BattleTabs on Steam

โ˜€๏ธ Summer Breeze pass โ€” still time to grab it

The Summer Breeze season runs through 31 August 2026, so there's still a good stretch left on the track. The premium pass is 145 gems (unchanged) and pass holders keep the 50% RP bonus. Headline rewards:

  • Loyal Defender blueprint โ€” the Epic passive "Big Magnet" that soaks up damage meant for your other ships
  • 16 new avatar parts โ€” 7 hats, 4 clothing, 5 sunglasses ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  • 4 themed ship skins โ€” Summer Nessie, Holiday Beach Cove, Pool Party Coracle, Beach Picnic Raft
  • 7 new emotes (pineapples + flamingoes, naturally ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฆฉ)

Free track still has the usual mix of gold, gems, emotes, and chests.

๐Ÿšข Wishlist us on Steam

BattleTabs is coming to Steam โ€” add it to your wishlist ๐Ÿ™. For a small game it's the single click that helps most: every wishlist nudges Steam to show BattleTabs to more players.

๐Ÿ† BattleTabs World Cup

In the spirit of the World Cup, the community's running a tournament to crown the best player in the game โ€” single-elimination, first 32 players, no special rules, just bring your best. Rewards top out at 6000 gold + 300 gems plus a champion role/medal for 1st (prizes down to 3rd). Big thanks to @mu.st.afa for organising ๐Ÿซก โ€” sign up and follow the bracket in #tournament-announcements.

BattleTabs World Cup โ€” registration open: single elimination, 32 players, 24hr turns

๐Ÿ”ฎ In the works: two new ships

A little sneak peek ๐Ÿ‘€ โ€” Information Center and Mermaid are both in development and already live on staging (our testing server, so they're playable but not final). One thing I could use a hand with: I'm after ideas for the art ๐Ÿ˜‰ โ€” share your thoughts in the dev thread.

Mermaid (work in progress) โ€” Passive: when hit, reveal up to 8 random tiles on the opponent's ships, one for each ship still alive across both fleets

Thanks for playing ๐ŸŒŠ

โ€” Brandon (Dev)