Thu Jun 24 '21 Announcement
over 3 years ago – Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 10:00:09 AM

Want to try something different? Now in version 1.4 you can customize your Spirit Island experience with digital playmat options. Two are included in the core game, two more come with Promo Pack 1, and two more come with Branch & Claw. Visit the Options screen from the main menu or in-game to try them all!

If you backed at the Deluxe Edition level or higher, you'll get access to 3 more exclusive playmat options. Check your BackerKit digital downloads to find your Backer Bonus Pack key!

Spirit Island on Smartphone

Spirit Island is now available on iPhone and Android phones! Now is a great time to pick up Spirit Island on mobile. It's free to download and try!

Online Multiplayer in Development

In case you missed the last update, we announced that integrated online multiplayer is in development and will be added to the game in the future. Follow our Twitch channel where you'll get the first peek at online multiplayer in development. We also plan to have a public beta phase before it launches to the world.

Summer Sale

Starting this afternoon through July 8th, almost everything we make is on sale! For Spirit Island in particular, the core game is $5 off on Steam, and $2 off on mobile to celebrate the launch! The expansions and soundtrack are also on discount during the sale period.

Find out about all the deals on our website!

Thu Jun 3 '21 Announcement
over 3 years ago – Thu, Jun 03, 2021 at 07:52:06 AM

We come to you today with news of our next big project - a whole new wave of content for Aeon's End!

The New Age Dawns

• Powerful new mages
• Dangerous new nemeses
• New gems, relics, spells and unique cards
• Expand the story with the all new Expedition Mode
• Brand new music from Jean-Marc Giffin
• and even more!

Spirit Island News

So that's all fine, I hear you saying, but is there any news about Spirit Island to share? There is!

• Work on the smartphone UI is continuing, and it is now in beta testing.. If you are on the beta team, make sure to check your email for details.

• Online Multiplayer IS COMING! You read that right. The next big step for Spirit Island after launching on smartphones will be online multiplayer. As we are just breaking ground on this now, we don't have any timelines to share, but stay tuned later this year, as there will be a public beta phase before it launches to the world.

Wed Dec 16 '20 Announcement
almost 4 years ago – Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 10:25:12 AM

We are thrilled to announce that Spirit Island is now available for iPad and Android tablets! Our mobile release of Spirit Island is doing things a bit differently than we’ve done in the past, so we wanted to explain exactly how you can play.

Free to Learn

Similar to how we released the free “Learn to Play” edition of Sentinels of the Multiverse, Spirit Island is a free download from the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store. This version of Spirit Island includes the following:

• Free access to unlimited plays of the tutorial game
• Create custom games of up to 4 spirits and play 5 full turns
• 4 Spirits available for custom games: Lightning’s Swift Strike, River Surges in Sunlight, Shadows Flicker Like Flame, and Vital Strength of the Earth
• 36 Minor Power cards that enhance the abilities of your Spirits
• 22 Major Power cards with more powerful effects to devastate the Invaders
• A modular island, made up of 4 balanced island boards, for a variety of layouts
• Thematic island boards that reflect the canonical island and provide a new challenge
• 15 Invader cards driving a distinctive Invader expansion system
• 2 Blight cards with challenging effects as the Invaders blight the Island 
• 15 Fear cards with beneficial effects, earned as you terrify the Invaders

When you’re ready for more Spirit Island, there is plenty more to explore.

Get access to 6 additional Spirits, each with 4 unique Power cards:

• Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares - Strike fear into the hearts of the Invaders!
• Heart of the Wildfire - Burn everything in your path, and heal the land with time.
• Ocean's Hungry Grasp - Drown the Invaders with the power of the sea.
• Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island - Absorb presence and rise up with immense power!
• A Spread of Rampant Green - Entangle the Invaders with unstoppable growth.
• Thunderspeaker - Join forces with the Dahan to wreak havoc on the Invaders.

Face 3 multi-tier Adversaries (specific Invaders) for play variety and fine-tuned challenge: Brandenburg-Prussia, England & Sweden.

Explore 4 optional Scenarios for even more play variety: Blitz, Dahan Insurrection, Guard the Isle's Heart, & Rituals of Terror.

Play (and Pay) Your Way

With Spirit Island on mobile we are offering 2 different ways to access the full game:

Purchase the Full Game for $19.99 (USD) - This is an In App Purchase that will permanently unlock all the content from the core game and Promo Pack 1. Just like an expansion for Sentinels of the Multiverse, this option is a one time purchase, and the content is yours forever. Additional expansions will be sold separately.

Subscribe for Unlimited Access for $1.99 (USD/month) - This monthly subscription unlocks ALL game content during the term of your subscription. This will include the core game, Promo Pack 1, as well as any additional content/expansions that are released. 

We’re offering the subscription option as an experiment. Generally, we know that tabletop fans like to purchase and own their games. But with a complex game like Spirit Island, there’s a large group of people out there who would probably love the game, but just aren’t prepared to spend money on a mobile app that they aren’t familiar with. We’re hoping that this low cost option will help players that might never purchase a digital tabletop game outright to give it a try!

Coming in 2021

As 2020 (finally!) draws to a close, what can you expect from Spirit Island in the new year?

Smartphone Support - Spirit Island for mobile is launching for tablets only, but that doesn’t mean that phone support isn’t coming. As with our previous games, when we approach phone support, we always want to make sure the user interface and experience fit with the device on which you are playing. Merely shrinking down a complex desktop or tablet interface to a small phone screen is rarely a good idea. All that means is that phone support usually takes a bit longer to complete than tablet support. 

Branch & Claw - The first major expansion for Spirit Island is well underway and will be out in 2021. This expansion brings a lot to the table:

• Four completely new ways to fight the Invaders: Beasts, Disease, and Wilds are semi-permanent changes to chosen lands, and Strife can be inflicted upon specific Invader pieces
• Two new Spirits to add to your lineup: Sharp Fangs Behind the Leaves and Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds
• A new Adversary to fight against: the French Plantation colony
• Another 52 distinct Major and Minor Power Cards, doing things no Powers have done before
• Another 15 Fear Cards and 7 Blight cards for added game-to-game variety
• Four more optional Scenarios offering new play experiences
• A deck of 25 Event Cards which add unpredictability and multiple courses of action with differing consequences

Wed Dec 2 '20 Announcement
almost 4 years ago – Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 10:30:00 AM

A lot of you have been asking about the Spirit Island Soundtrack over the last month and we have good news!

If your pledge includes a copy of the soundtrack (either standalone or via the deluxe edition), head over to your BackerKit dashboard now to download it!

If the soundtrack wasn't included in your pledge, don't worry - it will be going on sale across the various digital stores over the next week.

The Sounds of the Spirits

It took us a bit longer than we expected to get this out for a couple of reasons:

1) We wanted to include the Promo Pack spirits on the Soundtrack and

2) We weren't actually sure how best to create the songs themselves.

You see, the music in Spirit Island is generated dynamically. Each time you play a game of Spirit Island, you always hear the Island’s bed track. This contains low-end and nature elements. On top of that, you either hear the support music of either the Invaders or the Spirits, depending on which of the two is taking actions. When it is the Spirits, it plays the Support music of one of Spirits that is in the game, cycling through them during the course of the game. Whenever a Spirit directly interacts with the island, either by placing presence during the Spirit Phase, or using powers during the Power Phase, the most active Spirit also plays an additional Lead layer, which can be combined with any combination of Island + Spirit Support tracks. The result is an organic and dynamic interweaving of the island, the Invaders, the Spirits and their interactions. Choosing a different set of Spirits will yield a completely different musical experience.

Jean-Marc was a bit worried that if we simply assembled all the tracks together for each given spirit, that the soundtrack would essentially consist of 10 nearly-identical songs and would therefore be too boring. However, once he did so and we were able to listen to them, that is definitely not the case. This soundtrack is not much like the environment and villain songs you might remember from Sentinels of the Multiverse, but it is more than an hour of some of the most hauntingly atmospheric music we’ve ever released. We just know you're gonna love it!

Mobile Update and Branch & Claw

The next 2 items on the Spirit Island agenda are the first major expansion, Branch & Claw, as well as support for mobile devices.

- Spirit Island for mobile has been under development since the Promo Pack released, and we're still on track to get it launched this year (tablets for sure, phones maybe a bit later). 

- Low level work for Branch & Claw has also been underway for the last month, and you can expect to see that in early 2021.

(Gyzmo can't wait to play Spirit Island on mobile!)

Wed Sep 30 '20 Announcement
about 4 years ago – Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 08:17:16 AM

If you are reading this, version 1.1 of Spirit Island has been released with support for the Promo Pack 1 DLC. Promo Pack 1 includes two Spirits: Heart of the Wildfire and Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island. Each Spirit has four unique Power Cards.

If you backed at a level that included the Promo Pack, you can visit your BackerKit dashboard to recieve your Steam key.

For everyone else, you can get the Promo Pack for $2.99 (USD) on Steam.

Other Improvements:

• Thematic Map style for Balanced Maps 
• Improved the 3D map display when a land is crowded with pieces.
• Improved various sound effects and music.
• Full size boards on the New Game screen are now shown in the same orientation as the small board.
• Connected gamepads or joysticks should no longer cause the map to scroll.
• Fixed a problem where rotating boards in the New Game screen could cause strange behavior.
• Fixed a visual glitch where damage to Invaders with extra health would appear to not clear in Time Passes.
• Fixed a problem where Blight added by Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares would not destroy Presence.

And as we mentioned in the last update, we've not only begun work on Branch & Claw, and a mobile release of Spirit Island, but we've been working on the Adversarial Appearance stretch goal as well:

Thanks for all your support so far - We can't wait to bring you even more Spirit Island!