Shard Squad: Onyx Rising announced: the series returns as a roguelike auto-battler on PC (Steam), listed for 2027
On November 10, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Paris time, Brazilian independent studio The Root Studios revealed Shard Squad: Onyx Rising, a new game set in the universe of the original Shard Squad, but in a different genre: a roguelike auto-battler. It is coming to PC via Steam. The press release says the release date will be announced later; the Steam page lists “2027”.
How it plays
You buy and position elemental Shards, level them up, equip items and try team compositions, then follow branching roguelike paths while hunting the Onyx Shards. Positioning matters: enemies can disrupt your formation, jump to distant targets or freeze your characters. Losing a battle does not immediately end the run: damage persists between encounters, so you may meet the same wounded enemy squad again, bench injured Shards and choose safer routes.
- Content announced: 100+ Relics, 100+ pieces of equipment, 15+ consumables.
- Maps: branching paths with battles, elites, events, shops, campfires, treasures and bosses; multiple difficulty levels.
- Elemental synergies: Fire, Electric, Water, Nature, Crystal, Prismatic, Ice, Wind and Onyx.
- Multiplayer: asynchronous, against other players’ squads, with rankings.
Story and visual style
The story continues after the events of the original Shard Squad. The Onyx Shards, responsible for the “Desoulment”, are at the center of the conflict. Returning protagonist Sid faces new threats, including his rival Drax, one of the new recruitable Shards. All original Shards return alongside new characters. The game mixes pixel-art characters with fully 3D environments, in a presentation the studio describes as HD-2D-inspired.
What is still unknown
No price, no exact date and no console version have been announced. On November 10, the Steam page listed English and Brazilian Portuguese only (with full audio), and Windows only.
Sources (read November 10, 2026, about 2:35 p.m. Paris time):
Official video “Shard Squad: Onyx Rising - Announcement Trailer”, The Root Studios YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9H-vVmZ33o
Image: official Shard Squad: Onyx Rising Steam screenshot (squad placement before a battle), © The Root Studios. File: https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5097320/6ecced58ade94b9eb19047cfdb57802eabbd1f1f/ss_6ecced58ade94b9eb19047cfdb57802eabbd1f1f.1920x1080.jpg
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