For the first week of April, we are running several concurrent events!

Until April 8th, complete two in-game challenges to be rewarded with 200 free E-Coins! These can be used to unlock a premium costume within the Shop!


Also until April 8th, enjoy 2x XP for all Characters and your Player level! In the near future, the higher your level, the more unlocks to which you will have access.


Another set of limited-time Community Costumes has arrived! These costumes are only available with Marks gained from completing in-game challenges. These costumes are limited to one month of availability:
Mellow Raffles as imagined by MellowYellow (until May 1, 2025)
Lime Rechelle as imagined by Jeremy Hauk (until May 1, 2025)
Bride Milla as imagined by blob10202 (until May 1, 2025)


The long-awaited in-game debut of Pixel Dorian is here! Available to all players now, for free! Spoof Costumes are available to use on the first of every month, or in this case, for the first week. Two free avatars have also been gifted to all players.



✅ More quality of life improvements and bug fixes

✅ A major AI overhaul across all modes

✅ Always Elect Mayor: A modifier for Martial Law that will always lead to a Mayor election.
When there is a tie during an election, a Mayor will be chosen at random. Also, if no one is nominated by the time of an election . . . everyone is up for arrest.

✅ More information on updates to Team Espionage

✅ An important release update . . . . !?

[h4] ✔️ New mode: MARTIAL LAW[/h4]
In this mode, all players take their turns simultaneously, and then vote to elect a Mayor with the power to decide who continues forward in the match. Also comes with two new music suites, the ability to Inspect the environment, and a Tutorial with story content not to be missed!


[h4] ✔️ New playable character: Lefénom with 2 new Special Abilities [/h4]
1️⃣ Chaos — Raise the AP and AP Limit of all players to 300 until your next turn ends. If one player uses more AP than all others during this time, the player's AP Limit will be increased by 20 once the effect ends and all players return to their previous totals.

2️⃣ Doomsday — At the cost of increasing his Suspicion by 50%, choose a secret target's Special Ability. If this Special Ability is used during this round or the next, its effects will be canceled and the target's Suspicion will fill to the maximum.


[h4] ✔️ New custom costume: Phantom Lefénom[/h4]
[h4] ✔️ The second set of Community Costumes 🛍️ available by completing challenges[/h4]
[h4] ✔️ New in-game challenges[/h4]


[h4] ✔️ New achievements . . . including . . . that one . . . ❓ [/h4]


[h4]✔️ Rebalanced Special Abilities, including...[/h4]

After the Queen of the Monarch (and Sherring Ford's nemesis) perished at Meiringen Falls as depicted in our manga, ESPIONAGE ZERO: Chapter Two (which is available to read now, FREE![playespionage.com]), all that was left behind was foreboding. As the first of our Legacy Characters, in which those who have had a profound effect on the game's timeline can return as playable characters with special lore reveals in tow, Dr. Mallory will be unlockable starting on Monday!


1️⃣ Prime Variable
Publicly assigns an extra vote to the target in the upcoming Voting Phase while also allowing the user to cast a normal vote. This can serve as a nomination if at least one other player is nominated; if not, this effect is canceled.

2️⃣ Relative Symmetry
Forces two targets to exchange their Special Ability sets with one another. Does not refresh Special Ability usages for either target and cannot include a target already removed from play.


🛍️Inquisitor Mallory
A respected academic by day but malefactor by night, Mallory assumes her role as the latter while attending an esteemed production at the Royal Opera in London—but with a peculiar aim...


As part of this update, many abilities are being completely reworked:

✨Dreams of Winter: Establish one-sided Trust with a target that can see the user's Intel but not vice versa. If full Trust is reached later, the user's Current AP is refilled once per match.

✨Mircalla: Transfers all AP used by a secret target of her choice to her, until the end of her second turn after activation.

✨Group Therapy: At the cost of 45 from his AP Limit, reduce the Suspicion of two targets by the amount of Trust he has with each target.

✨Jury Duty: Choose a target who, during their next turn, must use a doubled Suspicion or Trust action on a target of their choice. This action cannot be debated or interrupted.

✨Survival Bias: Choose a secret target. All Suspicion gains for the rest of the round that affect the user will be switched to the target at the end of the round. This ability appears as a Recuse during the turn it is used and does not apply to actions initiated by the target.

✨Collective Amnesia: Reset all Suspicion, including his own, to 0 until the start of the next round. At that point, all previous Suspicion values are re-added on top of the existing totals.

✨Hypnotherapy: Allows him to re-use a Special Ability already used by another player (except Persuasion) at the cost of 45 from his AP Limit. [Survival Bias may now be used with Hypnotherapy and its cost was increased from [b]30[/b] :greenarrow: 45]

🎨 Use any number of duplicate characters and costumes in a match!

The next Master Costume—available free to anyone who has a character at Level 50—will be for one of these four characters who has the most wins in the month of March:

• Rechelle
  
  
• Milla
  
  
• Marimede
  
  
• Ruiko

This Master Costume will be added to the game in April! We will be posting weekly leaderboards on Discord[discord.gg] throughout to let you know who is in the lead from week to week.

1. Only 1st Special Abilities
2. Only 2nd Special Abilities

With these two independent modifiers, players in a match only have access to a character's 1st Special Ability or 2nd Special Ability. This should allow you to revisit the original abilities within the game while also trying something entirely new with the latter being your only options.

Previously, Reanimation required -60 AP to borrow a special and then another -60 AP to use the borrowed special. Now, Reanimation borrows a special for -60 AP and the borrowed special can be used for -0 AP. Penalties to AP Limit will still take effect if specified by the borrowed Special Ability.

1. A bug that caused Rechelle and Rebecca expressions to appear at the wrong times has been fixed.
   
2. The Victra achievement Postmodern should now unlock properly.
   
3. Many Special Ability achievements have been re-checked and adjusted to ensure they will unlock when conditions are met.
   
4. A bug that allowed players to use True Conviction :sherringyesyes: twice in a row and retain its effects indefinitely has been fixed.
   
5. Minor text error on Milla's achievement Transfusion has been fixed.
   
6. Challenges related to gaining levels has been fixed.
   
7. Challenges related to playing human matches have been fixed.
   
8. A challenge asking players to receive no votes during a voting phase will no longer appear; this will be replaced in the near future.

You should see a new piece of important information somewhere within the updated game client...

1️⃣ Reanimation
Borrow a Special Ability from a target already removed from play in order to use it on a future turn.

2️⃣ Signal Disruption
Cancel an ongoing proposition to debate with no changes made to Trust or Suspicion.


🛍️Technologist Victra
Faced with overwhelming odds amid isolation and evil, Victra learns of her latest duties in the leadup to ESPIONAGE...


🤖 A new AI update is now live! We have been working hard to address feedback related to AI Players. We believe the experience should now offer a much better experience! Please post any feedback on our Discord server[discord.gg]!

✨Ruiko's first Special Ability Divine Instinct has been updated! This ability no longer has an AP Limit penalty, and its general function has changed. Instead of canceling a player's turn, it now works as such: Delay a target's next turn to the end of the following Round.


🎨 The stage for the mode `ESPIONAGE` should jump out in all-new ways... What do you see?

🌟This all-new mode has a completely revamped user interface, and in this mode, players will be paired into teams of two in which any roles can be together—including the Spy and Detective. Whether your teammate is really an ally will be for you to decide...
🌟Explore this mode's all-new stage Mannequin Village and enjoy two all-new musical suites unique to it.
🌟With the new mode comes a New Tutorial Story: Get a first glimpse at an all-new character whose influence on the game has long been felt but only now is being revealed...


🩹 [Impair]: Once per match, select any target including yourself to Impair for the upcoming round. This target loses -40 from their AP Limit for the round and is announced to everyone.
🗡️ [Execute]: Remove any non-Spy player from the match if the Spy does not use Eliminate this round (if so, Execute is canceled). Once used successfully, Execute is no longer available for the rest of the match and you lose -60 from your AP Limit.

💬 [Dying Message]: Choose a target and a role you suspect for them. This will be shared with any players you have 100% Trust with should you be Eliminated or Executed this round.

🛡️ [Protect]: Once per match, attempt to Protect a target from being Eliminated or Executed at the cost of 60 from your AP Limit if successful. When successful, your identity is announced to the user of Eliminate or Execute.

🛍️While stationed with an allied garrison in the second World War, a young Sherring has a fateful encounter that decides much of his future...
🛍️From the Mirrosphere comes the emergence of "Raffles", a young curator at a leading museum with the aim of stopping the thieves stealing his father's legacy.
🛍️

ESPIONAGE: Mafia Evolved is celebrating Year One of many today! Thank you to everyone for playing so far! Today, we have a much-requested new costume plus some news about what's coming up next.

1️⃣ New Costume Added:
🌟 SUMMERTIDE SEWARD
Months before the first round begins, Seward's life is upended on an otherwise idyllic summer day...

2️⃣ Balance Updates have been made to Sherring's Special Abilities!
🌟 Deductive Reasoning: Allows for a public suggestion of the role another player may be playing in the match. If announced as Team Detective, the target has 25 added to their AP Limit. If announced as Team Spy, the target has their AP Limit reduced by 25.

🌟 True Conviction: Raises your Current and Max AP to 200 until your next turn, but that next turn is canceled and all AP values then return to normal. As your next turn begins, you lose 40 from your AP Limit.

3️⃣ Role Abilities for All Roles & Special Stats Gallery!
🌟 Next, the:supporterrole: Supporter, :informantrole: Informant and :civilianrole: Civilians will all be receiving Action Phase abilities during the next major update. Along with this, a preview of the Voiceover Add-On Pack will also be coming your way within the next month.

🌟 To commemorate ESPIONAGE: Year One, we have gathered play stats from the first year of matches and will be adding these to a special gallery within the game in an upcoming update. This gallery will remain in the game forever so check it out for some cool play data (and maybe see your username mentioned!)

Oh, and . . . .

4️⃣ A new mode is coming, and Playtest sign-ups are open NOW!
🌟 The TEAM ESPIONAGE playtest will begin on September 2, 2023 3:00 PM. This time has already been converted to your timezone! This all-new mode has a completely revamped user interface, and in this mode, players will be paired into teams of two in which any roles can be together—including the Spy and Detective. Whether your teammate is really on your side will be for you to decide.

If you wish to join the TEAM ESPIONAGE playtest, please join via the Discord server: https://discord.gg/PfrQG7wdG4

In addition to their original abilities, all characters now have the option to use an all-new Special Ability! In each match, it's up to you to decide which of your abilities to use — but choose wisely! This update also features the first of our major UI updates, with new art and additions throughout the game. Additionally, various AI improvements have been made as well.

DORIAN:
Decrease own AP Limit by 30 to re-use a Special Ability already used by another player with the exception of Persuasion.

RUIKO:
Decrease own AP Limit by 30 to disable a secret target’s Action Phase abilities leading into the next round.

SEWARD:
Decrease own AP Limit by 40 to force a target to use or re-use a Special Ability during their next turn at the cost of all of their Current AP, without counting as their normal usage of a Special Ability.

AERIE:
Choose a target who is awarded a bonus turn at the end of the current round. Bonus turns are exempt from being canceled by any other effect.

RAFFLES:
At the cost of 40 from your AP Limit, choose a target whose current Trust with you is swapped with the target’s current Suspicion.

MORAN:
Set own Suspicion to 50% and a target’s Suspicion to 50%, while clearing the Suspicion of all other players.

RECHELLE:
(Rechelle)
Choose a player as a secret target. This target’s next Suspicion or Trust action in the match will be reversed without an announcement to other players.

MILLA:
(Milla)
At the cost of 40 from your AP Limit, choose two targets whose Suspicion will be swapped with the other.

NEMESIS:
For a target’s next turn, any action that increases or decreases Trust and Suspicion will be doubled, including all Special Abilities with the exception of Group Therapy.

SHERRING:
Raises your Current and Max AP to 200 until your next turn, but that next turn is canceled and all AP values then return to normal.