- Fixed a networking issue that could cause butterfly shot to not work for client players
- Updated some English ability descriptions for clarity
- Deployed turrets now consistently orient properly for client players
- Best Friend Mode: sticky frog projectiles should no longer *ever* attach to your robot best friend (as opposed to merely *usually* not attaching)
- You can now rebind the left and right arrow keys (fixed in 1.9.4)
- Added more instrumentation to crash logs (btw please press "Send" if the game crashes on you!). All reported game crashes have been internal GPU crashes or deep in Unreal's engine code, making them much harder to track down. This extra info will help.

Another small set of fixes and improvements.

• Fixed a bug where input rebindings would not get saved (big goof on our part here--this worked in development builds but not in the real installed game🙃)
  
• Adjusted some sound effects for storm missions to be less distracting
  
• Fixed a bug where the plasma projectiles would sometimes teleport to the center of the map for multiplayer clients
  
• Butterfly crystals should now be visible on goo enemies
  
• Localization Updates

Note for crossplay players: this update is still in the process of releasing everywhere else.

Have a great day!
-Kyle

1.9.2 Hotfix is deployed

• We've added a setting to adjust the Field of View change when sprinting. The text is still being localized but we know some folks needed this, so its in right now!
  
• Fixed an AI issue where the Bone Swarm boss would not chase you sometimes
  
• Fixed a very rare (afaik this hasn't hit anyone outside of our team) crash bug relating to the Darkness core
  
• Plasma projectiles no long live forever if you shoot them into the sky
  
• The cracks created by the Geyser ability disappear much sooner
  
• Increased button double-press protection for gamepad players in the level select menu

Have fun!
-Kyle

Hello my fellow Deck-heads,

With the release of Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate, we want portable players to have a seamless experience equivalent to those on PC. We have regularly been testing the game on a Steam Deck OLED and believe we’ve got all the bases covered:

• Gameplay was designed from the start to be controller-friendly, and the menu system is navigable via the controller buttons, including text entry for lobby codes!
  
• Playing on Steam Deck will set well-performing graphical settings by default.
  
• You’ll see the correct controller icons.
  
• Text is easily visible in the UI.

If you encounter any Steam Deck specific issues, please contact us here or via our Discord[discord.com].

Thank you and have fun!!
-Kyle

Small note to previewers: if you played a pre-release version of the game on Steam Deck you may have encountered an Unreal Engine 5.4 bug that causes the game to constantly prompt you to install and uninstall the Visual C++ runtime. We have contacted Epic to try and get this fixed engine-side, but until then the latest version should have a workaround in place.

Time for a lore dump! Shoulders of Giants originally released as an exclusive game on multiple non-Steam platforms. We love those platforms because without the exclusivity opportunities this game literally would not exist.

For the first half-year following release, we put out several major updates addressing the game’s weakest aspects and serving up an overflowing ice cream sundae of new content for our fans, including dozens of new abilities, completely overhauled mission objectives, leaderboards, hardcore mode, planet anomalies...

After taking a break to focus on Entropy Survivors, we’ve finally returned to Shoulders of Giants with fresh eyes (and expired platform contracts) and molded it into the best game it can be – Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate.



The Ultimate release includes the following:

• An upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.
  
• Four new classes, including the freezing Arctic Core and the killer-kawaii Kitty Core!
  
• Thanks to major CPU optimizations for enemies, we have rebalanced the game’s pacing to make worlds feel much more “alive.” You’ll now face many more baddies at once (we’ve adjusted enemy stats to account for this)!
  
• It is now much simpler to influence the results of the crafting system.
  
• Our longest-running community feature request is now in: you can reorder your equipped abilities from the pause menu!
  
• The giant energy crystals that once populated the world of SOG have been replaced by smashable energy crates. It’s fun to smash things.
  
• New planet anomalies.
  
• A major overhaul of UI art for readability and style.
  
• Hundreds of other minor fixes and balance changes.

-Kyle

We are excited to announce that Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate will be releasing on August 12th!

We can't wait for you all to play! Please check out the newest trailer on our Steam page and get ready to dive in to the full game soon :)

We are so excited to give you a final peak into the upcoming Ultimate release with a new, updated demo for Steam Next Fest!

This update includes:

• Four new Ultimate-edition cores (classes) to play with, like the enemy-slowing Ice Core and the killer-kawaii Kitty Core.
  
• New, previously-unreleased planet modifiers to explore
  
• Overhauled the rules of crafting to make recycling weapons and cores less random and more useful
  
• Sweeping UI changes and a prettier planet select menu
  
• Language support for Simplified Chinese
  
• More accessibility options
  
• Tons of bugfixes and balance changes

Have fun and let us know what you think!

Simultaneously control a sword-wielding robot and a gunslinging space frog in Shoulders of Giants, an explosively colourful sci-fi roguelike designed to put your teamwork to the test.

The forces of Entropy are spreading chaos through the stars, corrupting living planets and urging on the heat death of the universe. Led by the psychic Owl, one scrappy team of space survivors are fighting to restore the balance. A mysterious mech! A sharpshooting amphibian! Together they must cut through waves of enemies and restore light and life to the galaxy!

BEST FRIEND MODE

It’s dangerous to go alone! Play solo, or team up with a friend, each taking control of either the frog or the robot.

ARMY OF FOUR

Battle the forces of entropy in four-player online co-op. Is your teamwork strong enough to survive?

GROW AS YOU GO

Experience quick bursts of roguelike joy, as you explore, grow, and become gloriously overpowered on a never ending ride of randomized levels.

GALAXY FAR AWAY

Shoot ‘n’ slash your way through explosively colourful planets, restoring life and light to the shattered worlds as you fight.

LOOT THAT MATTERS

From grappling hooks to glowing grenades, each new pickup can radically alter your power and playstyle. Mix and match abilities to create a moveset that’s all your own!

Simultaneously control a sword-wielding robot and a gunslinging space frog in Shoulders of Giants, an explosively colourful sci-fi roguelike designed to put your teamwork to the test.

The forces of Entropy are spreading chaos through the stars, corrupting living planets and urging on the heat death of the universe. Led by the psychic Owl, one scrappy team of space survivors are fighting to restore the balance. A mysterious mech! A sharpshooting amphibian! Together they must cut through waves of enemies and restore light and life to the galaxy!

BEST FRIEND MODE

It’s dangerous to go alone! Play solo, or team up with a friend, each taking control of either the frog or the robot.

ARMY OF FOUR

Battle the forces of entropy in four-player online co-op. Is your teamwork strong enough to survive?

GROW AS YOU GO

Experience quick bursts of roguelike joy, as you explore, grow, and become gloriously overpowered on a never ending ride of randomized levels.

GALAXY FAR AWAY

Shoot ‘n’ slash your way through explosively colourful planets, restoring life and light to the shattered worlds as you fight.

LOOT THAT MATTERS

From grappling hooks to glowing grenades, each new pickup can radically alter your power and playstyle. Mix and match abilities to create a moveset that’s all your own!