We wanted to announce the release date for Underboard with something special, and doing it alongside the last demo update felt like a great fit for us.

Release Date

It's been like 2 and a half years since we released "Underboard: Omen" here on Newgrounds, which was our initial prototype for the game, so it feels like the end of an era for us to finally release the Steam version of Underboard on February 6th 2026!

The full version of the game will include more playable zones, with new and unique environments, monsters, map bosses and pinnacle bosses to defeat. You have to win a run to unlock the next zone, and each zone will be harder to beat, but you will also unlock new player characters, items and spells as you beat each one. There will also be more masteries for you to unlock in your runs and build crazy teams!

Last Demo Update

We mentioned in our previous update about combat FX that bosses and player spells were missing, and we wanted to bring those out before release as well. So now all map bosses and the pinnacle boss now have improved combat FX as well.

We also improved the combat FX for all active player spells, here's a "before and after" showcase!

Plague:

Ice Fort:

Lightning Fang:

We also want to improve the FX for all the reservation spells to a similar standard, but those will come with the full game release.

That's all from us, thanks for all the feedback and support you've given us throughout our updates, and happy end of the year!