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About Shardstorm

When the Echo fell, her essence shattered, seven divine Shards torn loose from their master, drifting across a wounded world.

Wherever they landed, horrors woke, old magic twisted, and the earth remembered its scars.

You are the Wanderer, the only one who hears their voices.

Take up the Shards, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, Greed, Wrath, Sloth, and Lust... each a whisper of a forgotten sin, each capable of reshaping you into something powerful… or dangerous.

Fight through endless waves of abominations, unravel the Shards’ past through Memory Fragments, confront the Echo guardians who still cling to fragments of divinity, and survive long enough to challenge Wrath at the storm’s heart.

Shardstorm blends fast-paced horde-survivor action with ARPG progression and a dark fantasy lore...

GAMEPLAY FEATURES

STORY RUN The Core Experience

Fight through endless Waves as Memory Fragments, Shard whispers, and boss encounters slowly reveal the truth of Echo’s fall, and why the Wanderer alone can hear the Shards calling.

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Memory Fragment as Lore

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All Echo Bosses

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The Tree of Whispers Customize your playstyle using a sprawling passive skill tree that allows for insane mechanical synergies.

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Astral Wounds Bend reality to your will. Harness 9 distinct Astral Powers to decimate the screen and alter the flow of combat.

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Infinite Shard Scaling Your weapons grow with you. Level up your orbiting Shards infinitely, pushing your damage to catastrophic levels.

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Prestige Skills Master your abilities through 15 base ranks, then push them into 10 stunning, game-breaking Prestige Ranks.

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Endless Survival

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Fight your way through the waves to defeat Kaelira the Ashheart, unlocking New Game+

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Global Steam Leaderboards

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Detailed Run & Lifetime Statistics

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The Void Merchant

Fight Through Endless, Escalating Onslaughts

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Enemies pour in from every direction, demons, shadows, necromancers, sorceresses, and other horrors drawn to the loose Shards. Survive increasingly chaotic waves through movement, positioning, and smart build choices.

Wield Sentient Shards That Orbit, and Evolve

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Your Shards do the killing - They spin, chain, lash out, duplicate, explode, slow, each with its own personality and rule set. Upgrade them mid-run to unlock absurd builds.

Challenge Echo Bosses

As you grow stronger, the Echoes begin to notice you.

When your Resonance peaks, an Echo manifests, not as a simple boss, but as a will awakened by your presence.

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Each Echo wields its own Shard... or Shards, and drops unique items tied to its nature. Defeating them deepens your connection to the storm and shapes your build.

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Memory Fragments are discovered organically as you play, gradually revealing the truth behind the Echoes and the world itself.

ASTRAL WOUNDS - Divine Power, Permanent Consequence

As you survive the storm, ancient forces take notice.

Astral Wounds are run-defining blessings, fragments of forgotten divinity that permanently alter your powers.

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Nine Unique Astral Powers

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Massive Gameplay-Changing Effects

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Earned Through Mastery, Not Chance

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Choices Shape Every Future Run

Each Astral Wound is a scar left by the Shards themselves...

TREE OF THE WHISPERS - Call of the Primordials

The storm leaves scars… and power behind.

Through Astral Ascension, each run feeds your growth beyond the battlefield. Unlock up to 250 levels across five celestial paths...

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Path of Resonance - Deepens your bond with the Shards, amplifying their power, altering effects, and unlocking stronger synergies.

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Path of Fracture - Strengthen Astral Wounds and embrace their lingering power, transforming scars into more deeper wounds.

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Path of Endurance - Enhance resilience, sustain, and defensive strength to withstand the storm’s relentless pressure.

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Path of Fate - Increase resource gain, pickup efficiency, and the flow of rewards earned during the storm.

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Path of Mastery - Intensify your combat techniques, greatly increasing the strength and effectiveness of existing abilities.

THE CRUCIBLE (BOSS RUSH)<br>Test your ultimate builds in brutal, standalone arena challenges...

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The Iron Gauntlet: A structured 10-round ascent. Face escalating boss encounters, hunt treasure fiends, and brace yourself for the summit.

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Maelstrom's Edge: 12 rounds of unbound chaos. Unpredictable modifiers curse every wave while dread Echo bosses breach the arena. No shrines, no mercy, only legendary loot.

THE STORM NEVER ENDS (NEW GAME+)

Defeating the Wrath is only an awakening. Push your limits in infinite New Game+ cycles. With every victory, the world grows more hostile and enemies scale aggressively. Demand absolute perfection from your build, climb the NG+ leaderboards, and see how far you can push before the storm finally breaks you.

HARDCORE MODE: ONE LIFE, NO MERCY

A brutal test for those who have truly mastered the storm. Death is absolute. With no revives and no second chances, every single upgrade, dodge, and decision matters. Prove your flawless mastery over the Shards, climb the exclusive Hardcore Leaderboards, and cement your legacy. Only the most disciplined Wanderers will endure.

DAILY & CUSTOM RUNS

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Daily Run - One attempt. One shared global seed. Compete on a perfectly even playing field featuring a fixed Shard, map, and modifiers. With no meta-progression to save you, pure skill alone dictates the daily victor.

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Custom Run - Skip the buildup and jump straight into the action. Select any unlocked map, wave, Shard, and loadout to instantly test your wildest theorycrafted builds.