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Unexpected Update 2.1.2
April 01, 2023 by Fancy Fish Games
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Oops! My cat walked across my keyboard and accidentally posted an update to Aground! I’d been working on an update to Splicer, but it wasn’t ready to be posted! And what’s worse, it looks like h... Continue reading
The Future Fancy Fish Games
October 20, 2021 by Fancy Fish Games
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After the launch and final post-launch updates of Aground, we floundered (hah) for a bit deciding what to do next. We made many prototypes - several of which were put on hold, before finally settling... Continue reading
Aground Coming Soon to Consoles!
January 26, 2021 by Fancy Fish Games
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Aground will release on the PS4, Switch and XBox One 2/11/2021! After some delays and challenges, we’re finally ready to announce exactly when Aground will be coming to consoles (PS4, Switch and XBo... Continue reading
Hybrid Path Update
September 07, 2020 by Fancy Fish Games
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One of the most asked-for post launch updates, the Hybrid Path is finally here! This update adds a lot more combinations of magic and science, along with a new ending to the game (and some new post-ga... Continue reading
Update 2.0.7
June 12, 2020 by Fancy Fish Games
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2.0.7 is now live! Like 2.0.6 , it’s another small update with some neat additions, bug fixes and quality of life improvements. The following changes affect the full version: Added a Backer NPC and... Continue reading
Connecting Via IP (Multiplayer)
April 16, 2020 by Fancy Fish Games
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So you want to play Aground multiplayer? Sweet! Aground has no game servers, you have to directly connect to everyone you want to play with. Steam has an API for connecting with friends using their se... Continue reading
Multiplayer Live (2.0.4) & Launch Date!
April 12, 2020 by Fancy Fish Games
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Aground has finally reached update 2.0 - and it’s a big one - it adds co-op multiplayer! Multiplayer has now been beta tested and is live and ready for everyone to try! More big news: we now have an... Continue reading
Update 1.8.9 - To The Depths
November 25, 2019 by Fancy Fish Games
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The second (and final) backer planet is out, along with a second batch of “quality of life” improvements to the game. The new planet is called the Depths (for reasons that will quickly become clea... Continue reading
Update 1.8.6 - Unnature Sanctuary and More!
October 24, 2019 by Fancy Fish Games
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The first of the backer planets is out, along with a bunch of “quality of life” improvements to the game! The new planet is called Unnature Sanctuary, and is now reachable in the star navigator. I... Continue reading
Update 1.8.2 - Endings
September 09, 2019 by Fancy Fish Games
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What happens after you beat the final boss? What’s the resolution to the story? This update answers those questions, along with some post game content and areas! I don’t want to spoil much - but a... Continue reading
Happy Birthday Aground - Update 1.8.0!
August 08, 2019 by Fancy Fish Games
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It’s been a year since we launched Aground in Early Access, and we’ve come a long way. A year ago, the science path ended when you crafted your first fighter escort, and the magic path ended after... Continue reading
Update 1.7.1 - Cafeteria and More
June 26, 2019 by Fancy Fish Games
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Update 1.7.1 is now live! In this update, we finished the incomplete areas on the colony ship and did some overall improvements and bugfixes for the science path to end update! The biggest additions a... Continue reading
Science Path to the End, Console Ports, and E3 MIX Event
June 11, 2019 by Fancy Fish Games
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Update 1.7.0 is now live!! It includes the Science Path to the end of the game, which involves several new planets, many new quests, NPCs, enemies, and much more! We’re also very excited to announce... Continue reading
Update 1.6.2 - The Last Planets Are Coming Soon
May 03, 2019 by Fancy Fish Games
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If you've been following the Early Access Roadmap , then you're probably aware that we were planning on posting an update with the second to last planet around now. However, The last two planets are s... Continue reading
Update 1.6.1 - Bugfixes and more.
March 23, 2019 by Fancy Fish Games
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The main purpose of this update is to fix some major bugs/memory leaks that made the game unstable and crash more often. This version should be a lot more stable and even a little faster, but I also a... Continue reading
Update 1.6.0 - To a Familiar Star System
March 05, 2019 by Fancy Fish Games
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The first new major planet is in, and it’s an exciting one! We think you’ll be very curious to see what happened to this familiar planet - along with new NPCs, quests, and features. This planet fo... Continue reading
Spacefaring Update 1.5.5 is out!
January 08, 2019 by Fancy Fish Games
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Update 1.5.5 brings a lot of new features, and some new content (including a small dwarf planet), and I'm very excited for it as it's the backbone for what will be the final stage of the game - travel... Continue reading
Magic to Space! Update 1.5.1 is out!
October 23, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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Update 1.5.1 is here, and it’s a big one!! You can now follow the magic path all the way through many new quests and areas, right up to launching into space! This means that the entire starting plan... Continue reading
Expanded Science Path - Update 1.4.2!
August 29, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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When we released the early access version with update 1.4.0, you could go all the way to building a spaceship like we promised, but many things we wanted to add before you left the planet (higher tech... Continue reading
Early Access Launch Day!
August 09, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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The early access version of Aground is now available here and on Steam ! Join us on Discord , Reddit , Facebook or Twitter today for some launch day festivities! It has been a wild ride getting... Continue reading
Update 1.3.1
June 14, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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We’ve been hard at work on the Early Access version of the game, but we decided to do another small free update with improvements and vehicles! We also now have a Steam Coming Soon Page ! Feel free... Continue reading
Update 1.3.0
May 12, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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All of the loose ends for the free version have been tied up, the science path now has an ending, and we added many new features too! While a smaller update than the last two, this one includes some n... Continue reading
Update 1.2.4
May 02, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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The Old One boss fight is here! This update includes a lot of improvements and upgrades to the magic island. The Old One might not be as strong as his “brethren,” but he’s still the most powerfu... Continue reading
Update 1.2.3
April 16, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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The Mirrows boss fight is finally here! This update includes a lot of improvements and upgrades to the science island. I don’t want to spoil too much, but you can now confront the Mirrows (and compl... Continue reading
Update 1.2.2
March 31, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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This update focuses mainly on adding a day/night cycle, but it also adds a bunch of other improvements, including new achievements, new items, and character customization. For the character customizat... Continue reading
Update 1.2.1
March 13, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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This update is the first of two general improvement updates. They might not add much new content (nor the boss fights everyone's waiting for), but they do add a lot of minor features. While I consider... Continue reading
Update 1.2.0 & Kickstarter over 100%!
February 26, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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The Magic Island is finally available! This is a major update about as big as the Sunset Haven (the science island), with many new features and ways to use magic! In other news, our Kickstarter is now... Continue reading
Aground Updates 1.1.1 & 1.1.2
February 07, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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Two small-ish updates before I move on to the Magic Island major update, but they include some cool new items and features! The full changelog is as follows: New Items Added Land Mines (powerful traps... Continue reading
Update 1.1.0 & Kickstarter Live!
January 31, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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This is quite the major update - we're so excited to share it with you! We’ve added a entire new island with over two hours of additional content, launched the Kickstarter campaign for the early acc... Continue reading
Update 1.0.11
January 17, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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Here's a minor update to tide you over until the big 1.1.0 update! The cloud saves are finally in! The full changelog is as follows: Cloud Saves - Login to Aground Cloud and all your saves and setting... Continue reading
Update 1.0.10
January 08, 2018 by Fancy Fish Games
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Explore dangerous caves, find new secrets, and meet a mysterious new NPC in this update! The full changelog is as follows: Added caves and dungeons to the map. Added 1 new enemy type. Added 1 new NPC... Continue reading
Update 1.0.9
December 19, 2017 by Fancy Fish Games
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You can now raise your baby dragons and have them follow you around, grow, burn things, and eventually even fly off on them! This update focuses on the familiar system, and you may notice a few other... Continue reading
Update 1.0.8
December 05, 2017 by Fancy Fish Games
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This is another small-ish update that's setting up systems that will be needed for the next major update. The main changes are the equipment system/window, item durability, and shields. Shields don't... Continue reading
Update 1.0.7
November 28, 2017 by Fancy Fish Games
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It's finally here! Update 1.0.7 is the first semi-major content update to Aground, and while it's a little late, I hope it was worth the wait! The big new feature here is the Mountain, which will appe... Continue reading
Update 1.0.5 & 1.0.6
November 17, 2017 by Fancy Fish Games
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I have uploaded two smaller updates to Aground since my last post - 1.0.5 and 1.0.6. 1.0.5 included several features that I wanted to add to 1.0.4 but didn't have time for, like fishing and fertilize... Continue reading
Update 1.0.4
November 06, 2017 by Fancy Fish Games
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We released another update for Aground! This one mainly focuses on improving the farm and pen systems, but has a bunch of other improvements and fixes. The full changelog is as follows: The pig pen is... Continue reading
Update 1.0.3
October 30, 2017 by Fancy Fish Games
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The first update is live! It contains a lot of improvements to the existing content of the first island, and includes a few new items. The full changelog is as follows: Added auto-consume for health r... Continue reading