This phase focused on strengthening the core systems of ICONIC — from finalizing the structure of the Endurance Mode to new combat effects, system polish, and more bug hunting. Instead of a compact overview, we’re jumping straight into the details this time:

• New status effect: Shock - briefly halts and damages enemies over time

• First Shock-related artifacts added

• On-death effects for Bleed and Poison

• Endurance Stage finalized - longer, steadily escalating challenges

• Endurance Stages now unlock through regular Stages

• Endurance Stages require a by percentage completion to progress instead of full clears

• Extensive refactoring phase

• Various Endurance-related bugs fixed

• Power Core overscaling bug resolved

• Movement logic expanded (dynamic enemy speed)

• HUD indicators for active temporal effects

• Settings menu added to the hero screen

• Polish & balancing for the Endurance Stage

• More artifacts, supplies & synergies

• Improvements to status effects

We’re excited to share the updated development roadmap leading up to Iconic’s Early Access release in 2026!

It outlines the key milestones we’re working toward — from new stages, Twitch integration, and Steam Deck support to our upcoming community playtests.

Please note:
This roadmap reflects our ongoing development progress, not all of the content shown will be available in the public demo right away.

As we move toward Early Access, we just want to say thank you for following our journey, sharing your feedback, and supporting Iconic along the way. 💖

We’d love to hear your feedback and ideas — join the conversation and help us shape Iconic’s future!

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🗓️ Next Playtest: November 23, 2025

❤️ Your Iconic Team