Space Defender: Frontier Squadron patch notes & updates

Rover racing, air puck and collectible cards in the arcade room, squadron formations, and your ideas from the forum

Act IV — Kepler is out, for free

A fourth galaxy, wells that pull everything in, the descent into the dark, and the story continues, fully voiced in 6 languages.

Update 1.2.6: Land on the planets

Land your rover on scanned planets and defend your drill, a galaxy in 3D, an arcade room in the spaceports, storms and a new mission board

A new dodge move, crew talks, a two-step difficulty choice and a balance pass

New animated portraits, and your demo progress kept safe

Fixes and polish on top of 1.2.2, many from your reports

Patch 1.2.2: jump to any station, black markets and two new missions

A big patch, built from your suggestions and reports of the past few days. Thank you all!

A small patch built from your reports of the past few days. Thank you!

Patch 1.2: Co-op, living portraits and a big round of polish

Friends can fly your wingmen, portraits and station backdrops come alive, and dozens of fixes

A new hardcore way to play, clearer saves, smarter pirate raids and about forty fixes

Hangar ship loadouts, energy help, Steam Deck and about thirty fixes

Rumor bounties, pirate first contact, story links and more

Ilse's Ears, story contracts, readable loot, reworked spaceports and many fixes

Captain contracts, planet sheets, squad orders, Defense waves and more

A balance pass, gamepad focus, smoother big battles and a few fixes

Update 1.1 "The Frontier Fights Back": pirates, three endings, expeditions

Massive update: a pirate faction, a new story with three endings, spaceport interiors, expeditions and a living front

The story is now voiced in 6 languages, with a narrated opening, a tighter start and a clearer progression

The biggest update since launch: crew system, new weapons, rebalanced economy, redesigned ships and menus

Controller, piloting, tutorial and visual improvements

Hangar, wingmen and docking fixes from your reports

Space Defender: Frontier Squadron 1.0 is out

Version 1.0 is live: a three-act campaign, wingmen, 13 contract types, 13 ships and a new look. Free update for every owner.

1.0 launch delayed to Monday at the latest

The 1.0 build is ready, but a Steam security check is blocking its release. New date: Monday, September 28 at the latest, earlier if possible.

Space Defender leaves Early Access on September 24

Frontier Squadron launches September 24 with a story campaign, wingmen, 13 contract types and a big visual upgrade. Here is what changed, and why it took longer than promised.