September 18, 2026 Sydney, Australia - Hewer’s Workshop and Goblinz Publishing release a significant update to the Attack of the Astrals demo, available on Steam for all PC platforms. Command a team of fantasy champions against new enemies, combine new champion upgrades, and battle a new duo of bosses at the end of each run. The unique combat system has been refined with more passive abilities and a smoother difficulty curve, now localized into Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Korean.
Each run, players choose a champion trio of heroes and villains for their team, with distinct skills and roles defining movement and attack area in battle. Champions move once per turn, automatically unleashing an area attack and shifting other units along their path. Victories reward consumable Scrolls, passive Upgrades, and new skills called Summons. Unique Astral enemies occupy each region, and the common Astral army grows stronger as the player liberates areas of the realm. 4 new Astrals are added to the demo in this release, offering new challenges to new and returning players.
This latest update brings the demo’s gameplay in line with the full release later this year. Players gain experience by winning battles quickly, which levels up their team with Upgrades and offers more powerful Scroll rewards. Upgrades can be combined in new ways, generating Scrolls mid-battle, empowering Scrolls with new abilities, and creating chain reactions based on movement, status conditions, and skill targeting. With more level ups available, players can build a unique strategy each run.
The visuals and soundscape of the game continues to expand, led by artist Hari Edwin and composer Jared Farney. The clumsy, monstrous Giant towers over the battlefield, tripping over itself with a frustrated grunt whenever the player moves it. The bizarre, floating Fairy clicks and hums as it heals the enemy and evades Champion attacks. A new cinematic greets players with falling Astrals on the main menu, and the campfire becomes a quiet respite between battles, slowly growing into a pyre as the player progresses.
Hewer’s Workshop is a two-person studio partnered with Goblinz Publishing and Jared Farney, a composer and sound designer. The demo is available worldwide on Steam, and players are invited to join a private playtest for the full game before release here. The full game will be released in Q4 of 2026.
Press kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Sx6G2NuU7ZprAvZy_UnWDfms4tCCZ1J6?usp=drive_link
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3991790/Attack_of_the_Astrals/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3naORxbaxcc
Update teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt7SH_O2Ct0
Contact: social@hewersworkshop.com