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Shard Squad

A horde-survival roguelite built around squads of elemental creatures

The Root Studios · Published by Nuntius Games, Vsoo Games · Released Nov 10, 2025

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 532
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 months ago
Aug 1, 2026
Minimum PC
128mb Memory
2 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Shard Squad?

Set in Mellunia during a world-threatening crisis, this action roguelite puts you in charge of an elemental creature squad. During survival runs, you defeat bosses to recruit new members and match creatures’ traits to unlock additional abilities and effects.

For you if...

  • +you want a survival roguelite with local co-op
  • +you enjoy unlocking characters, relics, and creature evolutions

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer exploration or story over repeated survival runs

What players say

82% of 532 reviews are positive

Players praise the creature designs and art style. Several criticize sluggish movement and attacks, along with a grind for permanent upgrades they consider too small.

Screenshots and trailer

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Shard Squad system requirements

Minimum: 128mb Memory, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10+
Processor
x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics
128mb Video Memory, capable of Shader Model 2.0+
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

Processor
x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support

Does Shard Squad have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Shard Squad run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
69
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Korean, French, German, Russian.

Does Shard Squad use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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