# Shard Squad

> Form a squad of elemental creatures and face hordes of challenging enemies! Choose your Shards according to their synergies to gain new abilities, and equip relics that will make the winds blow in your favor! Survive through different environments and save your lands!

## Game facts

- Developer: The Root Studios
- Publisher: Nuntius Games, Vsoo Games
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Nov 10, 2025
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC, Nintendo, and PlayStation
- Genres: Adventure, Action, casual, Strategy, ActionRoguelike
- Steam Deck: Playable (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3363560/)
- Playtime: Main story 5 hr, Main + some extras 6 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/shard-squad)
- Languages: Interface: European Spanish, Chinese (Taiwan), Korean (South Korea), Japanese (Japan), Chinese (China), Brazilian Portuguese, American English, French (France), German (Germany), Russian (Russia); Subtitles: European Spanish, Chinese (Taiwan), Korean (South Korea), Japanese (Japan), Chinese (China), Brazilian Portuguese, American English, French (France), German (Germany), Russian (Russia); Audio: Chinese (Taiwan), Chinese (China), Brazilian Portuguese, American English (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/shard-squad)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 19, 2026

### Strengths

- Each character has unique abilities and evolution paths, creating substantial gameplay differences based on character choice.
- Creating synergy combinations between Shards and traits is enjoyable, and some players have used them to create varied builds.
- The pixel art, character and monster designs, and overall visual appeal were well received.

### Weaknesses

- Progression is slow, and the movement and attack speeds as well as cooldowns are repeatedly criticized as sluggish.
- The number of build and combination types is limited, and conservative effects make the gameplay become repetitive quickly.
- There is little content, creating a strong sense of replaying the same stages and characters, and the long-term lifespan is considered short.

## Links

- [Shard Squad on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/6234)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/6234/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T15:06:55.101Z