2026-09-02 14:04 UTC · Community Announcements · tasselfoot
The wait is over, Wizards!GemCraft Legacy Collection will be launching on October 21st at roughly 2pm GMT. The game will be $9.99 and discounted in a bundle with Chasing Shadows and Frostborn Wrath. Get ready to dive deep to earn all 385 achievements!The list of quality of life features, bug fixes, and performance improvements is too massive to list... but be prepared to experience GemCraft Chapter 1, GemCraft Chapter 0, and GemCraft Labyrinth like never before.Cheers,Game in a Bottle & Armor Games Studios
2026-06-15 19:46 UTC · Community Announcements · Armor Games Studios
Try the game during NF and don't forget to Wishlist!
2026-06-10 14:40 UTC · Community Announcements · tasselfoot
Hello Wizards! We're so thrilled to let you experience the GemCraft - Legacy Collection for the first time. The demo will let you play the first few levels of all 3 games and remember how awesome they are... or experience their awesomeness for the first time. In addition, you'll get to see the quality of life improvements we've made! Here's a list of some of what you're getting: Fast Forward now goes up to 9x instead of 3x on all games Click a building can auto-socket the first gem in inventory on all games Drag a gem from inventory into a tower to combine it added for GC1 & GC0 Many other hot
2026-02-13 19:52 UTC · Community Announcements · steam
Fellow Wizards! The time has come to travel back and begin your journey anew. The first three GemCraft games together in one ominous package. Experience Chapter 1, Chapter 0, and Labyrinth again (or for the first time) on Steam! Wishlist now!
2020-01-15 05:48 UTC · Community Announcements · Game in a Bottle
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8624332/e087ff31fe6686accef7fc2b230195c786e0ada4.png After years in development, GemCraft Frostborn Wrath has been finally released on Steam! A new piece of the story arch with 600+ achievements, 130+ fields in 3 battle modes, and so much more to explore! Have a look at the new GemCraft chapter, we hope you'll like it!
2019-06-21 09:44 UTC · Community Announcements · Game in a Bottle
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8624332/e087ff31fe6686accef7fc2b230195c786e0ada4.png Hey Everyone, The Coming Soon page for the upcoming GemCraft chapter, Frostborn Wrath, is now live! You can put the game on your wishlist so you won't miss the release day. You can also read a long list of of new and changed features. Stay tuned for more info to come! Add GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath to your wishlist now!
2016-01-10 18:00 UTC · Announcement · Valve
Today's Deal: Save 80% on GemCraft - Chasing Shadows!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Tuesday at 10AM Pacific Time
2015-08-14 19:38 UTC · Community Announcements · Game in a Bottle
List of changes: - Fixed: outcome panel could show negative mana spent on amplifiers with high level masonry skill - Fixed: Spiritforge controlled towers with their gems stolen by a specter stated that a new gem can be inserted - When the Forgotten locks the gui, the call for early waves is withdrawn - Fixed some typos - Waves enraged by the Forgotten can't be cleaned of rage anymore - Fixed a bug involving specters almost leaving the battlefield with a stolen gem - Minor change at field V7: One of the Spf towers upgrades its gem later - Added Alt+Enter shortcut to switch full screen
2015-08-14 19:38 UTC · Community Announcements · Game in a Bottle
List of changes: - Fixed: outcome panel could show negative mana spent on amplifiers with high level masonry skill - Fixed: Spiritforge controlled towers with their gems stolen by a specter stated that a new gem can be inserted - When the Forgotten locks the gui, the call for early waves is withdrawn - Fixed some typos - Waves enraged by the Forgotten can't be cleaned of rage anymore - Fixed a bug involving specters almost leaving the battlefield with a stolen gem - Minor change at field V7: One of the Spf towers upgrades its gem later - Added Alt+Enter shortcut to switch full screen
2015-06-13 20:34 UTC · Community Announcements · Game in a Bottle
Fixed: - demolishing a tower while its gem was shooting a beam left the beam vfx stuck - waves right after a spark couldn't be unangered - orblets dropped by monsters banished by the Scythe Gate disappeared
2015-06-13 20:34 UTC · Community Announcements · Game in a Bottle
Fixed: - demolishing a tower while its gem was shooting a beam left the beam vfx stuck - waves right after a spark couldn't be unangered - orblets dropped by monsters banished by the Scythe Gate disappeared
2015-06-06 17:48 UTC · Community Announcements · Game in a Bottle
A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows arrives with a bunch of long awaited changes and fixes: Improvements: - Resonance skill damage boost became +4.5% per level (previously +3%) - Touch of Wisdom spark always appears every 100 waves - Fields F3 and U7 have reduced hp increment between waves - Hold alt while adjusting a gem's range to step by 1% - Press delete over a wave stone to remove enraging - Shadow cores can be used to get skill points, starting at 1000 sc, price going up by 100 sc with every skillpt bought Fixed errors: - Hopefully reduced lag when monsters spawn beacons in masses
2015-06-06 17:48 UTC · Community Announcements · Game in a Bottle
A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows arrives with a bunch of long awaited changes and fixes: Improvements: - Resonance skill damage boost became +4.5% per level (previously +3%) - Touch of Wisdom spark always appears every 100 waves - Fields F3 and U7 have reduced hp increment between waves - Hold alt while adjusting a gem's range to step by 1% - Press delete over a wave stone to remove enraging - Shadow cores can be used to get skill points, starting at 1000 sc, price going up by 100 sc with every skillpt bought Fixed errors: - Hopefully reduced lag when monsters spawn beacons in masses
2015-05-18 19:21 UTC · Community Announcements · Game in a Bottle
A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows is out, putting an end to some annoyances and improving gameplay: Improvements: Shadows don't destroy nearby walls on death anymore Traps and Amplifiers skills are uncapped Spires can't move while the GUI is being locked by the Forgotten (earlier only specters and apparitions were affected) Fixed errors: Spawning lots of beacons should give much less lag http://gameinabottle.com/images/gccs-scr-20150518.jpg Installation folder is now properly named. Existing installations should keep working fine, reinstalling the game will place the game files into th
2015-05-18 19:21 UTC · Community Announcements · Game in a Bottle
A new version of GemCraft Chasing Shadows is out, putting an end to some annoyances and improving gameplay: Improvements: Shadows don't destroy nearby walls on death anymore Traps and Amplifiers skills are uncapped Spires can't move while the GUI is being locked by the Forgotten (earlier only specters and apparitions were affected) Fixed errors: Spawning lots of beacons should give much less lag http://gameinabottle.com/images/gccs-scr-20150518.jpg Installation folder is now properly named. Existing installations should keep working fine, reinstalling the game will place the game files into th
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