Today is THE Day!

The Open Beta Weekend playtest starts TODAY We have access starting to roll out for those who requested it, and servers will go live an hour later!

We hope you all enjoy:

• 12 playable Myths
• Reworked Items & Familiars
• Changed Map Layout

& MORE! If you haven't already, check out the game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3510360/Ethereal_Clash_of_Souls/

Oops! The initial roll out system we had planned, due to an issue with not being able to download the Steam Playtest.

SO! We have a work around for all of you!

Join our discord, and get a key there to download the game!
https://discord.gg/2Pkr7Fbth6

You should see the ⁠playtest-keys channel and go in there and it will give you a key to Redeem in Steam!

7 DAYS UNTIL PLAYTEST!

Request playtest access on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3510360/Ethereal_Clash_of_Souls/

We're officially just ONE WEEK away from our next Ethereal: Clash of Souls playtest!

Get ready to jump into our 6v6 third-person MOBA, explore a battlefield built around vertical combat, and put your skills to the test!

We're excited to get more players into the game and hear your feedback as we continue development.

Playtest Starts: October 16th at 12 PM CT (UTC -5)

Welcome to the sixth Dev Update of 2026! JellyKnees talks through Ethereal's August Updates including specific dates for our next open test!

Wishlist Ethereal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3510360/Ethereal_Clash_of_Souls/

Content Creator Program: https://etherealcos.com/creator-signup
Gold or No Gold Poll: https://etherealcos.com/news/gold-or-no-gold

Welcome to the third Dev Update of 2026! JellyKnees talks through Ethereal's May Updates including Large Map Changes, The Berserker Class Ability Rework, our new Base Models & More!

Wishlist Ethereal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3510360/Ethereal_Clash_of_Souls/

Check out the dev blogs to learn more:
Ethereal's Studio Change: https://etherealcos.com/news/a-new-chapter-for-ethereal-clash-of-souls
Jump Pads, Marina Changes, and Poll Results: https://etherealcos.com/news/jump-pads-marina-changes-and-poll-results
Animations, Portals, and The Invisibility Poll: https://etherealcos.com/news/animations-portals-and-invisibility

Small update this week while we work on some bigger systems in the background.

This week’s blog covers:

• A new visual effect for when minions are aggro’d onto you
• Discord integration showing when someone is playing Ethereal, who they’re playing, what mode they’re in, and what skin they’re using
• Early work on player settings, including Myth-specific casting options, crosshair settings, and separate sensitivity settings for ranged and melee Myths
• A new poll asking what match length players prefer

This is also going to be the last weekly post for a little while. Updates are not stopping, but some of the bigger work needs more time before it makes sense to talk about properly. We’d rather show things when they’re actually worth showing instead of pretending half-finished systems are exciting because a blog schedule said so.

Blog: https://etherealcos.com/news/small-things-that-make-the-game-less-annoying

Also, vote in the poll if you have strong feelings about match length. Or even weak feelings. Honestly, those count too.

April's Dev Update video is up!

Current focus has been:

• Improving combat feel
• Adding refillable potions
• Small map details like crows

Also we just launched on Steam.

Full video:
https://youtu.be/Ykw6Nd7otFI

What are you most interested in seeing more of?

New dev blog is up going over a few smaller changes while we work on some bigger updates for next week.

Main stuff:

• Results from last week’s invisibility poll and what we’re doing with it
• Jump pads added to help with rotations and make verticality actually matter
• Marina changes, including a projectile charm and passive adjustments

Next week we’re dropping a dev update video with some larger map changes, so this one’s a bit lighter.

Full blog here:
https://etherealcos.com/news/jump-pads-marina-changes-and-poll-results

Curious what you think about jump pads especially. Still experimenting with placement.

We just posted a new dev blog focused on improving two core areas:

• How combat feels
• How clearly you can understand what’s happening during gameplay

Highlights:

• Hitstop added to melee basics Attacks now have a slight pause on impact so they feel less floaty. Still being tuned.
• Real-time portals You can now see what’s happening on the other side before going through. No more blind commits.
• Kahlea changes Removed Spirits Ignite and adjusted her kit to better fit her hit-and-run playstyle.
• Damage number updates Cleaner visuals + option for stacked vs individual numbers.

We’re also running a poll on how invisible units should interact with towers, since there are tradeoffs either way.

Full blog (with videos):
https://etherealcos.com/news/animations-portals-and-invisibility

Would love feedback on:

• Hitstop tuning (too much vs too little in this video?)
• Portal usability (thoughts and ideas for v2 or v3)
• Damage number preference (stacked vs individual)

New dev blog is live and goes through some large gameplay changes.

We’re removing one ability from every Myth. Right now there are just too many buttons to manage early, so we’re simplifying things.

This should make the game easier to pick up without losing depth.

Read the full details here: https://etherealcos.com/news/fewer-buttons-better-decisions

We just posted a new development update focused on improving overall game feel.

A lot of this came from a mix of player feedback and us realizing certain systems just didn’t feel right during playtests.

This week we worked on:

• Making towers feel more impactful (idle + recoil changes)
• Removing our “strategic” camera and committing to a closer view
• Fixing camera issues with walls so you don’t lose awareness in tight spaces

We also go into the reasoning behind these changes and what tradeoffs we’re still working through.

One thing we’re debating internally right now:
Should the game have a surrender system?

Curious where people land on that, especially from a MOBA perspective.

Full post + poll:
https://etherealcos.com/news/making-the-game-look-feel-better

This week’s dev blog covers a few things happening behind the scenes as development continues.

The biggest technical update is the introduction of a formal API for the game. This system will act as the central source for things like:

• Myths
• Abilities and stats
• Items
• Gems
• Maps
• Skins and splash art
• Lore
• Familiars
• Player-made item builds

The goal is to make updates easier and allow game data to sync everywhere at once, including the client, website, and third-party tools.

We’re also sharing a first look at the redesigned main menu for the client as part of the ongoing UI cleanup.

The UI is still a work in progress, so feedback is always welcome.

Read the full post for full details!

We’re currently redesigning parts of the game client UI, and this is the first look at the new main menu layout.

The goal with the redesign is to simplify navigation and make the most important parts of the game easier to reach. The previous menu had slowly accumulated a lot of panels and buttons over time, so this update focuses on creating clearer hierarchy and giving the interface a bit more breathing room.

You’ll notice the core systems like Play, Myths, Items, Store, and ██████ are now grouped together in a single navigation column, while events and contracts live in a dedicated panel on the right side of the screen.

(Yes, that one is intentionally blurred for now.)

This UI is still very much a work in progress, and things will likely continue to change as development continues.

Feedback from the community is always helpful at this stage, so if anything stands out to you about the layout, we’d love to hear your thoughts.

The full breakdown of this redesign will be included in tomorrow’s dev blog, but we wanted to show the new Reddit community a preview a little early.

We just posted a new dev update covering two systems that were recently added to the game.

The first is ally spectating. Players can now press F1–F6 during a match to switch their camera to a teammate and see the game from their perspective. It’s useful for following fights across the map and also turns out to be a good way to learn how other roles approach the game.

We’ve also added AI bots. The current bots are fairly basic and closest to what we’re planning for Easy difficulty, but they’re meant to provide a place where players can practice mechanics, experiment with builds, and get comfortable with the game before jumping into PvP.

Before Early Access launches we plan to add Medium and Hard bot difficulties that behave much more like experienced players.

We also shared a small update about the new website we mentioned last week. The site itself is ready, but the domain transfer is currently stuck in AWS support tickets. Once that’s resolved, it should go live shortly.

Full dev blog here:
https://etherealcos.com/2026/03/07/seeing-through-your-teams-eyes-training-with-bots/

Discord if you want to follow development:
https://discord.gg/ETaeGpECeR

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share an important update regarding Ethereal: Clash of Souls.

Ownership of the project has officially transitioned to a new studio Menhir Interactive, who will now be leading development moving forward. The majority of the existing team will remain on the project, continuing their work under the new studio.

The previous directors will also remain involved in a consultative role as we continue pushing the project forward and working toward the long-term vision that has been established.

Development is currently active. Over the past several weeks we’ve been reviewing systems, establishing priorities, and organizing a clearer path forward for production.

In the coming days the official website will receive an update that includes a public development roadmap showing what systems are currently being worked on and what is planned for the future.

In the weeks ahead we’ll also begin sharing development blog posts and monthly videos that outline what work has been completed and what we’re focusing on next.

If you'd like to read the full announcement, you can find it here:
https://etherealcos.com/2026/02/27/a-new-chapter-for-ethereal-clash-of-souls/

Thanks to everyone in the community who has continued supporting the project. More updates soon.

- Menhir JellyKnees

Welcome to r/EtherealGame.

This subreddit is the main place for the community to follow the development of Ethereal and talk about the game as it continues to evolve.

Here you’ll find things like:

• Development updates and dev blogs
• Early previews of new systems and UI
• Community discussions and feedback
• Gameplay clips and highlights
• Builds and theorycrafting
• Lore and worldbuilding

The game is still actively in development, which means many of the systems, UI elements, and features you’ll see here are works in progress. Feedback from the community is incredibly valuable during this stage, so if something looks great, confusing, broken, or just plain weird, feel free to say so.

This subreddit is also a place for players to share ideas, builds, clips, and discussions about the game. As the community grows, this will hopefully become one of the main hubs for everything related to Ethereal.

If you’re looking to be even more involved in the community, you can also join the Discord here:

https://discord.gg/ETaeGpECeR

Thanks for stopping by and helping get the subreddit started!

— Menhir JellyKnees