The Last Strand
Rainbow Lotus Studio Developer
Rainbow Lotus Studio Publisher
Q4 2024 Release
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
5 user reviews
(5 reviews)
Version 0.10.4 is out !improvements
- Add Hans, a new character + a new achievement
- Improve idle animation
- Fix: challenges are always using Normal difficulty
What is coming ?
Next patch, I will be working on improving boss fights to make them more unique et add achievements for challenges
[ 2025-03-14 21:11:06 CET ] [ Original post ] Version 0.10.3 is out !improvements
- show how to unlock the characters
- add 10 new items (reaching 170!)
- bell
- belt
- cork
- crystal
- ink bottle
- kraken
- net
- pillow
- sextant
- shuriken
- improve Walter boss to make the fight more challenging
What is coming ?
Next patch, I will be working on improving boss fights to make them more unique et add achievements for challenges
[ 2025-03-06 13:16:00 CET ] [ Original post ] Version 0.10.2 is out !Fixes
- room with four rewards : can only pick one
- "Golden Compass" now updates the room type directly
improvements
- Add a "normal" difficulty mode (making it clearer that "easy" is for beginners)
- Improve "Explosive Barrel" sprite : change the color to make them easier to spot
- Improve animation : Add a visiual indicator when a "Parrot" is about the dash
- Slow down "boomrang" so they are easier to shoot at
- Update "fire trap cannon" to be easier to be differenciate with regular "trap cannon"
- Reduce a bit Fog density
- Chests are less likely to be spawn after a "Fight" room (for all difficulties)
- "Penta" (summoning circle) lasts a bit less
- Add sound effect for "Refill barrel" (more coming in the next patch)
- Item balance : decrease overall damage given by items + minor tweaks
[ 2025-02-28 15:01:08 CET ] [ Original post ] Steam Deck supportGood news for the Steam Deck users, the Last Strand can be played on Steam Deck ! I am still waiting for the official Steam stamp to be Steam Deck verified
[ 2025-02-26 20:06:12 CET ] [ Original post ] Version 0.10.1 is out !Last update before the Early Access release on 02/27!
Changes:
- Updated item descriptions to display values

- Balanced certain enemies, especially pentacles, which now summon faster
- 4 new items added
[ 2025-02-25 21:18:11 CET ] [ Original post ] Early Access announcementThe Last Strand will be released on 27 Feb, 2025 !
The Early Access will include more than 150 items, 4 playable characters, 6 challenges and tons of bosses and enemies ! Expect more at the end of the EA.
In the meantime, don't forget to wishlist the game to be notified
[ 2025-02-21 20:03:55 CET ] [ Original post ] Stream : Next FestThe Last Strand will be streamed for 2 weeks during the Next Fest, come watch some gameplay !

[ 2024-10-13 13:33:45 CET ] [ Original post ] The Last Strand will be present at Steam Next Fest: Octobre 2024The Last Strand will be present at Steam Next Fest: Octobre 2024
Come test the game the 14th of october 2024.
The demo includes 2 un-lockable characters, 60 items, 20 regular ennemies and 15 bosses, and 2 special challenges !

One seed will be playable, you can choose to spice it up for more challenge !
[ 2024-09-26 07:23:28 CET ] [ Original post ] The Last Strand is randomly generated twin stick shooter. You will play a pirate trying to escape a boat and seek vengeance, fighting enemies, helping NPC, discovering secrets and finding items.
Key Features:
- each run is unique
- there is no going back
- the longer you explore, the harder it gets
- synergy between items
- spice up your run by giving items to the enemies !
- help different NPC to discover endings
- several playable characters
- control the RNG by removing items from the pool
- build in challenges
Spice Up your runs
For more challenge, give all the enemies items to make them stronger, just like you !

Tons of mobs and bosses
Fight many enemies and defeat them

MINIMAL SETUP- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Processor: 2.0 GhzMemory: 2 GB RAM
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory
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