SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech gets New Game Plus and new difficulty mode tomorrow

by Bryan Vitale on 07 August, 2019

Image & Form announced today that SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech will get a free update tomorrow, adding New Game Plus and a new higher tier difficulty mode. The new difficulty mode will only be available on subsequent playthroughs of the game, introducing a 'fair amount of gameplay twists on its own.' The 2.0 update will also introduce an art gallery and jukebox feature, alongside a general balance tweak and bug fixes.

The team over at Image & Form also detailed the update in a video posted to their Youtube page as part of the recurring 'The Engine Room' series, the first since release back in April. We've included the video and blog post down below.

What’s new in “SteamWorld Quest 2.0”?
Completing the story now unlocks New Game Plus, allowing the game to be replayed from the beginning with most non-story progress retained (cards, items and more). You’ll need to unlock the characters again, but once you’ve done that you’ll have access to their respective cards from your previous playthrough.

For those of you wanting to up the challenge, a new difficulty setting, “Legend Remix”, will keep you on your toes once you’ve beaten the game and crave more. It’s not only more difficult but throws in a fair amount of gameplay twists of its own. This is only available in New Game Plus.

There’s also a new art gallery with lots of previously unseen concept art and illustrations and a jukebox for those wanting to chill out to the beautiful soundtrack (out now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes and more)!
Other game improvements include:

Added support for HD Rumble on Nintendo Switch

Increased stock on consumable items available in the merchant wagon.

Reduced entry requirements for the “Midas Grand Prix” colosseum tournament.

Balancing tweaks to numerous cards and items as well as smaller bug fixes.

We hope you’ll enjoy the rest of the summer and have a great time with the new SteamWorld Quest content!

Our original review of SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech can be found here.