After Desperate Alliances and the New Player Update, I took a bit of a break from KeyStone in order to focus on some other things like changes to my day job, becoming a home-owner, and enjoying some non-KeyStone hobbies. As the months passed by I occasionally thought about KeyStone and what I might work on next.

I knew that after some time away I would want to shake things up in order to pull fans back in and keep myself at my most creative. This probably meant a new mode (and not something tiny like Tutorial mode) as well as some new cards to reinvigorate all of the existing modes.

After some thought, I decided on a cooperative boss fight mode called…

Nemesis Mode

I’m currently in the early stages of development for the mode, so many details are not finalized, but I can share some things that I don’t think will change:

The mode will support 1 to 3 players working together against a nemesis of their choice. The nemesis will pilot 3 decks for a 3 player game (with 3 separate hands and 3 separate incomes), 2 for a 2 player game, or 1 for a 1 player game.

Nemeses will mostly follow the regular rules of KeyStone, but their initial decklists may break deck construction rules and they will definitely have thematic special powers that will force you to play in creative new ways.

Each nemesis will have multiple difficulty levels to make the mode fun for new players and veterans alike.

I will fund the mode via Indiegogo, similar to the previous two expansions, but with funding going towards both nemeses and new cards.

New cards will be designed around the nemesis decks that they will go into, but they will also be available for players to add to their collections.

Here’s a work-in-progress screenshot of the nemesis selection screen:

Pretty much everything in the screenshot is subject to change, but it definitely gives you an idea of what the mode is going to look like!

I’m not ready to share any dates yet, but after so long without any KeyStone news I was excited to share this new project with everyone! Share your thoughts in the comments below!