Fountains DLC 'Shattered Shape' Announced Alongside Console Ports
The DLC and console announcement mark the first expansion and multiplatform push for a solo-developed indie Soulslike that has maintained strong user reception on Steam.
Key Facts
- Fountains DLC 'Shattered Shape' announced on July 22, 2026, for Steam release in Q3 2026.
- The DLC adds new map areas, bosses, skills, weapons, armor, and a story questline called the 'Usurper's Prophecy'.
- Console versions of the base game were announced for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch; no release date or price disclosed.
- A free update for the base game will add difficulty settings, a pause function, and quality-of-life improvements.
- Fountains holds a 'Very Positive' rating on Steam with 85% positive from over 400 user reviews as of July 2026.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
Canadian solo developer John Pywell and publisher Crunching Koalas announced a new DLC for the top-down Soulslike action RPG 'Fountains' on July 22, 2026. Titled 'Shattered Shape', the expansion is scheduled for release on Steam in the third quarter of 2026. It adds new explorable map areas set in the abandoned Southern Veinland, new bosses, new skills, new weapons and armor, and a story questline called the 'Usurper's Prophecy'. Alongside the DLC, console versions of the base game were announced for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, though no release date or price has been disclosed for those ports. A free update for the base game is also planned, adding difficulty settings, a pause function, and quality-of-life improvements. 'Fountains' originally launched on PC in 2024 and currently holds a 'Very Positive' rating on Steam based on over 400 user reviews, with 85% positive. A 35% discount sale on Steam runs until August 5, 2026.
The DLC's story questline, called the "Usurper's Prophecy," begins when a mysterious voice lures the player character to the abandoned Southern Veinland region. There, unique characters guide the player through quests and clues to decipher the prophecy. The expansion's setting is described as a land long abandoned by the "One Kingdom," now filled with monsters, aberrations, and "unspeakable things" that twist those who survive.
New armaments include magic swords, mystical tools, and unique armor sets. The base game, which launched on PC in 2024, already supports Japanese language options, and future updates plan to add more language options alongside the difficulty settings, pause function, and quality-of-life improvements mentioned in the announcement. The game's story follows a hooded mysterious figure imprisoned by a tyrannical empire, fighting through a labyrinthine world to escape.
A 35% discount sale on Steam brings the price to 1,170 yen until August 5, 2026. Console versions for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch were announced alongside the DLC, but no release date or price has been disclosed for those ports.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.