Devlog
What we shipped, what we are building, what we learned
NationFall is in active development. The devlog is where we explain what's actually changing in the game - combat redesigns, AI improvements, scenario work, and the design tradeoffs behind the decisions.
Honest updates. No marketing fluff. If we ship something half-built, we say so.
Stage 12: war, politics and supply
A seven-rung escalation ladder, wartime Talks, industrial targets and recovery, coastal operations, and Community politics in the Cold War. What changed, and which choices belong to each scenario.
Read the full post →Stage 11: cabinets, coups and captured territory
The first big post-alpha update. Ministers who slow-walk your orders and get recruited by foreign intelligence, conquered regions that revolt on you, airfields and ports you can actually bomb, a rebuilt fine-grained map with rivers and weather - plus the closure lesson that nearly kept the stage open forever.
Read the full post →NationFall Alpha Demo now Available!
It's here. The first public alpha demo of NationFall is live - up to 10 years of gameplay per game, free in your browser, no install or signup. A note from me on why I built this, what you can play right now, and what's coming next.
Read the full post →Last days before alpha: we rebuilt the map on canvas
Alpha lands May 31, 2026. The last sprint was the biggest single rewrite since the AI rebuild - we tore out the SVG map and shipped a canvas renderer. 4x zoom went from 9 FPS to 167-200 FPS. Plus 280+ playable-nation pages, UI polish, and final combat tuning. Here is everything that changed.
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