Shadow Fight 2: The Next Big Step
We are launching a series of blog posts in which we'll talk about updates to Shadow Fight 2, in-game events, and other important aspects of the project's development.
Shadow Fight 2 remains one of our key projects, and after 12 years we want to develop the game more actively than ever. It's important for us to preserve SF2's rich legacy, so that every player of the series can return and reconnect with where it all began. We also want more and more people to discover this legacy.
The project's technical foundation was a major holdup for a long time, and in recent years we've been working on modernizing this iconic part of the series. In many ways, the work we did while creating Shades helped us, as did the years of supporting Shadow Fight 3 and Shadow Fight Arena. Now we're almost ready to release a technically improved Shadow Fight 2, so that starting next year we can start releasing major updates again.
As part of the modernization process, we focused on creating a platform for developing more complex updates, improving the game's security and stability, and enhancing the visual aspects of Shadow Fight 2.
Now we'll be able to support more complex technical solutions both on the application and the server levels, allowing us to release the long-awaited raid updates, expand clan functionality, and add the Clan Horn, Friends, Duels, and much more.
Security and in-game stability
Both you and we are aware of cases of cheating, where players could increase damage, deal 99% damage to bosses and collect all rewards, reset sphere timers, alter combat animation timings, and much more. We definitely do not tolerate unfair play, and our goal is to bring in-game security to a level comparable with Shadow Fight 4, which serves as our internal benchmark for app protection. The planned modernization of Shadow Fight 2 changes the current app architecture and will allow us, step by step, to move closer to our goal of preventing cheating.
Apart from cheating, situations sometimes occur in Shadow Fight 2 where players lose progress or switch platforms from iOS to Android. By modernizing the technical aspects of the game, and the later addition of Nekki ID, we'll minimize cases of lost progress.
Updated locations and user interface
On modern smartphone screens, battle locations don't take up the entire screen and appear insufficiently detailed. With Shades, we already began adapting some iconic locations for larger screens and higher resolutions. In the updated Shadow Fight 2, all battle arenas in the game will receive an improved look and additional visual effects. We know that the battle locations contributed greatly to SF2's iconic status, so we're paying special attention to updating them and will welcome your feedback on the images you see.
Plans for new and updated in-game events
Along with the release of major updates, we'll start working on improvement of existing in-game events. We plan to expand and enhance Ritual Fights by introducing a new character and new items. Additionally, new seasonal events will appear in 2026. These events will tell new stories, offer alternative choices in how events unfold, and feature multiple possible endings. We'll also add new mechanics for bosses, effects, weapons, and armor.
Dialogue with the community
After the technical modernization of the project is released, we'll begin conducting regular surveys on the state of Shadow Fight 2 and your expectations for future updates, as well as establishing a direct dialogue between the team and the community. Many players are veterans of the game and carry the SF2 DNA no less than the development team members. It will be important for us to see and hear your confirmation that we're moving in the right direction. Only through close contact with the community can we release new updates while preserving what is cherished by everyone in the game. Based on the dialogue we build with players, we'll share which direction we're taking for development decisions or updates.
Next steps
The technically updated version of Shadow Fight 2 will be released in two stages: in December 2025, Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition will be updated, allowing us to test how stable our changes are and whether they are ready for release to millions of players of this legendary part of the series. We expect the release of update 3.0.0 for the main version of the game on mobile platforms to take place in spring 2026.
We thank all the players for staying with Shadow Fight 2 over the years. We look forward to the return of those who have temporarily left the project, and we are always happy to introduce new players to where it all began.
We'll continue sharing information about the game's technical modernization and upcoming updates in future blog posts, and very soon we'll release a major blog about the future of the entire Shadow Fight series. Stay tuned for announcements on social media!
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