Story Mode Developer Blog: Spring 2026 Roadmap

Published: March 14, 2026

Story Mode is now live in its opening form, and the next phase of work is focused on making the career climb feel deeper, more reactive, and more alive between matches.

This developer blog is a focused look at the upcoming updates we are building next.

What We Are Prioritising

The immediate roadmap is centered on four areas:

• more story scenes between competitions
• stronger consequences tied to training and performance
• better rewards and identity for your player
• clearer world-building around the people and places in the mode

The goal is simple: every session should feel more like progress in a real career, not just a list of disconnected events.

More Story Between the Matches

The current build establishes the opening stretch of the journey. The next update batch expands what happens around the board.

We are working on:

• additional scenes with Grandad and Duke
• more fallout from local results and key conversations
• better connective dialogue before and after training blocks
• stronger transitions into the next stage of the career climb

This should make the dashboard feel less like a menu and more like a base where the next chapter is always close.

Training With More Payoff

Training is being pushed further than simple completion gates.

Upcoming work includes:

• clearer session identity so each drill feels distinct
• better feedback on why a session matters in the wider story
• more visible progression as you complete the full training path
• tighter links between training milestones and future unlocks

We want players to understand not just that training exists, but why the character would care about it.

Unlocks, Gear, and Progression

One of the biggest areas we are improving is reward visibility.

We are expanding:

• outfit and gear unlock presentation
• progression callouts on the dashboard
• reasons to check back into the avatar and profile systems
• level-based rewards that feel connected to the world of Story Mode

The intent is to make progression feel earned and readable at a glance.

Building the World Properly

The story works better when the surrounding world feels specific.

That means more effort is going into:

• local venue identity
• recurring side characters
• environmental details that reflect your current stage in the journey
• updates that make the London climb feel grounded and recognisable

We are trying to avoid vague “campaign mode” filler. The setting should feel authored, local, and memorable.

What Comes After This

After these updates, the focus shifts toward broadening the career ladder further with additional competitive steps, more story consequences, and more reasons to keep returning after the first major wins.

We will keep using this developer blog to post Story Mode-specific updates as features move from concept into the live build.

More soon.