Shroom and Gloom community: Discord, Reddit and Steam
There are four places to talk about Shroom and Gloom, and they are not equal. One of them is where you can read the developers answering players in public.
The four places
Developers reply here
Steam discussions
Bug reports, balance threads and the pinned FAQ, with replies from the studio.
Official
Discord
The Team Lazerbeam server, where the studio invites players to discuss the game’s future.
Linked by the studio
r/ShroomAndGloom
The game’s subreddit, listed in the release date dev log next to the studio’s other channels.
Where it started
itch.io page
Home of the 2024 prototype and the studio’s early devlogs.
Where the developers actually answer
The Steam discussions are the place with a public track record. In the first days of Early Access, Team Lazerbeam replied there about the Janitor’s difficulty, achievements not unlocking (in Steam discussion: Achievements bugged?), controller support (in Steam discussion: Controller support please!) and characters walking on their own. The store page says as much about their habits: “We love chatting to people directly, reading any Steam reviews, and talking about aspects of the game in Steam discussions.” from the Early Access notes on Shroom and Gloom on the Steam store
| You want to | Go to | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Report a bug | The pinned bug-report post in the Steam discussions, or Discord | Both are named in the pinned FAQ (in Steam discussion: FAQs here!!) |
| Help fix a hardware problem | Discord, with your player logs | “If anyone would like to join us over on our Discord to share some extra context (specifically player logs) that would be very helpful.” Team Lazerbeam, in Steam discussion: Auto-Walk |
| Give balance or character feedback | A Steam discussion thread | The developers asked for it in the Janitor thread: “If you (or anyone else in the community) have any specific thoughts on The Janitor or The Facility we would love to hear them.” in Steam discussion: Love the game, hate the janitor |
| Shape the roadmap | A Steam review, and Discord | The launch post asks players to leave a review and “become a part of our lovely Discord to join future discussions about how we can continue to make Shroom and Gloom the best game it can be.” in Steam announcement: Shroom and Gloom explodes into Early Access! |
| Report a bug in Chinese | The Chinese-language bug report post in the Steam discussions | A post from a developer account links a bug report form for Chinese players (in Steam discussion: 中文玩家Bug反馈说明). What is supported and what was fixed for Chinese is on the languages page. |
Before you post, check whether the problem is already known. The Early Access page lists the fixes the developers have promised, and controller support and achievements cover the two most common trouble spots in detail.
The studio’s other channels
The release date dev log lists TikTok, Instagram, Bluesky, YouTube and Reddit as places to follow Team Lazerbeam (in Steam announcement: Release Date Reveal! Shroom and Gloom Aug Dev Log!). Every dev log is also collected on the updates page.
- YouTube: Trailers and the Dev Diaries series
- TikTok: Short development clips
- Instagram: Short development clips
- Bluesky: Studio posts
- Monthly mailer: The studio's email newsletter
Want to know who is behind the replies? Who made Shroom and Gloom introduces the team.