Thank You: A Word From the Team to Our Day-One Players
A heartfelt thank you from the team to the Dovion community - our day-one players keep this small French indie game alive, no strings attached.
News
Updates, behind-the-scenes and the life of the game, told by the crew.
Behind the Scenes: The Sound of the Sea, Trumpets, and a Gong
The Colonel's trumpet, the Gong of the Depths, siren cries - a deep dive into Dovion's sound design, where every sound is information first.
Why Dovion Has No Chat (And Isn't Sorry About It)
Dovion is a chat-free game, and that's a deliberate choice - emotes only and a username filter, for a sea kept free of toxicity. Here's why.
Balance Update: Why Leveling Up Feels Smoother Now
Dovion's balance keeps evolving - the XP curve was reworked to smooth out leveling up all the way to 50. Here's the why and how behind the change.
A Real Android App for Dovion? The TWA Path
Dovion on Android as a real installable app, via TWA technology - we're exploring the idea, no promises. Meanwhile, the PWA works great already.
Dovion, Coming Soon to Your Favorite Game Portals?
Could Dovion land on CrazyGames and other .io game portals? Applications are in the works. An honest update on where things stand, no promises.
What We're Working On (No Empty Promises)
Dovion's honest roadmap - game portals, an Android app, balance tuning: the ideas we're exploring, no promises made. Your say matters, on the forum.
Your Ideas Shape the Game: The Forum Is Open
Dovion's forum is open: pitch your ideas, report issues, discuss updates. Here's how your feedback actually shapes the game we're building.
Behind the Scenes: A Game Server With ZERO Dependencies
Dovion's game server runs on Node.js with zero external dependencies. We explain this radical dev choice, its upsides, and its real trade-offs.
Behind the Scenes: Why Cheating Is (Almost) Impossible
Dovion's authoritative server calculates gold, HP, and kills instead of the client: nothing to fake. How it works, without giving away secrets.
Behind the Scenes: Why Dovion Looks Like a Ghibli Film
Why Dovion's graphics evoke a Ghibli movie: a procedural world drawn entirely by code, zero downloaded images, pastel tones, and WebGL effects.
The Shop: Supporting an Indie Game Without Pay-to-Win
Dovion's shop exists to keep a small indie game alive, not to sell victory: optional gold packs, and the game stays 100% playable for free.
New: Private Rooms and Streamer Mode
Dovion's private rooms are here: a ?room=NAME link to play with friends, plus a streamer mode with access key and dedicated HUD. Full rundown.
New: The "Challenge a Friend" Referral Program
Dovion's referral program is live: challenge a friend with your link, and once they play 10 minutes, you both earn +250 banked XP. Here's how.
The Mobile HUD Redesign: Finally Built for Thumbs
We rebuilt Dovion's mobile HUD: redesigned joysticks, buttons under your thumbs, a repositioned minimap. Here's why, and how we pulled it off.
The Ship Overhaul: 9 Lineages, One Verb Each
Dovion's ship overhaul is here: 9 lineages, 31 hulls, one active ability per lineage on the E key. Here's the design thinking behind the rework.
Dovion Summer 2026 Recap: Everything That's New
Ship overhaul, mobile HUD, referrals, private rooms, a shop: the honest recap of everything new in Dovion this summer, straight from the dev team.
The Dovion Blog Is Live (Here's What to Expect)
The Dovion blog is live: news, guides, and dev behind-the-scenes for our free naval battle .io game. Here's what's coming and how to get involved.