- v2.6.0 Patch Notes - 30 August 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.6.0 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This update introduces special Hero Trial loadouts, 3 new items, 3 new boss mods, and the Kinetic stage mod. We also overhauled our compilation processes - this patch serves as a test of the new tooling, so let us know if you encounter any problems in game. Mac and Linux builds are expected to follow within 72 hours. Full patch notes are below. Thank you. Hero Trial Loadouts The daily Hero Trial now has a small chance to apply a special, hand-crafted item + mastery loadout. There are around 50 of these in the pool; some are good, some are bad, some are memes. They each try to follow a specific theme or idea. You can submit ideas for new Hero Trial loadouts at the DemonCrawl Discord server. If we accept your idea, your user and loadout name will show up in the Hero Trial tooltip as credit. Roadmap We are working on a…
- v2.5.4 Patch Notes - 7 July 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.5.4 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This is a stability patch that also allows players to opt out of Seasonal Events and makes improvements to Arena bot behavior. Mac and Linux builds are expected to follow within 24 hours. Full patch notes are below. Thank you. Quality of Life Added a Network option that lets players opt out of active Seasonal Events Balance Changes (Arena) Smart bots have better awareness of which stage mods they should only have one copy of, e.g. Captive (Arena) Smart bots will take advantage of a few more homeland and stage mod combos, such as Prefecture plus Pagan Bug Fixes Fixed rare integer overflow in Arena related to lives Fixed a visual issue related to the Item Tree timer in Arena Fixed "Baked" summer mission requiring 10 completions instead of 1 Fixed Sunlounger landmark ending up invisible after popped out of a bubble Fix…
- Happy July 4th from DemonCrawl! - 4 July 2026
Wow, has it been 250 years already? Time sure does fly. For the next week, you can receive the STAR SPANGLED inventory and STILL MADE IN AMERICA avatar simply for launching DemonCrawl. No promo code required. Then you can get back to that mouth-watering hamburger.
- v2.5.3 Patch Notes - 3 July 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.5.3 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This is a stability patch that also makes a few improvements to Arena bot behavior. Mac and Linux builds are expected to follow within 24 hours. Full patch notes are below. Thank you. Balance Changes (Arena) Smart bots will avoid buying Immutable if it is regarded as self-sabotage (Arena) Smart bots will avoid purchases that benefit opponents with certain masteries (Arena) The Barbed and Cinder mods are applied more accurately against bots Bug Fixes Fixed typo in "Safari Zone" Summer mission Fixed typo in Starving Plant boss tooltip Fixed a crash that could occur when using a Fishing Pole on a Wishpool that was not bound to a stage cell Fixed Book of Faith not applying its status effect immediately after pickup Fixed Machine stage signs losing text after the first semicolon Fixed Library Card being unusable during t…
- DemonCrawl Summer 2026 - 1 July 2026
Hello, Warm weather is here, and DemonCrawl's Summer Seasonal Event has returned! Participate in Summer tournaments, play Beach Ball, catch Fireflies, and unlock exclusive cosmetics - all of DemonCrawl's original Summer mechanics are back in full form. Let's take a look at some of the new content you can explore between now and July 14th. Are you feeling CRITICALLY MOIST or like an OLD MAN AND THE SEA? Complete all seasonal missions to unlock 8 new avatars and 2 new inventories. Cosmetics from previous Summer events are also available in Prizeboxes for the duration of the event. Summer brings a lot of goodies, but it also poses unique dangers. We have expanded the pool of Summer Afflictions from 6 to 9, increasing the surprise factor in each run. 👑 Arena in the Sun Our PvP mode doesn't get to escape this crazy weather! Join the battle and try out the time-limited Summer homeland. Can y…
- v2.5.0 Patch Notes - 1 July 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.5.0 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This update introduces new content for the Summer seasonal event, the new Starving Plant boss, a handful of items, and various improvements for Arena. Mac and Linux builds are expected to follow within 24 hours. Please check our upcoming event announcement for more details. Thank you. New Features New Summer rewards: 8 avatars + 2 inventories Summer avatars from 2022 moved to Summer Prizeboxes Added 2 new avatars to Summer Prizeboxes New boss: Starving Plant - "Spawn Hungry Plants, feed them when you make a mistake, and take damage when the boss eats them." New mythic emblem: ??? New passive item: Gold Nugget - "When you complete a stage, gain coins equal to the number of stages completed. When you lose this item, gain 5 times that many coins." New consumable item: Pina Colada - "You have a 90% chance to negate dama…
- v2.4.4 Patch Notes - 13 June 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.4.4 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This is a stability patch that also improves the Arena AI and enhances board visibility in a few places. Mac and Linux builds are expected to follow within 48 hours. Full patch notes are below. Thank you! Quality of Life Increased cell number brightness on Machine to improve readability Testing gleaned cell numbers at full opacity to see whether it helps or harms readability Testing gleaned cell inner number always drawn as white Testing gleaned cell outline color always that of value 1 Balance Changes Increased Arena bot max rating from 2000 to 2500 Skilled Arena bots place a greater emphasis on monster density growth Arena bots now have a general "aggression" trait that influences their shopping behavior and item effect preferences Arena bots have better awareness when they are in lethal range and will play accord…
- v2.4.0 Patch Notes - 12 June 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.4.0 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This update features the long-awaited Arena Season 2, finally elevating the gamemode out of Beta. It includes 5 new homelands, 4 new Arena-only stage mods, the stats panel, bot overhaul, new cosmetics, and tons of fixes specific to Arena. We preserved the Season 1 player ratings and you can now filter the leaderboards by season. Everyone starts fresh again at 500 MMR. More details below. Full patch notes are available at the bottom of the post. Mac and Linux builds expected to follow within 72 hours. Thank you and have a great day. 🎁 New Rewards Climb the ladder and unlock five new avatars: FISTICUFFER, BLOBETTE, RON JAMBO, SHROOMCASTER, and LAST LIVING SOUL. You will need to meet both thresholds of minimum wins and minimum rating to earn each reward. Additionally, if you achieve a Legendary rating of 2000, you can…
- v2.3.9 Patch Notes - 12 May 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.3.9 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This is a stability patch that also includes a handful of balance changes. It also makes preparatory changes for the DemonCrawl Supporter Pack DLC, which is scheduled for release later today. Mac and Linux builds are expected to follow within 72 hours. Full patch notes are below. Thank you! Balance Changes Golden Glint buffed: "Begin the quest with 30 extra coins" Medical Glint reworked: "Gain 3 random potions at the start of the quest" Cryptic stage mod difficulty rating increased from 1 to 2 You can now interact with Barrels even after you win a stage Reduced the spawn rate of Dimensional Tabernacle Quality of Life Dictionary parser now checks term boundaries to avoid unwanted matches Dictionary parser now supports optional alias terms Expanded sign message pool with community suggestions Bug Fixes Fixed an issue…
- v2.3.4 Patch Notes - 1 May 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.3.4 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This patch includes over 100 new blueprints to collect, along with numerous balance changes and bug fixes. Thank you for continuing to provide your feedback here and on our Discord server. We are also preparing for the release of the DemonCrawl Supporter Pack DLC later this month. Please consider adding it to your wishlist if you are interested! Full patch notes are below. Mac and Linux builds expected to follow within 72 hours. Have an awesome day! Quality of Life Codex loadout parser now supports `M` and `C` directives to quickly change your Mastery and Special Chest Modded stage skins can disable inherited holograph masks more reliably Spatula, Justice Juice, and Planned Obsolescence will self-remove their status effects if the linked item is lost Clarified Honeypot tooltip Updated Nightmare Gut sprite Balance Ch…
- v2.3.2 Patch Notes - 17 April 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.3.2 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This is a stability patch that also includes a handful of balance changes. Thank you for your continued bug reports and feedback. We are still in bug-hunting mode (Discord is our primary bug tracker), but we also just entered the planning phase for DemonCrawl's next content drop - stay tuned. Full patch notes are below. Have a great day! --- Quality of Life Updated Thicker Skin item sprite to better differentiate it from Comforter (contribution by Evermore) Clarified Doll item descriptions that scale from mastery charges Balance Changes Divine Mud nerf: "For the next 200 turns, gain a Minion whenever you use a magic item. The next time this activates, get an additional Minion." Contagion buff: "Chests have an additional 20% chance to contain Contagion." Sky Net buff: "Whenever you discover a cell of value 4 or great…
- v2.3.0 Patch Notes - 15 April 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.3.0 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This update introduces a new stranger, leaderboards for Classic mode, mastery balance changes, several quality-of-life improvements for the Codex, and new rewards for Arena Plus owners, including over 1000 sign parts. Full patch notes are below. Mac and Linux builds expected to follow within 72 hours. Have an awesome day! --- New Features New stranger: Psychic - "Knows things you wouldn't possibly believe." Leaderboards for Classic Mode New passive item: Psychic Medal - "Stages have an additional Psychic." New passive item: Reverse Card - "Psychics are more common. You may right-click a Psychic to reverse your fate for double her cost." The game will now draw "quadrant crosshairs" while relevant effects are in play Dictionary terms are now loaded from the strings json file for localization support Added "Paste Loado…
- DemonCrawl Easter 2026 - 2 April 2026
DemonCrawl's Easter event 2026 is now live on all desktop platforms! From now until April 15th, you can unlock a set of exclusive cosmetics by completing Holiday-themed missions: We added a total of 10 new avatars and 2 new inventories to collect. Additionally, you can find cosmetics from previous years by opening "Easter Prizeboxes." You can get these by completing Hero Trials, Beyond quests, or by participating in the PVP Arena. There are over 40 more avatars to collect this way! If this is your first time experiencing DemonCrawl: Easter, there's a ton of in-game seasonal content to explore, including egg collecting, rabbit chasing, Egghead boss-fighting, and more. Check out our original announcement post for details.
- v2.2.0 Patch Notes - 31 March 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.2.0 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This patch introduces 2 new masteries, 3 new stage mods, 16 new items, an expanded Hero Trial effect pool, and numerous changes based on player feedback. We have also prepped the game for our upcoming Easter event, which runs between April 1st and April 15th - stay tuned for more information on that. Mac and Linux builds expected to follow within 72 hours. --- New Masteries The core design of this mastery was submitted to us by player LarnoWheels on our Discord server. Here's how they described it: "I'm a sucker for things that interact with chance-based effects (i play a lotta roguelikes hehe) so i had an idea to mix together two stats that are chance-based into the same mastery. It's probably not a perfectly balanced concept but i like the idea of a Juggler/Jester-based class. Juggler is a mastery focused around s…
- v2.1.0 Patch Notes - 11 March 2026
Hello, DemonCrawl v2.1.0 is now available on the Windows stable branch. This patch extends modding support to special stage backgrounds, music outside of stages, and language files. Additionally, you can now group your modded files into a "mod pack" - please check `steamapps/common/DemonCrawl/docs/stage_skin_mods.md` for comprehensive documentation. Note that DemonCrawl's modding capabilities are still in the experimental stage, so things like filepaths and naming conventions may change from version to version. Also, the runtime's audio systems are particularly delicate, so let us know if you encounter any sound-related problems in this version. In the future, we would like to extend modding support to most aspects of the game, but right now we're concentrating on stability - we set up a new bug tracker on Discord and have already deployed a few hotfixes for issues players have brought…
- v2.0.0 Patch Notes - 7 March 2026
Hi folks, We have deployed the long-awaited DemonCrawl v2.0.0 on the Windows stable branch! This update includes 52 new items, 3 new masteries, a new stranger, a landmark, a special stage, 7 new stage mods, numerous balance changes, and many visual/system upgrades. Note: We are monitoring DemonCrawl's online features such as leaderboards and Arena Mode to ensure full compatibility with the update. These features may be intermittently unavailable over the next few days. Thank you for understanding. Mac and Linux builds will follow once we are confident that the game is free of any major bugs. Let's check out some of the highlights below (full patch notes are at the bottom): --- In terms of mechanics, the Jock is one of our favorite additions to DemonCrawl! He will wander around the board for free, pushing visible objects out of the way. This already makes him somewhat useful, but should…
- DemonCrawl Is Back! - 17 February 2026
Exciting news! After resolving a number of technical issues with DemonCrawl, the game is once again available for purchase on Steam. Thank you to Valve for their assistance in these matters! The latest version 1.97h is now available on all desktop platforms: Windows, Linux, and macOS. To celebrate, we are offering a 50% discount for DemonCrawl and its DLC items between February 17th and the 24th. Mobile remains on hiatus as we explore alternative distribution platforms. Android is likely to return before iOS, but we don't have a timeframe for either of these platforms as of yet. A running list of fixes between versions 1.97c - 1.97h is provided below. About half of these issues were related to the recent runtime upgrade, while the other half had been affecting the game much longer. We are continuing to monitor our Discord server for bug reports. New content coming soon. Stay frosty. 👀…
- v1.97b Patch Notes - 10 February 2026
Hello, We have deployed a small patch on the Windows stable branch to address a few issues, mainly related to the 1.97 runtime upgrade. Regarding DemonCrawl store availability: We have an open support ticket with Valve asking if it's possible to restore DemonCrawl to a purchase-able state on Steam (we missed our deadline for fixing the Wi-Fi related crashes - this was our fault, not Valve's), but we cannot make any promises/provide an ETA at this time. We will post a follow-up announcement once we know more. Thank you for your understanding and patience. --- Bug Fixes Speculative fix for a crash related to Blacksmith item reward Added safe fallbacks for issues with orb-related variables Fixed sprite for Forgotten stage mod Replaced a few calls to legacy methods from Steamworks extension with modern equivalents
- v1.97 Patch Notes - 9 February 2026
Hello, We have deployed a patch for DemonCrawl on the Windows stable branch. ⚠️ Context surrounding v1.96 crash: we determined that DemonCrawl would not launch when the device was connected via wi-fi due to a very old GameMaker runtime. After updating our tooling, this issue appears to be resolved in v1.97; we tested this new version on two separate Windows 11 devices--one connected via ethernet and the other via wi-fi--both of which worked fine. No ETA yet for other platforms as we're looking for player feedback regarding client stability. However, we're trying some server-side changes that may allow 1.96 to run on Mac and Linux - feedback would be appreciated on this as well. Note that 32-bit support has been retired as it's no longer available in GameMaker. Thank you and have a nice day! --- New Features New video setting "Cell Background": draws a dark border behind cells to help se…
- v1.95 Patch Notes - 31 May 2023
Hi folks, We just released a new version of DemonCrawl! v1.95 focuses on balance changes and stability. Perhaps the most significant change is a buff to all Mastery Dolls. With a pricetag of 30 coins, we found that most Dolls were not paying off as quickly as we would have liked. Now, these items will activate at the start of every stage, and their effects scale based on your current number of mastery charges as opposed to your max charge count. This should create some interesting opportunities where you have to decide between keeping your charges for empowered Doll effects, or spending them on a clutch ultimate ability. Additionally, v1.95 allows us to start and end holiday events without needing to push a client update. This change was motivated by a recent hardware failure that caused the Easter event to last a lot longer than intended. Here is the new schedule for DemonCrawl holiday…
