- Patch v0.3.0 - New game modes! - 16 February 2026
NEW GAME MODES ADDED!You can now choose between 3 modes when starting a run.- The default BLUE SCROLL grants you the 6 standard starting dice bonuses: Pair, Triple, 4-of-a-kind, 5-of-a-kind, 6-of-a-kind and Distinct.- The RED SCROLL allows you to choose 4 bonuses out of 11 random bonuses at the start of a run.- The CHAOS SCROLL will give you 5 random dice bonuses at the start of each run.Let me know what you think of these alternate modes. I usually look at feedback either here on the Steam forum or on discord.Cheers, Yong
- Patch v0.2.2 - Autumn sales update! - 30 September 2025
CONTROLLER SUPPORT - I finally added controller support. It's not completely done yet (for instance, in-game button prompts are missing), but I'm enabling it anyway in hopes of getting the required feedback to know if it's headed in the right direction. While implementing controller support, I've also added two shortcut keys for the keyboard. - X (New for keyboard: leftshift) to reroll. - Y (New for keyboard: S) to score. - A is equivalent to left-click. - B is right-click. - Right shoulder button sends a dice straight to the first available spot (just like the Space button for keyboard) Both left and right stick control the cursor like a mouse. The d-pad acts as a faster way to move the cursor if you're already hovering over something. For instance, pressing right on the d-pad while your cursor is hovering over a cat will send it straight to the nearest cat to the right. Same for a dic…
- Hotfix v0.2.1 - 26 August 2025
BUGFIX - Depending on where your cursor is, it's possible to stack multiple items onto the same item storage space. This has now been fixed. CHANGES - All the number sticker items (big sticker, zero sticker, four sticker etc) have been buffed to gain +5 Points instead of +3 Points whenever a die rolls their associated number.
- Patch v0.2.0 - New Cats! - 12 August 2025
NEW CATS!!Fancy George : whenever a dice triggers its dice effect, give +3 Mult.The Collector : +2 Mult for each item, including those on other cats.Meditating Cat : + Mult equal to current round.Confused Cat : if you have more Points than Mult, set Points equal to Mult and x2 Points.Space Cadet : +30 Points for each empty dice slot and each empty position without a cat.Mime Cat : copies the effect of the first Item-slot.Lykoi : x1 Mult. For each dice placed that has a different value to the dice placed here, +1/2 to multiplier.Shopkeeper : permanently gain +1 Mult whenever you buy an item. (New Steam achievement: unlocked by storing either a cat or item in the shop)Bug-fix- Quest reminder now appear consistently. Previously, the reminder will only appear for certain quests.Changes- The Blank Cat now has 0 on all its dice faces to better complement its passive ability.Quality-of-life- T…
- HOTFIX - Patch v0.1.0 - 28 June 2025
This hotfix is to address a couple of bugs in the latest update. - In HARD mode, the score requirement jumps from 65,000 for round 12 to 950,000 for round 13, before going back down to 136,000 for round 14. This is obviously a mistake on my part. The score requirement for round 13 is supposed to be 95,000 with 1 less zero. This has been fixed. - The shop can possibly roll a cat that you already have (but only for the cat placed in storage). This is unintended and has now been fixed.
- Patch v0.1.0 - New Storage System! - 19 June 2025
Changes- The score requirements across all difficulties have been reduced to make for a smoother difficulty curve. This means players should have more time to get a build going before the score needed really starts to ramp up. Endless mode however still maintains a very steep increase in score.- Stacked Chips has been changed to "Dice get +7 Points for each SPADE or HEART when scored." Originally it gives +7 Points no matter how many stacks of SPADE or HEART you have.Quality-of-life- If you take on any quest that affects you during a round (such as by limiting your number of rerolls or plays), a quest button will appear to remind you of what quest you've taken.Misc- Adjusted the positioning of some tooltips.- Changes in some of the cats' names for the Chinese language.NEW FEATURES- The shop now has a storage system where you can keep a cat or items you might not immediately want to brin…
- HOTFIX - 18 May 2025
This is still patch v0.0.7. BUG FIXES Apologies. While fixing the Stone Cube and Spectral Pendant bug for yesterday's patch, I unintentionally introduced a new bug that affected items that could grow, such as the Nanobot and Dumbbell. This bug should be fixed now. If you notice any odd behavior with the aforementioned items, please let me know. Thank you.
- HOTFIX - Patch v0.0.7 - 17 May 2025
BUG FIXES - Any cat that has the Stone Cube or the Spectral Pendant equipped will continue to have a Stone or Spectral dice even after those items have been removed. This has now been fixed. - The Bookie will now correctly double your $ gain when you accept the quest to skip the current round and double your current $.
- Patch v0.0.6 - 16 May 2025
There's some significant changes made on this patch. CHANGES Score Progession The score needed for the first few rounds have been slightly lowered to give players more leeway in the beginning to account for bad luck. Normal mode: Round 2: 800 --> 700 | Round 3: 1400 --> 1200 | Round 4: 2400 --> 2200 Hard mode: Round 2: 800 --> 700 | Round 3: 1450 --> 1200 | Round 4: 2450 --> 2200 | Round 5: 4100 --> 4000 Brutal mode: Round 2: 850 --> 750 | Round 3: 1500 --> 1300 | Round 4: 2500 --> 2400 Siamese Twins The way it currently works, the Siamese Twins makes the Yinyang Cat looks downright silly in comparison. Siamese has been changed so that its effect can no longer be affected by buffs such as the Shieldmaiden. Old: All dice with a value of TWO will be scored additional time. (the can be buffed) New: Change the value of the dice placed here to TWO. All dice with a value of TWO will be scored…
- HOTFIX - patch v0.0.5 - 15 May 2025
A short one today. BUG FIXES - This patch fixes issues with cats that limit dice placement (such as The Professor and Giant). There were some issues when a passives buffing cat like the Shieldmaiden interacts with them but this should now be fixed.
- Patch v0.0.4 - 14 May 2025
Patch Notes: - Increase of $1 in starting gold for Hard and Brutal mode. Their text description indicates that you will start with $5 in Hard mode and $4 in Brutal mode but in actual fact you will be starting with $4 and $3 respectively. This change has been made to reflect what the text actually says. - In the pause menu, a new "Disable Screenshake" button has been added so you can turn off screenshakes if you want to. BUG FIXES - Certain screen resolutions will no longer cut off the edge of your screen when you enter fullscreen. Do note that if your resolution is significantly different from 16:9, entering fullscreen will mean you'll be getting non-pixel perfect sprites. - Fixed visual bug for Bonus removal tag sprite not aligning with its actual position. - Fixed misaligned Boon and Bane display bars (from clicking the Boon & Bane button). These visual bugs only happen on non 16:9 re…
- HOTFIX - Patch v0.0.3, more bug fixes. - 13 May 2025
STEAM ACHIEVEMENTS - Due to an inability to trigger Steam achievements in v0.0.1, achievements tied to cats and items unlocks will be forever unobtainable if you've already unlocked them in v0.0.1. This has now been fixed by running an achievement check whenever you start up the game. TEXT FIX - Added a missing "to" in the Auctioneer's text description. BUG FIX - There's an issue with continuing the same run across different computers if you've previously exited the game while you're in the SHOP. This issue has now been fixed. However, if you've ever encountered this error, your latest SHOP save-file "P0_Save_ShopData.sav" would have been corrupted by this bug. The other save-files are fine. Either start a new run OR use the local files from the computer you were using before encountering this bug. Do not use Seam Cloud's save-files as the corrupted "P0_Save_ShopData.sav" would have bee…
- HOTFIX - Patch v0.0.2 - 12 May 2025
First off, a huge thank you to all who have bought and played Cats & Dice. Your support means the world to me. Secondly, I apologize for a missing code that led to Steam Achievements not being recognized. This has now been fixed. HOWEVER, if you've unlocked any Cats or Items you will be locked out of getting any of their related achievements. Another update will be coming later to fix that, so there's no need to restart if you're keen on getting those achievements. That's all for this patch. Happy playing!
- Watch MALF plays Cats & Dice! - 12 May 2025
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- CATS & DICE IS OUT NOW!! - 12 May 2025
I'm pleased to announce Cats & Dice is finally releasing on Steam Early Access! Get your cats and start rolling your dice! Watch the Launch Trailer: A Dice-building, Big-number Roguelike - Assemble a set of cats that synergize and work well with one another. - Equip your cats with items to further enhance their abilities. - Your cats also provide your "deck" of dice. All cats have a unique set of dice. - Master the synergy between cats and dice to overcome the ever-increasing score requirement and win! Play Cats & Dice Now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3128280/Cats__Dice/ Regarding the Demo As Cats & Dice has undergone significant changes since the demo version, I've made the decision to take down the demo from the Steam page as I think it no longer adequately represents the game. HOWEVER, for those who must try the demo first, you can do so on the itch.io page. Changes from the D…
- Cats & Dice - Early access release date set! - 15 April 2025
Release date announcement Hi all, I am pleased to announce that there is finally a release date for Cats & Dice - May 12th! Check out the new trailer below: Changes to the game Besides new Cats and items, there has also been a number of changes made to the game that are not reflected in the demo. One such example is the Boon/Bane system. After looking at feedback and rigorously playtesting it myself, I've made some tweaks to it. A Bane will now only affect you on the round you pick it (much like a "Boss" fight in a sense), whereas a Boon will stick with you throughout the rest of your run. In the previous system where you'd accumulate Banes, it felt too stifling having to constantly plan and play around all the restrictions you'd get. And as you get more Banes it only gets worse. Of course, to compensate for the fact that a Bane will only affect you for one round it now has much greater…
- Demo Patch v0.1.6 - 2 March 2025
This is a bug fixing update. It should cover all currently known bugs in the demo. Bug Fixes - Reroll cost reduction (ticket) in shop now works correctly and should keep the 1st reroll cost at $0 even after you exit and reload your run midway through a round. - Restarting the game during certain moments can result in the Cat/item you've just bought reappearing in the shop. This has now been fixed. - Mousing over cats or items in the shop while they are just popping up will sometimes result in them being matched with the wrong sprites or even render them invisible. This has now been fixed. - Selling a Cat with item(s) equipped now display the correct amount of $ you'd get (Cats + items). Previously there was a visual bug where you'll still get the right amount but the $ indicated is wrong. - Gecko Keychain and Sticker can sometimes trigger when other Cats trigger their passives (they sho…
- Cats & Dice - demo update and release delay. - 20 January 2025
Hi all, this is a little late but let me wish everyone who is reading this a happy 2025! Release delayed First of all, a bit of a regrettable news but the release of Cats & Dice will be delayed. I've previously mentioned a January 2025 release, but it looks like that will be a little too tight for me. The game still needs a bit more work to smooth out the rough edges. I am still aiming for a Q1 2025 release though so hopefully it will be just a slight delay. Final demo update This will also be the final demo update as the early access release draws near. Quality of Life - All sprites for the cats are now in the game (say goodbye to the W-I-P cat for now). - General polish such as screen transitions. - You can now take Steam screenshots. Bug fixes - The "Sunstone" item is now able to affect other sunstones when equipped on the same cat. Previously a Sunstone will increase the passive num…
- Demo Patch v0.1.5 - 23 November 2024
This update to the demo is mostly for bug fixes and certain quality of life features that have been requested. Bug Fixes - Using "Bane Removal" ticket on the 'nullify bonus' bane now works correctly without having to exit to the title screen. - Buying an item by placing it in an already occupied item-slot will deduct its cost twice. This has now been fixed. - Fixed the game potentially crashing if you're loading a save-file that exited mid-way through a tutorial. Quality of Life changes - There is now an option for windowed borderless fullscreen. - You can now drag and drop dice/cats/items instead of pressing once to pick them up and then pressing again to drop them. - In addition to the spacebar, you can now press 1-6 with your keyboard while hovering over a dice to send it straight to the position you want. If the dice-slot in that position is already occupied, it will displace the pr…
- Demo Patch v0.1.4 - 23 October 2024
First of all, hello to all the new players who found this demo because of Nextfest or some other reasons. Welcome! Thank you to all who have given feedback in one form or another. This patch is mostly about bug fixes, and also to address some of the more common issues I've received feedback on. Bug fixes: - The item "Yarn Ball" now accurately reflects its description by giving +1 Reroll every time you score a dice in the same position. - The Bonus: "Straight" can fail when you have say, 1 2 3 4, and then you place a 6 dice. The gap from 4 to 6 makes the code think the sequence is broken. This has now been fixed. - When you're in the Shop, depending on how you release/place a cat, it's possible to have 2 cats stacked together in the same position, unable to be separated. This is now fixed. - While in the Shop, it's possible to place an item you own onto a cat being sold in the shop. This…
