- White Knuckle Beta 0.61e - 29 September 2026
ChangesThe papers in Interlude: Analysis no longer respawn if they've been grabbed during the run.The Entity Scanner now highlights Keys and Handwheel items.Reduced the cost of Grapple Pitons from 8 roaches to 5.BugfixesFixed being able to place items in lockers while they are closed.Disabled the Hab and Abyss shortcuts (Duct and Diver) in Iron Knuckle mode.Fixed the Remains alert audio continuing to play after they have been deactivated.Removed the counterpressure failure announcer line that plays at the end of Duct, before the analysis doorYou can no longer climb up the Body Cavity exit shaft from the duct entrance level, it is only open in your run when you drop down after completing cavity.Fixed throwing a spear at the collapsing bridge in Rotten Duct having strange behaviors.Fixed a bug that would cause the Timepiece artifact to break in your hand while holding it, if you pick it u…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.61d - 27 September 2026
ChangesGrapple PitonIncreased the Grapple Piton range by 5 meters.The Grapple Piton now gets a 10 meter range boost with Piton Enthusiast.Added a light which indicates whether the target surface is in range or not.BugfixesFixed a bug in the Rat King's AI and navigation where it wouldn't move to adjacent nodes when searching for the player, only ones further away.Fixed the pouch respawning in the post Hadal Diver safe area.
- White Knuckle Beta 0.61c - 26 September 2026
Crash NoticeHey there!We've been getting reports about crashes on launch, and in nearly all cases they seem related to having mods previously installed that are incompatible with the newest version of the game. If you run into any issues, please uninstall any mods (including bepinex itself!) and wait for those to be updated to the current version.With that out of the way:BugfixesYou can no longer get the Amalgamator with the Pitons and Beans binding.Fixed an exception that could occur when loading user data for the leaderboards.Fixed an error with the Rat King that could cause it to hang in place indefinitely.Fixed the Parasite Wrench not being able to hit pitons.Fixed bullets not correctly piercing tongues.Fixed infinite flashlight recycling under some circumstances.Fixed the "Grit" achievement not applying when completing Rotten Duct on Hard mode.Fixed a bug that could cause the intro…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.61b - 25 September 2026
BugfixesFixed keybinds not saving properly (sorgy)Rho Lightning particles for the altars and Artifact Device is red again.Vendors in the Duct To Abyss safe area now save and load properly.You can no longer walk around while inside of the Diver to Nest safe area computer.Powercells are no longer removed in Pitons and BeansResolved an issue which prevents escaping from certain computers on some devices.
- White Knuckle Beta 0.61a - 25 September 2026
Thank you everyone for playing and reporting issues! Here's our first hotfix of the S&A update
- The Shortcut and Accessibility Update - 24 September 2026
Greetings Climbers!It's time again for a Major Update! What kind of update? Well...White Knuckle Beta 0.61Welcome to the Shortcuts and Accessibility Update! As the name would suggest, it's got two big features:Introducing: The Rotten DuctRotten Duct - Habitation Skip Region, accessed in the Habitation safe area.The deepest center of Habitation Yellow is warped and rotted by a sickness of concrete and blood. Once unlocked, skip the entirety of Habitation. In this decaying sector, every hold crumbled under your grip, every walkway collapses, and you are very much not alone.There's more too, but you'll need to play to find out.Unlocked by completing \Once unlocked, the Rotten Duct lets you skip all of Habitation. Introducing: The Hadal DiverHadal Diver - Abyss Skip Region, accessed at the start of Transit Scaffolds in Abyss. The Superstructure Research Authority discovered many things with…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.60h - 21 July 2026
Bugfixes & Balance Changes!ChangesPerksAnomalous BondsAnomalous bonds now converts disks to special non-insertable disk trinkets on revive instead of disintegrating them.Portable BankUnlocked earlier in general progressionNow provides a minor temporary movement buff (roughly half of a food bar) whenever you bank a roach.Readded the old deposit effect.OverwhelmedOverwhelmed charges a bit faster, decays a bit slower, and has a half second grace period during it's charge.New audio and visual cue when you are charged enough for double jump.Increase Latissimus Optimization's climb speed buff from +30% to +40%Armored Plating now reduces damage by 60%.Increased Steadied Stance's knockback resist.Changed wording on a bunch of perks for improved clarity. (Stamina Usage Reduction, Overwhelmed, Portable Bank)TrinketsYearning PhotoYearning Photo now has consistency in it's labelling.Yearning Photo…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.60g - 10 July 2026
Hey everyone! Big hotfix coming in with a bunch of QOL changes as well!ChangesItemsReload/Shoot Pocket BufferYour pocket button now is buffered when shooting or reloading sidearms (Handgun, Flaregun, Cryogun), so if pressed it will pocket the first frame it is able. In addition, you can now instantly pocket the handgun before the magazine is ejected to cancel the reload.Rho StoneAdded a Rho Stone and a note to Interlude: Evacuation. (Only in normal mode)Rho stones now additionally provide a damage reduction and knockback resist buff.Rho stones now slow down time for a short period after shattering them.Rho Stones become less common at the Bazaar the further into an endless run you go.Rho Stones are no longer effected by metabolic stasis.RapierCan now be pocketed.Double-Rapier interaction has been improved. Double rapier pogoing is big fun.The rapier will no longer pogo off of most inter…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.60f - 30 June 2026
Lotsa changes! Some big, some small, lots of fixes too.We've been trying to smash this Nest rare level gen issue and I'm hoping this hotfix does it. We haven't been able to recreate it internally, so if this update somehow doesn't fix it please let us know!Okay, onto the stuff!!ChangesAdded a Hunter safety zone to the Pipe Organ Rho altar.Added dialogue for previously missing item exam lines from the Mother.Added a random alternate bazaar layout for endless & random spawn entrances.Its a bit smaller, and has a slightly adjusted spawn pool.More common for random bazaar entrances.Less common for endless breakrooms.The smaller variant will never show up in I2.Removed the Mass Damper from the endless Bazaar item pool.Replaced it with a chance for a Rho Stone in the endless Bazaar item pool.Moved random announcement sources across the Nest closer to the level for ease of hearing.Competitive…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.60e - 29 June 2026
BugfixesFixed the competitive mode perk pool not actually reducing perks.Fixed artifacts rarely not recharging.Fixed a bug which would prevent the Mother achievement from activating.Sister Grubs should no longer leap to their untimely demise in Interlude: SymbiosisFixed two instances of being forced to look at Mother after she gets enraged but cannot kill you.Fixed Rapier being missing from endless Abyss' starting pool.
- White Knuckle Beta 0.60d - 28 June 2026
ChangesThe NestAdded a flashlight spawn to the Nest safe room.Added a secret flaregun to the Nest safe room.Endless NestMade the subregion transitional vents for the nest two meters high, allowing for walking/sprinting navigation.Lowered the Mass speed in Infested LabsLowered the number of rooms that generate in Endless Feeding Trough from 5 to 4.Added Hotzone_Outro_01 to the hotzone level pool.Added a pile of extra starting items. Enjoy blasting!BugfixesFixed an issue which would cause saves to load incorrectlyFixed some leaderboads not showing up on the main menu.Fixed the Barnacle Hook not carrying over on revive.Fixed being able to softlock yourself in the Nest entry elevatorFixed the Cryogun and Barnacle Hook not having descriptions in the Endless Bazaar.Fixed the Endless Nest music cutting out abruptly in some transitions.Fixed an issue which would cause your starter loan to not b…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.60b&c - 26 June 2026
ChangesBazaarYou can now get the Barnacle Hook from the Bazaar in any endless mode.You can now get the Cryo Gun (From the chimney) from the Bazaar in any endless mode.When you have the Cryo Gun, each break room spawns with a cryo-refueler.Added some directional guidance from Mother if you try to climb up in I4.BugfixesRemoved the Bio Backup app that was left on the endless nest computer.Fixed a softlock when entering Hot ZoneFixed lighting on breakable wall in Deep Storage 07Fixed the Rapier not being available from Endless monoliths.Fixed (Maybe) an issue where your starting roach loan wouldn't apply.Fixed a rare issue where leaving the Bazaar would cause your screen to turn white.Fixed a bug which would allow you to kill a Sister grub in I4 without Mother killing you (but still locking your camera to her)Fixed zombie standing back up in i4 after you leave and come back.Added a safety…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.60a - 25 June 2026
BugfixesFixed a bug preventing players from entering SSL.Fixed an issue where the mass would sometimes consume the player immediatly upon leaving the Bazaar.Fixed some achievements not granting in steam. If this affected you, simply start the game and they should auto-fill!Removed a debug testing trigger in the playground that forced all items to drop.Fixed a typo in Motherly Instinct.Fixed a typo in the Infested Hand unlock condition.Added an extra invisible wall to the roach trader to make it harder to clip inside.
- The Nest - Major Update - 25 June 2026
Hello Climbers!Your next challenge awaits. The fifth region, The Nest, has been released!But before we get to the details, We're on sale during this Summer Sale (Later Today!) The game's price will be increasing after the sale, so fair warning if you're thinking about picking up the game that this is the best deal it'll be for a good while! Tell your friends!What's NewNew Region: The NestVenture into Habitation Blue's long abandoned research sector in the campaign's fifth region: THE NEST. Wield a powerful handgun and your growing array of tools, artifacts, and other weapons to slash, rip, throw, gib, and otherwise wreck havoc within the Habitation turned alien jungle. You, still, won't be alone on this journey. The Mass is hot on your tail and is growing more and more desperate as it continues its rouse from a long slumber.Not all denizens of the superstructure are threats, your decisi…
- News? News! News? - 19 June 2026
Greetings Climbers!We know you all have been waiting with shaking hands for any news about our next big region update: The Nest. We've been incredibly excited too!On a completely unrelated note, White Knuckle will be part of the upcoming Steam Summer Sale and we'd like to announce that there will be a big wuckle announcement to kick it off on the 25th of June. Yes, we're currently announcing an announcement. A video announcement, in fact. Wild! Feel free to make your predictions in the comments below, or in the live chat for the video premiere:For my part, I'm predicting that we'll announce a white knuckle cookbook.No matter what, we expect that whatever it is we're announcing with this announcement to be pretty cool!Anyways, what were we talking about again? Oh that's right, Nest update stuff, which is probably totally completely unrelated. Have some screenshots! With Love,- Dark Machi…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.55q&r - 26 May 2026
White Knuckle Beta 0.55qConsole ChangesAdded aliases, which allow for defining new commands in the console.The Delay command can now also have a frame count or second count specified.Binds can now include space in their keychords.Bug FixesForward+: Reworked tiling algorithm to remove most instances of edges of lights not affecting edges of screen, especially on higher FOV.Fixed regression where Ruby Roaches would fly out of recyclers too eagerly.Fixed typos in credits tab.Fixed mechanical barnacles bleeding organic blood.Hopefully fixed audio offset issues.Fixed Autotomous Skeleton's Bone Spears despawning on drop when using Piton & Beans binding.Limited maximum rotation of Habitation Yellow's Endless Breakroom's Item Locker door.Fixed Ladder and Cheatrooms leaderboards.Fixed Parasite batteries not being auto-insertable via Focus Mode.Fixed being able to grab walls in Focus Mode when un…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.55o&p - 13 May 2026
White Knuckle Beta 0.55oNow, you might be wondering: "What happened to 0.55n? Well, you see I simply forgot that 0.55n was a closed beta for the forward+ renderer, and figured the next version was o. I only just now realized this but the build is live and I do not want to reupload with the version changed by one letter.ChangesPerformanceAdded a new experimental setting: Forward+ light rendering, an optimization leading to better GPU utilization and reduced power usage around light sources. We recommend players with lower framerates and laptops enable it. As this is a big change to how we handle rendering, this option will remain opt-in until we have determined that there are no visual errors.'Experimental Features' must be first enabled in the accessibility panel of the settings menu.Disabling Post Processing now also properly disables bloom.AccessibilityReduce Flashing Lights option no…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.55j-l - 30 April 2026
ChangesAfter winning Campaign runs, you now gain a bonus 50 Facility Credits.Increased bloodbug spawns in Pipeworks to be somewhere between Anniversary Update and Abyss Update in terms of rates.Tier 2 Vendors now serve beans if Pitons and Beans is enabled.Bone spears are now only worth one roach when recycled.Grub worldmodel now has the proper amount of legs.New Experimental Competitive Setting.New Setting: Skip Death Popup.New Setting: Skip Score Counter.Bandages are now a vendor item in Survival mode.The Artifact Device in Pitons & Beans now provides a choice between a Piton or a Can of Food, instead of two empty slots.The Rho Altar in Interlude: Evacuation now properly saves it's state, so if you trade for a higher tier item/perk, it will lock out even after revives.The 'Focus' keybind now skips props, and supports controller binding.Getting caught in the I2 "toilet" when the door cl…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.55i - 20 April 2026
ChangesChanged the color of Bandages to brown, to help differentiate them from Cans of food.Auto Pitons no longer spawn in T2 vendors in Competitive, and Bricks no longer spawn in T1 vendors in Competitive.Barnacle tongues now latch onto the player on the closest point in the players bounds, making them easier to hit when grappled.Disks are now worth double in the Recycler (5x for T1, 10 for T2, 15 for T3)The Head Lamp no longer reduces score (in line with the Gold Nugget)BugfixesRoaches and Ruby Roaches no longer crawl around in item lockers.Fixed an additional bug which caused being grabbed by a Barnacle or Vent thing after dying and respawning to one locking the player into a permanent grapple state.Fixed the timepiece showing the incorrect time.Fixed Gold Nuggets not having an associated empty perk used for leaderboard entry logging.Fixed the Gold Nugget adding score multiplier when…
- White Knuckle Beta 0.55h - 19 April 2026
ChangesNew Denizen hands palette (Midnight)Bug FixesHopefully fixed Barnacles, Vent Things and Spear Barnacles putting the player into a permanent crouch/slowdown stateRemoved spinning floating rebar in Storage 17In Survival Mode, Fractured Leg damage can no longer kill the player (to be in line with Burned injury)Added death message for drowningFixed being unable to select new Trinkets and Bindings when restarting from a run with cheatsRemoved stray floating pixels in Work gloves
