- v1.0.12-rc.6 Save Backup Hotfix - 9 September 2026
This small hotfix contains an update to the save backup system to further mitigate the risk of data loss after an unexpected power outage.
- v1.0.12-rc.5 Hotfixes - 14 August 2026
Fixed a crash that would occur if the Explorer Dude attempted to heal a Zombie Dude who just exploded. The Killipede now has a per-Dude cooldown on how frequently it can throw Dudes with its lightning shocks.
- v1.0.12-rc.4 Bug Fixes - 14 August 2026
The Spray n' Pray relic for Trooper Dudes now properly respects its internal cooldown. Warlock Dudes will now properly transfer damage via Unholy Grail. The Family Dude achievement will now count for the Sci-Fi and Undead families as intended. Explorer Dudes no longer sometimes fail to deliver a Canteen Sip to someone who needs it.
- v1.0.5-rc.12 - Save Backup Hotfix - 5 August 2026
Updated the game's save backup system to more purposefully compensate for a Windows OS issue that can result in corrupted save data in the event of a power outage or Blue Screen of Death. This change should substantially reduce the likelihood that your save data is lost in those scenarios.
- What's Next for How Many Dudes? - 5 August 2026
It's been almost 1 week since the launch of How Many Dudes, and what a launch it's been!We're still triaging bugs, fixing up crashes, and otherwise hotfixing these Dudes into a more stable shape. But now that the dust is juuuust starting to settle, I'd like to share what we've got planned for HMD:A Chonky & Free UpdateY'all showed up and made this our most successful launch ever, so as a big thank you (and because we've got a few more ideas...) we'll be putting together a sizeable, free update. What'll be in it? Well, without spoiling too much:Quality of life improvements based on your feedback over the coming weeks, including new settings & keybindsMore ways to visualize your personal Dude journeyAnd of course... new Dudes 😎As for when it will be done - we're aiming to have it out within a couple of months. Our team needs time to process and learn from the launch, squash some more bug…
- 🧪Beta Track Experiment - Tier 2 Available At the Start - 3 August 2026
Edit: August 5, 2026, 2:40PM CST Based on mixed-to-negative player feedback about this experiment we've decided to not make this change at this time. Edit: August 4, 2026, 11:17AM CSTBased on player feedback, we are adjusting this experiment to land in a middle ground (still currently only on the beta branch). We will be opening up Tier 2 at the outset, but still requiring a Gold Star on a Dude in either Tier 1 or Tier 2 before unlocking that Dude in Tier 3. Let us know how it is!Original post below.SUP DUDES!We looked over all the feedback from the last 5 days and noticed one primary sticking point among a subset of players: the Tier 2 & 3 Unlocks requiring Gold Stars on Dudes in previous tiers.It turns out that for some players, Tier 1 is just too dang easy, and so it feels like a tedious grind to get to the difficulty they'd like.So we want to try something.Experiment: All Tiers Unlo…
- v1.0.5-rc.9 - Hotfixes - 2 August 2026
Reduced the CPU load of the Medical License without affecting its throughput. Fixed an issue that could cause locked runs in your Best Runs page to still get pushed off the board.
- v1.0.5-rc.8 - 1 August 2026
Added a Tier indicator above the Victory UI to make it more understandable that there are higher difficulties.
- 100k DUDES in just 50 hours! - 1 August 2026
DUDES. dudes...DUUUuuuUuuUuuUDES!!!In just 50 hours you Dudes made How Many Dudes our most successful launch ever with 100,000 sales!But that's not all - we've also:Nabbed a lovely 90%+ positive review score!Just hit a new peak of 9,636 concurrent Player Dudes!And deployed multiple hotfixing and bug squashing updates!This has blown our expectations out of the water and has truly been the experience of a lifetime. So THANK YOU to all of you lovely Dudes for showing up, and a big congrats to our little crew at Butterscotch Shenanigans and our launch partners who made this possible! 💖And for those of you who have already left a review, helped us track down a weird bug, told your favorite streamer about us, or dropped your ideas in the Discord and Steam discussions, thank you! You're helping us make this goofy game that much better 🤩If you're yet to play How Many Dudes, don't forget that…
- v1.0.5-rc.7 Minor Tweaks & Fixes - 31 July 2026
Fixed an issue that caused the Rumpus sign-in prompt on the main menu to appear multiple times for the same player. The Tier indicator in the top-right corner of the game's UI is now shown in Tier 1. The Trench Coat Relic now shows a dynamic timer at the start of battle.
- v1.0.5-rc.5 - Minor Hotfix - 30 July 2026
The Time Dude's Fossilizer Relic now properly gives him Toughness.
- Solutions for launch error affecting non-English users - 30 July 2026
We have seen reports of launch error with the above prompt for non-English users. The solution is to turn off Windows 11 Smart App Control.You can follow these steps:Open Windows SettingsGo to "Privacy & Security".Click "Windows Security".Select "App & browser control".Click "Smart App Control settings".Choose "Off".
- How Many Dudes is OUT NOW! - 30 July 2026
Can you handle 42 Dudes?How Many Dudes is out now and 35% off to celebrate the launch, so I'd say it's time to find out!Making How Many Dudes (a.k.a. "HMD") has been some of the most fun we've had making games since the three of us brothers started making games together 14 years ago. A lot has changed since then - but HMD represents everything we've always loved about making games together. It's weird, it's funny, it's dumb... but it's also surprisingly deep.Launch is not the end for How Many DudesAs with our other games, you can expect a wave of improvements and quality of life features over the next few weeks while we take in all your feedback and draw up plans for what's next for HMD. What exactly that is, we don't yet know! It'll depend on what we hear from you and everyone else who plays the game. Once we get out from under the launch chaos we'll start making plans, and we'll share…
- One Week Left! Plus a Demo Update! And a Launch Discount! - 23 July 2026
Sup DUDES 😎How Many Dudes? is launching in ONE WEEK on July 30th @ 10AM PT (5PM UTC)! And I've got a PAIR OF SURPRISES for ya:HMD will launch with a hefty 35% DISCOUNT!We've updated the Demo!To our 500,000+ demo players: ❤️THANK YOU!❤️ The feedback and enthusiasm we’ve seen while working on HMD has been truly amazing. We've had more fun making this game than, well, pretty much any game we've ever made, and that's in large part from hearing how much fun all of you have been having just playing the old demo!The updated Demo reflects just how much the game has changed for its full launch. It includes all the same Dudes as the old Demo (you'll have to wait for the full game to get all 42 Dudes!), many which have been dramatically reworked, plus a glimpse of the mountains of new systems and content that await you in the full game.And, of course, your progress from the Demo will still carry…
- How Many Dudes runs on Steam Deck! - 18 June 2026
HEY, DUDES! Are you looking to get a bunch of Dudes all up in your Deck? We've got some info for you!"How Many Dudes?" was originally designed around mouse input. It's all about clickable interfaces: you can click on just about anything on the UI to drill deeper into stats and details, which turned out to be a little tricky when it comes to full controller support.However, through the power of friendship and thinking with our brains, we've put together an official input profile through Steam Input that lets you fully engage with the game using a controller (and the Steam Deck). You'll still have a cursor on screen, but we've configured the inputs so you can click stuff with the "A" button, go back with the "B" button, and so forth.So even though the controller support isn't baked into the UIs, you'll be able to fully play the game on your Steam Deck without any issues.Or, if you're feel…
- Release Date & Full Game Details! - 16 April 2026
BUCKLE UP, DUDES! How Many Dudes? will be launching on Thursday, July 30th at 10AM PST / 5PM UTC!The demo for HMD has been downloaded by more than 475,000 people, which is, y’know, a LOT. More than we ever expected!Since y’all gave us more than we expected, we’ve been cooking up a whole lotta game to balance things out. FAIR IS FAIR. Here’s what you can expect from the full release (screenshots aren't translated, but everything will be for the launch!):A Whole Lotta Dudes42 Dudes across 6 Dude Families. New Dudes include Mummy Dude, Druid Dude, Alien Dude, Pirate Dude, Cowboy Dude & more, plus reworks to a handful of the Dudes in the demo.With 5 Dudes in a Team, that’s 850,668 possible team comps to play with - more than 137x the comps possible in the Demo. For those of you who played the demo for a few dozen hours and were wondering “how will there be more game than this?” Well, this i…
- How Many Dudes Demo v0.1.41-rc.13: Minor Update - 17 February 2026
Misc. ImprovementsWhen the Ranch Shop opens, your pocket dice appear in the "Restock" row of the shop to make it more obvious you can use them to reroll the shop.If you had your combat speed set to 1.5x and it was reset to 1x at the start of a boss round, it will now automatically reset back to 1.5x after the boss round.When in Dark Mode, rounds 1-19 will now use the green arena background instead of the white one.When in Windowed mode (Bordered or Borderless), changing the Resolution now also changes the size of the window. If you change back to Fullscreen or Borderless Maximized from a Windowed mode, the Resolution will auto-reset back to Automatic for best visuals.FixesUpdated to a custom GameMaker runtime that fixes the issue on Windows that caused the game to crash silently with no error message.Regular Dudes can no longer occupy a Flyer slot in the Daily Dude.If you have acquired…
- How Many Dudes does it take to beat 1 horse-sized duck and 75 duck-sized horses? This game answers your dumb questions - 12 February 2026
If you love games that are a bit on the stupid side, the auto-battling roguelike How Many Dudes? may answer a few of your dumbest questions. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/how-many-dudes-does-it-take-to-beat-1-horse-sized-duck-and-75-duck-sized-horses-this-game-answers-your-dumb-questions/
- v0.1.41-rc.8: Minor bug fix update - 9 February 2026
This is a minor update for bug fixing purposes:Fixed an issue that could cause your Relic Stash to crash if you purchased relics from the Merchant Dude, played a round, and then abandoned the round before it ended and then replayed it.Fixed a launch crash issue for players that use peripherals such as AURA LED Controller (Big thanks to player Gambit for helping us tracking this one down)The game now creates a minidump file at the saves folder to help us diagnose silent crashes better. Please Make sure to include those files when you submit bug reports to us.
- How Many Dudes Demo Language Update v0.1 - 26 January 2026
HELLO, MY DUDES!We've been cooking up a TURBO UPDATE for the How Many Dudes demo, and we're ready to toss it into your lap like a hot potato before we dive into our Dev Cave to go full throttle on developing the full game. Highlights:Added support for 8 new languages: Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, LATAM Spanish, German, French, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian.Several UI improvements, including DARK MODE!A new 1.5x speed option during gameplayNew meta-progression via unlockable Pocket Dice through the Collections systemA new game mode: The "DAILY DUDE!" Every day, a random team of Dudes is assembled for you to put to the test. You can replay each day's Daily Dude as many times as you want! ... That day.Ghost Dude, Ninja Dude, and Wizard Dude have been reworked. They're good now!The "Scavenger Dude" now appears several times throughout each run to borrow your relics in exchange…
