Update v20250626:

Novak

Novak got serious upgrades:

Saint Rain attack reworked

Charged attacks no longer leave energy clouds

Charged Vertical Strike now launches a damaging wave

After a Dash, Novak can perform Charged Vertical Strike

Base attacks can now be performed as combos

Railgun attacks now include an extra effect to better telegraph timing

Damage, cooldowns, shield cost, and weights of most attacks rebalanced

Spawn position adjusted

On first boss difficulty (Towers 1–5), Novak’s primary color changed to orange

Stage 2 now starts slightly earlier

Fixed an issue where some attacks were extremely rare

Fixed an issue where DoT status damage could cancel Novak’s flight

Fixed an issue where the melee strike in the railgun combo couldn't be parried

Novak Comment: You had your fun. Now it’s my time :)

Balance

Second Wind status updates:

3 burning swords: Regeneration → Protection

4 burning swords: Vampirism → Regeneration

5 burning swords: Symbiosis → Vampirism

Endless Mode

Reduced risk of one-shots

Difficulty scales faster

Points rebalanced

Minigun

Base damage: 7 → 12

Ammo capacity: 300 → 200

 Augmentation “Golden Shield”

Bonus limit: 85% → 80%

Bonus per 100 tokens: 5% → 1%

 Augmentation “Bulwark Protocol”

Ally healing on parry: 5% → 25%

Bar Prices

Bottomless Pit: 500 → 400

Clear Sky: 400 → 250

Mutator “The Last Light”

Temporarily disabled

Laser traps

Slowed (again)

Blur

Damage over time from status effects no longer resets attack chains

Damage over time from status effects no longer triggers torso explosions

Removed Aerodynamic Design augmentation

Added a new augmentation: Ghost Synchronicity – ghost copies now inherit all of Morgan’s bonuses to movement and attack speed

Dev Comment: A QoL change — the removed augmentation’s effect is now applied by default, and the slot has been repurposed for a new augmentation

Thundergod

Heart’s resurrection energy cost increased: 3 → 5

Power Flow augmentation reworked – new effect: Triples the energy gain rate

Miscellaneous

A “Stuck” button is now available in the pause menu during combat – it teleports the player and enemies to appropriate positions

Fixed a bug preventing Stage 3 from appearing in Endless Mode

Fixed a bug that allowed entering the helicopter after encountering Novak in endless mode

Fixed a bug where combat mods weren't generating properly

Updated Gunslinger agent’s attack animations

Updated light and heavy attack animations for dual-wield weapons (bats, swords)

Fixed a bug where Source Slenders could spawn after room completion

Fixed a bug where Ricochet Rounds caused bullets to hit allies

Fixed lighting issues in Arena 2

Updated several sound effects

 

Update v20250617:

Fixed endless scores from enemy kills after resuming the game.

Fixed endless scores UI not updating properly after completing a room.

Fixed meditation-like event screens not responding correctly to gamepad input.

Fixed a bug where declining a mutation increased negative effects. It now increases only positive effects.

Fixed Gunslinger legs — they now properly drop ammo from AoE melee attacks.

Fixed Reaper IV mutation not increasing attack speed as intended.

 

Update v20250615:

Agents now correctly drop implants after players complete Arena 3 and enter the Tower.

 

Update v20250614:

Endless Mode

After defeating Novak, you can now continue your run in Endless Mode to truly test your build.

How far can you go? How high can you climb on the leaderboard?

New Arenas

Two new arenas have been added! One throws you into chaotic fights against agent hordes, and the other is a full-on boss rush. Clear these challenges to unlock two new skins for Morgan:

Medical Worker

Bureaucrat

Major Changes

Fixed a bug causing enemy attack frequency to scale incorrectly with level. Enemy attack speed has been fully rebalanced.

Increased movement speed for Morgan and all enemies by 15–30%, making tower traversal during combat feel more fluid.

Whisper

Fixed the issue that spawned the boss on the first difficulty with a higher level than intended.

Fixed a bug that caused Whisper’s mirrors to always spawn at level 1.

Fixed a bug that allowed Spinner-mine to one-shot Whisper’s mirrors.

Asteroid

Fixed the issue that spawned the boss on the first difficulty with a higher level than intended.

Base HP increased by +400.

Source Rework

All 7 Source Implants have been reworked.

Removed all debuffs and individual summon effects.

Implants now grant global synergistic effects with game-breaking potential.

Improved target selection logic — bosses and enemies now won’t ignore the player.

Allies attack more frequently.

Removed Augmentations

Family Sharing I–V

Recycling Protocol

Deadeye Protocol

Sacred Protocol

Plague Protocol

Matriarch Module

Complete Symbiosis

New Augmentations

Bleeding Core

Grave Forge

Contagion Core

Rebirth Protocol

Swarm Surge

Easier Conditions for Augmentations

Generator Protocol

Bulwark Protocol

Combo Protocol

Augmentation Tweaks

Generator Protocol

Duration: 10s → 20s

Bonus Electric Damage: 10 → 15

Bulwark Protocol

Revive Speed Boost: 5s → 10s

Sovereign Update

Easier Conditions for Augmentations

Golden Shield

Golden Chain

Golden Chalice

Golden Gun

Golden Scabbard

Golden Standard

Golden Rod

Augmentations Balance

Spoils of War token bonus: 20% → 15%

Golden Chalice status accumulation: 10% → 5%

Golden Shield damage resistance cap: 75% → 85%

Eternal Regalia activation time: 30s → 20s

Mutator Tweaks

Berserk Rage damage per hit taken: 5% → 10%

Reaper II damage bonus: 25% → 20%

Reaper V

Damage Bonus: 10% → 15%

HP Penalty: -20% → -25%

Reaper VI movement speed penalty: -20% → -15%

Exploder Bot Update

The bot now explodes faster but within a smaller radius.

Movement speed has been increased.

Bots now appear slightly more often and in larger numbers.

Miscellaneous

On difficulty 1, the second Agent now appears in room 5 instead of 6 in Streets and Labs.

Rubber Hammer crit damage multiplier: 20 → 30

Dev Comment: It’s a rubber hammer, and it’s not the most powerful weapon in the game?.. We’ll fix that!

Guardian synergy starting bonus: 1% → 5%

Various localization and description fixes.

Potential fix for a softlock when falling under the arena.

Fixed softlocks in Labs.

Fixed an issue where weapon particles would trigger when attacking the air.

Updated AoE damage logic for enemy projectiles.

Fixed an issue where the game would not load after being minimized during loading.

Animations & Visuals

Added spawn animations for:

Greatsword Agent

Fenrir Agent

Loader Robot

Improved projectile VFX for HPS-13 “Seeker” SMG.

Added unique impact VFX for KSS-04 “Icer” shotgun.

Enemies no longer rotate toward Morgan during death animations.

Fixed decapitation visuals for Spike and Ripper.

Corrected Spike’s arm dismemberment animation.

Fixed torso physics on Bandit.

Added a new combo finisher for lighter greatswords.

Added a new attack animation for Asteroid for more visual variety.

 

Update v20250530:

Major Bug Fix

Fixed a critical bug that caused the game to crash when pressing "Play Game." Enjoy a smoother experience!

Balance Changes

Blur

Secondary stats now provide more speed: 5% → 10%

Fire damage bonus from attack chain increased: 0.1% → 0.3%

Slow motion from Blur Spine reduced: 40/50/60/70% → 20/25/30/40%

Attack chain duration bonus from major synergy increased: +1s → +3s

Fenrir

Altars now count all deaths in the zone.

Gunslinger

Knives from the left hand now travel farther, no longer getting stuck mid-air, and reliably fly toward walls.

Source

Source implants now grant stronger bonuses when combined with other implants.

Allied health has decreased, but their damage has increased.

Thundergod

Thunderstorm Attractor augmentation now summons lightning instead of just buffing it.

Free Spark now has a new effect: Restores 10% of battery after killing an enemy.

Remedium

Removed health bonus from Remedium secondary stats.

Right Hand poison buildup from attacks increased: 10 → 40

Left Hand poison buildup from blocking increased: 20 → 40

Dev Comment: Remedium was too tanky without meaningful early-game damage options. These changes provide more offensive tools earlier in the game.

Guardian

Removed the outdated part of the minor synergy:

“You receive positive status effects of your allies, while allies receive yours.”

New major synergy effect:

Each shield increases melee damage by 1%. This bonus increases by 1% per shield.

Dev Comment: These changes remove outdated effects and introduce much-needed late-game damage scaling for the set.

Sovereign

Swapped the effects of the minor and major synergies.

Combat

Dash attack damage reduced.

Combo attack damage increased for:

Ankhil

Balmung

Gáe Bolg

Gan Jiang

Mjölnir

Kusanagi

Dev Comment: We want to keep dash attacks primarily as movement tools while rewarding players for engaging in close combat and executing combos.

Enemies

Disabled Loader’s gravity pull attack to prevent softlocks.

Chemist explosion now has a trigger chance; radius and timing adjusted.

Incubator projectile now travels faster, but is less magnetic to targets.

Weapon Mods

Death Bonus effect reduced: 3% → 1%

Fortune Matrix nerfed: 0.25/0.5/0.75/1% per token → 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4%

Disabled the following melee mods:

Awaken Rage

Awaken Defense

Awaken Blood

Awaken Life

Awaken Symbiosis

Transcend Rage

Transcend Defense

Transcend Blood

Transcend Life

Transcend Symbiosis

Dev Comment: These mods cluttered loot drops and had minimal impact. Disabling them improves the overall quality of high-rarity weapons.

Traps

Laser: lasts longer, moves slower, deals more damage.

Flamethrower: duration increased.

Hand trap: more accurate, hits for longer.

Dev Comment: These changes improve clarity and fairness when dealing with traps.

 Other Changes

Implant primary stats (such as shields from Guardian or energy from Thundergod) are now unlocked from the beginning of the game.

Ammo Drops perk is nerfed: 15 ammo → 10 ammo

Enemy level increased in stages 2 and 3 on difficulties 6 and 7

Smoothed difficulty curve between floor 1 end and floor 2 middle

The Second Wind super attack is now locked until the beginning of the first fight

Russian Roulette can no longer kill the player and now leaves them at 1 health instead

- Safe rewards adjusted:

- Tokens: 150 → 120

- Ammo: 150 → 100

Player now repels allies when moving

Increased max FOV for ultra-wide screens

New UI for the start and end of combat animations

Soldiers now have an alternative model

Animations

Updated block-break animations for several enemies

Tweaked knife attack animations

New dismemberment death animations

Updated animation for Agent Fenrir

Improved asteroid visuals and animation

Polished heavy sword animations

Updated Lancer visual effects

 Fixes

Fixed damage types for Generator Protocol, Golden Rod, and Thunderdome augmentations

Fixed Thunderdome math calculations

Fixed critical hits on heavy hitters

Fixed Prevention Wearout weapon mod

Fixed several localization bugs

Fixed spike dodge behavior

Whisper Arena intro lighting now only plays once

Prevented players from getting stuck on traps

Fixed secondary explosions from Ki Explosion harming allies

Trap decals now properly appear beneath traps

Ammo on Demand perk no longer drops duplicate boxes

Fixed an issue where the suicide bot loader could use gravity pull

Fixed Mine Launcher spawning all mines in one place

Fixed an issue that prevented the Long-Term Investment mutation from appearing at the beginning of the run.

 

Update v20250516:

Gameplay changes

Status effect tick damage can no longer kill the player — it no longer deals damage when the player has 1 health.

Dev Comment: Dying from status effects was one of the most frustrating experiences. With this change, status effects should feel fairer to players.

Status explosions now deal more damage to enemies.

Enemies now have higher levels on difficulties 2 through 7, providing a more engaging challenge.

Adjusted the difficulty curve at the end of Floor 2 and the beginning of Floor 3 to smooth out a difficulty spike.

The "Organic Tissue" augmentation now heals from the last two hits instead of three.

Removed the "Efficient Exchange" perk.

Dev Comment: "Organic Tissue" and "Efficient Exchange" rewarded passive gameplay, such as standing AFK out of combat. This created unengaging playstyles, so we’re addressing this issue in this and the next patch.

Buffed the following mutators:

- Brawler

- Patience

- Defensive Overcharge

- Berserker Rage

- The Last Light

- Glass Cannon

- Bloodhunt

- Tesla Adept

- Energy Surge

- Status Overload

- Bladerunner

- Glassforged

- Digital Mirage I

- Digital Mirage II

- Digital Mirage III

- Reaper III

- Reaper IV

- Reaper VI

- Reaper VII

- Deadeye II

- Deadeye III

- Deadeye V

- Aegis Shield System III

- Aegis Shield System IV

- Steelblood IV

Dev Comment: Mutators should now feel like real power boosts instead of unfavorable trade-offs.

Removed "Elite Bodyguards" mutator until further rework.

Slightly increased the reload cost of the Gauss Revolver.

Nerfed Gunslinger augmentations:

- Quick Reload

- Quick Draw

- Full Metal Jacket

- One Machine Army

Dev Comment: These high-end augmentations were a bit too strong and made the Gunslinger overpowered too quickly. The set can still reach a "broken" state, but now it won’t escalate as fast and won’t one-shot the final boss.

Reduced number of Drone Factories and Incubators in encounters.

Fenrir Minor Synergy now has an increased chance to drop health pickups.

Fenrir altars now drop melee weapon pickups instead of health packs.

Dev Comment: These Fenrir changes should make the set more stable and less dependent on RNG for melee weapon drops.

Reduced horizontal recoil deviation; overall recoil on some weapons has been lowered.

Removed the "Integrator" melee weapon mod.

Blur Heart now requires a smaller attack chain to trigger healing.

IMPROVEMENTS:

Chemist Balloon Explosion – Updated logic for more predictable chaos

Enemy AI Tweak – Attack commitments! Enemies can no longer swap targets mid-swing

Weapon Recoil 2.0 – Smoother shooting physics

HUD Upgrade – Critical info now bigger & bolder

Reset Progress – Added hold-to-confirm (no more tragic misclicks)

Cutter Abilities – Rebalanced weight system

Steam Deck – Disabled annoying feedback hints

BUG FIXES:

Cinematic Safety

Fixed deaths during safe cutscenes

Turrets no longer fire during dramatic moments

Progress Blockers

Meditation softlock erased

Negative max health glitch patched

Annoyances Removed

Duplicate notifications silenced

Inga’s repeated phrases reduced

Roulette spin after reward fixed

Text & UI

Incorrect descriptions rewritten

Super Strike gamepad hint corrected

Implant upgrade stats now display properly

Balance & Behavior

Universal Remedium regeneration fixed

Equilibrium perk won’t harm allies anymore

Dual Heatstorm sidearms stats recalibrated

Character Issues

Novak no longer eternally stuck in "Saint Mode"

Whisper no longer stuck after Dead

Gunslinger drones don't stugger bosses

 

Update v20250511:

The Most Important Fixes:

Fixed video playback issues on Steam Deck (affects cutscenes and tutorials).

Fixed numerous cases where the protagonist would permanently freeze when attempting a jump attack.

Updated the Mac version to include all previous updates.

Other Improvements:

Fixed the incorrect hint for the Super Move button on gamepad (showed LT instead of RB).

Fixed several typos in Russian localization.

Added 2 new bandit models for visual variety.

Fixed Source implant kit allies spawning in inaccessible locations (in Arena).

Fixed allied enemies spawned by the Incubator in the Arena living indefinitely.

 

Update v20250507:

Arena is no longer endless – it now ends after the 30th trial. We already work on separate endless mode and soon will release!

Added all three bosses to the Arena mode.

Renamed the progress reset button again (previously labeled "New Game").

Improved enemy targeting logic when player allies are present (enemies won’t ignore you now).

Fixed infinite ally stacking from the Source implant in Arena.

Slightly polished some HUD animations.

Fixed button display issues when selecting keybindings in non-English languages.

 

Update v20250506:

Major Changes:

Controller Layout Selection – Added the option to choose between two preset control schemes (currently, only the dodge button is remapped). Full customization will come in future updates.

Toggle Subtitles On/Off – Players can now enable/disable subtitles for the announcer, AI assistant, and story cutscenes.

Character Names in Subtitles – Story cutscenes now display character names. Spoiler: You might not have noticed, but one of them is Volkov. This is no coincidence...

 

 

Improvements:

Minor UI/UX fixes across several screens.

Updated status effect displays in the Database and weapon stats.

Changed the text on the "New Game" button and its warning message to be clearer, preventing accidental progress loss. (More substantial changes are planned for the future.)

Enemy drones now self-destruct when the trial ends.

 

 

Bug Fixes:

Fixed an enemy reaction bug where they would counterattack immediately after a parry if the player dodged.

Fixed the "Piercing" weapon mod, which could damage allies.

Adjusted Cutter's behavior at long range.

The "Bomb" status now only damages the affected target and their allies.

The Loader Robot no longer attempts to pull in targets it shouldn't.

Added a healing aura for the Chemist from the "Source" legs.

Fixed the Drone Factory's ragdoll (now correctly shows an explosion).

Added a warning circle when the Chemist is about to explode after a canister hit.

Fixed an issue where Sovereign's head wouldn’t damage agents.

Adjusted subtitle timing in the 4th cutscene.

 

Update v20250503:

Fixed a bug preventing video settings from applying on Mac

Enemies no longer get stuck behind fences or on spawn points (in most cases).

The Host’s presence has been rebalanced – now a bit less intrusive.

Added a 5-second delay before the "New Game" button activates – reducing accidental clicks.

 

Update v20250501:

Major Changes

Added end credits

Fixed video cutscenes for difficulty levels 6 and 7

Corrected soundtracks for video cutscenes

Bug Fixes

Fixed Linked Armor augmentation

Fixed Iron Fist and Ki Explosion not penetrating Lancer’s shield

Fixed music disappearing when exiting the arena

Fixed Sovereign features being incorrectly disabled with the Brawler mutation (which disables ranged weapons)

Fixed Defective Implants mutation affecting couriers

Fixed issues with ranged weapon mods and upgrades for the Gunslinger’s right-hand revolver

Fixed sidearm selection screen for the Gunslinger’s right-hand revolver

Small Improvements

Adjusted hit reactions when breaking enemy blocks to better differentiate them from regular hit reactions

Tweaked hit stops for Gromila’s attacks and the two-handed sword’s combo finisher

Enhanced effects for piercing attacks and fixed minor related bugs

Replaced Asteroid’s charge dash effects (yellow highlight) with red

Improved sound mastering