Deskrawl Patch Notes and Update History
1.0 hot fix: Steam connection fix
- Online mode could not connect when the Steam client was very old; fixed
- New characters now default to Online Mode
- Connection errors show more detail
1.0: Full release
- Launched on Steam with a 30% launch discount
- Demo servers had been shut down on the evening of September 26 (PDT)
Beta: Beta opened to everyone
- Open playtest through August 28 via the Join the Playtest button on the store page
Beta: Closed beta
- Ten-day closed beta, August 19 to 28
- Keys went to Treant Boss event participants and to a lottery of Request Access sign-ups
0.1.13f: Bug fixes
- Clicking the game no longer pauses or blacks out video sites
- UI cropping on ultrawide resolutions fixed
- Backup saves moved to a safer folder
0.1.13e: Online stability
- Online characters auto-save while in town
- Fixed save loss on town revive and duplicated loot after a combat revive
0.1.13d: Revive loot fix
- Loot dropped again after reviving in combat
- Smaller data packets for online characters
0.1.13c: Online connection
- More regions can connect without a proxy
- A blinking yellow dot in the lower left means the game is waiting on the server
- Rein filter only filters minions you have already unlocked
- Locked items are no longer sold by Sell All
0.1.13b: Treasure chests and rein filter
- Treasure chests can only be opened in town
- Talent points lost to a server error are restored as unspent points
- Cart filter gained a rein option
0.1.13: Talents, Online Mode, Leaderboard, anti-cheat
- Five new Warrior talents at the level 20 row: Onslaught, Enhance Flame Strike: Damage, Enhance Valiant Strike: Mana Gain, [Undead] Slave Boost, Vicious Thorns
- Online characters introduced; existing characters became offline characters
- Leaderboard added (fastest Treant Boss clear)
- Client-side anti-cheat against memory edits, speed hacks and tampering
0.1.12a: Quality of life
- Shift + right click buys 10 of an item from the Merchant
- Demon Skulls are only spent after you beat the level
- Boss Key shortcut can be rebound in settings
0.1.12: Ancient Legendaries
- Any legendary has a small chance to drop as an Ancient Legendary with max item level and max stat rolls
- Four new legendaries, 13 new Life Skill nodes and an expensive Merchant minion
- Treant and Ogre bosses nerfed by roughly 10%
- Thorns damage now benefits from physical and conditional damage bonuses
- Potions stack to 10
0.1.11: Level cap 25 and the corrupted forest
- Demo level cap raised from 20 to 25
- Four new map nodes south of Aldenreach, three new enemies and a new boss
- Flame Strike base damage raised from 200% to 250%
0.1.10: Life Skills
- Life Skills tree added, including carriage loot filters and auto-sell on drop-off
- Auto-save made more reliable
0.1.9a: Quality of life
- HP Potion and Town Scroll can be clicked
- Resolution settings and Reset All to Default added
- The game can be dragged across monitors
0.1.9: Resizable window, cloud save, buybacks
- Game width slider and a drag handle to move the strip
- Buy back the last 8 items sold to an NPC
- Steam Cloud saves
- Auto revive with full HP and potion charges
- Boss Key moved to Alt + B
Demo: Demo released
- Warrior playable to level 20, 12 minions, 9 map nodes and a main city, per the June 8 announcement
Update questions
What is the latest Deskrawl patch?
The launch-day hot fix on September 28, 2026: it fixed online mode failing on very old Steam clients and made Online Mode the default for new characters.
Where do the developers post patch notes?
On the Steam news page for the game and in the official Discord. Every entry on this page links to the Steam post.
Is a fullscreen mode coming?
The developer replied on the Steam forum on September 28 that the game will have a full screen mode that lets you pick a preset background image or import your own. Launch players report a fullscreen option with wallpapers is already in the game.
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