Cinderia news & patch notes

Optimization

· Optimized game memory usage, reducing the runtime memory required by the game.

· Fixed an issue where some VFX were not recycled after being created, causing the game to become increasingly laggy over time.

New Content

· Reworked some sound effects for Rue and Uma.

· Added 10 new maps to Chapter 2.

Isdara

Core Changes

· Dash attacks can now pass through all enemies.

· Frost has been reworked into Guard. You now have a base of 3 Guard instead of a 30/30 bar.

· Blocking enemy attacks consumes 1 Guard.

· Guard starts recovering 1.7s after you stop consuming it, restoring 1 Guard every 1.25s.

· Shield Block base cooldown: 1.2s -> 0.7s.

· Triggering a Perfect Parry with Shield Block now clears enemy projectiles in an area in front of you.

· Triggering a Perfect Parry with Shield Block now grants 0.5s of invincibility.

· Shield Block Perfect Parry window: 0.32s -> 0.4s.

· Shield Block can no longer be used when you have no Guard.

· All abilities and skills that consume or restore Frost now consume or restore Guard instead and will not be listed separately.

Ability Changes

· Whirling Gun Dance: damage 120 -> 150, cooldown 16s -> 13s. The Whirlwind Slash from the Form Shift upgrade now deals 135 -> 175 damage.

· Pierce Through+: light Thrust damage per hit 30 -> 40.

· Shield Dash: removed the restriction that prevented it from passing through enemies.

· Frost Spear Sweep: damage 42 -> 50. Temporary Guard cap duration 5s -> 3s.

· New ability, Focused Force: Dash attack damage is increased to 50 and inflicts powerful knockback, but Dash attacks can no longer pass through enemies.

· Cold Wind Raid reworked: every 4.5s, your next Dash becomes a longer-range Thrust, dealing 60 damage to all enemies.

· New ability, Frostshield Oath: after 3 consecutive Perfect Parries, gain a bonus state for 12s: +40% Attack Power, +20% Attack Speed, and +30% Magic Card Cooldown recovery rate.

· New ability, Emergency Dash: when your Dash bar is empty, you can consume 1 Guard to Dash once. Dash attack damage +5%.

· New ability, Spear Lunge: your Thrust damage increases with distance from the enemy, up to 120 damage. The combo-finisher Thrust now lunges much farther forward.

· New ability, Defensive Mastery: for each enemy type you Perfect Parry, gain +8% Perfect Parry Crit Chance.

· All-Out Charge: temporarily removed.

· Relentless Guard: temporarily removed.

· Ghost Step: temporarily removed.

· Ice Pillars can now take 2 -> 5 hits. Shield Bash now shatters Ice Pillars immediately.

· Ability rework, Ice Spike -> Ice Upthrust: creates an Ice Pillar at the start point of your Dash, launching nearby enemies and dealing 30 damage. Cooldown: 4.5s.

· Crystal Grave reworked: creates an Ice Pillar on kill. Can trigger at most once every 4.5s.

· Ability rework, Frost Pounce -> Ice Chisel: replaces the Shield Bash in your combo with a ground-stabbing attack, dealing 25 damage and creating an Ice Pillar. Consumes 1 Guard.

· New ability, Judgment: your Thrust can execute enemies below 10% Health, or bosses below 4% Health. Each point of Guard increases the execute threshold by 3.5%, or 1% against bosses.

· Ability rework, Skyfall -> Airdrop: when you restore Guard, there is a 62% chance to summon an Ice Dragon, throwing a spear at a random position near you, dealing 45 damage and creating an Ice Pillar.

· Crystal Bloom reworked: when an Ice Pillar explodes, its damage area is larger and its Crit Chance is increased by 35%. Also fixed an issue where this skill previously had no actual effect.

· Frost Aftermath reworked: when an Ice Pillar explodes, it no longer explodes in one direction and instead releases 2 Frost Novas.

· Frost Realm: Ice Pillars now create a large Frost Path.

· Ice Crystal Ritual: damage bonus per Ice Pillar 15% -> 8%, damage reduction 8% -> 4%.

· New ability, Deepfreeze: after 1.8s, Ice Pillars freeze into Deep-Frozen Ice Pillars, increasing their shatter damage by 90%.

· Tag: Frost Path: enemies moving on it are slowed by 15% -> 35%.

· Permafrost: Chinese name shortened. Duration 4s -> 3s.

· Ice Dragonfall: Frost Path duration 3s -> 7.5s.

· New ability, Frost Trap: enemies who step on Frost Path immediately take 60 damage and receive Armor Break for 2s.

· Binding of Winter reworked: enemies that stand on Frost Path continuously for more than 3s take 40 damage and become Frozen for 1s.

· New ability, Cold Snap: Frost Path slow amount and damage +80%, but duration -40%.

· Ability rework, Icy Calm -> Composure: while you stand on Frost Path, reduce all Magic Card cooldowns by 0.5s per second.

· New ability, Ice Glide: using a Dash attack on Frost Path deals 30 extra damage.

· Ability rework, Frost Trail -> Froststep: shortly after Dashing, leave a Frost Path behind you for 1.5s. Cooldown: 4.5s.

· Bitter Ground: temporarily removed.

· Tag: Frozen: extra Crit Chance when Frozen enemies take damage 4% -> 8%.

· Frost Protection reworked: Freeze yourself for up to 3.5s. During this time, you are immune to damage. When the duration ends or you cast the skill again, release a Frost Nova that deals 75 damage. Cooldown: 11s.

· Dragon Breath: greatly increased cast speed. Damage 15 -> 18. Frozen chance 11% -> 14%.

· New ability, Frigid Rebound: when you Perfect Parry, all enemies hit become Frozen for 1.5s.

· New ability, Winter Assault: every 7.5s, your next Dash attack Freezes all nearby enemies for 2s when it hits an enemy.

· Ability rework, Fracture -> Exposed Weakness: Frozen enemies have +14% additional Crit Chance taken, and Thrusts against them always crit.

· Ability rework, Icecarver -> Shatter: when Frozen ends, deal 70 damage to enemies in a small area nearby.

· Ability rework, Shatter Ice -> Icebreaker: hitting a Frozen enemy with Shield Bash deals 60 area damage and ends Frozen early.

· Spear Shadow reworked: now throws 7m toward the nearest enemy, hitting all enemies along its path.

· New ability, Weapon Recovery: after a thrown weapon lands, it can be picked up within 6s. Picking it up reduces all your passive skill cooldowns by 2s.

· Piercing Finisher: greatly increased attack animation speed.

· New ability, Mighty Throw: when throwing a weapon, knock back the first enemy hit. If that enemy hits a wall, deal 75 extra damage and briefly Stun them.

· Ability rework, Throwing Mastery -> Throwing Focus: each lost point of Guard increases thrown weapon damage by 16%.

· Ice Spear Impact has been renamed Ice Spear Shatter.

· New ability, Ice Spear Impact: when a thrown weapon finishes flying, it releases a small Frost Nova.

· New ability, Ranged Mastery: thrown weapon damage increases with its flight distance, up to +70%.

· Poised for Action: temporarily removed.

· Ability rework, Shield Slam -> Frostshield Slam: after the Shield Bash in your combo, if 1 Guard is consumed, slam the ground with your shield to deal 36 Shield Bash damage and release a Frost Nova.

· Ability rework, Frostburst -> Shield Shatter: each time you consume 1 Guard, release a Frost Nova.

· Ability rework, Razor Ring -> Keen Nova: Frost Nova damage always crits, but no longer slows enemies. Crit Damage -40%.

· Cold Expansion reworked: Frost Nova area +24%, and its slow effect lasts an additional 0.7s.

· New ability, Frigid Resonance: for 8s, each time an enemy is hit by Frost Nova, they take 15 extra damage.

· Flash-Freeze Ring reworked: Frost Nova has a 35% chance to inflict Frozen for 2s.

· Frost Refund: temporarily removed.

· Wall Ripple: temporarily removed.

· Bone Chill has been renamed Frost Rupture. Damage 75 -> 85.

· New ability, Bone Chill: the lower a Frostbitten enemy's Health, the higher the Frostbite trigger frequency, up to +75%.

· Deepening Frost: Frostbite can stack 3 additional times. Extra damage per stack 25% -> 40%.

· Frost Erosion: when enemies thaw from Frozen, apply Frostbite for 4s -> 6s.

· Glacial Cut reworked: when your Sweep deals damage, it adds 5 Frost damage and has an 18% chance to apply Frostbite for 5s.

· Shatter Echo reworked: when you Perfect Parry at full Guard, it now creates an ice-shattering explosion that deals 150 damage and applies Frostbite for 4s.

· Ability rework, Drop Bash -> Heavy Slam: Shield Block damage is increased to 60 and launches enemies, but its cooldown is increased by 1s.

· New ability, Frost Front: when you damage launched enemies, deal 28 extra Frost damage.

· Skycleaving Gale status upgrade: the status effect applied by its damage changed from 5s Cripple to 5s Armor Break.

· Giant Shield Impact reworked: while shielding, consume 1 Guard to perform a powerful dash with longer dash distance, dealing 70 damage and launching all enemies.

· New ability, Overwhelming Presence: each enemy you launch reduces your damage taken by 14% for the next 3s, stacking up to 3 times.

· Breakthrough Rush: now launches all enemies it hits.

· Ability rework, Winter Claw -> Winter's Breath: Ice Dragon damage applies Frostbite for 6s.

· New ability, Feeding Time: for 16s after killing an enemy, Ice Dragon damage +9%. Killing airborne enemies doubles the effect.

· New ability, Rally: for 5s after Ice Dragon appears, your Sweep, Thrust, and Shield Bash gain +24% Attack Power.

· New ability, Icefall Banner: when you summon Dragon Banner, summon Ice Dragon to bombard random positions within its area, each hit dealing 40 damage.

· Dragon's Dread: additional Crit Chance from Ice Dragon damage 15% -> 20%.

· Dragon Teeth Tear reworked: Ice Dragon damage +10%, and it Cripples enemies for 4s.

· Dragon Blood Curse: when you take damage, enemies in a small area nearby suffer Frostbite for 5s -> 6.5s.

· Dragon Soul's Gift: temporarily removed.

System Adjustments

· When a Legendary item drops, it is now more likely to be a Legendary item you have not collected yet.

· Made some adjustments to the Chapter 4 Twin Bosses.

· Adjusted the phase-two Witch. She can now be launched.

Bug Fixes

· Fixed an issue that could prevent the Scavenger from spawning as intended.

· Fixed an issue where Rue could lose the full-screen VFX after triggering Concealment and entering the next stage.

· Fixed an issue where Rue's Afterimage could not trigger Echoes of Death.

· Fixed an issue where Rue's Blade Dance would put Venom-Tipped on cooldown and fail to trigger the poison effect.

· Fixed an issue where Rue's Flash did not benefit from Oak Cane.

· Fixed an issue where Rue's Flash and Whetstone could stack Attack Power infinitely.

· Fixed an issue where Uma's Fruit Basket stacks could be cleared by SL.

· Fixed an issue where the damage upgrade for Uma's Brutal Bear Crash did not take effect.

· Fixed an issue where the earthquake cast by Uma's Earthsplitter could sometimes fail to grant the player Shield.

· Fixed an issue where, when Uma had Returning Breath, the Energy Orb from Split Bud would no longer return to her to grant Summon Gauge after landing.

· Fixed an issue where Soul Partner would not work properly when randomly selected in the Mushroom event.

· Fixed an issue where the Cowardice curse had no effect.

· Fixed an issue where Exhaustion/Rally could persist indefinitely.

· Fixed an issue where the Gardener Boss cutscene could not be skipped.

· Fixed an issue where charges could remain after losing Magic Pillow.

· Fixed an issue where Holy Light Torch would break Stealth.

· Fixed an issue where Rose of Thorns only counted Armor granted by Spirit when calculating Armor-based damage increases.

• New Content

  • Added 175 Steam Achievements.

  • Added 10 new Chapter 1 combat arenas.

  • Added idle animations for the main character.

• Reworks

  • Reworked the Twin Boss encounter.

  • Reworked the Gold Miner minigame, including its layout and rewards.

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Rue's Smoke Bomb lost its sound effects after being upgraded.

  • Fixed an issue where the actual hit count of Rue's Deadly Rapid Stab did not match the description after selecting the extra hit upgrade.

  • Fixed an issue where Rivet's Flamethrower damage did not match the description after taking the damage increase upgrade.

  • Fixed an issue where Rivet's shotgun could generate extra drops when destroying Spider Nests.

  • Fixed an issue that could cause Rivet's dodge to have no cooldown.

  • Fixed an issue where Isdara's Piercing Finale was affected by certain thrust-related passive bonuses.

  • Fixed an issue where Isdara's Frozen Aftermath would not trigger when perfectly parrying projectile bullets.

  • Uma's Wild Pounce now grants invincibility while airborne.

  • Fixed an issue where Uma's Wolf Claw could not destroy incoming projectiles.

  • Fixed an issue where the attack buff duration displayed for Uma's Leader's Roar did not match the description.

  • Fixed an issue where Uma's Skybear would deal no damage on its first attack when Super Wind Fury was active.

  • Fixed an issue where quickly casting Uma's Nature's Breath twice would cause the second cast to fail to grant summon value.

  • Fixed an issue where Uma's Stepwind could be triggered by traps.

  • Fixed an issue where transforming the Gardener boss into a sheep during a phase transition with a Fairy Wand could freeze the stage.

  • Fixed an issue where killing the Goat Chieftain boss during a phase transition could freeze the stage.

  • Fixed an issue where certain Chapter 1 rooms could not be entered in some situations.

  • Fixed an issue where Red Dancing Shoes would continue counting during boss cinematics.

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the game to freeze while upgrading equipment under certain conditions.

New Content

A brand-new Boss has been added to Chapter 2

Director of the Royal Botanical Garden and Grand Alchemist — Sir Sevrin

Through alchemy, she cultivates dangerous thorns and flowers.

Any intruder daring to step into the Royal Botanical Garden will be mercilessly “pruned” by Sevrin and her massive gardening shears.

Optimization

Optimized VRAM usage.

Slightly increased the recovery time of certain attacks used by the Chapter 4 Twin Bosses, and fixed several known issues. We are planning another targeted adjustment in the next update.

Added a forge to the shop in Chapter 5.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where, under extreme circumstances, selecting all passive skills of one character could incorrectly cause passive skills from other characters to appear. A generic passive will now be offered instead.

Fixed an issue that could cause the player to become invincible.

Fixed an issue where items could fall outside the map and become impossible to pick up.

Fixed several issues related to the “Anxiety” curse.

Updated the description of “Pure Holy Shield” so that it now matches its actual effect.

Fixed an issue where the actual effect of the Legendary item “Ugly Duckling’s Feather” did not match its description.

Fixed an issue where the counter for the Legendary item “Shattered Star Compass” could not be saved.

Fixed an issue where “Omen Crow” could reset its stacks to zero under certain circumstances.

Rivet’s “Fire Support” will now correctly display its cooldown.

Fixed an issue where Rivet’s “Electric Surge” would not reduce cooldowns from chain lightning or thunder effects generated by certain turrets.

Fixed an issue where Rivet’s “Fire Support” and “Scatter Modification” could still activate even if the magic card was interrupted by a dash.

Fixed an incorrect damage upgrade description for Rivet’s “Flamethrower Device”.

Fixed an issue where the return cooldown upgrade for Isdara’s “Frozen Counter” would not function correctly under certain circumstances.

Fixed an incompatibility issue between Uma’s “Split Sprout”, “Precision Shot”, and “Self-Sustaining Breath”.

• Fixed an issue where resource icons would incorrectly disappear.

• Fixed an issue where the Legendary Lost Glass Slippers could incorrectly trigger multiple times.

• Improved frame rate stability, reducing stuttering caused by irregular frame rates.

• Fixed an issue where SL could cause the BOSS model not to appear.

• Fixed some errors in multiple languages.

• Fixed an issue where The Lead Dancers of the Eternal Night Ball could instantly kill the player while charmed.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s Streamline would stop working after SL.

• Fixed an issue where Rivet’s Rapid Fist+ and Final Jet+ existing simultaneously would cause Sweeping Strike to turn into Rapid Fist, making Final Jet melee detection fail.

• Fixed an issue where Rivet’s Forge Hammer would stop working after SL.

• Fixed an issue where Isdara’s Shock Impact could trigger infinitely.

• Fixed an issue where some enemies would run too far when affected by both Fear and Stun.

• Fixed an issue where Skeleton Mages would incorrectly fire straight missiles.

• Fixed an issue where the Holy Torch item’s trigger frequency was abnormal.

Optimization

• Upgraded magic cards now display the next 2-level upgrade options in advance.

• Added a new frame rate cap setting.

• Optimized trap visual effects.

• Optimized the The Bone Devourer boss scene and effects.

Uma

• Added dash sound effect.

• Slightly reduced melee attack wind-up and recovery speed.

• Slightly increased slide distance.

• A1/A2 Attack: 12 → 20.

• A3 Attack: 30 → 60.

• Heavy Strike now interrupts enemy Super Armor attacks.

• Slightly increased animal companions’ control range.

• Increased initial movement speed for all animal companions, with a significant boost for bears.

• Melee summon value: 3 → 10.

• Nature’s Breath summon value: 10 → 30.

• Base summon count: 2 → 1.

• Excess summon value is now preserved.

• Base summon ratios for Wolf/Hedgehog/Owl: 65/25/10% → 50/35/15%.

• Base duration for summoned animals: 10s → 7s.

• Base attack for Wolf: 20 → 16.

• Base attack for Hedgehog: 16 → 12.

• Base attack for Owl: 35 → 25.

• Summons now correctly inherit Uma’s critical rate.

Skill Adjustments

• Guidance: Slightly reduced displacement, faster wind-up, and reworked effects.

• Tilling: Damage 40 → 25, significantly faster animation.

• Quake Strike: Damage 50 → 85, reworked animation.

• Spiky Barrage: Slightly faster animation, fixed attack count issue (each Hedgehog now correctly attacks 3 → 6 times). Summon value cost: 10 → 25.

• Heavy Slam: Damage 70 → 105, slightly longer animation.

• Streamline: Damage 30 → 20.

• Beast Awakening reworked: If a wolf is nearby, your 2-hit horizontal sweep is replaced with 3-hit claw attack, 16 damage per hit.

• Precision Shot reworked: Nature’s Breath now fires straight; first hit deals 45 extra damage then explodes.

• Sprout Parasite reworked: Energy shot parasitizes enemy for 2.5s; if enemy dies, fires 3 energy shots around.

• Nature Agility → Wind Spirit Possession: Hitting yourself with energy shots grants 40% dodge for 4s and 1 stack of Wind Fury.

Passive and Talent Adjustments

• Battle Sense: Wolf summon chance 9% → 12%.

• Pack Call: Extra wolf summon chance 32% → 36%.

• Fang Bite reworked: Wolf attacks have 21% chance to deal 40 damage and briefly stun. All wolf moves now apply stun.

• Hunting Crown new: Wolves participating in a kill have 25% chance to become Wolf King, gaining 90% attack and attack speed for 8s.

• Bloodthirst reworked: Each wounded enemy nearby increases all wolves’ attack speed by 24%.

• Wolf Spirit reworked: Each wolf hit grants 8% melee attack for 2.5s, up to 8 stacks.

• Pack Rush: Wolves now have 14% → 20% chance to leave combat upgrades.

• Feral Claws reworked: Your claw and wolf damage causes armor break on crit; gain 8% extra crit.

Hedgehog Talents

• Thorn Pact: 75% → 66%.

• Tiny Spiny Ball: 6 → 4.

• Spine Convergence new: Hedgehog attacks replaced with giant spikes dealing 54 damage; guaranteed crit on Hunting Mark targets.

• Spine Spray new: Deals 12 damage to surrounding enemies.

• Stress Fur reworked: On Heavy Strike, all hedgehogs release 4 spine sprays.

• Chain Prick: Hedgehog attacks or sprays apply 3.5% Thorn Vulnerability, up to 50 stacks.

• Needle Defense: When you or your bear are hit, releases 4 needle sprays around.

• Acupuncture new: Being hit by Hedgehog needles reduces all magic card cooldowns by 0.15s.

• Hallucinatory Needles new: Hedgehog needles have 9% chance to confuse enemies.

Wind Talents

• Wind Burial summon chance: 40% → 50%.

• Rogue’s Nest reworked: 30% chance to summon Owl instead of Wolf/Hedgehog; Owl gains +5s duration.

• Response summon cooldown: 4s → 7s.

• Whirl reworked: Owl gains +16% crit; crits knock enemies back.

• Chaotic Branches reworked: +15% wind damage; 40% chance to cripple enemies.

• Wind Resonance reworked: Owl gains +200% attack speed for 2s on spawn; all Owls refresh bonus on Wind Fury gain.

• Storm Takeoff new: Owl spawn/despawn triggers a tornado dealing 45 damage and knocking back enemies.

Wind Tags and Cards

• Wind Fury reworked: Next melee attack adds an extra hit.

• Super Wind Fury new: Next magic card use adds an extra skill cast.

• Entangled Wind: Sweep triggers Wind Fury 22% → 35%.

• Tread Wind cooldown: 8 → 3.5s.

• Gale Card reworked: Using a card grants Wind Fury (2.5s cooldown).

• Storm Echo new: 22% chance to convert Wind Fury into Super Wind Fury.

• Wind Shield new: Grants 8 shield points and +50% movement speed for 1.5s on Wind Fury.

Confusion Status

• Enemies automatically attack nearest target, slightly increased attack and movement speed, +500% extra attack.

• Petal Strike reworked: CD 11 → 8s, damage 150 → 85, 40% chance to apply Confusion.

• Dream Blossom reworked: 1.2s delay, deals 80 damage in area and applies Confusion. CD 7s.

• Mist Frenzy reworked: Melee hits have 7% chance to apply 2.5s Confusion.

• Dust Petal: Every 7s, next slide applies 2.5s Confusion.

• Confusion Rampage new: Confused enemies gain +80% attack speed.

• Lost Soul new: Ending Confusion deals 40 AoE damage and briefly stuns surrounding enemies.

Magic Card Changes

• Quake Strike → Earthquake, fully reworked all upgrades.

• Earth Rupture reworked: Draws a fissure dealing 40 damage, 2s later triggers quake wave dealing 250 damage. CD 18s.

• Shield upgrade removed

Rue

• Fixed an issue where Rue’s Bloodletting Strike did not apply to bosses in certain situations.

• Fixed an issue where Shadow Thrower sometimes did not apply.

• Fixed Shadow Lock cooldown not displaying.

Rivet

• Precision Loading bullets now persist through consecutive barrages.

• Fixed an issue where Forging did not continue increasing time and attack speed.

• Fixed an issue where Fire Support had no actual cooldown.

• Fixed an issue where Overload did not grant stun effect to Thunder Strike.

• Fixed an issue where Close-range Jet damage did not match its description.

• Fixed an issue where Cannon Turret targeted enemies outside its attack range.

• Fixed an issue where Fire Burst sometimes did not apply.

• Fixed missing buff icon for Charge.

• Fixed disappearing Charge SL stacks.

• Fixed disappearing Trap Array SL stacks.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Bloodied Scythe did not trigger.

• Fixed an issue where Echo Conch effects appeared on dimmed Soul Pendants.

• Fixed an issue where free shop refresh failed when Outgoing Blessing was active after SL.

• Fixed an issue where cookies spawned by Gingerbread Man upon death would disappear.

• Fixed an issue where triggering a curse while absorbing embers with Soul Butterfly Lantern caused the 3-choice ember interface to display incorrectly.

• Fixed an issue where Little Piggy Bank’s legendary passive did not trigger if disassembled before pickup when upgraded from Epic to Legendary.

• Fixed an issue where Crystal Crown did not lose stacks when taking environmental damage.

• Fixed an issue where Crystal Crown continued stacking outside of combat.

• Fixed an issue where the Witch in Phase 1 being killed at low HP did not have Phase 2 start at full HP.

• Fixed an issue where the Witch would still attack the player when defeated during Phase 1 lightning summon.

Optimization

Fixed an issue where the game would become increasingly laggy as you progressed through more rooms.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue that could cause the player to become permanently invincible. Fixed an issue where Uma’s Natural Agility upgrade would sometimes not take effect. Fixed an issue where Uma’s Giant Claw Companion would sometimes not take effect. Fixed an issue where curses obtained from the Gingerbread House event would not affect Glass Slippers. Fixed an issue where the speed bonus from Bloodstained Spindle would sometimes not work. Fixed an issue where Primal Flame could not be unlocked by defeating the Ash Witch.

Rue

Full charge time of Blink reduced from 0.5s → 0.3s. Blink charge speed is now affected by Rue’s attack speed. Charging Blink no longer interrupts combos (you can now cast Chain Throw during it).

Rivet

Rivet now automatically reloads if she hasn’t performed a ranged attack for 3 seconds. Added a visual effect where burning intensity changes based on damage stacks. Burn damage scaling per second increased from 12.5% → 16%.

Reworked ability: Arson → Molotov At the end of a combo, throws a Molotov that deals 40 damage and ignites enemies for 2 seconds. Also improved Molotov handling/feel.

Reworked ability: Fire Delight Gain 28% attack speed when near burning enemies or standing in fire. Now has simple visual effects.

Reworked ability: Flame Residue All burn damage you deal is increased by 20%. Burn effects linger on enemies for an additional 2.5 seconds.

Reworked ability: Flame Spread Hitting a burning enemy has a 33% chance to deal 15 AoE damage and ignite nearby enemies for 1.25 seconds.

Fuel now continues to apply slow even after being ignited. Oil Leak duration increased from 3s → 4.5s. Last Stand damage reduction reduced from 30% → 21%.

Reworked ability: Ground Fire → Oil Spill Grenades leave a pool of fuel for 3 seconds.

New ability: Living Bomb Burning enemies explode on death after a short delay, dealing 95 damage to nearby enemies.

Fixed an issue where Burn Amplification damage scaling was incorrect. Reworked Burn Amplification: burn damage scaling increased to 400% of previous value.

New ability: Shaken Burning enemies have a chance to become Feared for 1 second.

High-Pressure Explosive: leaves fire for 2s → now ignites enemies for 3s. Flamethrower: base burn duration increased by 2 seconds.

New ability: Slippery When hit, if standing in unignited fuel, you have a 40% chance to dodge.

Reworked affix: Forging Hitting turrets with skills upgrades them, granting +40% attack speed and +2.5s duration.

Turret Specialist damage reduced from 40% → 32%.

New ability: Fire Surge Forging grants +125% turret attack speed, decaying over 3 seconds.

New ability: Repeated Tempering Forging stacks up to 3 times.

Fixed incorrect turret upgrade naming (Form Change → Remote Deployment). Cannon turret forge limit reduced from 3 → 2.

Reworked Storm Hammer Every 6 seconds, your next shot throws a smithing hammer.

Thrown hammer damage increased from 30 → 50, Lightning effect now hits all targets instead of just the first.

New ability: Short Circuit If Chain Lightning hits only one enemy, it triggers an additional lightning strike.

New ability: Electric Pulse Detecting Chain Lightning or lightning strikes nearby reduces all spell cooldowns by 0.2s.

Reworked Overload Chain Lightning and lightning strikes gain +10 base damage and 16% chance to briefly stun enemies. Burning enemies are always stunned.

Reworked Thunder Rend Lightning strike crit chance +30%, crits apply 4s armor break.

Removed Thunderstorm Strike.

Lightning Rod cooldown reduced from 5s → 3s.

New ability: Charge Each enemy killed by lightning adds +2 damage, up to 60.

Reworked Arc Discharge Enemies hit by lightning have a 40% chance to enter discharge state, firing 3 Chain Lightnings over 3.6 seconds.

Thunder Hammer base damage reduced from 105 → 75, Lightning trigger chance increased from 30% → 50%, Lingering trigger window extended by 1 second.

New ability: Fire Support Using a spell loads 1 grenade (3s cooldown).

Reworked Barrage Every 4th reload only loads 3 grenades.

New ability: Final Shot Last ammo in the magazine deals +150% damage.

Removed old grenade enhancement ability.

New ability: Explosive Impact Grenade damage +20%, center damage +40%.

New ability: Annihilation Grenade AoE +25%, executes enemies below 20% HP (Boss: 9%).

New tag: Scatter Shot Consumes all ammo to fire 4 piercing pellets (24 damage each). Each ammo consumed adds 1 extra pellet.

New tag: Heavy Scatter Shot Same as above, but 32 damage per pellet.

Reworked Close Range Burst After rolling, next shot becomes Scatter Shot (4.5s cooldown).

New ability: Scatter Mod Next shot after casting a spell becomes Scatter Shot.

New ability: Execution Burst After completing a melee combo, next shot becomes Scatter Shot.

Reworked ability: Rapid Fire → Swiss Cheese Each consecutive hit on the same enemy adds +3 damage (max 5 stacks).

New ability: Iron Shot Rain Scatter Shot AoE +25%, +14% crit chance.

0.6.7 Preview

Uma will receive a rework and upgrade pass on the same level as Rue and Rivet. Minor rework for the Chapter 4 Twin Boss.

Fixed an issue that could prevent players from completing the game normally.

Fixed an issue where Skybear’s damage boost upgrade and Aftershock upgrade did not take effect.

Fixed an issue where Rivet’s Roll Suppression would fail to work properly if dashing while reloading.

Fixed an issue where Skybear’s Quake did not benefit from Uma’s other Quake talent bonuses.

Optimized the visual and gameplay effects of Skybear triggering Carrot Snowman.

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• Optimized the save/load system to address certain rare save-loss issues.

• Fixed an issue where The Bone Devourer’s sound effects did not respond to the SFX volume settings.

• Fixed an issue where Rue could sometimes interrupt a Finishing Move during dash, causing it to enter cooldown.

• Fixed an issue where Rue’s Blade Fan would sometimes dash in place without displacement after using the skill when the Blink talent was selected.

• Fixed an issue where the second and third hits of Rue’s Fury Slash occasionally dealt no damage.

• Fixed an issue where Rue’s Shadow Strike was not affected by ability restrictions in Advanced Difficulty.

• Fixed an issue where Rue’s Blood Throat did not trigger Death Echo when executing enemies.

• Fixed an issue causing Rivet’s magazine count to display incorrectly.

• Fixed an issue where Rivet’s Roll Suppression could enter cooldown when dashing with a full magazine.

• Fixed an issue where Isdara’s Frost Dragon Breath would miss the second damage instance if cast rapidly in the same direction.

• Fixed an issue where Isdara’s Flying Spear Phantom did not display cooldown.

• Fixed an issue preventing Uma’s Assault Command from entering cooldown.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s bear would incorrectly trigger the poison screen effect when stepping on venom.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s Refinement could not trigger Flying Stomp.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s Savage Bear Charge cooldown icon displayed incorrectly when choosing additional charges and the bear died mid-charge.

• Fixed an issue where Earthquake Slam would enter cooldown if interrupted by a dash.

• Fixed an issue where upgrading Uma’s Soul Companion with Broken Star Disk would summon multiple Soul Companions.

• Fixed an issue where dragging equipment to upgrade trinket slots could cause the trinket to become unclickable.

• Fixed an issue allowing repeated resurrection with Hell Pumpkin Lantern.

• Fixed an issue where the Iron Kite could still get stuck outside doors.

• Fixed an issue allowing Demonic Pact to trigger without consuming charges or applying negative effects.

• Fixed an issue where obtaining an item from dialogue with the Homestead or Scavenger, dismantling it, and switching characters would prevent item fragments from transferring.

• Fixed an issue where poison left by Toxic Zombies would incorrectly consume evasion from roasted rabbit legs.

• Fixed an issue where the menu could be opened erroneously at the start of a Boss cinematic.

• Fixed an issue where the skip bar for Boss cinematics would not display in controller mode.

• Fixed various text and localization errors.

【Update Notes】

• Fixed an issue where saving/loading during the fight with The Bone Devourer could corrupt save data.

• Fixed an issue where Beanstalk, when temporarily upgraded to Legendary by the Anvil, would retain its bonus armor even after reverting to Epic.

• Fixed an issue where Echo Conch, Holy Sword, and Anvil would lose their effects after entering a room.

• Fixed an issue where Wraiths in Chapter 4 would flicker abnormally.

• Fixed an issue where the passive panel would shift downward when the stats panel appeared in Heat Mode.

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• Attempted to fix an issue where performance would gradually degrade over long play sessions

• Fixed a potential severe lag issue when entering the shop

• Fixed missing music and sound effects for the Devourer

• Fixed an issue where Rue’s Chain Binding effect would not disappear after hitting enemies

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s Forest Mirage upgrade for additional summoned companions was not working

• Fixed an issue where Prisoners in Chapter 4 could become invincible if polymorphed during the white HP phase

• Fixed a freeze that could occur when entering the Devourer fight while having the Toy Cannon

• Fixed an issue where Insight Circlet’s free cast could not trigger certain skills with special requirements (e.g. Uma’s Forest Mirage)

• Fixed an issue where Wish Turtle stacks would disappear after save/load

• Fixed an issue where Isdra’s Whirling Spear Dance duration upgrade was not working

• Fixed an issue where Soulmoth Lantern would trigger the curse screen during boss death animations

• Fixed missing text for the first wish during the Genie Lamp’s second interaction

• Fixed inconsistency between displayed and actual rewards in bonus resource challenges

• Fixed an issue where swapping passives obtained from the Candy Witch under the “Some Abilities Disabled” Ascension modifier would cause them to stop working

• Fixed an issue where summoning too many animals with Uma could gradually cause performance drops

• Fixed an issue where staying near a brazier for too long would reduce FPS afterward

• Improved controller interaction on the main menu

• Fixed an issue where the Heat icon could overlap with passive icons in controller mode

• Fixed an issue where Curse info (top-right) and buffs (right of HP bar) could not be viewed in controller mode

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1. Advancement System

• Advancement System is now unlocked after defeating the Witch. Players can select modifiers to enhance their progression.

• This system is still under development. More features will be added in future updates (such as new enemy types). It is currently available in a basic form for early access.

2. New Boss

• Added a new random boss to Chapter 1 — Bone Devourer.

• A bloodthirsty creature created through the cult’s dark experiments, attacking any living being it encounters.

3. System & Mechanics Adjustments

• Bosses will no longer idle when the player enters stealth; they will now attack in random directions.

• Ability and Magic Card refreshes are now more likely to offer options not previously seen.

4. Performance Optimization

• Added a frame rate cap to prevent excessive GPU usage on high-end systems.

5. Rue Balance Changes & Reworks

Shadow Lock

• Hitting enemies with throwing knives now summons a shadow that performs an additional spinning slash, dealing 32 damage (1.75s cooldown).

New Ability: Shadow Reap

• Shadows deal +60% damage to enemies below 50% HP.

Shadow Clone

• Cooldown increased from 7s → 8s

• Fixed an issue where Shadow Guard damage numbers had no color.

• Improved the feel of Shadow Assassination.

• Fixed an issue where Shadow Combo had incorrect trigger rates when hitting multiple enemies.

Shadow Assassination

• Damage increased from 36 → 42

Shadow Explosion

• Fear chance reduced from 40% → 32%

Shadow Combo

• Trigger chance increased from 15% → 24%

• No longer triggered by throwing knives

Afterimage

• Corruption reduced from 45 → 30

Shadow Clone – Attack Speed Bonus

• Bonus attack speed reduced from 50% → 35%

New Ability: Judgment

• All Cross Slashes now always crit, but deal 30% reduced damage

Reworks

Blood Frenzy

• Dealing damage with Slash to wounded enemies grants +8% stacking attack speed for 4.5s (max 5 stacks).

Rend

• Cross Slash now applies 3 stacks of Wound.

Blood Cross

• Final combo Cross Slash is faster and deals 36×2 base damage.

Weak Point Strike

• Slash gains +3% crit chance.

• 20% chance to apply Armor Break for 6s on hit.

Dash Combo

• Dash attacks have a 38% chance to become a double-hit Cross Slash (32 damage each).

Bloody Dash+

• Dash attacks now apply 2 stacks of Wound.

Stat Adjustments

• Base energy regen: 0.85/s → 1/s

• Throwing knife cooldown: 0.7s → 0.4s

Charged Throw

• Knives: 6 → 4

Gather

• Bonus damage: 25% → 12%

Poison Blade Rain

• Energy cost: 2 → 3

Wound Duration

• 5s → 6s

Severe Wound

• Bonus duration: 5s → 4s

Open Flesh

• Damage: 80 → 65

Chain System

• Damage transfer: 40% → 75%

• Visual effects reworked

• Chains now automatically reconnect if briefly broken between linked enemies

New Ability: Curse Chain

• Deals 95 damage when the link ends

New Ability: Tight Binding

• Linked enemies take +35% damage from direct attacks

• Fixed an issue where thrown chains could hit the same target multiple times

Chain Throw

• Damage: 20 → 35

• Duration: 3s → 1.8s

Grapple Line

• Duration: 6s → 3s

Hook Bind

• Duration: 3.5s → 1.5s

Soul Transfer

• Damage transfer: 20% → 55%

Stealth System

New Ability: Knife Ambush

• Exiting stealth throws 8 knives (12 damage each).

New Ability: Patience

• Damage multiplier on stealth attack scales with stealth duration (up to ×2 at 2.5s).

Heavy Strike

• Damage: 35 → 40

Blade Bloom (Rework)

• Every 2.5s, first combo hit becomes a double Cross Slash (32 damage each).

• Heavy Strike and Blade Bloom are no longer mutually exclusive

Surprise! (Rework)

• Fear nearby enemies for 1.25s when exiting stealth

Veil

• Duration: 0.4s → 1.2s

Blink Strike (Rework)

• Final combo hit becomes a charged thrust (up to 90 damage)

• Always triggers backstab

New Ability: Purge

• Spinning Slash damage +20%, range +25%

New Ability: Lone Sin

• If Spinning Slash hits only one enemy, triggers lightning for 45 damage

6. Item Changes

Magic Teapot

• Fixed mismatch between description and actual cooldown

Void Scepter

• Increased skill haste

• Increased Black Hole damage and radius

Gluttonous Grasshopper

• Reduced attack and armor gained from eating cake

Golden Pony

• Reduced attack gained per 100 gold

Mushroom Umbrella

• Increased armor

• Increased poison stacks applied when damaged

Combustion Candle

• Magic Cards now attach a bomb to the first hit target

• Reduced detonation delay

• Increased damage

• Reduced cooldown

Bloodstained Scythe

• Reduced stacking damage from dash kills

Medusa’s Eye

• Increased Strength and Agility

• Increased crit chance

• Increased petrify duration

Rotten Apple

• Increased poison stacks

• Poison chance threshold increased from 35% → 50% HP

Carrot Snowman

• Fixed incorrect trigger count (was 4 instead of 3)

• Increased snowball damage

Gingerbread House

• Kill requirement for summoning reduced by 1

World Tree Seed

• Increased healing during boss fights

Omen Crow (Minor Rework)

• Agility +4

• First hit applies a 6s Death Mark

• Next hit detonates the mark for 44 bonus damage

7. Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where power loss during saving could corrupt save data.

• Fixed incorrect Holy Water placement in Chapter 1.

• Fixed mismatch between Steel Heart description and effect.

• Fixed an issue where dismantled items could be regained after switching characters.

• Fixed enemies summoned during boss phase transitions getting stuck.

• Fixed freeze after purifying curses in Holy Water rooms via save/load.

• Fixed Genie Lamp rewards being lost after save/load.

• Fixed Chaos Eye not triggering when only one upgrade option was available.

• Fixed incorrect audio for Carrot Snowman.

• Fixed controller issues with Wish Turtle refresh.

• Fixed missing collision in a shop before Chapter 2.

• Fixed controller freeze when discarding Loose Belt items.

• Fixed Mermaid’s Tear causing curses to reactivate incorrectly.

• Fixed shop UI tooltip overlapping item details.

• Fixed mismatch between Snake item fragment behavior and description.

• Fixed inability to swap passive positions during upgrade.

• Fixed UI errors when rapidly purifying/destroying curses.

• Fixed UI errors when rapidly selecting curse options.

• Fixed auto-dismantle not affecting manually dropped equipment.

• Fixed Rivet’s Precision Reload not applying damage bonus correctly.

• Fixed Isdara’s attack behavior when combining certain passives.

8. Localization

• Added missing translations.

Fixed some multilingual translation errors and missing translations.

Update Notes

Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed an issue where Rue’s Shadow Assault would incorrectly trigger Judgment Wheel multiple times after upgrading shadow attack range

• Fixed Rue’s Grappling Hook spinning in place when dashing at the moment of firing

• Fixed Rue’s Execution upgrade only applying damage from one stack of Wounds instead of all stacks

• Fixed an issue where Rivet’s dodge during reload would cancel Rapid Fire granted by Suppression

• Uma’s Summoning Circle now scales in size with Spirit

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s Petal Strike could hit infinitely

• Fixed an issue where dialogue bubbles could appear in combat even when no NPCs were present

• Fixed an issue where save/load could cause shop items to behave incorrectly

Controller Improvements

• Reworked interaction for viewing ability details in controller mode

• Selection now stays on the Refresh button after rerolling

• Fixed an issue allowing access to combat UI while in the Sanctuary

• Fixed inability to use rerolls granted by Lucky Clover

• Fixed auto-selecting dialogue options after switching UI tabs

• Fixed Mirror choice UI disappearing when inspecting abilities

• Fixed inability to rearrange Magic Cards after replacing one

• Fixed inability to interact with the Genie Lamp

• Fixed various interaction and UI issues in controller mode

Gameplay Fixes

• Fixed enemies transformed by Fairy Wand becoming untargetable

• Fixed inability to talk to swapped-out characters for a short time

• Fixed passive cooldown timers visually remaining in old positions after swapping

• Fixed Golden Miner minigame spawning minerals in identical positions every time

• Fixed Fairy Mode not showing click feedback properly

• Fixed Isdra’s Crater causing HP orbs to spawn mid-air when killing a boss in the air

• Fixed Soul Moth Lantern doubling stacks via save/load exploit

• Fixed dismantling the Genie Lamp not summoning the genie

• Fixed Stew incorrectly granting +12 stats instead of +4 per battle (first 3 battles)

• Fixed Iron Kite getting stuck outside doors (this time for real)

Balance Changes

• Adjusted unlock condition for Tailor’s Scissors (can now unlock if killed by traps after revival)

• Mended Heart now removes Near-Death state and restores HP after clearing a room

• Mermaid’s Tear curse requirement reduced: 7 → 5

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue where replacing a skill then rerolling would upgrade instead

• Fixed Eye of Chaos incorrectly tracking stacks after dropping and picking it up

• Fixed treasure map chests disappearing after loading

• Fixed a bug where the player could not move after defeating a boss

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• Fixed an issue where quitting the game while having Loose Belt equipped could cause save data to become unreadable.

• Further simplified the spawn conditions for some shelter NPCs.

• Fixed an issue where legendary item drop rates were lower than intended.

• Added a hold-to-skip option for boss cinematics.

• Optimized the shelter scene by removing some obstacles that could trap the player.

• Wraiths in Chapter 4 no longer enter stealth while under control effects.

• Camp trading events will no longer roll the same trade consecutively.

• Game now mutes when running in the background.

• Soul count on save files now correctly displays the total amount instead of the remaining amount.

• Fixed an issue where items could disappear after opening a chest and then saving/loading.

• Fixed several issues related to Fairy Tale Mode.

• Fixed an issue where excessive damage reduction in Fairy Tale Mode could incorrectly turn into damage increase (damage reduction is now capped at 80%).

• Fixed an issue where the Anvil could allow items to be upgraded beyond their tier.

• Fixed an issue where Whack-a-Mole displayed incorrect key prompts.

• Fixed an issue where Moonlit Branch, Heavy Shackles, and Diovega’s Pickaxe were not added to the item pool after being unlocked.

• Fixed an issue where Legendary Decoy Doll could drop directly.

• Fixed an issue where Iron Wire Kite could sometimes get stuck outside doors when entering.

• Fixed an issue where Rivet’s reduced weight effect could lower attack speed when the magazine was full.

• Fixed an issue where the permanent damage scaling of Bloodstained Purple Scythe did not apply.

• Fixed an issue where Rue’s Spinning Kick damage did not match its description.

• Fixed an issue where Rue’s Deflect had an incorrectly small effective range.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s Streamlined effect could only hit once when triggering Windfury.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s Sweet+ did not function correctly.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s seeds could trigger traps.

• Fixed an issue where Noisy Little Horn would gain a level each time it was switched after being upgraded by Blessed Anvil.

• Fixed an issue where multiple ghost wolves could be summoned via save/load.

• Fixed an issue where some enemy grab attacks would incorrectly trigger when hitting walls.

• Fixed an issue where item details could not be viewed when making choices in the Old Tree Hollow event.

• Fixed an issue where Moonlit Branch could only be unlocked during the first encounter with Uma.

• Fixed an issue where killing a boss with Blizzard Rush could cause the game to freeze.

• Fixed an issue where Rivet’s Burst Fire could fail to hit certain enemies.

• Fixed an issue where Rivet could become unresponsive during her rescue event.

• Fixed an issue where items could be incorrectly purchased at half price during alchemy trades.

• Fixed an issue where hovering over skill details at death would cause them to remain displayed.

• Fixed an issue where dropping a Piggy Bank with stored coins could cause a freeze when auto-splitting.

• Fixed an issue where a controller input bug could rarely cause unintended “select all” behavior.

• Fixed an issue where the displayed shard cost did not match the actual amount in the Tree Hollow event.

• Fixed an issue where rewards could be repeatedly farmed via save/load in the Spider Nest event.

Fixed an issue where the shard cost shown for upgrading equipment did not match the actual cost.

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• Simplified the spawn conditions for some rescueable NPCs.

• Fixed an issue where skipping certain dialogues could prevent specific NPCs from being rescued.

• Slightly reduced the number of some traps.

• Slightly reduced the health of spike obstacles.

• Added visual feedback when stepping on poison water.

• Reviving enemies in Chapter 4 no longer have death immunity after revival, and instead gain a rapidly decaying shield.

• Updated Uma’s passive upgrade UI to make upgraded passives easier to distinguish.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s Earthshatter cooldown could not be reduced correctly.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s fruit enhancement would sometimes not fully apply.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s bear could occasionally entangle Uma herself.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s Howling Hurricane triple-wind upgrade could fail to take effect.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s Nature Flow recall value upgrade incorrectly affected Breath of Nature.

• Fixed an issue where Demon Pact could deduct health twice.

• Fixed an issue where the Glass Slipper could incorrectly be inherited by summoned units.

• Fixed an issue where the Anvil could allow items to be upgraded beyond their tier.

• Fixed an issue where dying during Fan of Blades could cause the next run to freeze.

• Improved ultrawide screen support (still being adjusted).

• Reworked controller save deletion; now requires holding to confirm.

• Clarified that “Beautiful Bookmark” only grants cooldown reduction to the card placed between two Magic Cards.

• Fixed an issue where Blood Donation events could appear at very low health.

• Fixed an issue where the back button would not display correctly when switching to the UI while selecting Magic Cards or abilities.

• Fixed an issue where some Magic Cards would fail to trigger “on use” effects after being upgraded.

• Fixed an issue where chains could occasionally remain on screen incorrectly.

• Fixed an issue where the Cast Iron Gear cooldown reduction effect could fail to apply.

• Fixed an issue where pressing RT on a controller could incorrectly cast all stored Magic Cards at once.

• Fixed an issue where Thisbe’s buff stacks were not displayed correctly on the HP bar in the Twin Boss fight.

• Fixed an issue with incorrect unlock conditions for the “Stitched Heart”.

• Ashen Witch now provides a warning before casting her laser.

• Whack-a-Mole now correctly displays key bindings after remapping.

• Improved the visibility of explosive ore dropped by Goatman Miners.

• Improved some controller controls.

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• Fixed an issue where saving/loading after defeating a boss could result in a black screen in the next boss fight or prevent entering the next room.

• Fixed an issue where the old man related to the item compendium was very difficult to rescue (…may still require around 3 runs).

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s ghost wolf could disappear (also affected other pets disappearing incorrectly).

• Fixed an issue where Rivet’s fuel barrel did not generate fuel correctly.

• Fixed an issue where Rue’s Fury Combo remained on cooldown.

• Fixed an issue where Rivet’s Targeted Heavy Strike did not function.

• Fixed an issue where Rivet’s burn description did not match its effect.

• Fixed an issue with abnormal rewards in Assist Mode.

• Fixed an issue in Uma’s event where equipment could not be dismantled during dialogue when using a controller.

• Fixed an issue where the tutorial could repeat.

• Fixed an issue where rapidly clicking shelter repair would consume materials twice and allow negative values.

• Fixed an issue where repeatedly pressing return to the main menu in controller mode could cause a black screen.

• Fixed an issue where relics could still be upgraded after reaching max level in controller mode.

• Fixed incorrect item compendium display in controller mode.

• Fixed an issue where resource gain effects could remain on screen.

• Fixed an issue where stage descriptions were not displayed when leaving an event room.

• Fixed an issue where the item “Lost Glass Slipper” could not be unlocked.

• Fixed an issue where picking up equipment in the shelter would display a boss distance indicator.

• Fixed an issue where some buttons in the shelter construction interface were clickable when they should be disabled.

• Fixed an issue where Rue’s grappling claw could not hit walls in the Chapter 4 boss arena (also affected Blood Slash Wave, Geometry, etc.).

• Fixed an issue where shelter jars could randomly turn into gold jars.

• Fixed an issue where switching language could occasionally cause a crash.

• Fixed an internal test reload key that was not removed.

• Fixed an issue where Rivet’s explosive barrel produced an unintended electrical sound.

• Gold Miner minigame can now be controlled with the Space key.

• Boss distance indicator no longer appears in the shop before a boss (previously showed 0).

• Ashen Witch now clears all enemies upon entering Phase 2.

• Slightly reduced Rue’s execution sound effect.

• Improved some event presentations.

• Added missing translations.

We’ve released a hotfix update addressing the following issues:

• Fixed an issue that could cause the in-game camera to become misaligned

• Fixed an issue where Isdra’s Frostbite effect could instantly kill the Black Witch in Phase 2

• Fixed an issue that could cause the game to freeze immediately after opening the manhole at the start

• We’ve also added a new save point in the home/base area. This means that if the game freezes and you return there, you can avoid a corrupted save by exiting and reloading the game.

We’ve identified an issue that can lead to save corruption and plan to fix it within the next few days.

There are still other issues as well—we’ve received a wide range of bug reports today and will be addressing them one by one over the coming period.

Cinderia enters Early Access today

Hello everyone, Cinderia will officially launch in Early Access on March 30 at 5:00 AM PT / 8:00 AM ET.

This game has been in development for a long time. Along the way, we rebuilt and reworked it many times. We kept adjusting the combat feel, character builds, level structure, and sanctuary systems, while also fixing bugs and polishing countless details. It is still not the “final complete version” we ultimately want it to be, but it has finally reached the point where we are ready to put it in your hands.

Thank you for supporting us

First of all, thank you to everyone who has followed the game, played the demo, left feedback, shared it, recommended it, or wishlisted it. Whether you helped us find problems during the demo period or simply kept an eye on the project and supported it along the way, you are a big part of why Cinderia has made it this far.

For us, launching in Early Access does not mean “the game is finished.” It means we are finally handing it over to players and entering the next stage of its growth. So besides announcing the launch, we also wanted to talk a bit about the current state of the EA version and the direction we plan to take from here.

What state is the Early Access version in?

The current Early Access build already has a fairly complete gameplay foundation. You will be able to experience the main chapter content currently available, the playable characters, the build systems, sanctuary progression, and the core combat loop. It is already a version you can play through, complete, and use to get a clear sense of what Cinderia is trying to be.

That said, we also want to be honest: the current EA version is still quite far from the ideal version of Cinderia that we have in mind.

Right now, the core skeleton of the game is in place, but there is still a lot we want to expand in terms of story, worldbuilding, character depth, level variety, boss variety, immersion, and overall polish.

Long-term development goals for Early Access

Completing the world, story, and a real ending

While the current version can already be played through from a gameplay perspective, it does not yet have a truly complete story ending, and it is still missing a lot of narrative content tied to the world and the characters. One of our major long-term goals during EA is to gradually complete those parts, including a progression system tied to each character’s origin story, so the characters can feel more complete not only in gameplay but also in the narrative.

Expanding builds, passive combinations, and playable characters

We also want to push character builds much further. There is already some room for build variety, but we want the passive system and build combinations to become even more creative, expressive, and surprising.

Depending on testing and feedback, we may add more passive skills as development continues. If that side of the system becomes much larger, we may also add a simple option that lets players disable certain passive skills from appearing, so build direction becomes a bit more controllable.

At the same time, new playable characters are also an important part of our EA plans. They are very expensive to make in terms of workload, so the final scale of that expansion will depend on how development progresses during Early Access. However, a fifth playable character is already in active development. We want future updates to expand the game’s range of combat styles, character identities, and build possibilities even further.

More level variety, special events, and random bosses

Level content is another major focus for us during EA. We want to add more special events, more map variety, and more random bosses.

We do not want each run to feel like simply repeating the same combat loop over and over. We want the progression of a run to keep introducing new rhythms, surprises, and variations, so this will remain one of the most important directions for future updates.

Other features we want to work on

There are also some features we definitely want to make, even though they are not yet mapped out in a detailed long-term schedule. These include things like a wardrobe and cosmetic outfit system, more sanctuary customization and expansion, and a full rework of the game’s sound effects over the next few months, since we are still not fully satisfied with the current version.

About co-op

Co-op is also something we are continuing to discuss and pay attention to. However, because Cinderia is currently built primarily around a single-player experience, any co-op implementation would need to be approached carefully and fitted into the overall development schedule, so that it could be added at the right level of quality rather than rushed in too early.

For now, our priority is still to keep improving the single-player content, future updates, and the overall quality of the game. As for co-op, we will continue listening to player feedback and evaluate its priority based on how Early Access development progresses.

How we plan to approach Early Access updates

In general, our development style has always been fairly iterative. When we come up with something that feels truly worth adding and that can genuinely make the game better, we usually try to build it as soon as we can.

Because of that, we do not currently have an extremely rigid long-term EA roadmap laid out in exhaustive detail. That does not mean we lack direction. On the contrary, we have very high expectations for how complete and how good we want Cinderia to become.

At the very least, we plan to maintain a strong update pace over the next six months. And during the first month of Early Access, you should expect updates to come fairly frequently.

Short-term plans already locked in

During the first month after launch, our top priority will of course be bug fixing.

On top of that, these are the things we are already planning in the near term:

· A simple advanced difficulty system, similar in spirit to Hades’ Heat system, is planned for around two weeks after the EA launch 

· Steam Achievements are planned to be added within the month 

· The OST is currently planned to release in around one week 

· In terms of content updates, we plan to add at least one new random Chapter 1 boss before the end of the month

· And there is also a chance we may add one random Chapter 2 boss as well

Final words

So, this is our current overview of Cinderia’s Early Access launch and our long-term and short-term plans for development.

The game begins today, but it will not stop here. We will keep pushing it toward a version that is richer, more complete, and more fun.

If you decide to join us during this stage of development, thank you very much. And if you run into bugs, translation issues, or simply have suggestions, please let us know. Your feedback will directly shape the direction of future updates.

Thank you again for all your support, patience, and encouragement. See you at launch.

— MyACG Studio

The darkness spreads, but the flame has not yet faded. We are thrilled to announce that Cinderia will launch into Early Access on Steam on March 30, 2026!

Learn more about Cinderia in our official Early Access trailer:

About Cinderia

Cinderia is a dark fairy tale action roguelike.

On this wasteland where embers and shadows intertwine, a small group who can still resist corruption press forward—they can consume the remnants of dark magic without being fully consumed by it.

In this Early Access version, we are preparing the following content:

Update

• Continued performance optimizations, improving water surface and lava terrain performance.

• Optimized the performance impact of character models and shadow Spine animations.

• Opened Chapter 4 for testing on the test branch.

• Added and refined Uma’s animation set.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where multiple events failed to trigger correctly.

• Fixed an issue where certain buttons in the Soul Enhancement interface could not be clicked.

• Fixed an issue where the energy projectiles from Triple Strike did not heal the Bear.

• Fixed a freeze that could occur when Cold Light Refraction reflected Lava Lizards.

• Fixed various map-related issues.

• Fixed incorrect hover displays in the Attributes and Corruption UI.

• Fixed an issue that could cause the exit door to disappear after clearing a run.

• Fixed an issue where the Frozen state would continuously apply ice damage.

• Fixed an issue where left-click attacks did not function correctly when both Wild Howl and Bestial Awakening were active.

• Fixed an issue where players could clip through walls in the rest room after defeating the Chapter 1 Boss.

• Fixed overlapping dialogue text and name when talking to the Librarian.

• Fixed an issue where entering a new room without immediate movement would trigger Fatigue.

• Fixed an issue where Spinning Dance could not clear enemy projectiles.

• Fixed a freeze that could occur when picking up Magic Cards during Furious Slash.

• Fixed several issues related to Boss presentation and sequences.

• Fixed a freeze that could occur after winning Livette’s trial.

• Fixed an issue where Livette’s weapon direction would instantly change after revival.

• Fixed an issue where Cold Wind Rift could lose its damage.

• Fixed incorrect water surface visuals in certain scenes.

• Fixed missing casting effects for Frost Guard.

• Fixed incorrect visual presentation of Extreme Cold Throw.

• Fixed an issue where Blood Slash Wave did not properly extend its duration after hitting a wall.

• Fixed missing hit effects when projectiles passed through obstacles.

• Fixed duplicate stat descriptions in item tooltips.

• Fixed several incorrect visual effects.

• Fixed an issue where the Shadow Clone’s shadow did not disappear immediately.

• Fixed an issue where Holy Water rooms could appear without any active curse.

• Fixed incorrect upgrade visuals for the center area enhancement of Timed Bomb.

• Fixed an issue where the actual effect of Desolation did not match its description.

• Fixed an issue where certain passives and items could be triggered by attacking the Bear.

Update

• Implemented large-scale performance optimizations, resulting in a much smoother overall experience.

• Active and passive skills now share the same refresh count instead of being calculated separately.

• Optimized performance issues caused by water surfaces in Chapter 2.

• Improved frame rate stability on the main menu after launching the game.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where dragging skills could leave behind a lingering duration box.

• Fixed an issue where the Faceless Mask did not display its cooldown.

• Fixed an exploit where players could avoid damage by dashing immediately after being thrown by Whip Cultists.

• Fixed incorrect activation checks for the Stealth effect.

• Attempted to fix an issue where small slimes could appear with zero HP and block progression.

• Fixed a crash that could occur after opening Holy Water and leaving the game idle via the ESC menu.

• Fixed an issue where the Flamethrower animation did not match its actual duration.

• Fixed incorrect visual effect positioning when picking up the Belt.

• Fixed a mismatch between the indicator range and actual hitbox of axe-wielding Goatmen.

• Fixed an issue where Wild Cat’s Blessing could persist permanently.

• Fixed an issue where extra passive upgrades would not expand correctly in controller mode.

• Fixed a missing wall issue on a map in Chapter 3.

• Fixed incorrect coin flight positioning when coins were absorbed by the Piggy Bank.

• Fixed an issue where Frozen Ring’s actual effect did not match its description.

• Fixed a bug where support skills could cause permanent invincibility in certain cases.

• Fixed an issue where item slots could increase and items disappear after loading a save.

• Fixed an issue where two dash charges could be consumed at once in controller mode.

• Fixed an issue where the game could enter an incorrect scene after completing Chapter 3.

• Fixed an issue where menu options could not be navigated in controller mode.

• Fixed a mismatch between the displayed cooldown and actual cooldown in the Hunting Time upgrade UI.

• Fixed cooldown reduction not triggering for Fan of Blades.

• Fixed an issue where dashing was still possible after selecting non-dash talents for Throwing Knives.

• Fixed incorrect cooldown display in the Poison upgrade UI.

• Fixed Precision Reload not triggering a critical hit on the first shot in certain cases.

• Fixed Overload not triggering paralysis.

• Fixed Earth Shatter not triggering cooldown reduction.

• Fixed a mismatch between displayed and actual cooldown for Hurricane Howl.

• Fixed an issue where Fan of Blades combined with ricochet could fail to deal damage at long range.

• Fixed a crash that could occur when taking damage while the Magic Harp was placed in the extra item slot.

• Fixed Bone-Crushing Sweep potentially dealing multiple unintended damage instances.

• Fixed several issues that could cause abnormal sliding movement for the Black Knight.

• Fixed issues where displacement skills could cause abnormal boss phase transitions.

• Fixed an issue where repeatedly using Explosive Missiles could deal extra damage to the main target.

• Fixed missing save functionality in Holy Water rooms.

• Fixed fishing rewards where equipment fragments were incorrectly displayed as coins.

• Fixed poison and lava dealing damage to invincible units.

• Fixed Chain Lightning dealing damage to invincible units.

• Fixed cases where the Piggy Bank would not function correctly.

• Fixed the buff detail panel not closing properly after being expanded.

• Fixed Curse: Fatigue not functioning correctly.

Update

• Optimized performance issues caused by water surfaces in Chapter 2, resulting in smoother gameplay.

• Improved frame rate stability on the main menu after launching the game.

• Active and passive skills now share the same refresh count instead of being calculated separately.

Bug Fixes

• Attempted to fix an issue where small slimes could appear with zero HP and block progression.

• Fixed a crash that could occur after opening Holy Water and leaving the game idle via the ESC menu.

• Fixed an issue where the Flamethrower animation did not match its actual duration.

• Fixed incorrect visual effect positioning when picking up the Belt.

• Fixed a mismatch between the indicator range and actual hitbox of axe-wielding Goatmen.

• Fixed an issue where Wild Cat’s Blessing could persist permanently.

• Fixed an issue where extra passive upgrades would not expand correctly in controller mode.

• Fixed a missing wall issue on a map in Chapter 3.

• Fixed incorrect coin flight positioning when coins were absorbed by the Piggy Bank.

• Fixed an issue where Frozen Ring’s actual effect did not match its description.

• Fixed a bug where support skills could cause permanent invincibility in certain cases.

• Fixed an issue where item slots could increase and items disappear after loading a save.

• Fixed an issue where two dash charges could be consumed at once in controller mode.

• Fixed an issue where the game could enter an incorrect scene after completing Chapter 3.

• Fixed an issue where menu options could not be navigated in controller mode.

• Fixed a mismatch between the displayed cooldown and actual cooldown in the Hunting Time upgrade UI.

• Fixed cooldown reduction not triggering for Fan of Blades.

• Fixed an issue where dashing was still possible after selecting non-dash talents for Throwing Knives.

• Fixed incorrect cooldown display in the Poison upgrade UI.

• Fixed Precision Reload not triggering a critical hit on the first shot in certain cases.

• Fixed Overload not triggering paralysis.

• Fixed Earth Shatter not triggering cooldown reduction.

• Fixed a mismatch between displayed and actual cooldown for Hurricane Howl.

• Fixed an issue where Fan of Blades combined with ricochet could fail to deal damage at long range.

• Fixed a crash when taking damage while the Magic Harp was placed in the extra item slot.

• Fixed Bone-Crushing Sweep potentially dealing multiple unintended damage instances.

• Fixed several issues that could cause abnormal sliding movement for the Black Knight.

• Fixed issues where displacement skills could cause abnormal boss phase transitions.

• Fixed an issue where repeatedly using Explosive Missiles could deal extra damage to the main target.

• Fixed missing save functionality in Holy Water rooms.

• Fixed fishing rewards where equipment fragments were incorrectly displayed as coins.

• Fixed poison and lava dealing damage to invincible units.

• Fixed Chain Lightning dealing damage to invincible units.

• Fixed cases where the Piggy Bank would not function correctly.

• Fixed the buff detail panel not closing properly after being expanded.

• Fixed Curse: Fatigue not functioning correctly.

Update

• Optimized performance issues caused by Dark Elf smoke effects during combat, resulting in smoother gameplay.

• Improved performance during Slime encounters to reduce combat-related stuttering.

• Optimized the performance of ice ground and oil effects in combat, improving overall smoothness.

• Reworked the Chapter 3 Boss encounter.

• Added a new death animation.

• Added a new invincibility visual effect for Boss phase transitions.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where a duration indicator would remain after dragging a skill.

• Fixed an issue where the Faceless Mask did not display its cooldown.

• Fixed an issue where the player could avoid damage by dashing immediately after being thrown by Whip Cultists.

• Fixed incorrect activation conditions for the Hide effect.

• Fixed a crash that occurred when triggering dialogue above the Nun.

• Fixed an issue where the High Morale banner appeared with excessive delay.

• Fixed missing interaction prompts when swapping skill slots in controller mode.

• Fixed an issue where Uma’s summoned creatures could become stuck on certain maps.

• Fixed an issue where upgrading at roadside braziers would still play the chicken leg eating effect.

• Fixed a crash that could occur when customizing controller key bindings.

• Fixed abnormal behavior of the Shadow Chase effect.

【Update】

• Added the opening animation.

• Partial controller support has been added for some UI and mini-games.

• Added a new controller key-mapping preset, which can be customized in the control settings.

【Bug Fixes】

• Fixed an issue where choosing the healing option in the “pet the cat” event could cause the camera to behave incorrectly.

• Fixed an issue where opening chests could get stuck if the player had the Banana Peel curse.

• Fixed a freeze that could occur when switching characters.

• Fixed an issue where Lightning Cloud dealt no damage and its visual effects were misaligned.

• Fixed an issue where “Mighty Hammering” could apply multiple damage instances unintentionally.

• Fixed an incorrect description in the shooting skill tooltip.

• Fixed a freeze caused by rapidly clicking the skill you want to upgrade.

• Fixed an issue where upgrading Erosion Resistance would actually increase the Erosion gained.

• Fixed an issue where the Rescue skill was incorrectly displayed in white.

【Bug Fixes V0.4.8e】

• Fixed an issue where Livette could not be properly unlocked after being rescued.

• Fixed an issue where support characters could not be interacted with after completing an event.

• Fixed an issue where some character dialogues did not include the “Leave” option.

• Fixed an issue where the camera would jump unexpectedly after unlocking a new character option.

【Bug Fixes V0.4.8d】

• Fixed an issue where skills would disappear after being dragged.

• Fixed an issue where doors could not be opened after completing certain events.oment’s actual attack bonus did not match the tooltip description.

We’re excited to announce that the Demo for Cinderia is now officially live!

What can you experience in this demo, and what’s new?

Three (or… four?) playable adventurers

Each of the three main characters features a completely different playstyle and build possibilities. We’ve fully reworked their visual designs and gameplay systems.

There’s also a brand-new character who just ran out of the forest—full of energy and absolutely eager to meet everyone. We hope you’ll like her (including the tiny issues… or bugs… she might bring along)!

Three full chapters

The game will eventually contain five chapters in total. The demo currently includes three complete chapters. Depending on the situation, we may open Chapters 4 and 5 in the Test Branch later.

Fast, exciting combat

Fluid and satisfying combat is the core of Cinderia, and the element we’ve invested the most effort in. Compared to previous versions, almost every enemy has received major adjustments—especially the bosses.

A brand-new home base

If you played previous test builds, you’ll notice the base has been completely revamped. Now it truly feels like a frontier village refuge.

Mini-games and events

Including fishing, whack-a-mole, and more fun little encounters.

Before you jump in (important notes):

Cinderia is still in an active testing phase. This demo mainly aims to let players experience the core feel of combat.

• Some music and sound effects are still in progress.

• Meta-progression, UI, story content, and many polish/optimization tasks are still ongoing.

• Please note! Save data from this test will not carry over to the official release.

The game is planned to launch in February 2026 in Early Access, and we expect to continue updating it for about a year before releasing the full version in 2027.

We will continue adding new features, characters, skills, and improving combat feel and visuals throughout development.Future chapters and events may be opened early in the Test Branch.

If you're interested, feel free to join our Discord for updates.