Timber Rush news & patch notes

Hi everyone!

Timber Rush Update 1.1.0 is live!

Highlights:

- Added a way to reset your progress, which can be found in the settings page.

- Added a dash cooldown icon.

- Fixed an issue where dashing in the pause or upgrade screen would use the reset the cooldown timer.

- Updated pop up texts and end results damage counters to handle larger numbers.

- Fixed a few French translations.

- Fixed an issue where in rare occasions the damage counter icons showed a white square.

- Reduced the magma sound effect volume slightly.

- Fixed an issue where damage stat overflows would re-lock some axes and characters.

Resetting Progress

For players who want to reset progress (for speed running or replay-ability) you can go into the Settings page and at the bottom is a reset button. There is a confirmation dialog. Resetting your progress will clear all save data except for your settings, it also will remove your cloud save file. So please proceed with caution as this is irreversible.

Thanks everyone for the amazing launch! Please keep up the feedback and suggestions so that we can continue making this game better!

-Josh

Hi everyone!

Hotfix 1.0.5 should fix the continual memory rising bug!

I apologize to everyone that had to play with it, making the game unplayable for most. I truly am sorry, but hope that everyone gives it another shot for those who haven't finished it. For those of you who wrote a negative review and gave it another shot, and find its working, it would mean the world to me if you could update the review with your current feelings on the game.

Not going to lie it's been an awesome but rocky first day for the release of Timber Rush.

So thankful for everyone that helped me find this solution.

If you find any other bugs (just hopefully nothing as catastrophic) please don't hesitate to reach out!

-Josh

Timber Rush is officially live on Steam.

Launch price: $4.99

Launch discount: 20% off for the first 10 days ($3.99)

Timber Rush is an incremental roguelite about chopping logs, stacking absurd power, unlocking new axes and characters, building out your crew, and pushing each run further than the last.

Since the demo, the full game has grown with:

• more upgrades

• crew progression

• achievements

• new content and balancing

• a full ending

Thank you to everyone who played the demo, wishlisted the game, shared it, and gave feedback along the way. It genuinely helped shape the final release.

If you pick it up and enjoy it, leaving a Steam review really helps and makes a huge difference for a solo developer.

Play Timber Rush now:

Timber Rush Launches in 1 Week! 🌲🪓

After months of development and an amazing Steam Next Fest, Timber Rush will officially launch in one week!

Launch Date: March 17

Price: $4.99

Launch Discount: 20% off ($3.99) during the first 10 days

Over 15,000 have people played the demo which is just insane, and all the feedback has helped shape the full release.

On top of the demo, the game has expanded with new upgrades, potions, the crew system, achievements, and many balance improvements.

If you enjoy the game at launch, leaving a review helps a lot and makes a big difference for a solo developer.

Thank you to everyone who has played the demo and supported the game so far!

-Josh

(Allerton Apps)

Hi everyone!

I have worked on an update on the demo to add achievements to the game (still need to connect to Steam Achievements) and completely revamped the shop page.

Highlights:

• I have added an achievements page. Most of these will be completed as you progress through the demo, but there are a few trickier ones that will require specific builds.

• I have revamped the shop page, now known as the crew page. It holds the player and upcoming crew slots, cumulative stats of the selected player/crew member, and then the shop at the bottom. I hope it feels intuitive, but am open to feedback!

• I fixed a few bugs and added some small QoLs.

Achievements

I have added 17 achievements for the demo. Most are normal progression achievements, but there are a few that need some luck or very specific level up selections (looking at you Fast Hands). Remember to take advantage of the reroll system, will help tremendously if luck is not on your side!

Alongside the Achievements page, I've added pop up messages when you reach an achievement for some added dopamine.

Crew Page

I have consolidated the Shop page with the upcoming Crew page (Spoiler: your crew will be the automated lumberjacks that you can customize). In my testing I had to keep going back and forth between these pages, which felt like a terrible player experience, so I just combined them. The shop is smaller, but I think all information is still conveyed well enough (open to feedback though). As an added bonus I have added a stats pane in this new view to see how all stats from axes, characters and the skill tree come together, so hopefully some find that useful.

I was worried that there may be too much going on with the Crew page, I'd love to hear from you guys!

Thanks everyone who has played the demo so far and provided feedback to help make the game better!

-Josh

Solo Developer, Timber Rush

Hi everyone!

I accidentally made the rare variant of "Knowledge is Power" extremely overpowered, the upper range should have been 8% but actually was 80% due to a missing 0 (should have been 0.08, and I had 0.8). A member of our Discord was able to exploit that and get nearly 800k logs in a single run. Which is insane but also awesome.

This has been resolved, and I appreciate everyone playing the demo :)

-Josh

Solo developer, Timber Rush

Hi everyone!

I have worked on a minor update on the demo to make the wood chopping experience a bit more smooth and a few additional QoLs.

Highlights:

• Updated some translations to make a bit more sense. Specifically "Axes" was being translated as "Axis" and "Logs" were being translated as "System logs" or "Records". Still other languages to tackle (looking at you Russian and Chinese).

• Rerolls can now be bought, giving gold an additional purpose. I'll be keeping an eye on feedback to see if the initial cost and cost function needs to be tuned. Free rerolls will be used first if bought within the Skill Tree, then further rerolls are purchasable, so go out spend that hard earned gold to get the exact upgrades to further your chopping experience.

• I have updated the upgrade selection panel to now allow users to use their keyboard to select upgrades. Use the arrow keys (or a/d) to move through the upgrades, then press enter to select. Makes it a bit better experience to not have to actively switch to the mouse mid run especially with the number of upgrades that you can get by the end of the demo. I haven't touched any other keyboard navigation yet, but that is on the to-do lost.

• The Discord link has been fixed. I must have copied the link when there was a 7 day expiration (rookie mistake), so hopefully we start seeing more people join the discord and chat about bugs or future possible upgrades you would like to see!

• Finally I did cave, and I have included the second character for purchase in the demo. Let's hear it for the Goblin! Increased speed and a gold multiplier, whats not to love?

Thanks everyone who has played the demo so far and provided feedback to help make the game better!

-Josh

Solo Developer, Timber Rush

Hi everyone — quick demo update focused on performance and clarity, based directly on your feedback.

Several players reported slowdowns or freezing near the end of longer runs, especially once the screen filled with lots of logs and effects. This update is aimed squarely at fixing that.

What’s improved

• Significantly smoother performance in late-game / high-chaos runs

• Reduced lag when large numbers of logs are on screen

• More stable frame rate during intense moments

• Small UI polish and feedback improvements

Behind the scenes (light technical note)

Previously, many individual logs were updating themselves every frame. This update restructures how logs and their shadows are processed so more of that work is handled together, reducing the amount of per-object overhead.

Also in this update

• Updated the skill tree nodes to have a red tint when you cannot afford them, so that you can easily determine which to buy at a glance.

If you were one of the players who ran into performance issues earlier — thank you for calling it out. If anything still feels off, please let me know your OS and approximate specs so I can keep tuning things.

Thanks again for playing and wishlisting — and good luck in the forest 🌲🪓

— Josh

Solo Developer, Timber Rush

Hey everyone!

Thanks a ton for all the early feedback on the demo, it’s been incredibly helpful. I just pushed a small update focused on improving first-time clarity and overall polish.

What’s new in this update:

• Added a short first-run movement tutorial to make controls clearer

• Fixed and improved several German translations (huge thanks to a community member BeaperReaper!)

• Minor UI polish and animation tweaks for upgrade selection

• Additional sound effects for unlocks and special log drops

If you’ve already played the demo, feel free to jump back in — and if you’re new, I’d love to hear how the first few minutes feel now.

Thanks again for playing and for all the feedback. More improvements coming soon!

Hi everyone!

The Demo for Timber Rush has just been released!

If you haven't yet, you can join the Discord to chat or provide any feedback or bugs that you find.

I appreciate everyone for taking interest in my game.

~Josh (Allerton Apps)