Hi friends. Just a bog-standard minor update here, unless you happen to be a sentient padlock (then it's kind of a life-changing event).

• Added a "Select Random Talent" option to the starting talents panel.
  
• Added a skip button to the Unlock screen. The lock people are rejoicing and hope that you will leave a nice review now that they may occasionally live past the horrors of this screen.
  
• Checkmate (skill) damage increased to 40/50 from 35/40.
  
• Creative Spark (skill) pure damage (to player) increased to 4/6 from 3/4.
  
• Dissolve (skill) damage increased to 5/9 from 4/6.
  
• Focus Fire (skill) Burn value increased to 3/4 from 2/3.
  
• Localization file updated for several languages -- much appreciated to our contributors in the Discord channel[discord.gg] for working on making this better.

More to come. Thanks for playing and giving us your feedback in the Discord channel[discord.gg].

Travis & Zafi

Hi friends. Another small update, adding two requested features: "Delete Save File" and "Unlock All Content" buttons now exist on the character select screen (with a double-confirm popup to make sure nobody accidentally nukes their progress).

"Unlock All Content" will unlock all characters, difficulty levels, skills, talents, consumables, boss variations, and starting talents. Note that enabling this will not affect achievements or milestones (tracked stats).

So if you're a bad enough dude to take on Corporate Hell without climbing the ladder... now you can!

A "Select Random Talent" option for starting talents just missed the cut here but will be in the next update.

Have an excellent weekend.

Travis & Zafi

Hi friends. Just a quick update that's mostly bug fixes and minor balance adjustments:

• The 3 Toxic Players/Slimes encounter on the first floor can now spawn a Micro Micromanager instead of a Toxic Player or Slime.
  
• Corporate Hell difficulty modifier (enemy damage) increased slightly.
  
• Fixed a bug with upgrading an existing skill resetting cycle rate to base value.
  
• Changed the "Hard Times" achievement to trigger when achieved at any difficulty above Hard.
  
• Wondershot (Talent): random damage range increased from 0-200% to 0-225%.
  
• Fixed a visual bug with enemy death animations not completing, specific to certain MacOS versions (much appreciated to anyone playing on Mac reporting bugs).
  
• Charged Shield icon now displays correctly.
  
• Fixed several translation inconsistencies/errors. Updated Japanese, Spanish, and French translations.
  
• Unbalanced Mechanic attack pattern changed to 40 Poison and 30 Burn (down from 99 Poison and 33 Burn).
  
• Macho Badman is now slightly less impotent.
  
• Lovestruck Knight attack damage increased to 3 (from 2).
  
• Risque Influencer attack damage increased to 23 (from 22).
  
• Toxic Slime attack damage increased to 9 (from 8).
  
• Sally has been working out and now has 35 Health (up from 30).
  
• CEO first attack damage increased to 9x3 (from 8x3).
  
• Decreased volume on the player insanity sound effect (the pitch-shifting ambience). This is now muted when "Reduce Insanity FX" is enabled in the game settings.
  
• Added Turn Decay, Contact Decay, and Contact Poison to the help panel.
  
• Modified visual FX for several skills to be less glaring/fullscreen.
  
• Player damage cap increased to 9999 (from 999) because people like big numbers.

Big thanks to the players who helped with refining our language translations in the Discord channel[discord.gg]. Happy to include anyone contributing in our credits.

Also want to thank any players who took the time to leave a review on our Steam page or share feedback/bugs in our Discord channel[discord.gg].

A short list of what didn't make this small update (but will be coming soon):

• Adding a win streak counter.
  
• Adding an "unlock harder difficulties" option for experienced players.
  
• Adding more battle encounter/enemy variations.
  
• Adding a Low Contrast Mode display option.
  
• Adding more new enemies, talents, events, etc.

Thanks for supporting our full release!

Travis & Zafi

• Fixed a bug with the Game Designer Moles locking combat actions when Contact Decay triggers under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed minor Japanese and Spanish localization inconsistencies.

As always, the best way to report bugs, give us feedback, or reach us is through the Discord channel[discord.gg].

Look for a bigger content update in the coming weeks.

Thanks for supporting our full release!

Travis & Kara

Crush will finally be leaving Early Access and launching into full release on April 16th! And we've got some quality of life & game balance updates for you right now.

Since the patch changelog is lengthy, I'll get this out of the way first: If you've enjoyed playing Crush, anything you can do to spread the word helps! Tell your favorite youtuber, game reviewer, or streamer about it. Add/follow us on socials (Bluesky[bsky.app], Twitter[x.com], Discord[discord.gg], Instagram[www.instagram.com], Facebook[www.facebook.com], Youtube. Leaving a review here on Steam is always appreciated.

We're looking forward to hitting full release and will be working hard to get more eyes on the game.

Now onto the patch details:

• Added the "Golden God" achievement.
  
• The Help panel has been updated to include Rolling Health and Skill Cycling sections.
  
• Several insanity and fullscreen visual FX have been toned down.
  
• Hell 9 difficulty modifier "health roll speed is faster" increased (from ~15% to ~25%).
  
• Corporate Hell difficulty now includes an additional "enemies deal more damage" modifier.

Enemy Balance Changes: In response to player feedback, the game is now a bit more challenging (particularly at higher difficulty levels).

• Toxic Slime damage attack increased from 7 to 8.
  
• Toxic Slime health decreased from 22 to 20.
  
• Neckbeard damage attack increased from 17 to 18.
  
• Neckbeard starting Block value changed from 5 to 10.
  
• Risque Influencer damage attack increased from 21 to 22.
  
• Lovestruck Knight sanity attack increased from 2 to 3.
  
• Meeting Blob damage attack increased from 18 to 19.
  
• Meeting Blob heal pattern now includes a +1 Power buff.
  
• Foul Overlord health increased from 230 to 240.
  
• Foul Overlord sanity attack debuff changed from 3 Poison to 4 Poison.
  
• Foul Overlord buff pattern changed to 3 Power, 3 Thorns, and 15 Block (from 2 Power and 2 Thorns).
  
• High Priestess of Creative lifesteal attack increased from 15 to 16.
  
• High Priestess of Creative buff Charge amount increased from 5 to 6.
  
• Critical Neckbeard health decreased from 125 to 120.
  
• Critical Neckbeard damage attack increased from 25 to 30.
  
• Game Designer Mole health increased from 60 to 65.
  
• Game Designer Mole lifesteal damage attack increased from 10 to 11.
  
• Unbalanced Mechanic health decreased from 80 to 77.
  
• Fried QA Tester damage attack increased from 20 to 25.
  
• Fried QA Tester sanity attack increased from 6 to 7.
  
• Anonymous Neckbeard damage attack increased from 25 to 30.
  
• Anonymous Neckbeard health increased from 170 to 175.
  
• Spaghetti Code Monstrosity damage attack changed from 8x4 to 7x5.
  
• Spaghetti Code Monstrosity health increased from 210 to 215.
  
• Spaghetti Code Monstrosity Drained debuff increased from 3 to 4.
  
• Two-Faced Manager now starts with 1 Dispel.
  
• Ominous Figure sanity attack now includes 3 Distracted and 20 Decay debuffs (changed from 3 Exposed).
  
• Ominous Figure heal pattern Power buff increased from 3 to 5.
  
• Ominous Figure damage attack changed from 27 to 10x3.
  
• Ominous Figure now starts with 30 Block.
  
• Ominous Figure health decreased from 400 to 300.
  
• CEO first damage attack changed from 7x3 to 8x3.
  
• CEO sanity attack pattern now includes a 2 Burn debuff.
  
• CEO now starts with 10 Block and 1 Dispel.
  
• CEO character-specific attack patterns deal more damage now.

Let us know what you think and what else you'd like to see in the Discord channel[discord.gg].

Thanks for your support.

Travis & Kara

As we near the end of Early Access, we're excited to share the last major content update prior to full release. There will still be smaller content updates before then (more on that below).

What's in this one:

• New Character-Exclusive Skills: 15 new character-specific skills have been added! These will show up in the normal skills pool but are exclusive to each character. They are: Balance, Hustle, Hedge, Superkick, Chairshot, Burning Hammer, Checkmate, Psychic Special, Poisoned Pawn, Icebreaker, Scream, Legendary Call, Turbo Graphics, Block In, and Watercolor.
  
• Shop Reroll: A once-per-visit option to reroll shop items had been added to both Tweaky's Cafe and Gabe's Hot Tub.
  
• Shop Sales & Easter Eggs: Both shops will now feature an item with a 50% off tag and some easter eggs for the adventurous...
  
• New Talents: 4 new talents have been added: Head Eraser, Soldier, Turtle, and Stress Response.
  
• Skill Cycle Rate: A "Show Skill Cycle Rate" toggle has been added to the skills screen. This will display a % value for a skill to be cycled/drawn. Extra context for stat crunchers: this value isn't fully guaranteed but is normalized over roughly 25 skill cycles.
  
• New Random Event: A new random event has been added to the third floor.
  
• MacOS Support: MacOS is now officially supported.
  
• Several fullscreen visual effects have been toned down. Some core skill animations have been modified or reworked.
  
• Sally and Stacy now behave quite a bit differently if Pro Gamer is defeated before them.
  
• Meeting Blob now only changes intent when taking damage on the player's turn and always switches to a different attack pattern.
  
• Bug fixes.

We hope you enjoy the new content. Let us know what you think and what else you'd like to see in Discord channel[discord.gg].

What's left for smaller updates before release: a few more talents, consumables, unlockables, achievements, skills (saved some of the best for last), additional enemy behaviors/randomization, and a full pass on game balance. Some of these may go live without an update announcement.

A quick recap on what's been added to the game since launching into Early Access:

• Over 50 skills (from ~64 to 117)
  
• Two new playable characters (from 3 to 5)
  
• Over 80 talents (from ~40 to 122, including discovery/starting talents)
  
• 9 Difficulty Levels (from 3 to 12)
  
• Over 50 unlockables (from ~12 to ~70)
  
• 8 random events (from 8 to 16)
  
• Localized in 10 different languages
  
• Boss variants and an additional final boss encounter
  
• Character endings, game mods, starting talents, discoveries, reroll options, improved save/load functionality, accessibility & battle speed options.
  
• Controller, Steam Deck, and MacOS support.

I'd like to thank some of our players who have been especially helpful with feedback in Discord during Early Access: Xuande, Bumper, Camkitsune, Ozebundi, Undernet, Kalut, Tjthegamerking, and everyone who has been active in the channel over the past two years.

Over the next few months, we will be devoting more time to promoting and marketing the game for full release. We'd love to go full-time on updating the game well beyond that, but the extent of that will depend on how well the release goes.

To put it plainly, we could use your help. If you've enjoyed playing Crush, anything you can do to spread the word helps. Tell your favorite youtuber, game reviewer, or streamer about it. Add/follow us on socials (Bluesky[bsky.app], Twitter[x.com], Discord[discord.gg], Instagram[www.instagram.com], Facebook[www.facebook.com], Youtube -- we'll actually be active on these in the coming months). Leaving a review here on Steam is always appreciated.

On a personal note, making this game (and the entire process of learning how to make games) has been one of the most challenging, frustrating, and satisfying things I've ever done. It was the only choice for me after exiting Riot Games. We started developing this in late 2019 shortly before our daughter was born, and we're excited to finally be approaching the finish line. A second game (on a much shorter dev cycle) and supporting Crush through full release is next on the horizon.

Thanks for your support.

Travis & Kara

We've got a Kingsley-sized content update for you just in time for the holidays!

What's on deck:

• New Unlockable Final Boss: A new boss encounter can be unlocked by defeating the CEO. This encounter features three new original enemies that will put your skills to the ultimate test!
  
• Unlockable Taskmaster Deluxe Encounter: You've fought the standard model - are you ready for the deluxe version? This new encounter features the new explosive status effect and should be approached with caution.
  
• Game Designer Moles: These cute little guys are lurking somewhere on the third floor.
  
• Over 20 New Unlockable Starting Talents: These offer new build paths and ways to play. Want to be a Zombie, Chef, or Ninja? Now you can be! Of special note is the "Minion Manager" talent which features an evolving pet dynamic.
  
• Corporate Hell Difficulty: Beyond the nine circles of Hell awaits the worst fate for any office worker: Corporate Hell! This can be unlocked by completing the Hell 9 difficulty level. This is a beta version of sorts (a more complex implementation may happen in the future).
  
• Bug Fixes: Fixed a bunch of em.

We hope you enjoy the new content, and would greatly appreciate any balance feedback on the new encounters, talents, and difficulty level. Our Discord channel[discord.gg] is the best place to let us know about any bugs or balance issues.

What didn't make it into this update: character-specific skills. They will be in the next one. We'll also be digging into MacOS support and rounding out more content for release. Expect one more content update before we transition out of Early Access.

Come hang out with us in Discord[discord.gg] and add us on Bluesky[bsky.app] if you haven't already.

Thanks for sticking with us. Stay frosty.

Travis & Kara

Getting this done was a lot more work than expected, but Crush is finally available in 9 new languages, courtesy of the fine folks over at Level Up Translation[www.leveluptranslation.com]! And there's a new playable character!

Feedback or bug reports on the new features are very much appreciated. I playtest and QA extensively before releasing these updates to the wild, but a few bugs are bound to slip through the cracks.

What's new:

• Localization (Language Support): Can be accessed from the settings menu. Translations include: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, and Korean. Extending support for other languages in the future is always a possibility.
  
• New Playable Character: The artist Fia introduces some colorful new mechanics to pair with her unique playstyle. Unlock her by defeating the second floor boss and let your creativity run wild! Erase negative stats and paint your way through the workday! (editor's note: she's probably OP)
  
• New Random Events: Two new random events have been added. These also include 6 new exclusive consumable items, such as the powerful Bug Spray and Kingly Sword.
  
• Bug Fixes: Fixed some bugs with Flow State interactions.

With localization out of the way, the next major patch will be all game content. We'll be focusing on filling in all the gaps to prep for full release. At minimum, you can expect a true final boss, the Corporate Hell difficulty level, a third floor boss variant, and a bit of everything (more skills, events, talents, enemies).

Expect minor updates/hotfixes in the coming weeks and the big one sometime later this year.

Be sure to join the Discord[discord.gg] and consider leaving us a Steam review if you haven't yet.

Thanks for sticking with us!

Travis & Kara

In celebration of Turn Based Thursday Fest, come watch our High Priestess of Creative (Kara) livestream a run of the game!

We'll be showing off some of the features and balance changes added in the recent updates, so check it out and let us know what you think!

Travis & Kara