October update: what to check now
October 9 reset chapter progress for everyone as meta-progression reached the main branch. Personal quota coins and permanent upgrades now carry across runs and crews; chapter position, unlocked cards and a reconnect are different kinds of progress.
September 25: earlier corrections
Solo: no quota threshold in the first four levels of Chapter 1.
The September 25 wording refers to the first four levels of Chapter 1, while September 10 described the first four chapters as one level each. The announcements do not reconcile those labels. Read the current chapter/level selector and quota display; this wiki does not invent a replacement chapter table.
How the new chapter grouping works
The September 10 structure changed pacing and put chapter selection on one page. Treat that as the dated major-update description, not a guarantee that every later selector label maps identically. September 25 also changed chapter-page navigation.
The older daily/chapter save announcement explains save checkpoints, but it does not provide a save-file schema or guarantee recovery from every network failure.
What to record between attempts
Write down the current chapter, the displayed level and the location. Keep “chapter unlocked” separate from “both levels completed” when a chapter contains two. A note is especially useful if different crew members remember different endpoints.
When resuming with a crew
Agree which current host and chapter you are entering before using an invite. The September lobby preview can show the intended selection. If the recovered state differs, record it and use the reconnect checklist before starting over.
The local trackers on this site do not read Steam Cloud or game saves. They preserve your own notes and completion boxes only.
Shared patch graph
Latest changes affecting this page
- 2026-10-09 · Meta-Progression is Out of Beta: Upgrade Cards, Day Restarts and a New Tutorial
Meta-progression reaches the main branch: personal coins and permanent upgrades, a shared card table, team day restarts and a chapter-progress reset.
Patch context · Official source - 2026-09-25 · Mimics Finally Keep Their Cauldrons On, and Co-op Stays in Sync
Solo quota, shop balances and co-op synchronization changed, alongside Mimic, Ear, Anchor and Castle elevator fixes.
Patch context · Official source - 2026-09-14 · A Working Tutorial, More Loot and a Store That Behaves
The tutorial loading blocker was fixed, quota progression corrected and store unlocks/prices rebuilt around the revised level sequence.
Patch context · Official source - 2026-09-10 · The Statues Are Awake, and the Head Crab Has Changed Shape
Head Crab became a jellyfish; two unnamed threats, new equipment, 20 achievements and a rebuilt location/chapter order reshaped the run.
Patch context · Official source
How we verified this
- MAJOR UPDATE: The Statues Are Awake, and the Head Crab Has Changed ShapeRetroStyle Games via Steam · checked Sep 26, 2026Published 2026-09-10Full official announcement reviewed in the archive. Date is the published calendar date; midnight does not assert an exact publication time.
- New Update: Daily Saves and a Solo RebalanceRetroStyle Games via Steam · checked Aug 26, 2026Published 2026-08-21Official source for daily/chapter saves, public-default lobbies, reconnect state, solo/team balance and current optimization fixes.
- A Fresh Lobby, 70 More Places to Find LootRetroStyle Games via Steam · checked Sep 26, 2026Published 2026-09-18Full official announcement reviewed in the archive. Date is the published calendar date; midnight does not assert an exact publication time.
- Mimics Finally Keep Their Cauldrons On, and Co-op Stays in SyncRetroStyle Games via Steam · checked Sep 26, 2026Published 2026-09-25Full dated announcement verified in the official archive. Individual permalink689769594581157442 was not reliably readable; no SteamDB build number is asserted as official.
- Meta-Progression is Out of Beta: Upgrade Cards, Day Restarts and a New TutorialRetroStyle Games via Steam · checked Oct 15, 2026Published 2026-10-09Steam News API announcement 1846018067933888, main branch. Chapter reset, personal persistent coins, shared card table and day restart. No complete prices or vote threshold published.