October update: what to check now
After the level summary, spend personal coins in the upgrade tree and coordinate cards in four shared table slots. A purchased extra slot benefits the team while its owner is present. Exact prices and the complete upgrade tree remain unpublished.
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
Shops 2–5 start at higher prices, with further increases in shops 4–5. Earned gold is no longer capped on area transitions.
A purchase checklist
Before spending, check the item category, available money, price and use counter. Cart upgrades now have their own category. The announcements confirm the interface changes but do not provide every unlock level or current item price.
When an expected card is missing
Confirm the chapter and level selected, then note whether the card had been available earlier in this run. Reproducing a disappearing unlock on a current build is useful bug evidence. A card absent from an old screenshot is not evidence of a permanent unlock requirement.
Removed stock is not necessarily a broken shop
Water Pistol was explicitly removed from the store on September 10. That is different from a card failing to remain unlocked. Boomerang, Cover and Teleport Crystal were added, but their exact stock schedule must be read in-game.
Diagnose the shop observation precisely
The distinctions below separate the official change from the observation you can make in your own run. Practical next steps are guidance, not additional hidden mechanics.
| Situation | Evidence or example | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Card never seen | Could be unavailable for the current progression state. | Record chapter and level instead of inventing an unlock requirement. |
| Previously unlocked card disappears | A persistence issue was fixed September 14. | A repeat on the current build is worth reporting with a reproducible sequence. |
| Card cannot be selected | Selection was fixed September 18. | Separate a selection failure from insufficient money or absent stock. |
| Water Pistol absent | Removed from the store September 10. | Do not label this explicit removal as the disappearing-card bug. |
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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.
- A Working Tutorial, More Loot and a Store That BehavesRetroStyle Games via Steam · checked Sep 26, 2026Published 2026-09-14Full official announcement reviewed in the archive. Date is the published calendar date; midnight does not assert an exact publication time.
- 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.