October update: what to check now
The October 9 tutorial teaches the level summary, first upgrade purchase and shared card table. Finishing it grants a tutorial skin; its second day uses a real level and leads into the first chapter.
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.
Start with the current tutorial prompts
Finish Steam updates before opening the tutorial. A loading failure from the affected build should not be treated as an intended gate. If it still hangs, record where loading stops and use the loading checklist.
September 10 added written hints for each step. Follow the current instruction on screen rather than recreating a Demo video sequence. The official notes do not publish a complete input-by-input script.
Understanding the yellow cauldron marker
The marker points to the cauldron on the first two levels and disappears when someone picks it up. September 18 improved its departure effect and removed it from level 3. Its absence there is not evidence that a quest is broken.
Move from learning controls to completing a run
Use the tutorial to understand the prompted interactions and read the current tool/use indicators. Then use the Beginner Guide to plan crew roles, quota and the return route in a full run.
The Graduated achievement is tied to tutorial completion. The public Steam page does not specify a hidden alternate condition, so verify its status in Steam after completing the tutorial.
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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 - 2026-09-18 · A Fresh Lobby, 70 More Places to Find Loot
Lobby previews and clearer host/code feedback arrived with 70 additional loot spawn points across 15 levels, lift corrections and recovery 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.
- 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.