Night Jackal — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| THE BLOOD DEBT UPDATE IS OUT NOW! | 2026-08-13 | Daddy's home - and he's tracking blood all over the asphalt. The Blood Debt Update is live, and it's the biggest thing to hit Night Jackal! Blood Debt environments - Race through locations straight out of Blood Debt! Smash through the doors of Night Jackal's Manor, blast across a prison yard, and survive Paradoxia's mind-bending world: Tartarus! New enemies - Robot spiders scurry the scorched scrublands and lunge at your fender. Shoot them or wear them! New Blood Debt-themed vehicle - Take the wrath of Blood Debt on the road! A finish line - For the first time, a Night Jackal run you can actually FINISH. Cross the line, spin out in glory, fir |
| Whoops. Incorrect folder structure. My bad. | 2025-09-12 | Hey dawg I hear you like folders inside of folders... Well, that breaks the game. So I fixed it. |
| Minor fixes. New CTA button for new game. | 2025-09-12 | Minor fixes. New CTA button for new Night Jackal game called Night Jackal: Blood Debt. |
| Introducing Casual Driving Mode! | 2022-04-30 | We've got BIG news! Not only can you still enjoy the pulse pounding Arcade Mode that's guaranteed to be 80s hard, you can now embrace your evil lazy side with a brand frickin' new game mode! Introducing... Casual Driving Mode! No time limit! No penalty for murdering civilians! Just endless unfettered 8-bit mayhem at your own pace. Siiiiick!! We've also made the leap from 32-bit to 64-bit to help ensure stability with the endless Windows OS updates. But, if you do encounter a bug, please let me know in the steam community forum. |
| Version 1.2.3 live! | 2021-10-29 | Some minor cosmetic changes, and a few performance enhancements. |
| Update for Spring 2021! | 2021-05-04 | release notes for 1.2.0 * BRAND NEW VEHICLE! Show your irreverent side with a new steampunk version of Night Jackal's vehicle, Anubis! * LORE! LORE! LORE! Read the brand new COMIC BOOK series, released for the very first time! Ever! Read it here first for a limited time. And it's FREE with the game! * The variant black & white issue #1 also included with this build--but only for a limited time! * Each vehicle has its own unique gameplay! Classic is, well, classic mode. Dark is for those that want something more... moody. Punk is for the silly among us. * New fancy colors and lighting! And other doodads and doodlebits to make your eyes smile. |