The Last Game — 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 |
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| Neural Drift demo is out! | 2026-09-25 | Hello everyone, I'm glad to announce that a demo of my upcoming game is available! I would love to have your feedback. I'm pretty sure there is still plenty of room for improvement and your help on this would be wonderful. Here is a first trailer as well: I hope you'll like it! Fred |
| v1.7.2 is here and brings a new "ethereal" gameplay | 2026-06-18 | This update might be small, but it adds a new item that took quite some time to implement and brings a unique twist to the gameplay: the Ethereal Double item.While it can double your gains, it can also spawn ethereal enemies that only appear when you dash, almost like you're jumping between two dimensions. I'd love to get your feedback on it!Changelog:add the Ethereal Double itemmake the Raven slightly more visible and add a sound to itimprove performancesimprove the Mix item description in Korean |
| v1.7.1 is out with few little additions | 2026-04-04 | This is not a big release because I'm actively working on the development of a new roguelite game (yeah, The Last Game won't be my last game), but I want to continue to improve that one so here is some improvements and additions: - add the Tsar Bomba item - add a way to find final bosses more easily - do not show Dual Blessing item if statue has been bombed |
| v1.7.0: big performance boost and few improvements | 2026-02-01 | It's been a long time I'm struggling with performances issues and I think this version should noticeably improve things! Of course I wasn't able to test on all hardwares, so please do not hesitate to tell me if you still encounter issues.CHANGELOG: Improvements:- Big performance boost!- Pyromaniac flames now go through enemies- Once unlocked, the Crypt room will now always be visible and will allow you to keep an item between runs- Improve the display and performances of the Glitch item- Adjust a bit the Offended Gods and Death difficulties- The Fairy boss is now a Phoenix one Fixes: - Fix several issues/crashes on some hardwares - Fix an iss |
| 🔥 80% off during COP30 | 2025-11-11 | To highlight the climate crisis, and because the story of this game is all about it, I’m doing the largest discount ever for the whole COP30 event (Nov 10 to Nov 21). |
| v1.6.4: performance improvement and bugfixes | 2025-10-22 | Changelog:- noticeable performance improvement with lot of projectiles- fix: player could pass through shockwaves unharmed when using Joja Cola- fix: trajectories and impact zones of some enemies projectiles were wrong |
| v1.6.2 is here with few improvements and a small performance boost | 2025-09-28 | This is not a big release, but it still bring some improvements you should like. - change the Glitches item effect to be less disturbing - fix projectile trajectories when using Gravitation and Telekinesis - small performance improvements - Improved controller support - Saw Blades are a bit more homing now - improve boss hit boxes - damage indicator now have different text sizes |
| v1.6.1 with a improved Boss Rush mode | 2025-09-02 | Improvements: - reworked Boss Rush mode (simpler and less prone to RNG) - Rocket Launcher has a slightly better fire rate - PNJs has more dialogues Bugfixes: - possible crash when selecting the character - OK button display when using a gamepad in Boss Rush mode |
| v1.6.0 is out with a new Boss Rush mode! | 2025-08-14 | It's time for a new major version which add a brand new way of playing the game: the Boss Rush mode! But this version also brings new items and improvements in a attempt to balance things and make shields more useful. If you like the game and the fact it continuously improves, please consider leaving a review, it will help a lot! Full changelog below:Additions:- New Boss Rush mode- Add Defensive Burst item- Add Shield Mastery item- Add Self-Repairing Shield item- Add Regen itemModifications:- Rework some item rarities- Scythes now also apply bleeding- Add a tip to find the Offended Gods boss- Reduce how often teleport happen with Second-hand |
| v1.5.4 is out! | 2025-05-24 | Sorry for the silence and the lack of updates lately, I’ve been away for a bit due to a personal event, but I’m back with a new release! Also, I'm excited to share that I have started the development of a brand new game! Unfortunately this means I'll spend a bit less time on this game for the coming months, but don't worry I'm not abandoning it and will continue to improve it. Additions: - add Dual Blessing item Modifications: - improve Russian translation (thanks to katsune) - redesign dialog boxes - you can now reroll items in first rooms - add tooltips on boss marks - now remember the last item position when using the Well of Oblivion - re |
| v1.5.2 is out! | 2025-03-29 | Additions: - add the Bribe item - add King’s outfit items (armor, shield and helmet) Improvements: - improve the korean translation (thanks to 마술토깽이) - If you have empty the legendary item pool, get rare items instead of potions - improve performances of flames - improve the Summoner description Bugfixes: - the SuperReroll item wasn't working on Blood Donation and Forge rooms |
| v1.5.0 is out! | 2025-03-05 | As usual, here is a new update with several additions and modifications! This version has some majors technical changes, so if you see any issues please do not hesitate to report them (either in the Steam discussions or in the Discord server). I hope you'll like it, and if you do please leave a review :) Additions: - new Cursed Sword item - new Vampire Bat item - new Pottery Apprentice item - new Overdraft Authorization item - new Second-Hand Shoes item - support of plenty of new languages (in beta state) Modifications: - improved performances and stability - with a keyboard, can use E instead of Enter to simplify the use of the game with a m |
| Now available on Mac! | 2025-01-18 | Better late than never! Now you can enjoy the game on Mac as well, meaning the game is now ported on all majors computers and mobile devices. |
| v1.4.0 is out! | 2025-01-17 | Additions: - new alternative boss to the Villain - new Conqueror's Crown item Modifications: - rework Destroyer-related challenges description to make them more obvious - increase a bit the speed of Little Wisp - improve Black Hole behavior on enemies - bombing bank now fill hearts to all players - no more offering rooms after bombing the offering statue - explicit Summoner behavior - reduce a bit the Nail Bomb damages - Extra Hand will now always autofire with Bomber Kid Bugfixes: - fix motion issue with Circular Saw Blades + Wave + Twin Shot - now can use keyboard even if controller connected |
| v1.3.2 and -60% during winter sales! | 2024-12-28 | There is still few days before the end of the winter sales, so there is still time to tell you friends and family to get the game! Changelog: - add Nail Bomb item - add music/sounds volume sliders in settings - always give a Fake Bank Card when bombing the redraw machine - the Super Redraw item was not working on item room - the Rebound item does not appears anymore for characters without weapons |
| v1.3.1 is out with Steam Achievements support! | 2024-12-15 | It was a long-awaited request that is finally implemented in this version. Additions: - Steam Achievements support Improvements: - Goblins with rotating bullets does not camp in the middle anymore Bugfixes: - Fix a possible issue with difficulty selection |
| v1.3.0 is out with a big new challenge and unlockable character! | 2024-12-05 | Here is time for a new big update! Do you find the game too easy? Then try to beat the new hidden boss! Additions: - new hidden boss with a great reward - new unlockable character - add the Fake Bank Card item - add the Laser Turret item - add the Rebound item Improvements: - the last challenge is now quicker to achieve, but harder - there is now a color indicator for item rarity - enemy’s poison and flames disappear on enemy’s death - bigger main menu’s buttons (for touch screens) - improve the patterns of some first floor’s bosses - limit the number of allied skeletons to 30 - Circular Saw Blades now give +20% damage - there is a chance to |
| v1.2.7 is out! | 2024-11-01 | Additions: - add Extra Hand item Improvements: - Twin Projectiles and Triple Shot now have synergy - you can now break barrels with a dash - barrels now can sometimes give you coins - the Offering room now offers two choices - there is now less chances to find useless items at the beginning of a run - Little Wisp now stays closer to the player - Sacred Shield now works on blood donation machines - the Redraw and Magic Key items now need only 5 charges - rechargeable items now also recharge on room without enemies - the Hacker has more chances to hack a machine - the Mix item is moved to the rare item pool - enemy bombs are now differentiated |
| v1.2.4 is out (with mouse support)! | 2024-10-06 | Additions: - Add mouse support - The progress is now displayed on the home screen Modifications: - Improve English translation (thanks to AceSpinVader) - The Pyromaniac cannot trigger DoT anymore with his flamethrower - The Frog inherits the bomb improvements of its owner - Improve the behavior of Twin Projectiles with some weapons - The 10 Bombs/Keys items cannot be discarded into the Oblivion room anymore - More chances to see multiple items with playing coop Bugfixes: - Lightnings and Antimatter didn't work correctly - Fix Joja Cola item description - Boxes cannot appear on machines anymore - Exploding squirrels cannot spawn outside the ar |
| v1.2.3 is out! | 2024-09-28 | This release was possible thanks to all the great feedbacks from Joe_The_Zombie who took a lot of time testing the game, doing suggestions and recording a tutorial on Youtube (I encourage you to see it!). Additions: - add the Joja Cola item Modifications: - improve the english translations (thanks to AceSpinVader) - the 20 bombs/keys items has been reduce to 10 bombs/keys - boost the Scythes damage - there is more time to dodge rocket attacks - the Virus item now triggers on critical hits - explicitly display the maximum fire rate - the Golem and Wolf enemies has been swapped - blood donation machine cannot gives the Sandwitch item anymore - |
| Version 1.2.0 is out! | 2024-09-12 | After a small summer break, here is a new version with some nice additions and improvements, hope you'll like it! Additions: - add a new boss on floor 1 - add Rubber Duck item - add Divine Retribution item - add Golden Scepter item - add Tornado item - add Black Hole item - add Magic Crystal item Improvements: - the Pyromaniac now uses a flamethrower instead of flame trails on dash - add avatars to PNJs - display boss marks in pause menu - allow to long press left/right in menus - the Lightning item now propagates the bolt to other enemies more often - the Hacker hacking ability is now influenced by luck - the Mix item now has effect on the F |
| v1.1.2 is out with few improvements and bug fixes | 2024-08-04 | Additions: - Twin Projectiles item added Improvements: - The Pyromaniac has been buffed (1 more dash, more DoT, less chances to see undesired items) - The Mix item now also works for the Forge and Laboratory rooms - You can not find Twin Projectiles and Triple Shoot items anymore when playing the Cyborg Bugfixes: - The Demonic Chicken challenge has been fixed - It is now impossible to obtain two times the Shield Assist item |
| Version 1.1.0 is out! | 2024-06-28 | Additions: - Add the Demonic Chicken item and its associated ultimate challenge - Add the Pyromaniac character as the second base character - Add the Freezing Wind item - Add the Trail Of Flames item Modifications: - The Chest room now always gives you an item - The default Mage character now has sightly better damage stats - The Wave item has a better range and does more damage - Boost the Concentration item and remove it from the starting room - The Blessed item now can resurrect the Zombie with BrokenShield - Exploding squirrels are slower |
| Version 1.0.5 is out! Ready to speedrun the game? | 2024-06-03 | New features: - the player character's name and difficulty level now appears in the pause menu, allowing speedrun comparisons - the timer pauses after beating a final boss and the boss's name is displayed in the pause menu Modifications: - taking an hit in Extreme difficulty will now remove a whole red heart (literally making the Condamned and the Summoner much harder to play) - more enemies will show in hard and extreme difficulty - the difficulty of endless mode now increases more rapidly - when Playing the Condamned, you won't see any shield room anymore - endless mode now provides less souls - small performance optimizations Bugfixes: - t |
| v1.0.4 is out! | 2024-05-24 | Bugfixes: - the Summoner was not able to summon skullflames - putting down an item was sometimes recharching it - the Zombie was able to revive with an heart in multiplayer mode Modifications: - the Time Dilation item has been boosted and now can be used every 40 seconds - improve some sentences and item descriptions |
| v1.0.3 is out! | 2024-05-19 | New features: - Add Bloodstone item Quality of life: - Taking an rechargeable or single-use item now drops the previous one on the floor, allowing you to take it back - Reduce the probability to see rooms that are useless for your current character - Noticeable performance improvement - The Caffeine item has been boosted a bit - Small graphical improvements - Improve the wording of some items Bugfixes: - Fix navigation with a controller in the secrets menu |
| Version 1.0 is out! | 2024-04-25 | I'm thrilled to announce the release of the 1.0 version! The game is now out of Early Access, but that doesn't mean there won't be more additions in the future since I'll continue to improve the game little by little. Enjoy this version and the new features! If you like it please do not hesitate to say it on social networks or rate the game on Steam, it would help a lot. Additions: - two new major bosses and a new way to end the game - a new Skeleton character with the possibility to raise an army of skeletons - a new Endless mode - a new menu to visualize all challenges - plenty of new challenges - add the Trial room - add the Oblivion room |
| v0.6.0 is out! | 2024-01-31 | Sorry for the time needed to release this new version, but it brings some new content and I hope you'll like it! Additions: - New unlockable Vampire character - New "Frost Giant" boss - New "Teleport" item - New "Heavy Armor" item Modifications: - The heaven and hell gates does not need a specific object to be opened anymore (it was hard to guess for lot of people) - Flame trails and poison puddles now can explode squirrels - The Yeti boss is now a little harder - The Cyborg character now has a shotgun instead of a wand - Heart receptacle room can now appear only once per floor Bugfixes: - Fix the "Deadly Bombs" description - Fix the Homing s |
| Merry Christmas: v0.5.6 is out! | 2023-12-26 | It's a bit late for christmas and it's not a big release, but I hope you will enjoy the few additions anyway :) - Add "Lightning Orbs" item - Add "Antimatter" item - Add "Heavy Projectiles" item - Reduce the power of the "Deadly Bombs" item - Enemies where stopping when using "Faked Death" item - Small performance improvements |
| the 0.5.5 version is out! | 2023-12-14 | Here is a small update few quality of life improvements and bugfixes, without any new features or content. - improve performances in some situations - few graphical improvements - the Chaos Cultist can't generate the floor restart and single-use healing items anymore - the Chaos Cultist was sometimes increasing his number of items on reroll - hacked enemies now correctly attack other enemies with landmines - some items were not marked as discovered - fix a possible weapon bug when using the Ghost item - fix possibles bugs when spamming a button on screen transitions |