Keep the Heroes Out — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Get ready for Flame & Forge! | 2026-02-11 | Hello Everyone!Thank you for your support, it’s been great seeing new folks playing the game and sharing their experience with us. We received some messages asking about how to acquire the board game version of Keep The Heroes Out.We have a Kickstarter Campaign running right now for “Flame & Forge”, a Worker placement, deck-building, push-your-luck game and in this Kickstarter you can also purchase a copy of the tabletop version of Keep The Heroes Out and all its expansions! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/luisbrueh/flame-and-forge?ref=1pvx50The Kickstarter is only running for a couple more days, but you will also be able to purchase it |
| Happy New Year! | 2026-01-09 | We hope 2026 is off to a great start and that your dungeons are fully stocked with traps, treasure, and just the right amount of mischief. We're kicking off the year with Version 0.45, bringing some quality of life improvements and a batch of important bug fixes.One of the most requested features is finally here: you can now check which scenarios you’ve completed with each monster, along with the top difficulty level you have won in the character selection screen! Whether you're chasing 100% completion and trying to unlock the 3 secret monster or if you just want to keep track of your triumphs, this should make your dungeon a little bit more |
| Tutorial Improvements, bug fixes, achievements and more! | 2025-12-13 | Hey everyone!Thank you so much for the amazing support during launch week! It’s been great seeing your screenshots, hearing your stories, and watching players team up across platforms to defend their dungeons. You truly made this release something special.We’ve been listening closely to all your suggestions — especially around the tutorial— and we heard you loud and clear! We’ve updated it with clearer explanations of core mechanics and helpful tips for new players, making the first-time experience smoother and easier to follow. Whether it’s understanding the game’s goal, how pushing your luck in the cells function, or how traps activate, eve |
| Keep The Heroes Out is now OUT! | 2025-12-09 | Today’s the day! Keep the Heroes Out! is officially available on Steam! After so much work, testing, feedback, and dungeon-defending, It feels amazing to finally share the full game with you. Whether you’ve been with us since the board game, joined during the Kickstarter early access, or you’re just jumping in now—thank you.I hope you have as much fun playing it as we had making it! We now have fully animated heroes and monsters, smoother controls, visual tweaks, and new effects that make the dungeon feel more alive than ever. I’m so proud of how far it’s come, and I’m deeply grateful for all the patience, support, and love you’ve shown us th |
| The Keep The Heroes Out Kickstarter is LIVE! | 2024-12-01 | Our Kickstarter campaign for Keep The Heroes Out! is officially live! ➡️ Check out our Kickstarter page here! Demo Update Revamped tutorial - smoother and more intuitive learning experience. Bug fixes. Multiple language support: - English - German (Deutsch) - Spanish (Español) - French (Français) - Brazilian Portuguese (Português) We've just pushed a new update to our demo that includes a revamped tutorial! We've been listening to your feedback and made the learning experience smoother and more intuitive. If you haven't tried the demo yet, now is the perfect time to jump in and see what all the fuss is about! Physical Board Game Available! Fo |
| Huge Update! New Tutorial scenario, mouse controls, bug fixes and more! | 2024-07-11 | We have just released a massive update for the Keep The Heroes Out demo! This update is packed with features and improvements to make it even easier for new monsters (players) to learn the ins and outs of keeping your dungeons free of those so-called heroes! Let’s dive into the details: 🖱️Full Mouse Gameplay You asked, we listened! You can now play the entire game with just your mouse if you so desire! You can control any way you want (Mice, Keyboard and Game Pads!) 🗣️ New Dialogue System Enjoy new original dialogue throughout the game with new artwork and writing made by Luis, the mastermind behind the board game! The game now includes int |
| First Demo Update! | 2024-04-07 | Hello everyone! Thank you so much for playtesting our demo and making suggestions and reporting bugs! It's been great seeing what people have been thinking of the game. This is a very early version of the game, we're aware of a lot of the things that are lacking such as animations, a tutorial, a way to undo actions, mouse selections and better explanations. We're at first focusing on fixing the more glaring bugs before moving on to more quality of life and visual fixes. Talking about bug reporting and bug fixing, we now have an in-game bug reporting tool! If you run into a bug and you're unsure of what happened you can press Escape to access |