The Case of the Worst Day Ever — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cozy Mystery Bundle with Spring Tales! | 2026-05-19 | We're so happy to announce that The Case of the Worst Day Ever is now available a bundle with Spring Tales, a cozy mystery adventure full of relaxing puzzles and a charming story set in a small town called Blossomdale. |
| Tiny patch for Level 10 | 2026-01-04 | This patch temporarily removes the ability to reorder the portrait tiles in the portrait bank in Level 10. It will also correct corrupted save data caused by a rare bug which would create duplicate/missing portrait tiles. We are also still working on the following: onscreen keyboard not working on Steam Deck failure to launch on Mac OS older than 15 improvements to drag & drop Thank you for your feedback and patience as we work towards making this game better and better! |
| Feature Update + Fixes | 2025-12-19 | Hello! This patch contains the following: New Features Word/portrait bank is now sortable while viewing a scene Order of word/portrait bank is saved Fixes All April 31 references have been changed to April 30 Level 8: prevents two hotspots from clearing too soon Level 9: a few typos, changes font on one gift tag, tweaks a name Tutorial: tweaks to wording Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback or left a review! We read and appreciate everything! |
| Patch v.1.0.4 | 2025-12-08 | This patch has been rolled back! Sorry for anyone who experienced a crash due to it! |
| Patch v.1.0.3 | 2025-12-06 | Hello! Thanks to everyone who provided feedback thus far! A couple of small fixes are in this patch Level 4: fixes a typo, removes a word from the conclusion panel Level 6: renames a location Potential fix for crash related to corrupted hotspot data Please let us know if you run into any issues or have feedback! If you're enjoying the game, please leave a review as well! :) |
| NOW AVAILABLE + Clever Cases Bundle! | 2025-12-05 | Hello everyone!The Case of the Worst Day Ever is NOW AVAILABLE!We're also super excited to announce the Clever Cases bundle, featuring The Case of the Worst Day Ever and A Case of Fraud at 10% OFF!A Case of Fraud is a short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.As always, we're here to help! Please get in touch with any questions, comments, or issues.Happy solving! |
| Launching on December 5! | 2025-11-19 | Hello everyone!We're so excited to announce that The Case of the Worst Day Ever will release on December 5, 2025!Get ready to solve 10 lighthearted yet challenging cases surrounding one very unfortunate family!Happy solving! |
| Demo Updates + Launch Coming SOON! | 2025-10-31 | Hello everyone!Big thanks to everyone who has played the demo and sent us feedback. We read every bit of it and are always happy to hear what you think!This DEMO UPDATE features a new Notepad feature, which allows you to take in-game notes for each level, as well as some minor tweaks to aesthetics and text!We're also getting super excited for our upcoming LAUNCH of the FULL GAME! Stay tuned for a release date announcement :)We are also in the process of implementing Steam Cloud and will be turning on that feature very soon, so your demo progress will seamlessly transfer to the full game!If there are any other features you'd like to see added, |
| Demo Updates! | 2025-03-13 | HUGE thank you to everyone who submitted feedback, especially those who filled out the survey! This update contains the following fixes and features: press SPACE to switch between the scene and the conclusion screen DRAG and DROP to organize words in the word bank click and hold the SKIP button to skip the new intro video click the LIGHT BULB icon on the conclusion screen to access hints or highlight which blanks are wrong fixes bug where some players had to reset their progress twice to clear out all levels fixes typo on Level 1 Keep your feedback coming! |
| Begin cracking the Case of the Worst Day Ever! | 2025-02-13 | We're thrilled to announce that the demo is now available for The Case of the Worst Day Ever! We can't wait to hear your feedback as we continue to improve and develop the game in the coming months. Thank you for your support! |