Deskworm — 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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| The Halloween Event Is Here! | 2026-10-07 | Spooky season has crawled onto your desktop. The Halloween Event is live!🎃Halloween EventEvent Period: The Halloween Event runs until November 9, 2026.24 Limited Items: There are 24 limited Halloween items to collect during the event!Medusa Worm Hat: Log in during the event to claim the "Medusa Worm" hat. It is only available while the event is running.Event Drops: Throughout the event you have an 80% chance to get an extra Event Drop alongside your normal drops, either a Key or a Treasure Chest.Treasure Chests: Use a Key to open a Treasure Chest and get a random Event Item. Every Event Item has the exact same chance of showing up.Item -> Ke |
| Timer Tweaks & Wiggle Room | 2026-09-01 | A small round of fixes and feature requests you sent my way. Here is what has changed:✨New Features & ChangesSkip to Next Phase: The third button on the Pomodoro Timer now jumps straight to the next phase.Instant Start: A new setting lets the timer start right away when you launch the game.Worm Handling: A new setting under Preferences lets you drag the worm by grabbing its head with the mouse, or make it see-through so it doesn't block your view while it wanders the screen. There is a separate version of this setting for the multiplayer lobby too.🐛Bug Fixes & ImprovementsResume After Pause: Pressing Play (the first button) now continues the |
| Deskworm 2.0: Wiggle Together - Multiplayer Update | 2026-08-11 | This is the biggest Deskworm update yet! Update 2.0 brings a sleeping worm with its very own ID card, and most importantly, a Multiplayer mode. A few features got polished and reworked too, all to make the game feel even better.✨Features🪪Name Your WormYou have asked for this a lot, and it is finally here. Your worm now has an ID card you can customize a bit, officially approved by the Worm Authority.🌐MultiplayerThe menu now has a brand new Multiplayer tab. You can play with friends or with strangers, and there are lots of settings to tweak. You can show your co-players on the screen, in the pocket, see their loot, and even check out their I |
| Hotfix | 2026-07-10 | Fixed a bug where some items that weren't supposed to be craftable could actually be used for crafting. |
| Hotfix + Requested Feature | 2026-07-08 | Discord Status Setting: You can now choose whether Discord shows that you're playing Deskworm, or hides it completely.DLC Fix: Fixed an issue where DLC items couldn't be received.Big thanks to everyone who reported these. |
| Hotfix | 2026-06-30 | Fixed an issue where screenshots of the worm in the pocket were partially cut off. |
| Say Cheese! | 2026-06-29 | Your worm is finally ready for its close-up. I've added a brand new Screenshot Tool, and to celebrate I'm running a little giveaway.✨New FeaturesScreenshot Section: There's a new Screenshot section in the Settings menu with three buttons.Open Screenshots Folder: Jump straight to the folder where your screenshots are saved.Transparent Screenshot: Take a screenshot of your worm with a transparent background.Steam Screenshot: Take a screenshot with a colored background that also shows up in Steam.Shortcuts: You can also use the shortcuts listed next to the buttons. The game just needs to be focused for them to work.🎁Screenshot GiveawayTo celebr |
| Summer Festival | 2026-06-18 | It's getting warmer, and since worms can't sweat, they're meeting up for relaxed evenings at the beach. The Summer Festival has begun and brings 25 new limited items with it!✨New Features & Additions25 New Limited Items: The Summer Festival adds 25 brand new limited items to collect during the event.Event Drops: Throughout the event you have an 80% chance to get an extra Event Drop alongside your normal drops, either a Key or a Treasure Chest.Treasure Chests: Use a Key to open a Treasure Chest and receive a random Event Item. Every Event Item has the exact same chance of appearing.Item to Key Crafting: You can turn excess items into Event Key |
| From Pocket to Soil | 2026-05-19 | Out of the pocket and into the soil! This update brings several quality of life changes and new skins.✨New Features & AdditionsPocket Mode: Introduced a more minimalist mode. Instead of the pocket, a new setting allows the worm to peek out of the soil, achieving a much cleaner look.New Items & Skins: Added 34 new items, forming a total of 9 new skins!Collection Spoilers: Added an option in the Collection to toggle spoilers. It is now possible to choose whether unowned items are fully visible or only shown as a silhouette.Crafting Warning: Added a visual warning when placing Legendary Items into the crafting window.🐛Worm Fixes & ImprovementsA |
| Hotfix: Achievement Trigger and UI Clipping Fixes | 2026-05-03 | Achievement Fix: Resolved an issue where the +9 Achievement no longer triggered correctly. Visual Clipping: Fixed a bug where parts of the worm appeared in the pocket area above the small timer UI. Thanks for the reports & Happy Wiggling!🪱 |
| New Settings & Bugfixes | 2026-05-01 | A new update is ready for download. This patch introduces several new options and addresses various bugs to improve the overall gameplay experience. ✨New SettingsChest Popups: A new setting allows for the deactivation of treasure chest popups. Audio cues remain active if preferred. The chest remains accessible by double clicking the click counter in the pocket.Click Tracking: Added an option to deactivate mouse click tracking. The worm reacts and counts only inputs from the keyboard or gamepad.Click Label: A new toggle allows hiding the click label in the pocket. This element remains visible whenever the game is in focus.Pocket Icons: Added a |
| New Items, Presets & Fresh Customization | 2026-04-28 | The time has finally come! New items and expanded customization options are here!✨New Items & CustomizationNew Item Types: Two new item types are ready to be equipped: "Face" and "Accessory". Beards and hats can now be worn at the same time!Accessory Placement: Accessories fit right onto the Body or Tail. Each Body or Tail part can hold one accessory.Outfit Presets: Up to 10 outfit presets can be saved. Change the look of the worm instantly!Expanded Item Pool: A fresh batch of new items is now in the game.Slot Unlocks: The new item slots can be unlocked using collected clicks.🎒Inventory UpdatesLayout Update: The inventory layout received a s |
| O-i-i-a | 2026-03-31 | O-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a-i-o, i-i, i-i-iO-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a-i-o, i-i, i-i-iO-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a-i-o, i-i, i-i-iO-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a-i-o, i-i, i-i-iO-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a, o-i-i-a-i, o-i-i, i-i-iO-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a, o-i-i-a-i, o-i-i, i-i-iO-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a, o-i-i-a-i, o-i-i, i-i-iO-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a-i, o-i-i-a-i-o, o-i-i-i-a-i |
| Chest Logic, Crafting Autofill & UI Fixes | 2026-03-23 | This patch focuses on resolving specific bugs and enhancing the overall player experience.✨New Features & ImprovementsDelete Settings: A new option allows for the complete removal of all current settings. This tool is located within the menu under Settings > Developer > Delete Settings.Flash Play Area: The Flash Play Area now triggers automatically during every screen change. This visual feedback ensures the worm's designated movement zone is always easy to identify.Crafting Autofill: The crafting autofill button features improved logic. It now detects compatible items immediately upon opening the window and highlights them using color coding |
| Typing Sounds Are Here! | 2026-03-11 | It took a little while, but the time is finally here. Typing sounds are now available for use in-game! ✨New FeaturesTyping Sounds: This feature is now accessible via Settings > Typing Sounds. There are three different voices to choose from.🐛Bug Fixes & ImprovementsVolume Loading: Resolved a bug where the volume for the Shrimp Reminder, Chest Notifications, and other alerts loaded incorrectly.Audio Levels: General sound volume levels received adjustments for a more balanced experience. 📢Feedback WantedFeedback regarding various keyboard layouts is highly appreciated. Input from the Asian region is particularly interesting to help perfect the |
| Hotfix: Mouse Interaction and Inventory Stability | 2026-02-22 | A new hotfix is ready for download. This update focuses on critical interaction fixes and inventory stability.✨ImprovementsChest Animation: Added back the visual animation that shows clicks being spent when a chest is opened.🐛Bug FixesMouse Focus: Resolved a critical issue where the cursor would lose focus in FPS or Third Person games due to interactions with the worm.Inventory Stability: Fixed a bug where claiming the Daily Reward caused visual issues within the inventory.Happy Wiggling!🪱 |
| Stabilization Update: Cross-PC Sync & New Shop Reward | 2026-02-19 | This update focuses on enhancing the technical foundation to provide a smoother experience. Below is an overview of the changes included in this patch.✨New FeaturesShop Reward: A brand new reward is now available for collection within the Shop. Be sure to claim it upon your next visit.Timer Synchronization: Timers now sync across different PCs. This change significantly reduces synchronization errors and ensures a consistent experience regardless of the device used.🐛Bug Fixes & ImprovementsSteam Connectivity: Enhancements to the connection logic ensure a much more stable link to Steam.New Player Experience: A fix is implemented to address th |
| Drink Reminder & Quality of Life Improvements | 2026-02-05 | A fresh update is ready for download! The focus for this patch lies on adding requested features and smoothing out rough edges to improve the overall game feel.✨New FeaturesDrink Reminder: A new Drink Reminder feature is now available based on community requests.Collection Categories: Categories within the collection can now be expanded or collapsed.Anti-Shrimp Sound: The Anti-Shrimp mode now includes an audio notification option.🐛Bug Fixes & ImprovementsAnti-Shrimp ModeTimer Fix: Addressed an issue where the minute count could change while the Anti-Shrimp timer was active.UI Relocation: Moved Anti-Shrimp mode from the Settings menu directly |
| Update: Custom Play Areas & Major Crafting Fixes | 2026-01-28 | A new update is ready for download. Below is an overview of the new features and bug fixes included in this patch.✨New Features⭐Worm Play Area: Added a new setting to define the play area for the worm. It can now crawl across the entire screen or within a user-defined custom area.Local Currency: Shop currency now adapts to supported countries and displays local currency instead of Dollars.🐛Bug Fixes & ImprovementsSteam Connection: Added an error message that prompts a restart if the connection to Steam is missing or broken upon game start.Empty Slots: Fixed an issue where empty inventory slots were incorrectly displayed.🔄Crafting & ItemsIte |
| Hotfix: Chest Availability & Crafting Display | 2026-01-22 | Chest Availability: Fixed an issue preventing chests from appearing, even after the designated timer had fully expired.Inventory Display: Corrected a visual bug where item quantities appeared lower than the actual inventory count immediately after crafting. |
| Drop Animations, Chest Logic & Bug Fixes | 2026-01-21 | This patch focuses on visual feedback, quality of life improvements, and resolving key interaction bugs.✨New Features & ChangesDrop Animation: Added a visual animation to clearly indicate the success status of a drop.Chest Visibility: Chests now appear automatically only when sufficient clicks are available to claim them.Manual Access: The window remains manually accessible by double-clicking the click count.🐛Bug Fixes & ImprovementsCrafting Fix: Resolved an issue preventing certain items from being used in crafting which previously triggered errors.Error Messages: Updated the system logic to prevent error messages from spamming the interfac |
| Official Release! Claim Your Demo Reward! | 2026-01-15 | Official Release: Version 1.0.0!The game has officially moved from Demo to Version 1.0.0! The transition to the full release brings significant changes and improvements to the game. Below is an overview of everything new in this update.✨New FeaturesShop & Rewards: A new Shop is now available, including Daily Rewards.Achievements: A large number of new Achievements are now unlockable.Auto Crafting: A new Auto Craft Button automatically places items into the Crafting/Upgrade window.Crafting Safety: A new setting defines how many items to keep during processes. This ensures at least X amount of a specific item remains in inventory during auto cr |
| Reworked Pomodoro Timer & UI Improvements | 2025-12-26 | A new update is now available for download. This patch focuses on functionality improvements, interface adjustments, and stability fixes.New FeaturesPomodoro/Timer: The Pomodoro Timer has received a complete rework. Options now include functioning as a standard timer or utilizing the classic Pomodoro method.UI Adjustments: Several updates to the user interface are included to improve navigation and visual clarity.Bug Fixes & ImprovementsInventory Lock: Resolved an issue where incorrect slots in the inventory became locked when switching between the Upgrade and Crafting windows.Launch Stability: Fixed a bug causing the game to close immediatel |
| Demo is out now🎉 | 2025-12-16 | Everyone can try it.Just like the demo, the base game will be free. Some features are still work in progress, so things may change, get improved, or be expanded before the full release.If you enjoy the demo, please wishlist the full game. It helps a lot!✨ Bonus: Tips & TricksEvery ~30 minutes you can claim an item (costs 500 points).You earn points through mouse clicks, keyboard input, or gamepad input.Settings → Admin Mode can help if another app/game blocks input and the worm stops reacting.Right-click items to quickly unequip them or move them to the Crafting / Upgrade window.You can make the worm longer/shorter by equipping a Tail and mov |
| Demo Store Page Live: Play the Demo in December! | 2025-11-27 | The demo store page is now officially live on Steam.In mid-December the demo will open for everyone, so you can finally try the game yourself and see how it feels in action.There will also be a little thank-you for everyone who spends some time with the demo: if you play long enough, you will receive a small gift in the full version of the game.Add the game to your wishlist so you do not miss the demo launch, and feel free to share your feedback once you have played. |