Check and Slash Steam news

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• Review score93% positive
• Total reviews30
• Release dateMay 27, 2024
• DeveloperGate of Madness
• PublisherGate of Madness

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Gate of MadnessPublisher: Gate of Madness

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Check and Slash Steam news

Check and Slash news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Patch 1.1.2 (demo 0.2.2) - 4 October 2025

  Hey everyone!I just released a new update for the game.Main changes:adjusted -> game build in a new Unity Version with a security patch.adjusted -> leaderboard now always show your position.added -> visual and audio feedback added to UI elements.

• Patch 1.1.1 (demo 0.2.1) - 5 September 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the game. Main changes: adjusted -> language selection input adjusted.

• UPDATE 1.1.0 (DEMO 0.2.0) - 30 August 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the game. Main changes: adjusted -> boss summoning time reduced from 5 to 3 seconds. changed -> the colors of cards, statues, and rooms in the maze change with each boss defeated. added -> room numbers/order are now displayed to aid navigation through the maze. changed -> the colors of the squares no longer change to indicate the range of enemy pieces. changed -> when dying, instead of returning to the first room, the player now respawns in the room where the previous boss was defeated. adjusted -> the attack delay of white pieces has been increased, making it more noticeable where an attack will come from and giving the player more time to dodge. added -> new tutorial messages have been added. added -> full health recovery is now guaranteed before starting a new boss fight. adjusted -> enemies and bosses rebalancing. changed -> "options me…

• UPDATE 1.0.5 - 31 July 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the game. Main changes: adjusted -> gamepad input adjustments for UI.

• UPDATE 1.0.4 - 4 June 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the game. Main changes: adjusted -> music transition times adjusted. added -> boss mark added to the map.

• UPDATE 1.0.3 - 2 June 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the game. Main changes: changed -> as "ghosts" doesn't have a physical body, ghosts will not block the movement of living pieces anymore, so now the Black King or any White Piece can stand in the same square of a ghost (including other Ghosts). changed -> the color of the squares that show the range of a ghost now have a different color of the ones showing the range of living pieces. changed -> ghosts will disappear of a room when a boss fight starts in that room.

• UPDATE 1.0.2 - 1 June 2024

  Low health red screen intensity adjusted. (also adjusted in the demo version 0.1.17)

• Patch 1.0.1 (bugfix) - 28 May 2024

  There was an error in which sometimes after clearing a room the path would not be opened, and also the save system would be stuck at a certain point, meaning that when dying the player would always return to the same point where the save was stuck, regardless of progress. This bug was fixed in version 1.0.1

• GAME RELEASED!!! - 27 May 2024

  Hello everyone! I'm very happy to finally be releasing the game after months of development! I hope everyone likes the end result! Buy now while the launch discount is active! ;D

• DEMO UPDATE 0.1.15 - 25 May 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the demo. Main changes: changed -> Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts changed from serif to sans.

• DEMO UPDATE 0.1.14 - 25 May 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the demo. Main changes: adjusted -> mixed fonts issue in some languages fixed.

• DEMO UPDATE 0.1.13 - 21 May 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the demo. Main changes: adjusted -> performance optimizations. changed -> "QUIT" changed to "MAIN MENU" in the continue/newgame options panel. changed -> polish translations reviewed/changed by a native speaker. added -> localization credits section added to the credits screen.

• DEMO UPDATE 0.1.11 - 28 April 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the demo. Main changes: added -> now the Black King is invulnerable while dashing (using the Dash ability). changed -> the input feedback for the Dash ability was improved and now is smoother (now Dash can be activated at any time, even in the middle of a movement, as long as it is not on cooldown.) changed -> the "NEW GAME" text of the main menu first button was changed to "PLAY". changed -> now the Knight boss projectiles also deal damage when it is not fired yet (if the player collide with one).

• DEMO UPDATE 0.1.9 - 17 April 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the demo. Main changes: added -> autosave system added (it is now possible to exit the game and resume in the future, keeping previously saved progress). changed -> "path blockers" image changed.

• DEMO UPDATE 0.1.8 - 2 April 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the demo. Main changes: adjusted -> balancing on bosses' slash attack timing. adjusted -> adjustments to some SFX (volumes, timing, fading). adjusted -> max rerolls increased from 3 to 5. changed -> changed random build system so that each option can be chosen more than once, increasing the modifier value each time it is chosen.

• DEMO UPDATE 0.1.7 - 10 March 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the demo. Main changes: added -> leaderboard for speedrun (complete the demo for playtime to be submitted). added -> option for the player to choose whether tutorial messages should be shown.

• DEMO UPDATE 0.1.6 - 3 March 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the demo. Main changes: changed -> slash trail VFX.

• DEMO UPDATE 0.1.5 - 29 February 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the demo. Main changes: added -> piece statues in the small rooms. added -> more piece statues in the corridors. added -> new "fury" mechanic. adjusted -> map-revealing colliders expanded. adjusted -> random bonus/burden balancing. adjusted -> improvements to "aura" VFX.

• DEMO UPDATE 0.1.4 - 20 February 2024

  Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the demo. Main changes: added -> "reroll" button on the bonus/burden selection screen. added -> dash ability now deals damage when dashing through pieces. adjusted -> languages option in the main screen adjusted to be UpperCase as the other options. adjusted -> camera shake bug fixed up. adjusted -> slow projectile bug fixed up. adjusted -> random bonus/burden balancing.

• DEMO UPDATE 0.1.3 - 16 February 2024

  Hello everyone! I just released a new update for the demo. Main changes: added -> tutorial message for "attack recharge" mechanics. added -> tutorial message for "protection" mechanics (shield). added -> tutorial message for "damage bonus" mechanics. added -> tutorial message for "lost damage bonus - after death" mechanics. added -> tutorial message for "ghosts" mechanics. added -> version is now displayed in the main menu. added -> location of uncollected health drops now is displayed on the map. added -> location of damage bonus carrier now is displayed on the map. changed -> burden english description: " defend up to X% damage" -> " can take up to X% less damage". adjusted -> now pieces can block the range (red squares) of other pieces (as it is in actual chess). adjusted -> now red squares of a piece will be disabled while this piece is moving.

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