- Version 1.9.0 released - 18 July 2026
This update includes a bug fix for emoji support on older versions of Windows. I received a bug report that indicated save data was being written in ANSI encoding instead of UTF-8 encoding. This update removes UTF-8 encoded emojis, and replaces them with shortcode strings for wider compatibility. If you have had issues launching the game, try this version. Email [email protected] or post a message on the discussion board if you experience any issues. 👾
- Fastest leaderboard 🍰💨 - 5 June 2026
Congratulations to the players at Coolmath Games for being the first to record complete games in CAKE and BEEF CAKE mode on the global leaderboards! An additional leaderboard which tracks fastest runs on any difficulty is now available. Getting us started is 🙀 with 51 minutes and 47 seconds. The top spot on the farthest leaderboard is still up for grabs. The first player to beat the game on BUFFALO BEEF CAKE difficulty is entitled to that spot. Here's a tip for any hot shots out there: the BUFFALO BEEF CAKE is faster 🔥 than the other two cakes. Steam players can change their initials and emoji by clicking the name button at the top right of the title screen.
- Version 1.7.3 released - 10 April 2026
Minor update that adds alpha to leaderboard ghosts and reduces the number of ghosts to improve readability
- Leaderboards are live 🌐🔥 with unlockable emojis! - 28 March 2026
Global leaderboards with unlockable emojis are now available. There are two leaderboards: FARTHEST and ARCADE. Your chosen name and emoji will appear 👻 in the leaderboards and as a ghost on the line in the game.The farthest board tracks your progress through the three quest difficulties. The max score is the distance of three quests! If players start beating all three quest difficulties, a third board will be added in a future update where the scores will be quest times.The arcade board tracks the best runs in arcade mode. Get as far as you can in the quest before time runs out, and your score will be the distance 🎽 you ran. Coins and checkpoints add time to the clock in arcade mode.Leaderboards are cross-platform! Scores from Steam, the web, and the arcade cabinet are all recorded. View the scores by going to the right on the title screen.To reset your name and emoji, click your name…
- Version 1.7.0 released - 1 December 2025
This update introduces support for player initials and emoji. Players can enter their initials and emoji at the start of the game and can later edit them from the title screen. Player initials and emoji will appear on the HUD in all modes, and they will be associated with all scores and replays.This update comes in preparation for a larger update which will introduce global leaderboards. In this latest version, scores are submitted to the leaderboards, but the ability to view the leaderboards is still in development.
- Unlockable replays and attract mode are live 🥹 - 26 September 2025
Yummers 😋 Cakefoot now features unlockable replays 🏆 Beat level 11 or up in under 90 seconds, and a replay will unlock, yours to keep 💻To view a replay after it's unlocked, use the right arrow to navigate 🗺 to the replays menu on the title screen.Replays go hand in hand with another feature of this build: attract mode ✨ The title screen now plays a demo reel of gameplay videos, including 🫵 your own once unlocked.The next feature will be global leaderboards! Now go get cracking on those replays and take over the reel 💪
- Visual upgrade and a special birthday cake character - 16 May 2025
Cakefoot turned one year old 🎂 on May 10th! To celebrate, a birthday cake special event character was added to the game, available to use until May 31st. The latest version introduces new background graphics, optimized to run smoothly on any system. In addition to being a welcome visual upgrade, the graphics also help distinguish the four chapters of the game. Can you make it to the 🔥 world? Leaderboards are next up 🫡
- 50K Deaths! - 22 April 2025
Against all odds players persevere to surpass 50,000 punishing deaths toward turning the tables on arcade game Cakefoot 👍 There are many more deaths across all platforms, and a global stat counter is being planned for a future update. A live Steam deaths counter is available now updating daily 📈 on the homepage of dank.game. Leaderboards and graphics upgrades are scheduled for the next update 🧪
- Version 1.4.3: Protect game saves - 12 March 2025
Version 1.4.3 adds a pop up confirmation alert when attempting to start a new quest or arcade run if there is an in-progress game saved. This adds some protection, so an accidental button press won't delete your save file! Also in this version - background music streams directly from file instead of being loaded into memory, so the game loads quicker 🐎💨
- Deck compatibility sale 🥳 + MAGFest arcade! - 21 January 2025
Cakefoot is officially Steam Deck verified! Verification came just in time for MAGFest where Cakefoot will be playable in the indie arcade on an arcade cabinet in the Arcade Commons section. To celebrate, Cakefoot is 30% off on Steam for the next two weeks. If you liked Cakefoot at MAGFest, are looking for an addition to your Deck library, or were waiting for a good discount, grab your copy before Feb. 4th. A second Cakefoot cabinet is currently in production by dank.game, Wonderville, and artist Dr. Begonia. This cabinet will be launching in San Francisco, CA later this year.
- Version 1.4.0: Achievement pop-ups - 22 December 2024
Achievements pop-up at the top of the screen when unlocked. This is in addition to the Steam built-in achievement pop-up. Overall achievement progress can now be viewed on the title screen under the achievements menu! Stats are also displayed on the title screen under their own stats menu. Do you want to know how many fish have killed you? Now you can find out. There is also a much needed upgrade to fonts, both the font itself and the way the text is drawn. Menus, buttons, the scoreboard, and all text should look slightly better, especially when running with a small window size. Thanks for playing Cakefoot in 2024, its first year. Looking forward to 2025! 🥳
- Version 1.3.0: Audio improvements - 5 December 2024
This update introduces new background music: unique medleys of VGM mixed with the Cakefoot theme music, one medley for each of the four chapters of the game. Sound effects have been buffed as well - sounds will pan to the left and right depending on where the character is on screen. Enjoy! 🎵🎶
- Version 1.2.1: Fix walking backward achievements - 19 November 2024
This fix prevents the walking backward achievements from triggering prematurely. If this bug affected you, see this method for resetting the achievement using the Steam console -- or leave a message here and I will reset it. ːenteringsteamvrː
- Version 1.2.0: Achievements and stats - 17 November 2024
Achievements and stats are finally live! There are 39 achievements to collect and 21 stats to track. Some achievements introduce new challenges to the game like walking backward or walking without letting go of the button, while others are based on logging in for consecutive days or on certain dates. ːsteamsunnyː A full announcement will come next week if this build can be confirmed to be running stably. Another small update in this version is the ability to save fullscreen, bgm and sfx preferences. Version 1.2 introduces a lot of automated tests to the build system to help prevent crashes - but since this is still a large update with a lot of changes to the game engine, there is a good chance there will be issues such as achievements not triggering. Feedback or bug reports on the discussion board or emailed to [email protected] are much appreciated. Please enjoy, and thank you f…
- Version 1.1.4: prevent crashes from corrupt save data - 12 June 2024
If the save data file becomes corrupt, like if the power dies during a save operation or a new bug in the program happens, the game is now able to start without crashing. Unfortunately, the save data will not be recovered (that feature will be added in a future update). If your save data is corrupted, email me at cocktail.frank at dank.game and I will provide a save file to restore your data.
- Version 1.1.3: Bug fixes, and logging disabled - 6 June 2024
This is a bug fix update that may slightly improve performance. Logging is also disabled by default (it can be enabled by editing config.json). Remove all calls to `glGetError` Disable logging by defaultThank you for playing Cakefoot! New features are being planned for version 1.2 ːenteringsteamvrː
- Version 1.1.2: add version string to pause menu - 26 May 2024
Small update to help identify technical issues ⚙ Add version string to pause menu Enable vsync Now you can get the version of Cakefoot from the pause menu by clicking the gear or pressing ESC during gameplay. Contact me at [email protected] if you are experiencing issues with the game, technical or otherwise, and let me know the version and platform you're using!
- Version 1.1.1: fix arcade mode bug - 13 May 2024
The bank HUD upgrade introduced a bug preventing arcade mode from running because it was looking for an old save progress field called "arcade coin". This update removes the "arcade coin" field entirely in favor of the new bank save progress field.
- Update to 1.1.0 - 11 May 2024
Fixes a couple of bugs introduced in 1.0.5. Prevent the coin HUD from being transformed in the display effects modes.Fix a bug which loaded the wrong level's coin bank status when resuming a game saved at a checkpointFuture updates will use the last digit for bug fixes and minor changes and the second digit for new features or other major updates.
- Cakefoot officially launches on Steam! - 11 May 2024
Cakefoot is now available to add to your library! Alongside the Steam launch, version 1.1.0 has been released with improvements to the coin system. It is now easy to tell whether the coin has been collected on each level. The coin appears above your head after you grab it. It remains there while you are holding it, before it has been added to the bank. Once you reach a checkpoint or the end of a level, the coin is added to the bank. If you don't make it to the safe point, the coin is given back! The bank now appears in the HUD, showing clearly which level coins have been collected during a run. The coin sticking out in the bank indicates which level you are on in the quest and how close you are to the final level.By the way, the coin system is inspired by the strawberries in Celeste. Enjoy Cakefoot on Steam! 🍓
