- The Croaker - REAL End of Life Announcement - 16 August 2026
As some of you may know, a few months ago I posted an End of Life announcement for The Croaker. I decided not to end it just yet, but instead, see if people actually cared: I posted an announcement relating to feature suggestions, and if people actually cared about the game, I would add the features suggested and not pull the plug on the game. Unfortunately, after 6 months, not a single feature was suggested, meaning it's about time to pull the plug.There will be one more update for The Croaker releasing in Late August/September for bug fixes, but that's it. That will be the last update.Fortunately, The Croaker II's development has started! So I will continue to post updates about that on my YouTube channel.
- Feature Suggestions - 23 June 2026
Hello everyone!I am looking for some feature requests from people who play the game. This can basically be whatever you think will make the game better. You don't have to shy away from ideas; everything is on the table (Except for obvious joke ideas)! Place your suggestions for features in the comments/discussion area of this post. An example could be platformer ghosts, which many other games have. (Even though ghosts are an example, enough people still need to ask for them in order for them to make it in the game as I don't know if people actually want that)Again, even if you think the idea is stupid, put it here anyways! It could inspire me to build on your idea and make something better.You must put the username you would like to be credited by in your suggestion in order for me to credit you! Otherwise, I'll have no idea what to go by.Disclaimer: Obvious joke ideas will be deleted (…
- Maybe Not? - 31 March 2026
Hello! I just noticed today that the game, out of nowhere, has had a MASSIVE boost in sales. That said, I think it is the right choice to continue working on the game at least for now to please the new players who just bought the game. If it really ends up picking up even more in sales, it will stay alive much longer. But if it declines again (Like back to averaging 0 a month) then I will proably just let it go. P.S- This post isn't saying I only work on the game to make money. I work on it for fun. It just made me extremely disappointed seeing absolutely nobody play or buy the game for such a long period of time.
- The Croaker End of Life - 22 March 2026
Due to the EXTREMELY low amount of sales The Croaker has generated in the past 3 months and the lack of overall uniqueness the game has, I believe it will be the correct decision to stop working on updates for The Croaker for the forseeable future. The official date for The Croaker's end of life (The date where it will no longer recieve updates afterwards) will be April 20th, 2026 (Exactly 2 years after being released on Steam). The only reason development on such a non-unique game has continued to take place is because of how fun I found it to work on. But recently, I'm just getting tired of it. I don't really see any reason to continue working on it anymore. I haven't even touched the game in 26 days.There might be one or two updates before then, but I really don't see any point in releasing any updates with the amount of units being refunded and the lack of hype from everybody.I'm ex…
- Birthday Update (1.72) - 22 February 2026
Happy Birthday to The Croaker! On February 22nd, 2022, I released The Croaker to itch.io. Because of this, I am now hosting a birthday event! Collect as many apples as you can before February 23rd at 2:22 PM for a chance to win a prize! Prizes are listed below:1st place- 1,000 amethysts2nd place- 500 amethysts3rd place- 250 amethystsThe whole top 3 will also recieve a badge for their placement in the next content update. On an unrelated note, I have started to revamp the UI, starting with buttons. You'll notice most buttons now have a fancy click sound effect and more consistent sizing/art. This is the start of the major UI revamps to make everything more consistent and less messy. Again, the DLCs are in development, they're just taking a while due to an internal bug in Unity 6 where tilemaps crash the editor (They heard my complaint and are fixing it for Unity 6000.0.6. It will be wort…
- Update 1.71 - 6 February 2026
A few very small changes:Changed Ice PhysicsAdded the Badge system (Which mobile has had for a month now, sorry lol)Fixed a ton of smaller bugsAdded something but i forgot what it wasThe DLCs are still being worked on. The Challenge DLC will probably be the first one to be updated since the Ice DLC is undergoing a massive revamp entirely. I have absolutely no idea for when you can expect those updates, unfortunately.There will be a birthday update on 2/22/26!
- The Croaker 1.7 - 2 January 2026
Welcome to The Croaker 1.7! You all waited 8 months (About 260 days) for this, but it's finally here. Since 1.7 added so many new features, I will try my absolute best to list everything here. Chances are I forgot everything because of how long the development process was.Added level tagsAdded emeralds (Rewarded for completing a level with tags and is based on the tags)Added Amethysts (For completing levels)Added Daily Rewards (Can get Apples, Amethysts, and Gameplay Points from Daily Rewards)Level Completion for online levels entirely revamped All 50 levels completely redesigned, some even remadeChapter-Specific finish flagsNew objects: Sliders, Fragile Boxes, and Resize PillsAdded Gravity Changers, Portals, Spike Heads, Fragile Boxes, Pills, Z-Layering, Tilemap Recoloring, and Playtesting to the Level EditorAdded optimization mode (Light and heavy)Remade the Level SelectorAdded level…
- The Croaker 1.7 Progress Update - 20 November 2025
I figured that I should keep you guys updated on the general progress of 1.7 since I believe it is right around the corner. 1.7 is an absolutely massive update to The Croaker: Not just in regards of new fancy graphics, but changes to the physics, huge changes to online aspects, currencies, and tons more. That begs the question: When will 1.7 release?Well, I can confidently say, that if I keep up the current pace in remastering levels, the release date of The Croaker 1.7 should be somewhere around the middle to end of December. I must once again apologize for the current broken down state of the game that is available to the public, as there hasn't been many new players and the game is pretty much unplayable. Unfortunately, as stated before, I cannot fix the server issues until after the update is released.
- Why 1.6 Barely Works Right Now - 8 September 2025
If you've played the game in the past like 4 months, you might have noticed that a lot of the server side content hasn't been working. This is because in 1.7, nearly EVERYTHING in the game has been revamped in one way or another. Honestly, comparing 1.6 to 1.7 is like comparing a star to a galaxy: 1.7 is absolutely humongous. With that said, i'm sorry it took me like 4 months to address this issue, as i've known about it since it happened, but never really bothered to adknowledge it until now. Trust me, I can't even believe how far the game's come since 1.7's development started.Looking for a release date of October-November 2025, but it could be sooner or later (But that's highly unlikely)
- Update 1.61 - 15 April 2025
A few small changes i've added, as well as one new major feature. Bugfixes: New Resolution fixes (So things dont look crushed together on smaller resolutions) A few Server bugs being fixed (Things that haven't been updated for the new servers) A few Account Registration fixes/changes A LOT of Level Editor bugs have been fixed Fixed Level 50 just trapping you on a black screen after beating the game Probably more but I forgot lol Additions: A few minor Level Editor additions New "Mentions" Tab: You can now enter an "@" symbol, followed by a Username, to mention sombody. Why did I add this? Honestly, I don't know. But it's pretty cool and useful. A few Graphical Changes to the game The main reason I released this update was because I finally updated the Mobile (Google Play) version and wanted the two versions to be the same. Also, I changed the Steam Description again. Have fun!
- Update 1.6: The Editor Update (3) - 7 April 2025
Welcome to Update 1.6! This update has quite a few new features, but must notably (and the first thing I should mention), the Servers are back. I have to create new ones, meaning you guys need to create new accounts. Sorry about that, I'm just as mad as all of you about that entire situation. Anyways, here's a list of new features! New Level Editor! Create and Upload levels with ease now, unlike before. Fixed an Xbox Controller bug where moving wouldn't start the timer Speaking of the timer, changed the timer formatting to Minutes : Seconds : Milliseconds instead of just displaying Milliseconds New Button Textures- I think they look nicer than before. New Mouse Cursor Changes- When hovering over a button, it will display a different cursor. New Leaderboard Sorting Options- Sort between All, Top 10, Bottom 10, and Reverse. New Option- Show All Levels on One Page New Option- Remove the "A…
- the corklaer server gon v2 - 2 April 2025
Unfortunately, on April 2nd, 2025, The Croaker's Server Hoster, 7m.pl (Who I do NOT recommend in ANY WAY, they are a huge scam and frankly, they should be sued), had a data breach. In this data breach, sombody hacked into my account and literally DELETED THE SERVERS. All of my other servers are there, but the one single one they deleted was The Croakers' servers. Therefore, there will be a MASSIVE downtime as I figure out how to fix this. This is NOT my fault at ALL. i'm EXTREMELY angry about this and I WILL be sending an angry email to 7m.pl about this lol
- Update -10.59: The Texture Update - 1 April 2025
Welcome to the Texture Update! Here's a brief rundown of all of the changes that the amazing, magestic update has: 1. Vaulted all grass- We felt as if grass had no need to be in the game anymore, so we vaulted it. 2. Vaulted Bricks- same as grass. 3. Changed some of the UI textures- the UI is much more user friendly now. 4. Vaulted Jeremy- we felt as if he was an offensive character to people who hate frogs. 5. Unfixed numerous features- the apple count, and the level text. 6. Probably more idk
- The Play Button Update (Update 1.511) - 1 March 2025
DISCLAIMER: I am expecting this update to be kinda buggy, but at least you can play the game now, If you see a bug just report it. There are so many bugfixes, but here's a few of the MAIN ones: Made it so that apples now run on an entirely seperate variable, and this is how they work: When you are playing a level, each level has an amount of apples collected before it actually sets your real number of apples to that number. Basically, if you restart, you won't keep the apples you collected, but if you beat the level, the apples are kept. The only way to keep apples in a level is by finishing the level added new stat to stats menu: chickens killed with sir croakington fixed that one gap in level 42 and 50 fixed moving platforms slowly pushing you off + not being able to move on them Removed the ability to restart levels when you press R due to so many bugs that simply broke the entire ga…
- Update 1.51 - 26 February 2025
Before you read the additions, I need you to know that I have removed apples from the game until February 27th due to MAJOR exploits I have found with them. A ton of new bugs and a few minor additions: Organized Options Menu Added New Playable Tutorial Added New "Stronger Gravity" Mode- Lets you jump the same height, with stronger gravity. This is a beta feature, and some levels may not work with it. Updated Terms of Service New and improved Movement! Movement is now a lot smoother instead of being a little bit glitchy. Bugfixes: Weighted Platforms should now be consistent with ALL framerates Keys are now uncollected upon death Fixed the Speedrunning Timer (You can't get 0 ms now) Fixed the Ice DLC's unlockability Fixed ALL Physics Glitching: Groundpounding from high heights, groundpounding when you're 0.5x scale, and platforms clipping you into walls. After 3 years, Moving Platforms wi…
- i removed apples - 26 February 2025
i had to remove apples due to an exploit that sombody found that let you gain thousands per minute. this means most leaderboard scores will be reset
- Update 1.5: The Battle Update - 23 February 2025
After a few months, The Croaker finally enters a brand new era where you can brutally murder your friends in a kind, loving manner! Update 1.5 is MASSIVE and it brings a TON of bugfixes (Over 50!) and new gamemode: Battle Mode. This is a Free for All gun game, with 5 rounds per game. After 5 rounds, the person who won the most rounds wins the entire game. Give it a try! It's in a HEAVY beta mode, so if you find bugs, report them. Alongside Battle Mode, there is a TON of bugfixes. I literally can't even list all of them, that's how many. Probably the most notable ones are the fact that you can pause the game without moving and the Player Icon on Leaderboards actually matches your player. With that, there's also an updated save system and more! Have fun with this new update!
- Update 1.44 - MASSIVE Bugfixes - 13 February 2025
a list of over like 50 bugs were fixed. Alongside that, account registration should be fixed, but if not then you can now continue as a guest. You'll notice the mode selector now, as well as an ammended Main Menu UI. The mode selector will be put into use in 10 days, when Bonus Levels and Battle Mode are released. Also, you can now play Level 50- you can now beat the game's storyline! REMINDER- this is more of a beta bugfix update, as I was planning to release the entire update on the 22nd, but me and a few friends decided to just release it now because there was a lot of good fixes in here. So if there's a lot of stuff that's broken, then it will DEFINETLY be fixed by the 22nd.
- Update 1.43 - 6 February 2025
Started preparing for The Croaker: Battle Mode The Level Editor's title has been demoted to a Beta due to the amount of bugs it has. Level 48, created by SaberzzXD, has been added to the Campaign! New Steam Achievements to unlock! Plenty of Bugfixes! Any bugs found will be fixed in Update 1.5, the Battle Update. Here's Update 1.5's plans: I will work as hardly as possible to reduce the amount of bugs in everything I can. I will update the Level Editor, fixing a ton of bugs there. I will release Battle Mode, a Free-For-All mode with 9 rounds and it's own leaderboard!
- Update 1.42 - 20 January 2025
So, when adding banning in the base update, it made it so new accounts literally could not be created. So, if you have bought the game anytime from December 25th to now, you can now make an account. Sorry for the long wait! Other changes: Even more menu changes Added Level 47, and I PROMISE the other ones will come on February 5th (yes this is the 7th time i've delayed them i am great at procrastination) A crap ton of bug fixes
