- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (September 19) - 19 September 2026
NewAdded an indicator that previews how a tool's damage will be applied to each enemy.New dice combos (small straight, large straight)New particle effects + sound effects for special dice faces.Increased Wheel of Doom aggression.Increased Orc Tank Mk.II aggression.All bosses have had their maximum HP raised.All regular enemies have had their maximum HP recuded.All enemy move speed increased.Rewards are no longer offered after beating the demo boss (since the game doesn't continue past that point anyway).FixesFixed a bug where relic rarity was not being displayed when received as rewards from elite or boss battles.Fixed a bug where Wheel of Doom missing turns due to freeze would lead to more turns doing nothing.Fixed a bug where text was displaying incorrectly on the tool upgrade screen when playing with a controller.Fixed a bug where the visuals for the Treasure Inferno event were displ…
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (September 11) - 11 September 2026
Just a small little fix this time around. Expect a larger update, including a new playable character soon!FixesFixed a bug where the player could not select any of the buttons from the "demo complete" or "gameover" screens.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (August 19) - 19 August 2026
Controller support has been significantly improved, with the newest update making it possible to highlight relics to read their effects during battles, events, or from the map screen, or at the campfire. This function was previously only possible when playing with a keyboard and mouse.NewImproved controller support so that you can now highlight equipped relics and read their effects during multiple scenes when playing with a controller.FixesFixed a bug where certain gamepad inputs would cause the game to soft-lock when browsing the shop, or rewards screen.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (August 8) - 8 August 2026
This update was mostly to address a major bug, but some extra content was finished so I decided to include it. Expect another smaller update over the next couple of days which should further improve controller support (allow highlighting relics to see what they do after you've already had them).NewHighlighting an enemy now displays their name.Improved controller support so that enemies can now be highlighted with a controller.FixesFixed a bug where relics obtained from chests would not have their effects applied during battle.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (August 5) - 5 August 2026
Quite a big update this time around, with a handful of "under the hood" changes, and some other quite noticable changes...NewForest environment added as a potential "floor 1" environment.Bosses are now environment exclusive, with the Orc Tank being the Forest boss, and The Wheel of Doom being the Sewers boss.Events are now environment exclusive, so expect to see different events in the Forest than you would in the Sewers.The Twisting Thorns event now plays an animation showing which tool is lost when you choose to cut through the thorns."Early" basic fights have been added, where the enemy pool selected from is weaker.The map screen now displays the name of the current environment and floor number instead of just "Floor 1".The Orc Tank has been given unique background art, as well as more decorations in the boss arena. (The same will be done for The Wheel of Doom at a later date).A new…
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (July 24) - 24 July 2026
Quite a big update today... dice building has seen a bit of an overhaul. Before, when you bought a dice face, or chose a dice face at The Armory, it would show as a 0 and change its number to whichever slot you placed it. Now, dice faces will have fixed numbers, and will change the value of the slot they're placed in. What this means is that you could effectively swap out a 1 for a 6, this enhances the customizability of your dice. The demo might be slightly more difficult for a little while, as I work on rebalancing enemies and bosses around this new system. Feedback is appreciated!NewPurchased dice faces no longer change their value to match the slot they were placed in. Their value is not fixed, meaning you can have multiple of the same number of one dice.Campfires now guarantee a dice face with a value of 4 or greater when you choose to work on your dice.Elite and Boss battle shops…
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes #2 (July 20) - 20 July 2026
More fixes following the previous update earlier today. For the most part, these bugs will have affected those using a controller to play...NewThe old tutorial, that acted as a slideshow that would appear the first time you started adventure mode has been removed. The replacement was mentioned in the previous patch notes.FixesFixed a bug where the enemy info modal would appear after selecting a tool to attack while using a controller, and would remain visible for the rest of the battle.Fixed a bug where selecting down with a controller the moment the enemy turn ends would result in a soft-lock/crash.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (July 20) - 20 July 2026
Mostly a quick little hotfix, as I've noticed a bug with event rooms when playing with a controller causing the game to hard-lock. A new tutorial has been implemented as well, which takes place during the first combat scenario. Because I've had to rush this update out, the previous tutorial will still open when starting a run for the first time. On top of that, I'm also aware of an issue with enemy modals popping up when pressing certain inputs using a controller - I'll also be issuing a quick update for that very soon, possibly later today.NewIf it's your first time playing, you will now be prompted with an optional tutorial during your first combat scenario.FixesFixed a bug where the game would hard-lock if you selected the event room on the map while playing with a controller.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (July 14) - 14 July 2026
Slightly smaller update. Hovering over enemies now displays status effect information. I'll be adding the ability to check this information with a controller in a later update.NewMousing over enemies highlights their inflicted status conditions, and gives a bit of info on each status.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (July 13) - 13 July 2026
The newest update to Crit Happens! features a complete overhaul to event rooms, completely changing both the visuals as well as how they function. The update also fixes a couple of minor bugs.NewEvent rooms have been completely reworked.FixesFixed a bug where changes to the audio settings wouldn't persist between launches unless you opened the settings menu.Fixed a bug where the loose dice relic was targeting enemies that had already died.Fixed a bug where the draw pile could be opened through the reward screen when playing with keyboard and mouse.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (June 29) - 29 June 2026
New4 new "legendary" relics have been added (I had downgraded a bunch of relics, so there actually weren't any legendary relics in either character pool...).
- Crit Happens! Demo Relaunch + Update Notes (June 18) - 18 June 2026
The demo for Crit Happens! is live once again! After taking down the demo to work on a combat overhaul, I'm finally ready to make the demo public again. I've spent a long time re-working systems, fleshing out the game's mechanics, and polishing what I could following player feedback. A lot has changed since the last time the demo was up, so I'm hoping for a lot of new feedback!UpdatesCombat system overhauled.Trinkets have been removed from the game entirely.Tools are a new item type that has been added to the game.Tools bring a new deck-building element to the game.The attack button has been removed...Tools act as your attack method, determining which enemies are targeted as well as how your attack generally behaves.Tools are drawn like cards at the start of combat, and are played in order to attack.Each class has a series of "starting" tools, and more tools can be added via events or t…
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (March 3) - 3 March 2026
This new update offers quite a big change to how turns are approached. Trinkets are no longer cycled through at random, instead they are manually selected. Trinkets themselves haven't been rebalanced to reflect this change yet, but feedback would be appreciated all the same. I'm still not happy with the current trinket system, so expect more changes soon.NewYou can now switch your active trinket during your turn.When you use a trinket it is now sent to a discard pile until all trinkets have been used up.You can now skip the reward screen animation.FixesFixed a bug where the order a controller would switch between dice would not reflect their positions after undoing a dice hold.Fixed a bug where a combination of the potion bomb relic and the ice dice could trigger a soft-lock.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (February 25) - 25 February 2026
NewYou can now "undo" dice holds, as long as you've not rolled again since holding.FixesFixed a bug where the red bolt relic would cause a soft-lock when paralysis procced on a mimic.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (February 24) - 24 February 2026
NewReworked all dice artwork.FixesFixed a bug where the sword dice would initially be displayed as a bomb dice when crafting at a campfire.*I've received numerous requests for a way to unhold dice that were accidentally held. I'm working on an update that will allow you to "undo" your last held dice as long as you haven't rolled again since. Expect this update within the next two days!
- Crit Happens! Steam Next Fest Demo Update Notes (February 23) - 23 February 2026
Along with the participation of Crit Happens! in Steam Next Fest, a new update has been released for the demo! Try out the new endless mode (preview)! Play through three floors, with enemies and bosses gradually increasing in difficulty. The extended runtime of endless mode will allow you to test out stronger builds, and test the limits of what's currently possible with the dice and relics currently in the demo!NewEndless Mode (preview) added.Reduced the price of upgrading trinkets.FixesFixed a bug where the Am-bush relic's particle effects wouldn't active when playing as the mage.Fixed a bug where soldier arrow attacks could sometimes bypass enemies when playing at 2x speed.Fixed a bug where Staff Bots could sometimes soft-lock the game when trying to heal an ally.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (February 16) - 16 February 2026
FixesFixed a bug where Orc Tank Mk.II was the only boss being selected from the boss pool.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (February 11) - 11 February 2026
NewPlayer can now upgrade their trinkets at the shop.Reward text for trinkets/relics now scroll if the text does not fit (instead of resizing) to improve readability on smaller displays.FixesFixed a bug where the coin effect from the gold dice would not play the correct SFX.Fixed a bug where cancelling a trinket upgrade during a campfire scene could cause a different event to be selected if using a mouse for input.
- Crit Happens! Demo Update Notes (February 8) - 8 February 2026
NewPlayer can now back out of upgrading their trinkets at campfires.FixesFixed typo in the descriptions of "Posh Fellow" and "Pity Prize" trinkets.Fixed an issue with "Posh Fellow" and "Pity Prize" trinkets behaving incorrectly due to order of calculations.Gold Shackle's boost to base attack now correctly matches the relic description.Fixed an issue with controller input causing the mimic battle to soft-lock.Fixed an issue where basic battles were spawning the same enemy line-up each time.
- Crit Happens! Demo Quick Fix (February 5) - 5 February 2026
FixesFixed an issue where the player could not begin a run using keyboard and mouse.
