- Update 1.38.3 - 5 August 2026
New items, a new sub-location, a new chest, a new altar, and tons of fixes! Added a new single-room sub-location - Goblin Larder. The gate to it can only be found in the Abandoned Prison Added a new monster champion found only in the Catacombs and the Rat's Nest - Rottail Added the Altar of the Elements - when used, it temporarily grants a random bonus Fire, Lightning, or Ice damage effect Friendly NPC guards may now occasionally appear near the Camp Gates Added a new type of item that can be found in the dungeon - Treasures. They cannot be used or equipped, but can be sold for a very high price. There are currently 6 items of this type Added 7 new swords, 7 new daggers, 3 new axes, and 7 new bows Added 13 new armor types and 7 new pieces of headgear Updated the icons of all axes and bows, as well as the last remaining armor and headgear that had not yet been updated When used in a boss…
- Update 1.38.2 - 2 April 2026
After death, items can be retrieved from your character's corpse, outdated item icons have been updated, and new perks have been added. A new mini-boss has also been added! After a character dies, their equipped items can be recovered by returning to the same floor in the same location where they were defeated. If that character dies again, the old items will be lost permanently A third Personal Chest has been added to the Camp (available in the Ultimate version only; requires the "Shelter" building to be upgraded to level 4) The Mystic can now be found in the Camp: for 100 crystals, he will help a character "forget" any previously acquired perk. The Mystic appears after any character first has 6 perks at once (4 in the free version) Added 7 new class perks (2 for the Warrior, 1 for the Archer, 1 for the Wizard, 2 for the Berserker, and 1 for the Necromancer) and 1 universal perk Crysta…
- Update 1.38.1 - 27 December 2025
Most equipment effects now have levels. Unlike rings, an item’s quality affects only the number of effects; their level can be any (from 1 to 3). The level of an item’s base effect (if it has one) depends on the item’s quality Smithing gems (Ruby, Opal, and others) now have 3 quality tiers. The higher the gem’s quality, the higher the level of the effects it applies Smithing gems can now be combined up to tier 3 (requires upgrading the Enchanting Table to level 3) At the Forge, you can now quickly combine all potions in your inventory (requires upgrading the Alchemical Laboratory to level 4) 2 new artifacts have been added - more powerful versions of the Claw and the Frog Leg; the icons for these items have also been updated "Phalanx Shard" has been replaced with "Obsidian Shard": the item’s name and appearance have been updated A new small lair has been added - "Secret Sanctuary". The…
- Update 1.38 - 18 August 2025
A perk system has been added, dialogues in the Fortress, and also a new sub-location — the Predatory Lair! CHANGELOG: A passive abilities (perks) system has been added; characters earn perks by clearing floors and defeating bosses. 34 perks are available, including 10 class-specific ones (available only to certain characters). Each character can obtain up to 4 perks and upgrade them to level 3 (in the Ultimate version, the number of perks can be increased to 8, and their max level to 5) A dialogue system has been added to the Fortress, allowing conversations with several NPCs: they teach new players the basic mechanics and explain some setting details. Most dialogues become available after building certain structures New building added — "Tavern". Once built, all characters will receive the "Rest" effect every 8 hours (an experience bonus that stacks with others) for 10–20 minutes of re…
- Update 1.37.4 - 22 February 2025
New rooms have been added for generation, a new pet has been introduced, and stability has been improved! CHANGELOG: Added 15 new rooms for the Catacombs Added 2 new rooms for the Rat's Nest Reworked some old rooms in the Catacombs and Prison Added a new pet – Porcupine Liches and Archliches are now animated The monster ability "Summon" no longer activates instantly but has a unique animation; some monsters can now summon more than one creature per use Ratmen tents can now be destroyed The appearance of item and pet slots in the shop on the character selection screen has been updated Updated outdated preview images for the Goblin-Captain and Grim Paladin; all boss and champion previews are now smaller and aligned in the same direction When starting a new game, the language will be selected automatically if the system language matches one of the supported languages When using a gamepad,…
- Update 1.37.3 - 17 January 2025
New consumable items and equipment have been added, elemental damage mechanics have been expanded, and stability has been improved! CHANGELOG: The game has been updated with a Brazilian Portuguese localization A new ring, Rainbow Ring, has been added. It increases the level of one of the character's skills by 1-5 levels (depending on the effect level) A new effect has been added to all rings: it increases the level of a specific skill by 2-10 if you use that skill A new helmet, Roaring Mask, has been added (replaces the current special skill with Battle Madness) A new passive item, Cat's Talisman, has been added (increases movement and combat speed by 6% while in the inventory) New consumable items have been added: 2 types of Speed Potions and 3 types of whetstones that add extra damage of a specific element Shooting arrows through braziers or campfires now ignites the arrows, convertin…
- Update 1.37.2 - 18 December 2024
Added a new lair, a new Ambush, and another altar, as well as bringing back the long-awaited control settings for keyboard and gamepad! CHANGELOG: Added a new Ambush Added a new lair consisting of only a few rooms - Rat's Nest (encountered only in the Catacombs) Added a new type of altar - Altar of Speed Significantly reduced the maximum size of floors generated for the Lost Tomb Upon clearing the Lost Tomb, the player will receive a bonus chest, just like when clearing the Rat's Nest Maimed Wolfs now appear in the Catacombs after floor 15 Added a new consumable item - "Phalanx Shard". When used, the character instantly teleports to the point where they spawned on this floor When cleansing a corrupted altar, there is a chance that several enemies will appear at once Bosses, mini-bosses, and all chests now drop significantly more gold Reduced the influence of the character's level and Gu…
- Update 1.37.1 - 22 September 2024
Balance improvements, bug fixes, and several new artifacts—the global game rebalance started in 1.37 continues! CHANGELOG: - Added 4 new artifacts - An additional 30 types of monsters are now available for daily "Hunting" quests - New tips have been added to the loading screen - Tooltips for damage and defense types have been edited - In the character's stats in the dungeon, the specific damage absorption value is now displayed next to each type of defense (in the case of physical defense, this value is averaged for all types of physical damage) - The mention of duration has been removed from temporary effect descriptions (now it is displayed next to the effect's name) - The defense point threshold required to reach 90% reduction in physical damage has been halved and is now closer to the values before update 1.37. Each unit of physical armor is now more effective (this also applies to…
- Update 1.37 - 12 September 2024
Global skill system update, item rebalance, 8 new damage types, and 4 new defense types – update 1.37 is finally available to everyone! A new Treasury has been added 2 new monster champions have been added: Corpse Eater and Goblin-Captain. The latter, formerly the tutorial boss, has been completely reworked and improved In the Catacombs and the Abandoned Prison, there is a small chance to encounter a new merchant — the Whisperer (requires level 4 of the 'Merchant's Shelter' building) Monster champions can now be encountered in "cave" generation locations (Adamantite Garden, Burial Mound) Creatures and containers matching the gate type can now appear near the gates during generation 6 new armor types and 1 new headgear have been added 2 new artifacts have been added 2 new weapon effects have been added 5 new equipment effects, exclusive to arrows and crossbow bolts, have been added 12 ne…
- Steam Trading Cards are now available on Steam! - 21 February 2024
For Pocket Rogues on Steam, community items are now available: trading cards, badges, profile backgrounds, avatars, and emoticons themed around the game! For those who are unfamiliar with what this is and how it works: simply by playing Pocket Rogues on Steam, you will receive one card from the available collection until you've collected half of them. After that, you can trade with friends to get the missing cards, or buy them from other players who have listed their cards for sale. By completing the full card collection, you can convert them into a Pocket Rogues badge, which gives you experience for your Steam profile level and can be displayed on your own profile page. When creating and upgrading the badge, you will receive random items from the Pocket Rogues collection, such as unique profile backgrounds and emoticons, and you will also increase the badge level - up to level 5. By co…
- Update 1.36.1 - 15 September 2023
Update 1.36.1 is dedicated to fixing and enhancing many aspects of the game, aiming to make the gameplay much more comfortable. Now, you won't have to spend a lot of time selling your inventory items to the Merchant or worry about accidentally selling/dropping/destroying your valuable items. And the dungeons themselves have come alive! Now, goblins and certain other creatures are fully animated, as are all friendly NPCs and mercenaries. By the way, did I mention that you can now encounter two new mercenaries? And somewhere deep within the cold and treacherous depths of the Prison, someone vulnerable and infinitely loyal is already waiting for you... CHANGELOG: - After constructing a new building, the Trapper will appear in the Camp. With his help, you can exchange and upgrade pets directly in the dungeon without returning to the Fortress - Upon purchasing the new "Trading rows" building…
- Update 1.36 - 28 July 2023
The new massive update significantly overhauls the entire pet development system in Pocket Rogues. Now each improvement will be much more meaningful, and each of your pets will be much more unique and customizable. In addition, in update 1.36 improved multiplayer (yes, it's still in Beta): now you can play with three players, and you can create rooms in two more locations! CHANGELOG: - Each pet, in addition to the standard ability, now has 4 slots for additional ones (such as Immortality or Vampirism), which can be freely combined. New slots will become available after leveling up the pet, and new abilities can be obtained by defeating monster champions and mini-bosses in dungeons - All pet abilities have 3 levels and can be improved with skill points and gems - Unlocking unique perks, such as new Obsidian Tower mods or item blueprints, are now displayed on the summary screen - Pets and…
- Update 1.35.3 - 30 March 2023
- Updated the appearance of slots for items in the inventory (and also improved its performance) - In Settings added the ability to disable the automatic connection of the gamepad - Creature ability "Explosion (Allies)" now deals damage to all creatures, not just allies (regular "Explosion" only deals damage to enemies) - Characters who returned to the Fortress alive now always start a new descent with full HP - Floor loading could get stuck in Adamantite Garden and Burial Mound if any modifier is enabled that increases the size of the location - Some creatures could not be killed - Several chests could be generated at one point - "Lavra" was not displayed in the Bestiary - Creatures did not use "Crossbow Volley", despite having the corresponding skill - Rings lost their quality when playing in multiplayer - In multiplayer, the summary screen would freeze if you tried to return to the F…
- Update 1.35.2 - 22 March 2023
- The PC version has the ability to play together on the same screen. To do this, you will need at least one gamepad. Steam Remote Play Together is also supported. - Added some new rooms for Catacombs and Abandoned Prison - Added 8 new artifacts - Updated drop lists for most items - The mini-map is now saved when visiting the Camp or the mini-boss gate, as well as when loading a saved dungeon - Icons of some items have been replaced - "Survivors" characters can now freely end the game at any stage of the main campaign (including if they started the game from the boss location) and go to endless dungeons - The settings of the Obsidian Tower can now be changed even if the character has already played in it and returned to the Fortress alive (the selected modifiers only affect the rating points that were received in the current run) - While playing in campaign mode, the player no longer re…
- Update 1.35.1 - 12 November 2022
- Items in the inventory can now be sorted by type, price, efficiency and quality - Added 5 new modifiers for enhanced monsters - Added 5 new equipment effects and 4 new weapon effects - Added a new type of rune - Rune of Greed, which creates a one-time portal to a random Treasury - All non-attacking skills now also get a speed bonus from the character's Agility (but not from the equipped weapon) - Level of mini-bosses increases more balanced - The "Exploder" effect no longer deals damage to the character and his allies - The level of creatures raised by the "Dark Ritual" effect is now equal to half the level of the killed creature, but not lower than the character's current Intelligence - Green chests now drop not only artifacts and rings, but also runes - Adjusted mana cost for some skills - The cost of buying back items from the Merchant is now 20% higher than the selling price - Whe…
- Update 1.35 - 24 October 2022
- Ukrainian language added to the game - Completely updated animations for all player characters. Now they display the movements of individual body parts and are much better readable (animations of creatures were not affected) - Most skills and hits no longer stop the character, but almost always significantly slow down their movement - Items sold to the Merchant can now be bought back at the same price (before moving to another floor or reloading the location) - While running, the character now looks in the direction of movement, even if he is fixed on the target - Completely updated appearance of most dungeons. Wall and floor texture resolution increased from 16x16 to 24x24 - "Ancient Executioner" renamed to "Burnt Executioner". Now he can be found not only as a monster champion, but also as a mini-boss - Generation of the Abandoned Prison has been completely reworked: now it uses man…
- Update 1.34 - 15 February 2022
Added a new mini-boss. Its gates can be found in all locations, except for the Catacombs, Prison and Borderlands Added a new type of generation - "lair" (and one sublocation of this type). The lair is a unique one-story dungeon that can be entered through a gate in any normal dungeon Gates are now generated more often, and two altars can appear on the same floor at once Small rooms are now more common in the Borderlands Added the ability to return to the Fortress alive. To do this, visit the Camp after the first kill of the Forgotten Keeper Updated the summary screen at the end of the descent Added chat to multiplayer. Be polite and respect your allies! Added 2 additional levels to the Alchemy Lab building that reduce the cost of combining consumable items Added 12 new recipes for the Forge Inventory items are no longer sold on character death or when ending the game via the pause menu.…
- Update 1.33 - 19 October 2021
Meet the Blacksmith in your Camp - the master of combining items, mixing potions and enchanting equipment! Added 3 new buildings that add the Blacksmith to the game and expand his capabilities Added the "Caravanserai" building: now the probability of getting into the Camp is affected by it, and not by the "Wandering Merchant". For everyone who has previously built the Wandering Merchant, the level of the new building will be automatically increased Added "Asylum" building: now, to access the Cauldron in the Camp and the Personal chest, 2 levels of this building are required, and the 3rd level opens the second Personal chest. For everyone who played before, the level of the new building will be automatically increased Added the ability to view previous and future improvements for each open building After the construction of the "Field Forge", a Blacksmith will appear in the Camp, who can…
- Update 1.32.2 - 15 August 2021
Changelog: * Power attacks can now be used by pressing the button, just like normal * The lobby now displays already started raids * "No Mana" pop-up text is no longer displayed above other players * Groups of monsters could be outside the floor * On high floors, a penalty to the prices of the Merchant appeared, even if the player did not attack him * Sometimes it was possible to pick up multiple consumables instead of one * Items from the inventory may not be sold when the character dies * The trade window was displayed incorrectly if you approach the Merchant, having previously opened any tab except the inventory * When exiting the Camp, summoned creatures and pets could appear inside the wall * When crystals on the walls were destroyed in a group raid, their background did not disappear after loading the next floor * HUD sound played twice when selecting items in inventory * When pla…
- Update 1.32.1 - 9 August 2021
In the new version, many unpleasant bugs have been fixed, new modifiers for the Obsidian Tower have been added, and finally! - improved gamepad controls. It also became possible to buy items from the Merchant. Changelog: * Merchant now sells food, potions and other consumables (the type and amount of items sold is random and depends on the current deep) * When attacking the Merchant, he will increase the prices of his items (and lower the price for which he buys items from the character), if killed, the Merchant will no longer appear in the Camp until the next descent * The type of chest owned by the Merchant now depends on the current deep * When trading, under each item, its price is displayed * Added 5 new modifiers for the Obsidian Tower * Reworked gamepad controls (both character control and interaction with the game interface) * The system now automatically detects the input devic…
