Hey everyone! Big hotfix coming in with a bunch of QOL changes as well! Changes · Items · Reload/Shoot Pocket Buffer · Your pocket button now is buffered when shooting or reloading sidearms (Handgun, Flaregun, Cryogun), so if pressed it will pocket the first frame it is able. In addition, you can now instantly pocket the handgun before the magazine is ejected to cancel the reload. · Rho Stone ·…
Bugfixes · Fixed the competitive mode perk pool not actually reducing perks. · Fixed artifacts rarely not recharging. · Fixed a bug which would prevent the Mother achievement from activating. · Sister Grubs should no longer leap to their untimely demise in Interlude: Symbiosis · Fixed two instances of being forced to look at Mother after she gets enraged but cannot kill you. · Fixed Rapier bein…
Changes · The Nest · Added a flashlight spawn to the Nest safe room. · Added a secret flaregun to the Nest safe room. · Endless Nest · Made the subregion transitional vents for the nest two meters high, allowing for walking/sprinting navigation. · Lowered the Mass speed in Infested Labs · Lowered the number of rooms that generate in Endless Feeding Trough from 5 to 4. · Added Hotzone_Outro_01 t…
Changes · Bazaar · You can now get the Barnacle Hook from the Bazaar in any endless mode. · You can now get the Cryo Gun (From the chimney) from the Bazaar in any endless mode. · When you have the Cryo Gun, each break room spawns with a cryo-refueler. · Added some directional guidance from Mother if you try to climb up in I4. Bugfixes · Removed the Bio Backup app that was left on the endless ne…
Bugfixes · Fixed a bug preventing players from entering SSL. · Fixed an issue where the mass would sometimes consume the player immediatly upon leaving the Bazaar. · Fixed some achievements not granting in steam. If this affected you, simply start the game and they should auto-fill! · Removed a debug testing trigger in the playground that forced all items to drop. · Fixed a typo in Motherly Ins…
Hello Climbers! Your next challenge awaits. The fifth region, The Nest , has been released! But before we get to the details, We're on sale during this Summer Sale (Later Today!) The game's price will be increasing after the sale , so fair warning if you're thinking about picking up the game that this is the best deal it'll be for a good while! Tell your friends! What's New New Region: The Nest…
Greetings Climbers! We know you all have been waiting with shaking hands for any news about our next big region update: The Nest. We've been incredibly excited too! On a completely unrelated note, White Knuckle will be part of the upcoming Steam Summer Sale and we'd like to announce that there will be a big wuckle announcement to kick it off on the 25th of June . Yes, we're currently announcing…
White Knuckle Beta 0.55q Console Changes · Added aliases, which allow for defining new commands in the console. · The Delay command can now also have a frame count or second count specified. · Binds can now include space in their keychords. Bug Fixes · Forward+: Reworked tiling algorithm to remove most instances of edges of lights not affecting edges of screen, especially on higher FOV. · Fixed…
White Knuckle Beta 0.55o Now, you might be wondering: "What happened to 0.55n? Well, you see I simply forgot that 0.55n was a closed beta for the forward+ renderer, and figured the next version was o. I only just now realized this but the build is live and I do not want to reupload with the version changed by one letter. Changes Performance · Added a new experimental setting: Forward+ light ren…
Changes · After winning Campaign runs, you now gain a bonus 50 Facility Credits. · Increased bloodbug spawns in Pipeworks to be somewhere between Anniversary Update and Abyss Update in terms of rates. · Tier 2 Vendors now serve beans if Pitons and Beans is enabled. · Bone spears are now only worth one roach when recycled. · Grub worldmodel now has the proper amount of legs. · New Experimental C…
Changes · Changed the color of Bandages to brown, to help differentiate them from Cans of food. · Auto Pitons no longer spawn in T2 vendors in Competitive, and Bricks no longer spawn in T1 vendors in Competitive. · Barnacle tongues now latch onto the player on the closest point in the players bounds, making them easier to hit when grappled. · Disks are now worth double in the Recycler (5x for T…
Changes · New Denizen hands palette (Midnight) Bug Fixes · Hopefully fixed Barnacles, Vent Things and Spear Barnacles putting the player into a permanent crouch/slowdown state · Removed spinning floating rebar in Storage 17 · In Survival Mode, Fractured Leg damage can no longer kill the player (to be in line with Burned injury) · Added death message for drowning · Fixed being unable to select n…
White Knuckle Beta 0.55e Bug Fixes · Fixed rebar getting stuck in your hands rarely. · Added death text to the recycler. · Tweaked collision on the upgrade computer. White Knuckle Beta 0.55f Bug Fixes · Item Lockers now properly store item metadata. · The Artifact Spear can no longer knock you out of a computer. · Moved some floating items in Interlude 02-03 · Fixed Chimney pitons not using the…
Fixed a bug in hardmode which caused it to not save out credits properly. · The elevator in I2 will automatically raise when you climb to the third stage, to avoid the button not working properly. · Fixed the recycle cost for Carabiner and Moon Rocks being too high. · Fixed loading into a run and having it not properly apply the correct run settings. · Competitive mode now offers a choice betwe…
Fixed a bug where when saving roaches aren't being properly converted to credits at the end of the run. · Fixed rho altars not letting you take your item back when using the no shops binding. · Added new audio to the forlorn gateway breaker sequence. · Tweaked breeder ambient audio. · Fixed headlamp crashing the game on save load. · Fixed issue when swapping hands with gloves.
Hello Climbers! Happy Birthday White Knuckle! To celebrate our one year anniversary for being in early access, we have put together a massive Anniversary Update with QOL features, entirely new systems, massive reworks, and much more! White Knuckle Daily Deal! (25% Off) But before we get to details, WE WILL BE ON SALE today, April 17th, for the lowest price we will likely be for a long time . So…
The Last Year We entered Early Access on April 17th of 2025 , with a lot of excitement and worry for how the game would do. White Knuckle is a weird weird weird game that defies the many genres that form it, and while we had a small but dedicated community that had slowly grown since the original Demo released with the Indie Horror Showcase, our early access launch was going to be the make or b…
To celebrate the release of White Knuckles Anniversary Update, the team over at Dark Machine Games wanted to do a Developer Run competition! Watch, enjoy and make sure to keep an eye out for the new update coming April 17th!
Happy April Climbers! This Friday (April 17th) is White Knuckle's one year early access anniversary ! And we've got a real big update to show for it. Watch the trailer here: With the update comes: · Facility Upgrades · Trinkets and Bindings · Roach Economy Rework · New Cosmetics · A New Challenge Map (Boost Course) · Alternate Interlude Ascent levels · And More! Downloading directly into your b…
hey gamers i found something cool please rate my video (anyone heard of this game?!?!? xD) uhhh i heard that there would be other cool stuff this month 2 thx for playing <3 (Happy April 1st! -Dark Machine Games) -- POST APRIL FOOLS NOTE Even though the April Fools event has ended, you can still play the elevator by opting into the 'AprilFools2026' branch on steam. Happy April <3 -Holly
White Knuckle Beta 0.54 The winter event has ended! Long live the winter event! (You can still play the chimney!) Bugfixes · Fixed a memory leak that affected players using certain cosmetics. Took a while to track down, hopefully if you were crashing before, you'll not crash now! · Fixed food bars not providing a bit of extra climb speed. This... has been broken for a long time, and I guess nob…
Hey everyone! Here's all the bugfixes that have gone out since the launch of the Chimney yesterday. Everything is pretty small but I did push it out in a bunch of mini-patches, so I've collated those changes here for you to see. Happy Holidays! -Holly White Knuckle Beta 0.53a · Removed some testing notes from the playground. · Fixed the winter gloves having a few stray pixels when holding certa…
Happy Holidays everyone! This year, we thought you should have a little limited-time holiday event as a treat. It's getting cold this time of year, and nowhere in the Superstructure is colder nor more festive than Substructure 12! Unfortunately, that wintery temperature is the result of questionable weather manipulation research, and for the past \ the entire Substructure has been frozen to it'…
Happy Halloween everyone! Grab a handful of candy, a big mug of cider, and lock in to this year's Autumn Event! Attention Staff: The current Dive Team has failed to respond. Stimulant flow from organism is at a 10,362 hour low. Medical Team: Neural rejection detected, beta, cell 32. Condemned may awaken from emulation, Requesting enforcement team. Escape Your Internment Update Features · An All…
Happy Autumn Climbers! Tomorrow , the the Autumn Seasonal event for White Knuckle begins with a brand new content update: PARASITE. Watch the trailer here: With it comes a brand new challenge map with new items, denizens, and more! Thanks for playing, -Dark Machine Games
Hey everyone, just dropping off some hotfixes. White Knuckle Beta 0.50m Features and Polish · The Interlude 3 Tram sequence is a bit flashier. Enjoy! · Added a new music track to the Interlude 3 Tram sequence · After some community feedback, Endless Abyss is now available once you beat the Abyss, instead of being locked behind hardmode. Bugfixes · Fixed an error with the Remote that could cause…
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