The Spiral Playtest
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015 Sep 2026
| Published | Title | Build |
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| Update 9/14 This is a preview of the anniversary update scheduled for 9/24. · New warden · 6* new perks · 5 new weapons · 1 new room · Many bug fixes To help with testing, the new boss is guaranteed to spawn during normal runs. Also, the new boss is the first boss of the boss rush challenge. Please give everything a whirl and let me know if there are any bugs/issues/suggestions! In the meantime I'll be wor… | 25309415 | |
| Update 2/16 Added a new Legendary item: Monkey's Paw · Added a new challenge: The Hand That Feeds · Reduced the range at which physics sounds can be heard and limited their frequency · Lodestone can now be viewed in the Collection · Slightly adjusted the Artificer's dialog to clarify any Soulbound item can be discarded, not just Cursed items (e.g. Monkey's Paw) | 21956939 | |
| Update 1/30 Updated engine from Godot 4.5.1 to 4.6.0 · On Windows, the default renderer is now DirectX 12 instead of Vulkan · Launch options have changed, if you previously selected the DirectX 12 launch option you may need to change it · You can select the Vulkan launch option if you want to continue using the Vulkan renderer | 21722346 | |
| Update 1/15 Added one new unique weapon · Added an Artificer to the room before midbosses · Updated the copyright year on the title screen | 21515524 | |
| Update 1/8 Added a new statue: Statue of Mercy · Overhauled the rooms immediately before & after midbosses · The room before midbosses now has a Shopkeeper · The room after midbosses now has a Statue of Mercy and a portal to floor 1 | — | |
| Update 12/11 You can now block with a one-handed weapon while holding a Glowstone · Fixed items falling through certain staircases when dropped | 21153869 | |
| Update 12/8 Ideally nothing actually changed but I'm worried about regressions with this update! · Updated engine from Godot 4.4.1 to Godot 4.5.1 | 21104456 | |
| Update 11/17 Added dynamic physics to chairs, stools, and buckets · Added 5 new dungeon blocks · Chairs and stools can now appear as random furniture · Added social links to main menu | 20833710 | |
| Update 10/28 Added 2 new unique weapons · The "I Ran" challenge now also starts you with 15 Swift Rings · Increased spawn rates for Glowstones, Great Rune Stones, Keys, and Rune Stones | 20577248 | |
| Update 10/22 Been a while, eh playtesters? This update is The Spiral's first content update since launch, and I want to put it through its paces before it goes live on the retail version. · Added 3 new charms · Added 2 new potions · Night Eyes Potion duration increased from 90s to 120s · Tireless Potion duration increased from 30s to 60s · Drop rates have been adjusted · Reworded the descriptions of amulets… | 20502463 | |
| Update 9/23 Fixed shops spawning on floor 10 and below in challenges where shops should be disabled (e.g. Pure Massacre) · Fixed a few more geometry holes | 20099172 | |
| Update 9/22 Fixed the Shadow of Abaddon boss not visibly freezing when frozen · Fixed spiders sliding backwards when getting frozen and staggered at the same time · Fixed purified items having a red outline when dropped · Fixed some geometry holes | 20082820 | |
| Update 9/21 Fixed the consumable item wheel showing extra empty slots in some cases · Fixed the discard/purify options still being enabled after purifying a cursed item · Fixed an audio issue when freezing a Nightcrawler while it's attacking | 20067802 | |
| Update 9/19 It's the Final Countdown · Added 7 new dungeon blocks · Updated several older dungeon blocks to have more furniture · Fixed Mother Ray's explosion pausing when the host enemy dies · Fixed crash when using Umbral Incinerator · Fixed Nightcrawlers retaining aggro status after retreating · Slightly reduced the global item spawn rate | 20054976 | |
| Update 9/15 Added new music to Collection menu · Added 7 new dungeon blocks · The game now pauses when the Steam overlay is opened or an active controller is disconnected · Fixed incorrect string being used for the crossbow reload speed stat | 19989195 | |
| Update 9/9 Added new music for midboss fights · Increased spawn rate for Great Rune Stones · Rearranged the starting chests in boss rushes so all items fit in the chests correctly with a complete Collection · Fixed one loading screen tip missing text · Fixed softlock when clicking "Back to menu" multiple times in Collection · Fixed Crestfallen Knight trying to block the damage over time effect from Nonsto… | 19913781 | |
| Update 9/4 Added 4 new unique items · Inventory now shows the current floor · Added more loading screen tips · Adjusted "speed" attribute display for melee weapons to more accurately represent the range of values · Fixed Elemental Staff (Light)'s projectiles moving too fast · Fixed Savage Halberd using the wrong flavor text · Fixed bats playing their flying SFX while sleeping · Fixed some chests not persi… | 19860037 | |
| Update 8/27 Continually attacking with melee weapons now performs a 4-hit combo instead of random attacks · Boss and arena summons no longer proc the Soldier of Fortune, Pincushion, and Magic Touch perks · Pincushion perk can now be transferred to Laughing Bird · Prowler's Eyes potion now also highlights nearby chests · Fixed Lodestone not working when far from the target ladder · When teleporting to the c… | 19761488 | |
| Update 8/14 Added 4 new main rooms · Added 1 new side room · Added 2 new perks · Added a hotkey to open a map of the current floor if you own one (default: M/D-pad down) · Added support for Steam rich presence · Added new swinging animations for melee weapons · Fixed enemies spawning in unintended locations · Fixed being able to hit the same enemy multiple times in one swing by quickly waggling the mouse ·… | 19602750 | |
| Update 8/5 Added 4 new unique items · Added maps · Shops spawn more frequently on lower floors · Increased damage bonus for the "Berserk" perk from 20% to 30% · Adjusted enemy spawn frequencies · Fixed lag when spiderlings spawn for the first time · Adjusted drop rates for loot · Adjusted item prices in shops · Chests appear less frequently on shelves · Fixed the knight midboss not appearing in his room w… | 19487170 | |
| Update 7/24 Added 3 new challenges (w/ achievements) · Added a new unique weapon · Added new music for dark floors · Added candles to down-ladders and statues so they can be seen better in dark floors · Fixed some weird navigation behavior with nightcrawlers · Nightcrawlers now correctly trigger music transitions · URLs in credits are now truncated and show the full URL in a tooltip · Fixed enemies leaving… | 19350172 | |
| Update 7/15 Added two new challenges · Added a few Steam achievements · Added support for Steam Cloud to sync your challenge data, collection progress, keybindings, and in-progress run · In addition, all of the above data is now stored separately for each Steam user on the same computer · Fixed forcing the Crestfallen Knight to surrender not counting as "defeating" that boss for challenge unlocks · Fixed C… | 19235484 | |
| Update 7/9 Added two new challenges · Massive performance optimizations (most noticeable in the lower floors) · Coins spent pulling cards at the Statue of Omens are now reflected in the game-end stats · Greatly reduced damage taken per blood offering at the Statue of Temptation · The keybinding to dismiss tutorial prompts is now configurable, and the default on keyboard is now Backspace · Fixed some spide… | 19166363 | |
| Update 7/2 Added new midboss · Added new enemy · Updates to knight midboss · Reduced sword attack range, damage, and stagger · Greatly reduced shockwave attack's stagger damage · When the knight gets staggered while blocking, they will take full damage from the attack that staggered them · Re-rendered many enemy/NPC sprites · Updates to spiderlings · Spiderlings are now white instead of black · Spiderling… | 19082902 | |
| Update 6/23 Added third warden · Added 2 unique shields · Greatly increased the block strength of unique shield Gan Deireadh · Haversacks and Courier Bags can now spawn on shelves · Fixed the second warden not always pushing you as far as intended · Fixed crash when unequipping your active bow while Resonant Echo has more arrows to shoot | 18970734 |
| Date | Day | Time | Patch title | Build ID | Branch | Depots | Download Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2026new | Mon | 21:52 | Update 9/14 | 25309415 | public | 3 | — |