Major update17 Mar 2026Welcome to the Dump!Hello Crufters! Ever wonder where a bunch of that Cruft ends up? Well wonder no more because we're taking you to the dump =) I'll warn you, it is a pretty challenging experience. Cash Money, while still useful, isn't all it's cracked up to be. Your neighbors need their Cruft taken care of and are willing to trade to make that happen. You'll be up to your eyeballs in Cruft and space to work will…
Happy New Year! We have a new build for you, nick-named "Artichoke", with all this stuff: Technical stuff: · UI Scale can now be adjusted from the escape menu. · Save files are now backed up every 60 seconds. · If a save file has become corrupted, we will load your progress from the backup. Design stuff: · Granite more available at the big box shop · Otto now sells the stone mill and the food p…
Merry CRUFTmas All! Just a few little updates... · Locked stream and pond art updated to flow together better · Recipes that do not eat a hammer no longer return a hammer (thank cap!) · Save games fortified with extra durability. · They are more tolerant to lightning strikes, gremlins, and toddlers. If something messes with your machine while the game is attempting to auto-save, you will lose a…
We're so pleased to present CRUFT 1.0 to you all. We've come a long way since launching our demo into Next Fest in April '25. This game is all grown up now! From what started basically as a toy for Matt, our designer, Cruft has grown into a complete, and completely quirky, crafting game. I'm confident that it's unlike any other entry in the genre and we're going to show you why! We'll be poppin…
1.0 Has Arrived! Here’s what the full release has in store: · 7 Distinct Maps, each providing its own challenges and strengths. One of these maps offers endless sandbox play! · 30 Cheevos that unlock more content and capability in the game. They also translate into Steam Achievements! · Over 600 recipes for distinct items! · Hundreds of unique items from mundane stuff like logs, to some pretty…
Cruft runs well on the Steam Deck, and if you are comfortable using its joystick or trackpad to move the cursor, it’s a great way to play. The simple graphics are a breeze for its hardware and the no-pressure gameplay is perfect for dropping in and out of. Cruft’s input system was not conceived with controllers in mind. It’s a very mouse-driven game, so there isn’t an alternative to doing most…
Go On Entertainment... yer looking at it! Matt and Will (and Luke our artist is there in spirit) took CRUFT to the Boston Festival of Indie Games as a finalist this year. It was an absolutely amazing event. Tons of great folks and great games. The Boston indie community is pretty wild and vibrant and it was an honor to be chosen this year. That's the look of someone who is relieved that he pack…
Hey Gang! We're very pleased to have an updated demo back up on Steam. It has been a hot minute (many months in fact). The demo lets players go through the tutorial and play as much as they like in the Simple Farm level. Good times! But wait... there's more... By popular demand you can now set resolution and play in windowed mode. Now while you are allegedly working you can have a tiny little C…
Hey gang! Great news! We've got achievements up and running. All those Cheevos now translate into a count of 30 Steam Achievements. Don't worry about those Cheevos you already achieved in game. We retroactively apply the Steam Achievements when you play the game next. But wait there's more! Characters now send you texts with tips on some items. They'll even get a bit chatty on subjects they are…
Hey gang! Some good fixes in the build. Also some gussying up of the phone and various interfaces within! Gold Watch BUILD is LIVE - Tinkerer's Stall now properly craftable at the drafting table - Steamer now sold a bit more commonly by Karen, and sometimes even by Otto - New lot maps/thumbnails added - Scroll bars in the phone UI now have a nicer style. - Buttons' hover, active, and disabled s…
Hey folks! Happy to announce another new update for CRUFT. Lot's of goodies inside... · Tides level added · New city water pipe thingy added - ain't no wells at the beach · New Contact - A local restaurant that needs your help · You can hack your way there with the Sandcastle cheat code or unlock the level with a Cheevo · 5 new cheevos: · Manifest Destiny · A Place To Call Home · Public Enemy #…
If you have been running into gremlins getting in your crafting stations, outputting items that you did not specify, we have resolved the issue. This issue was specifically happening after long scrolls in the crafting menus. Thanks to the folks that helped us track this down!
Lots of feedback rolled into this week's build. More eye-catching UI. New ways to cultivate seeds and saplings. Your deeds and cashmoney (and crafting station progress) are now saved in A Place to Call Home . All good stuff. · Item tooltips now show how many of that item you have, in parenthesis after the name, if you have more than zero · Item tooltips now show the item size on the right edge…
Yep, I'm going to play CRUFT and answer any questions you might have about the game. It's my first time streaming on Steam so be gentle Be there or be square!
Baby Sheeps Build IS LIVE Once again, thanks to a ton of great feedback, we have some improvement fresh out of the oven. We've revamped the tutorial to make it more clear and to better describe the process of moving on to a new lot. The tutorial is a lot more freeform now. Tutorial Updated Muchly: · The tutorial is now more free-form and reveals the relevant recipes in a new UI panel. · Tutoria…
BUILD NOTES · New Level : A Place To Call Home · This level is persistent. When you leave and come back it will be the way you left it... stuff and all. Well really just the stuff. See the known issues below. You can stockpile stuff here for future runs. You can vibe out here and do whatever you like. · There are (almost) no characters for now. Just an option to junk pick at the side of the roa…
Hey Gang! Lots of new art in the game today. CRUFT is getting a bit of a makeover as our new artist jumps in and re-smiths many pixels. Here's a list of things in the new build: · 192 new sprites including tools, meat, furniture, some stalls and stations, food, cash, materials, metals, woods, drafting table, mills, shelves, water, trash, and more! · Tile lines cleaned up · Updated backgrounds ·…
Just a few fixes and tweaks that were ready to head out - Fixed various issues with the main menu and transition scenes at 5120x1440 - The calculations for max camera zoom level now consider the current aspect ratio and handle cases where the background isn't wide enough to show the whole yard from top to bottom - Show an alternate cursor image when mousing-over an item that does something when…
SPINACH BUILD NOTES · Tooltips, they exist! See more info where you actually need it. Less pain in the mouse arm. · Left-clicking an item will give you a tool tip with the items information. No more static info box way off on the left of the screen. · Speaking of which, when you right-click a station the crafting menu will open at the station's location. Likewise, this rids us of the static cra…
Early Access is going great! We continue to get more players into the game and we're getting awesome feedback via the discord . I'd like to take the time to let y'all in on what our next steps are. Timeframe is TBD on the big stuff. Big Stuff: · Better UI: There is a lot to click in CRUFT. We're taking the time to make that experience feel better. Some contextual tool tips, more information, mo…
Hey folks! Here's a list of what we worked on this week. Fixes and Improvements · You can no longer unlock the magnet before you reach that step of the tutorial. (Thanks Goose), · The Cheevo App now features a 'tab' for viewing the Cheevos you've completed and their rewards, · Fixed a bug where your tutorial would break if you closed and reopened the game during a step that prompted you to open…
Hey Gang! We're very excited to be getting Cruft into Early Access. It's been a while since we did a community update, but rest assured we've been hard at work. Here's a bit of what we have worked on: · The tutorial now guides players through the basics of the game including how to craft, how to make cash money, and how to choose to move on to a new yard. · You can get "Cheevos" for crafting ce…
Lots of various tweaks, fixes, and improvements. As always, thanks for all the feedback =) · Fixed bug preventing shop timers from starting when you complete the tutorial (again). · Added an 's' to Shop refresh and Recipe time displays. · The station menu now displays ingredient item quantities in red if you do not have the required amount of that item · If your yard is full when you try to col…
Hey Gang! We're already getting tons of great feedback to work with. Next Fest has been a fun ride so far. Going into the weekend, we have some fixes and QoL changes for you! · Pizza is worth more cash money. 10 :cash_money: now. (Drekonka and LadyBugzy) · Hats are now properly craftable at the Clothworks Stall (Austin Sanders) · Station recipe entries should be clearer now (luna5745) · Goose w…
Fixed an issue with duped outputs on achievement recipes. (the achievements were working but the game would not realize you had collected the item) Thanks luna5745 and N80 for the log files!!!
Whew! What a ride it has been and here we are! Next Fest starts today and here are some fixes to make the demo experience even better. Enjoy! · The Shoutouts are now on their own menu, accessible from the escape menu · The main menu now has music · Full pass on fonts and readability. Many elements should look clearer now. Various fixes to overrun strings.. · Tree recipes now require fertilizer…
Some fixes and changes! As a heads up the game now runs only in full screen now. Need to see how that plays out. · When you refresh a shop, its title text now updates properly · Added logging around achievement init and save file loading · fixed bug that broke the tutorial if you had not opened any shops between resuming the game and hitting the point where a new shop is unlocked · Audio settin…
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