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Scritchy ScratchyNewsOUT NOW: The Challenge Update!
Major update

OUT NOW: The Challenge Update!

Scritchy Scratchy · published 28 Sep 2026, 09:09 UTC · build 25508628

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Hi Scratchers,

Thank you for your patience! Your love and support mean the world to us.

Here is what is new in Patch 1.2 - the Challenge Update!

Once you've prestiged for the first time, you unlock the Challenge menu. You’ll first have access to two challenges, but completing them will gradually give you access to all 9.

Challenges are a small, contained part of the game with all kinds of different rules that change the way you play. Some are difficult, some are weird, and others require luck and patience. Every challenge has unique conditions, a $-goal you must achieve to complete it, and a reward for your effort. 

We have also added a new secret catalogue with three mysterious tickets unlocked after completing all 9 challenges. This catalogue can lead you to a new special ending.

The Challenges are:

  • Student Loans - Start with 3 really bad loans, no trash can, and scratch card symbols are hidden until fully scratched.

  • Ticket Merge - You can only buy plates, but they merge into higher-tier tickets.

  • Limited Supply - You can only buy 15 tickets, but you start with $8,000, and everything is unlocked up until Apple Tree.

  • Lucky Bag - You can only buy lucky bags, which contain a random selection of tickets.

  • Print Error - Tickets are printed by a printer. If the printer is low on ink, there might be print errors, and if it runs out of ink, it's game over.

  • Shuffle - Tickets have random symbols from other tickets.

  • Gadget Only - Tickets can only be bought, scratched, and claimed by gadgets.

  • No Luck Involved - No luck upgrades allowed, but jackpots pay 1000 times more and super jackpots pay 1,000,000 times more.

  • Ticket Furnace - Feed the furnace to stay alive. Use your most expensive unlocked ticket to refuel the furnace to 100%.

New languages:

Thanks to some lovely fan translators, we have now added support for the following languages:

  • Ukrainian by Totemka & Dilda

  • Vietnamese by DuongVietHoang 

  • Traditional Chinese by Yuma Mak 

  • Czech by Martin Alexa

Steam Deck Verified

Scritchy Scratchy has become Steam Deck Verified! Hold for applause… Thank you, thank you. This was made possible by the work done to get the game ready for Nintendo Switch. Oh, we almost forgot to tell you! 

Scritchy Scratchy is out on Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 today!

It even supports mouse mode on Switch 2, which almost feels like real scritching and scratching. “But what about my saves? I don’t want to start over :(“ - NO PROBLEM, we’re introducing:

Cross-Platform Saves!

You can now export your save as a short string of characters, and import the string to other devices where you play Scritchy Scratchy. Find this nifty little feature in the Settings menu. No excuses not to 100% the game now! Cross-Platform saves is available now on PC and Mobile, and coming very soon for Switch. If you made it this far down, post ːsteamthisː below.

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