Heretic's Fork — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Heretic's Rapture - A sequel to Heretic's Fork. | 2026-04-23 | Ah Sh*t, Here we go again! Heretic's Rapture is a direct sequel to Heretic's Fork. A tetris-like, Tower-Defence, Deck-building - Bullet Heaven.Build a tower out of tetris-like blocks that synergise in unique ways to survive hordes of demons in hell.Hell is overpopulated and is overflowing onto earth. Demons are everywhere and the government has updated the Heretic’s Fork system that was originally designed to punish sinners in hell. It’s now being used to banish sinners back to the underworld where they belong.Build your tower out of tetris-like blocks that fire at enemies and effect adjacent shapes in unique ways.Super excited to finally ann |
| Hotfix 08/03/26 | 2026-03-08 | Fixed an issue from the previous patch that caused enemy speed to be much faster than expected. Cheers, Stevie |
| Minor bug fixes | 2026-02-17 | Hey everyone! Quick update: * Fixed an issue that caused enemies to speed up & slow down randomly at high torment levels. * Fixed an issue that caused the discard pile cards to appear behind other UI. Cheers all, Stevie |
| New Game from 9FingerGames | 2025-11-07 | Hey everyone! We just released a new game! It's a little idle spider that lives on your screen while you are working, studying, or playing Heretic's Fork. Owning Heretic's Fork also unlocks a Klippy to use as a spider in My Little Spider.There is also a %20 discount for anyone who owns Heretic's Fork.I also have a more Heretic's Fork related announcement that I really want to reveal but it's just not ready to talk about yet. Did someone say sequel? You didn't hear that from me. But buying My Little Spider will definitely help with development of that, if that was indeed the case.Thanks for all your support. -Stevie |
| Heretic's Fork - 50% OFF in the Steam Spring Sale! | 2025-03-13 | Welcome, Hell Manager! 🔥💀 The Steam Spring Sale is here, and we’re offering you a scorching 50% OFF deal on your new job in Hell! Manage overpopulation, punish sinners, and run operations using our cutting-edge system, HERETIC'S FORK. Your duties: ✔ Choose your demon subordinate to oversee operations ✔ Punish sinners with powerful towers ✔ Build your deck, strengthen your strategy, and rise to the top ✔ Work across different circles of Hell and keep things running smoothly 🔥 Get your copy NOW—this deal lasts from March 13 to March 20! 🔥 Join our darkly hilarious team and prove you’ve got what it takes to manage Hell! 😈 |
| Heretic's Fork SMALL UPDATE | 2025-03-07 | Hey Heretics! We’re excited to release a small update that fixes and improves some bugs. Bug Fixes: Gamepad vibration support added (with an option to disable it in settings) Max rune count reduced to 8, you don't get a new rune at the start of an endless run anymore Fixed a rare crash when you arrive to endless mode with 3 or fewer tower slots Master Gilbo now doesn't have his initial tower choices locked if previous run was started with garrison(s) Fixed leaderboards for Gilbo Killed sinners won't longer increase the counter after HP reaches zero Refund card logic fixed. Now the level of a returned structure is always correct Fixed various |
| Heretic's Fork - 50% OFF in the Steam Winter Sale! | 2024-12-19 | Welcome, Hell Manager! 🔥💀 The Steam Winter Sale is here, and we’re offering you a 50% OFF deal on your new job in Hell! Manage overpopulation, punish sinners, and run operations using our cutting-edge system, HERETIC'S FORK. Your duties: Choose your demon subordinate to oversee operations Punish sinners with powerful towers Build your deck, strengthen your strategy, and rise to the top Work across different circles of Hell and keep things running smoothly Get your copy NOW and dive into the fiery chaos! 🔥 Join our darkly hilarious team and prove you’ve got what it takes to manage Hell! |
| 🔥 Hell's Gates are Open - Play Heretic's Fork on Consoles Today! 🔥 | 2024-11-14 | Greetings, Heretics! The time has come for our most devoted followers to experience Heretic’s Fork on an entirely new platform. Now available on PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, and Nintendo Switch, it’s time for console players to step up and join the ranks of Hell’s management team. Watch the Launch Trailer Here 🌌 Step Into Hell’s Hottest Role 🌌 In Heretic's Fork, you take on the role of Hell’s newest overseer, responsible for keeping the damned in line and the gates of the underworld secure. Use powerful upgrades, strategic decks, and Hell’s arsenal to fend off wave after wave of escape attempts from relentless souls. Every |
| Heretic's Fork | Coming to Consoles, November 14th 2024! | 2024-10-17 | 🔥 Heretics, Prepare for the Console Invasion! 🔥 We are beyond excited to officially announce the console release date for Heretic’s Fork! 🎮 Coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch on November 14th, 2024! 🎮 Watch the Release Date Trailer on YouTube In Heretic’s Fork, you'll step into the fiery shoes of a demon responsible for managing Hell’s own tower defense system. Your mission? To prevent escapees from eternal damnation by strategically placing traps, minions, and more. With a blend of strategic deckbuilding and tower defense, it’s your job to ensure Hell runs smoothly. 🏆 Key Features 🏆 D |
| Heretic's Fork V1.2.1.5 | Minor Update + 50% OFF | 2024-08-01 | Hey Heretics! We’re excited to share some exciting updates with you! We’re continually working on polishing the game and rolling out bug fixes and patch notes as quickly as possible. To celebrate the new Tower Defense events and our upcoming participation in the Tiny Teams events, we’re also launching another sale this month – 50% OFF! 🎉 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2181610/Heretics_Fork/ Without further ado, here are the patch notes for this update! Changelist: Crash Fixes: Fixed an issue with crashing on tasks/challenges screen when entering or exiting fullscreen with alt+enter Fixed random crash at the start of the shift Fix for rar |
| Heretics Fork Hotfix | 2024-07-15 | An update to fix some issues with the recent update as well as add the ability to recover crashed endless runs. Added an autosave that occurs when entering endless mode — if the game crashes during endless mode, then this file can be used to re-enter the shift. (Prevents the player from losing the rewards for completing a shift due to crashing in endless mode.) Updated GameMaker version. Fixed an issue that made the enemies jump forward when fps is low. Fixed an issue that highlighted structures on the left panel when they aren't being selected. Slightly adjusted the Russian localization to ensure the text fits in one line where needed and do |
| Heretic's Fork Hotfix | 2024-07-02 | - Some elbow grease on the code to fix crashes and improve build stability and overall performance |
| The Savior's Descent Update + 50% off on Steam Summer Sale | 2024-06-27 | Dear Heretics, We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to each one of you for your support and patience. It's been a while since our last update, and we've been hard at work perfecting the game based on your valuable feedback. After months of alpha testing, we’re ready to announce that The Savior's Descent Update is finally live! So, what’s new? 🌟 Save Relic: Load back into a shift from the menu with ease using the new Save Relic! 🔄 Endless Mode Optimization: Experience smoother gameplay and improved performance in Endless Mode. 🔥 Torment Modifiers: Brace yourself for new challenges with Torment Modifiers added to Endless Mode. ㊗️ Japanese |
| My Little Life - New Game from 9FingerGames | 2024-04-23 | Hello everyone! Stevie here - the developer behind Heretic's Fork. Thanks so much for all your support, your kindness has allowed me to continue doing what I love. You are the reason I'm able to keep creating things and I can't thank you enough. I'm super excited to share something new that I'm working on! My Little Life is a life-sim that lives on the bottom of your screen You can think of it as a modern day tamagotchi. You periodically check in on your little person making sure they are doing okay. Build and decorate the little home at the bottom of your screen. Place new items to keep your little person happy. Choose a career for your litt |
| Heretic’s Fork on Steam Deckbuilder’s Fest + New QoL Update on Beta Branch! | 2024-03-25 | Hello Heretics! We’d like to extend our gratitude for reaching 100k copies earlier this month, we really appreciate the amazing support in this incredible community and hope your souls are well rested these days we’d like to mention that there’s going to be a 30% Discount on Heretic’s Fork in celebration of our participation in Steam Deckbuilders Fest starting today, and ending on April 1st, you can enjoy playing Heretic’s Fork during this time for a 30% discount if you don’t have it already you can gift it to your friends :-P In addition, the QoL Update is available for everyone on the Beta Branch - we'd love to hear your feedback! That’s al |
| Steam Spring Sale, and a New Update is coming soon! | 2024-03-14 | Hello everyone! We’d like to extend our gratitude for the recent milestone we’ve achieved and could never have without your support, we recently sold 100,000 copies of Heretic’s Fork and we’re extremely excited to share that we’re taking part in Steam Spring Sale where Heretic’s Fork will be on a 30% Discount start now and ending on March 21st at 10 AM PST! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2181610/Heretics_Fork In other news 👀 We’re working on a very excited new QoL Update that’s the biggest we’ve ever done before, drop in the comments what you think this update could possibly be, or what you expect in this update! That’s all for today, Jo |
| 100,000+ Managers of Hell | 2024-03-04 | Hi everyone! Today, we’re excited to share that we’ve officially sold over 100,000 copies worldwide on Steam! ❤️ and we want to take a moment to thank everyone who has supported us on the journey of Heretic's Fork. Our goal has always been to create a game based entirely on feedback received from the earliest alpha. Your feedback has been invaluable in shaping the demo, which led to the first release of Heretic's Fork: Probation and then the full release of the game as it is today. We have poured our hearts and souls into this game since day one and continue to do so every day of the week. Thank you for being a part of this journey with us! W |
| Heretic's Fork — Bound to Hell | 2024-02-02 | Hello Heretics! It’s been a while and just as of writing this announcement we hit the milestone of 2,000 reviews on Steam, thank you very much!!! 💓(road to 2,5k? Please consider leaving a review if you haven’t already) We had a very wild run last year, the work goes on as we promised, and with that the number of sinners to punish is increasing, we need stronger, better managers, and for that we’re excited to announce that we're on Daily Deal! - Daily Deal in Hell We got word from management and a sweet discount of 22% has been instated, grab your copy of Heretic’s Fork today, the sale should start in a few hours after this announcement, star |
| Christmas of Hell Update | 2023-12-21 | Hello Heretics! We'd like to start off by thanking each one of you who have played, shared and supported the game during this interesting year, The recent reviews on our game Heretic's Fork are now rated “Overwhelmingly Positive” on Steam and In celebration of this occasion we're launched a large giveaway on X (formerly known as Twitter) so feel free to check that one out! So without further a do! It's time to reveal what we’ve been working on for the past month, and what’s a better time to reveal it than early Christmas, we have officially collaborated with the iconic multi-platinum rock band, Disturbed, and we’re delivering an 4-song packag |
| Heretic's Fork has the Most Innovative Gameplay? | 2023-11-23 | Greetings Heretics, We're super excited today to announce our nomination for the Most Innovative Gameplay on Steam Awards, our dedicated team of one solo-developer is tirelessly working on the game since we released it back in September, and we’ve been hard at work delivering major update after another and next month we’re going to publish our fourth-biggest major content update which will be free and not a DLC of course, we’re also working with some world-famous music bands to include their music into Heretic’s Fork as well as more collaboration like you’ve seen with Running With Scissors and their popular franchise POSTAL! It's very incredi |