LORT — patch notes and updates
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| Paladin Reveal Trailer + 500,000 sold + Summer Sale! | 2026-06-23 | LORTers,Lorts of news to share today. Let's start off with a big one.v0.8 Update Timing and Paladin TrailerEarlier this month, we shared that Weapons 2.0 changes will be coming in the v0.8 update. To our pleasant surprise, the response to that news has been super positive from the community and the playtesters who have been trying it out. Thanks again for being such a supportive community to us and LORT.We've got news to share on the v0.8 update. The good news is that it's the biggest update in LORT's history. We're talking new Quests, Weapons 2.0, many new weapons, a new Adventurer, performance upgrades, visual updates, and much more. Some m |
| Coming in v0.8 - Weapons 2.0 | 2026-06-04 | LORTers,Hope you've been well. The team at Big Distraction has been hard at work creating our biggest update yet for LORT. We want to pull back the curtain and give you a look at a big change coming in the v0.8 update - an overhaul to our weapons system called Weapons 2.0. Please take a few minutes to read this in full, don't skim it. It's important to understand all the context before you get to the juicy images and gifs near the end. Let's jump in.The Current Weapon SystemSo far in LORT, we’ve had the traditional RPG rarity color system across weapons that progressed with each map. With each new map you visited, you were guaranteed to jump |
| On Sale for 35% Off | 2026-05-08 | Hey there past, present and future LORTers,Quick post to let you know that LORT is on sale for 35% off until May 22. We plan to keep putting LORT on sale as often as Steam allows it. So if you are feeling like giving LORT a shot, now's a great time to get it at a discounted price. The team has been hard at work on the v0.8 update, which is shaping up to be quite meaty. We're planning to start private playtesting the v0.8 update later this month with a small group to get feedback and squash bugs. We will give yall a sneak peak of some of the update features before it comes out, stay tuned for that. And finally, our new Environment Artist joins |
| v0.7.2 Update - Network Connectivity and Normal Difficulty | 2026-03-31 | LORTers,The Spring Sale brought a wave of new players to LORT - and with them, a lot of great feedback. We have released an update today to address feedback and a networking issue. Increased attribute spawn ratio in camps on Normal difficulty to provide more attribute upgrades vs powerups.We've heard the feedback on difficulty and scaling and know we have more work to do. While we are working for bigger fixes in the upcoming v0.8 update, this change reverts to the attribute availability that was in v0.6 and should allow players to gain more power, more often, and take on enemies easier. When in doubt, get more attributes to out scale your ene |
| LORT X Medal.tv | 2026-03-26 | LORTers,The fine folks over at Medal.tv came to us and said "LORT looks cool. collab?" and we said hell yea. Medal.tv is a free game clipping software and you can unlock some exclusive LORT themed rewards for your Medal profile. How do you get them? By playing LORT, clipping it with Medal, and unlocking some sweet sweet profile backgrounds and a few days of Medal Premium.Check out these Medal.tv quests (not LORT quests don't get confused) below on how to unlock those rewards: Get a LORT Medal Profile BackgroundGet Medal Premium And finally, they cooked up a fun tutorial video for LORTers on how to get started: If you make some cool cips on Me |
| Roadmap v2 and Spring Sale | 2026-03-19 | LORTers,It's been a fun 2 months since launch. We think it's about time to do an update of our Roadmap as our first one became out of date pretty fast. But first, we've got a sale to tell you about!Extended Spring SaleToday is the start of the Steam Spring Sale. LORT is now discounted 35% off, bringing it under $10. We are also extending the sale for an additional 2 weeks until April 8. If you've been waiting to pick up LORT or to gift a copy to your friends, now is a great time to take advantage of our biggest discount yet and see all the updates we've made since launch. Okay, now on to the roadmap!Roadmap v2Our first Roadmap is already supe |
| v0.7.1 Update | 2026-03-17 | LORTers,Thanks for everyone who has already jumped into the v0.7 update and reported bugs for us to fix. This is a small update to fix issues we have found since yesterday. Special shoutout to TyDragon on Discord.gg/LORT and TheDemi420 + Whymsical on Steam Discussions for reporting these issues. Fixed camp Attribute shards sometimes having very delayed spawning under poor network conditions with high player counts. Fixed the Chapel of the Broken Oath snapping poorly into the terrain making the doorway unusable. A LORT a day keeps the Doctor away. |
| Easy + Hard Difficulties - v0.7 Update | 2026-03-16 | LORTers,Today, we released the v0.7 update focused on Difficulties. Let’s dive in.New Difficulties - Easy + HardUpon starting a run, you now have the option between three difficulties: Easy, Normal, and Hard. This is our first version of difficulties in LORT and we hope that adding these will appeal to both new and veteran players. Check out the deep dive on difficulties shared earlier in the month here.New Magma SkinsNew rewards await those brave and skilled enough to take on the Hard difficulty. Can you cop the new drip? Chapel of the Broken OathA new structure has been spotted on Hilly Billy Countryside. The locals call it the Chapel of th |
| Coming March 16 - Easy + Hard Difficulty Update | 2026-03-10 | LORTers,It's time for a little preview of what is coming in next week's update. After releasing The Stabbening last month, the team has been working quickly to bring to you Difficulties. We knew when we released LORT that the one sized fits all approach to difficulty was not a long term solution. Since launch, we heard a lot of player feedback regarding difficulty so we made it a priority to release a first version as quickly as we could. Here is what you will see when you start a run in LORT once the update is out on March 16: EasyUnlocked by default, Easy is a more relaxed LORT experience. Easy is meant to be more welcoming to new players w |
| LORT available on NVIDIA GeForce NOW | 2026-03-05 | How now brown cow? LORT on NVIDIA Geforce NOW of course! Yea that's right, you can play some good ol' LORT via GeForce NOW cloud streaming right now. Can we say now any more times?We've heard some requests from LORTers to get the game up on GeForce NOW, so we worked with the folks over at NVIDIA to make the dream come true. LORT is now a "Ready-to-Play" game which you can access from the free or paid tiers as long as you own the game on Steam. If you don't know about Geforce NOW, it's an NVIDIA service that let's you play games from your Steam account via cloud streaming. You can learn more here. We hope this unlocks more LORTers to join in t |
| Small Update - V0.6.1 | 2026-02-19 | LORTers,Thank you to all that have joined us so far for The Stabbening. We have a small update to fix a few issues.Fix for perma slow bug happening during healing flask usage.Thank you to "D" on Discord for sending in the video footage that helped us find and resolve this issue. You too can help make LORT better by submitting videos of issues to discord.gg/lort.Fix for key binding changes not saving.Fix for pistol audio not working after multiple shots in a row.Fix for multiple gameplay crashes. Added an extra WARNING message when resetting profiles to make it extra clear you are resetting your progress for Unlocks, Rune Juice, etc. Do you be |
| The Stabbening + Public Lobbies - v0.6 Update | 2026-02-17 | LORTers,Our roadmap said to expect the first update in Q2 2026. Psyche! It's out today! Get a first look in the trailer below and then jump into the highlights + patch notes.Welcome to The Stabbening.Croaks Malone and BlinkbladesIt's time to get froggy. Meet Croaks Malone, the Veilbound Assassin of LORT. An Agility fiend, Croaks slips in and out of shadows, getting the drop on his enemies for a critical strike. Equipped with his trusty Blinkblades, he uses the ancient art of Blink-Jutsu to teleport to his thrown dagger and own the battlefield. Blessed (and cursed) by the Gift of Demon Jeff, this frog starts with an extra Dodge charge as well |
| Coming February 17 - The Stabbening | 2026-02-13 | We gonna get real froggy with it. Start your day, everyday, by LORTing yourself. |
| 250,000 sold! | 2026-01-31 | Fam. We did it. 250,000 copies of our LORTy game LORT have been sold after launching on January 21.It really feels surreal to be writing this post. We are super grateful. And we are super excited. This sales achievement means we have the fuel needed to continue supporting and updating LORT.We hope you're looking forward to our February Public Co-Op Lobbies update. And then after that, we will be tackling difficulty. ba da ba ba baaa I'm LORTin it. |
| Coming in February - Public Co-Op Lobbies and more | 2026-01-29 | LORTers,We said we would listen to your feedback and incorporate it into future updates. One clear piece of feedback has been around public co-op lobbies. We didn't think people would want to group up and play with randoms as much as we have seen and heard. Thanks for bringing this to our attention and we're happy to announce we have quickly pivoted and are working on a solution that will come in February.Below is a screenshot of how you will be able to browse and join public co-op lobbies.Some answers to questions you may have:When starting your own run, you will be prompted on whether you want that to be Private (friends and lobby codes onl |
| Update v0.5.3 | 2026-01-26 | LORTers,Smaller update for you today to address some issue's we've had with progression loss. Details below.v0.5.3Improved the reliability of our account progression saving system to prevent losing all unlock progress under rare circumstancesKnown IssueThere is a known issue that Alt + F4 can cause mid-session runs and account progression to not save. Please, only shut down the game by hitting Exit to Desktop from the Esc or Main Menu. We're working on a fix for this in a future update.It is an honor to bring you more LORT. We'll keep doing it.Live LORT and Prosper! |
| 100,000 sold! | 2026-01-24 | What a launch weekend we are having. Thank you for 100,000 units sold of our sweet baby LORT in just over 3 days. This is absolutely nuts. The team is working hard on game updates to bring you newer, better, weirder LORT for you to LORT to soon. We hope you all have a weekend full of Legendary loot drops, one-hit brick kills, and the pleasant squawks of our dear dear Lawrence Fishbird. When life gives you lemons, make LORT. |
| Update v0.5.2 - Difficulty | 2026-01-22 | LORTers,Thank you for the warm welcome on Launch. It has been awesome to read, watch, and listen to everyone's experience with LORT. And with that in mind, we've made some adjustments in today's update to address your feedback.Solo Play and DifficultyWe've heard feedback from some players that the game feels too hard in general and too hard for solo. LORT is a Roguelite and isn't meant to be a super easy game. You are meant to die and learn how to overcome the challenge of each new level, enemy, and boss. We also base our balance around solo play first and foremost, with the understanding that the game will likely be easier in multiplayer. Bu |
| Day 1 - Small Update v0.5.1 | 2026-01-21 | LORTers,The way you've been slaying Goblins has impressed us. We found a few small issues that we are releasing a update for. If you are having trouble connecting in multiplayer, make sure everyone has updated their game to the latest version v0.5.1. Fixed an issue with controller input icons not appearing on HUD when using a controller on PC or playing on Steam Deck.Changed in-game text when starting a run to say "New Run" instead of "New Save/ New File" to avoid confusion.LORT free or die LORT! |
| YOU CAN LORT RIGHT NOW! | 2026-01-21 | Praise the LORT! The day has finally come!LORT is available now. Will you be the first to beat it? Good luck to all the Goblin slayers, you're going to need it!You can grab it with a 34% off launch discount until February 3rd for under $10 USD. We've got a launch trailer. It's pretty LORTy.Thank you to everyone who has wishlisted, played the demo, told their friends, and shared LORT with the world. We are super grateful for your support and cannot wait to continue to build this game with the community.We've had playtesters spend hundreds of hours in the game but as with all game launches, there will be some bugs that have slipped through the |