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Steam News16 April 20262mo ago

Early Access - 0.8.182

Main update: Players gain experience faster now and progress more quickly through the levels. Full update log below: Features: Created merging page on the wiki, showing the merges in the game (https://backpacksurvivors.

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Full Backpack Survivors update

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What changed

11 fixes1 addition4 changes1 removal
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
  • Maps
  • Store
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
fixedFixed (incompatible) Demo saves showing up in the Load Game list
fixedFixed Energy Dagger merge not working
fixedFixed localization issues not showing prices in some other languages
fixedFixed a potential freeze in the Adventure Completed screen
fixedFixed Ancient Greatsword collectable appearing in Hellfire 0
fixedFixed Revive button icon not correct when using controller

Backpack Survivors changes

fixedFixed (incompatible) Demo saves showing up in the Load Game list
fixedFixed Energy Dagger merge not working
fixedFixed localization issues not showing prices in some other languages
fixedFixed a potential freeze in the Adventure Completed screen
fixedFixed Ancient Greatsword collectable appearing in Hellfire 0

Main update: Players gain experience faster now and progress more quickly through the levels.

Full update log below:

Features:

Fixes:

  • Fixed (incompatible) Demo saves showing up in the Load Game list

  • Fixed Energy Dagger merge not working

  • Fixed localization issues not showing prices in some other languages

  • Fixed a potential freeze in the Adventure Completed screen

  • Fixed Ancient Greatsword collectable appearing in Hellfire 0

  • Fixed Revive button icon not correct when using controller

  • Fixed vendor sometimes spawning out of bounds on the Mountain Top map

  • Fixed a localization issue causing major slowdowns when opening the achievements screen with a non-Latin language

  • Fixed Loot Goblin coins not always dropping visibly

  • Fixed Merge Tutorial not working correctly in the final shop

  • Fixed an issue where the Fire Shield relic could actually kill a player

  • Added a system that should fix most Adventure Completion bugs when pressing the return button

Balancing:

  • Rebalanced the experience curve, players will gain levels faster now

  • Rebalanced the enemy health scaling, enemies will have drastically lower health, especially later in the adventures

  • Rebalanced Boss health, bosses will have lower health

  • Removed Burning debuff from Spider Queen

  • Increased gold received from the Gold Coupon item

Source

Steam News / 16 April 2026

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