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Crooked Knobs Zero (Demo Prologue) - Final Update!

Hello there! Arty here, with some news! I know I've said that I wouldn't implement some of the feedback stuff, leaving it for the main game instead. But you see, I lied.

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Hello there! Arty here, with some news!

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addedI know I've said that I wouldn't implement some of the feedback stuff, leaving it for the main game instead. But you see, I lied. Ok I didn't lie but I kinda added some stuff to the demo anyway disregarding what I've said before. Because I like yall a lot. So feast your eyes on:
changedThe marvelous skip function! It's STILL kind of unchecked and wildly unpredictable, might break music and sounds sometimes, please rely on it freely but know it MIGHT break some stuff! For the most part from a quick test, it works fine, because I spent the better part of the last 4 days working on it nonstop, merry Christmas to me. Access it by holding CTRL on the keyboard, or on a controller, by holding Y/TRIANGLE. It becomes available from the second loop onwards, and for those who already completed it, it's available from the get go!
changedA quit button! Watch in awe as you press the button to quit to the menu and it quits to the menu, and from the menu it quits to nothingness, too. Access it from the settings screen!
changedA controls screen! An additional controls screen in the options menu to check what buttons do what. Nobody requested it but I thought it was odd to not have it.
changedThis will be, almost certainly, the final final update. Even if it's not perfect, it's time to move on from Crooked Knobs Zero, to actual Crooked Knobs. Doing this has been an absolute blast and the feedback has been astonishingly positive thank you very much! But the price of doing a completely separate demo, kinda like a free DLC in advance, is that if I don't move on, I'll keep polishing a complete but small product that overall I think it's enjoyable as is despite its shortcomings.
changed~ Arty the (as of right now deeply moved by all of yas appreciation) Frog

I know I've said that I wouldn't implement some of the feedback stuff, leaving it for the main game instead. But you see, I lied. Ok I didn't lie but I kinda added some stuff to the demo anyway disregarding what I've said before. Because I like yall a lot. So feast your eyes on:

  • The marvelous skip function! It's STILL kind of unchecked and wildly unpredictable, might break music and sounds sometimes, please rely on it freely but know it MIGHT break some stuff! For the most part from a quick test, it works fine, because I spent the better part of the last 4 days working on it nonstop, merry Christmas to me. Access it by holding CTRL on the keyboard, or on a controller, by holding Y/TRIANGLE. It becomes available from the second loop onwards, and for those who already completed it, it's available from the get go!

  • A quit button! Watch in awe as you press the button to quit to the menu and it quits to the menu, and from the menu it quits to nothingness, too. Access it from the settings screen!

  • A controls screen! An additional controls screen in the options menu to check what buttons do what. Nobody requested it but I thought it was odd to not have it.

  • Optional naughty scenes! No more being dragged into them terrible shenanigans sans consent. If they say something inappropriate, say no to that!

  • Various little adjustments and fixes that don't really matter.

This will be, almost certainly, the final final update. Even if it's not perfect, it's time to move on from Crooked Knobs Zero, to actual Crooked Knobs. Doing this has been an absolute blast and the feedback has been astonishingly positive thank you very much! But the price of doing a completely separate demo, kinda like a free DLC in advance, is that if I don't move on, I'll keep polishing a complete but small product that overall I think it's enjoyable as is despite its shortcomings.

I have no idea how long Crooked Knobs will take, but you bet I'll do all I can to make CK0 look exactly what it is in my eyes, a small, somewhat meaningful little achievements, and but a taste of things to come.

See you on the other side, my lovelies~

Yours now and forever,

~ Arty the (as of right now deeply moved by all of yas appreciation) Frog

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Steam News / 24 December 2025

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