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Steam News11 November 20257mo ago

Build 169 Update

Thank you to everyone continuing to play and share feedback. Build 169 focuses on improving performance across platforms, refining clarity in challenges, and introducing a few requested quality-of-life updates.

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Full Death by Scrolling update

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What changed

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  • Performance
  • Compatibility
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Events
changedThank you to everyone continuing to play and share feedback. Build 169 focuses on improving performance across platforms, refining clarity in challenges, and introducing a few requested quality-of-life updates.
fixedSteam Deck Performance: Fixed stuttering issues on Steam Deck. This also improves performance on some Linux desktops.
addedChance Cards: Players can now remove Chance Cards allowing for new ones past level 8.
addedRestart Option: Added the ability to quickly restart a run
changedChallenge Clarity: Several challenge descriptions have been reworded to better communicate progress conditions.
changedBug Fixes: Various small fixes and stability adjustments.

Thank you to everyone continuing to play and share feedback. Build 169 focuses on improving performance across platforms, refining clarity in challenges, and introducing a few requested quality-of-life updates.

Changes

  • Steam Deck PerformanceFixed stuttering issues on Steam Deck. This also improves performance on some Linux desktops.
  • Chance Cards: Players can now remove Chance Cards allowing for new ones past level 8.

  • Restart Option: Added the ability to quickly restart a run

  • Challenge Clarity: Several challenge descriptions have been reworded to better communicate progress conditions.

  • Bug Fixes: Various small fixes and stability adjustments.

Additional Notes

This update marks another step in optimizing Death By Scrolling for smoother play across systems. The team continues to review player feedback and is preparing new updates focused on accessibility, replayability, and long-term balance improvements.

Source

Steam News / 11 November 2025

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