Dungeon Daddy Boss Update & Steam Free Weekend - Goblin Cleanup! 🧹🫧

Today, we have A LOT to cover around our cleaning-sim game.

Before we jump into the details of our Boss Update, we're happy to announce that our Steam FREE WEEKEND is now live for Goblin Cleanup!

💚 Steam Free Weekend - NOW LIVE!

New to Goblin Cleanup? Or have you been pestering that one friend who hasn't picked it up yet? 🙄

Now is the perfect time to jump into Goblin Cleanup with our Steam Free Weekend running from 11th to 15th June. Jump into our cleaning sim with friends, or enter the dungeons solo, all for free for a limited time!

Alongside the free weekend, we've also just released our first Boss Level for Goblin Cleanup, to complete Dungeon 1, as well as other additions like our Emote System, bug fixes, and improvements.

We'll jump into that in more detail later in this post, but first, please find our full patch notes below:

⚔️ Dungeon Daddy Update - Patch Notes

🆕 Additions & Improvements

Dungeon Daddy:

• Added the new Level 12 Boss Encounter: Dungeon Daddy, including the first Boss Arena and encounter in The Throne Room.

• Multi-phase boss fight featuring new mechanics, environmental hazards, and unique progression sequences.

Emote System:

• Introduced the Emote System, which initially includes six custom-created emotes.

• Players can now use a selection of character animations to add to your chaotic gameplay with your friends!

Rune System Improvements:

• Additional balancing, visual improvements, and gameplay tuning to the Runes System.

• New progression and customisation opportunities.

Character Customisation

• Expanded player customisation options.

• Additional cosmetic content and outfit support added.

Mimic Improvements

• Continued improvements to Mimic functionality, including further customisation and gameplay integration

Twitch Drops Support

• Twitch Drops coming soon!

• In this update, we've implemented Twitch Drops functionality with news to follow on when our Twitch Drops will begin and how you can redeem Drops very soon.

✅ Bug Fixes

Runes

• Fixed rune effects not applying correctly for multiplayer players.

• Fixed double meat drop effect applying to all players when only equipped by the host.

• Fixed slime blood splash rune effect not applying for connected players.

• Fixed character speed boost from cleaning bloodstains not applying for connected players.

• Fixed runes not losing durability correctly at level end.

• Fixed level completion rewards being incorrectly carried over into following levels.

• Fixed Thrower rune allowing all multiplayer party members to instantly restore objects.

• Fixed Thrower rune causing ballista bolts to instantly restore after firing.

• Fixed rune reward selection UI selector disappearing when clicking on a empty space.

• Fixed slime over-absorption blood splash only working once per slime.

Save / Load

• Fixed treasure items being removable from the Golden Chest by clients on loaded saves.

• Fixed restored Golden Chest / Shadow Cat ticket rewards not being granted correctly after loading a save.

• Fixed Level 1 challenge progress not saving correctly.

• Fixed Level 10 lava challenge progress resetting after loading a save.

• Fixed restored objects becoming progressively misaligned after repeated saves.

• Fixed cat leaving the cat tree after altar activation and save/load.

Multiplayer

• Fixed Flying Books jittering from the client point of view.

• Fixed players falling beyond the map when host used the punch clock after altar activation.

• Fixed Fire Slime / rune-related multiplayer inconsistencies.

• Fixed several interaction and save/load issues.

Customisation & UI

• Fixed Mimic cosmetic colour changes not saving correctly.

• Fixed Customisation UI layout issues on aspect ratios other than 16:9.

• Fixed Mimic customisation causing Mimic to become stuck in the floor.

• Fixed Back button behaviour in Customisation UI.

• Fixed hue keyboard controls conflicting with Goblin/Mimic tab navigation.

• Fixed PS5 controller prompt mismatch when buying cosmetics.

• Fixed chat history not disappearing after being closed.

• Fixed cosmetic category tabs being navigable while Item Unlocked window was active.

• Fixed cosmetic shop page switching incorrectly when mixing mouse and keyboard navigation.

Character Behaviour

• Fixed Slimop stabbing causing the playable character to remain stuck in a jumping pose.

• Fixed Name Mimic text window persisting after player death.

• Fixed Carnivorous Plant losing walking animation after returning to default position.

• Fixed Carnivorous Plant appearing without legs when overcharged after player death.

Level Fixes

• Fixed unreachable objects and bloodstains in Levels 1 and 11.

• Fixed Level 4 bloodstains being assigned to incorrect areas.

• Fixed missing collision in Level 5 keep tower.

• Fixed Level 9 golem heart and ice pillar SFX ignoring volume settings.

• Fixed missing / incorrect HUD area names in Level 9.

• Fixed Hot Springs frozen pool death missing VFX and SFX.

• Fixed Ice Golems moving when collided with using telekinesis-held objects.

• Fixed Level 11 steam geyser control issue.

• Fixed objects clipping outside level bounds when the player dies near walls.

Visuals / Audio / Feedback

• Fixed missing Managon sparking VFX while using Mana Drain in third person.

• Fixed caution signs and red chairs not highlighting after scanner use.

• Fixed unrestored stop signs lacking red highlight.

• Fixed incorrect death cause text for Lava Bomb Sentinel explosions.

• Fixed fire surge from charged Mana Dragon trap pushing players instead of killing them.

• Fixed “Dumb ways to die” achievement not unlocking correctly.

• Fixed disposed organic remains not granting reduced EXP when thrown out of bounds.

Other

• Other multiplayer stability improvements.

• Additional balancing and gameplay tuning across multiple levels and systems.

• General improvements to usability, progression flow, and player experience.

Localisation Updates

• Ongoing localisation support integrated for newly added content and systems.

❗ Known Issue - Level Saves

We're aware of issues with reopening your Level Saves from the previous build in our latest update, resulting in object restoration inconsistencies that may cause softlocks.

If you have a saved level, we would recommend starting the level again, rather than booting into a Save from before today's update. This is to mitigate any potential restorable object issues and to ensure you have the best experience cleaning up the dungeons in our latest update!

Dungeon Daddy is here! 😈

Introducing Dungeon Daddy in our Boss Update for Goblin Cleanup! Welcome to The Throne, a combination of all the previous environments you’ve cleaned and ramped up to the maximum.

Reset each area to unlock the next, in turn assisting Dungeon Daddy in an epic battle against… the hero! Are we the baddies?

You wouldn’t want to let Dungeon Daddy down, would you? 🥺 So, make sure you’re thoroughly cleaning the level, finding keys to the next areas, and exploring the vast regions in the finale of Dungeon 1.

We're also excited to say that Dungeon Daddy was named by one of our Kickstarter backers, based on their pledge to help us fund and create Goblin Cleanup- it's awesome to have their suggested name as our first Boss, and it fits the game perfectly! We appreciate our Kickstarter backers' support and everyone who has experienced Goblin Cleanup since our Early Access launch.

So what are you waiting for, Goblin? 😃 Jump into our cleaning-sim today to assist in an epic battle between Dungeon Daddy and the Hero!

🎉 Emote System

Alongside the new Boss Level, we've implemented a new system in Emotes!

Say hi to your Goblin friends with a 'Greet' wave 👋, shout at them in anger with a 'Furious' foot stamp😡, or celebrate with a Hooray party stance! 🥳 There are currently six custom-created emotes for you to unlock and select from, with more emotes to come to Goblin Cleanup during future Steam Early Access updates. Complete levels, get tickets, unlock emotes, and equip them in the new Emote tab of the Customisation Menu. Once added to your Emote wheel, press 'G' and emote away!

💜 Coming Soon - Twitch Drops

The most eagle-eyed Goblins will notice something new in the main menu... 👀

We've been working to implement Twitch Drops into Goblin Cleanup, and we're happy to announce that Drops will be coming very soon!

Want to be prepared, Goblin? You can currently link your Twitch account in our game via this menu, with more news to follow on when Twitch Drops will be active, and you can unlock new customisation items through watching Twitch livestreams of Goblin Cleanup!

Ran into an issue whilst cleaning the dungeons?

If you run into any issues with Goblin Cleanup, please reach out to our Support Team via the Report a Problem Steam forums here!

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We hope you enjoy the Steam Free Weekend & Dungeon Daddy Boss Update for Goblin Cleanup 💚

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