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Full Goblin Vyke: The Thief Tycoon update
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Greetings, Thief Tycoons! It’s been a while.
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We're excited to officially announce that Goblin Vyke will be participating in the February Steam Next Fest!
A massive content update is now live for the Demo. We welcome both new and returning players to dive back into the dungeon.
We've also officially confirmed the launch window: the full game is expected to release in 2026 Q2.
The specific release date will be determined based on feedback from Next Fest and the subsequent Playtest, so we'd love for you to play the Demo and share your thoughts in the comments and community hub. Every piece of feedback helps us polish the game further.
One important note: Demo saves will not carry over to the full game. We sincerely apologize for this—the sheer number of skilled Thief Tycoons out there has pushed our Demo's numbers completely out of balance. Inheriting saves would significantly impact the experience of later levels, progression, and story. Thank you for your understanding.
The complete experience of becoming a Thief Tycoon is finally within reach!
Control Optimizations
Controller Support
Key Remap
Since the Demo's release, we’ve received a lot of feedback requesting controller support and key rebinding. As a result, we’ve brought forward these features—originally planned for the full release—into the Next Fest version.
If you run into any issues, please let us know! We'll continue to refine these based on your feedback. After all, when it comes to thievery, feel is everything.
Content Updates
Management System
New Franchise System: Unlocks once your shop reaches Level 3.
Completing orders from the Pre-order Merchant rewards you with gold and bonus Blessings — and you can even reroll your employees' traits.
Vyke’s ambition knows no bounds—he’s aiming for a chain store empire to become a true black-market mogul. The Franchise System will continue to evolve, and we’d love to hear your thoughts.
Dungeon Additions
New Boneforge Chest: Activate with a Summoning Candle to craft higher-tier Bone Shards from lower-tier ones. Note: crafting can fail.
New Curse Chest: Feed it items with the Curse tag—such as a Completely Broken Sword or an Exploding Puppet. Fill it up and you'll earn a custom Amulet.
New Chomp Chest: Now features Unstable Lucky Bags and Dimensional Vault in addition to item upgrades.
- New Home Cocoon & Twin CocoonNew travel methods and map markers within the dungeon.
New Scroll Fragments: Collect three different types of fragments to craft a Universal Ancient Scroll.
New "Precious" Items: Gold Sword, Limited Edition Staff, Ivory Bow (super rare. try ur luck)
New Eye Monster drop: Withered Wings with the Curse tag.
New Runes, Collectibles, and Haggle Skills are hidden in the dungeon, waiting to be looted.
Balance Adjustments
Nerfed the stats of Speed Bone Shards.
Reworked the Stomp Jump mechanic: you can now stomp on enemies from any height, but stunning them still requires sufficient drop distance.
Double Jump and Air Dash no longer reset fall damage.
UI and SFX updates are ongoing and will continue to be iterated.
Thank you again for your support and patience!
Before the official launch, we will continue to polish all content to ensure the full release lives up to your expectations.
If you have any feedback or suggestions, feel free to join our community and let us know. Top Thief Discord. your ideas might just make it into the final game.
see you at Next Fest, little goblins!
Goblin Vyke Dev Team
Feb 2026
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