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Steam News28 February 20264mo ago

Update v1.10 - Hardcore!

Changelist: You can now select a difficulty level when starting a new game Added a "Hardcore" difficulty level for those who felt the game wasn’t challenging enough Added stronger monsters and mobs for "Hardcore" mode A

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What changed

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  • Gameplay
addedYou can now select a difficulty level when starting a new game
addedAdded a "Hardcore" difficulty level for those who felt the game wasn’t challenging enough
addedAdded stronger monsters and mobs for "Hardcore" mode
addedAdded a "death counter" to the ESC menu
changedUpdated the music in some locations
addedRecently, I was told that the game turned out to be quite difficult, and the first thought that came to my mind was that I should add an even harder mode :D

Painted Legend: Knights of Ink & Paper changes

addedYou can now select a difficulty level when starting a new game
addedAdded a "Hardcore" difficulty level for those who felt the game wasn’t challenging enough
addedAdded stronger monsters and mobs for "Hardcore" mode
addedAdded a "death counter" to the ESC menu
changedUpdated the music in some locations

Changelist:

  • You can now select a difficulty level when starting a new game

  • Added a "Hardcore" difficulty level for those who felt the game wasn’t challenging enough

  • Added stronger monsters and mobs for "Hardcore" mode

  • Added a "death counter" to the ESC menu

  • Updated the music in some locations

Recently, I was told that the game turned out to be quite difficult, and the first thought that came to my mind was that I should add an even harder mode :D

In "Hardcore" mode, you can expect a much larger number of monsters and mobs, as well as more traps and spikes, and the new "death counter" will help you keep track of your wonderful statistics of defeats!

Source

Steam News / 28 February 2026

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