Steam News28 January 20265mo ago

Winnie's Hole V0.7.81

Hi all, Thank you for all the bug reports - we're actively working on solving the save issue some players are having. It's absolutely critical and highest priority for us.

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10 fixes1 addition1 change0 removals

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fixedSave and Quit fixesFix for the Quit button. There may be a slight delay on quitting, this is in case there's a connection issue when shutting down. In most situations this won't be noticeable.

changedSave and Quit fixesAdjusted the saving process with more safeguards, as well as more debug logs for us to diagnose issues.

fixedSave and Quit fixesBecause the saving issue doesn't happen consistently it's very hard to test and reproduce, which is the biggest challenge for us.

fixedSave and Quit fixesWith this latest patch it's not appearing in our internal testing, but we have limited capacity and different hardware to the thousands of players in the game. We are continuing to test and investigate this even with the patch live, as it's very important to get it fixed as soon as possible.

addedSave and Quit fixesThe best course of action to help us diagnose it if it reoccurs is adding more debugging logs, so any bug reports sent will give us more detailed info on what's happening.

fixedSave and Quit fixesThank you to those who've sent us their save folders to help us debug.

Winnie's Hole changes

fixedFix for the Quit button. There may be a slight delay on quitting, this is in case there's a connection issue when shutting down. In most situations this won't be noticeable.

changedAdjusted the saving process with more safeguards, as well as more debug logs for us to diagnose issues.

fixedBecause the saving issue doesn't happen consistently it's very hard to test and reproduce, which is the biggest challenge for us.

fixedWith this latest patch it's not appearing in our internal testing, but we have limited capacity and different hardware to the thousands of players in the game. We are continuing to test and investigate this even with the patch live, as it's very important to get it fixed as soon as possible.

addedThe best course of action to help us diagnose it if it reoccurs is adding more debugging logs, so any bug reports sent will give us more detailed info on what's happening.

Hi all,

Thank you for all the bug reports - we're actively working on solving the save issue some players are having. It's absolutely critical and highest priority for us.

It's a nightmare for any team to have such an issue be missed in our quality assurance testing, and we're a tiny team. We appreciate your patience with this, we want to deliver the best experience possible.

Save and Quit fixes

Fix for the Quit button. There may be a slight delay on quitting, this is in case there's a connection issue when shutting down. In most situations this won't be noticeable.
Adjusted the saving process with more safeguards, as well as more debug logs for us to diagnose issues.

Because the saving issue doesn't happen consistently it's very hard to test and reproduce, which is the biggest challenge for us.

With this latest patch it's not appearing in our internal testing, but we have limited capacity and different hardware to the thousands of players in the game. We are continuing to test and investigate this even with the patch live, as it's very important to get it fixed as soon as possible.

The best course of action to help us diagnose it if it reoccurs is adding more debugging logs, so any bug reports sent will give us more detailed info on what's happening.

Thank you to those who've sent us their save folders to help us debug.

If you see the issue again, we've put bug reporting instructions in the Steam forum, as well as on our Discord.

Bug fix

Fixed an issue where skipping a choice event caused some controller buttons to stop working in combat
Fixed Fasting Perk's not setting health to 1
Fix visual board number on Scratch level 3
Fix for issue in the Evolution event where clicking offscreen may accidentally grow a block

Thank you all for supporting our launch! We're doing our best to make sure the save issue is resolved hastily, and look forward to making new content in the near future.

We're closely monitoring all reports and feedback and really appreciate you playing our game and helping us make it the best it can be.

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Steam News / 28 January 2026

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