Sketch Crawler

Released: Nov 1, 2024
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 13:06 GMT

Updates & announcements

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26 Aug 2025Developer post
The game is released. But what next?
Hello, everyone! We hear your concerns about the fate of the project. So we want to share a little bit about what we're doing right now. We're working on a demo for the Sketch Crawler 2. Here's a videos showing our experiments with real-time gameplay. This doesn't mean we're givi
26 Dec 2024Developer post
Update v1.01
Hi friends! The game improvements continue and today we have a new update that improves the game balance and adds a lot of useful fixes. released a free demo of the game for new players. added peaceful game mode - all creatures are neutral to the player until he attacks them. Imp
Hi friends! The game improvements continue and today we have a new update that improves the game balance and adds a lot of useful fixes.

released a free demo of the game for new players.
added peaceful game mode - all creatures are neutral to the player until he attacks them.
Improved game performance, removed freezes every 5 moves.
improved rare cards loot, now the more difficult the location, the more rare cards drop out.
improved creature difficulty balance - what creatures appear and when, how much health they have, what level they are and what cards they have.
improved Morrorwoods map - increased its size, added more buildings to it.
improved the AI of the ally, now he is in a calm state constantly following the player on the heels. He also doesn't get close to traps.
AI fix - if the summoned creatures are in battle, the player cannot rest and cards are not dealt to his hand.
in the generation added special rooms with keys that stand out from the rest of the level.
improved the lighting of the game, now all light sources cast shadows, such as bonfires.
balanced the maximum probability of triggering abilities or defenses, now they have an upper threshold, for example, physical resistance can be no more than 50%.
added a button to change music, by default it is “ENTER”.
added a button for quick switching between allies, by default it is “CTRL”.
fixed a bug where instead of casting attack magic on the enemy, it was cast on the player.
now rest does not waste time and no one will run up to the player during the rest.
fixed the display of cards in the hand, when you can not cast them, if there is not enough mana or silent.
fixed the generation of doors, now they are not generated in an empty place, only between the walls.
made a lot of small fixes that improve the understanding and usability of the game.
Have a nice game!
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19 Nov 2024Developer post
DLC Supporter Pack
Great news everyone! Now you can support our small team by purchasing the Supporter Pack for Sketch Crawler! Yeah! This pack will open the game's internal editor, which we call the Builder. This is where we make the game. During the game, you can switch to it by pressing . You wi
Great news everyone! Now you can support our small team by purchasing the Supporter Pack for Sketch Crawler! Yeah!

This pack will open the game's internal editor, which we call the Builder. This is where we make the game. During the game, you can switch to it by pressing [T].
You will get access to the console where you can save and load your levels.
You will have access to the library of all the maps in the game.
Thank you for your support!
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04 Nov 2024Developer post
Yahoo! Sketch Crawler has been RELEASED!!!
Dear friends, get your pencils and tablets ready, because Sketch Crawler is finally blasting into Steam! Yes, you heard right - it's not an illusion or a double-kek spell, it's a long-awaited release! After six years, thousands of mugs of puerh and countless battles with bugs, we
12 Sep 2024Developer post
Update v0.74
Hi friends! We have a new update that fixes issues with drawing tablets, improves game balance and adds useful fixes. About monetization - after your comments under the monetization discussion, we decided to remove microtransactions from the game and make the game paid on release
Hi friends!
We have a new update that fixes issues with drawing tablets, improves game balance and adds useful fixes.
About monetization - after your comments under the monetization discussion, we decided to remove microtransactions from the game and make the game paid on release with an estimated price of $10.
This is the last more or less major update before the release. We plan to release it this fall, when we will add a very important feature that the game needs a lot.

fixed a bug blocking drawing from a tablet
improved game balance
improved dungeon generation - complex rooms are found later in the game
improved generation of islands - added rewards in buildings, buildings better fit the locations in which they appear
reduced prices in the store
in the descriptions of objects like statues and altars, added display of the effects they have when interacting with them.
added fog on islands and some dungeon levels
added base attack card, which summarizes all the effects of the character affecting the melee damage
now completing the game in easy mode also opens NEW GAME+
simplified the choice of game difficulty - now there are three difficulties EASY, NORM and HARD
added new hints during the game
added the ability to redraw the grass on the islands
and also fixed a number of minor bugs and errors.
Have fun playing!
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03 Aug 2024Developer post
Update v0.73
Hi friends, we have a new update for you - adding controls settings, new light balance, useful fixes and hints. Added controls settings! Removed the delay time when upgrading cards, now they improve instantly if there is enough essence. Now buildings change their image after comp
Hi friends, we have a new update for you - adding controls settings, new light balance, useful fixes and hints.

Added controls settings!
Removed the delay time when upgrading cards, now they improve instantly if there is enough essence.
Now buildings change their image after completing them.
Added highlighting of the main quest marker - more comfort for island navigation.
Returned the prototype card "Mega-Plasma Blast", now it costs 3 mana and does not return to your hand on the same turn.
Added new tips to the tutorial for color magic and hot buttons.
Made the balance on islands and dungeons easier - now it's simpler to play the game.
And also fixed a number of small bugs and issues.
UPD - fixed a bug with changing the screen resolution and switching to windows mode.
Enjoy the game!
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14 Jul 2024Developer post
Update v0.72
Hi friends! We have a new update for you that adds the long awaited easy game mode. In this mode, games are saved on each level, and when you die you don't lose anything, instead the save is loaded. However, playing the game in this mode does not open NEW GAME+ modes, they can on
Hi friends!
We have a new update for you that adds the long awaited easy game mode. In this mode, games are saved on each level, and when you die you don't lose anything, instead the save is loaded. However, playing the game in this mode does not open NEW GAME+ modes, they can only be opened in normal or hardcore mode.

Removed the prototype card "Mega-Plasma Blast", it severely broke the balance of the game, when it could be upgraded to 0 mana and endlessly repeated.
Fixed a bug that was causing lag on islands.
Fixed the new Ghost avatar, now it can be bought in the store.
Also fixed a number of small bugs and bugs.
Have fun playing!
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08 Jul 2024Developer post
Discussion about the future of Sketch Crawler and its monetization.
Greetings, dear Sketch Crawler players! We invite you to take part in an important discussion about the future of our game and its monetization. Sketch Crawler is moving towards release, but we have not yet decided how the game will pay for further development. The game has been
06 Jul 2024Developer post
Quick update v0.71
Hi friends, we have a quick update for you, adding a few important features, as well as a couple of bugfixes. Fixed a bug with AI when they attempting to calculate the path to another level of buildings. Fixed the anomalies generated on the levels, now they change their upgrade l
Hi friends, we have a quick update for you, adding a few important features, as well as a couple of bugfixes.

Fixed a bug with AI when they attempting to calculate the path to another level of buildings.
Fixed the anomalies generated on the levels, now they change their upgrade level.
Anomalies can now be cleaned with the Magic Vacuum Cleaner.
Fixed a bug where the game switches to the admin area.
Added the ability to import sounds in drawing editor.
Added to the settings the ability to change the screen resolution.
Added to the settings the mode of switching to the window.
Added FOV adjustment to the settings.
Enjoy your game!
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01 Jul 2024Developer post
Huge update v0.7
Hello, friends! We have prepared a new huge update for you! We've added new adventure areas in the form of procedurally generated islands surrounded by water, filled with constructions, deadly creatures, challenges, and dangerous adventures. Besides, the update has a lot of new f
Hello, friends! We have prepared a new huge update for you! We've added new adventure areas in the form of procedurally generated islands surrounded by water, filled with constructions, deadly creatures, challenges, and dangerous adventures. Besides, the update has a lot of new features, balance and AI improvements.

Improved enemy AI, taught them new tricks, now they act smarter and are harder to fool.
Improved card descriptions, making them easier to understand.
Improved the balance of the game and card effects.
Added a color saturation slider to the Drawing Editor.
In the Drawing Editor added a hot key to move the camera - X.
In the Drawing Editor added frame transfer between different cards. Signature of authorship is saved during such transfer.
In the Drawing Editor when we play an animation, it plays its sounds. It is convenient to understand whether its sound is suitable.
Added new endings of the game, designed for passing in New Game+ modes.
New Game+ modes are different in difficulty, bosses and game endings with unexpected twists and turns.
Improved necromancy cards for raising the dead. The dead now gain a random level from level one to necromancer level.
Added a variety of magic effects that apply when interacting with statues, magical objects, altars, and fountains.
Improved the level map, now it can be moved (mouse and keyboard) and zoomed (mouse wheel).
Now the level of generated traps changes and corresponds to the difficulty of the location.
When an ability or trigger on a creature is activated, it makes a sound.
Reduced the number of prototype cards falling out of the prototype deck. Now there will be 3 instead of 5.
Added an Enable or Disable All button to the skins.
Made equipment in slots play animation.
Made settings for the range of rendering objects in the game, useful for those who have low fps in game.
Added a lot of new quests.
Added a change in the size of creatures depending on their level.
In hard mod now cards are not removed from the collection when starting a new game, instead they are sent to the graveyard.
If kicking a lying creature, it now flies away from the kick an unlimited number of times. Helps make it easier to run away if you have somewhere to fly off to.
And also made a huge number of small improvements and fixes.
In the near future, we plan to improve the generation of islands, megamagic and the creation of your own cards, a level editor, and adding story quests and new mysteries.
Enjoy the game!
Write us your impressions of the update. You support us greatly and help us understand what works for you in the game and what doesn't.
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28 May 2024Developer post
Update 0.7 is almost here!
Hello friends! Unfortunately, there were some unpredictable challenges during the preparation of this update. But right now we are working to deliver it as fast as possible. I can say that we are at the finish line and I think during June the long-awaited update will be with you.
02 May 2024Developer post
Update 0.7 is coming!
Hello friends! We are just a little bit away from the big update v0.7. There are a lot of new features inside, such as the first open-world locations with generated islands with mountains, obstacles and buildings. There will also be a lot of fixes and improvements. We plan to rel
31 Dec 2023Developer post
Happy New Year, friends!
Yoo-hoo! Our experimental project continues to actively evolve. This year the game has a lot of things - card upgrades, new game+, hardcore mode, horror elements, new card mechanics, new quests and creatures, card graveyard, new collection interface, greatly improved gameplay and
26 Oct 2023Developer post
Update v0.67
Hi friends, we have prepared another update for you! We added a new game mode, improved game intro, made a lot of gameplay improvements. Hardcore mod - a new game mode, available from the start. In hardcore all cards from the collection are lost on the death of your character, bu
Hi friends, we have prepared another update for you! We added a new game mode, improved game intro, made a lot of gameplay improvements.

Hardcore mod - a new game mode, available from the start. In hardcore all cards from the collection are lost on the death of your character, but the experience is doubled.
Loot has become more powerful - now cards you pick up can be already leveled up.
The duration of effects from elixirs, global spells and resists has changed. Now they last until the character rests.
Made a lot of game balance fixes - high level creatures became more powerful. Magic has gotten stronger.
Improved redraw quests. Now they are not given for all level objects of the same type, but for a specific object. The quest can be done later on another level. Added cards with descriptions of the quest in the quests section.
Added a story intro about the King of Cartoons at the start of the game.
Redesigned the store - greatly simplified all the goods, removed crystals. Now all goods can be bought for gold, which is obtained in the game. Removed monetization, crystal and gold mines.
Changed the breaking of equipment and weapons. Now they do not go to the graveyard, they can only be repaired at the anvil.
Now you can't escape by ally to another level while the player is in danger.
Fountains now apply different boosts depending on the color of the fountain.
The collection now shows all the upgrades of the selected card.
A lot of fixes have been made to card fusing.
Made fixes for bad level generation, when the generation gets rooms that can't be accessed.
Added a visual hint in the form of cells on the floor. To make it easier to navigate on the level. The hint can be disabled in the settings.
Fixed a lot of small bugs and buggy moments.
Enjoy the game!
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05 Sep 2023Developer post
Update v0.64
Hello friends! Today we have a quick but important update to version 0.64. Fixed a bug with the upgrading of creatures' attack abilities. Now they will not disappear after 4 turns. Increased the difficulty of New Game++ and beyond. Increased the difficulty of creatures at the end
Hello friends! Today we have a quick but important update to version 0.64.

Fixed a bug with the upgrading of creatures' attack abilities. Now they will not disappear after 4 turns.
Increased the difficulty of New Game++ and beyond.
Increased the difficulty of creatures at the end of the game. Boss battles have become more epic.
Have a great game!
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02 Sep 2023Developer post
Update v0.63
Hi friends, we've prepared a new update for you, in which we've greatly improved localization for Chinese users and finally fixed the gross tofu bug. Greatly improved localization in Chinese. Fixed tofu bug in Chinese, Korean and Japanese. Added ability to edit character replicas
Hi friends, we've prepared a new update for you, in which we've greatly improved localization for Chinese users and finally fixed the gross tofu bug.

Greatly improved localization in Chinese.
Fixed tofu bug in Chinese, Korean and Japanese.
Added ability to edit character replicas. To edit, hover over the replica and press Z.
Added upgrades for traps and potions.
Simplified the process of preparing a skin for uploading.
Added popup tooltips to buttons and options in skins.
Added "Magic Cleaner" card for destroying traps.
Increased the probability of loot and gold falling out of creatures in newgame++ and beyond.
Improved creature summoning - now if you summon it on a square with another creature, it will appear on the square and the creature will move aside.
Added gold reward for completed quests.
Improved character replicas, added a nice cloud.
Fixed a lot of small bugs.
Have a good game, friends!
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12 Aug 2023Developer post
Update v0.6
Hi friends! We continue to regularly keep improving the game and plan to do it for many years to come. For you we have another update! Many gameplay improvements, level generation update and new music. Added horror intro at the beginning of the game. Added horror elements built i
Hi friends! We continue to regularly keep improving the game and plan to do it for many years to come. For you we have another update! Many gameplay improvements, level generation update and new music.

Added horror intro at the beginning of the game.
Added horror elements built into the level generation.
Added lots of hints to help you understand how the game works.
Made the Image Archive in the drawing editor free.
Added new cards and states - laughter, tears, panic, berserk.
Added different final levels and bosses for new game+ modes.
Added new types of rooms for quest objects to the generation.
Added a lot of new room types to the generation.
Made the quest obstacles can divide the level into two parts.
Added a lot of new music.
Changed the music in the start menu and added music on the global map.
Improved the game balance in the direction of making the game easier to play.
Reduced the number of traps and rooms with traps.
Improved the global map interface.
In the starting maps now necessarily gives one magic blast or ranged magic available on mana.
In quests under the quest card show the character who gave the quest.
Fixed a bug when changed dialog texts in skins were not transferred. Now they are transferred together with the redrawn character.
Now the space bar closes all dialogs in the game.
And also fixed a lot of small bugs and crooked moments.
Have fun playing! Write us more, it supports us a lot!
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29 Jun 2023Developer post
Update v0.53
Discord. image import, New game+, new balance, improved card descriptions, tons of fixes and more. Hello, friends! Following the recent update, we've added even more great new features for our beloved game. Here they are! What's new? Import. Now you can add your own images to the
Discord. image import, New game+, new balance, improved card descriptions, tons of fixes and more.
Hello, friends! Following the recent update, we've added even more great new features for our beloved game. Here they are!
What's new?

Import. Now you can add your own images to the game. To do this, you need them to be PNG and the desired resolution is 256x256. Added to the drawing editor.
New game+ Now, after completing the game, you will open a more difficult game mode with more dangerous opponents. And after completing New game+, you will open New game++. What will happen if you pass it too? You'll see if you do :)
Improved effect descriptions on cards to make them easier to understand
Sketch Crawler discord server. Yay! Add from the main menu.
The higher the level of the creature, the more experience it will give you. 10% per level.
New items in the store - Gold and Crystal Mines, as well as the Portal to the treasures of Multiland.
Color resists have been changed, now they will give magic resist instead of color resist.
Fixed a bug that caused Ai creatures to jump into their traps
Disenchant can now remove creature effects.
Introduced a limit on the number of additional effects on creatures. Now there are a maximum of three effects, plus one additional effect for the creature's pure color.
Fixed a bug when creatures ran with 0 health.
And many more small fixes.
PS: we're very excited to see how the image import feature will work. For us, this is a new era in Sketch Crawler creativity.
Enjoy the game, friends! And see you soon!
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08 Jun 2023Developer post
Woo-hoo! Major update v0.5
Hi friends, we're finally here! We've done a lot of work! The game is becoming more and more what we want it to be. There are many more updates ahead, but for us this one is special. After redesigning the interface, introducing a lab and a graveyard, the game is up and running on
Hi friends, we're finally here!
We've done a lot of work! The game is becoming more and more what we want it to be. There are many more updates ahead, but for us this one is special. After redesigning the interface, introducing a lab and a graveyard, the game is up and running on a new level. Game balance has become friendlier, and the interface and tooltips are clearer.
What's new?
Added Laboratory and card progression

In the magic lab you can level up your cards, as long as you have enough essence.
Color plays an important role in card progression. When a card gets a level it gives you a choice of card upgrades, depending on the color of the card.
There is an additional ability for pure color - when only one color is used on the card. Opens at the third level.
Card progression also affected the creatures that the player meets in the dungeons. Their ability and effects depend on their color.
Added Graveyard.
Now your cards don't disappear when you die, but go to the graveyard. Here they can be returned or sold for essence.
Added Shop
Here you can buy different card sets, unlock game abilities, buy essence, gold and crystals. We added a new items to the shop.
Also:

Improved game balance, the game has become friendlier for newcomers, but is still a challenge for experienced players.
Added about 100 new creatures.
Redesigned game locations, added new rooms, puzzles, traps and buildings.
Added an option to reset your save.
When you publish a skin, you can immediately check the box "make a skin public" and your skin will immediately become available in the studio.
Reworked collection interface, now all the features are easily accessible by pressing TAB button.
Lots of fixes:

Fixes for better usability and understandability of the game.
Reworked and improved tutorial tips.
On the illusion walls, the same valdecors on both sides.
AIs do not jump into their traps.
Card descriptions are now saved and uploaded to the image archive.
Prototype cards are now available to all avatars.
Fixed the animations of creatures when they use magic.
Fireballs now don't collide when flying towards them.
Fear is applied to enemies only if the character has less than 100% health.
Fixed the sticking of blocks like Arch, now it is normally sticking to the neighboring blocks.
When the key is applied, it is displayed on the obstacle.
If an ally is selected to stand still, then when playing an ally the player's character stands still.
Shows the number of new cards in Quests, Lab, Collection, Create, and Graveyard.
Removed pushing stalking creatures from another level.
Tutorial level no longer has its own location and you can not get into it, after the passage of the tutorial.
Antimagic and reflexes now only repel hostile magic.
And many other minor fixes.
Thank you for being with us and believing in us! When we read your reviews, about how you like the game, we understand that we're working for a reason! Have a great game!
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23 May 2023Developer post
Update v0.5 is coming soon!
Hello friends! We are preparing update v0.5! Coming soon! Map upgrade, new collection interface, improved balance, new creatures and a couple more secret features. Have fun playing!