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Back in 2024 I released Fool's End. Now it's time for Fool's Metal . Check out Fool's Metal on Steam. It's a new underground adventure, with even more destruction, even more undies, and even more tomfoolery than Fool's End. You still have a pickaxe, but this time your main weapon
Today marks the one year anniversary since Fool's End released on Steam. Thanks to everyone who has played and supported the game over the last year. It blows my mind that people from over 50 different countries have bought and played the game! If you haven't checked out the game
-Fixed a rare issue causing the game to crash sometimes when Steam user details couldn't be retrieved for leaderboard integration.
Fixed issues with the Daily Challenge leaderboards not sharing scores. Caused by an update in the GameMaker Steamworks SDK plugin changing how leaderboard functions work. Have downgraded the plugin version to fix.
Fool's End LEVEL EDITOR is out now! Use the full Fool's End kit set and mechanic pieces to make and play your own levels. Key tools (Left Click / R2/ RT to use) Pencil / Create: Use this to place tiles, enemies, and other mechanics throughout the levels. Eraser: Destroys the sele
I wanted to make a game where players can destroy everything, run away from their problems and spend a few hours embracing the chaos of a connected world. Turns out, it fits perfectly at home on the Steam Deck. I hope you're enjoying it! ːMCCHELMETː
Steam Deck: -Improved readability for pixel fonts at Steam Deck screen size. Menu: -Levels that aren't yet unlocked are greyed out in the Level Select.
The biggest changes in this update are to the Daily Challenge mode. Some other little but long-requested features are packed in here too. Daily Challenge Algorithm Update: --Fatsploders added to daily rotation. --Firesnakes added to daily rotation. --Patrol towers added to daily
Super excited to share that Fool's End is part of PixElated Festival from July 29 - August 5. This festival features some of the best pixel art games on Steam. From retro-style classics to contemporary indie gems all in one place. Check out the official line-up and more informati
Daily Challenge: -Fixed an ongoing issue which would cause scores not to register on the Daily Challenge Leaderboard. There are still some complications with Steamworks that requires you to open the Leaderboard in the Main Menu to see your score on the Leaderboard. Other: -The te
Hey there. It's Alan from Pickled Cactus with some exciting news about the Fool's End soundtrack. The Fool's End Official Soundtrack is now available to listen to on Youtube and Spotify! All 16 tracks were composed and created by New Zealand-based musician Chris MacClure. It'd be
It's been a few weeks, but we've got some nice little changes today. Gameplay: -Pickaxe can now be thrown in a one block high corridor without hitting the roof or floor. -Level timers increased on level Ossuary 9, 4 & 7. -Gargoyle now displays the correct biome sprite when de
-Fixed a bug that prevents playing the main game levels if you play a Daily Challenge level before the main levels.
Upon popular request, the CTRL key now serves as the only way to drop while hanging from a block. You may still jump up off a block, but now the CTRL key (for keyboard and mouse users) and the B button (Circle for PlayStation controllers) are the only ways to drop directly from a
Some minor additions to Daily Challenges, UI, and general quality of life improvements: Players can now restart any level by pausing the game and choosing to 'Restart' There's now a small chance that Rats will appear on top of dirt blocks in a Daily Challenge. Colour of Mines is
-Added Leaderboard as an option to the main menu. -Fixed issue where the Leaderboard wasn't showing more than once per session. -Slight tweak to Daily Challenge seed generation.
-When gold coins and gems are obtained in Daily Challenge mode, the score shakes in the top right corner.
Daily Challenge is out now! Each day one new level is generated for players across the world to complete and compete in. -Players gain points when playing the Daily Challenge by picking up gold and gems from the ground. -After completing the challenge, your score is calculated an
Hmmm, bigger number but not a very exciting update for y'all unfortunately. Behind the scenes I've updated the project from running on a 2022 version of GameMaker's LTS engine, to now the most up-to-date version of GameMaker. Some things broke in the process and have since been r
-More sound effects added for the snake enemy. -Minor stability improvements. -Logo updated in main menu.