Developer posts and news about this game.
The sun never sets on CRUFT. In part because we never did finish that day/night cycle feature, but also because you can now play it in these eight languages: Brazilian Portuguese English French German Italian Japanese Simplified Chinese Spanish If you're passionate about fonts, o
Hello Crufters! Ever wonder where a bunch of that Cruft ends up? Well wonder no more because we're taking you to the dump =) I'll warn you, it is a pretty challenging experience. Cash Money, while still useful, isn't all it's cracked up to be. Your neighbors need their Cruft take
Here's what's new: Animals have idle animations. The station icon is now highlighted when the crafting job is ready to collect. Pulled Pork recipe available at the smoker Mango trees can now be grown in plots and saplings can be cultivated. Fixed a bug that caused the main menu t
Happy New Year! We have a new build for you, nick-named "Artichoke", with all this stuff: Technical stuff: UI Scale can now be adjusted from the escape menu. Save files are now backed up every 60 seconds. If a save file has become corrupted, we will load your progress from the ba
Merry CRUFTmas All! Just a few little updates... Locked stream and pond art updated to flow together better Recipes that do not eat a hammer no longer return a hammer (thank cap!) Save games fortified with extra durability. They are more tolerant to lightning strikes, gremlins, a
We're so pleased to present CRUFT 1.0 to you all. We've come a long way since launching our demo into Next Fest in April '25. This game is all grown up now! From what started basically as a toy for Matt, our designer, Cruft has grown into a complete, and completely quirky, crafti
1.0 Has Arrived! Here’s what the full release has in store: 7 Distinct Maps, each providing its own challenges and strengths. One of these maps offers endless sandbox play! 30 Cheevos that unlock more content and capability in the game. They also translate into Steam Achievements
Cruft runs well on the Steam Deck, and if you are comfortable using its joystick or trackpad to move the cursor, it’s a great way to play. The simple graphics are a breeze for its hardware and the no-pressure gameplay is perfect for dropping in and out of. Cruft’s input system wa
Go On Entertainment... yer looking at it! Matt and Will (and Luke our artist is there in spirit) took CRUFT to the Boston Festival of Indie Games as a finalist this year. It was an absolutely amazing event. Tons of great folks and great games. The Boston indie community is pretty
Hey Gang! We're very pleased to have an updated demo back up on Steam. It has been a hot minute (many months in fact). The demo lets players go through the tutorial and play as much as they like in the Simple Farm level. Good times! But wait... there's more... By popular demand y
Hey gang! Great news! We've got achievements up and running. All those Cheevos now translate into a count of 30 Steam Achievements. Don't worry about those Cheevos you already achieved in game. We retroactively apply the Steam Achievements when you play the game next. But wait th
Hey gang! Some good fixes in the build. Also some gussying up of the phone and various interfaces within! Gold Watch BUILD is LIVE - Tinkerer's Stall now properly craftable at the drafting table - Steamer now sold a bit more commonly by Karen, and sometimes even by Otto - New lot
Hey folks! Happy to announce another new update for CRUFT. Lot's of goodies inside... Tides level added New city water pipe thingy added - ain't no wells at the beach New Contact - A local restaurant that needs your help You can hack your way there with the Sandcastle cheat code
If you have been running into gremlins getting in your crafting stations, outputting items that you did not specify, we have resolved the issue. This issue was specifically happening after long scrolls in the crafting menus. Thanks to the folks that helped us track this down!
Lots of feedback rolled into this week's build. More eye-catching UI. New ways to cultivate seeds and saplings. Your deeds and cashmoney (and crafting station progress) are now saved in A Place to Call Home . All good stuff. Item tooltips now show how many of that item you have,
Yep, I'm going to play CRUFT and answer any questions you might have about the game. It's my first time streaming on Steam so be gentle Be there or be square!
Baby Sheeps Build IS LIVE Once again, thanks to a ton of great feedback, we have some improvement fresh out of the oven. We've revamped the tutorial to make it more clear and to better describe the process of moving on to a new lot. The tutorial is a lot more freeform now. Tutori
BUILD NOTES New Level : A Place To Call Home This level is persistent. When you leave and come back it will be the way you left it... stuff and all. Well really just the stuff. See the known issues below. You can stockpile stuff here for future runs. You can vibe out here and do
Hey Gang! Lots of new art in the game today. CRUFT is getting a bit of a makeover as our new artist jumps in and re-smiths many pixels. Here's a list of things in the new build: 192 new sprites including tools, meat, furniture, some stalls and stations, food, cash, materials, met
Just a few fixes and tweaks that were ready to head out - Fixed various issues with the main menu and transition scenes at 5120x1440 - The calculations for max camera zoom level now consider the current aspect ratio and handle cases where the background isn't wide enough to show