Developer posts and news about this game.
💻 DEV UPDATE 💻 Hello fellow survivors! I've been hard at work creating new maps for the full game. Once the new maps are mostly complete, I'll begin work on revamping the demo to match the beginning of the full game so you can have transferable demo progress for the full releas
DEV UPDATE THANK YOU Thank you to everyone who has tried the demo and left feedback and bug reports. I’m really happy with where the game is at and am really looking forward to where it will be for the full release. DEVELOPMENT FOCUS The current focus is on making content for the
PATCH NOTES - v0.6.3 4:3 resolutions now properly scale the UI so menus don't overlap Fixed an issue where stims didn't properly apply their values when entering a raid Potential fix for invincible AI enemies that show repeated kill markers but don't actually die. I added additio
PATCH NOTES - v0.6.0 🎮 GAMEPLAY 🎮 Glass and windows can now be shot through. The glass itself won't break or shatter, but bullets can now hit targets behind glass or windows Enemies will now shoot through glass instead of trying to find unblocked line of sight if they see a tar
PATCH NOTES - v0.5.1 🚨CRASHING UPDATE🚨 I updated the level initialization logic to hopefully help prevent crashes when loading into Ridge Town. This change causes the level to load incrementally over many frames instead of doing it all in the starting frame. I don't know the ex
PATCH NOTES - v0.5.0 Slightly reduced sell price of valuable category items Further reduced player movement speed when over encumbered Added Hunting Store Back Storage Key Barter to level 2 Doc. Play a raid to have his shop refresh Added an option to toggle on or off the enemy bo
❗QUICK PSA❗ I'm aware of the crashes that sometimes occur when loading into a raid and I apologize for that happening. While I haven't identified the exact issue yet, I've taken steps to help identify where the problem might be. In order to gather this information, it requires th
PATCH NOTES - v0.4.1 🎮 GAMEPLAY 🎮 Added special Strongbox containers in all key rooms. Strongbox rarity scales with the rarity of the loot room. For example, a blue key room Strongbox will be better than a green key room Strongbox. Strongboxes are guaranteed to contain items, a
THANK YOU Big shout out to everyone who has left feedback on the game. A lot of these changes are directly because of bug reports and feedback suggestions, so keep them coming. Please join the Discord and help shape the game through feedback and suggestions! Did I miss something?
THANK YOU Thank you to everyone who has tried out the demo so far! I've got a beefy update that fixes a lot of bugs and rebalances the game. See anything missing or have other suggestions? Let me know what you think here or over in the Discord. PATCH NOTES 🎮 GAMEPLAY 🎮 - Reduce
🎮 DEMO OUT NOW 🎮 Download the free demo and start playing now! New features include: 9 new guns A new trader that specializes in attachments and long range weapons Revamped base upgrade progression Higher tier barters for all traders More difficulty settings to help you play th
DEMO ANNOUNCEMENT I'm excited to share that the public Cold Sweat demo will be released in 2 weeks! When: July 2nd 2026 - 10:00am CDT DISCORD Please join the official Cold Sweat Discord server to create bug reports, leave feedback, help with translations, and chat about the game:
PLAYTEST FINDINGS Thanks again for all the feedback from the most recent playtest. While the game is feeling good overall for most, there were still a few very prominent pain points that patch 0.3.0 should address. Let me know your thoughts on the changes. I'm still deciding if t
THANK YOU Thank you to all of you who participated in playtest #2 and left feedback and bug reports. If you haven't had a chance to fill out the survey for this playtest, please consider doing so in the link below. All your feedback is very much appreciated and really helps me be
PLAYTEST IS LIVE Playtest #2 is now available for all players. Click "Request Access" to join! Closes: April 6th around 9:00pm CT JUST A HEADS UP This playtest uses a new save file. Please use a fresh save to avoid running into any issues or bugs as many things changed on the bac
❗PUBLIC BETA #2 DATES❗ Start: Friday April 3rd, approx. 9:00am CT End: Monday April 6th, approx. 9:00pm CT In order to play, please click "Request Access" on the main Steam page. You will receive an email when the playtest is live. Once you get that email, download / update the g
❗UPDATE❗ Due to some unexpected (but positive) personal events, I plan on pushing back the next beta to sometime in the beginning of April. This will give me enough time to resolve some personal things and properly playtest all the changes that I'm excited for you to play. Things
REGISTER NOW Registration is now open for Public Beta Test #2. Navigate to the Cold Sweat Steam page and click "Request Access". Be sure to add it to your wishlist as well! WHEN? Exact date is still TBD, but expect an acceptance email mid-February. WHAT'S NEW? Completed Features:
THANK YOU To everyone who joined the playtest and left feedback, thank you! The beta is now closed and you will no longer be able to access the playtest. FOLLOW COLD SWEAT To hear news about development and the next playtest dates, please be sure to "Wishlist" and "Follow" the ga
BETA IS NOW LIVE Due to some scheduling conflicts that came up, the first public beta is live right now! Request access on the store page and begin playing immediately! This beta is planned to run from 12-16-2025 to the end of 12-21-2025. Enjoy a week of early playtesting :) FEED