Curse of the Deadwood

Released: Jul 28, 2022
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Last updated: 03 Sep 2026, 16:59 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

20 Apr 2023Developer post
Our Last Scheduled Patch!
Hi everyone! On Monday, April 3rd, we posted Update Patch 15, and that was our last scheduled monthly patch for Curse of the Deadwood! We thank you all for the feedback you've given us along the way, and we hope that you are enjoying the game. We've put so much love and care into
03 Apr 2023Developer post
Update Patch 15
Patch Notes Lathe & Roguard Resolved a visual problem that was causing Lathe's face to be darker than it should General Adjusted grass visuals to improve look Improved collisions on many stages Fixed a bug that could cause the game to lock up when reloading at the start of a
Patch Notes
Lathe & Roguard

Resolved a visual problem that was causing Lathe's face to be darker than it should
General

Adjusted grass visuals to improve look
Improved collisions on many stages
Fixed a bug that could cause the game to lock up when reloading at the start of a level
Increased the damage and damage area for the Amberblammer's Mines upgrade
Fixed a large number of flickering shadows on levels
Fixed a bug that could cause grass to flicker when behind fog and other area spanning effects
Resolved an issue with the Gravelgrinder's bullets would cause the lighting to flicker when battling the final boss
Added some final fun animations to some of the little critters in the game. Can you find them all?!
Known Issues

The grass density has the highest impact on framerate. If you are seeing consistant performance issues, try lowering the grass quality you should see a good improvement =)
Some shadows may still flicker at the edges of the screen
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16 Feb 2023Developer post
Update Patch 14
Patch Notes Lathe & Roguard Fixed a bug that could cause the player to lose control of L&R when shooting specific objects in the environment Fixed a bug that caused the Amberblammer mine upgrade to not always damage enemies General Improved grass visuals on most stages (m
Patch Notes
Lathe & Roguard

Fixed a bug that could cause the player to lose control of L&R when shooting specific objects in the environment
Fixed a bug that caused the Amberblammer mine upgrade to not always damage enemies
General

Improved grass visuals on most stages (missing stages coming in next patch)
Fixed an issue where some terrain would visually change on screen
Made some improvements to level streaming to improve performance on some stages
Lots of small fixes
Known Issues

We continue to look for ways to improve performance further
Some areas may have flickering shadows
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12 Jan 2023Developer post
Patch 13 Notes
Patch Notes Enemies Fixed a bug that could cause some Knot variants to not play their spawning animations Resolved an issue that could cause sprouts not to despawn after death General Continued visual improvements for the newly implemented grass system Resolved bugs on two levels
Patch Notes
Enemies

Fixed a bug that could cause some Knot variants to not play their spawning animations
Resolved an issue that could cause sprouts not to despawn after death
General

Continued visual improvements for the newly implemented grass system
Resolved bugs on two levels that could cause certain parts of the levels to not load in after continuing from specific saves
Fixed a bug that could cause the Radiant Burst tutorial to show the same button twice
Resolved flickering shadows in multiple locations
Fixed a bug where some visual effects would appear behind the grass
Adjusted stray collisions that did not reasonably align with visible environment
Fixed a bug that caused some barriers to not lower after loading from certain save locations
Known Issues

We continue to look for ways to improve performance further
Some areas may have flickering shadows
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20 Dec 2022Developer post
Curse of the Deadwood Special Announcement!
Hello Woodlings!!! First, we wanted to thank you all so very much for being a part of our world. We put a ton of pride and love into Curse of the Deadwood and we're so grateful for everyone who has supported us along the way. Over the past 3 months, we've been continuously strivi
07 Dec 2022Developer post
Hot Fix Patch
Patch Notes Stability Fixed a bug where the player could lose control over L&R after loading into the beginning of Cedar Swamp
Patch Notes
Stability

Fixed a bug where the player could lose control over L&R after loading into the beginning of Cedar Swamp
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03 Dec 2022Developer post
Stability Patch
Patch Notes Stability Performance optimizations for Leafton Performance optimizations for Deadwood Forest General Fixed a bug that could cause sound to no longer play Lighting improvements to Cedar Swamp Lighting improvements for Lathe & Roguard Visual improvements to the new
Patch Notes
Stability

Performance optimizations for Leafton
Performance optimizations for Deadwood Forest
General

Fixed a bug that could cause sound to no longer play
Lighting improvements to Cedar Swamp
Lighting improvements for Lathe & Roguard
Visual improvements to the new grass
Known Issues

We continue to look for ways to improve performance further
Graphics Presets do not currently alter the Grass Quality setting
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18 Nov 2022Developer post
Curse of the Deadwood Major Update!
Hello! We’re so excited to announce yet another Curse of the Deadwood Patch! This patch took us a bit longer, and we’re so grateful for your patience. Here’s what’s our team has been up to: First: the size of the game overall. Yes, we’re aware of how large of a download Curse of
Hello! We’re so excited to announce yet another Curse of the Deadwood Patch! This patch took us a bit longer, and we’re so grateful for your patience.
Here’s what’s our team has been up to:

First: the size of the game overall. Yes, we’re aware of how large of a download Curse of the Deadwood is, and we’ve discovered a few reasons why and addressed those. So, the game download size is now reduced by 60-70%.
Secondly, we’ve done a substantial amount of optimization for some performance challenges to make gameplay much more enjoyable.
Here's a full list of the tweaks and optimization that our amazing team has been clicking away on:
Patch Notes
Enemies

Improved the ability for deadwood enemies to navigate the Quartermaster's arena
Stability

Remastered and removed a large number of game files to GREATLY reduce the size of the game
Implemented a new grass system to further improve performance
Optimized some models and effects to improve performance for multiple levels
New Features

Added a Grass Quality setting to the video options to allow for more refined control of the amount of grass on screen
UI

Removed an errant UI element that caused Leafton to appear darker than intended
Known Issues

While this patch greatly improves the game's performance we will continue to look for ways to improve it more
Some shadows may appear to flicker
Thanks again so much for your support and patience. We hope that these improvements will help to enhance your game play! Now... go smash some deadwood!
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07 Nov 2022Developer post
It's a WONDERFUL Day For a Curse of the Deadwood Patch!
Hello all! While you’ve been smashing countless Deadwood, we’ve been here pushing buttons, making magic, and constantly improving your game experience on Curse of the Deadwood! We’re proud to announce another update that addresses some quirky things that you and our team discover
Hello all! While you’ve been smashing countless Deadwood, we’ve been here pushing buttons, making magic, and constantly improving your game experience on Curse of the Deadwood! We’re proud to announce another update that addresses some quirky things that you and our team discovered.
Enemies

Resolved a bug that would cause Sprouts not to aggro the player. This also further optimizes their performance.
Some enemies spawn with the "on fire" visual effect despite not actually being on fire
Some shadows may appear to flicker
Continued performance improvements needed
As always, we’re so grateful for your support and we hope you’re LOVING the game. Until next time!
Visit https://curseofthedeadwood.com for more game updates and other cool stuff.
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03 Nov 2022Developer post
Smash MORE Deadwood! Patch Update
Our team is amazing! They’ve been toiling away on Curse of the Deadwood to make it that much more fun for you and your friends to play. Our latest patch is live and here’s a quick summary of what’s up. Patch Notes Stability - Some texture sizes reduced - Performance optimizations
21 Oct 2022Developer post
Curse of the Deadwood LIVE Stream at 3pm (10/21) on Twitch
It's the final boss fight! Tune in to our Twitch livestream at 3pm as our very own Brian Gates gives you one more look at how to defeat those wooden zombies in Curse of the Deadwood. Don't miss out!!
06 Oct 2022Developer post
It’s A Beautiful Day For A Shiny New Patch!
Hello Curse of the Deadwood fans!!! We’re so excited to announce a new patch for Deadwood. In this patch our game development team addressed the following “stuff.” Enemies Fixed a bug with the Quartermaster boss that could cause its spray attack to only attack in one direction Fi
06 Oct 2022Developer post
Patch Notes 1.0.6
Patch Notes Enemies Fixed a bug with the Quartermaster boss that could cause its spray attack to only attack in one direction Fixed another bug with the Quartermaster that would cause spray attack effects to get stuck on screen if stunned during the attack Stability Performance o
Patch Notes
Enemies

Fixed a bug with the Quartermaster boss that could cause its spray attack to only attack in one direction
Fixed another bug with the Quartermaster that would cause spray attack effects to get stuck on screen if stunned during the attack
Stability

Performance optimizations made for the Balkborough Peak stage
Performance optimizations made for the end game stage
Known Issues

Some enemies may have a noticeable delay in their reaction to the player’s presence
Some enemies spawn with the “on fire” visual effect despite not actually being on fire
Some shadows may appear to flicker
Continued performance improvements needed
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22 Sep 2022Developer post
Patch Notes 1.0.5
Patch Notes Enemies Fixed a bug which could cause the first boss to disappear before being defeated Fixed a bug with the third boss that could cause the player to lose control of Lathe & Roguard Stability Performance optimizations made for the Cedar Woods stages Performance o
Patch Notes
Enemies

Fixed a bug which could cause the first boss to disappear before being defeated
Fixed a bug with the third boss that could cause the player to lose control of Lathe & Roguard
Stability

Performance optimizations made for the Cedar Woods stages
Performance optimizations made for the Cedar Swamp stages
Performance optimizations made for the Cedar Marsh stage
Further improvements to Sprout performance
Known Issues

Some enemies may have a noticeable delay in their reaction to the player
Some shadows may appear to flicker
Continued performance improvements needed
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08 Sep 2022Developer post
Patch Notes 1.0.4
Patch Notes Lathe&Roguard Fixed a bug that could cause the Twigsnapper to be unusable after reloading certain checkpoints Stability Performance optimizations made for the Leafton stage Performance optimizations made for the first Cedar Woods stage Known Issues Some enemies ma
Patch Notes
Lathe&Roguard

Fixed a bug that could cause the Twigsnapper to be unusable after reloading certain checkpoints
Stability

Performance optimizations made for the Leafton stage
Performance optimizations made for the first Cedar Woods stage
Known Issues

Some enemies may have a noticeable delay in their reaction to the player
Some shadows may appear to flicker
Continued performance improvements needed
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25 Aug 2022Developer post
Performance Patch 1
Patch Notes Lathe&Roguard Optimized the player characters for performance improvements Enemies Performance optimizations made to Sprout enemies Stability Performance optimizations made for the first level (Meadbud) Optimized the grass shader for improved performance on higher
Patch Notes
Lathe&Roguard

Optimized the player characters for performance improvements
Enemies

Performance optimizations made to Sprout enemies
Stability

Performance optimizations made for the first level (Meadbud)
Optimized the grass shader for improved performance on higher video quality settings
Fixed a bug that caused frame loss when interacting with the different interactable objects in the game
Known Issues

Some enemies may have a noticeable delay in their reaction to the player
Some shadows may appear to flicker
More performance improvements needed
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12 Aug 2022Developer post
Curse of the Deadwood
Curse of the Deadwood Game play
12 Aug 2022Developer post
Live Stream Of Curse of the Deadwood!
Coming to you live this afternoon! Steamroller Animation's own Brian Gates walks through Curse of the Deadwood via live Stream. We'd love for you to explore the world of Knottington with us!
04 Aug 2022Developer post
First Post-release Patch!
Patch Notes Lathe&Roguard Lathe and Roguard can no longer push a block while Roguard is down in the Last Stand mode UI The Video options no longer have to be opened twice to use a controller for navigation General Fixed a bug that would cause the game camera to get stuck in p
Patch Notes
Lathe&Roguard

Lathe and Roguard can no longer push a block while Roguard is down in the Last Stand mode
UI

The Video options no longer have to be opened twice to use a controller for navigation
General

Fixed a bug that would cause the game camera to get stuck in place when loading a checkpoint that starts with a dialogue
Woodchucks now defend themselves as proud Woodchucks should
Fixed a bug that would cause some achievements not to unlock properly. Previously completed achievements should retroactively unlock.
The game will now pause if a controller becomes disconnected
The game will now pause when opening a store’s overlay
Fixed a toolbox that could be used to acquire multiple upgrade points
Fixed a multiple lore items that were not unlocking properly
Known Issues

Some enemies may not aggro the player or have a noticeable delay in their reaction
Some shadows may appear to flicker
General performance improvements needed
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31 Jul 2022Developer post
Curse of the Deadwood Performance Update
Hello! We hope everyone is enjoying Curse of the Deadwood! Just a quick update regarding game performance and steps that we are taking as a team to address… First, our team continues to work on Curse of the Deadwood and we continue to address performance challenges as well as oth

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Lathe&Roguard

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Lathe&Roguard

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