Patch 1.91 - Humanoid Icon
- Added a little head icon to all humanoid unit buttons - Fixed humanoid tag for Huntress and Pumpkin Man
- Added a little head icon to all humanoid unit buttons
- Fixed humanoid tag for Huntress and Pumpkin Man
Idle Pixel Fantasy
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- Sep 22, 2025
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Developer postOriginal post- Developer post
Patch 1.9
changed randomization of boss rotation: now all 4 bosses appears in a row, after that it will be shuffled again and you will get all 4 bosses in row again in a different order set max framerate to 120 when vsync is off on start. This could prevent your pc going crazy with 1000+ f
Original post- changed randomization of boss rotation: now all 4 bosses appears in a row, after that it will be shuffled again and you will get all 4 bosses in row again in a different order
- set max framerate to 120 when vsync is off on start. This could prevent your pc going crazy with 1000+ fps
- Developer post
The anniversary update + new dlc + Idle Pixel Battle Demo is here!
Thanks for your support! The patch is live now. If you’d like to continue supporting me you can check out the new dlc: View game page All other dlc are discounted by 50% off! Also the Demo for Idle Pixel Battle is finally playable here: View game page Cheers Max
Original postThanks for your support!
The patch is live now.
If you’d like to continue supporting me you can check out the new dlc:
All other dlc are discounted by 50% off!
Also the Demo for Idle Pixel Battle is finally playable here:
Cheers
Max
- Developer post
Anniversary Update + Demo Announcement!
I'm currently hard at work developing Idle Pixel Battle. But since Idle Pixel Fantasy will soon celebrate its first anniversary on Steam, I took some time to prepare a small anniversary patch: The following update goes live on September 1 : NEW: The user interface now displays th
Original postI'm currently hard at work developing Idle Pixel Battle. But since Idle Pixel Fantasy will soon celebrate its first anniversary on Steam, I took some time to prepare a small anniversary patch:
The following update goes live on September 1:
NEW:
The user interface now displays the total number of all units owned
New unit: Horse
New unit: Huntress
New unit: King
New unit: Pumpkin Man
New unit: Dark Knight
6 new achievements
New anniversary DLC with 5 new units: Mosquito, Mantis, Robot, Brainster, and Tentacle View game page
New keyboard shortcuts:
Shift + left-click: Buys the maximum possible number of units
C: Changes the camera zoom level
Bug fixes:
Fixed the position of the boss icon at ultrawide resolutions
The game now saves when unlocking or purchasing a tier
Possible fix for the “Happy Holidays” achievement
Possible fix for the “Crusher” achievements
Possible fix for corrupted save files
In addition, all Idle Pixel Fantasy DLCs will be 50% off for one week.
But that's not all: The Idle Pixel Battle demo will also be released on September 1!
I'd be delighted if you tried the demo and shared your feedback with me.
Cheers,
Max
Developer postThe gameplay of Idle Pixel Battle
In this devlog, I would like to give you a closer look at the gameplay loop of Idle Pixel Battle and introduce some of the systems I have implemented over the past few months. From the different heroes and their abilities to randomized items and permanent upgrades, there are many
Original postIn this devlog, I would like to give you a closer look at the gameplay loop of Idle Pixel Battle and introduce some of the systems I have implemented over the past few months.
From the different heroes and their abilities to randomized items and permanent upgrades, there are many ways to improve your party and progress further and further.
The Heroes
At the beginning of each run, you assemble your party from a selection of different heroes. Each hero has their own stats, equipment, and abilities, giving them a distinct role within the team.
Knight
The Knight usually stands at the front and protects the rest of the party. His abilities focus on direct damage, defensive effects, and controlling enemies. Here is a selection of his abilities:
Archer
The Archer specializes in high damage, critical hits, and special arrows. With the right equipment and upgrades, he can create particularly powerful damage combinations.
Mage
The Mage uses a variety of spells to weaken enemies and pressure them with status effects such as Burn, Slow, and Power Down.
By changing the positions of your heroes and combining their abilities, you can experiment with different party compositions.
- More heroes will be added alongside these three! -
Stats and Level-ups
Each hero has several stats that determine their strengths in battle:
LVL shows the hero's current level.
Power increases the damage they deal.
Crit determines the chance of landing a critical hit.
Armor reduces incoming direct damage.
Speed affects how quickly the hero attacks and uses their abilities.
Luck improves, among other things, the chances of receiving better rewards and rarer level-up options.
After winning enough battles, a hero gains a level. With each level-up, you can choose from several randomized upgrades and decide how the hero develops during the current run.
You might build an exceptionally fast Archer, an extremely resilient Knight, or a Mage with a high critical hit chance. The upgrades offered are different in every run.
Items, Potions, and Rewards
During a run, you will find various items that support you in battle.
Potions can be dragged directly onto a hero and used. They can restore health, grant Block, or alter status effects, for example.
Artifacts, on the other hand, provide passive effects that remain active throughout the entire run. Some artifacts strengthen your heroes, while others alter specific combat mechanics or trigger effects under certain conditions. Here is a selection:
Treasure chests may also appear after winning battles. They can contain gold, potions, equipment, artifacts, and other rewards.
Between battles, you can also visit a shop and spend your collected gold on new items.
Because the available items and rewards are selected randomly, every run develops a little differently.
Special Encounters
In addition to regular battles, special encounters can also appear during a run.
At the Slot Machine, you can risk your gold for a chance to receive various rewards. With a little luck, you may obtain potions, equipment, artifacts, or additional resources. Of course, a spin can also end without a reward.
The Altar gives you the opportunity to heal the entire party slightly, helping prevent your adventure from ending prematurely.
Enemies and Bosses
The different biomes are populated by numerous enemies. Even regular enemies have their own abilities and can fulfill specific roles within an enemy group.
For example, the Bee can inflict Bleed with its stinger and protect itself with the Thorns status effect.
At the end of each biome, a significantly stronger boss enemy awaits you.
Wondering which abilities this boss has?
You will have to find out for yourself.
Permanent Upgrades
Even when a run ends, your journey does not start completely from scratch.
You earn points for your progress, which can be invested in a large Upgrade Tree. There, you can unlock permanent improvements, new features, and additional options for future runs.
The Upgrade Tree contains more than 100 upgrades. These include stronger starting stats, additional gold, better rewards, new party slots, and quality-of-life features such as automated runs.
With every unlocked upgrade, your heroes become stronger and can progress further through the different biomes.
Thank you for reading and for your interest in Idle Pixel Battle!
Idle Pixel Battle is still in development. Many of the planned systems have now been implemented, but they are still being expanded, balanced, and refined.
- Developer post
Check out the Idle Pixel Battle Trailer!
Hey everyone! I’m very happy to finally show you the trailer for Idle Pixel Battle. As you can see, it’s much, much more active than Idle Pixel Fantasy and offers plenty of interactive choices. I hope you enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed working on it. - Max
Original postHey everyone!
I’m very happy to finally show you the trailer for Idle Pixel Battle.
Watch on YouTube As you can see, it’s much, much more active than Idle Pixel Fantasy and offers plenty of interactive choices.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed working on it.
- Max
- Developer post
Idle Pixel Battle is coming!
Hey everyone! I’m very happy to announce that the Steam page for my next idle game, Idle Pixel Battle , is now live! View game page I’m incredibly grateful for all the support, feedback, and encouragement over time. With Idle Pixel Battle , I want to build on that same love for i
Original postHey everyone!
I’m very happy to announce that the Steam page for my next idle game, Idle Pixel Battle, is now live!
I’m incredibly grateful for all the support, feedback, and encouragement over time. With Idle Pixel Battle, I want to build on that same love for idle progression, upgrades, loot, and long-term growth, while adding a stronger focus on hero battles, equipment, and automated progression.
If you enjoy idle games with lots of upgrades, heroes, loot, and progression, I would be very happy if you check out the Steam page and add the game to your wishlist. It helps a lot!
Features
Unlock different heroes with unique weapons, stats, and abilities
Find potions, artifacts, and powerful equipment
Unlock over 100 permanent upgrades in a huge upgrade tree
Enable Auto-Run mode and let the game play automatically
Fight different enemies with special abilities
Defeat challenging bosses
Explore fantasy biomes, including grasslands, dungeons, volcanic plains, and more
Collect procedurally generated weapons with different rarity tiers
Enjoy automatic battles, idle progression, and satisfying long-term upgrades
Game Release
In case you didn't know: This week I released my Snake-meets-Roguelite game, HeroTail: Survivors.
It's free, so give it a try if you're interested:
Thank you so much for your support!
I’m excited to share more about Idle Pixel Battle soon.
- Max
Developer postHeroTail: Survivors releases on June 1st for FREE! + Sneak Peek
Hey everyone! I finally have some big news to share: HeroTail: Survivors will release on June 1st! View game page It’s a top-down roguelite survivor game where you build a growing chain of heroes, unlock synergies, level up abilities, and survive increasingly difficult biomes. An
Original postHey everyone!
I finally have some big news to share:
HeroTail: Survivors will release on June 1st!
View game page
It’s a top-down roguelite survivor game where you build a growing chain of heroes, unlock synergies, level up abilities, and survive increasingly difficult biomes.And yes…
The game will be FREE TO PLAY!
Just like Idle Pixel Fantasy, the game will include a few small optional DLCs to support development, but similar to Idle Pixel Fantasy, these DLCs are not necessary to finish the game. You can unlock all achievements without paying anything!
Thank you all so much for supporting me over the last months. Seeing people still play Idle Pixel Fantasy honestly helped make this project possible.
What about the next idle game?
I also started prototyping a brand new game set in the same universe as Idle Pixel Fantasy!
This time it's an idle autobattler with different classes, a lot of metaprogression, various weapons, artifacts, and enemies.
The project is still VERY early, but I wanted to share a first little sneak peek with you all:
I’ll share more once development progresses further!
- Developer post
The HeroTail: Survivors demo is finally here!
Fight your way through three unique biomes with a team of three heroes . Form a living chain of powerful allies and use power-ups and class bonuses to gain the upper hand. Level up your heroes, collect coins, and unlock permanent upgrades . Climb the leaderboard: The top 3 demo p
Original postFight your way through three unique biomes with a team of three heroes.
Form a living chain of powerful allies and use power-ups and class bonuses to gain the upper hand.
Level up your heroes, collect coins, and unlock permanent upgrades.
Climb the leaderboard:
The top 3 demo players will be permanently immortalized in the Hall of Fame after the full game launches.I’m really looking forward to your feedback!
View game pageBut what about idle games?
If this game isn’t quite your cup of tea, I still have some good news:
My next project will once again be a free idle game, this time significantly larger and more complex than Idle Pixel Fantasy.Cheers,
Max - Developer post
The past, the present, the future
Hey everyone, Past When I first started Idle Pixel Fantasy , it was meant to be a small side project: the 1.0 version only had one boss and no prestige system at all. I never expected so many people to play it, share feedback, and support me over time. What began as a simple idea
Original postHey everyone,
Past
When I first started Idle Pixel Fantasy, it was meant to be a small side project: the 1.0 version only had one boss and no prestige system at all. I never expected so many people to play it, share feedback, and support me over time. What began as a simple idea turned into something bigger, and I’m incredibly thankful for everyone who joined me on that journey.
Reaching 500 reviews is absolutely surreal. I also understand that many of you were hoping for more content updates. And honestly, I get it, but the truth is that Idle Pixel Fantasy was never planned as a long-term, expandable project. At some point, I realized that many of the ideas players suggested would require a complete redesign rather than small patches. Instead of bolting huge systems onto a tiny foundation, I felt inspired to build something new from the ground up.
Present
For quite some time now, I’ve been working on a much larger project: HeroTail: Survivors !
View game page
Inspired by Nimble Quest, one of my favorite old mobile games, it builds on the same core idea: leading a growing chain of heroes, each with unique abilities, through diverse biomes filled with challenging enemies. On top of that, it adds modern roguelike systems, hero set bonuses, leaderboards, and full controller support.Unlike Idle Pixel Fantasy, this won’t be a free-to-play title but a small premium game (below €10). A demo is coming soon so you can try it out before buying.
Since I’m a solo developer, my main focus has naturally shifted toward HeroTail Survivors. Working on multiple projects at the same time simply isn’t realistic.
If you'd like to support me, the best way right now is to add HeroTail: Survivors to your Steam wishlist. It helps visibility a lot and gives me a huge boost as I get closer to release.
Future
Your feedback on Idle Pixel Fantasy has always meant a lot to me. Some of your ideas were so good (and so ambitious) that I’ve started thinking about a possible Idle Pixel Fantasy 2 someday. Nothing is confirmed yet, but if I start working on it, it would again be completely free.
Thank you all so much for your support. Without you, none of this would exist.
Cheers,
Max
Developer postPatch 1.30 & 1.32- Spooky Season is coming!
NEW PAID: Added Halloween Pack: Contains Baby Pumpkin, Mother Pumpkin and Mimic View game page Mother Pumpkin boosts all Baby Pumpkin crystal generation Mimic eats nearby chests and gives you a lot of crystals in return NEW FREE: (Patch 1.32) Added Lich Boss with new Curse and Bl
Original postNEW PAID:
Added Halloween Pack: Contains Baby Pumpkin, Mother Pumpkin and Mimic View game page
Mother Pumpkin boosts all Baby Pumpkin crystal generation
Mimic eats nearby chests and gives you a lot of crystals in return
NEW FREE: (Patch 1.32)
Added Lich Boss with new Curse and Blessing
Bugfix:
start gold and start crystals from prestige upgrade doesn't apply multiple times in the same run
- Developer post
Patch 1.28
Potential fix for Patient Gamer Achievement: Before 1.28 your click on a chest, crystal and boss was registered even when you clicked on a unit button or in the prestige panel and a chest was behind this menu. This failed the Patient Gamer Achievement. Now the click on chests, cr
Original postPotential fix for Patient Gamer Achievement:
Before 1.28 your click on a chest, crystal and boss was registered even when you clicked on a unit button or in the prestige panel and a chest was behind this menu. This failed the Patient Gamer Achievement.
Now the click on chests, crystals and bosses only work when its not blocked by other UI elements.
Let me know if its working now.
Cheers,
Max
- Developer post
Patch 1.27
Added humanoid tag to: Werewolf Goblin Skeleton Orc Demon
Original postAdded humanoid tag to:
Werewolf
Goblin
Skeleton
Orc
Demon
- Developer post
Hotfix 1.26
Fixed achievement by adding Humanoid Tag to Peasant, Sorry! To clarify: Only these units are humanoids: Archer Chef Digger Maid Militia Peasant Furry Gladiator Miner Pharaoh Wizard Heavy Knight Necro Ninja Plague Doctor Thief Time Hero Angel Death Pirate Priest Santa Apache Execu
Original postFixed achievement by adding Humanoid Tag to Peasant, Sorry!
To clarify: Only these units are humanoids:
ArcherChef
Digger
Maid
Militia
Peasant
Furry
Gladiator
Miner
Pharaoh
Wizard
Heavy Knight
Necro
Ninja
Plague Doctor
Thief
Time Hero
Angel
Death
Pirate
Priest
Santa
Apache
Executioner
Fire Mage
Hellsing
Iron Knight
Samurai
Vampire
Elite Archer
Elite Knight
Elite Mage
- Developer post
Patch 1.25
I was sick most of last week, so this patch came out a little slower than usual. You told me to add more achievements, so here you go: NEW: Added 14 new Achievements Bug Fixes: Trading menu cooldown reset after prestige Fixed volume settings reset after restart Fixed elite fighte
Original postI was sick most of last week, so this patch came out a little slower than usual.
You told me to add more achievements, so here you go:
NEW:
Added 14 new Achievements
Bug Fixes:
Trading menu cooldown reset after prestige
Fixed volume settings reset after restart
Fixed elite fighter Tooltip
Upcoming DLC:
Halloween Pack
Cheers,
Max
Developer postPatch 1.20 - New Bosses, Blessings & Curses, Balancing
Sooo… instead of just relaxing last weekend, I kept working on the game. Here you go: HISTORY PACK (Pirate, Pharaoh, Apache) Now verified! View game page NEW MAIN BOSSES Whenever you prestige, you will face one of three bosses: Dragon, Naga, or Minotaur. Each boss has a different
Original postSooo… instead of just relaxing last weekend, I kept working on the game. Here you go:
HISTORY PACK (Pirate, Pharaoh, Apache)
Now verified!
View game pageNEW MAIN BOSSES
Whenever you prestige, you will face one of three bosses: Dragon, Naga, or Minotaur.
Each boss has a different HP pool plus a blessing and a curse that are active from the start of the run until the boss is dead. (Check the new icons and tooltips below the Chest Limit on the right to learn what each boss does.)
You will never fight the same boss twice in a row.
Prestige 0 will always be Dragon with no blessings or curses, and those icons are hidden.
ALSO NEW
Cloud area containing Shrines for elite fighters.
Crystal trading enabled.
More Prestige upgrades:
- Cheaper unit costs (Gold)
- Cheaper unit costs (Crystals)
- Higher chance that Santa presents are crystals
- Unlock trading without Santa
- More levels for the Miner upgrade
BALANCING
+5% crystal income per prestige
+4% boss health per prestige
Adjusted Elite Knight cost
Adjusted Elite Mage cost
CHESTS — Adjustments & Bugfixing
Fun fact: units that attack chests also scale with Click Power. Nobody seemed to notice, so I’m leaving it as is.
Each chest contains a fixed amount of gold (Wood: 20, Silver: 50, Gold: 120). It was intended that this amount would decrease by your click power (or the Knight/Archer attack), but it actually always decreased by 1/2/3 regardless of damage. That meant you couldn’t clear chests faster with higher click power, yet you received more gold overall.
Example (old behavior):
With click power 2 you got: Wood 40, Silver 100, Gold 200
With click power 5 you got: Wood 100, Silver 175, Gold 320
This made chests far too rewarding. It’s fixed now, so chests clear much faster, especially at higher prestige levels. To soften the nerf, I increased chest stock to:
Wood: 20 → 60
Silver: 50 → 150
Gold: 120 → 300
Result: chests feel much better when you have low click power, but become weaker and clear faster with higher power.QUALITY OF LIFE
Cost text now uses the K abbreviation for values over 10,000.
Option to hide unowned DLC units.
Added Prestige level icons up to level 40.
Increased camera height limit.
Added background image and clouds.
Fixed elite unit flickering (hopefully).
SECURITY
Addressed the CVE-2025-59489 Unity Security Vulnerability
KNOWN ISSUES:
Unit button unlock icon didn’t work correctly and is temporarily disabled.
Cheers,
Max- Developer post
Patch 1.13 - Santa Buff
Thank you for your feedback, I read everything! Unfortunately, Valve has not yet verified the History Pack DLC, and there is nothing I can do to speed up the process. I'm taking a little break this weekend, so this is the last patch for this week: NEW: - Santa will now leave pres
Original postThank you for your feedback, I read everything!
Unfortunately, Valve has not yet verified the History Pack DLC, and there is nothing I can do to speed up the process.
I'm taking a little break this weekend, so this is the last patch for this week:NEW:
- Santa will now leave presents for you (random rewards), more Santas = more presents
- Dragon Healthbar is now anchored to the top and visible at all times when its aliveBugfixes:
- Fixed potential softlock when you buy Militia before Peasant
- Fixed Time Hero click priority when its behind a chestCheers!
Max - Developer post
Patch 1.12
Gameplay: - For every prestige rank you will get 10% more gold / sec UI: - added option to hide sold out units - tooltips now shows current units & unit Limit - improved tooltips for Chef, Peasant, Ninja, Skeleton, Spirit -> shows updated numbers based on unit Upgrades - p
Original postGameplay:
- For every prestige rank you will get 10% more gold / secUI:
- added option to hide sold out units
- tooltips now shows current units & unit Limit
- improved tooltips for Chef, Peasant, Ninja, Skeleton, Spirit -> shows updated numbers based on unit Upgrades
- press P button again to close Prestige MenuBugfixes:
- Fixed Tooltip not updating after buying max Limit increment in Prestige menu
- Fixed prestige menu sometimes does not open after increasing prestige - Developer post
Prestige button Hotfix
Fixed: - Sometimes clicking on the prestige button did not work until restart - Fullscreen Setting localization didn't update after changing language
Original postFixed:
- Sometimes clicking on the prestige button did not work until restart
- Fullscreen Setting localization didn't update after changing language 
Developer postPatch 1.10
Thank you for your ongoing support! I also wanted to release two DLCs with this patch, but unfortunately the verification process is taking longer than expected, so I can only release one of them today. I hope this will be completed during the course of this week or next week at
Original postThank you for your ongoing support!
I also wanted to release two DLCs with this patch, but unfortunately the verification process is taking longer than expected, so I can only release one of them today. I hope this will be completed during the course of this week or next week at the latest.
If you are not interested and don't want to see any dlc units in the game (which I totally understand) I've added a toggle in the settings to hide these units in the unit menu.This is a pretty big patch, so please let me know if I broke anything.
Here are the patchnotes:
PRESTIGE
- Every time you kill the Dragon, you earn rubies. The higher your prestige is the more rubies you will receive.
- Click the new "P" button or press P to open the Prestige menu.
- Spend rubies on permanent upgrades.
- Prestige to advance to the next rank.
(If you already killed the Dragon in your save file, you’ll receive 2 rubies instantly on startup.)
UNITS
- Added Santa (Ice) – lets you trade crystals for coins.
- Added Turtle (Ice).
- Added Fire Lizard (Volcano).
- Added Digger (Ground).
- Added Thief (Dungeon).
- Added Creature Pack (DLC): Scorpion, Bee, Mouse, Stump, Bird, Bear. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4061930/Idle_Pixel_Fantasy__Creatures_Pack
- LATER THIS OR NEXT WEEK: Added History Pack (DLC): Pirate, Apache, Pharaoh. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4063730/Idle_Pixel_Fantasy__History_Pack
- Priests now produce 1.5 Crystals (down from 3).
GAMEPLAY
- Added a maximum chest limit; some units can increase this limit.
- Slightly increased chest spawn rate.
- Added UI that shows your current chests and chest limit.
- Unit costs now increase slightly each time you buy one. (This makes for more tactical decisions and gives weaker units better relevance.)
QoL
- Added a small icon to unit buttons that shows when buying this unit will unlock the next one.
- Added an option to hide DLC unit buttons (if you don’t want to buy any DLC, you can now hide all DLC units in the left panel).
- Added a background to resource info for better readability.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue where you could kill the Dragon in 1 click.
- Crystals now make a sound when collected by clicking.
- Fixed Knight overlapping. (Each chest has 2 attacker slots; Knights will now walk to the nearest available chest. If all slots are full, they’ll walk to the closest chest.)
- Fixed Archer overlapping.
OTHER
- Added three prestige-related achievements.
- Enabled Steam Cloud.
Cheers!
Max