Super Crome: Bullet Purgatory

Released: Mar 19, 2019
Platforms: WindowsmacOS
Last updated: 12 Sep 2026, 02:37 GMT

Updates & announcements

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27 Dec 2022Developer post
v0.31 - Balance changes, bug fixes, and background improvements
Hey all, not a ton of new content to see this update besides some bug fixes that appeared after the release of v0.3. I also did some tweaking to general difficulty scaling, scoring, weapons, and weapon drops: Changelog Fixes: Issue where enemies would sometimes keep shooting even
Hey all, not a ton of new content to see this update besides some bug fixes that appeared after the release of v0.3. I also did some tweaking to general difficulty scaling, scoring, weapons, and weapon drops:
Changelog
Fixes:

Issue where enemies would sometimes keep shooting even after dying and triggering a bullet cancel
Fixed a bug where the Bit upgrade would still deal damage even if invisible
Stage end warps were being miscounted
No Miss Bonus was always being applied at the end of each stage even if the player died
Issue where Vakterns missiles weren't dealing damage
Issue where Vakterns missiles would sometimes disappear
Fixed a bug where weapon capsules would sometimes hang around after starting the next level
Balance Changes:

Increased energy weapon strength
Increased scores at which players receive extra lives (now 80000, 250000, and 500000)
Slightly increased all enemy base health
Boss and enemy health now scale based on the loop the player is on
The player now de-levels once when killed (cannot drop below level 2)
Increased general bullet count for Level 1 on subsequent loops (loop 2+)
At least 1 weapon should drop at the end of each stage
Increased score gained on subsequent loops (loop 2+)
Stage end boss warp bonuses are now more forgiving
Other changes:

Added new backgrounds for Level 1
Increased resolution of Level 2 and 3 backgrounds
The pipeline hasn't changed much since the last update. v0.32 will focus on adding new enemies and level design to Level 1.
In the pipeline:

New Level 1 enemies
New Level 1 boss fight
Story content for Level 1
New weapons/items
As always, if you find any bugs or issues please feel free to drop a comment here or message me on discord!
Discord
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01 Dec 2022Developer post
v0.3 - New enemies, weapons, and scoring system
Hey all, this update has been in the works for a while now and while there's still a ton of work to do I'm happy to finally share it with everyone. First off, let me say that this update drastically changes the base game. I recognize that these changes might not be everyone's cup
Hey all, this update has been in the works for a while now and while there's still a ton of work to do I'm happy to finally share it with everyone.
First off, let me say that this update drastically changes the base game. I recognize that these changes might not be everyone's cup of tea, so I've made some of the more recent builds available for free on the game's itch.io page (the builds are listed as demos).
Changelog
Updates:

Levels 1 - 3 are now playable
New enemies
Certain enemies will now trigger bullet cancels
Gold bars now drop as a pick up and contribute to score
Added a proper loading screen
New weapons and items
Updated the player's hitbox sprite
Added the ability to continue once you've run out of lives
Redid Vaktern's artwork (for the 3rd and final time)
Added a Stage End screen
Added an extend item (grants the player an additional life)
Score-based extends (grants the player an additional life if they reach certain scores during a run)
Pity extends (grants the player an additional life if they reach the end of the level with 0 lives remaining -- only occurs once per run)
Brand new weapon slot and shared energy system
Power orbs now drop as an enemy takes damage
New chain-based scoring system with multipliers
Steam Deck support (I've tested it on my own device and the game seems to run fine, although I'll admit I did very little to achieve this)
New bullet art
Some things I'd like to note from the above:

Weapons, Items, and Passives are all dropped after defeating a boss.
Weapons and Passives will increase in level based on how many times they've been acquired. Meaning, if you pick up the Drone Passive 3 times, it'll be upgraded to Level 3.
The player can now only have 2 weapons equipped at a time and their energy bar will contribute to both.
Gold bars will eventually act as currency and will be used in-between runs to unlock new content.
Once a Continue is used after receiving a Game Over, the player's score is reset.
Currently the player starts with 3 continues, but this number will probably be adjusted in later updates.
Some bosses have been removed for now, but can still be played via Practice mode. However I'm not confident that they'll all properly work given the sheer amount of changes the game has undergone. Practice mode could also use some additional updates as well.
Stage End bonuses are calculated based on how many enemies the player destroyed, how many times the player took damage during the level, how many times the player was forced to warp during the boss fight, and how long it took the player to defeat the boss.
Going forward, I plan on building out each level individually with unique enemies, bosses, environments, and story dialogue. This means that every future update should include a brand new level (starting with revamping Level 1). I expect this to be a slow going process while I figure out the dialogue system and create more detailed environments. Ideally, these environments will make for much more dynamic gameplay and give each level a bit of a facelift.
In the pipeline:

New Level 1 boss fight
New Level 1 environments
New Level 1 enemies
Story content for Level 1
New weapons/items
As always, if you find any bugs or issues please feel free to drop a comment here or message me on discord!
Discord
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02 May 2022Developer post
Going Rogue Sale and v0.3 Preview
Hey all, Super Crome is 40% off for Steam's Going Rogue event! I originally intended to pair this sale with a substantial update, but I soon realized that more work needed to be done before it could go live. While I can't push the latest changes just yet, I can however preview so
05 Apr 2022Developer post
v.026 - Practice Mode
Hey all, the new Practice mode is now live on Steam! This update doesn't include too much new content outside of this additional mode, but it should make replaying bosses much easier. One thing I'd like to point out is that the older bosses (Calamaro, Fel, The Hive, and Death Com
21 Mar 2022Developer post
v.025 - Normal Mode
Hey all, the menu redesign and Normal difficulty mode are now live on Steam! This update took much longer than expected (due to rewriting the entire menu from scratch), but should make the addition of Boss Rush and Practice modes relatively painless! One thing I'd like to point o
13 Feb 2022Developer post
v0.24 - Gojin Redux
Hey all, this update is coming out waaaay later than I would've liked but you have all been patient and I truly appreciate that! This update features a bunch of new music, an updated Gojin boss fight, and a couple other minor changes to the player. The new Gojin fight can be foun
22 Dec 2021Developer post
v0.23 - Vaktern Redux
Hey all, the new Vaktern fight is now live! If you want to check it out, it's the first and only boss you'll encounter in Level 1. I plan on adding a few more Level 1 bosses so this should be short lived. I also fixed quite a few bugs with this update. Mainly an issue with the pa
14 Dec 2021Developer post
v0.22 - Brand new Triclops
Hey all, another quick update here! This time we're doing the Triclops boss fight. I left a lot of his original moves intact, but ended up removing some of the slower/more boring attacks. Let me know what you think, hope he's not too tough! Changelog Updates: - Brand new Triclops
02 Dec 2021Developer post
v0.21 - A small explosive update
Changelog Updates: - New explosions added to the game - Minor update to the screen shake system (shouldn't be any noticeable change from a gameplay perspective) Fixes: - Fixed an issue where players wouldn't receive any points after defeating Buddy Just a few items I needed to ge
23 Nov 2021Developer post
Super Crome v0.2 is out now!
Super Crome v0.2 is out now! Changelog Updates: - New Buddy boss fight (50% chance of spawning in Level 2) - New Level 2 background art - New player shot pattern + level progression - Updated most bosses to use new bullets (Fel and the Death Comet updates in the pipeline) - New s
21 Oct 2021Developer post
v0.19 is live on Windows!
Super Crome v0.19 is out now on Windows! (Mac version should be out later this week) Changelog Updates: - Updated the player sprite and reduced the player hit box to 1 pixel big - New background art - Revamped player drones ability (max of 2 drones, 1 drone costs a full energy ba
19 Sep 2021Developer post
What’s happening to Super Crome
Hey all! It’s been nearly a year since my last post about what’s going on with Super Crome’s development (this is entirely my bad), but I wanted to give you all a much needed update. During the past 9 months of development, Super Crome’s story mode has taken on a life of its own
08 Dec 2020Developer post
The State of the Game
It’s been a while since we’ve made any sort of official announcement here, but I just wanted to make a quick post to let everyone know what is going on. First off, we are still working on Super Crome! So what’s going on? To sum it up, we had to rebuild a lot of our codebase from
It’s been a while since we’ve made any sort of official announcement here, but I just wanted to make a quick post to let everyone know what is going on.
First off, we are still working on Super Crome!
So what’s going on? To sum it up, we had to rebuild a lot of our codebase from the ground up when we started working on the story mode. The old project was far too difficult to work with, causing a lot of headaches when adding new content. This also spurred some design changes to the base gameplay, but it more or less plays the exact same as the current Steam build.
We also want to apologize for the silence on our end. Working on this game is a part-time endeavor and lately life + work have just gotten in the way of that (we would work full-time on this if we could)!
The exciting news is that we have a demo on the way to showcase one of the levels coming to Super Crome. This demo is decked out with all new art, music (composed by John Fio), and sound effects. We’ve spent a lot of time polishing it and are eagerly looking for player feedback! There isn't a release date for the demo just yet, but expect another update closer to the holidays.
What’s next? After the story mode demo drops we’ll be focusing on bringing the Endless Mode content over from the current build. To be clear, the demo will be standalone from the current version on Steam until we do this. We want to get this out of the way as soon as possible so our updates can be more frequent. We also have some big changes in mind for the Endless mode once this is all done, but it may be awhile before we see any of these updates on Steam.
Lastly, John launched the Super Crome OST on Steam which includes all the new tracks he’s been working so hard on! We’re also trying to get a bundle up that includes both the game and his OST, so stay tuned for that!
TL;DR

Super Crome story mode demo coming soon (end of the month)
New update shortly after that (January/February)
Super Crome OST available on Steam now!
- Stumphead
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23 Apr 2020Developer post
v0.18.1 - Volume Slider
v0.18.1 - Volume Slider Additions: - Added a Music and Sound volume slider to the options menu (Start > Options > Audio). Bug fixes and balance: - Fixed an issue where the bats would hang around after the end of the Fel boss fight. Join us on Discord!
18 Apr 2020Developer post
New Boss - The Hive - v0.18
v0.18 - The Hive Additions: - Added a new boss, The Hive - Added a new enemy, The Wasp Bug fixes and balance: - Removed Player Drone colliders (now they only die when you die) - Fixed a bug with Fel where his legs wouldn't disappear Join us on Discord!
31 Mar 2020Developer post
New Boss - Fel - v0.17
v0.17 - Fel Additions: - Added a new boss, Fel - Added a new enemy type with 4 new waves Bug fixes and balance: - Slightly increased Player movement speed - Fixed a bug with Calamaro's final form - Updated Reserve Energy sprite - Boss waves now come every 4 waves instead of every
30 Sep 2019Developer post
New Boss - Vaktern - v0.16
v0.16 - Vaktern Additions: - Added a new boss, Vaktern - Some small bug fixes (particularly one with the small squid leaving the play area) - Some UI updates Chargeshot balance changes : - Now deals 2 more damage - Splash damage radius is slightly bigger - Removes any nearby bull
18 Jul 2019Developer post
Hotfix - v0.15.3.1
- Fixed a bug where player's bullets would become invisible at level 3 in v0.15.3. Please post here or in the discussions group if you encounter any more bugs and I'll do my best to resolve them as quickly as possible! You can also join us on Discord: here - Stumphead Games
17 Jul 2019Developer post
Player Levels Overhaul - v0.15.3
Player Levels This is a bit overdue, but I finally took another pass at the player's levels. I think it turned out pretty well considering there's a lot to balance here especially since energy drops are random. There's still a bunch more work that needs to be done before I'll be
24 Jun 2019Developer post
Energy Reserves and Price Increase - v0.15.2
v0.15.2 is a very small update, but needs some explanation. Some players have addressed the question "What should happen when I pick up energy but I'm already full on that color?" The answer is Reserve Energy: Reserve Energy is a tiny capsule that sits above the player's energy g

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Super Crome v0.2 is out now!

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Super Crome v0.19 is out now on Windows!

(Mac version should be out later this week)

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v0.18.1 - Volume Slider

v0.18 - The Hive

v0.17 - Fel

v0.16 - Vaktern

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v0.15.2 is a very small update, but needs some explanation.

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Price Increase to $3.99 and Why