Hey everyone!
Since the demo release on February 6th, I've already pushed out 15 patches — and that's largely thanks to all of you sharing your feedback and bug reports on the Steam discussion board. Seriously, thank you so much. 🙏
The Big One: Cleaning Performance Fix
The most common complaint — and the biggest source of negative reviews — was the severe stuttering and lag while cleaning rugs. This one was particularly tricky for me because I simply couldn't reproduce it. The game ran perfectly fine on my PC and my Steam Deck. Friends who helped me test? No issues either. It only seemed to affect new players.
I spent the last 10+ hours laser-focused on tracking this down. After rewriting parts of the cleaning mechanism back and forth, I finally managed to reproduce it on my own machine — and found the culprit.
What was happening:
The stuttering only affected new players who hadn't yet unlocked tool-usage achievements. Because the save system uses encryption, the save process is more expensive than a simple file write. Players without those achievements were getting caught in a loop of:
Check if achievement is unlocked → trigger save → encrypt save data
...all happening too many times within a single frame's render window. Essentially a chain reaction that tanked performance right when you were trying to clean.
What's fixed in this patch:
✅ Resolved the achievement-check save loop causing stuttering during cleaning
✅ Added shader preloading on first launch — this should make the overall gameplay experience noticeably smoother from the start
I really hope this fixes things for those of you who were struggling with performance. If you're still experiencing issues, please don't hesitate to let me know in the discussions — your reports are what make these fixes possible!
Happy cleaning! 🧽