2026-07-21 17:17 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
Bugfixes & Balance Changes!ChangesPerksAnomalous BondsAnomalous bonds now converts disks to special non-insertable disk trinkets on revive instead of disintegrating them.Portable BankUnlocked earlier in general progressionNow provides a minor temporary movement buff (roughly half of a food bar) whenever you bank a roach.Readded the old deposit effect.OverwhelmedOverwhelmed charges a bit faster, decays a bit slower, and has a half second grace period during it's charge.New audio and visual cue when you are charged enough for double jump.Increase Latissimus Optimization's climb speed buff from +
2026-07-10 21:16 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
Hey everyone! Big hotfix coming in with a bunch of QOL changes as well!ChangesItemsReload/Shoot Pocket BufferYour pocket button now is buffered when shooting or reloading sidearms (Handgun, Flaregun, Cryogun), so if pressed it will pocket the first frame it is able. In addition, you can now instantly pocket the handgun before the magazine is ejected to cancel the reload.Rho StoneAdded a Rho Stone and a note to Interlude: Evacuation. (Only in normal mode)Rho stones now additionally provide a damage reduction and knockback resist buff.Rho stones now slow down time for a short period after shatte
2026-06-30 02:54 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
Lotsa changes! Some big, some small, lots of fixes too.We've been trying to smash this Nest rare level gen issue and I'm hoping this hotfix does it. We haven't been able to recreate it internally, so if this update somehow doesn't fix it please let us know!Okay, onto the stuff!!ChangesAdded a Hunter safety zone to the Pipe Organ Rho altar.Added dialogue for previously missing item exam lines from the Mother.Added a random alternate bazaar layout for endless & random spawn entrances.Its a bit smaller, and has a slightly adjusted spawn pool.More common for random bazaar entrances.Less common for
2026-06-29 14:01 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
BugfixesFixed the competitive mode perk pool not actually reducing perks.Fixed artifacts rarely not recharging.Fixed a bug which would prevent the Mother achievement from activating.Sister Grubs should no longer leap to their untimely demise in Interlude: SymbiosisFixed two instances of being forced to look at Mother after she gets enraged but cannot kill you.Fixed Rapier being missing from endless Abyss' starting pool.
2026-06-28 05:54 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
ChangesThe NestAdded a flashlight spawn to the Nest safe room.Added a secret flaregun to the Nest safe room.Endless NestMade the subregion transitional vents for the nest two meters high, allowing for walking/sprinting navigation.Lowered the Mass speed in Infested LabsLowered the number of rooms that generate in Endless Feeding Trough from 5 to 4.Added Hotzone_Outro_01 to the hotzone level pool.Added a pile of extra starting items. Enjoy blasting!BugfixesFixed an issue which would cause saves to load incorrectlyFixed some leaderboads not showing up on the main menu.Fixed the Barnacle Hook not
2026-06-26 19:44 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
ChangesBazaarYou can now get the Barnacle Hook from the Bazaar in any endless mode.You can now get the Cryo Gun (From the chimney) from the Bazaar in any endless mode.When you have the Cryo Gun, each break room spawns with a cryo-refueler.Added some directional guidance from Mother if you try to climb up in I4.BugfixesRemoved the Bio Backup app that was left on the endless nest computer.Fixed a softlock when entering Hot ZoneFixed lighting on breakable wall in Deep Storage 07Fixed the Rapier not being available from Endless monoliths.Fixed (Maybe) an issue where your starting roach loan wouldn
2026-06-25 21:36 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
BugfixesFixed a bug preventing players from entering SSL.Fixed an issue where the mass would sometimes consume the player immediatly upon leaving the Bazaar.Fixed some achievements not granting in steam. If this affected you, simply start the game and they should auto-fill!Removed a debug testing trigger in the playground that forced all items to drop.Fixed a typo in Motherly Instinct.Fixed a typo in the Infested Hand unlock condition.Added an extra invisible wall to the roach trader to make it harder to clip inside.
2026-06-25 15:04 UTC · Community Announcements · Henry Hoare
Hello Climbers!Your next challenge awaits. The fifth region, The Nest, has been released!But before we get to the details, We're on sale during this Summer Sale (Later Today!) The game's price will be increasing after the sale, so fair warning if you're thinking about picking up the game that this is the best deal it'll be for a good while! Tell your friends!What's NewNew Region: The NestVenture into Habitation Blue's long abandoned research sector in the campaign's fifth region: THE NEST. Wield a powerful handgun and your growing array of tools, artifacts, and other weapons to slash, rip, thr
2026-06-19 15:30 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
Greetings Climbers!We know you all have been waiting with shaking hands for any news about our next big region update: The Nest. We've been incredibly excited too!On a completely unrelated note, White Knuckle will be part of the upcoming Steam Summer Sale and we'd like to announce that there will be a big wuckle announcement to kick it off on the 25th of June. Yes, we're currently announcing an announcement. A video announcement, in fact. Wild! Feel free to make your predictions in the comments below, or in the live chat for the video premiere:For my part, I'm predicting that we'll announce a
2026-05-26 18:47 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
White Knuckle Beta 0.55qConsole ChangesAdded aliases, which allow for defining new commands in the console.The Delay command can now also have a frame count or second count specified.Binds can now include space in their keychords.Bug FixesForward+: Reworked tiling algorithm to remove most instances of edges of lights not affecting edges of screen, especially on higher FOV.Fixed regression where Ruby Roaches would fly out of recyclers too eagerly.Fixed typos in credits tab.Fixed mechanical barnacles bleeding organic blood.Hopefully fixed audio offset issues.Fixed Autotomous Skeleton's Bone Spea
2026-05-13 15:31 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
White Knuckle Beta 0.55oNow, you might be wondering: "What happened to 0.55n? Well, you see I simply forgot that 0.55n was a closed beta for the forward+ renderer, and figured the next version was o. I only just now realized this but the build is live and I do not want to reupload with the version changed by one letter.ChangesPerformanceAdded a new experimental setting: Forward+ light rendering, an optimization leading to better GPU utilization and reduced power usage around light sources. We recommend players with lower framerates and laptops enable it. As this is a big change to how we handl
2026-04-30 14:40 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
ChangesAfter winning Campaign runs, you now gain a bonus 50 Facility Credits.Increased bloodbug spawns in Pipeworks to be somewhere between Anniversary Update and Abyss Update in terms of rates.Tier 2 Vendors now serve beans if Pitons and Beans is enabled.Bone spears are now only worth one roach when recycled.Grub worldmodel now has the proper amount of legs.New Experimental Competitive Setting.New Setting: Skip Death Popup.New Setting: Skip Score Counter.Bandages are now a vendor item in Survival mode.The Artifact Device in Pitons & Beans now provides a choice between a Piton or a Can of Food
2026-04-20 01:23 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
ChangesChanged the color of Bandages to brown, to help differentiate them from Cans of food.Auto Pitons no longer spawn in T2 vendors in Competitive, and Bricks no longer spawn in T1 vendors in Competitive.Barnacle tongues now latch onto the player on the closest point in the players bounds, making them easier to hit when grappled.Disks are now worth double in the Recycler (5x for T1, 10 for T2, 15 for T3)The Head Lamp no longer reduces score (in line with the Gold Nugget)BugfixesRoaches and Ruby Roaches no longer crawl around in item lockers.Fixed an additional bug which caused being grabbed
2026-04-19 11:50 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
ChangesNew Denizen hands palette (Midnight)Bug FixesHopefully fixed Barnacles, Vent Things and Spear Barnacles putting the player into a permanent crouch/slowdown stateRemoved spinning floating rebar in Storage 17In Survival Mode, Fractured Leg damage can no longer kill the player (to be in line with Burned injury)Added death message for drowningFixed being unable to select new Trinkets and Bindings when restarting from a run with cheatsRemoved stray floating pixels in Work gloves
2026-04-18 23:35 UTC · Community Announcements · Holly
White Knuckle Beta 0.55eBug FixesFixed rebar getting stuck in your hands rarely.Added death text to the recycler.Tweaked collision on the upgrade computer.White Knuckle Beta 0.55fBug FixesItem Lockers now properly store item metadata.The Artifact Spear can no longer knock you out of a computer.Moved some floating items in Interlude 02-03Fixed Chimney pitons not using the ornament model.Added missing subtitles for recycler.Autotomous Skeleton should now work properly with stamina reduction perks.Trinkets perks should no longer be removed when entering Rho ChallengesRation Vendors now properly s
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