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Patch Notes & Version History

Every CRACK update since launch, summarized: v1.0.31, v1.0.35, v1.0.36 and v1.0.43 (Chill Mode, Offline Mode, Vulkan), with dates.

Updated 2026-10-28 1 min read 5 sections View as Markdown

Summaries of the developer’s official patch notes. Newest first.

v1.0.43: Quality of Life (2026-10-27)

  • New: Offline Mode. Play solo without a connection. In Offline Mode the pause menu actually pauses.
  • New: Chill Mode (see Game Modes):
    • No bedtime. The day clock just shows the shift summary.
    • No sleep aid fee.
    • Puzzles stay on the easiest difficulty, and shop purchases don’t need them.
    • Bots never break down.
    • The egg gets agitated half as fast.
    • Failing events like productivity audits has no penalty.
    • No pipe bursts or scaffold-breaking events.
  • New: Vulkan launch option for cards with DX11 issues.
  • Default sleep aid fee lowered from $20 to $5.
  • Fixed: dream bonuses lost if the game was closed before the end-of-day summary.
  • Fixed: calcite veins missing on some AMD and Intel graphics cards.

v1.0.36: AMD Radeon Graphics Fix (2026-10-27)

  • Reverted a v1.0.35 change that caused issues on AMD 9000-series cards.

v1.0.35: Release Hotfix #2 (2026-10-27)

  • Golf carts can be upgraded from anywhere, not just when parked in the bay.
  • Snake turns respond properly in multiplayer. Top speed lowered to make Snake Whisperer easier.
  • New Reduce Camera Motion setting (General menu).
  • Fixed: Calcite not appearing for hosts on some AMD/Intel cards.
  • Fixed: day never starting after passing out in the break room.
  • Fixed: pipe puzzle completing without registering.
  • Hosting/joining gives up after 30 s without a Steam connection, instead of hanging on Connecting….

v1.0.31: Release Hotfix #1 (2026-10-27)

  • Steam timeout raised from 10 to 30 seconds.
  • Invert Y axis toggle added.
  • [REDACTED] made unshreddable to prevent softlocks.
  • Fixed: leaderboard entries with Cyrillic characters not showing.

v1.0: Launch (2026-10-26)

  • Released on Steam at 9:30 AM PT for $7.99, 15% off for launch week.
  • Windows, Mac, Linux and Steam Deck. 1–4 player online co-op. 40 achievements. Speedrun leaderboard.

Quick answers

What is the latest version of CRACK?

As of 2026-10-28 the latest patch is v1.0.43, the Quality of Life update. It added Offline Mode, Chill Mode and a Vulkan launch option, and lowered the sleep aid fee from $20 to $5.