Void Descent Devlog - itch.io

Version 1.1.0

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:04:55 GMT

Void Descent v1.1.0 Patch Notes This update introduces a complete ground-up rework of the armor, ultimate ability, and luck systems to provide more consistent mechanical depth and strategy. It also de...

Version 1.0.1

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:14:24 GMT

Void Descent v1.0.1 Patch Notes Following the official launch, this update focuses on fine-tuning the experience based on player feedback, addressing stability issues, introducing haptic feedback supp...

Official v1.0 Release - 3D Graphics Mode, Widescreen Support + More!

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:44:51 GMT

Void Descent Official Launch This milestone marks the culmination of about 10 months of iterative development, evolving from a random little experiment one night into a fully polished experience that...

Version 0.9.1 - Upgrade Balancing, Audio Tweaks + More

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:13:11 GMT

Following the major systems overhaul in 0.9.0, Version 0.9.1 delivers some much needed improvements to the progression scaling math, cleans up a critical bug on the final boss, and polishes up the gam...

Version 0.9.0 - Elemental Masteries & Synergies + New Music

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:32:49 GMT

Welcome to Version 0.9.0! This update completely rebuilds how elemental combinations, masteries, and status mechanics interact with your loadout. Alongside these combat re-engineering efforts, various...

Version 0.8.1 - Optimization and Balance

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:41 GMT

Version 0.8.1 focuses heavily on frame-pacing stability, combat tuning, and ensuring the specialized weapon behaviors match their intended roles. Optimization & Stability Performance Pass: Executed a...

Version 0.8.0 - UI Overhaul

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:50:23 GMT

Welcome to Version 0.8.0! This update marks one of the most significant development milestones yet: a comprehensive, ground-up overhaul of the entire user interface and menu ecosystem. Over the last s...

Version 0.7.0 - Major Balance Update

Fri, 29 May 2026 01:05:07 GMT

Welcome to Version 0.7.0! Seven months into development, this massive update changes up some fundamental combat systems. I have completely reworked how elemental interactions calculate, standardized w...

Balance Update (Kite Killer)

Mon, 25 May 2026 04:36:00 GMT

This update’s focus is entirely on tightening the game loop, scaling up the mid-to-late game tension, and addressing some core combat behaviors that made passive kiting a bit too safe. Weapon Balanc...

Reworked Launch Sequence

Sat, 23 May 2026 02:45:12 GMT

This is a small update that reworks the main menu launch sequence. Now when players start a run the menu seamlessly transitions into a loading screen to take care of some background processes ensuring...

Bug Fixes: Upgrade Save & UI Polish

Tue, 19 May 2026 21:58:34 GMT

A quick hotfix to resolve two critical issues with the Upgrade Save button and a couple of UI issues. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where saving an upgrade for a specific weapon or would randomly re-roll i...

Balance Patch & UI / System Polish

Mon, 18 May 2026 16:23:24 GMT

This patch tackles game pace, prevents completely broken stacking builds, and introduces subtle visual cues to give your combat loops a tighter, high-fidelity response. Combat & Balance Tuning Increas...

UI Polish & Kit Fixes

Mon, 11 May 2026 17:21:14 GMT

Menu & UI Enhancements Ultimate Visibility: Your Ultimate is now clearly listed under the Kit tab in the pause menu for quick reference during combat. Scroll Optimization: Tightened the Kit tab scroll...

Simplified Desktop Controls + More Audio

Wed, 06 May 2026 05:02:30 GMT

Desktop Controls Based on community feedback, I’ve streamlined desktop movement into two clean modes: Mouse: Click and drag to steer your ship toward your cursor. Speed scales with cursor distance f...

Desktop Controls & Extended OST

Mon, 04 May 2026 20:28:11 GMT

This update improves the experience on desktop due to the surprising number of players enjoying Void Descent outside of mobile! On-Screen Joystick The on-screen joystick has now been added to desktop...

Save System Fixes & UI Polish

Mon, 04 May 2026 14:10:57 GMT

A huge shoutout and thanks to DigitalCookie for the incredibly detailed bug report. Because of that feedback, I was able to track down and kill two major issues with the manual save system that were b...

Audio + Quality of Life

Sun, 03 May 2026 18:01:38 GMT

Thank you to everyone out there playing and giving me some great feedback! I've made some updates based on community requests: Audio Soundtrack: Audio was by FAR the biggest request I got from the com...

Improved Desktop Support

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:59:05 GMT

Pushed an important update today that fixes how Void Descent renders on desktop browsers. The game was designed around a portrait orientation mobile screen. On desktop the game canvas was filling the...

Bug Fixes

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:46:03 GMT

Fixed a bug where splitter projectiles could sometimes get corrupted and break player weapons and projectiles, leaving them unable to do any damage. Fixed a bug where the player sometimes couldn't tak...

Save Reminder

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:29:49 GMT

Made the export save feature more apparent by adding a reminder to export when aborting a run or the whole game...

More iOS Fixes

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:17:00 GMT

Fixed game running at slower speed on iOS than intended Improved frame timing precision in iOS sandboxed iframes...

iOS Touch Controls Fix

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:28:59 GMT

Fix: iOS Safari Touch Controls Got a report from a player that touch controls weren't working on iOS Safari. Dug into it and found the itch.io iframe was intercepting touch events before they reached...