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• Patch Notes·13 Aug 2026Official

  Progression, Lore, Secrets, and QoL changes - Biggest Update Yet

  Hi everyone!Thank you for the reviews, Discord threads, and co-op sessions. We've been quietly at work delivering the best experience, and we believe we've made very significant strides with EA 1.20.#Progression, story, minions, relics, save slots, options, and a lot of new polish are now in the game.Let us know what you think!Progress Reset / Save File PSA Hello all, just as a reminder, with the new update coming very soon. Certain data within the Save files and current progress will be lost! This happened due to the implementation of the quests, features, and new progression systems. Mad King Redemption is shaping into the game we wanted to share with you, and this was an important step we had to take.We’re actively working on improving save compatibility moving forward.Your gold does NOT reset. Only your story progression and unlocks are gone.We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for sticking with us!Patch Notes:The Unlock Panel is liveProgression system for skins, Forbidden powers, passives, and more.Unlock by completing objectives across runs.Check Seraphina’s archive for what you’ve earned and what’s still waiting.Multiple save slotsStart fresh runs without wiping your main file.Clear Empty / New Game states.Cleaner delete flow.Relics and Brotherhood questsRelics as a collectible track, with a dedicated tab in Seraphina’s UI.New Brotherhood quests, story beats, and lore dialogues across the hub and biomes.Discover them in play.The dungeon has minions nowHostile minions: worms, eyes, books, kamikaze bugs, nests, and more.Variants that burst out of destructibles.Their own AI, audio, and death handling.Your victories rewrite the BrotherhoodClear major biomes and the hub reacts.New Brotherhood scenes and story moments tied to your progress.Keep playing, the Brotherhood remembers.Mad King rerolls for goldPay gold at the Mad King to reroll Forbidden powers.Cost starts at 25 and doubles each use in the room.Brotherhood shop tiersPermanent upgrades organize...
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• Announcements·8 Jul 2026Official

  What's this? MAC King Redemption?!

  Hey everyone, we're back from Bitsummit and full swing into the development of Mad King Redemption!We're excited to announce that MKR is now Mac OS supported!Let the Mad King ruin your work productivity on your MacBook, wherever you are.Additionally, we are working on expanding and adjusting our Development Roadmap, which we hope to share with you soon!With today's update, Mad King Redemption is available to more devices than ever before, including the Steam Deck as well!Mad King Redemption is now 20% OFF during the Steam Summer Sale, running from June 25 to July 9.Fight through corrupted dungeons, experiment with powerful builds, and team up with a friend in local co-op or via Steam Remote Play.If you've been waiting to jump in, now's the perfect time.Join our Community Server!
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• Patch Notes·3 Jul 2026Official

  Early Access Patch 3 - Version 1.19.3

  Hi everyone!We are honestly overwhelmed by your love for Mad King Redemption. Every review, bug report, discussion on Discord and post on the Steam community means so much to us. Seeing that you enjoy the game is the reason why we make games.Thank you so much once again for the active participation here on Steam and on Discord. As you can tell, we are listening closely, and this update comes just one week after the previous one, and it exists because of your feedback.Let's keep making together this game unforgettable!Here is what changed since the last build. Let us know what you think of the changes!!Mad King Redemption is on sale for the Steam Summer Sale! Until July 9.Patch Notes:Deeper combat for every heroAll four heroes now have Attack 4 and Attack 5 in their melee chains, featuring new animations, hitboxes, timing, and knockback tuning across the roster.Heavy hits send enemies flyingSuper knockback got a full pass. Heavy attacks, finishers, and big hits now launch enemies noticeably farther, about 65% more distance and height than a normal knockback, so your strongest swings feel like they have real weight.Double jump looks and feels rightDouble jump now uses dedicated up and down animations for every hero, with direction-aware visuals so air movement reads clearly in combat.Heroes have a little more personalityLeave a hero idle for a bit and they'll play a bored AFK animation until you move again. New wait/reaction animations were also added across the cast.Smarter enemy wavesDynamic wave selection was reworked across Biome 1 and Biome 2, with difficulty and drop tuning so fights feel fairer and loot more consistent, especially in later Biome 2 rooms.New room in the rotation"Thirsty Entrance" is now part of the Biome 2 room pool, with co-op and single-player trigger fixes so the room flows properly.Your progress carries overWe added automatic savegame migration. Existing saves load cleanly on this build, including a fix for Biome completion records that coul...
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• Announcements·25 Jun 2026Official

  20% off Mad King Redemption!☀️ Steam Summer Sale is here!

  Mad King Redemption is now 20% OFF during the Steam Summer Sale, running from June 25 to July 9.Fight through corrupted dungeons, experiment with powerful builds, and team up with a friend in local co-op or via Steam Remote Play.If you've been waiting to jump in, now's the perfect time.⚔️ Grab Mad King Redemption at 20% off:Check out the latest Patch Notes: What's next?We are continuing to support Mad King Redemption well past Early Access. Here is the official Roadmap:👇 Follow us on Social Media and Join the Discord! 👇
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• Patch Notes·25 Jun 2026Official

  Early Access Patch 2: Checkpoints, Co-op QoL, Enemy AI Rework & Achievements

  Hey everyone!Thank you for the support, reviews, bug reports, and co-op sessions. This update exists because of your feedback!Let us know what you think of the changes! Patch NotesLess frustration when you fallFalling into the acid no longer ends your run in most cases. We've rolled out a checkpoint system across the dungeon. If you slip, you respawn at your latest checkpoint with a health penalty instead of a game over.Co-op feels much more forgivingIf one player falls while the other is alive, the fallen hero respawns right next to their partner.If both players fall, you both respawn at the latest checkpoint.In combat, downed heroes now stay revivable for up to 60 seconds.Triggers and room flow were fixed so the surviving player can keep progressing properly in co-op.Triggers rebuilt from the ground upWe redesigned the trigger system to be simpler, more predictable, and co-op safe. QA testing shows a significant improvement over the previous implementation and should address the vast majority of trigger-related issues reported by players.Enemy AI overhaulClearer attack telegraphs and recovery windowsLess unpredictable dash and attack patternsTank enemies redesigned to feel fairer and more readableNew attack animations and status frames across both biomesTutorial & onboardingThe tutorial has been reworked with camera fixes, improved voice-over, and gentler training enemies so new players and co-op partners can learn the game at a better pace.Achievements - Batch 1The first batch of Steam Achievements is included, featuring tutorial completion, kill milestones, hero victories, gold collection, forbidden powers, Mad King choices, and more.Plus a lot under the hoodHero stamina tuningBoss balance updates, including Ronhak, and corruption adjustmentsAudio, UI, collider, and navmesh fixes across many roomsLighting improvements, reflection probe updates, and general polishMad King Redemption is now available on Early Access!Full list of changes below: Kill Zones & Checkpo...
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