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Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
135 months, July 2015 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 438 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 281 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Caves of Qud was released on 5 Dec, 2024.
| Language | Full audio |
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| English |
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150 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Jul 2024 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
This is a beta test of a new autoexplore algorithm! Let us know if you spot any bugs or issues. 211.52 - 'beta' branch *Added a new 'classic' autoexplore mode which is a more performant version of the original autoexplore algorithm. (the…
AlphaBeard211.51 Effects that increase the size of damage dice now apply to arc winders. Irisdual beam now interrupts auto-actions. Gigantic creatures are now transmuted into gigantic gems. You can no longer become hotter than the surface of the sun…
AlphaBeard211.50 Autoexplore will now only dig in order to reach revealed objects of interest. Autoexplore is now less prone to discard its last target if interrupted. Fixed a bug that caused saves to load with a stale zone cache. Fixed a bug that…
AlphaBeardHey folks,We have some nice updates to share. First, after several weeks on the beta branch, our performance patch is now ready for everyone. It includes lots of little fixes and some deep rewrites that result in a big performance bump, so…
kiwihotaru211.38 - 'beta' branch Greatly improved performance on wet maps.
Patch notes211.37 - 'beta' branch Improved performance in Bethesda Susa. Fixed a bug that caused to sometimes meander off the main map or into important quest locations. Fixed a bug that caused the Modern UI option to not be shown. Fixed a bug that…
AlphaBeardHey folks,We put up a new, experimental branch (lang-experimental) for testing a total rewrite of our text generation systems. This was done to support our efforts to localize Caves of Qud. We don't have any new languages to test yet; we…
ptychomancer211.36 - 'beta' branch Graffiti is now visible on walls with ornately engraved plaques. Merchants now allow you to trade with them you after you buy their entire inventory. Stairs in the Tomb of the Eaters are now more consistently…
AlphaBeardHey friends,We posted a small update to the beta branch, which is the branch we've been using for all our new performance work. Here are the patch notes.211.35Repair now takes slightly lower precedence in menu priority.Added a debug option…
Not AlexHey friends, Qud has been officially Verified on the SteamDeck which means and we wanna see where you're playing Qud on the go. Tag us on socials or post to the Kitfox Discord with #QudintheWild with your most far out locations. Speaking of…
Not Alex211.33 - 'beta' branch Greatly improved pathfinding performance. Greatly improved performance when auto-moving to the edge of a zone. Improved pathfinding logic of creatures, causing them to take more sensible paths around obstacles.…
Patch notesHere is your Caves of Qud year Wrapped, brought to you by a several snapjaws in a ironweave cloak.First, happy birthday to Qud! We launched 1.0 a year ago, and we've had a nice, long recovery from 15+ years of updates. But we still managed…
ptychomancerHey everyone,It's Alexandra here from Kitfox with an assortment of game news while the team remains in the midst expansion, porting, and localization efforts. They've truly grown at least one extra arm to be able to do all that! Nominate…
Not AlexWe posted an update with some significant performance improvements to the Beta branch. If you'd like to help us test, check it out! A lot of the UI and rendering code was refactored, so please be on the look out for issues in those…
ptychomancerHey all, We put up a new beta to test some forward-looking technical improvements to the codebase. Ideally, you should not notice any difference in play experience, but it would be helpful for some of you to test and confirm this! So if…
AlphaBeard210.23 Phase spiders are now more reliably phased. Dream wrens found outside of Chavvah are now part of the birds faction. You now always start with a method of seeing in the dark when entering a waking dream. Waking dreams now wait until…
AlphaBeardHey everyone, It’s Alexandra from Kitfox here with the latest news from development. The team continues to work on several limbs worth of upgrades to the game. Localization is moving ahead and there’s even work being done on the first…
Not Alex210.22 Isahind and Warden Yrame now always have the appropriate freezing ray variants for their descriptions. The n-pointed asterisk can no longer be disassembled. Multi-turn charge abilities like Decarbonize, Run Over, and Wrecking Charge…
AlphaBeardHey friends,For a long time we hoped we could keep working on Caves of Qud after its 1.0 release. Not just porting and localizing to other languages (work that is well underway), but adding new layers of game to the already 17-year layer…
Not Alex210.21 - 'beta' branch Fixed a bug in zone building due to placing quest items on villagers or lair owners that lack inventories. Isahind and Warden Yrame now always have the appropriate freezing ray variant for their descriptions. The…
Patch notesWe've merged all the changes from the last few months of our beta branch into mainline. Full patch notes below. Soon we'll be updating the beta branch with some architecture changes to prepare for localization. If you'd like to help us bang…
ptychomancer210.8 - 'beta' branch The score screen now displays the correct number of lairs you found. Switched the icons of Steady Hand and Steady Hands. Clarified that some abilities let you jump over creatures in Jump's skill description. Added a…
AlphaBeard210.6 - 'beta' branch Particle effects now respect visibility and won't render on top of objects that stand over them. Improved performance when many particle effects were active onscreen. Improved performance when the you hold a light…
AlphaBeardThe 210 sequence will be leaving 'beta' soon, kick it around and see if anything breaks! 210.5 - 'beta' branch Options that require a game restart to take effect will now prompt you to do so upon exiting the menu. Creatures with…
AlphaBeardHey friends! We are thrilled to announce that Caves of Qud recently won the Excellence in Narrative award at the Independent Games Festival (IGF)! Several members of our team flew out to GDC to attend the award show, which meant some of us…
Not AlexE: Issues resolved. Hotfix build 209.46 on main and 210.4 on beta. E2: If you're still experiencing the problem, you can verify client files in steam force steam to update to the latest. We're temporarily rolling back the default branch to…
AlphaBeard1.0.3 (build 209.45) The build library is now synced to Steam Cloud. Auto light/douse torches is now toggled on again by default. Horns now benefit from the Jab skill when used for secondary attacks. Thrown weapons equipped in a…
AlphaBeardbuild 210.2 - 'beta' branch Added a fallback font for the modern UI with many previously missing international unicode characters. The message for blocking will now include what shield you blocked with. Fixed a bug that caused some historic…
Patch notesbuild 210.0 - 'beta' branch Unity version upgraded to 6000.0.41f1. Windows builds are now 64-bit. DLC is no longer subject to the 'Enable mods' option. The game is now restarted when the mod configuration is changed to fully unload old mod…
AlphaBeard1.0.2 (build 207.44) Changed Make Camp so that only campfires you made are considered when checking for existing campfires. Psychic hunters now ambush you less often in . The pool of brain brine effects no longer includes adding skills or…
AlphaBeardHey friends, It’s Alexandra from Kitfox here with a quick update on how things are going. Development has started again after the Freehold Team was on a much deserved break! As we mentioned last month, the major focus post-1.0 will be to…
Not AlexHey friends, Happy 2025, happy lunar new year, and we hope you’re still enjoying the Caves of Qud 1.0 update. We have some updates to share with y’all. The team is still taking a rest, but we are still planning out the future of Qud, and…
Not AlexHi friends, It's been two weeks since we launched Caves of Qud 1.0, and WOW what a stellar launch it's been! There's always some uncertainty when you press the release button for a game that's been in development for so long, but we've been…
iyashikWe are proud to announce that after 17 years of development, Caves of Qud launches into 1.0 today. A new trailer celebrating the launch will also be debuting today at PC Gamer’s Most Wanted showcase. Make sure you tune in starting at 12pm…
Not AlexHey friends, Caves of Qud 1.0 comes out in just over a week, on December 5th! It’s been an emotional and exciting time and the team has been hard at work with all the finishing touches on the update. We wanted to share some info about what…
Not AlexHey friends, Surprise! The Caves of Qud tutorial is out on the main branch today. After a lot of helpful feedback during beta, we feel it's ready to release ahead of the 1.0 launch. Try it out, especially if you are new to Qud and want to…
Not AlexHey friends, After 15+ years of development, Caves of Qud 1.0 will be released on December 5th 2024! We’re amped up on the juice, near out of our minds, and so ready to let the creature emerge from its cocoon. Check out the release date…
Not AlexA monad of answers inscribe the cocoon... {n} purple wardens beseech the Chair, What is death, if one rose is fair? How long from beetle moon to beetle moon?
Not AlexHello friends, We just released the Caves of Qud tutorial on our beta branch. It’s designed to teach the very basics of Caves of Qud and ends with your character arriving in Joppa, just like in a standard game. If you’re already a seasoned…
Not AlexHey folks, If you missed this announcement, tonight's Feature Friday will be the last one before our 1.0 launch later this year. We're going heads down to give full focus to the endgame. Thanks for observing this Friday ritual with us week…
AlphaBeardHey friends, It’s been a while since we’ve had a big news post, so we want to give you an update as we head towards our 1.0 launch at the end of the year. We don’t have a more specific release date yet, but we will let you know as soon as…
Not Alex207.99 Added the rest of the activated ability descriptions. Added several more descriptions for creatures and items, finishing a full pass. Added icons to the pet selection menu during character creation You may now cook with objects from…
AlphaBeardHey all, We've been working hard on finishing the game for our 1.0 release, so we're taking a break from Feature Friday next week to get some much needed rest. FF will return the following week. Live and drink, friends. 207.98 Clicking on…
AlphaBeard207.97 Objects are now re-flagged for autoget after being thrown. Flurry now properly integrates with effects that impact physical attacks (eg. sprinting, stuck, etc.) The ancient bones now look like bones and are easier to spot. Included…
AlphaBeard207.93 Reverse Engineer now lets you reverse engineer mods. 15% chance (per mod) to learn a mod when you disassemble a modded item. If you have Disassemble and Reverse Engineer, you can now disassemble non-tinkerable items if they have…
AlphaBeard207.89 Added 100+ new sound effects for quests, status effects, and various other interactions. We made some changes to decoy holograms. The radius of single holograms was reduced from 20 to 12. Affected creatures now have a visible…
AlphaBeard207.87 Added some more item descriptions. Added some more ability descriptions. Gamepad highlight (left trigger+right trigger) now shows inventory tooltips. The time of day icon now continues to work even when you're inside an interior.…
AlphaBeard207.85 Added some more ability descriptions. Leather braces can now be wooly. Cast nets and throwing axes now have sell values. Charging with adjacent hostiles now respects phase & flight. Reduced memory pressure from creatures that…
AlphaBeard207.81 Added an option for zoom sensitivity (Options > Modern UI > Zoom Sensitivity). Sultan curios can no longer produce temple mecha. Added a few more ability descriptions. Added a few more item descriptions. Made a clarification to the…
AlphaBeard207.78 We updated some default gamepad binds. Walk to edge is now Y. Move to Point of Interest is now left-stick press. Ability page up and down is now left trigger + dpad up and down. Melee attack nearest enemy is now left bumper. Zoom in…
AlphaBeardEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Caves of Qud - Pets of Harvest Dawn | WindowsmacOSLinux | 05 Dec 2024 |
| Caves of Qud Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 14 Feb 2020 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | CoQ.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | CoQ.app | macos | ||
| Launch 64-bit | CoQ.x86_64 | linux 64 | ||
| Launch | CoQ.x86 | linux 32 |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataLocalLow | Freehold Games/CavesOfQud/Synced | * and below |
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