Box Knight

Developer Lykarn, returning from a Gamescom appearance in Germany, has released v1.0.0.3 as a beta branch patch for Box Knight — cautioning that the update touches many systems and a full rollout to the main branch will follow after a couple of days of testing.

What changed

Co-op

• Meta and Outfit stats were not applying correctly in co-op; now fixed.
• Scaling upgrades were incorrectly applying to both players rather than only the one who picked them.

Bosses

• Fire status was dealing damage to bosses that should be immune to it.
• A softlock could occur if a boss died before reaching its final phase.
• The boss health bar sometimes failed to toggle correctly during intro sequences.

Gameplay & Balance

• Gravity has been added to Attack, Drink, and Charge player activities.
• Players can now dodge out of the Claymore regular attack's third hit.
• Stat gating added to specific in-run upgrades (e.g., a fire-on-crit upgrade now requires some crit stat).
• Modifier rewards no longer allow duplicate stat rolls (e.g., Common Damage and Rare Damage cannot both appear).

Fixes

• Enemy Fire damage was not resetting the Buzz status on the player.
• UI overlap between Employee Evaluation and Savable Worker resolved.
• Savable Worker now permits selecting the Drink option when full, though the reward cannot be claimed.
• Missile reflection ricochet now correctly targets flying Overseers.
• Horde mode was only spawning melee enemies after the first loop.
• Loading a save with a different gender no longer fails to refresh the display dummy.

Settings & Input

• VSync setting was not applying correctly on load, breaking saved target FPS.
• Input buffering added during hitstop to prevent swallowed inputs, noted as especially noticeable in co-op.
• Cursor lock state added to prevent accidental off-screen clicks.
• Button prompts updated to display M4/M5 instead of Back/Forward.
• Steam Cloud saving enabled for Dev and Tester accounts, pending full rollout once confirmed working.

For co-op players in particular, the stat application and input buffering corrections address issues that could meaningfully distort runs — making this patch worth opting into before it reaches the main branch.

Box Knight (AppID 1678650) is live on Steam as of 25 August 2026, closing out a six-year development by We Made A Thing Studios — a three-person team based in Adelaide, South Australia. The studio began with a prototype grant in 2020 and, after appearances at Gamescom, PAX, and SAGE (where it took a Best in Exhibition award), opted to self-publish rather than continue pursuing a publisher deal.

What's in the game

• A roguelite campaign with weapons, elemental specialisations, and build options that, per the announcement, go "properly unhinged by floor four"
• Local co-op for two players
• Boss fights framed as monstrous takes on workplace archetypes
• Costumes, secrets, and a death-triggered progression mechanic tied to a in-game cubicle

Launch sale

The game is 15% off until Monday 8 September 2026, after which it returns to full price. The discount is the only pricing detail the studio provided.

The team has flagged that updates, quality-of-life fixes, and new content are planned, and is directing bug reports to its Steam Discussions page and Discord. Reviews, they note, are the primary visibility lever for a small release — a candid reminder of how the platform's discovery mechanics weigh on indie launches.

For players interested in couch co-op roguelites with an absurdist office premise, the window to buy at a discount closes in under two weeks.