TBH: Task Bar Hero
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TBH: Task Bar Hero

The ultimate tiny idle RPG! Adorable pixel heroes are waiting to join your adventure — from your taskbar. Fight off the boredom of work and daily life with diverse classes, skills, items, and builds!

DEV: Nugem Studio, Tesseract StudioPUB: Nugem StudioAppID 3678970
UPDATE PULSEevery ~2d·last 12d ago·21 recent on record

Is TBH: Task Bar Hero still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

86.0
Strong

Elixir Rating

53.6% of 46,750 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 53.2. The developers have shipped 13 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 32.8.

reception 53.2·support +32.8·Strong

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

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Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

11 days ago

Usual rhythm

every ~2 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

13

Current silence

6× normal

The developers post roughly every 2 days and were last heard 11 days ago — within their normal range. 13 substantial updates landed in the past six months, 1 of them major.

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Our coverage

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releaseAug 20, 2026

TBH: Task Bar Hero 1.01.05 Patches Nine Bugs, Adds Save Backups

Developer happyone has pushed version 1.01.05 of TBH: Task Bar Hero, a patch dedicated entirely to bug fixes and one notable quality-of-life addition to save management.

What changed

  • Hunter's Frost Bolt intermittently froze all monsters in place — now corrected.
  • Finger of Death displayed the same animation for both its attack and death states; these are now distinct.
  • On certain accounts, claiming mail from the Mailbox delivered a chest item rather than the intended item.
  • On certain accounts, opening a Treasure Chest caused the game to crash.
  • The auto-open timer for chests intermittently failed to trigger.
  • The Cube – Crafting page no longer forgets the previously selected recipe when reopened.
  • Multistrike was being incorrectly applied to Wrath of Heaven, Sanctuary, and Crossbow Turret — buff and summon skills that should not receive it — and was erroneously scaling the Slam Jump skill's +1 option to +2–+4.
  • The Resistance penalty UI occasionally showed as unapplied while a hero was dead.
  • The save system now backs up save files every 24 hours, retaining those backups for up to 30 days.

The Multistrike correction in particular has direct build implications: players using Slam Jump or the affected buff skills may notice meaningful differences in how those skills now perform.

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Recent Transmissions

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Community AnnouncementsSep 22, 2026
Hotfix Update [Ver 1.2.8]

Hello, everyone. This is the Development Team. A hotfix update has been released. ■ Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where having locked items in the Stash when restarting the game could unintentionally change the Synthesis recipe. Thank you. Dev…

Community AnnouncementsSep 22, 2026
Hotfix Update [Ver 1.2.7]

Hello, everyone. This is the Development Team. A hotfix update has been released. ■ Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where locked items could occasionally be recognized as materials for Synthesis, unintentionally changing the Synthesis recipe. ■ …

Community AnnouncementsSep 21, 2026
Hotfix Update [Ver 1.2.6]

Hello, everyone. This is the development team of . A hotfix update has been applied. ■ Bug Fixes ■ Fixed an issue where the in-game UI would display abnormally when moving the loading screen while the game was running. ■ Fixed an issue wher…

Community AnnouncementsSep 21, 2026
Minor Update [Ver 1.2.5]

Hello, everyone. This is the development team of . We have added a stacking feature for material items, along with other updates. ■ Material Item Stacking Added - All material items — including Decoration Materials, Coins, and Soulstones — …

Community AnnouncementsSep 17, 2026
[Emergency Notice] Server Outage (Resolved)

Hello.This is the development team.Server issue has been resolved. You should now be able to log in and play the game normally. We apologize for the inconvenience caused. A server security issue has been identified, and we are carrying out …

Community AnnouncementsSep 16, 2026
Hotfix Update [Ver 1.2.4]

Hello, everyone.This is the development team. A hotfix update has been released. ■ FixesFixed an issue where the waiting time for obtaining chests was reset when changing stages (including changing the Plaguelands difficulty), so frequent s…

Community AnnouncementsSep 14, 2026
Balance Adjustments & Bug Fixes Update [Ver 1.02.03]

Hello, everyone. This is the development team of . A balance adjustment and bug fix update has been released. ■ Plaguelands Balance Adjustments - Added a Rune Node that increases the drop chance of Normal Chests in the Plaguelands. - Added …

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Community AnnouncementsSep 8, 2026
Hotfix Update [Ver 1.02.02]

Hello, everyone. This is the development team of . A hotfix update has been deployed. ■ Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where players who purchased only one DLC character were incorrectly receiving equipment for unpurchased characters from chest…

Community AnnouncementsSep 8, 2026
[Urgent] Hotfix Update [Ver 1.02.01]

Hello, This is the development team. A hotfix update has been deployed to address an issue where Plaguelands progress was intermittently being reset. Please download the hotfix update as soon as possible. To ensure smooth gameplay, a 10-min…

Community AnnouncementsSep 8, 2026
Known Issues Following the Version 1.2.0 Update

Hello,This is the development team.We would like to inform you of the known issues identified following the version 1.2.0 update.\Some stats, including Cooldown Reduction and Block Chance, are displayed above their maximum values.Incorrect …

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Community AnnouncementsSep 8, 2026
Content Update Ver 1.02.00 - Plaguelands

Hello, this is the development team. After a long wait, the Plaguelands update has arrived. Please see below for details. * This update may cause a login queue of up to 1 hour. New items will become tradable on the Market 1 hour after the u…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 1, 2026
Update Schedule Notice

Hello,This is the TBH: Task Bar Hero development team.First of all, we sincerely apologize for the delay in this follow-up announcement.We wanted to confirm the update schedule before making an announcement, and there were many things to ve…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 28, 2026
Notice Regarding Error 404 When Launching the Game

Hello,This is the development team.We have confirmed that some accounts are currently experiencing an Error 404 when launching . If you are unable to launch the game and receive an error message containing text such as \, please submit a su…

Community AnnouncementsAug 19, 2026
TBH Dev Note #1 - Preparing the Plaguelands Update

Hello, this is the development team. A number of issues were discovered in the game over the past while, and as we worked through them, our content updates ended up being delayed. We understand that many of you who have been waiting for an …

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Community AnnouncementsAug 11, 2026
[1.01.05] Bug Fixes

Hello.This is the TBH : Task Bar Hero development team. The game has been updated to ver 1.01.05. ■ Bug FixesFixed an issue where using the Hunter's Frost Bolt would intermittently cause all monsters to freeze and stop moving.Fixed an issue…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 7, 2026
Server Outage Compensation Mail: Second (Final) Resend Completed

Hello.This is the development team.The second and final resend of the server outage compensation mail has now been completed for all eligible players who did not receive it properly.This final resend was conducted after reviewing all report…

Community AnnouncementsJul 31, 2026
Hotfix Update - ver 1.01.04

Hello.This is the TBH : Task Bar Hero development team. The game has been updated to ver 1.01.04. ■ Bug FixesFixed an issue where the server item verification result window could not be closed in certain situations.Fixed an issue where cert…

Community AnnouncementsJul 30, 2026
Item Restoration Results, Decoration/Engraving/Inscription Recovery & Hotfix

Hello,This is the development team. \The restoration work for the full item loss issue caused by the server outage on July 25 (UTC 08:00–12:00) has been completed. As a sincere apology, compensation will be provided to all players.The compe…

Community AnnouncementsJul 29, 2026
Server Outage Compensation Mail Resend Notice

Hello,This is the development team.We will be resending the server outage compensation mail to some users who did not properly receive it.■ Eligible UsersUsers confirmed to have experienced mail delivery errors that occurred up until mid-Ju…

Community AnnouncementsJul 27, 2026
Response to Server Instability and Item Disappearance Issues

Hello, this is the TBH: Task Bar Hero development team. We sincerely apologize to everyone who has been affected by the server instability and item disappearance issues that began on Saturday, July 25 (KST). We responded to these problems a…

Community AnnouncementsJul 23, 2026
Hotfix Update - ver 1.01.02

Hello.This is the TBH : Task Bar Hero development team.The game has been updated to ver 1.01.02.■ Bug FixesFixed an issue where Decoration / Engraving / Inscription could be performed with incorrect materials.

Community AnnouncementsJul 22, 2026
[Resolved] Server Outage

\Since the 1.01.01 update, various server issues occurred over the past several hours, including server lag, Cube malfunctions, and login failures. These have now been resolved and service is back to normal. * Cause of the recent server out…

Community AnnouncementsJul 22, 2026
Hotfix Update - ver 1.01.01

Hello.This is the TBH : Task Bar Hero development team.An urgent issue was found in the 1.01.00 update, so we have carried out a hotfix update.We apologize for the inconvenience.■ Bug Fixes- Fixed an issue where party members did not revive…

Community AnnouncementsJul 22, 2026
Higher-Grade Item Trading Resumed & Balance Update [Ver 1.01.00]

Hello,This is the development team. Today's update has been applied. With this update, higher-grade items can now be traded on the Steam Market, and in-game balance has been adjusted. Immediately after the update, server traffic may spike a…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 15, 2026
Hotfix Update - ver 1.00.28

Hello.This is the TBH : Task Bar Hero development team.The game has been updated to ver 1.00.28.■ Bug FixesFixed an issue where save data conflicts in certain situations caused save files to become corrupted.Fixed an issue where Type B item…

Community AnnouncementsJul 10, 2026
TBH Development Roadmap

Hello, This is the development team. Thank you to everyone who plays and continues to share your feedback with us.Recently, as many of you have been clearing the Torment difficulty, we've received a great deal of interest in our next update…

Community AnnouncementsJul 10, 2026
Hotfix Update - ver 1.00.27

Hello.This is the TBH : Task Bar Hero development team.The game has been updated to ver 1.00.27.■ Bug FixesFixed an issue where Movement Speed slowed down when encountering monsters with a party composed only of ranged heroes.Fixed an issue…

Community AnnouncementsJul 10, 2026
Hotfix Update - ver 1.00.26

Hello.This is the TBH : Task Bar Hero development team.The game has been updated to ver 1.00.26.This update includes server-related changes, so a queue of up to about 20 minutes may occur after updating.■ Bug FixesFixed an issue where refre…

Community AnnouncementsJul 6, 2026
Additional Sanctions Against Cheating Users

Hello, This is the development team. To help maintain a healthy gaming environment, we conducted a review of cheating activity based on server data, and have applied additional sanctions to 20,406 users confirmed to have engaged in cheating…

Community AnnouncementsJul 4, 2026
Hotfix Update - ver 1.00.25

Hello.This is the TBH : Task Bar Hero development team.The game has been updated to ver 1.00.25.■ ImprovementsTo reduce mail server load, a 1-minute wait time has been applied to repeated mail claim requests.As always, thank you for playing…