How many dudes does it take to beat up a gorilla? A thousand toddlers? A horse-sized duck? A GOD? Enter the Dude Ranch and find out in this roguelike dudebuilder where you recruit an army of dudes to fight ridiculous battles.
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* Fixed a crash that could occur on the Settings page for users who had a certain setting enabled in v1.0 that no longer exists. * Updated the Credits listings.
It's tough to admit this, Dudes, but there was something missing from HMD at launch... Balls. So in this GIGANTIC FREE UPDATE you can now be a Dude playing with Dudes playing with Balls. That's right... We just added a whole new family of SPORTS DUDES! And that's not all. We heard your feedback about a number of Dudes…
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It's tough to admit this, Dudes, but there was something missing from HMD at launch... Balls. So in this GIGANTIC FREE UPDATE you can now be a Dude playing with Dudes playing with Balls. That's right... We just added a whole new family of SPORTS DUDES! And that's not all. We heard your feedback about a number of Dudes being "F-tier trash" and reworked or updated them to better match their S-tier buddies. (Did you know there's a Dude Tier List Maker? And an online DUDEX, too?)There's also a reworked and expanded meta-progression system that lets you choose which Upgrades you want, rather than gaining predetermined upgrades at each milestone. Plus, we've added MORE upgrades, including a bunch of upgradeable Stats, so you can actually make your Dudes directly stronger with all that progress. There's also an all-new Challenge Mode that'll have you sweating like a Ballboy Dude at Wimbledon, and that's not even all of it. Read on for the details! Sports Dudes SpotlightSoccer, Football, Tennis, Basketball, Hockey, Coach, and Broadcaster Dudes await in this major update, along with their 8 new family relics. You'll soon find yourself asking questions like:Are Streakers better, or should I just take Creatine? Should Basketball dudes play Bongos or have a Black Belt? Who benefits most from Therapy: Football Dudes or Coach Dudes? With these 7 new dudes the number of possible team compositions has exploded from 850,668 to 1,906,884. There were already more combinations than you could explore in a lifetime, and now there are more than you can explore in more lifetimes! Upgrades,…
89.3% of 3,250 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 88.2. The developers have shipped 2 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 6.2.
reception 88.2·support +6.2·Excellent
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Development
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6 days ago
Historical posting rhythm
every ~8 days
Substantial updates (6 mo)
2
Current silence
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The developers post roughly every 8 days and were last heard 6 days ago — within their normal range. 2 substantial updates recorded in the past six months, 1 classified as major.
Last successful news check: Nov 1, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted.
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patchAug 8, 2026
How Many Dudes Hits 100,000 Sales and 90%+ Reviews in 50 Hours
Fifty hours after launch, How Many Dudes (AppID 3934270) crossed 100,000 sales — a milestone developer Butterscotch Shenanigans describes as its most successful launch ever.
What the numbers show
100,000 copies sold within the first 50 hours
90%+ positive review score on Steam
9,636 concurrent players at peak
Multiple hotfix and bug-fix updates already deployed
The announcement, posted by BscotchSam on August 1, 2026, credits players who submitted bug reports, left reviews, and spread word through streamers and communities. A 35% launch discount remains active on Steam for a limited time, per the post.
The studio notes that a post-launch plan will be outlined the following week, though no specifics are given.
For players already in the game, the rapid hotfix cadence suggests the team is responsive to early feedback — a reasonable sign for a title still finding its footing after launch.
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* Fixed a crash that could occur on the Settings page for users who had a certain setting enabled in v1.0 that no longer exists. * Updated the Credits listings.
It's tough to admit this, Dudes, but there was something missing from HMD at launch...Balls.So in this GIGANTIC FREE UPDATE you can now be a Dude playing with Dudes playing with Balls. That's right... We just added a whole new family of SPO…
Fixed a crash that would occur if the Explorer Dude attempted to heal a Zombie Dude who just exploded. The Killipede now has a per-Dude cooldown on how frequently it can throw Dudes with its lightning shocks.
The Spray n' Pray relic for Trooper Dudes now properly respects its internal cooldown. Warlock Dudes will now properly transfer damage via Unholy Grail. The Family Dude achievement will now count for the Sci-Fi and Undead families as intend…
Updated the game's save backup system to more purposefully compensate for a Windows OS issue that can result in corrupted save data in the event of a power outage or Blue Screen of Death. This change should substantially reduce the likeliho…
It's been almost 1 week since the launch of How Many Dudes, and what a launch it's been!We're still triaging bugs, fixing up crashes, and otherwise hotfixing these Dudes into a more stable shape. But now that the dust is juuuust starting to…
Edit: August 5, 2026, 2:40PM CST Based on mixed-to-negative player feedback about this experiment we've decided to not make this change at this time. Edit: August 4, 2026, 11:17AM CSTBased on player feedback, we are adjusting this experimen…
Reduced the CPU load of the Medical License without affecting its throughput. Fixed an issue that could cause locked runs in your Best Runs page to still get pushed off the board.
DUDES. dudes...DUUUuuuUuuUuuUDES!!!In just 50 hours you Dudes made How Many Dudes our most successful launch ever with 100,000 sales!But that's not all - we've also:Nabbed a lovely 90%+ positive review score!Just hit a new peak of 9,636 con…
Fixed an issue that caused the Rumpus sign-in prompt on the main menu to appear multiple times for the same player. The Tier indicator in the top-right corner of the game's UI is now shown in Tier 1. The Trench Coat Relic now shows a dynami…
We have seen reports of launch error with the above prompt for non-English users. The solution is to turn off Windows 11 Smart App Control.You can follow these steps:Open Windows SettingsGo to "Privacy & Security".Click "Windows Security".S…
Can you handle 42 Dudes?How Many Dudes is out now and 35% off to celebrate the launch, so I'd say it's time to find out!Making How Many Dudes (a.k.a. "HMD") has been some of the most fun we've had making games since the three of us brothers…
Sup DUDES 😎How Many Dudes? is launching in ONE WEEK on July 30th @ 10AM PT (5PM UTC)! And I've got a PAIR OF SURPRISES for ya:HMD will launch with a hefty 35% DISCOUNT!We've updated the Demo!To our 500,000+ demo players: ❤️THANK YOU!❤️ The…
HEY, DUDES! Are you looking to get a bunch of Dudes all up in your Deck? We've got some info for you!"How Many Dudes?" was originally designed around mouse input. It's all about clickable interfaces: you can click on just about anything on …
BUCKLE UP, DUDES! How Many Dudes? will be launching on Thursday, July 30th at 10AM PST / 5PM UTC!The demo for HMD has been downloaded by more than 475,000 people, which is, y’know, a LOT. More than we ever expected!Since y’all gave us more …
Misc. ImprovementsWhen the Ranch Shop opens, your pocket dice appear in the "Restock" row of the shop to make it more obvious you can use them to reroll the shop.If you had your combat speed set to 1.5x and it was reset to 1x at the start o…
If you love games that are a bit on the stupid side, the auto-battling roguelike How Many Dudes? may answer a few of your dumbest questions. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/how-many-dudes-does-it-take-to-be…
This is a minor update for bug fixing purposes:Fixed an issue that could cause your Relic Stash to crash if you purchased relics from the Merchant Dude, played a round, and then abandoned the round before it ended and then replayed it.Fixed…
HELLO, MY DUDES!We've been cooking up a TURBO UPDATE for the How Many Dudes demo, and we're ready to toss it into your lap like a hot potato before we dive into our Dev Cave to go full throttle on developing the full game. Highlights:Added …
OH WHAT? OH. Hey, Dudes. Didn’t see you there, because I was workin’ so hard duding up this game about dudes doing dude stuff. We’ve been collecting player feedback, squinting at analytics, and experimenting with all kinds of fun new toys t…
We have some BIG NEWS! We're launching the playable demo for How Many Dudes this Wednesday on Steam at 9AM CST!The game is in such a good spot already that we can't stop playing it ourselves. So we decided to just pull the ripcord and get i…
