[h3]Two New Playable Characters[/h3]

• Added Chicken costume.
  
• Added public domain Mickey Mouse character. Enter `mickey` in the dev console to unlock. This game is not produced, endorsed, licensed, or approved by the Walt Disney Company.
  

• Show icons on active patches and patches ready to be collected
  
• Make first place player sticky across world maps
  
• Remove collisions between players on paddle (boss) levels and factory levels
  
• Reduce rate that pumpkin enemies throw their heads
  
• Animate READY message on character select
  

• Fix crash if language is Spanish
  
• Fix Mysteries in Case Files menu being triggered too early
  
• Prevent players from changing inventory in post-episode cutscene
  
• Fix bug where player keeps pogoing
  
• Fix cross trainers working after player dies
  
• Show 'Save & Quit' only for episodes
  

RELEASE NOTES

[h3]Multiplayer Improvements[/h3]

• Let the player who found the witness do the interview
  
• Show ribbon beneath player who finished first
  
• Make the winner of a level control the world map
  
• Add 'Dad mode' so P1 always controls map and interactions
  

• Hide 'Keyboard' options menu on Steam Deck
  
• Minor fixes to prevent opening URLs or leaving full screen in Steam Deck
  
• Hide share button and URL menus on Steam Deck
  

• Per user feedback, change 'Quit' to 'Save & Quit'
  
• Show 'Save & Quit' only for episodes
  
• Move cursor into grid of suspect after interview
  
• Fix 'Dad mode' not resetting
  
• Fix flag shadow not fading in with rest of HUD
  
• Fix bug when adding NPCs hideout levels
  
• Fig bug with infinite car level feeling
  

[h3]Steam Deck[/h3]
Full support for Steam Deck! The game has not been reviewed by Valve, but it checks Valve's four boxes. It runs natively on Linux and works great.

[h3]New Shoes![/h3]
Added three new pairs of shoes to collect, each with their own special powers:

• High Heels
  
• Penny Loafers
  
• Wall Jumpers
  

• Better support for Steam Input-enabled controllers
  
• Add option to choose Steam Input or JInput to Advanced menu
  
• Show Steam Deck buttons when run on the Steam Deck
  

• Improve the first case based on feedback to make it more accessible for new players
  
• Add 'Skip Level' option to Assistance menu
  
• Add new fish enemy
  
• Add key blocks, locked doors, and fish to level editor
  
• Rename 'Community' menu item to 'Level Editor'
  
• Show lock icon on locked items on main menu
  
• Add new button icons for Series X and PS5 controllers
  
• Show better overlays when arresting multiple suspects
  
• Allow shorter one-suspect cases
  
• Show max weapon coins that the wallet can hold
  
• Draw P1 in corner of character select screen
  
• Print name of players' joystick on character select screen
  
• Improve running mode selection on character select screen
  
• Add some new names to the suspect name generator
  
• Show UP prompt on locked door when carrying key
  
• Make knights, mummies, and bomb throwers appear later in the game
  
• Make time red in last hour of a case
  
• Reduce distance of wood boomerang
  
• Remove boomerang sound for enemies
  
• Don't add splash effect as much
  
• Add 12 new bandit heads
  
• Paginate clues on Case Files tabs if there are too many
  
• Make yinyang bonus room a little longer
  
• Play cheer sound when getting a new wallet
  
• Prompt before quitting picross
  
• Minor script tweaks
  

• Better file deletes
  
• Fix bug in language clue
  
• Fix hud color for skill levels
  
• Fix interrogation states transitioning wrong
  
• Fix NPE caused by shuffling shoe inventory slots
  
• Fix NPE when entering bonus rooms in New Mexico
  
• Fix pre-level color if level is loaded after cutscene
  
• Fix READY not rendering right in character select
  
• Fix shoe selector on levels with white background
  
• Make it easier to open shoe selector
  
• Make pumpkin heads an enemy type so they get hurt by projectiles
  
• Only get level editor episode prize once
  

[h3]Improvements to character select[/h3]
* Show character select when starting an episode
* Add 'Press to join' prompt
* Add control mode option to character select

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
* Fix non-random songs being used in random levels

[h3]General Improvements[/h3]

• Make the early levels easier based on feedback
  
• Add "Flying birds" level feeling
  
• Angle flying birds toward target
  
• Add sound effects to enemy spawn points
  
• Bird nests get destroyed if the ground beneath them is removed
  
• Improve level loading times
  

• Add Motocross tiles to episode editor
  
• Allow setting the starting visibility of tiles in episodes
  
• Add more songs to the list of songs in the level editor
  

• Fix spawn points making sounds when not on screen
  
• Fix two bugs which caused some community episodes to crash
  
• Fix prizes being given out before an episode is published
  

• Allow cutscenes to be skipped. Hold ESC or the Cancel button.
  
• Change default keyboard bindings to Z, X, and C.
  
• Add warning about using a gamepad.
  
• Hide HUD when preparing to publish a level to huckleberryfieldsforever.com
  
• Fix crash when door index is wrong.
  
• Fix ghosts being grabbable with whip.
  
• Fix game timer to include both 3d0h and 0h.
  
• Fix birds being rendered above water.
  

• Fixed a crash if the level randomizer fails. (Thanks to the anonymous user who submitted this crash report!)
  

• Better handle errors initializing the display. If display initialization fails, fall back to 1280x720 windowed mode.
  
• Include user settings in error reports.
  

To celebrate the launch, the game is on sale for 10% OFF for a limited time.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1560480/

Heres what people are saying about the game so far:

"This is probably the best game ever." My son
"This is the most fun I've had playing a video game. I love it." My daughter
"What's for dinner? I hope it's not meatloaf." My other daughter

Huckleberry Fields Forever is launching as Early Access. Today, the main story takes around 12-15 hours, but playtime can be much longer. The game already has a ton of content, but we'll be using Early Access to refine what's there and add even more cool stuff. We can't wait to partner with the community to polish and expand the game!

Were excited to finally share this game after over a decade of working on it. This was a labor of love. We hope you enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it! Thanks for playing!

The Huckleberry Fields Forever level editor Beta is now underway!

In addition to a single-player story mode, Huckleberry Fields Forever will have an online level editor at huckleberryfieldsforever.com where you can create your own levels right in your web browser. (This is not a browser game--only the editor runs in the browser. When you click "Play" in the browser, the game launches via Steam and opens the level you just created.)

[h3]Before the full game is released, we're testing the online level editor and need your help.[/h3]



[h3]Level Editor Details[/h3]

• Create and edit your own levels in a web browser at huckleberryfieldsforever.com
  
• Launch the Huckleberry Fields Forever Level Player with a single click to test your creations
  
• Share your levels and episodes with friends
  
• Browse the level archive to play and rate levels created by the community
  

Request access to the Level Player playtest on the Steam store page