Hey guys,

The portals of Dachs Hunter open on June 17th, and were excited to welcome you into battle. The game will officially launch into Early Access at (6 PM GMT-3 / 2 PM PDT / 11 PM CEST)!

At launch, Dachs Hunter will be available for $4.99 and will also feature a 10% launch discount for 14 days!

New Characters

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In the early access version you will be able to play with new characters totaling six elements (fire, water, ice, electric, earth and poison).

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Available Content

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• 6 Maps

• 12 Bosses

• 60 Spells (10 of each element)

• 90+ Achievements

• 100+ Unique Enemies

• 6 Arcane Tiers (dificulty levels)

• 6 Minigames

• Friend's Leaderboard

• Meta Progression (upgrades + spells level)

• Scroll Exchanger

• and more..

Changes

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• Changed the maximum level of spells from level 4 to 9.

• Increased the amount of dachs minion spawns from 2 to 4.

• Reduced the opacity of AOE spell indicators.

• Offensive, defensive, and utility upgrades are now offered together upon leveling up.

• Upgrades that appeared when leveling up to 10, 20, 30... are now called arcane traits and are collected by defeating elites and mini bosses.

• The demo will be available for an additional 14 days after the early access launch.

[ 2025-06-14 02:47:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello guys,

We will be participating in the Steam Next Fest's June 2025 edition!

We have a new version that includes several bug fixes, improvements, new features like scroll exchanger, the ability to see statistics while playing, change the map difficulty and much more...

If you have played old versions, it is worth testing again. And to new players, welcome and we hope you enjoy our game!

If you have any suggestions, or find any bugs, feel free to contact us!

[ 2025-06-09 16:08:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Improvements:

• Fixed a visual error where when the player had no scrolls, the Poison Scroll spell would appear in the hints;

• Changed the way to select upgrades when leveling up. Now it is necessary to double-click or press 'enter'.

• Changed the Sprites of some enemies.

• Change the icon of the "Shrine" that grants attack bonus on the minimap.

• Visual improvement in the effect of healing enemies.

• The basic attack now appears with the name "Basic Attack" when selecting upgrades when leveling up.

• Fixed an error where healing potions followed the player even with full health.

• It is now possible to see the player's statistics by pressing "tab".

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[ 2025-06-08 00:39:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Improvements:

• Dash damage is now counted on the stats screen.
• New "Arcane Tier" difficulty system. Now it is possible for the player to choose the difficulty they want to play the map on, but they must unlock it first.
• Fixed a bug where the game would not pause when opening the Steam Overlay using a controller.
• Added a notice to the start menu warning that game progress will migrate to the early access version.

New Scroll Exchange System:

• Allows you to exchange two scrolls of a rarity for a universal scroll, allowing you to use it when upgrading any spell of the same rarity. (ex: 2x Poison Cloud Scrolls => 1x Common Universal Scroll).

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[ 2025-06-03 01:29:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

HOTFIX 0.3.0.4

• fixed a visual bug on the settings menu.

HOTFIX 0.3.0.1/2/3

• fixed a bug on the game progress transfer from the demo to early access.

[ 2025-05-25 20:07:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Improvements:

• Music volume slightly reduced during Boss battles.
• Added a message on the main menu informing until when the demo will be available.
• The Friends Leaderboard, which previously appeared when entering the portal, has now been moved to the board inside the portal room.
• A menu showing the map difficulty is now displayed when entering a portal.
• Added sound effects to some menus that previously had no sound.
• Fixed a minor bug on the minimap.
• Fixed a bug in the spellbook.
• Added an option to reset game progress to the settings menu.
• Added a new HUD to the settings menu.

Balancing:

• Some area-of-effect (AOE) spells no longer follow the player.
• Adjusted the area size of certain spells.
• Significantly reduced the cooldown time of several spells.
• Increased the cooldown reduction limit of several spells to 85%, with only some remaining at 50% due to their mechanics.
• Adjusted the damage of certain spells.
• Map difficulty now varies based on the required magic power, and this information is shown when entering a portal.
• Healing potions now spawn randomly across the map.
• The HP of various monsters has been reduced, especially elites and bosses.
• Damage and attack patterns of some bosses have been modified.
• Special monsters (explosive, ranged, etc.) now appear randomly in small numbers instead of in waves.
• It is now possible to obtain upgrades to improve the basic attack.
• Upgrades have been divided into two groups: one for offensive improvements and another for defensive and utility upgrades.

The Friends Leaderboard has now been moved to the board inside the portal room:
Map difficulty menu when entering a portal:

[ 2025-05-25 01:45:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Patch notes:

• Fixed a bug where Dachs Minion was dropping only poison scrolls.
• Reduced Dachs Minion speed by 20% during the first encounters.
• Added a new HUD for the quests menu.
• Fixed a rare bug where the player could die inside minigames.
• Removed the storage chest and added a scroll exchanger (not avaiable yet).
• Minigame entrances are now hidden on the map again.
• Added a spell area indicator for the following spells: Acid Rain, Life Leeching, Necrotic Aura, Magma Geysers, and Meteor Rain.
• The spellbook now indicates when an element is not available in the demo (Ice, Water, Electric, Earth).

[ 2025-05-15 02:21:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Patch notes:

• Added poisoning/burning icon on player status effects bar.
• Fixed a bug where an icon for the boss/mini-boss was not displayed on the minimap.
• Now all spells activate if enemies are close to a certain distance while using the autocast system.
• Fixed error where monsters would dash and pass through walls.
• Minigame reward updated to grant 500x bones each time it is completed after the first time.
• A small visual improvement has been made to the timer text within the minigame.

[ 2025-05-03 17:09:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Patch notes:

• Fixed a SFX bug that rarely occurs when exiting the mini game.
• Changed the autocast setting to start active by default.
• Added a game minimap that will show points of interest such as shrines, bosses, chests, among others.
• The game's HUD has been redesigned (health bar, experience bar, spellbar, etc..).

[ 2025-04-29 01:33:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

This update contains bug fixes, balancing, new upgrades, and more. Improvements:

• Small improvement to the spell autocasting system. (Now with the autocast system the AOE spells only activate if enemies are close to a certain distance).
• The cooldown time of some spells has been slightly changed.
• Fire Breath spell now attacks in the mouse direction.
• Improved the sprite of the Fire Breath spell.
• Changed the sprite of the Flamethrower spell.
• Increased the number of elite monsters.
• Elite monsters now have more health and use special attacks.
• Characters now unlock by killing the first elite on the map of the same element instead of the mini boss.
• The inventory chest has been temporarily disabled.
• An improvement to the loot drop indicator has been made.

We've added some map events "Shrines" that appear randomly and grant bonuses.

We've revamped the upgrade system:

Upgrade System:

• A visual improvement was made in the selection of upgrades when leveling up.
• The base percentage for some upgrades has been changed.
• Now there is a rarity system for the upgrades.
• Offensive upgrades are now individual for each spell.
• New special upgrades have been added that appear every 10 levels.

Fixes:

• Fixed the font of some numbers displayed on the screen.
• Fixed the luck upgrades to now show as a percentage.
• Fixed a SFX glitch in the upgrade menu.
• Fixed a glitch in basic attack SFX.

[ 2025-04-26 02:34:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Patch notes:

• Hints with the game controls now appear when entering the training area in the portal room.
• Changed the color of poison element damage so it doesn't conflict with the healing color.
• Added a bones counter to appear during the gameplay.
• Added SFX when purchasing an upgrade in the portal room.
• Enabled the ability to toggle auto-casting and auto-aim on the portal room.
• We've made a small improvement to the spell autocasting system.
• Fixed bug that let UI buttons to be clicked multiple times without receiving response.
• Changed the minigame entrance to make it easier for players to find them during the demo only.

[ 2025-04-08 21:53:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Patch notes:

• We have removed decimal numbers when showing damage.
• We added a feedback and bug report button to the main menu.
• We improved the button to change language that you couldn't see properly.
• We've added a flash effect when damaging monsters.
• Improved the mini-boss summon animation.

[ 2025-04-05 21:22:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

HOTFIX 0.1.1.1

• Fix a bug that cause immortality.

HOTFIX 0.1.1.2

• Fixed a bug that caused unexpected behavior inside the minigames.

[ 2025-04-03 19:29:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Adventurers!

The Demo of Dachs Hunter has been released and we invite everyone to play!

What can you play in the Demo?

• 2 Characters
• 2 Stages(biomes)
• 4 Bosses
• 30+ unique enemies
• 20 Spells
• 10+ Upgrades
• Friend's Leaderboard

Also Dachs Hunter Demo already have gamepad and Steam Deck support. If you enjoy the demo, please spread the word, wishlist the main game and join our Discord to be part of our community. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499910/Dachs_Hunter/ https://discord.gg/SgerUWbeU8 Thanks a lot, HFBros

[ 2025-04-03 16:43:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello guys! Thank you for supporting Dachs Hunter! We just reached the 100 wishlists mark. We currently working on:

• Including SFX.
• UI improvements.
• Controllers support (xbox/playstation/steam deck).
• Finishing up some game mechanics.

And we are preparing a demo version to release as soon as possible, but we will make a post with the date in the future! We've also just finished the spell upgrade interface in the spellbook. Take a look:
If you haven't added it yet, it would be a great help if you could help by wishlisting our game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499910/Dachs_Hunter/ The best way to connect with us is through our Discord server. Join us if you want to get insights into development or post suggestions for the game. https://discord.gg/SgerUWbeU8 Thanks a lot, HFBros

[ 2025-02-28 00:44:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone Thanks for checking out our first game Dachs Hunter. The game has been in development for about a year now, and we want to start sharing more information with you! We are currently working on the game's meta progression, balancing, controller + Steam Deck support, Steam achievements and some bug fixes. We released our first trailer this month. We can't wait to hear what you think of Dachs Hunter!
In the meantime, it would help us if you could wishlist the game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3499910/Dachs_Hunter/ The best way to connect with us is through our Discord server. Join us if you want to get insights into development or post suggestions for the game. https://discord.gg/SgerUWbeU8 Thanks a lot, HFBros

[ 2025-02-11 03:03:19 CET ] [ Original post ]