v2.96.0 — Sharper Sprites (HD Upgrade Begins)

August 2026

We've started re-drawing characters and bosses at higher resolution for crisper, more detailed art — same look, twice the fidelity.

• Heroes — the Chicken and a first wave of animal heroes are now full HD.
• Mega bosses — the towering Basin bosses are getting redrawn too, starting with the Bog Titan, Colossus, Horror, Hydra, and Leviathan.
• More characters and bosses roll out over the coming updates.

v2.95.0 — Punchier Combat & Smoother Motion

August 2026

A combat-feel pass that makes every fight read better — no balance changes, just polish.

• Hits land harder — enemies flash and recoil when you strike them, so every hit connects with real weight.
• Smoother enemies — foes now glide between tiles instead of snapping, matching your own movement.
• Snappier feedback — damage numbers pop in and fan out, and hit sparks burst outward instead of fizzling in place.
• Buttery on every screen — camera and movement smoothing now feel identical on 60Hz and high-refresh 120Hz displays.

All of this respects your Reduced Motion and Smooth Movement settings.

v2.94.0 — Your Chats, Right in the World Panel

August 2026

The world-chat panel now has a Chats tab — your direct messages and group conversations live right alongside World, Guild, and System.

• Everything in one list — DMs and groups together, newest first, each with a preview of the last message and an unread count. Groups are clearly tagged.
• Read and reply in place — tap a conversation and it opens right inside the panel, no separate window. Send messages, stickers, and emotes, and react to messages just like anywhere else. Hit ‹ Chats to go back to the list.
• Never miss a message — an unread badge on the Chats tab keeps you posted even while you're reading World or Guild chat.

v2.92.3 — Clearer Firing Smoke

August 2026

The puff of smoke when you fire no longer blankets your character — it now drifts out in front of the muzzle and is a touch lighter, so you can always see who you're playing.

v2.92.0 — New Character: Frost Pixie

August 2026

A new free character joins the roster — the Frost Pixie, a winged ice-fairy who darts into the fray and jabs with a frozen wand.

• Free for everyone — pick her from My Nest any time. Like all characters, she's purely cosmetic, so switch whenever you fancy a new look.
• Fully animated — a hand-finished sprite with idle, walk, attack, hit, and defeat animations to match the rest of the cast.

v2.91.145 — Group Chat

August 2026

Private, invite-only group chats — round up your friends into a room that's all your own, separate from World and Guild chat.

• Make a group — hit ＋ Create Group DM under the search in your Conversations list, name it (up to 50 members), and invite players. You can be in several groups at once.
• All in one place — your groups sit right in your Conversations list alongside DMs and guild chat, newest first. Invites show up under Friends.
• Chat together — full emotes, stickers, reactions, and unread badges, just like guild chat.
• Your room, your rules — the group owner invites, renames, removes members, or disbands. Leave any time; if the owner leaves, ownership passes to another member automatically.
• Stay safe — tap any member's name to message, mute, or report them, just like World chat.

v2.91.129–v2.91.139 — Expanded Player Guides & In-Game Help

August 2026

A big refresh of our guides so new and returning players can find answers fast.

• New guides — dedicated walkthroughs for The Mountain, The Cursed Cellar, the Eggvault Labyrinth, a New Player Walkthrough, and an FAQ.
• Know your gear — the Forge & Relics guide now lists every weapon and armor tier and explains how your gear auto-upgrades as you level.
• Accuracy pass — refreshed the in-game Help and existing guides to match the current game.

v2.91.61–v2.91.108 — The Eggvault Labyrinth

July 2026

A brand-new, run-based roguelite mode — the biggest addition since launch. Unlock it by clearing Mountain floor 10.

• Descend the labyrinth — push through tiers of five chambers, grabbing temporary shrine boons and diving as deep as you dare.
• Five tier bosses — The Broodfather, Shardbeak the Cursed, The Molting King, Ashwing, and the mythic Yolkmother, each a telegraphed, phase-based fight.
• First Rooster Artifacts — earn Feather Shards and spend them at the Shellwarden's Shop on powerful pre-run boosts.
• Endless replay — a tier 6+ remix loop, a leaderboard, and the Keeper's Whispers lore to uncover.

v2.91.54–v2.91.59 — Mountain Combat Overhaul

July 2026

The Mountain climb got a combat makeover with more variety and tougher, more readable enemies.

• Elite enemies — from floor 8, elites with special affixes (Regenerating, Explosive, Warded, Summoner, and more) change how you fight — and they're clearly marked with glowing effects.
• Enemy archetypes — ranged shooters, chargers, fast swarmers, and beefy tanks now mix into floors as you climb.
• Smarter pacing — retuned enemy density so fights stay lively without becoming a swarm.

v2.91.109–v2.91.115 — Smoother Movement & Easier Logins

July 2026

• Smooth tile-glide movement — a refreshed movement feel that glides between tiles.
• Sign in with Apple — now available alongside Google sign-in on the web.
• Stay signed in — longer web sessions and a "Remember Me" option so you're not logging in constantly.
• Screen Shake toggle — a new accessibility setting to turn camera shake off.

v2.83–v2.91.53 — The Big Visual Upgrade

May–June 2026

A sweeping art pass gave the whole game a crisper, more premium look.

• HD enemies & bosses — every enemy and boss redrawn at higher resolution, with idle animations and presence effects.
• HD environments — hundreds of props and biome set-pieces refreshed, plus an Island Vale visual overhaul.
• Punchier combat visuals — muzzle flashes, shell casings, hit-impact bursts, and a shiny new gold chest with an open animation.

v2.89 — Chat & Social Warmth

May 2026

• Message reactions — react to chat messages with emoji.
• Typing indicators & online count — see who's around and who's mid-message.
• Friend pings — quick nudges to your friends.

v2.88 — Game Feel & Polish Pass

May 2026

• Combat juice — hit pauses, kill shakes, and cleaner damage numbers make every hit land harder.
• Milestone moments — level-up banners, unlock callouts, achievement chips, and boss first-kill plaques.
• More audio — new sound effects and a dedicated SFX volume slider.
• New settings — a reduced-motion mode, a damage-numbers toggle, and desktop UI scaling.
• Mobile ergonomics — improved haptics and pull-to-refresh on the leaderboard.

v2.78–2.87 — New Player Experience

April–May 2026

• New character creation flow — a smoother, clearer first-time setup.
• Guided Yolkshire Tour — a directional arrow walks you through all 8 hub buildings, with "what's next?" guidance at the end.
• Landing page redesign — a fresh front door for the game, plus site-wide theme polish.
• Premium character skins — new Bone King, Demon, and Void looks.

v2.73 — Mobile Polish & Chat Improvements

April 2026

A round of quality-of-life improvements focused on mobile experience and chat.

• Mobile keyboard-aware chat — world chat repositions above the virtual keyboard so you can see what you're typing.
• Smarter auto-translate — stickers and emotes are no longer unnecessarily translated.
• Cleaner loading screen — standardized the loading experience across all platforms with the logo and progress bar.
• Push notifications — reliability improvements for Android native app notifications.
• General stability — server hardening, improved caching, and performance optimizations.

v2.34.0 — Game Guides & News Hub

April 2026

Launched public game guides and patch notes page to help new and returning players.

• Game Guides — 4 comprehensive guides covering Getting Started, Island Vale, Talent Tree, and Forge & Relics.
• Patch Notes — public release history so players can see what's changed.
• SEO improvements — better search engine visibility and site structure.

v2.33.0–2.33.4 — Infrastructure & Polish

April 2026

Backend infrastructure improvements and deployment pipeline polish.

• Server hardening — general security improvements and best-practice updates.
• Deploy pipeline — cleaned up deployment process, improved sync efficiency.
• SEO foundation — improved robots.txt, sitemap structure, and metadata across all public pages.

v2.32.0 — Push Notifications

March 2026

Push notifications arrive on mobile. Never miss a direct message or completed field task again.

• FCM push notifications — receive real-time notifications for DMs and field task completions on Android.
• Opt-in only — notifications require explicit permission. No marketing or spam.
• Privacy-first — device tokens are deleted when you log out or revoke permissions.

v2.31.0 — Mobile Launch

March 2026

Pixel Chicken comes to mobile with a native Android wrapper and extended session persistence.

• Android app — thin native wrapper that loads the full game. Same experience as desktop.
• 30-day sessions — mobile auth tokens last 30 days, so you stay logged in between play sessions.
• Offline fallback — graceful handling when connectivity drops.

v2.30.0 — Floor Advancement Overhaul

March 2026

Complete rewrite of the dungeon floor advancement system for reliability.

• Smoother progression — floor advancement is now faster and more reliable, especially on spotty connections.
• Progress protection — eliminated edge cases where floor progress could be lost during network hiccups.

v2.18.0 — Desktop Downloads

February 2026

Play Pixel Chicken as a desktop app on Windows and macOS.

• Windows installer — native .exe with auto-updater support.
• macOS app — native .dmg for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
• Auto-updates — desktop apps check for updates automatically on launch.
• Same account — your progress syncs seamlessly between browser and desktop.

v2.11.0 — Relic Evolution

February 2026

10 named relics with 5-tier evolution, each with unique passive effects.

• 10 relics — lifesteal, crit, dodge, thorns, chain lightning, burn, gold find, execute, HP regen, and damage reduction.
• 5-tier evolution — evolve from Common to Mythic for dramatically stronger effects.
• 4 material sources — Relic Shards, Dungeon Essence, Boss Fragments, and Void Crystals from different content.
• 2 equip slots — second slot unlocks at level 100.

v2.8.0 — Shrine of Power (Talent Tree)

January 2026

A permanent, branching talent system with 30 nodes across three specializations.

• Fury — offensive talents for damage and kill streaks.
• Bastion — defensive talents for survivability and damage reflection.
• Cunning — utility talents for gold, XP, crafting, and buff duration.
• 30 Skill Points — earned from milestones across all content. Enough to max one branch and half of another.
• Full respec — reset talents for gold at any time.