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.