What’s New in Version 1.2.4 Curios arrive in November, bringing new collectibles and challenges. This update also adds all-time progress leaderboards. Collect and equip Runes, strengthen your Peg Powers with Peg Power+ upgrades, and explore expanded Labs. We’ve improved save backups and added rewards and quality-of-life improvements throughout the game.

Runes bring build-defining effects to your defense. Collect and equip them to try new strategies and give each run a different feel. Peg Power+ adds advanced upgrades for your powers, while expanded Labs offer more ways to strengthen your build over time. This update also brings more rewards and quality-of-life improvements throughout the game.

Runes bring build-defining effects to your defense. Collect and equip them to try new strategies and give each run a different feel. Peg Power+ adds advanced upgrades for your powers, while expanded Labs offer more ways to strengthen your build over time. This update also brings more rewards and quality-of-life improvements throughout the game.

Runes bring build-defining effects to your defense. Collect and equip them to try new strategies and give each run a different feel. Peg Power+ adds advanced upgrades for your powers, while expanded Labs offer more ways to strengthen your build over time. This update also brings more rewards and quality-of-life improvements throughout the game.

Runes bring build-defining effects to your defense. Collect and equip them to try new strategies and give each run a different feel. Peg Power+ adds advanced upgrades for your powers, while expanded Labs offer more ways to strengthen your build over time. This update also brings more rewards and quality-of-life improvements throughout the game.

Save upgrades

Additional Save upgrades

We fixed bugs, improved performance, improved save versioning

We fixed bugs, improved performance, and added new features for a smoother experience. Auto Retry and its labs, improved battle turret burst and explosive damage to bring it more in line with piercing.

We fixed bugs, improved performance, and added new features for a smoother experience. Auto Retry and its labs, improved battle turret burst and explosive damage to bring it more in line with piercing.

Improved account linking and cloud save reliability, with safer progress recovery and syncing. Also includes stability improvements and bug fixes.

Improved account linking and cloud save reliability, with safer progress recovery and syncing. Also includes stability improvements and bug fixes.

## What’s New A big visual customization update has arrived! • **Expanded Cosmetics** — Customize your game with Board Surfaces, Backgrounds, Board Frames, Peg Sets, and Battle Turret skins. • **New Board Frames & Peg Designs** — More themes and visual combinations are now available to make your board your own. • **Improved Cosmetics Menu** — Browse, preview, purchase, and equip cosmetics through our redesigned customization experience. • **Better Cosmetic Previews** — See how multiple cosmetic changes look together before equipping them. • **Purchase & Ownership Improvements** — Additional safeguards help ensure previously purchased cosmetics remain available to your account. • **Performance Improvements** — Reduced unnecessary processing during runs, particularly around quest and notification updates. • **Bug Fixes & Polish** — Additional UI, account reset, cosmetics, and gameplay stability improvements. Thanks for playing Descent Defender!

Command the new retro arcade-style Battle Turret and defend your base across 20 new stages! NEW • Added Stages 31–50. • Added new Battle Turret ship skins. • Added Midas Peg, a new power that increases coin earnings, plus new Labs. • Added Lucky Balls and Prize Balls for bonus coin rewards. • Added beginner tutorials and helpful tooltips. • Added clearer end-of-run coin information. • Challenge Mode completions now increase offline rewards: +5% for Continuous Flow and +5% for Blitz on each stage. GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS • Faster Ball Spawn Speed and Continuous Flow no longer reduce coin earnings. • Poison can no longer deal the final hit to your base. • Magnetic Peg spins enemies more slowly and releases them at a controlled speed. • Pushback Force now lasts briefly, and enemies no longer retain the added speed. • Improved Battle Turret XP, Talent Point, charge, recharge, Auto Mode, and Special ability information. FIXES & PERFORMANCE • Fixed moving enemy HP bars. • Fixed duplicate offline reward claims. • Improved tutorials, wave and boss announcements, UI behavior, run startup, early combat performance, saving, and stability. • Reduced unnecessary processing and object creation during gameplay.

Command the new retro arcade-style Battle Turret and defend your base across 20 new stages! NEW • Added Stages 31–50. • Added new Battle Turret ship skins. • Added Midas Peg, a new power that increases coin earnings, plus new Labs. • Added Lucky Balls and Prize Balls for bonus coin rewards. • Added beginner tutorials and helpful tooltips. • Added clearer end-of-run coin information. • Challenge Mode completions now increase offline rewards: +5% for Continuous Flow and +5% for Blitz on each stage. GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS • Faster Ball Spawn Speed and Continuous Flow no longer reduce coin earnings. • Poison can no longer deal the final hit to your base. • Magnetic Peg spins enemies more slowly and releases them at a controlled speed. • Pushback Force now lasts briefly, and enemies no longer retain the added speed. • Improved Battle Turret XP, Talent Point, charge, recharge, Auto Mode, and Special ability information. FIXES & PERFORMANCE • Fixed moving enemy HP bars. • Fixed duplicate offline reward claims. • Improved tutorials, wave and boss announcements, UI behavior, run startup, early combat performance, saving, and stability. • Reduced unnecessary processing and object creation during gameplay.