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Post-jam update 0.17
July 19, 2026 by Depthid
A New Challenge and a Fresh Main Menu Today I gave the main menu a fairly big makeover. It is now cleaner, easier to navigate, and gives Play the attention it deserves. I also added a leaderboard brow... Continue reading
Post-jam update 0.16
July 19, 2026 by Depthid
100 Players - Thank You! 🍕 Pizza in Peril has officially reached 100 players! That might be a small number compared to bigger games, but seeing 100 real people play something I made genuinely means... Continue reading
Post-jam update 0.15
July 19, 2026 by Depthid
Two New Challenges and Fairer Leaderboards This update started with a simple goal: make interesting challenge runs, make them easier to understand, and less punishing on the leaderboards when a run en... Continue reading
Post-jam update 0.14
July 17, 2026 by Depthid
Performance, leaderboards, and important fixes The biggest task was performance. Large enemy waves and a few wide-area abilities, especially the Sticky Air, Spring, and Homing branches could cause sig... Continue reading
Post-jam update 0.13
July 16, 2026 by Depthid
Online leaderboards are here! I finally added online leaderboards to Pizza in Peril. It took a little more setup and troubleshooting than expected, but seeing my name appear on the board made it worth... Continue reading
Post-jam update 0.12
July 16, 2026 by Depthid
A New Main Menu, My First Challenge, and a Money Pole Rework Today’s update ended up being a pretty big one. I finally gave the game a proper main menu, added the first playable Challenge, and rewor... Continue reading
Post-jam update 0.11
July 15, 2026 by Depthid
Today’s update brings a few quality-of-life improvements! The victory screen now properly celebrates the difficulty you conquered After winning, you can Stay for Endless Mode or Exit in glory Exitin... Continue reading
Post-jam update 0.10
July 14, 2026 by Depthid
My goal of releasing the game is approaching, but the hardest (at least for me) step is still awaiting, which is the art and music. Also onboarding (i'm not great at marketing either lol). Don't know... Continue reading
Post-jam fix 0.9.2
July 13, 2026 by Depthid
This update focuses on performance during enemy-heavy waves. Improved performance when many enemies and effects are active at the same time. Optimized enemy detection for glue, acid, fire trails, zap... Continue reading
Post-jam fix 0.9.1
July 13, 2026 by Depthid
Changes: Fixed completion checkmarks displaying incorrectly in the web build... Continue reading
Post-jam update 0.9
July 13, 2026 by Depthid
Changes: Added mobile browser support for the itch.io web build. Added touch-and-hold controls for connecting to poles and controlling the character. Added touch-friendly pole movement with a draggabl... Continue reading
Post-jam fix 0.8.1
July 12, 2026 by Depthid
Changes: Power-up buttons now behave consistently with other shop buttons, including hover, pressed, disabled, and mouse interaction states. Added separate Restart and Exit buttons to the Game Over sc... Continue reading
Post-jam update 0.8
July 12, 2026 by Depthid
Changes: - The game is now called Pizza in Peril. - Added Medium and Hard difficulty modes to every arena. - Medium and Hard runs now contain 15 waves, with endless mode starting at Wave 16. - Medium... Continue reading
Post-jam update 0.7
July 11, 2026 by Depthid
Changes: Renamed the Serpentine map to Waterslide. Added a grey diamond-tile aquapark floor. Added one large pool with a thin tiled border. Poles cannot be placed or moved into the pool. Changed the f... Continue reading
Post-jam fix 0.6
July 10, 2026 by Depthid
Changes: - Added two new arenas: Roundabout and Serpentine. - Arena Select now remembers the last arena and difficulty you played, selecting it automatically. - Improved arena previews: textured paths... Continue reading
Post-jam fix 0.5
July 09, 2026 by Depthid
Changes: - Added the new Arena Select screen after the tutorial. - Meadow is the name of the first arena - Added placeholder arenas and difficulties for future content. - Added difficulty details, com... Continue reading
Post-jam fix 0.4
July 08, 2026 by Depthid
Changes: Runs now save after each completed wave Added Restart Run in settings... Continue reading
Post-jam fix 0.3
July 08, 2026 by Depthid
Changes: Improved tutorial Cleaned up the bottom right prompt UI Next Wave now shows progress... Continue reading
Post-jam fix 0.2
July 07, 2026 by Depthid
- Fixed audio buses, and other audio related issues - Added Display Menu to the settings for better fullscreen experience - Fixed the Monkey sprite - Added mouse button support to control bindings... Continue reading
Post-jam fix 0.1
July 06, 2026 by Depthid#post-jam, #update, #bugfix, #windows, #html5
Changes: - Fixed the mute option not working in the web build. - Added a downloadable Windows version. - Updated the itch.io page... Continue reading