Steam app 3195790 · updated 26 Oct 2026, 19:38 UTC
White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics. Sharp reflexes and resource management will bring you out from under ten thousand meters of concrete and decay.
720 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
19 months, April 2025 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
The source keeps every hour for about a month, one figure a day for about two, and a single number for anything older.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 699 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content
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50 developer announcements, Jul 2025 to Oct 2026 · times in UTC
Boo!Got you didn't I?With that out of the way, it's time for White Knuckle to celebrate the spooky season! As mentioned in the Shortcuts and Accessibility Update post, we've been hard at work on Core so this year's Halloween event is…
HollyChangesRenderingSwitched back to DX11 to fix a couple of crashes that were happening on older systems with poor DX12 support.PerformanceFurther reduced passive memory usage to hopefully reduce hitching and excess memory usage leading to…
Patch notesChangesThe papers in Interlude: Analysis no longer respawn if they've been grabbed during the run.The Entity Scanner now highlights Keys and Handwheel items.Reduced the cost of Grapple Pitons from 8 roaches to 5.BugfixesFixed being able to…
Patch notesChangesGrapple PitonIncreased the Grapple Piton range by 5 meters.The Grapple Piton now gets a 10 meter range boost with Piton Enthusiast.Added a light which indicates whether the target surface is in range or not.BugfixesFixed a bug in the…
Patch notesCrash NoticeHey there!We've been getting reports about crashes on launch, and in nearly all cases they seem related to having mods previously installed that are incompatible with the newest version of the game. If you run into any issues…
Patch notesBugfixesFixed keybinds not saving properly (sorgy)Rho Lightning particles for the altars and Artifact Device is red again.Vendors in the Duct To Abyss safe area now save and load properly.You can no longer walk around while inside of the…
Patch notesThank you everyone for playing and reporting issues! Here's our first hotfix of the S&A update
Patch notesGreetings Climbers!It's time again for a Major Update! What kind of update? Well...White Knuckle Beta 0.61Welcome to the Shortcuts and Accessibility Update! As the name would suggest, it's got two big features:Introducing: The Rotten…
HollyBugfixes & Balance Changes!ChangesPerksAnomalous BondsAnomalous bonds now converts disks to special non-insertable disk trinkets on revive instead of disintegrating them.Portable BankUnlocked earlier in general progressionNow provides a…
Patch notesHey everyone! Big hotfix coming in with a bunch of QOL changes as well!ChangesItemsReload/Shoot Pocket BufferYour pocket button now is buffered when shooting or reloading sidearms (Handgun, Flaregun, Cryogun), so if pressed it will pocket…
Patch notesLotsa changes! Some big, some small, lots of fixes too.We've been trying to smash this Nest rare level gen issue and I'm hoping this hotfix does it. We haven't been able to recreate it internally, so if this update somehow doesn't fix it…
Patch notesBugfixesFixed the competitive mode perk pool not actually reducing perks.Fixed artifacts rarely not recharging.Fixed a bug which would prevent the Mother achievement from activating.Sister Grubs should no longer leap to their untimely…
Patch notesChangesThe NestAdded a flashlight spawn to the Nest safe room.Added a secret flaregun to the Nest safe room.Endless NestMade the subregion transitional vents for the nest two meters high, allowing for walking/sprinting navigation.Lowered…
Patch notesChangesBazaarYou can now get the Barnacle Hook from the Bazaar in any endless mode.You can now get the Cryo Gun (From the chimney) from the Bazaar in any endless mode.When you have the Cryo Gun, each break room spawns with a…
Patch notesBugfixesFixed a bug preventing players from entering SSL.Fixed an issue where the mass would sometimes consume the player immediatly upon leaving the Bazaar.Fixed some achievements not granting in steam. If this affected you, simply start…
Patch notesHello Climbers!Your next challenge awaits. The fifth region, The Nest, has been released!But before we get to the details, We're on sale during this Summer Sale (Later Today!) The game's price will be increasing after the sale, so fair…
Henry HoareGreetings Climbers!We know you all have been waiting with shaking hands for any news about our next big region update: The Nest. We've been incredibly excited too!On a completely unrelated note, White Knuckle will be part of the upcoming…
HollyWhite Knuckle Beta 0.55qConsole ChangesAdded aliases, which allow for defining new commands in the console.The Delay command can now also have a frame count or second count specified.Binds can now include space in their keychords.Bug…
Patch notesWhite Knuckle Beta 0.55oNow, you might be wondering: "What happened to 0.55n? Well, you see I simply forgot that 0.55n was a closed beta for the forward+ renderer, and figured the next version was o. I only just now realized this but the…
Patch notesChangesAfter winning Campaign runs, you now gain a bonus 50 Facility Credits.Increased bloodbug spawns in Pipeworks to be somewhere between Anniversary Update and Abyss Update in terms of rates.Tier 2 Vendors now serve beans if Pitons and…
Patch notesChangesChanged the color of Bandages to brown, to help differentiate them from Cans of food.Auto Pitons no longer spawn in T2 vendors in Competitive, and Bricks no longer spawn in T1 vendors in Competitive.Barnacle tongues now latch onto…
Patch notesChangesNew Denizen hands palette (Midnight)Bug FixesHopefully fixed Barnacles, Vent Things and Spear Barnacles putting the player into a permanent crouch/slowdown stateRemoved spinning floating rebar in Storage 17In Survival Mode, Fractured…
Patch notesWhite Knuckle Beta 0.55eBug FixesFixed rebar getting stuck in your hands rarely.Added death text to the recycler.Tweaked collision on the upgrade computer.White Knuckle Beta 0.55fBug FixesItem Lockers now properly store item metadata.The…
Patch notesFixed a bug in hardmode which caused it to not save out credits properly. The elevator in I2 will automatically raise when you climb to the third stage, to avoid the button not working properly. Fixed the recycle cost for Carabiner and Moon…
Patch notesFixed Lockers not storing correctly on some saves. Fixed floating rebar and injector in i2-03 Removed broken perk machine in the playground
Patch notesFixed a bug where when saving roaches aren't being properly converted to credits at the end of the run.Fixed rho altars not letting you take your item back when using the no shops binding.Added new audio to the forlorn gateway breaker…
Patch notesHopefully fixed the black line issue affecting some on AMD GPUs. Fixed the scaling issue for the gamemode screen on narrower aspect ratios.
Patch notesHello Climbers!Happy Birthday White Knuckle! To celebrate our one year anniversary for being in early access, we have put together a massive Anniversary Update with QOL features, entirely new systems, massive reworks, and much more!White…
HollyThe Last YearWe entered Early Access on April 17th of 2025, with a lot of excitement and worry for how the game would do. White Knuckle is a weird weird weird game that defies the many genres that form it, and while we had a small but…
HollyTo celebrate the release of White Knuckles Anniversary Update, the team over at Dark Machine Games wanted to do a Developer Run competition! Watch, enjoy and make sure to keep an eye out for the new update coming April 17th!
DreadXPHappy April Climbers!This Friday (April 17th) is White Knuckle's one year early access anniversary! And we've got a real big update to show for it.Watch the trailer here:With the update comes:Facility UpgradesTrinkets and BindingsRoach…
Hollyhey gamers i found something cool please rate my video (anyone heard of this game?!?!? xD)uhhh i heard that there would be other cool stuff this month 2 thx for playing
Patch notesWhite Knuckle Beta 0.54The winter event has ended! Long live the winter event! (You can still play the chimney!) BugfixesFixed a memory leak that affected players using certain cosmetics. Took a while to track down, hopefully if you were…
Patch notesHey everyone! Here's all the bugfixes that have gone out since the launch of the Chimney yesterday. Everything is pretty small but I did push it out in a bunch of mini-patches, so I've collated those changes here for you to see.Happy…
Patch notesHappy Holidays everyone! This year, we thought you should have a little limited-time holiday event as a treat.It's getting cold this time of year, and nowhere in the Superstructure is colder nor more festive than Substructure…
Ranch JoyrideHappy Halloween everyone! Grab a handful of candy, a big mug of cider, and lock in to this year's Autumn Event!Attention Staff: The current Dive Team has failed to respond. Stimulant flow from organism is at a 10,362 hour low.Medical Team…
HollyHappy Autumn Climbers!Tomorrow, the the Autumn Seasonal event for White Knuckle begins with a brand new content update: PARASITE.Watch the trailer here:With it comes a brand new challenge map with new items, denizens, and more!Thanks for…
HollyHey everyone, just dropping off some hotfixes.White Knuckle Beta 0.50mFeatures and PolishThe Interlude 3 Tram sequence is a bit flashier. Enjoy!Added a new music track to the Interlude 3 Tram sequenceAfter some community feedback, Endless…
Patch notesFixed a save-load issue which caused the game to be stuck in 'loading' Lowered mass speed increase in Roach Run Lowered Face aggression increase in endless iron knuckle Fixed the ``'notarget'`` cheat not working on many denizens. Fixed…
Patch notesHey everyone! A couple more changes and fixes. New Features Your perks are now shown on the final score screen. You can now pet the Shrales. The Face's eyes now turn more red as it gets closer to it's retreat damage threshold. Bugfixes and…
Patch notesFixed lighting in new Pipe Organ level Added to new Pipe Organ level Fixed reloading pre-abyss saves eating artifacts. Fixed duping artifact spears through revives. Fixed (Hopefully) games played through proton upgrading saves incorrectly.…
Patch notesFeatures The Face now has some new damage effects when hit. When speared, better aim will reduce the number of hits it takes to end it's hunt. Flares will take two hits. Made it's hitbox larger. The Spear Now retrieves on mouse up, instead…
Patch notesBalance Changes Removed the child safety locks on the tram. Buffed the Conditioned Polyphagia experimental perk. Bugfixes Fixed the gravity glove breaking sometimes on reload. Adjusted the level loading zone in the Endless Abyss break room…
Patch notesHey everyone! We've gotten some reports of crashes relating to saving and loading. Sorry if you have encountered it, hopefully this patch resolves some of that. We really appreciate any and all reports provided
Patch notesWhite Knuckle Beta 0.50c The Timepiece now regenerates to at least 30% of it's capacity upon reviving if it is below that threshold. Fixed an issue with Profit Motive which caused it to spam the bank particle and sound. Fixed an issue with…
Patch notesHey everyone! Caught some bugs and (hopefully) smashed them. I know some folks have reported framerate problems in the Abyss, and Crashes, and we're continuing to look into that more. Expect some optimization patches through the week! White…
Patch notesHello Climbers!The time has come, the climb must continue. The fourth region, the Abyss, has released.But before we get to details, WE WILL BE ON SALE during this Autumn Sale!The game's price will be increasing after the sale, so fair…
HollyHello Superstructure Workers!White Knuckle's 4th region: THE ABYSS will be fusing it's way into your copy of the game on SEPTEMBER 29th!Watch the trailer now!But, it's not just the 4th region, this update is coming with a heap of new…
HollyHello Climbers!As many of you already know, The Abyss will be releasing next month, In September. We're still a few weeks out from announcing the precise date along with the full update trailer, but trust us when we say we are very excited…
HollyMore bugfixes from the last few days!ChangelogsWhite Knuckle 0.44hPotentially fixed medal achievements not working for some players.,Fixed an issue which allowed for vendor unlocks to be achieved on the first use of items.,Fixed tutorial…
Patch notesWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | White Knuckle.exe | any |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
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WinAppDataLocalLow | Dark Machine/White Knuckle/ | save.json |
WinAppDataLocalLow | Dark Machine/White Knuckle/ | save-backup.json |
WinAppDataLocalLow | Dark Machine/White Knuckle/ | wk_save.json |
WinAppDataLocalLow | Dark Machine/White Knuckle/Sessions/ | *.session |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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