CRUEL Fixes: Updated Controls, Expanded Perks, and Numerous Bug Fixes
January 28, 2026
CRUEL is a fast run‑and‑gun horror shooter with roguelike elements that has just received a comprehensive update. The patch refines control sensitivity, expands perk options, restores missing menus, and corrects a range of bugs that have been reported by the community.
Highlights
- Mouse sensitivity slider now displays its value and has been re‑scaled to allow lower sensitivity settings.
- New “Mouse relative” option added - the setting that the old build used for mouse sensitivity.
- Mouse‑and‑controller look sensitivities are now independent, letting players mix controller and mouse controls.
- Melee mode now lets you use weapons with both the melee key and the shoot key.
- Restored perk screen in No‑Guns mode - gun‑related perks are removed and the perk screen appears again.
- Perk selection in Endless mode expanded from 3 to 5 choices.
- Pro Endless players now receive progressively less soda on later floors, balancing the difficulty curve.
New Features
- Mouse relative option (old build sensitivity method).
- Independent mouse/controller look sensitivities.
- Weapon usage with both melee and shoot keys in Melee mode.
- Restored perk screen in No‑Guns mode (gun perks removed).
- Expanded perk selection in Endless mode (3 → 5).
- Adjusted soda reward in Pro Endless mode.
Bug Fixes
- Explosions no longer hurt the player through walls.
- Vending machine placement now correctly places the intended amount on all layouts.
- Auto‑aim on the Nun target was corrected (it used to aim off‑side).
- Trap‑kill colliders now remove correctly.
- Duplicate names in the death diary are culled to avoid duplication.
- Dear Diary achievement now requires the correct 5 entries for the first page (previously 7).
- Oofrian name credit fixed.
- Erik perk removal now correctly deletes burnt cards.
- Cheater perk removal now displays only two cards as intended.
- Shader issue on photograph pegs (they were darker) has been resolved.
- Typos in tips and the death diary have been corrected.
- GPU particle compilation now uses the old loading‑screen method, addressing stutter complaints.
More details available here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/2689470/announcements/detail/509604049186717754.
