v8.8.0 Patch Notes

Summary: Haunted Castle, Player Gifting, Interface Updates, and Bug Fixes!

Haunted Castle Event

• Welcome to SideQuests first-ever seasonal event: the Haunted Castle!
• Grab your friends and explore the limited-time expedition. Earn event coins to unlock event cosmetics and compete on the seasonal event leaderboard!
• Found a dungeon key? Visit Pax to try a completely new, experimental battle system.
• Players may now solo the expedition after updating to v8.8.1 (expected release: 10/25/26).

The battle system is an early concept with limited features. Expect bugs, and please share your feedback!

Meet Pax, the Event Guide!

• Meet Pax, your new guide for event information and activities.
• Pax makes his debut with a Haunted Castle quest to help you get started!

Player Gifting

• You can now gift your friends gems, the season pass, and the Founders Pack!
• Open a friends profile and select Gift Player to send them a surprise.

Interface Updates

• Updated the shop, inventory, discovery log, and skill icons.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where coins could disappear after crafting.
• Fixed an issue where Rare Find Potions could remain active after being used for an expedition reward.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from starting guild quests after switching guilds.
• Fixed an issue where repeating a co-op expedition could incorrectly make the lobby public.
• Fixed save recovery issues when switching devices.
• Fixed co-op reward claim issues affecting older app versions.

v8.7.8 Updates (10/5/26)

Co-op

• Party members can now contribute up to 20% beyond their normal share to help teammates finish. Each member must still complete at least 80% of their own share.
• Added vote-to-kick for parties with more than two players. Voting opens after a 24-hour grace period and requires unanimous agreement from the other members. Members must complete their minimum share before voting.
• Playing again with the same party now preserves the original host.
• Minor interface improvements.

Crafting

• Material selection now orders items by rarity to match their respective tabs.

Announcements

• The announcement board now supports italicized text.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the action card continued to show "Claim Reward" after claiming, instead of "Waiting..." after selecting Play Again.
• Fixed an issue where co-op members who had not selected Play Again could join another lobby without leaving their previous party.
• Fixed an issue where an older save from another device could overwrite newer cloud progress.
• Fixed an incorrect starting step count when accepting the Walking Days guild quest.

Discord

Join the community to find co-op partners, discover guilds, report bugs, vote on ideas, and talk about upcoming updates on Discord.

Thanks for playing!

-SideQuest