What changed in Spiral Knights in 2026

A shimmering storm is sweeping through the Beast levels of the Clockworks, scattering mysterious energy spikes.

New high tech gear designed for winter conditions, including Chilled Auras and Tech color options.

Introduction of a new chat channel selector for improved communication.

Joining the Mandolin, the Queasinart is part of the new Toxic Slicer line of handguns.

Enhancements made for a smoother start experience for new players.

Improvements made to guild hall and Crucible gameplay.

The Owlite Archaeology Prize Box contains new items including the Enchanter Aura and various Owlite Wands.

The Punkin King returns, causing chaos in the Clockworks with new candy tokens and mask trading.

Players can collect and trade for new Zombie Masks during the Dark Harvest Festival.

New Harvest Prize Boxes contain costumes and accessories themed for the Dark Harvest.

Players can find the Punkin King in the daily prestige mission, The Dark Harvest.

The Guild Treasury will block deposits of materials that cannot be crafted in the guild.

Levels with low ratings will not be picked for PvP matches.

Chat command '/sybil' will go straight to Sybil.

In-game fonts are crisper and scale better.

Guild hall upkeep costs have been lowered on 2nd floor wings and some installation fees.

Guilds can now sell unwanted materials to the Birdsong Trading Co for full resale price.

Fixed certain objects from 'flashing' in-world.

Extra Large and Huge chat font options have been added.

Fixed a bug that caused some objects to be completely black on Mac.

The Bazaar area in Haven has had a few renovations.

Guild Formation now costs 100 energy and requires a deposit of 2,000 crowns.

The discord setting has moved from game options to a 'partner' tab.

In the Coliseum Crucible interface, levels can now be filtered by game type.

Fixed a bug that dishonored everyone still present if a Super Brawl match never starts.

New tiles have been added to the Crucible.

Ratings are wiped when a level is re-uploaded.

Craft new Autumn Tortodrone Skull and handguns/shields using Ancient Shell materials.

'Party with any' now defaults to true.

Window controls and resizing now work again on newer MacOS versions.

A new rating system for player levels has been added.

Levels can now be categorized into private, public playground, and preparing for approval phases.

The constructor gremlin Sybil has moved to Haven and is continuing work with Krogmo.

Protect the Tortodrones during their Long Migration and gather fiendish glyphs.

Spikes can now be picked up and thrown to damage monsters before shattering into materials.

Fixed Wild Hunting Blade's first ghost swing wrong scale.

Spikes now correctly appear in slime compounds.

Faust and Grand Faust display speed fix.

A new weather event affecting Slime levels of the Clockworks, depositing energy spikes that change slime behavior.

Lichens behavior was adjusted.

Spiral Knights will now automatically follow your default audio device.

Celestially-themed offerings available through the Equinox Prize Box until September 25.

Fixed Dread Venom Striker's 5th ghost hit doing the wrong damage.

Spike rates now vary by Difficulty, providing richer storms in tougher runs.

Enhancements made to mouse wheel functionality.

Improvements made to weapon switching speed.

Added a preference for connecting to Discord (BETA).

Added a preference to disable camera shake.

Fixed a bug that showed your own gear details when inspecting another knight.

Taking the early exit from Battle Arena or Treasure Vault levels will not spin for a prize box.

Fixed a bug with stunned monsters having messed-up attacks.

Defeating a spiked monster will cause it to drop its accumulated spikes, which can be collected for rewards.

/loadout chat command can be used to list or equip a loadout.

Collect spikes to acquire exciting rewards, including the new and powerful Slicer line of guns.

A new weather event has arrived, affecting specific areas of the Clockworks with mysterious energy spikes that change monster behavior.

/saveloadout (/save) also works.

Stability improvement for the mac client when moving or resizing the window.

Monsters will be inexplicably drawn to the new energy spikes, making them more challenging.

Non-mac users will find a new 'Display Mode' that is like fullscreen but actually just a 'borderless' window.

Light infantry and scout knights can now send out a beacon with new Status Symbol auras.

The free DLC features Warmaster Seerus and his Grand Arsenal, requiring players to assist in the battle against the Crimson Order.

Earn the Shrouded Crest by retrieving Ancient Pages from black kats in Moorcroft Manor.

New armor, helms, hair accessories, Hologlyphs, and shields introduced for summer.

A new Obsidian Obstacle can be acquired while freeing souls on the Grasping Plateau.

A competition for the community to contribute to a new trailer for Spiral Knights.

The Apocrean Harvester has returned with a new obstacle on the Grasping Plateau, available until May 25th.

Adjusted chances for bonuses based on crystal use levels: increased for medium and maximum levels, guaranteed success for minimum level.

New botanical gear and accessories available in vibrant colors for players to enhance their camouflage skills.

All forging attempts will now be successful, making it easier for new players to level up their gear.

Released a second batch of large back-end changes to modernize the game and improve performance.

Added new accessory slots for further personalization of characters.

Players can create PvP levels that may be added to the game, with ongoing updates for functionality.

Commands added for quick movement around town for knights who have reached Haven.

Knights can now turn off popups for abandoning parties.

The game now attempts to use more memory for improved performance.

Dousing an already-extinguished mask no longer deals damage to knights.

Added preference for controlling the size of the chat area.

Added new servers to enhance connectivity for players in these regions.

Players can now control the size of the chat text.

Damage of Catalyzer, Industrial Catalyzer, Volatile Catalyzer, and Neutralizer has been increased.

Searching for an accessory will now find it on armors or helms.

A new free-for-all combat mode for up to eight knights with fast-paced five-minute rounds.

Added new icons for deconstruction zones and different compound wilds levels.

The attack speed buff now has a unique icon.

Modernization of server and client Java to improve gameplay and reduce lag.

Added preference for UI scaling saved per screen resolution.

Exchange Cake Slice tokens for party themed items such as Cake helms and Anniversary Prize Boxes.

Earn the Clockworks Clock Blocker shield during the Anniversary event by collecting cake tokens.

Complete special missions 'Total Caketastrophe' and 'A Gremlin in Knead' to earn Cake Slice tokens.

New Clockworks Prize Boxes contain various themed items including Spotlight Aura and Clock Blocker shields.