What changed in TBH: Task Bar Hero in 2026

Introducing a new stage type designed for tougher challenges and higher-tier items.

Adding new items at level 90, featuring approximately 20 unique stats.

A new system allowing players to change character appearances, starting with dark fantasy themed skins.

Introducing new rune types along with additional runes for existing types.

Addressed an issue where opening a Treasure Chest caused the game to crash on certain accounts.

Resolved an issue where the auto-open timer for chests intermittently did not work.

Resolved an issue where using the Hunter's Frost Bolt would intermittently cause all monsters to freeze and stop moving.

Corrected an issue where the previously selected recipe was not retained when reopening the Cube - Crafting page.

Enhanced the save system to back up save files every 24 hours, with backups retained for up to 30 days.

Addressed an issue where the Resistance penalty was displayed in the UI as not properly applied while a hero was dead.

Resolved an issue where the Multistrike option was incorrectly applied to certain skills, including Wrath of Heaven, Sanctuary, and Crossbow Turret.

Corrected an issue where the Finger of Death monster's attack animation and death animation were displayed identically.

Resolved an issue where claiming mail from the Mailbox delivered a chest item instead of the intended item on certain accounts.

The second and final resend of the server outage compensation mail has been completed for all eligible players.

Fixed an issue where certain items could not be interacted with, such as moving or Synthesis, in certain situations.

Fixed an issue where the server item verification result window could not be closed in certain situations.

A second resend will occur after August 1 for users who still have not received their compensation.

Users are advised to check their in-game Mailbox for existing compensation mail before requesting a resend.

Resending compensation mail to users who did not receive it due to delivery errors.

Carrying out recovery work for items that appeared to have vanished due to server failure.

Completed investigation into item disappearance issues; items have not been lost.

Identified and resolved the underlying causes of intermittent server instability.

Fixed an issue where Decoration / Engraving / Inscription could be performed with incorrect materials.

Fixed an issue where party members did not revive after dying.

Implemented server-side measures to handle traffic surges and prevent future outages.

Fixed an issue where the Priest's Resurrection skill would not activate properly when a party member died.

Fixed an issue where a party member who died was removed from the party when restarting the stage.

Fixed various server issues including lag, Cube malfunctions, and login failures.

Fixed an issue where save data conflicts in certain situations caused save files to become corrupted.

Fixed an issue where Type B items could not be repositioned within the inventory.

Fixed a security vulnerability related to obtaining chests.

Fixed an issue where, at high Movement Speed, the character would intermittently pass through monsters, preventing normal gameplay.

Revised the wording and error code display for better identification and reporting of server login issues.

Fixed an issue where Movement Speed slowed down when encountering monsters with a party composed only of ranged heroes.

Developing a server backup system, save-file recovery system, and enhanced save stability.

Considering feedback on character metas, progression, and underused stats for future improvements.

Working to resolve issues with players not receiving server outage compensation.

Fixed an issue where the arrow image for Rapid Fire was displayed reversed.

Fixed an issue where the EXP reward value was displayed incorrectly when receiving Offline Rewards after reaching Level 101.

Fixed an issue where refreshing the Mailbox caused problems with claiming mail that had already been confirmed.

Fixed an issue where, if the game closed abnormally during Decoration / Engraving / Inscription, the materials were still consumed without the process being performed.

Plan to lift temporary restrictions on item listings in the Steam Market within July.

Fixed an issue where, while switching Cube crafting recipes, the material item information of the actual crafting recipe was intermittently displayed incorrectly.

Fixed an issue where item acquisition was restricted even though the item ownership limit had not been exceeded.

Fixed abnormally tampered items so that they are now deleted.

Continuous improvements to detection logic and verification procedures to enhance accuracy.

Development roadmap to be revealed this week, addressing delays in content updates.

Trading of high-grade equipment on the Market will resume once stability is confirmed.

Sanctions applied to 20,406 users confirmed to have engaged in cheating activities.

A 1-minute wait time has been applied to repeated mail claim requests to reduce mail server load.

Slightly reduced the minimum acquisition cooldown for Common Treasure Chests and Stage Treasure Chests across all stages.

Fixed issue where result items from synthesis, crafting, etc. would not carry over untradable time from Market items.

Mailbox now separated into General and Reward tabs for better organization.

Corrected an issue where the 'Server Downtime Compensation' title text was not displayed at the top of the compensation pop-up UI window in certain languages.

Fixed issue to display available sale time for Market items with sale restrictions.

New DLC added to increase Trade Ship slots by up to 5.

Distributing 10 commemorative coins each day for 7 days as compensation for server disruption.

Fixed issue to show a more detailed error code message in the popup during server errors.

Required level to learn the Offering recipe reduced from Level 20 to Level 10.

Fixed issue where heroes would occasionally stop moving when repeatedly challenging Stage 2-10 on Hell difficulty or higher.

Fixed issue where units would ignore monsters and run ahead after Act 2-10 boss battle on Hell difficulty.

Resolved an issue where DLC classes could be used without purchasing the DLC, and where the purchase information was reset upon reconnecting.

Fixed issue where Trade Ship achievement would not complete when registering an item.

Applied sanctions to 6,180 confirmed cheating accounts to maintain a healthy gameplay environment.

Continuously improving detection logic to enhance accuracy and strengthen verification procedures.

Resolved an issue where the maximum movement speed limit was incorrectly applied.

Fixed a security vulnerability.

Fixed an issue where stage changes were restricted when challenging the Act Boss multiple times in a row

Fixed a security vulnerability.

A server security issue has been identified, leading to emergency maintenance.

Fixed an issue so that when an abnormal stage change is detected, stage changes are blocked for a set period of time.

Fixed an issue where the maximum Damage Reduction cap of 75% was not applied correctly.

Fixed an issue where the Explosive Bolt effect was incorrectly applied as a cooldown reduction instead of a basic attack count reduction.

Fixed an issue where, in certain situations, the Priest's 'Blessing of Might' buff would stack.

Fixed an issue where the achievement for obtaining an Arcana item was not completed when the item was obtained from opening chests or via the mailbox.

Fixed an issue where the achievement for obtaining your first high-grade equipment was also completed when an item, rather than equipment, was obtained.

Fixed an issue where the damage of the Priest's 'Wrath of Heaven' skill was applied abnormally high.

The effect was not applied to the Priest's Wrath of Heaven skill.

Damage text was displayed across two lines when it exceeded five digits.

Heroes were unable to continue attacking the boss when it was frozen while using its jump skill.

Only 5 Chests were retained if more than 5 were held during reconnection.

Another hero's skill description appeared in the Knight's skill tooltip.

The wording has been made clearer.

Access will be restricted for 1 hour after an account reset due to data processing.

Enhanced verification process to identify users employing unauthorized programs.

Probability of obtaining Accessories from Act Boss Chests now varies by equipment slot.

Existing users will see a new 'Terms Re-consent' screen due to data collection changes.

Fixed an issue so that the next Act Boss battle does not begin before the Act Boss chest has been received.

Minimum acquisition time for Common Chests and Stage Boss Chests has been reduced.

Fixed an issue where the floating text for the amount of Gold gained from Alchemy displayed a value without the Rune buff effect applied, differing from the actual amount gained.

Fixed an issue where Decoration / Engraving / Inscription could not be applied to non-synthesizable legacy equipment.

Game will now close if the server fails to respond.

Resolved issue where selecting Knight as first character resulted in non-Sword reward.

Fundamental resolution of server overload issues through migration.

Chests currently owned will be moved to the Mailbox for retrieval.

Fixed an issue where invalid chests could be received too quickly upon reconnecting.

Equipment for unpurchased DLC characters will no longer appear during Synthesis.

Corrected discrepancy between number of Chests held and displayed.

New users will see updated 'Consent to Data Collection and Use' due to changes.

Mailbox can now be refreshed immediately upon opening; cooldown changed from 10 seconds to 5 seconds.

Resolved issue with Accessories not appearing from specific Act Boss Chests.

Listing new items on the Steam Market will be temporarily disabled starting June 8, 2026.

The feature for listing items on the Steam Market has been temporarily suspended.

A relay server will be added to filter out abnormal requests placing a load on Steam servers.

The Trade Ship menu has been modified so that it can no longer be accessed.

The 'Minimum Box Acquisition Request Interval' may be adjusted several times to reduce item loss caused by server response delays.

Due to high volume of customer support requests, responses are currently delayed.

Increased the wait time for server responses due to reports of items disappearing during Cube operation.

To ensure accurate communication until the server stabilizes, announcements will be made in English only.

Lowered drop rate of Normal Soulstones and added chance for Nightmare Soulstones in Normal 3-8 to Nightmare 1-8. Lowered drop rate of Nightmare Soulstones and added chance for Hell Soulstones in Nightmare 3-5 to Hell 2-4.

Resolved an issue where the Unique Stats of some equipment were not shown in item descriptions on the Market.

Resolved an issue where the background appeared black instead of transparent on certain OS environments.

To reduce server load, the minimum request interval for box acquisition has been temporarily increased.

Fixed an issue where item slots and actual item information did not match.

Fixed an issue where Gold could not be obtained when performing Alchemy on certain items.

Players will receive 6 Character Costumes as compensation, which were originally planned as paid DLC.

A total of 5,000 users have been permanently banned for cheating over several days.

Players who believe they have been unfairly banned can now submit a support request for review.

Box generation time may remain unchanged for server stability; further updates will be provided.

All Uncommon, Common, and Rare grade equipment, as well as specific level equipment (Lv. 25, 35, 45, 55, 60, 70, 75, 85, and 90), will no longer be tradable.

Cubes will be usable normally after the build update.

Market trading will now only be available from Cube Level 10 and above, and only items of Legendary grade or higher will be tradable.

Item listing restriction and market item retrieval initiated.

Client update rescheduled to 11:00 AM PDT due to market pre-processing.

Request made to restore Box drop rates to previous speed after the update.

The restriction that prevented listing items for sale on the Market has been lifted.

An update is in development that will require the Cube to reach a certain level before accessing the Steam Market.

Features restricted in the Cube include Alchemy, Crafting, Decoration, Engraving, Inscription, Removal, Crafting.

Current outage with the Steam platform's item server causing malfunctions in Chest Opening and the Cube.

Issued a temporary update that restricts features to minimize losses for players.

Temporarily applied logic to enhance the interaction speed of chests and the Cube.

Features related to Cube — Alchemy, Crafting, Decoration, Engraving, Inscription, Offering have been restricted until the Steam servers are restored.

Alchemy, Crafting, Decoration, Engraving, Inscription, and Offering can now be used again.

An issue where the Priest's Blessing of Warding effect was not applied has been resolved.

An issue where the Slayer's Commander's Cry effect stacked infinitely has been resolved.

Addressed an issue causing slow interactions when opening Loot Boxes and using the Cube.

Players could challenge the Act Boss indefinitely with an invalid Soulstone.

Concise summary of data collection presented for better understanding.

Specified data collection details to match actual behavior.

Gold-gain text was displayed outside the game screen in certain situations.

The window transparency restore option did not work correctly.

Priest's Sanctuary skill applied more healing than shown in the UI.

Prerequisite-skill check was not performed correctly when allocating skill points.

Fixed an issue so that when a Class DLC has been purchased and the game is launched for the first time, the DLC hero can be selected and played directly on the character creation screen.

Strengthened user data protection in accordance with GDPR and international privacy standards, clarified data collection types, and updated support contact.

A tooltip has been added to the Trade Ship's trade method description, explaining how to receive purchased items.

Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, the 1-1 stage clear achievement was not properly unlocked.

Approximately 350 users have been permanently banned from the Steam Marketplace due to unauthorized program usage.

Resolved a bug where swapping an equipped Accessory item's position with an Inventory or Stash item would cause the item to disappear.

Fixed an issue where tooltip UI remained visible on screen when closing the Skill / Rune / Portal windows with the TAB or ESC key while hovering over a button.

Fixed an issue where data reset would occasionally trigger a Steam ID mismatch popup and load from a backup file.

The development team will continue to monitor and apply sanctions for cheating activities in real time.

Fixed an issue where the 3 Stash Pack item could not be purchased and the text was displaying incorrectly.

Updated the Terms of Service to include more detailed descriptions of the types of information collected and their purposes.

Fixed an issue where some heroes would not use their skills even when skill cooldowns were fully charged.

A warning popup will now appear upon cheat detection, after which the game will close.

Approximately 70 users have had their game access restricted due to cheating.

Fixed an issue where items temporarily disappeared when moved from the Trading Stash to the Stash.

Fixed an issue where Physical / Fire / Cold / Lightning damage increase effects were not applied correctly.

Fixed an issue where area-of-effect damage from Fire Spirit / Demon General affected their own faction.

Fixed an issue where some localized text on the Rune Node 'Rune of Shortening' was displayed incorrectly.

Corrected the attack range of the Act 2 'Fire Spirit' and Act 3 'Demon General' which was applied too widely.

Fixed an issue where item icon images for Soulstones of each difficulty were not applied.

Fixed issues related to stat points allocation and decreasing points in lower-tier groups.

Fixed an issue where the toast message for skill points refund was too long and cut off.

Fixed an issue where Skill Duration stats were not being applied to certain buff skills.

Fixed an issue where Act Boss waves still appeared twice when holding the Wave Count Reduction rune.

Adjusted Flame Hydra and Meteor Strike damage and cooldown.

Fixed an issue where the Hunter was afflicted with the Cold status effect from Sorcerer's Blizzard skill.

Fixed an issue where the Rune Max animation occasionally rendered only halfway and stopped.

Fixed an issue where Alt + Right-Click in equipment slots did not lock/unlock properly.

Fixed an issue where Soulstones from a previous difficulty could drop in Act 2.

Fixed an issue where the Act 3 'Blood Priest' animation flickered.

Adjusted required materials for crafting recipes at level 50 and above.

Fixed an issue where accessories could be placed into equipment Synthesis recipes.

Fixed an issue where Tier 5 and above armor crafting recipes could produce incorrect gear parts.

Fixed an issue where, during the Act 3 boss battle, the boss could pass through the Slayer after the Slayer used Axe Whirlwind.

The Cube UI now remembers the last selected recipe and opens with that recipe when reopened. An option has been added to start at the Synthesis recipe if preferred.

Fixed an issue where the Damage Absorption entry in the Detailed Stats window was displayed incorrectly.

Added a notice in the pet description explaining that a pet's possession effect is applied even when the pet is not deployed.

Fixed an issue where, in zones at Lv. 40 and above, equipment with a level too low for the zone could drop.

Fixed an issue where Soulstones could be placed into the Cube Synthesis.

The Screen Scale setting is now saved per device instead of per account.

Fixed an issue where the level text in the Cube's center slot was missing an outline.

Fixed an issue where points in lower-tier passive skill trees could be refunded beyond the appropriate limits.

Fixed an issue where rune-based bonus effects were not applied to newly added characters until after restarting the game.

Fixed an issue where high-level Synthesis recipes did not accept sufficiently low-level equipment that should have been valid materials.

Fixed an issue where the gold amount shown during the Cube Alchemy effect did not reflect the Rune-based 'Gold From Cube Alchemy' bonus.

Fixed an issue where the Stage Boss Reward Gold bonus effect on the Rune page was not being applied correctly.

Adjusted the value range of the Damage Reduction option on Bracers from 0.5%-5% to 4%-20%.

Changed the 'DPS' label in the Hero info to 'Basic Attack DPS'.

Fixed an issue where, after removing a hero from the formation, attempting to redeploy quickly still allowed the hero to be placed.

Fixed an issue where the Hunter would be afflicted with the Cold status effect when an Ice Orb skill hit the Hunter's Charged Trap.

Fixed an issue where the Soulstone 'Occupied' icon was using an inappropriate asset, changed to display as a chain-shaped icon.

Fixed an issue where the values in the description of the Hunter's Quick Reload skill were displayed incorrectly.

Fixed an issue where the 4th Storage page did not function properly.

Some helmets' fixed Cooldown Reduction stat was not translated correctly.

Significantly reduced the Damage Absorption value.

Player now always takes at least 1 damage despite high Damage Absorption.

Equipment now moves to the first slot of the Cube after decorating.

Displayed at incorrect sizes and positions in Stages 3-1 and 3-2.

Increase per skill point changed from 1 to 0.5.

Gold-Gain Increase rune and Extra Gold on Stage Boss Clear rune were overlapping.

Displayed at incorrect positions in Stages 2-8 and 2-9.

Option settings in the Exploration Records window did not work properly.

Critical Rate adjusted from +430% to +50% at Lv. 1.

Cube – Remove recipe did not function correctly.

Descriptions of some EXP-bonus runes displayed incorrectly.

Displayed only the sum of the most recently allocated node instead of the overall total.

On rare occasions, switching stages would immediately complete the stage.

Damage adjusted from +80% to +50% at Lv. 1.

Hero's HP bar did not properly reflect HP loss.

Slayer could move while still in the air when the stage changed.

Lowered the drop rate of decoration materials and increased the drop rate of crafting materials in the Lv. 1–10 range.

Fixed an issue where a pet's possession effect was displayed at a value more than 10 times the value actually being applied.

Fixed an issue where Stages 3-8 and 3-9 could not be entered.

Hovering over a recipe icon now displays the corresponding equipment slot name as a tooltip.

The playtest for TBH: Task Bar Hero will officially start on April 27, 2026.

Participants who complete the survey will have a chance to win a Steam key for the full package bundle.

The playtest will include a pre-release build test featuring DLC characters and pets.

Fixed an issue where the Blessing buff would remain after clearing the stage and removing the party member from the formation.

The demo version will be taken offline and all data will be deleted on April 26, 2026.

The playtest will include the full launch version, featuring DLC characters and pets.

Participants who complete a survey will have a chance to win a Full Package Bundle Steam key.

Announcement of an open playtest for TBH: Task Bar Hero from April 22 to April 28, 2026.

The official release date has been delayed due to ongoing development improvements.

Includes 2 additional classes, character cosmetics, soundtrack, etc.

TBH: Task Bar Hero will officially launch on April 1st, 2026.

Added a feature to reset your account in Settings - Other tab. Please proceed carefully as account reset cannot be undone.

Fixed an issue where opening the stat details window would cause problems with item movement.

Fixed an issue where the logic to guarantee a Soulstone drop upon first clearing stage 1-9 was not working.

Fixed an issue where completing an Act Boss stage would always return the player to stage 1-9 instead of the previous stage.

Fixed an issue where skill icons in the skill slots would not update when changing heroes in the Hero UI.

Fixed an issue where the camera would shake when moving the game window position.

Fixed an issue where the game would not launch when the Cube level exceeded 50.

Improved build method for enhanced security and partial optimization of the game.

Added a brief animation when opening the last remaining loot chest.

Toast messages will no longer be covered by item tooltips.

Partially improved memory leak issues.

Fixed issue where health bars of monsters and heroes appeared pixelated at low values.

Added restriction to prevent hero removal upon stage completion to avoid bugs.

Fixed issue where afterimages from the stage start presentation would remain.

Shortened duration of toast messages and added a fade-out effect.

Fixed issue where players would be moved to unopened Act 2 stages in certain situations.

Fixed issue where gold and experience text would display outside the screen when monsters died off-screen.

Added an animation for the Trading Ship management NPC when loading and unloading items.

Fixed issue where items would disappear when receiving mail with a full inventory.

Improved display so that overlapping monsters show the one on the right in front.

Players can now directly place equipped equipment into the Cube for decoration recipes.

Fixed issue where Soulstone items would become invalid or disappear when used.

Fixed issue where invalid items would be created or disappear when managing items in the Trading Ship.

Issue occurred when quickly moving items or opening/closing the UI.

Refinement slots will be available in the full version.

Stages would occasionally skip 2 stages.

Invisible buttons could be clicked while the Trading Ship UI was open.

Fixed attributes increased from 2 to 3.

Modified for when the game is at the top of the monitor.

Cooldowns would not display properly until reopening the UI.