Hello, Identifilers!

We're currently at Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2026! If you're nearby, feel free to drop by and say hi!

Here's some pictures of the event:

Now, for the beta branch, first of all, thank you all for waiting, the beta branch for Identifile is now live! This branch of Identifile will contain upcoming updates that we are working on and will be primarily used for gathering feedback before we update the base game.

How do I access the beta branch?
1. Go to your steam library
2. Right click on Identifile and select the 'properties' option
3. Choose 'Game Versions & Betas' from the left side of the menu
4. Select the 'beta' branch
5. There should be a prompt for you to update the game, do that and viola, you're in beta!

Disclaimer: Beta branch might be unstable and there might be inconsistencies!

I have suggestions, where do I post?
Our Discord channel is the best place to write down your feedback and suggestions, you can find it here:
Join the Discord here![discord.gg]

While we're at it, we also put up a discount for Identifile :D See you all in the file system!

- Gearbyte Games

v0.1.3b Patch Notes

Bug Fixes/Improvements

- Fixed leaderboards not showing if no runs were made that day

- Fixed issue where viruses sometimes wander out of screen

- Fixed crash when cookie monster cannot find it's cookies

- Fixed bug where shiny bosses did not award the shiny virus achievement

- Fixed bug where game seed doesn't change after each run

- Fixed visual bug where Selection Cursor's crit rate is wrongly displayed

Balance Changes

- Reworked Ninja Cursor

- Adrenaline Core changed to Legendary rarity

- God Mode duration increased 2s -> 3s

- Package Delivery damage decreased 2000% -> 1000%

- Digital Fart Bag -> Added 3s stun

- Floppy Disk -> Rapid fire disks to closest virus

- Voodoo Doll -> Deals 1000% attack to all viruses at the cost of taking damage

- Soft Reset -> Reset current room into lower tier

- Overheat -> Screen wide damage over time

- Bobble Bubble -> Shoots a bubble and trap a virus for 8s, dealing 200% attack damage per second

- DROOM -> Targets highest health virus

QOL Improvements

- Projectile opacity settings

- Triangle tip opacity settings

- Chromatic aberration intensity setting

- Hurt hitbox opacity setting

- Various improvement to mod/exe texts

NOTE: Localisation texts may not be accurate. There may be inconsistencies with mod/exe descriptions and their actual functionality, if you do spot them, flag them out in the discord channel!