How Many Dudes? Wiki is the central index for verified game facts, beginner help, platform status, and official resources. The game is a single-player strategic roguelike autobattler from Butterscotch Shenanigans, built around 42 roster Dude Types, six Families, Relics, Trinkets, and more than 850,000 possible team compositions. Every factual section on this page comes from the official website, Dudex, developer guides, support documentation, or storefronts.
What You Can Confirm Here
The confirmed foundation is clear: Butterscotch Shenanigans developed and published the game, and the worldwide release date was July 30, 2026. The official product is available on Windows through Steam, is Steam Deck Verified, and also has iPhone, iPad, and Android releases. Rumpus provides cross-platform save support across those official versions.
The official material describes the game as a strategic roguelike autobattler and a roguelike “dudebuilder.” Battles play automatically, while the player makes the decisions that shape the team, its synergies, and the direction of a run. Steam also classifies the game with strategy, roguelike, single-player, 2D, colorful, comedy, combat, and related tags.
Core Game Systems
The roster contains 42 Dude Types divided among Action, Employed, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Undead, and Warrior Families. The official site states that these pieces allow more than 850,000 possible team compositions, so experimentation is a central part of the design. Regular Dudes follow their own rules outside those six Family groupings.
Relics are the main way to change a Dude’s abilities and stats, and each roster Dude Type can bind one Trinket during a run. The game also includes three Challenge Tiers, Daily Dude challenges, and Ensemble Mode. The official Dudex provides current entity pages for Dudes, Families, Relics, Trinkets, Food, Consumables, Stats, Enemy Types, and Enemy Traits.
Where to Start
New players should begin with the Beginner Guide, which explains the confirmed systems without pretending there is one universally best opening. It focuses on recruiting with a team idea, understanding how Relics and Trinkets affect composition choices, and reviewing what each automatic battle reveals. Recommendations stay conditional because a reliable Tier List needs controlled tests on the same version.
Players who first need a plain explanation of the product should use the Game Guide. That page covers the genre, the role of team building, documented modes, controls, and the relationship between strategy and automatic combat. It also connects official stat-affinity examples to practical team planning.
Platform and Download Information
Use the Mobile and Platforms Guide for official availability on Steam, Steam Deck, iPhone, iPad, and Android. The developer support page says the PC version is for Windows, while Steam Deck runs the game through its verified Steam environment. There is no announced official Mac build, native Linux build, or console version in the current research record.
The official PC input is mouse-based, and the mobile versions use touch controls. The developer support material does not list native gamepad support, even though Steam Deck can use its trackpads and compatibility setup. Store links on this wiki lead only to official pages, and the site does not host APK files, modified builds, or unofficial installers.
Release, Demo, and Price Status
The Release Date page records the July 30, 2026 launch and separates stable facts from time-sensitive store information. The confirmed Steam standard price in the research snapshot was US$14.99, while a temporary launch discount ended on August 13, 2026. Because regional prices and later discounts can change, the live Steam page is the correct source for a current purchase amount.
The developer lists official demos on Steam, itch.io, and GX.games and identifies Steam as the best-performing trial route with full 4K resolution. Progress from the Steam demo carries into the full game. Downloads from any other source are excluded because the developer warns that unofficial “free” copies may be unsafe.
How to Judge Dudes and Builds
The official beginner guide says every Dude can become extremely strong when supported correctly. A Dude needs suitable Relics, useful stats, supportive teammates, and a Trinket that fits his role. Some characters are more complex to develop, which makes context more useful than a single unconditional ranking.
The official Tier List Maker likewise tells players that a Dude’s value changes substantially by scenario. Use it to organize opinions for a named challenge, then use the Dudex to check each Ability and Relic. This wiki focuses on documented interactions and boss requirements rather than presenting one list as correct for every run.
Codes, Mods, and APK Safety
No official redeem-code system is documented in the collected research, so the current code status is 暂无. The site will not invent active codes, expiration dates, or reward values to fill an empty module. If the developer later announces a code system, the page must link that statement and record a verification date before showing any code.
Android players can install the official release from Google Play, while iPhone and iPad players can use the App Store. The developer also provides Steam as the official Windows and Steam Deck route. This wiki links those official storefronts and does not distribute APK files, modified clients, or mirrored installers.
Official Resources
The official game website is the primary source for product positioning, platforms, the Dudex, and first-party media. The Steam store provides the release date, current store status, supported features, languages, and system requirements. The developer support page is the best source for platform plans, controls, pricing policy, cross-save, and compatibility answers.
The official community entry points include the Butterscotch Discord, r/HowManyDudes, and the developer YouTube channel. Players can use these channels to discuss builds, ask support questions, and follow announcements. Mechanical reference links on this wiki continue to point to the official Dudex and developer documentation.
Sources and Update Policy
Official product pages establish names, platforms, features, modes, and release details. The Dudex supplies current entity descriptions, while developer guides explain intended strategy and documented encounter mechanics. Store values and balance details are reviewed against their publication dates before they are added.
The present content baseline was checked in August 2026. The official release notes list 1.0.12-rc.2 dated August 8, 2026, with fixes for Trooper Dude’s Spray n’ Pray Trinket cooldown and Warlock Dude’s Unholy Grail damage transfer. Time-sensitive store totals are omitted from the body unless they add durable value for players.