Scritchy Scratchy updates and patch notes

What this update page is for

This page records source checks and editorial changes for Scritchy Scratchy. It is not a replacement for the official Steam, itch.io, or developer pages. When a store page or current game build disagrees with an older guide sentence, the live official information takes priority.

The most useful reason to keep an update log is version context. Prices, exact odds, cosmetic inventories, and balance values can change without making the overall game loop different. We keep those volatile details out of broad evergreen advice and call out the pages that need a fresh look after a patch.

March 18, 2026: full release

The official Steam listing records Scritchy Scratchy as released on March 18, 2026. It lists Lunch Money Games as developer, Funday Games as publisher, and describes the game as a scratch-card incremental game built around tickets, automation, jackpots, and Prestige.

The official itch.io page separately identifies its playable HTML5 build as the free demo and points players to the paid downloadable version. Our ways to play guide keeps those products separate so a browser visitor is not promised content that belongs to the full release.

May 1, 2026: Patch 1.1

The official Patch 1.1 announcement was published on May 1, 2026. It added 12 Night Market cosmetics and quality-of-life changes including a Prestige confirmation, VSync and FPS cap settings, vibration settings, a Turkish fan translation, and a mobile performance improvement. It also addressed issues involving stuck coins, opened cards, upgraded ticket art, and Final Chance claiming.

The practical effect for this site is that an older screenshot or cosmetic count should not be treated as a permanent inventory. The Night Market guide and achievement guide therefore point back to the current game and official update history instead of freezing every number into the page title.

• Recheck Final Chance claiming before treating a missing result as a route failure.
• Use the current Night Market inventory when working toward Walk-in-closet.
• Treat mobile performance notes as platform-specific rather than proof that every browser device behaves identically.

July 22–24, 2026: mobile version 1.1.74

Our July update record captured Google Play's July 22 listing date, while the App Store version history lists version 1.1.74 on July 24. Those release notes say stylus and Apple Pencil scratching now works correctly and haptic vibration no longer stops after leaving the app. Google Play has since published the September crash fix below.

This is a focused mobile input and feedback fix, not evidence of a new PC gameplay update. Read the mobile 1.1.74 summary before applying its troubleshooting advice to another platform.

September 9, 2026: Android crash fix when returning to the game

At our September 23 check, the English Google Play listing displays a September 9 update. The release notes we checked describe a fix for crashes when the game loses and regains focus, such as when switching away from the app and returning to it. They explicitly say there are no gameplay changes.

If the Android game crashes when you return to it, install the latest update available through Google Play and try again. This stability fix is separate from July's stylus and haptics repairs. The new Challenge content is documented in the Patch 1.2 entry below; platform release timing can differ.

September 9 is the date currently displayed on the English store page; localized or cached listings may show a different date. The public notes do not establish an Android version number, and the App Store still lists iOS version 1.1.74 dated July 24.

September 28, 2026: Patch 1.2 Challenge Update

The official Steam announcement says Patch 1.2 launched on September 28. Challenges unlock after the first Prestige: two are available at first, and completing them progressively opens all nine. Each challenge has unique rules, a money goal, and its own reward.

Completing all nine challenges unlocks a secret catalogue with three tickets that can lead to a new special ending. Steam's global list has also grown from 34 to 38 achievements, including three challenge milestones and “No more gambling,” which asks players to find and scratch Scritchy Scratchy Headquarters. See the Patch 1.2 challenge guide for the rules and updated achievement checklist for all 38 conditions.

• Student Loans: start with three bad loans, no trash can, and hidden scratch-card symbols until fully scratched.
• Ticket Merge: buy plates that merge into higher-tier tickets.
• Limited Supply: buy only 15 tickets; start with $8,000 and unlock everything through Apple Tree.
• Lucky Bag: buy lucky bags containing random ticket selections.
• Print Error: manage printer ink; low ink risks print errors and an empty printer ends the run.
• Shuffle: tickets use random symbols from other tickets.
• Gadget Only: gadgets must buy, scratch, and claim tickets.
• No Luck Involved: no luck upgrades; Jackpots pay 1,000 times more and Super Jackpots 1,000,000 times more.
• Ticket Furnace: feed the furnace with your most expensive unlocked ticket to keep it at 100%.

How we handle future changes

A new patch should trigger a source pass, not a blind find-and-replace. We recheck official platform facts first, then inspect affected systems in the current build, update the focused guide, and leave a link to the relevant official source. Unsupported exact values are removed rather than guessed.

If you find a stale sentence, use the broken links and corrections page to report the URL and the source that contradicts it. That gives the editorial review a reproducible starting point and keeps corrections reachable after publication.