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Equipment update: reactive builds, charged attacks, and instant buffs

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:46:06 GMT

Windows v0.8.3 · Build 20260923-033854 This equipment update changes several triggers and timings, makes Conductor Baton apply its bonus instantly, and clarifies directional interactions. The package...

v0.8.3: rare inmates, room upgrade kits, and desktop scaling

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:03:50 GMT

Windows v0.8.3 · Build 20260921-125024 This release brings together rare inmate encounters, room upgrade kits, revised Poison rules, and scaling improvements for larger desktop windows. The notes bel...

Poison travels with your effects — plus clearer Buff counts and cleaner panels

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:55:47 GMT

Windows v0.8.2 · Build 20260919-184000 This update changes how Poison can travel between rooms and improves Buff-number readability and the shared paperwork panels. Carry Poison through equipment eff...

v0.8.2 update: equipment timing, Frost, and room management

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:08:28 GMT

Windows v0.8.2 · Build 20260919-135700 This follow-up to build 20260919-030443 adjusts four equipment behaviours and improves room equipment management and inspection. Four equipment adjustments Metr...

v0.8.2: 53 equipment changes and a unified element system

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:17:34 GMT

Windows v0.8.2 · Build 20260919-030443 This update revises 53 equipment effects, adds Left Ratchet as a separate item, and unifies Poison, Fire, Frost and Lightning. The catalogue now contains 102 it...

Windows maintenance build: launch, saves, and shortcuts checked

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:17:36 GMT

A new Windows maintenance build is available: v0.8.1, build 20260918-180050 . This release refreshes the Windows package from the current source and completes the basic interactive checks on the expor...

Shuffle your setup, track production, and launch inmate missiles

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:19:00 GMT

This Windows update adds a way to shuffle your equipment layout, tools for understanding report production, a new twist on the Missile Silo, and a one-time free batch of five draws. Try a random equip...

Move gear directly between rooms and explore equipment details

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 03:21:24 GMT

The latest Windows update makes it easier to rearrange your equipment and read its rules without crowding the screen. Drag gear straight between rooms In the full keyboard view, drag an equipped item...

Sign here, Warden: a fresh paperwork UI and clearer misses

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:53:54 GMT

The latest Windows build gives Finger Prison a more consistent paperwork-inspired interface, improves small-window readability, and fixes missing MISS feedback from several equipment effects. A proper...

Equipment update: Welcome bell, Bottled Storm, and Pocket Orrery

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:16:26 GMT

This Windows update revises three existing items after build 20260917-031916: Welcome bell, Bottled Storm, and Pocket Orrery. These rules take effect in the new build, 20260917-160909. Welcome bell: r...

10 new recruitment items: build your own admission chains

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:17:44 GMT

Ten new recruitment items are now available in the Windows build: five in the Classic chest and five in the Bazaar chest. Turn arrivals, damage, defeated inmates, and report sales into admission chain...

Stamp them in, send them flying: clearer room feedback

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:43:14 GMT

This Windows update gives empty rooms, new arrivals, and defeated inmates clearer, livelier feedback in both the full keyboard and compact window. Stamp them in Available empty rooms now rise slightly...

Two chests, one inventory: mix Classic and new equipment

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 03:32:48 GMT

The Black Market now lets you choose between two equipment chests and combine their rewards in the same prison. Pick your chest Drag left or right across the chest area, click the arrows, or use the L...

Step backward through your chain reactions

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:07:09 GMT

The latest Windows update adds a way to look backward through a chain reaction in Step mode. Review the previous event Use Previous Step or the Left Arrow key to pause playback and inspect the previou...

Windows hotfix: speech bubbles now follow the game window

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:50:30 GMT

A small Windows hotfix is now available for the speech-bubble and damage-total overlay. Overlays follow the game When you turned off the game’s always-on-top setting, speech bubbles could remain abo...

Gear update: one-second cooldown boosts for nearby equipment

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:11:25 GMT

The latest Windows build changes how the gear supports nearby automatic equipment, making each activation easier to see and plan around. One hit, one second closer Whenever the gear’s room takes dam...

A snappier damage counter for the compact monitor

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:41:38 GMT

Today’s Windows update refines the compact monitor’s running damage total, making each burst easier to follow. What’s changed A quicker reset: after one second without damage, the total begins i...

Windows update: clearer damage feedback and a transparent-window fix

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:09:04 GMT

A refreshed Windows build of Finger Prison is available. This update makes damage easier to read and fixes a transparent-window resource leak associated with gray desktop overlays during extended use...

Finger Prison comes to Mac — first macOS test build

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:27:00 GMT

The first macOS test build of Finger Prison is here! Your keyboard prison can now move onto your Mac desktop. This download is v0.8.1 , build 20260915-000138 , with a universal app containing both App...

Diagnostic exports, replay loop fixes, and clearer equipment feedback

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:37:05 GMT

A new Windows build is available with an easier way to report problems, a fix for replay chains getting stuck, and clearer feedback for several equipment effects. Export a diagnostic report from Setti...

Desktop polish: click-through speech bubbles and softer weather

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:52:26 GMT

A new Windows build is available. This update fixes a few rough edges that could get in the way when Finger Prison shares your desktop with another app. Speech bubbles stay out of your way Speech bubb...

A better first shift: equipment guidance, livelier inmates, and desktop improvements

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:12:33 GMT

A refreshed Windows build of Finger Prison is now available. This update focuses on helping you get your first equipment working and making the prison feel more alive while you type. Find your first c...