Owlboy May 2022 Patch: Backtracking Crash Fix
What the May 25, 2022 Owlboy patch fixed, including a crash when backtracking to the final dungeon and backend stability updates.
What the May 2022 patch fixed
The May 2022 patch for Owlboy fixed a crash that could occur when backtracking, which had been preventing players from returning to the final dungeon, according to the official patch announcement.
The main fix
The announcement describes the backtracking crash as the headline change in this build. Players who hit the problem could be blocked from re-entering the final dungeon. The patch was intended to resolve that crash across platforms; the announcement states it "should fix the backtracking crash on all platforms."
Backend and stability work
Beyond the crash fix, the same announcement says the patch also updated the game's backend. The studio noted this "may fix other crashes or stability issues on some PCs." The announcement does not list specific additional fixes or name which PCs were affected, so those details are not officially documented.
Platforms and context
Owlboy is developed and published by D-Pad Studio and released on November 1, 2016, for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The announcement does not break the fix down platform by platform beyond saying it should apply to all of them. Details such as a full changelog, version number, or file size for this build are not officially documented in the materials available.
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