Anomaly President Patch Notes

This page tracks public Steam updates for Anomaly President by Phew Phew Games. Early Access began when the game entered Early Access on 3 August 2026. Patch summaries below separate confirmed changes from community-reported issues still under investigation. When a fix alters votes, weapons, or bosses, cross-check the Guides Hub—especially Win Votes, Combat Basics, and Beat the PR Minister.

Store page baseline at EA start: single-player presidential roguelike action, day campaigning on the Campaign Bus, night vigilante combat, Fluffy staffing, Anomaly Powers from bosses like the Minister of Public Relations, playable loop with incomplete story ending and partial map access. Platform: Steam only, solo play only.

Version 0.1.0 — Early Access launch day (3 August 2026)

Headline: Initial public Steam Early Access client after demo feedback cycle.

Launch highlights from official EA news

• Steam Deck Verified badge on the store page—default Deck settings tested without mandatory Proton tweaks.
• Full weapon roster: Sword, Nunchucks, Claws, Kusarigama, Staff, Hammer (WIP polish), Octo-Arms (WIP), plus kicks and punches—see Weapons Guide.
• Controller support documented alongside keyboard and mouse; Gamepad Controls covers rebinding and demo Steam Input history.
• Discord feedback call asking players to report telegraphs, bus UI friction, and crash logs with build IDs—pair with EA Roadmap scope notes.

New content

• Full day/night loop: campaign actions (speeches, gifts, dancing, marketing) and vigilante missions against corrupt gangs.
• Campaign Bus mobile base with core rooms including Dance, Gift, and Marketing—expanded from Road to EA dev logs.
• Fluffy recruitment, morale, and assignment to campaign, equipment, and combat support roles.
• Boss encounter: Minister of Public Relations featuring HEART anomaly mechanics and stealable Anomaly Power rewards.
• Playable progression through currently unlocked districts; narrative ending and additional map regions marked incomplete for EA.

Systems and balance baseline

• Election checkpoints require maintaining approval and vote totals through bus scheduling—see Campaign Bus.
• Night difficulty scales with district progress and equipment tiers crafted aboard the bus.
• Fluffies leave or die if morale and care requirements are neglected—see Fluffies.

Known launch limitations (not bugs)

• Story ending cinematics and final narrative resolution incomplete.
• Some world map areas inaccessible by design until future updates—see EA Roadmap.
• Hammer and Octo-Arms flagged work-in-progress in official weapon lists.

Technical baseline

• Minimum specs: Windows 10; Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-6300; 4 GB RAM; NVIDIA GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870; ~1 GB storage.
• Platform: Steam PC; solo play only.

Pre-EA context — Road to EA #2 (developer update)

Before the August storefront date, Road to EA #2 previewed content that shipped or partially shipped at EA start:

• Bigman boss archetype teased for late-campaign anomaly rewards—still gated behind unfinished map regions at EA start; see Anomaly Powers Tier List for placeholder rankings.
• Map portals unlocked through Marketing Room revenue—tie campaign economy to night power spikes per Cyber Mage Build.
• New Campaign Bus rooms beyond the demo slice—planner notes in Bus Room Planner.

Treat Road to EA posts as intent logs; verify in client before assuming every teaser is reachable day one.

Demo hotfix history (pre-EA public branch)

These notes document the demo branch many players cleared before the EA client replaced it.

Demo Hotfix #3 — crash stability

• Fixed intermittent crashes on exit to desktop after long night sessions on min-spec GPUs.
• Improved save resume validation when bus construction menus were open at quit time.
• Added clearer error logging prompts directing players to Discord with build strings.

Demo Hotfix #2 — UI freeze and progression

• Resolved UI freeze when rapidly swapping Fluffy assignments between bus rooms during election eve timers.
• Fixed progression blockers if players skipped dialogue on the first Marketing Room tutorial prompt.
• Adjusted map node tooltips so approval penalties display before confirm—not after accidental commits.

Demo Hotfix #1 — Steam Input and gamepad double-input

• Disabled Steam Input for the demo app ID to stop double-input where attack and menu confirm fired twice on gamepad and Steam Deck.
• Documented native controller bindings in patch text; see Gamepad Controls for EA rebinding advice.
• Reduced erratic parry registration caused by overlapping Steam Input and XInput layers.

If duplicate actions reappear in EA, verify Steam Input is off and retest before filing new reports.

Post-launch watch list (community reports)

These items are not confirmed as permanent issues but appear in Early Access discussion threads. Verify against your build before assuming fixes landed:

• Occasional UI desync when swapping Fluffy assignments rapidly between bus rooms and combat prep.
• Rare softlock reports if boss retry prompts overlap with election eve events—retry from last safe day if encountered.
• Heart anomaly telegraphs difficult to read on minimum GPU settings at low brightness—adjust display before blaming balance.

We will move confirmed fixes into dated subsections when Phew Phew Games publishes explicit patch notes.

How to use this page between official notes

Indie studios sometimes ship silent builds or consolidate notes weekly. When Steam downloads an update but this page lacks a new header:

1. Check the Steam News tab for the app.
2. Compare boss HP, Marketing output, or weapon damage in a controlled test run.
3. Note your build ID if posting feedback.
4. Update personal strategies via Walkthrough milestones rather than rumor threads.

Wiki maintainers append sections here when changes are verified—not when datamines speculate.

Balance-sensitive systems to retest after patches

System	Guide link	Why patches hit it
Approval and votes	Win Votes	Room output tuning
Bus upgrades	Campaign Bus	Cost and tier changes
Night combat	Combat Basics	Weapon frames, stagger
PR Minister	Beat the PR Minister	HEART anomaly coefficients
Progression order	Walkthrough	District unlock changes
Controller input	Gamepad Controls	Steam Input or binding changes

Reporting issues effectively

Include:

• Steam build or version string
• District and story milestone
• Weapon, anomaly power, and active Fluffy assignments
• Steps to reproduce for crashes; save file position for progression bugs

Separate content gaps (unfinished ending, locked map) from defects (missing rewards, crashes). Content gaps belong in EA Roadmap; defects belong in official support channels.

Future patch template

When new notes arrive, entries will follow this structure:

## Version X.Y.Z — Date
### Added / Changed / Fixed
### Known issues

Until then, treat 0.1.0 launch baseline as the reference for wiki guides written at EA start.

Related update pages

• Updates Hub — overview and cadence expectations
• EA Roadmap — content finished vs planned
• How to Play — loop refresher after long breaks
• Steam Deck Review — Verified status and perf notes