What is How Many Dudes?

A roguelike dudebuilder autobattler by Butterscotch Shenanigans. You recruit a growing army of Dudes, combine them with Relics and Trinkets for game-breaking synergies, and push through escalating waves and bosses across three challenge tiers.

Is How Many Dudes multiplayer?

No. It is a single-player game with no online or local multiplayer modes. The "How Many" refers to the army of Dudes you command, not other human players.

How many Dudes are there?

At launch there are 42 Unique Dudes across 6 Dude Families — Undead, Employed, Warrior, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Action — with more than 850,000 possible team compositions. The Dudex also tracks Regular Dude, Echo Dude, and Skeledude beyond that unique count.

What platforms is it on?

Windows and Steam Deck via Steam, iPhone and iPad via the App Store, and Android phones and tablets via Google Play. Console versions are not currently planned, and there are no official Mac, Linux, Chromebook, or full-browser builds.

How much does it cost?

The stated standard launch price was $14.99 USD on Steam and $9.99 USD on mobile. Regional pricing, tax, and temporary discounts vary. The official Steam demo is free.

Does it have cross-saves?

Yes. Full cross-platform ("cross-saves") save syncing works across your devices through Rumpus, so you can switch from PC to phone and continue where you left off.

Is How Many Dudes on mobile?

Yes. The full game is on iPhone and iPad via the App Store and on Android phones and tablets via Google Play. Saves sync with the Steam/Windows build via Rumpus.

Is there a single best five-Dude build?

No public, evidence-led ranking supports one universal team. The repeatable answer is a four-part shell: one damage engine, one source of control or damage transfer, one sustain engine, and two flex slots that deepen the same triggers or solve the run's current weakness.

Where do I find the tier list?

On the in-house [Dudes tier list guide](/en/guides/dudes-tier-list): instead of an S–F power ranking we publish a needs-tier (control, sustain, damage, amplification) checked against the live official Dudex.

Where are the official patch notes?

On the developer site at https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudes/patchnotes, updated by Butterscotch Shenanigans for each release; the live index itself lives at https://howmanydudes.com/en/dudex.

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Platforms

PC + Mobile YES · PS5/Xbox/Switch NO — How Many Dudes? Platforms

How Many Dudes? is on Windows, Steam Deck, iOS, and Android—not PS5, Xbox, or Switch right now. Check the demo, price, release date, and Rumpus cross-save details.

Updated: 2026-09-02 · By How Many Dudes? Guide

Quick platform answers

Query	Current answer, checked August 3, 2026
How Many Dudes mobile	Yes. The full game is on Android through Google Play and on iPhone/iPad through the App Store.
How Many Dudes PS5	No current PS5 version or announced console plan.
How Many Dudes Xbox	No current Xbox version or announced console plan.
Nintendo Switch	No current Switch version or announced console plan.
Release date	July 30, 2026, globally at 10 AM Pacific / 5 PM UTC.
Free / demo	The Steam demo is the only current official demo. Official legacy pre-alpha browser demos remain on itch.io and GX.games.
Crack	We do not provide piracy instructions or links. Unofficial "free" copies are not endorsed and the developer warns they may be malware scams.
Cross-save	Yes, between supported platforms through Rumpus.

Where the full game is available

Windows and Steam Deck: Steam. Steam Deck works through the trackpads because there is no native gamepad control.
Android phones and tablets: Google Play. The store was showing 1.0.5-rc.7 in its "What's new" field when checked.
iPhone and iPad: App Store. The US listing showed $9.99 when checked; price and tax can vary by region.

The full game is not officially available for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, or browsers. The studio says console support is not currently planned, not that it can never happen.

Release and current version scope

How Many Dudes? released on July 30, 2026. Steam identifies the release date as July 30, and the official support page gives the global launch time as 5 PM UTC.

The official patch page's latest listed entry when checked was 1.0.5-rc.8 dated August 1, 2026. That page also says only versions marked released are generally available, so a listed release candidate should not be assumed to be live on every store. Google Play was surfacing 1.0.5-rc.7; App Store uses a separate build-number display and links back to the official changelog.

Official demo and lawful free options

The official game site lists three official demo locations. The Steam demo is the current, recommended version: it is the best representation of the released game, and its progress transfers to the Steam full version.

The other two official locations are the browser demos on itch.io and GX.games. They are legacy pre-alpha versions with substantial differences from the final game; there is no full-game browser release.

For searches containing free or crack:

Use the official Steam demo, or buy through Steam, Google Play, or the App Store.
Do not download repacks, cracks, APKs, or installers from unofficial sites.
The developer explicitly warns that other "free" versions are likely scam or malware attempts.

Price

The stated standard launch price was $14.99 USD on Steam and $9.99 USD on mobile. Storefront discounts, regional pricing, currency, and tax change independently; check the official store before purchasing rather than relying on a frozen sale price in a guide.

Cross-save and save transfer

How Many Dudes? supports full cross-platform save syncing across supported platforms through Rumpus. Sign into the same Rumpus account on each device to continue the same progress.

Local save access is still useful for support:

Windows: C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\HowManyDudes
iOS: available through File Sharing where supported.
Android: not normally accessible without rooting, which the developer does not recommend.

For a bug, search the official support information first, then use the developer's Feedbag flow. The official support page also points players to the How Many Dudes subreddit and Butterscotch Discord; those links are in this site's footer rather than on a thin standalone community page.

Controls and performance

PC uses a mouse; mobile uses touch. Gamepads are not supported natively. Mobile is capped at 60 FPS for battery and heat, while PC performance scales with the hardware and the game was built with 4K assets.

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How Many Dudes? Install & Download — Steam, iOS, Android, Cross-Save

How to install and download How Many Dudes? on Steam, iOS, and Android — the free demo, Rumpus cross-save login, file-size caveats, and first-launch troubleshooting.