Question 1

What is How Many Dudes?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Is How Many Dudes multiplayer?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

How many Dudes are there?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What platforms is it on?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 5

How much does it cost?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Does it have cross-saves?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Is How Many Dudes on mobile?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is there a single best five-Dude build?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Where do I find the tier list?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 10

Where are the official patch notes?

Accepted Answer

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.

All Guides

How Many Dudes? Beginner Guide: Ranch Your First Army

How Many Dudes? Community FAQ — Reddit-style Q&A Megathread

How Many Dudes? Community Megathread — Launch Week Roll-up