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Squeakross: Home Squeak Home (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.5 / Next: Ver. 1.6)

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Squeakross: Home Squeak Home – Ver. 1.6

  • Release date: TBA
  • Patch notes:

  • Fix puzzle #351 which was unsolvable
  • Tweak night mode colors to be less contrasted. Crosses are back to black instead of red
  • Fix possible soft lock when using the “View in Catalog” option from the Decor browser
  • Fix Furniture image being revealed too early in catalog in night mode

  • Additional notes: none
  • Source: Alblune

Squeakross: Home Squeak Home – Ver. 1.5

  • Release date: February 6th/7th 2026 at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 5PM GMT / 6PM CET / 2AM JST
  • Patch notes (highlights):

  •  236 Squeakross puzzles added (118 normal, 118 Nini’s challenges)
  • New Catalog: “The Spirit and the Mouse”
  • New Catalog: “Home Squeak Home #3”
  • Edge Decoration system: Place furniture on the grid lines!
  • Wall Decoration system: Place furniture on walls
  • Night mode expanded and reworked.

  • Patch notes:

New/Changes

Content:

  • New Catalog: The Spirit and the Mouse ( 50 new items, 50 Normal + 50 challenges puzzles)
  • New Catalog: Home Squeak Home #3 (68 new items, 68 Normal + 68 Challenges puzzles)
  • New Stickers from “The Spirit and the Mouse”, rewarded by solving Puzzles in the Spirit and the Mouse catalog.
  • 100+ new Rodent pictures from the community added to cheesemails
  • New Cheesemails, including ones exclusive to the “The Spirit and the Mouse” catalog
  • New Game Manual entry, to explain the new type of furniture

House:

  • Edge furniture system: A new type of furniture that can be placed on walls, and/or the grid lines
  • Doors can be moved along their wall
  • Wall & Arch structures, Rodent Partition have been changed to Edge decorations.
  • Right click doesn’t clone furniture anymore, to allow for camera rotation while holding furniture
  • Decor Browser tab gets transparent when holding furniture
  • Faster browsing in decor browser when holding a direction
  • Add a “Clear all” button in the house

Puzzle:

  • Improved performance and loading of larger puzzles
  • “Very Fast” cursor speed
  • Option to have the cursor start in the Top Left, instead of the center added
  • “Auto Cross complete” setting changed to a choice between Off/On(Opaque)/On(Transparent)
  • When using the “Hint Zoom” function in puzzle, the selected hint line is correctly colored
  • Number “3” hint visual changed for clarity. Looked too much like “5”
  • Manually scribbled hints, fade out when selected
  • Color schemes have been tweaked for better readability

Audio: 

  • “Rodent eating volume” slider added
  • A softer, alternative Fill sound can be used
  • Lowered volume of all menu music
  • Removed 3 tracks from the non-copyrighted playlist, as some have been updated with content ID

Miscellaneous:

  • Squeakross Size added to the “Solve Squeakross?” popup
  • Night Mode quick access toggle added in Pause Menu
  • Night mode now UI expanded to catalog and settings popup. Also affect Sticker Backgrounds
  • You can now zoom-in on the cuteness of rodent pictures in Cheesemails
  • It is now possible to set all unread Cheesemails as read
  • Settings can be open during Nini’s tutorial dialogue
  • Right Mouse Click goes to next catalog page
  •  Incorrect Game version warning added when launching the game with an incompatible save format
  • Patch note screen added in the main menu

Bug fixes:

House:

  • Variation mode can now be used on Walls
  • Fixed props floating in the air
  • Fixed rendering issue with Moss Floor and carpets
  • Fixed color variation broken or missing for some items
  • Prevent accidental room change when clicking through the wall
  • Fix music not working in the music player

Miscellaneous:

  • Updated Bigender flag sticker
  • Improved Chinese and Japanese localization
  • Text fixes
  • “New” notifications now cleared after closing or changing tabs
  • Increased Rodent eating cooldown during puzzles. Rodent will not eat if “Hunger” is set to 0

  • Additional notes: none
  • Source: Alblune

Squeakross: Home Squeak Home – Ver. 1.2

  • Release date: July 24th 2025
  • Patch notes:

Fixes:

  • [Puzzles] Fixed the “Force separator spacing to 5” working incorrectly on 16 sized puzzles
  • [Puzzles] Fixed an issue with the “Call” cooldown animation
  • [Puzzles] Fixed various issues with “Cross empty lines at start”
  • [Puzzles] Logic assist showing wrong possibilities for lines with a hint of “0”
  • [Stickers] Stickers are now saved and loaded in the correct order. Your previous layout will possibly need adjustments.
  • [List View] Fix some puzzles that were accessible too early via the List View
  • [Costumes] Fix color variations for the following costumes: Pirate Mustache/Hat/Scarf, Angel Wings/Disc
  • [House] Fix color variations for the following items: Washer Dryer combo, Fancy Fridge
  • [House] Fix issue where parts of furniture would appear black when using the “Rodent cage” wallpaper
  • [House] Correctly save objects states such as on/off lamps when leaving the house
  • [House] Fix “Page complete” popup appearing at the same time as the Room unlock dialogue
  • [Rodent] Fix Tooth model clipping when set to the minimum height
  • [Rodent] Fix rodent grooming animation not looping
  • [Rodent] Fix rodent not squeaking when being held
  • [Rodent] Fix “Squeakiness” defaulting to “Silent”
  • Various text fixes

Changes:

  • [UI] “Main Menu” title disappear after a few seconds, more space for stickers!
  • [List View] Overall navigation & sorting improved
  • [List View] Sidebar added for easier navigation
  • [House] Decor Browser: Side Bar navigation improved
  • [House] Increase Sit & Sleep time for rodent at high energy
  • [Puzzle] Cone of Shame magically scales down when starting a Squeakross to prevent overlap with the grid
  • [Puzzle] Cursor will not loop if “Cursor Loop” is off, while “Completed Hints” is set to “Manual”
  • [Puzzle] Prevent Undo/Redo when in logic assist or when holding Fill/Cross
  • [Puzzle] Desk Storage Challenge (#305-N) was slightly modified

New:

  • [List View] List view now displays best times

Platforms Specific changes

Nintendo Switch changes:

  • [Puzzles] Fixed squished cursor on some puzzles
  • [Puzzles] Auto-cross system is more robust. Auto added crosses now have a slightly different color
  • [House] Edit Mode Top-down camera height increased
  • Additional notes: none
  • Source: Alblune

Squeakross: Home Squeak Home – Ver. 1.1

  • Release date: July 1st 2025
  • Patch notes:
  • Fix Rodent & manual images not loading
  • Fix List View not working
  • Fix infinite loading on some puzzles
  • Fix costume removed when leaving rodent editor
  • Text fixes
  • Additional notes: none
  • Source: Alblune (Bluesky)

How to download updates for Squeakross: Home Squeak Home on Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Squeakross: Home Squeak Home, you have three options:

  • let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

  • try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

  • select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.

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