TOUCH GRASS · 1.0.3

Version 1.0.3
Build 3182
Revision 91e2e0294a75160ed8d0813df1ccf916fe35e758
2026-10-18
Android, iOS

Release overview

1.0.3 adds Low Battery mode, a harder way to play again once you have finished the game, shows the level name at the start of every level and fixes the picture of the W6-1 rescue. It is a development build on our test devices (an Android tablet, a Galaxy S25 and an iPhone); it is not in app stores.

What changed

Low Battery mode: the battery carries over between levels, a fall costs 25 % and a dead phone restarts on 25 %. Still no game over.
Low Battery unlocks and switches on by itself after you first finish the game, with a one-time notice (“Nova forgot her charger.”) and a choice to keep it on or turn it off. Later, a LOW BATTERY: ON/OFF chip on the title screen and a row in Settings switch it; before you finish the game the row says “Beat the game to unlock”.
In Low Battery the HUD shows a LOW tag, the results card shows “LOW BATTERY · N %”, and best times are kept separately.
The level name everywhere: a banner of about two seconds at the start of each level (“World 2 · Level 3”), “PAUSED · W2-3” in Pause and the level id on the results card.

Fixes

W6-1: the picture of the hands meeting stays centred on Nova and on the shelf after the rescue.

Gameplay screenshots

Real captures from Android development builds, current 1.0.3 first; each caption names its build. Open any image to look closer.

The title screen behind a blue dialog headed LÅGT BATTERI: PÅ, with the lines NOVA GLÖMDE LADDAREN and a short rule text, and two buttons, BEHÅLL and STÄNG AV. — Gameplay screenshotLow Battery switches on — the one-time notice after you first finish the game (Swedish: “Nova forgot her charger.”). Keep it on or turn it off; the title chip and Settings switch it later. Captured when the bot finished the whole campaign.Version 1.0.3 · Build 3182 · Revision 91e2e0294a75160ed8d0813df1ccf916fe35e758 · Android · Captured 2026-10-18T17:38:22Z · Native Android tablet screenshot (Galaxy Tab S10+) taken during an automated bot playthrough; Swedish device language; lossless full-frame copy, identical decoded RGBA pixels, no crop or retouch; small "Development Build" watermark at the bottom right. Development build 1.0.3, code 3182, built from 91e2e029 (merged to main as e2672b42 with no game change).

Nova in a green Comment Swamp shaft at the start of the level; across the top a dark banner reads VÄRLD 2 · BANA 3. — Gameplay screenshotComment Swamp · W2-3 — the new level banner at the start (“World 2 · Level 3” in English), shown for about two seconds.Version 1.0.3 · Build 3182 · Revision 91e2e0294a75160ed8d0813df1ccf916fe35e758 · Android · Captured 2026-10-18T17:13:15Z · Native Android tablet screenshot (Galaxy Tab S10+) taken during an automated bot playthrough; Swedish device language; lossless full-frame copy, identical decoded RGBA pixels, no crop or retouch; small "Development Build" watermark at the bottom right. Development build 1.0.3, code 3182, built from 91e2e029 (merged to main as e2672b42 with no game change).

Nova in dark-blue Dark Mode at the start of a level; a dark banner across the top reads VÄRLD 5 · BANA 2. — Gameplay screenshotDark Mode · W5-2 “Night Shift” — the level banner at the start of Night Owl’s level.Version 1.0.3 · Build 3182 · Revision 91e2e0294a75160ed8d0813df1ccf916fe35e758 · Android · Captured 2026-10-18T17:20:53Z · Native Android tablet screenshot (Galaxy Tab S10+) taken during an automated bot playthrough; Swedish device language; lossless full-frame copy, identical decoded RGBA pixels, no crop or retouch; small "Development Build" watermark at the bottom right. Development build 1.0.3, code 3182, built from 91e2e029 (merged to main as e2672b42 with no game change).

The SKÄRMTID results card with the level id W6-1 under the heading, then time 0:22.12, phone crashes 0, Minutes 59, Lost Photos 2 of 3 and a new best time. — Gameplay screenshotThe results card now names the level (W6-1 here). This is the normal mode; in Low Battery the card also shows the battery left.Version 1.0.3 · Build 3182 · Revision 91e2e0294a75160ed8d0813df1ccf916fe35e758 · Android · Captured 2026-10-18T17:37:56Z · Native Android tablet screenshot (Galaxy Tab S10+) taken during an automated bot playthrough; Swedish device language; lossless full-frame copy, identical decoded RGBA pixels, no crop or retouch; small "Development Build" watermark at the bottom right. Development build 1.0.3, code 3182, built from 91e2e029 (merged to main as e2672b42 with no game change).

Concept art

Visual intent and concepts, separate from the game captures above.

Nova climbing a neon tower of content cards beneath the TOUCH GRASS title. — Concept artKey art — early concept, not captured gameplay.

Concept lineup on magenta: a squat green Troll lobbing angry comment bubbles from a mossy ledge, a feed-card centipede Doomscroller clinging under a platform, a Clickbait coin beside its sprung bear-trap form, an eyeball Recommender drone in a thumbnail frame, and a padlocked, chained comment-thread barrier guarded by two moderator robots. — Concept artThe 1.0 roster — concept art, not in-game sprites. Troll, Doomscroller, Clickbait, Recommender and the Locked Thread gate; the game has its own pixel sprites.

Known issues

Not released to app stores; a development build on our test devices only.
In Low Battery the W6-2 escape shows no battery readout (open).
On small desktop or browser windows under 384 px of game height, Settings is hidden on the title screen (not on phones or tablets).
Human playtest sign-off and performance on a mid-range reference phone are still open.
No device screenshot of the Low Battery HUD, the Low Battery results card or the W6-1 rescue picture yet: the bot plays the normal mode and its W6-1 frames miss the rescue. Those screens were checked in the automated screenshot tests.

Validation

passedGatekeeper review of the 1.0.3 integration (TG-380, 91e2e029).
APPROVED (a23d9163): compile with 0 errors and 0 warnings, EditMode 1262/1262, PlayMode 1179/1242 with 0 failed (63 skipped: the 26 known plus 37 explicit sweep and capture cases), completion bots 82/82 with every recording identical, so the normal mode is unchanged. The release build was built from 91e2e029 and merged to main as e2672b42 with no game change.
passedLow Battery sweep: every level started on 25 % battery.
36/36: all 18 levels complete with 0 deaths.
passedScreenshot tests for the new screens.
The Low Battery, Feed Files and W6-1 rescue sets were re-captured, all within 0.032 % difference; the W6-1 hands-off-the-shelf defect is closed. One mirror frame with particle sparkles is flaky (follow-up).
passedAutomated playthrough on the Galaxy Tab S10+ with the release build itself (Android 1.0.3, code 3182, built from 91e2e029).
36/36 PASS: all 18 levels one by one and the whole campaign, 0 error lines, every enemy drawn on screen, mirrors 7/7. The screenshots on this page come from this run.
passedBuilds on the owner’s test devices: Android 1.0.3 (code 3182) and iOS 1.0.3 (build 3182).
Installed on the tablet, Galaxy S25 and iPhone (TG-380).
pendingPerformance on a mid-range reference phone and human playtest acceptance.
Still open in the store-release task (TG-309).

Notices

Some artwork was generated with AI.