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Single-player runs can be played on three '''difficulties''': '''Easy''', '''Normal''' and '''Hard'''. Easy and Normal are open from the start; Hard unlocks once you complete a run on Easy or Normal.

== Difficulties ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! style="width:110px;" | Difficulty !! What changes
|-
| '''Easy'''
|
* 10 extra starting health (20 instead of 10)
* More steps before each boss
* Gold and Diamond items drop more often
|-
| '''Normal'''
| Nothing: this is the standard game.
|-
| '''Hard'''
|
* Bosses have an extra item (their "Hard item", shown in the compendium; the [[Gauntlet]] page lists them for the Gauntlet bosses)
* Yellow enemies spawn
* Nights are longer and days are shorter
* Gold and Diamond items drop less often
|}

== Rewards ==
* '''Boss list:''' beating a boss once on Normal unlocks its lore in the boss list, and beating it once on Hard shows how many times you have won against it.
* '''Weapon mastery:''' completing a run on Hard with a weapon awards that weapon's Hard mastery (see [[Beginner's Guide#Weapon Mastery|Weapon Mastery]]).
* '''Achievements:''' Patch #8 added Steam achievements for the difficulties that are now called Normal and Hard.

== Old names ==
Patch #16 renamed the difficulties. Only the names changed; each one plays exactly as before.
{| class="wikitable"
! Before Patch #16 !! Since Patch #16
|-
| Normal || Easy
|-
| Hard || Normal
|-
| Very Hard || Hard
|}
Older patch notes, challenge descriptions and pages on this wiki may still use the old names.

===Changes===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width:110px;" | Date !! Changes
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;" | 10/01/2025 || Added Normal, Hard and Very Hard. Normal: start with 20 health, more steps each day, more Gold and Diamond items. Hard: start with 10 health. Very Hard: start with 10 health, stronger bosses, longer nights. The "Fired Up" first-run buff was removed (Patch #8)
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;" | 11/24/2025 || [[Leshen]] and the Abominations have items on Very Hard (Patch #11)
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| style="white-space:nowrap;" | 03/04/2026 || Boss list rewards swapped: Hard now unlocks the lore and Very Hard the number of wins, each after 1 victory on that difficulty (Patch #12)
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;" | 10/16/2026 || Renamed to Easy, Normal and Hard; Easy and Normal are open from the start. Each boss's Hard item is shown in the compendium (Patch #16)
|}

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