Gecko Gods just received Build 2723, pushed on April 17, 2026, and it addresses several issues that were actively disrupting runs. Nothing here overhauls the game, but a few of these fixes are genuinely significant if you've been running the River Temple or exploring the volcano. Here's a breakdown of every change and why it matters.
What did Build 2723 fix in Gecko Gods?
The update targets two categories: progression fixes and additional fixes. The progression fixes are the ones worth paying attention to, since they directly affected whether players could complete certain sections without getting stuck.
Progression fixes
The most notable change is the resolution of a soft lock in the River Temple. According to the official Steam announcement for Build 2723, players who collected a specific relic and then died immediately afterward could find themselves stuck with no way to continue. Soft locks in games like this are particularly frustrating because they often don't announce themselves. You might not realize you're stuck until you've spent several minutes trying to figure out why nothing is responding.
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If you were playing before the April 17 patch and hit a soft lock in the River Temple, you'll need to update to Build 2723 before loading that save. Continuing on an older build won't resolve the issue.
The volcano area received two separate fixes. Players had found ways to exit the intended boundaries in multiple spots, which the patch now blocks. Out-of-bounds access in exploration games can trivialize entire sections, so closing these off keeps the intended challenge intact. A third terrain fix addressed the Ancient Hills zone, where a clipping issue let players fall below the water surface, which is the kind of bug that tends to produce either a death loop or a soft lock depending on how the game handles it.
Finally, a tiny gap in the Desert Temple was sealed. The patch notes don't elaborate on what this gap allowed, but given the other fixes in this batch, it's reasonable to assume it was another potential out-of-bounds point.
Additional fixes
The remaining changes are smaller but worth knowing about.
Fire performance received an improvement. This is listed without specific numbers, but performance-related fixes in environments with fire effects suggest the volcano sections were likely the main beneficiary.
A quirky one: the game previously allowed players to speak to a bird through a wall in the volcano. This has been prevented. Whether that conversation had any gameplay consequence or was purely ambient, it's now blocked.
Disappearing coin piles are fixed. This one has practical implications. If coins were vanishing before you could collect them, you may have been missing currency without knowing it. Post-patch, coin piles should persist as expected.
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After updating to Build 2723, revisit any areas where you noticed coin piles behaving strangely. If you were short on currency earlier in your run, those missing coins were likely a bug rather than a collection oversight.
How do these changes affect your run?
For most players, the biggest practical impact is the River Temple soft lock fix. That's the kind of bug that can end a session entirely, so its removal makes the River Temple a reliable part of the progression loop again.
The volcano out-of-bounds fixes matter more for players who were using those gaps intentionally. If you found a shortcut through the volcano walls, that route is gone. The intended path is now the only path.
The Desert Temple gap is a smaller concern, but it's worth noting that the developers are actively auditing boundary issues across multiple zones. Ancient Hills, the volcano, and the Desert Temple all received terrain attention in this single patch, which suggests the team is doing a systematic pass on exploitable geometry.
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Build 2723 was preceded by a silent build on April 16, 2026 (Build 22822527), which contained no official patch notes beyond file changes. The April 17 build is the one with documented fixes.
Comparison: what changed between recent builds
The back-to-back April 16 builds with no notes followed by a documented fix patch on April 17 suggests the team was iterating quickly on something before landing on the final set of changes in 2723.
Where to follow Gecko Gods updates
The Gecko Gods team posts updates through their official Discord and on X (formerly Twitter) at @GeckoGodsGame. For players who want to track every build, SteamDB logs changes as they happen, including silent builds that don't carry official notes.
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