Potato Please not working?
Read the status column before you reinstall. A fixed status reports an official patch claim, not a guarantee for every machine. Hotfix 1.0.2 was posted 5 November; 1.0.1 on 4 November. Both posts are one publisher, Steam.
| Symptom | What to try first | Patch/source status |
|---|---|---|
| Finished save will not replay an ending | Update, then load the finished save | 1.0.1 says fixed |
| Yard fills back up with a blizzard after loading | Load again after the update; old saves are backed up first | 1.0.1 says fixed |
| Crane autopilot builds an arch and stops | 1.0.2 recounts every 6 minutes with crane or 2.5 with autopilot; horn every other recount | 1.0.2 official · 1 publisher |
| Peeled potato jammed in the hopper | It should return unpeeled | 1.0.1 says fixed |
| Character walks through the chute or a fan | Those two exits are closed in the note | 1.0.1 says fixed |
| WASD dead, character walks forward | Unplug wheels, pedals, flight sticks, virtual joysticks, then update | 1.0.1 says fixed |
| Ultrawide menu cut off, or a long translation overflows | Update | 1.0.1 says fixed |
| Data will not load | Verify the game files in Steam, as the note instructs | 1.0.1 says fixed |
| Late-game water channel jam, slowdown or crash | Update; 1.0.2 changes water movement and final speed levels | 1.0.2 says fixed · Steam |
| Missing hopper or vacuum contents after loading | Update before loading the save | 1.0.2 says fixed · Steam |
| Endless fall or missing controls/HUD after Unstuck | Update; the note names these states | 1.0.2 says fixed · Steam |
| Master Peeler page stuck after finishing quota | Load the save after updating | 1.0.2 says recovery on load · Steam |
| Golden Key potato missing or supply drop catches on crane | Update; key stays until picked up and drop reaches ground/snow | 1.0.2 says fixed · Steam |
| Repeating “DONG” noise | 1.0.2 reduces recount announcements to every other recount; no explicit DONG fix claim | Exact complaint not named |
| Mopping does nothing | Thread had 3 replies; no official step | Neither 1.0.1 nor 1.0.2 names it |
| Letters stuck | Thread had 1 reply; no official step | Neither 1.0.1 nor 1.0.2 names it |
Other titles on the board that day included “Why?!”, “Leaderboard Cheaters”, “A heart of gold”, and “your own executioner”. Those last two are achievement questions, not crash reports. They are covered on the achievements page as unconfirmed triggers. Cooldowns for Unstuck, the wheelbarrow, the sack fix, and Repile are 60 seconds after this patch. The pause menu is supposed to point at an in-game troubleshooting entry.
Questions
The game walks forward by itself. What now?
Hotfix 1.0.1 says a wheel, pedals, a flight stick, or a virtual joystick could force the character forward and break WASD. That note says the behavior is fixed. Verify the game files if the data load itself fails.
Is mopping fixed?
A Steam thread titled “Mopping is broken” was visible on 5 November 2026. Neither 1.0.1 nor 1.0.2 mentions mopping, so this page does not call it fixed.
Sources
- Official Hotfix 1.0.2 announcement, 5 November 2026 (one publisher) — checked 2026-11-05
- Steam news for Potato Please (release and hotfixes through 1.0.2) — checked 2026-11-05
- Steam store page for Potato Please — checked 2026-11-05