- v1.1.0 Major Update - Performance Optimization - 19 September 2025
Overview During the development of Geometry Arena 2, I've picked up some new techniques, some of which can be easily applied to Geometry Arena to optimize performance. In addition, I've also taken the opportunity to fix or improve some minor details that were left over from when I was a beginner. Update Log Fixed some text errors. Fixed an issue where corrupted save data prevented the game from launching properly. Removed some unnecessary text interaction effects. The game will now launch at the highest supported resolution by default. Improved the stability of leaderboard-related tools. Improved the text display and sound effects in the leaderboard interface. Significantly optimized the performance of all bullet types. Changed the action interval of all combat objects from physics frames to rendering frames to improve visual smoothness at high frame rates, optimize performance at low f…
- [Beta Branch] v1.1.0t1 Update - 12 April 2025
Overview During the development of Geometry Arena 2, I've picked up some new techniques, some of which can be easily applied to Geometry Arena to optimize performance. However, due to the numerous changes, I'm concerned about unknown bugs, so I've pushed the update to a beta branch first. If you're interested, you can try it out and see if the late-game lag has been alleviated. In addition, I've also taken the opportunity to fix or improve some minor details that were left over from when I was a beginner. Update Log Fixed some text errors. Fixed an issue where the game would fail to run after save data corruption caused by unexpected shutdowns. Removed some unnecessary text interaction effects. Improved the stability of leaderboard-related tools. Improved the text display and sound effects in the leaderboard interface. Significantly optimized the performance of all bullet types. Changed…
- Geometry Arena 2 is available now! - 15 July 2023
About Release Hello everyone, I am 011, the developer of Geometry Arena 2. Geometry Arena 2 is now available in Early Access. Welcome to play! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1667700 And these are two bundles about Geometry Arena 2 https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33480 https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33561 Long-term Plans Here are the major development plans in Early Access: More weapons, bodies, challenges, upgrades, enemies. Expansion of talent system, and a new progression system (pets maybe?). Achievements, built-in update logs, credits, etc. Long-term refinement and expansion of art, music, and sound effects. Short-term Plans Here are my plans for the upcoming 1 or 2 weeks: Try to design a new weapon, maybe the Magician from prequel? Upgrades of Friends series, such as traps, field effects, drones, etc. Initial upgrade choices in Talents. Community Your suggestions a…
- Welcome to play the latest version of Geometry Arena 2 - 20 June 2023
About Demo Hello everyone, I am 011, the developer of Geometry Arena 2. Geometry Arena 2 has participated in Steam New Fest, and the demo is now available for download and play. In addition, the game will be released on July 15 and enter the Early Access stage. The Demo provides the latest in-development version of Geometry Arena 2, and will continue to be updated. On one hand, I want to get the latest and most effective player feedback to help me improve the game. On the other hand, I hope it will help everyone make informed purchase decisions in advance and avoid potential disappointment. If you like this game, don't forget to add it to your wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1667700 Feel free to share any suggestions or feedback via Steam or Discord. I'd love to hear from you. Geometry Arena 2 Discord Development Plan In the next few weeks before the Early Access, I have th…
- The New Art Style of Geometry Arena 2 - 1 June 2023
Hello everyone, I am 011, the developer of Geometry Arena 2. I am delighted to share the latest development progress of Geometry Arena 2 with you in this announcement! After several rounds of gameplay remake, the game's art style has also undergone a big change. I would like to express my special gratitude to my artistic partners' relentless efforts, and also extend my thanks to players for continuous feedback and support! By the way, Geometry Arena 2 will participate in the Steam Next Fest in June and will be released for Early Access shortly after the Fest ends. Don't forget to wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1667700 Welcome to join our Discord to discuss the future development direction! Geometry Arena Discord Currently, the new art style has only been implemented in its initial stage, and there are still many details that need to be refined and optimized. Let's take a l…
- Welcome to Geometry Arena 2 PlayTest! - 29 August 2022
Hello everyone! Geometry Arena 2 is now in PlayTest. Click the Request Access button in the Steam Store of Geometry Arena 2, then you will be qualified to download the latest version of Geometry Arena 2 now. Store link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1667700 The current Geometry Arena 2 is an early in-development version, and the game content is definitely not as much as the full version of Geometry Arena. Please note that GA was developed for two years, while GA2 is currently in development for less than a year. Once you enter the game, you can see the development plan in the upper left corner of the title page. Any questions or suggestions, please let me know! By the way, if you are interested on Geometry Arena 2, wishlist now! Join us on Discord! Geometry Arena Discord
- 嘿！来聊一聊《几何竞技场》和《几何竞技场2》 - 14 September 2021
This announcement is about the future of Geometry Arena series. I am sorry that I did not translate it into English due to its length and my limited time. Thank you for your understanding! Join us on Discord Geometry Arena Discord 前言 大家好，我是最爱你们的鸽子！ 在过去的两个月中，我将许多的工作精力投入到了《几何竞技场2》的设计与研发中。今天，我想与大家聊一聊，《几何竞技场》的未来与《几何竞技场2》的前瞻。 （全文约4800字左右） 《几何竞技场》的未来？ 因《几何竞技场》的英文名为Geometry Arena，以下我们就将它简称为GA吧！ 在我的规划中，GA的v1.0版本，既是正式版，也是完整版——这意味着我已经如愿以偿地将计划中的内容都实现完毕了。 GA所走过的路与许多独立游戏所选择的路线相同，即在游戏内容尚未完整时以抢先体验的形式发布，待游戏完整之后再正式发布。 通常来说，当一款游戏正式发布之后，有的开发者会定期对游戏进行免费的更新，甚至每隔半年或一年就推出一个全新大型版本，但这通常建立在游戏的收入情况理想且程序框架优良的前提之上。 若是游戏收入情况不佳或是程序框架很糟糕，继续增加新内容就不是一个好的选择了，因为后续的维护和开发成本不容小觑，但Steam平台却不会因此而给予额外的曝光资源，从而可能导致开发者的收入情况雪上加霜。 GA算是我的第一款正式作品，原本我只是将它作为研究生阶段的毕业设计，却不曾想到发售后取得了许多玩家的支持与鼓励，所以我也就决定踏上独自创业这条路。自GA在2020年4月8日以抢先体验的形式发布以来，我收到了大量的建议与意见，也有许多玩家愿意天天陪我在群里聊天唠嗑、讨论游戏、钻研设计，陪伴着GA持续更新15个月——直至目前的v1.0系列版本，我也终于第一次真正完成了一款称得上“完整”的游戏。此番大恩大德，我会永…
- v1.0.7 Update - 15 July 2021
Overview Some fixes and performance optimizations. Fixes Fixed an issue that the background star sprite layer is above mines. Fixed an issue that the difficulty option "Bumper Car Arena" sometimes causes enemies to get stuck. Fixed an issue that in some cases, the first judgment of the upgrade "Stay Here" must cause the character to get hurt. Optimizations Optimized the management code of the mines array. Optimized update logic per frame for all types of bullets. Optimized the performance of the physics system at lower frame rates. Rewrote all the code related to lasers, thus significantly optimized the performance of lasers. Features The "Auto Start" function in Endless Mode now allows players to customize the countdown duration. Significantly decreased the price of all types of runes sold in the Rune Shop. UI The "Damage Text" now also show the heal effects in green numbers. Others Im…
- Geometry Arena participates in the Summer Sale midway - 1 July 2021
Hello everyone, I’m the developer of Geometry Arena, 011 Games. According to Steam's rules, new games released within the past month are not eligible to participate in this Summer Sale. However, today I found out in my Steamworks that there is a way for Geometry Arena to participate in the Summer Sale midway, so I submitted the sale request. As I just knew about this, I did not inform you in advance, which led many players to buy the game at the original price. I am really sorry about that, and hope you can understand and forgive me. I did not mean to cheat you. If you bought the game at the original price a few days ago, you could apply for a refund on the Steam client. If Steam does not approve your refund request, you can also contact me for a refund. Although I'm not quite sure how to make a cross-border-transfer, I believe that we'll find a good solution together. Apologies again!…
- v1.0.6 Update - 29 June 2021
Overview Remade "Double-edged Sword" and "Life Drain", and added 3 new legendary upgrades to bring many changes to the hurt mechanics. Improved the stability of the network function. Fixes Fixed an issue that damage overflow caused the game to not proceed properly. Fixed an issue that the hurt increase effect of the upgrade "Revenge" also works on enemies. Fixed an issue that the square border of the Player Position Indicator would shrink in some cases. Fixed an issue where crits would cause no damage to enemies in some cases. Fixed an issue that the time flow rate in the game is abnormal in the case of low frame rate. Fixed an issue that the rune color is displayed incorrectly in some interfaces. Fixed several UI-related minor issues. Features Added a new legendary upgrade "Titan". Added a new legendary upgrade "Egoism". Added a new legendary upgrade "Stay Here". Adjusted the upgrade "…
- v1.0.5 Update - Auto Start & Auto Fuse ! - 22 June 2021
Fixes Fixed an issue that the buy button in the rune store was invalid. Features Added "Auto Start" function for endless mode, it can be enabled in the pause interface. Added "Auto Fuse" function, it can be used in the rune fusion interface. Adjusted the upgrade "Puffiness" : HP Max increased from +6 to +9. Significantly increased the trigger damage of the upgrade "Amulet". UI Adjusted some UI elements. Decreased the background transparency of the Challenge interface. Now, the rune name will display the number of additional properties. You can now view the rules for rune fusion in the Rune Fusion interface. Others The maximum number of levels has been limited to 9999. Remade the savefile backup system to improve its number and stability. Adjusted and optimized some text. Join us on Discord! Geometry Arena Discord
- v1.0.4 Update - lots of new content! - 18 June 2021
Overview Added 4 new difficulty options and 7 new upgrades, with many fixes, optimizations and gameplay updates. Fixes Fixed an issue that rune fusion could not trigger the corresponding achievement correctly. Fixed an issue that the Mystery Bag interface did not show the types of upgrades. Fixed an issue that Urgent Delivery was improperly triggered in some cases. Fixed an issue that the soldier barrier did not knockback enemies correctly in some cases. Fixed an issue that the power-up "Missiles" fired too much missiles in some cases. Fixed an issue that stacking buff or power-up would cause some stats to overflow in some cases. Fixed an issue that the effect of the difficulty option "Life Drain" could not be triggered correctly in invincible state. Fixed an issue that the upgrade "Mine Filter" did not work since v1.0. Optimizations Optimized the performance of buffs. For performance o…
- Here comes the Dragon Boat Festival zongzi! - 14 June 2021
Hello everyone! As you know, I am a developer from China. Today is Dragon Boat Festival in China, which is a very important traditional festival. In China, people usually eat zongzi on today. So, I added zongzi to the game, and you will meet it in the Rune Store. For the next three days, every time you refresh the rune store, the zongzi will have the probability to appear. Hope you enjoy it! Note: Since it need access to the time server, please make sure you can play the daily challenges without any network problem so you can meet zongzi in the rune store. Join us on Discord! Geometry Arena Discord
- v1.0.3 Update - 10 June 2021
Fixes Fixed some issues with Daily Challenge. Fixed an issue where player was not fully healed at the end of the attack phase in some cases. Fixed an issue where "Explosive" did not correctly trigger "Sticky Grenade" and generate mines. Features Now, the settings about "Custom Enemy Color" and "Translucent Bullets" will also be saved when you save and exit. Now, "Translucent Bullets" also affects all explosion effects. Added an effect to the difficulty option "Space Walk": You will automatically stop drifting at the end of each attack phase (except in Wander Mode). UI Added mouse tooltip to "Custom Enemy Color" and " Translucent Bullets". Advance Notice I have made several new upgrades, but considering that the leaderboard event is underway, they will be available next week. Join us on Discord! Geometry Arena Discord
- Fixed a critical issue with the Daily Challenge - 9 June 2021
I'm sorry, there was a critical issue with the Daily Challenge due to my mistake. If your computer's time format was not yyyy/mm/dd, you were not able to participate in the daily challenge, or your daily challenge was different from others. This issue has now been fixed. If you have encountered this issue before, you will no longer be able to find your previous ranking on the leaderboard of daily challenge after this update. But don't worry, I've just moved those wrong dates to a few months ago and you can still receive your rewards as normal according to your previous ranking. Only, just it will show the date as a few months ago. Join us on Discord! Geometry Arena Discord
- v1.0.2 Update - 7 June 2021
Fixes Fixed some issues related to the tutorial. Fixed an issue that the size and color of bullets sometimes look incorrect after splitting. Fixed an issue that the rune in equip will automatically change after rune fusion in some cases. Optimizations Optimized the performance of lasers and each type of bullets . Features Added a new feature to Cannon's skill module "Heavy Cannon": your bullets will now smash through the wall and fly to the distant stars. Remade the legendary upgrade "Crit Transform": type is changed to "Buff", and now convert your excess critical chance to critical effect. UI Added a new function of " Translucent Bullets" in the pause panel. Others Optimized some UI parameters. Adjusted and optimized some text. Join us on Discord! Geometry Arena Discord
- v1.0.1 Update - 4 June 2021
Fixes Fixed an issue that the wall disappears in some cases. Features From today's daily challenge, you can now get a award of 30 Geometry Coins if your ranking > 50. UI Changed the logo to a new one. Now, when you switch the language, the logo image will changes accordingly. Added a new function "Custom Enemy Color" in the pause panel. Others Improved the stability of the savefile. Adjusted and optimized some texts. Join us on Discord! Geometry Arena Discord
- Leaderboard Event! - 2 June 2021
Hello, everyone! I am the developer of Geometry Arena, 011 Games. Geometry Arena v1.0 was officially released yesterday! As promised, I'm going to host a leaderboard event with great rewards as my appreciation to everyone. Announcement about the official release Unlike previous events, this time, all classes can participate in the event in whether Endless Mode or Wander Mode. By the end of the event, you will be awarded for keeping your ranking in the top 20. As there are 12 classes and 2 modes, there are 24 leaderboards and 480 prizes at total. According to your ranking in each leaderboard, you will get a certain number of event points. The event points from each leaderboard can be accumulated, and you could freely exchange them for the prizes you want. Event Duration Starts now and ends June 13, 2021, at 12:00 noon UTC. Total duration is approximately 11 days. How to Participate Durin…
- Happy Children's Day! v1.0 is here! - 1 June 2021
Hello, everyone! I am the developer of Geometry Arena, 011 Games. Over the past two months, Geometry Arena has completed its v1.0 development and testing as planned, and is now officially released! In the Early Access since April 8, 2020, Geometry Arena has been updated about 80 times, with 3 new classes, 16 new difficulty options, 2 new modes, dozens of new upgrades, Rune system, Skill Mods, and many other new features. Thanks for your company over the past year! We made it together! Now, let's see what's new in v1.0! Main Features 1. Graphics Remake I've updated the game's rendering pipeline to remake the game's graphics, which are now much clearer and more beautiful. And, you can now freely adjust the intensity of the light effects in settings. 2. Rune Workshop UI remake Rune Workshop now has a new look with a new rune recycling function. The new UI is more user-friendly. However, be…
- v1.0 is now available! - 31 May 2021
Preface Geometry Arena is now updated to v1.0.0! At the same time, the game will be officially released tomorrow (June 1, Children's Day). This announcement is only the update log of v1.0.0, for more information, please pay attention to the official release announcement tomorrow! Overview After two months of development, v1.0 is now available! Wish you could enjoy this new version! Main changes include: graphic and music remake, rune workshop UI remake, performance optimization and game experience improvement, etc. Due to there are many significant adjustments, the game being played may be affected. I apologize for that! And I recommend starting a new round of game to experience this new version. Fixes Fixed an issue that the bullet trail particle sometimes works incorrect after splitting. Fixed an issue that sound effects play incorrectly during bullet time. Fixed an issue that penetra…
