- Brave Rounds will be arriving in 2026! - 5 February 2026
We are excited to announce that our next Project STG game, Brave Rounds will be launching on Steam in 2026! Demo is also available to play! This Steam demo will let you transfer your Story Mode progress to the full game!Wishlist Brave Rounds now and stay tuned to the release date!
- Update: Ver 2.0124 - 28 February 2023
Update v2.0124 for the full version had been deployed. This is to fix the problem where the game's online functions are disabled for some users. Thank you for understanding, and have fun!
- Update: Ver 2.012 - 4 February 2023
Update v2.012 for the full version had been deployed. This is to fix the problem where the game doesn't start unless Offline mode is selected. In tandem with this fix, the Offline mode option had been removed as well. Thank you for understanding, and have fun!
- Regarding Ver 2.011 - 17 August 2022
Due to an incompatibility with the system, playing the game with the online features (online leaderboards, replay download) via the Steam launcher is unavailable. The game can still be played via the Steam launcher in Offline mode. However, the online functions are still available if you play the game via the local files. Until we can resolve the issue, please access the game via the local files to enjoy its full features. Thank you for understanding.
- Hell Blasters Version 2.0 is Here! - 16 August 2022
WELCOME TO LOOP 2.0! Major update Ver 2.0 is here! New Mean Difficulty! There is very little room for error. Please be careful! Arrange Mode is added! The better you play the harder it gets! Can you persevere under the pressure? New Arranged Tracks done by crisp, Jasson Prestiliano (JP Soundworks) and Scowsh! You can adjust which arrangement to use on which mode via the Options menu. New languages added: Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese! 2 new wallpapers are added! 8 new endings are added! The new endings are for Arcade Mean and Arrange Mode. 8 new Achievements are added! Several bug fixes. Have fun!
- Nominate Us for Steam Awards 2021! - 24 November 2021
Steam Awards 2021 Nomination has started! How about nominating Hell Blasters for Game You Suck At? Also Hell Blasters and the OST are 10% off until December 1st 2021!
- Update: v1.017 - 17 October 2021
Update v1.017 for the full version and update v1.027 for the demo version had been deployed. This is to fix the problem where the replay doesn't record the held button while quick-restarting the game. This update won't automatically fix affected replay files. However, the files can still be fixed manually. If you have any that you want to be fixed, please tell us the button you remember had been pressing when quick-restarting and send the affected replay file within %localappdata%/HellBlasters for the full version and %localappdata%/HellBlastersDemo for the demo version to us, ideally via email ( [email protected] ). The replays uploaded online can also be fixed by also reporting the ranking position of the affected replay file by the time of the report. Thank you for understanding, and have fun!
- Update: v1.016 - 15 October 2021
Update v1.016 for the full version and update v1.026 for the demo had been deployed. This is to make the Quick Restart function to work even while in Game Over screen. Thank you for your understanding, and have fun!
- Update: v1.015 - 14 October 2021
Update v1.015 for the full game and v1.025 for the demo has been updated. Full Game: * Crash that happens when you minimize the game while an achievement is showing had been fixed. Full & Demo: * Some adjustments to analog stick deadzones. Currently the deadzone is 50%. Thank you for understanding, and have fun!
- Update: v1.014 - 14 October 2021
Update v1.014 for the full game and v1.024 for the demo has been updated. Full Game: * The bug where the game cannot return to title screen after playing a story mode replay had been fixed. Replays from previous versions are still compatible. Full & Demo: * Some interface tweaks. * Replays now record the slowdown rate. Replays that were made before this update will always show 0% slowdown. Thank you for understanding, and have fun!
- Update: v1.013 - 11 October 2021
Update v1.013 for the full game and v1.023 for the demo has been updated. This is to address the long response delay when accessing empty online leaderboards. Thank you for understanding, and have fun!
- Shmup Junkie's Fall Carnival 2021 Caravan Competition! - 9 October 2021
Hi, everyone! Shmup Junkie's Fall Carnival 2021 Caravan Competition will be held at @ShmupJunkie's Discord! It will start on around October 10th 10am PST. The competition will be for Score Attack Normal. It's applicable for both the full version and the demo version! See you guys in the competition!
- Update: v1.012 - 9 October 2021
Update v1.012 for the full game and v1.022 for the demo has been updated. This is to address the replay attachment bug further due to unintended overwrites. Thank you for understanding, and have fun!
- Update: v1.011 - 7 October 2021
Update v1.011 for the full game and v1.021 for the demo has been updated. This is to address the replay attachment bug. Thank you for understanding, and have fun!
- Demo Update: v1.02 - 6 October 2021
The demo has been updated to v1.02 to fix some critical bugs and adding some quality of life improvements. The fix also applies for the upcoming full version, v1.01. Leaderboard has been reset. Now the leaderboards will record more than 10 digits of score. On the Steam leaderboard menu the numbers shown will be far smaller than the ones shown in-game. Option to show FPS and to toggle V-Sync have been added. Several bug fixes. Thank you for your attention, and have fun!
- Leaderboards will be Reset on October 6th 2021 00:00 PDT - 4 October 2021
On October 6th 2021 00:00 PDT the full version will be updated to v1.01 and the demo version will be updated to v1.02. One of the main updates is to truncate the registered scores into the Steam leaderboards system by 5 digits. The actual scores will be shown like normal within the in-game Ranking menu. Replays from previous versions will still be fully compatible. However, due to this reason new high scores will not be registered because it will be lower than the ones already registered on Steam leaderboards. To address this, on October 6th 2021 00:00 PDT the leaderboards will be reset, deleting the posted scores and the attached replay files. It is suggested to download the replays from the online leaderboards if there are any replays you wish to keep before it's reset. Thank you for understanding.
- Demo Update: v1.01 - 2 October 2021
The demo has been updated to v1.01 to fix some critical bugs and adding some quality of life improvements. The fix also applies for the upcoming full version. Quick restart had been added. By press and holding the assigned Pause button you can immediately restart the run. it functions the same as the Restart function in the Pause menu. WASD keys can now be configured. Please note that with this update the only keyboard buttons that will be affected by the Link Rotation option are the arrow keys. Replays of runs using arrow keys now will be recorded properly. Previously affected save files cannot be fixed. The score entry screen now can be fast forwarded by pressing the accept button. Several minor bug fixes. Thank you for your attention, and have fun!
- Demo is out NOW! - 1 October 2021
Hell Blasters' Demo is out NOW! The demo contains the 3 minute Score Attack. This also includes the online leaderboards and the capability to share and download replays straight from the leaderboards! Please note that the leaderboards won't be shared with the full version of the game.
