- Update 1.7 is out now! - 26 June 2026
Steel Century Groove Update 1.7 is available now! 🎉 This update introduces the ability to import .osz or .osu files, allowing you to have more manual control of custom music charts. You can create Steel Century Groove specific charts that precisely identify each stem, or you can import an already-made chart designed for osu!, osu!mania, osu!taiko, etc. and the game will use that as a guide to improve its automatic charting. You can customize all this in the Fine Tune menu for each track, but the defaults are set up such that you can just download a .osz (such as from here), drop it in like any other song, and start playing!The update also introduces a new Monument Arena level with destructible skyscrapers, playable in Arcade Mode, endgame modes, and the Cassie Spectacular boss battle. And of course, lots of other improvements, polish, and bug fixes.Thank you to everyone who's played th…
- Update 1.7 Public Beta Testing: .osu & .osz import and more! - 16 June 2026
I'm currently in the testing phase for the next update for Steel Century Groove and am ready to open it up to players before it goes live. I'd love to get your feedback and hear about any bugs you encounter. This update introduces the ability to import .osz or .osu files, allowing you to have more manual control of custom music charts. You can create Steel Century Groove specific charts that precisely identify each stem, or you can import an already-made chart designed for osu!, osu!mania, osu!taiko, etc. and the game will use that as a guide to improve its automatic charting. You can customize all this in the Fine Tune menu for each track, but the defaults are set up such that you can just download a .osz (such as from here), drop it in like any other song, and start playing! The update also introduces a new Monument Arena level with destructible skyscrapers, playable in Arcade Mode, e…
- Arcade Mode Update! - 30 April 2026
For those of you who hate reading... introducing: ARCADE MODE! Skip the story and dive directly into Steel Century Groove's fast-paced, strategic rhythm battles. Complete objectives, purchase upgrades, chase high scores, then challenge the ultra-difficult upper ranks of Endless Mode. But don't worry, those playing in Story Mode won't be left behind. The update also brings the High Scores, Shop, and Quickplay features to the endgame Haus Infinity area.🎉 To celebrate the new update, Steel Century Groove will be 25% off from April 30th to May 7th at 10AM PDT! 🎉Check out the update trailer here:Thank you to everyone who's played the game and left feedback or reported bugs! And especially those who helped test this update on the beta branch. The next update, 1.7, will be going to into development soon with the big planned feature being the ability to import custom charts for players who wa…
- Update 1.6 Public Beta Testing (Arcade Mode) - 14 April 2026
I'm currently in the testing phase for the next update for Steel Century Groove and I'm opening it up to players to try out before it goes live. This update features the all-new ARCADE MODE, which lets you jump directly into battles without playing through the story. Arcade Mode has its own separate progression, objectives, and methods for obtaining, leveling, and equipping your Tenzerks. It also features a new score mechanic that will evaluate your performance in battles and give you a numerical and star rating. You can push for high scores on an overall, track-by-track, or Tenzerk-by-Tenzerk basis. This score mechanic, along with the new shop and quickplay mode, is available to story players in the endgame Haus Infinity area. Of course, the update also includes a bunch of bug fixes and other improvements that you can read about in the full patch notes below. To opt-in to the beta bran…
- Steel Century Groove is 20% off in the Steam Spring Sale - 21 March 2026
20% Off From March 19 - 26 at 10 AM PST!If you haven't already jumped in, now's a great time to pick up the game. The championship is yours to win!
- Minor Update 1.5.1 - 6 March 2026
Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports! I hope everyone is enjoying the new 1.5 update so far. Fixed an issue where music files with non-english characters/Unicode characters in the file name or path could show up as length 0:00 (too short) in the Custom Music menu. You should now be able to play these songs. If you had imported a song on the 1.5.0 version that had this issue, you should be able to play it on the new build, but you might need to remove the folder and re-add it to see the proper length and artist/album information on the Track Selection menu. Sorry for the inconvenience.
- Update 1.5 and Steam Deck Verified! - 4 March 2026
A big new update for Steel Century Groove is out now! This patch contains a bunch of quality of life UI improvements, particularly focused on custom music. Some of the highlights are: enabling/disabling individual built-in tracks, mixing/matching custom music with built in music, a custom music menu UX redesign, a new universal setting to make battles last until the end of the song, and an option to hide your replica Tenzerks. It also adjusts the UI to make sure the text is all big enough on big screens and the Steam Deck, meaning that the game is now officially Steam Deck Verified!Please note: the default has changed for how custom music is shuffled with built-in music for battles. Before, if any custom music was enabled, all built-in music would be disabled. Now, they will be shuffled together, but you can go the Built-In Soundtrack section at the top of the custom music and disable a…
- Update 1.5 Public Beta Testing - 26 February 2026
I'm currently in the testing phase for the next update for Steel Century Groove and I wanted to open it up to players to try out before it goes live. This update contains a bunch of quality of life UI improvements, particularly focused on custom music. Some of the highlights are: enabling/disabling individual built-in tracks, mixing/matching custom music with built in music, a custom music menu UX redesign, a new universal setting to make battles last until the end of the song, and an option to hide your replica Tenzerks. To opt-in to the beta branch, find the game in your library, right click or select the gear icon, choose "Properties...", select "Game Versions & Betas", then choose the option "public_beta". The full patch notes and more instructions can be found on this forum thread. Give it a try and let me know if you find any issues!
- Minor Update 1.4.4 - 10 February 2026
Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports! I hope everyone is enjoying the game so far. This build focuses on fixes and UI/UX improvements to the calibration section of the options menu. More work on this, and other music related QoL improvements are still in the works!Fixed an issue where the Audio Latency option would be not be respected in some cases. Because this issue could cause some players to have calibrated excessively high values, this build will reset your calibration values and you will need to set them up again. Very sorry for the inconvenience and for this bug!The calibration menu now allows selecting any number for latency, including negatives.Number pickers in Calibration and Custom Music Fine Tuning can now be pressed and held to speed them up. I'm hoping to add keyboard typing input to these in the future, but hopefully this will make it easier for n…
- Minor Update 1.4.3 - 6 February 2026
Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports! I hope everyone is enjoying the game so far.Fixed an issue where the rewards popup after re-completing an Endless Mode challenge level with repeatable rewards would reference the highest completed level instead of the currently completed level.Fixed an issue where cargo containers from Sub Francisco could spawn at the entrance to Rainica Park if you ran back to Rainica Park from Sub Francisco during a single session.Fixed a spot where players could get stuck by the elevated kiosks in New District City.Fixed a spot where players could get stuck by First Pilot Timmie in the cave in Rainica Park.Fixed an issue where the camera could clip into the ceiling when battling Rhymery Star Justin on the Tricoastal Express.
- Minor Update 1.4.2 - 2 February 2026
Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports! I hope everyone is enjoying the game so far.Fixed an issue where completing an endless mode level with repeatable rewards (30+) could reset your progress back down to that level. Please note: there is still a known issue where the popup on re-completing a challenge past level 30 displays the wrong number for which challenge mode level you have just completed. Fixed an issue where you could fall in a hole in the Mall of Records car park.Fixed two spots in Rainica Park where the player could escape from the world bounds. One by the train station and the other by the large Novox skull.Fixed an issue where you could fall off one of the moving platforms around the cave off the side of the Pacific Seawall.Fixed a rare issue where Love Miwa or other bosses' disruptors could not be destroyed.Fixed an issue where chests would not coun…
- Steel Century Groove Is Out Now! - 28 January 2026
The day is finally here. Steel Century Groove is OUT NOW!I'm so excited for everyone to get the chance to play this game that I've spent years obsessing over. I hope you all enjoy the journey across the Elder States, with all the surprises and battles along the way, and when it's over, I can't wait to see all the ways you push the systems to their limits with your endgame builds!Thank you all so much for supporting this project from the earliest release of Midnight to now. If you get the time to leave a review, even if you change it later, that makes a huge difference for small indie developers. Reaching 10 reviews as quickly as possible can be make or break for a game like this! Check out the launch trailer here:
- Demo Update 1.4 ahead of the full game launch! - 21 January 2026
Launch day is coming soon (January 28th) and this update is intended to get some last minute testing on the near-final game code. I hope everyone is looking forward to the full release as much as I am!The biggest new demo features are the additional options (including playing the full song) on rematches, the improved destructibles and crowds, new dance animations, and a new song, No Time by Nurnberg Productions. Patch NotesThese notes only cover changes to features that affect the demo. Lots more features and improvements are coming exclusively to the full game! Let me know if you run into any issues on the new version. And if something you were hoping for isn't here, don't worry; there will be more updates coming after launch. Either way, I'd love to hear your feedback, which you can leave via the in-game form, the Steam forums, or just as a comment on this post.UIAdded additional opti…
- Launch Day Is Right Around the Corner! (with a 10% discount) - 15 January 2026
Steel Century Groove is releasing in just two weeks, on January 28th! The full game is a huge RPG, many times the size of the demo, featuring all-new Tenzerks, a big world to explore, and ultra-challenging endgame content to keep you busy long after you've finished the story. I've been playing the game non-stop lately and having tons of fun even after hundreds and hundreds of hours. I can't wait for everyone to experience the surprises coming in the story, and then to check out all your broken endgame builds and personal records!💃 At launch, Steel Century Groove will cost $17.99 (10% off) 🕺Make sure to grab the game while it's on sale, before it goes back to the full price of $19.99 without the launch discount.Add the game to your wishlist now, so you can get an email as soon as it's available!And if you haven't played the demo yet, give it a shot, then transfer your saves to the full…
- Demo Update 1.3 for Steam Next Fest! - 9 October 2025
Thanks so much for playing the Steel Century Groove Demo and leaving your comments, feedback, and reviews! It's all been incredibly helpful and continues to make the game better.Starting October 13th, Steel Century Groove will be participating in Steam Next Fest! This update is releasing now to make sure everything is stable and bug-free, but please do come back and play during the festival. It makes a huge difference for indie developers to have more people playing the demo while it's ongoing.And there will be plenty to do! This update allows you to load your previously completed demo saves, adds a new Freeplay Mode, and introduces a preview of the endgame challenge Endless Mode! To play these new modes, load up your save and follow the in-game instructions to speak to the Goggle Guys at their pop-up on the outskirts of Nor Sentryville.There's also a short new quest featuring some fami…
- Steel Century Groove Releases January 28th 2026! - 2 September 2025
Steel Century Groove has an official release date and it's January 28th 2026! Check out the new trailer for the announcement:Make sure to add the game to your wishlist, and then get ready for release by playing the free demo so you can transfer your saves when the full game launches!
- Minor Update 1.2.4 - 14 August 2025
Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports! I hope everyone is enjoying the demo so far.Fixed a crash that could occur on the music selection screen or at the start of battle while analyzing custom music in the backgroundFixed a crash that could occur when returning to the main menuFixed a crash when analyzing music files using less common formats such 24-bit audioFixed an issue where music would not loop properly when using custom songs with an abrupt ending.Slightly increased the length of "short" and "medium" length battles. These occur most often at the start of each area.The malfunction UI in the Bon Donatello boss battle now correctly refers to "Moves" instead of "Abilities"Moved Docent Hilde, who players could walk behind to skip a battle.Fixed an issue where the mods screen would auto-select a locked slot when opening it while all slots were full.Gamepad focus…
- Minor Update 1.2.3 - 10 August 2025
Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports! I hope everyone is enjoying the demo so far. Fixed a rare crash when calculating gameplay splines.Fixed a collision issue where the player could jump up to the next floor in the Marion Town Recycling Plant.Fixed an issue where Plant Worker Duslin could spot and challenge the player even when the player was not up on their level.Fixed collision issues with rocks and leaf sprouts in Marion TownFixed an issue where the player could walk through the large vases in the front of the Nor Sentryville Institute.The game no longer generates an unnecessary log file in the Saved/SelectorLogs folder in AppData.
- Steel Century Groove Demo Is Out Now! - 7 August 2025
As part of Wholesome Games Steam Celebration, the all new demo is available now! Download it here:Starting in your cozy hometown, take the first steps on your Steel Century Groove journey. Fix up a broken mech and then hit the road to pursue your dreams of winning the Tenzerk Championship. Or dive into Demo Mode, skipping the early story and jumping directly into the full gameplay. Either way, you'll be able to continue the story from there and then transfer your save to the full game when it releases.I hope you have as much fun playing the demo as I've had making it!
- Wholesome Games Celebration & All New Demo August 7th! - 30 July 2025
The demo will feature the first hour or so from the game and you'll be able to transfer your save to the main game once it releases. You'll start out in the cozy Marion Town, collecting junk parts from friends and family in order to fix up a broken Tenzerk. After a run in with your rival and the local professor, you'll pick a starter and set out on the road towards Nor Sentryville, where you'll explore a Tenzerk museum and face off against the first Principal Pilot boss.I can't wait for you all to play it!Dig into the lore in the museum in Nor Sentryville:Watch out for the boss's Malfunction abilities:
