- tiny hotfix :) - 21 September 2026
-added a low fps safety net to the 'pull up' section of the tutorial which should fix the hard stuck issue -fixed a ui focus issue in the advanced graphics menu
- Soundtrack Release and Sale! - 4 September 2026
The original soundtrack for Toroa: Skycall is now available on Steam, currently 20% off!!! 🎶 Split into two EP's, you can choose between the dance or ambient soundtrack, or get both. Toroa: Skycall is also 20% off for the next week, woohoo! 🥳
- wee update - 27 July 2026
Bug fixes and general performance improvements. Improvements to walking on land and slowing down to land.Tāwhirimātea now has LIGHTNING.Hopefully the last update for awhile until we get localisation in!
- WDC World Ocean Day Charity Sale! - 5 June 2026
We are excited to announce another 20% off, 20% donated collaboration, this time supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Ocean Day! In the past we have hosted charity livestreams to raise money for WDC and we are so excited to be supporting them again. The WDC World Ocean Day Sale runs until 11th June, 10am PDT 2026, and you can save a 20% off Toroa: Skycall! We will also donate 20% of our net profits during this sale to WDC to support their conservation work. Who is WDC?WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation are the leading global charity dedicated to the protection of whales and dolphins. Their expert-led teams in the UK, Europe, the Americas, and Australasia work across the whole spectrum of threats, from climate breakdown to accidental entanglements in fishing gear, pollution, captivity and hunting and whaling. They bring together, and work hand-in-hand with, businesse…
- wee update - 13 May 2026
steam achievements work now :) hehe oopsfixed a bug with the resolution options in graphics menu freezing
- Latest bug fixes - 4 May 2026
Thanks to everyone for posting your bug reports on the discussion board! This feedback has been super helpful, a list of fixes can be found below :)fixed the takeoff pitch resetting to level when releasing thumbstickfixed boost rings in āio doing nothingfixed Tarāpuka followers not being able to bank or pitch while flying aroundremoved refraction-based artefacts from the edge of the screen while underwaterfixed pause menu buttons getting locked out occasionallyfixed bug where wind would sometimes not boost playerfixed invert camera controls not applying properly on loadfixed Paikea floating too far above waterboost rings' "max speed increase" no longer stacks infinitelyboost rings' "max speed increase" decays fasterincreased scroll speed in creditsreduced jitter in free-look for mouseminor tweaks to pūtahi level to help with landing/walking in some areasadded UI sounds!added camera avoi…
- Earth Appreciation Festival 2026! - 17 April 2026
We are stoked to be a part of the Earth Appreciation Festival this year, organised by the awesome folks at Slug Disco. During this event Toroa: Skycall is a whopping 20% off PLUS we will be donating 20% of our sales during this event to the Royal Albatross Centre! That's right!! 20% off and 20% of sales donated!!!! The event runs from 17th - 24th April (PST) so if you've been thinking of picking up Toroa: Skycall, now is the time, you'll get a dope game and be donating to an incredible charity!
- World Whale Day Sale! - 8 February 2026
This Sunday the 15th of February is WORLD WHALE DAY! We are celebrating the lead up all week long with 15% off Toroa: Skycall until 16th of February (10am (PST) If you want to learn more about the Tohorā (Southern Right Whale) and Paikea (Humpback Whale) that feature in Toroa: Skycall we recommend checking out Whale and Dolphin Conservation, NZ Whale and Dolphin Trust and Tohorā, the legacy project of the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge. Mauri ora!
- Christmas Eve Patch - 24 December 2025
Thank you all so much for your reviews, feedback and bug reports! We have packed a lot into this patch which will hopefully address the most glaring problems. Thank you again for your patience and detailed reports!!! The latest update has fixes for:Some character portraits not appearing in dialogueParalinguistics not playing for some characters has been fixed and volume tweakedAmbient animal noises now play correctlyStorm ambience plays correctlyMenus no longer override keyboard focus if it initialises in mouse modeFixed bug where the control settings were not being loaded correctly on game launchItems no longer fling far away when being switched outPS5 controller capability addedAbility to switch controller glyphs in settingsWe are now Steam Deck compatible! It has been registered as playable by Steam as dialogue may appear quite small but we will push a fix for this in the new year so…
- Day one patch! - 11 December 2025
Thanks so much for playing Toroa: Skycall on release :’) still really hectic to see it being played in the wild, thank you all for your bug reports!! We are a very small team so really appreciate the detail, feedback, patience and understanding :) We’ve just made an update to address some of these reported bugs:Fix for the brown misty screen, if this does not work we’ll be implementing some updated graphics settings in another patchFix for issue where diving mode could get stuck on Fix for back button not appearing at end of creditsFix for audio getting stuck in underwater modeFixed some jitter on creatures moving along in corridors Fixed a location in Āio where you could escape the level Fixed an issue where hitting continue from a level would put you back in the previous levelFix for issue loading into levels from level select where Toroa can be displaced before level load and the abi…
- ☁️ TOROA: SKYCALL IS OUT NOW! ☁️ - 9 December 2025
Mauri ora e te whānau! 🎉 Toroa: Skycall is officially out on Steam for PC! 🎉 Unravel the fate of the ocean and glide across an ever changing seascape in the hopes of reuniting Toroa with their family 💙 After 5 years of hard mahi, love and dedication, we're so excited to share our first game with you all 🥹 What a privilege to get to announce the release of Toroa: Skycall during Frosty Mini, a locally focused showcase highlighting games from Aotearoa and Australia :') SO GO AND GET IT!! TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS!!! And please leave us a review!! (if it's nice... lol)
- BIG announcment coming next week! 😱 - 3 December 2025
Kia ora koutou! Hello everyone!What are you doing on December 10th at 10am NZT? Well whatever it is, CANCEL IT! We have a massive Toroa: Skycall announcement to make as part of the upcoming Frosty Mini showcase happening in ONE WEEK!The announcement we're making is TOP SECRET for now, but make sure to set a reminder so that you're the first to know next week! We are super excited to be linking up with Team Frosty again and can't WAIT to show you what we have in store!When?🇦🇺 8am AEDT and 5am AWST (10 Dec) 🇳🇿 10am NZDT (10 Dec) 🇯🇵 6am JST (10 Dec) 🇺🇸 1pm PT and 4pm ET (9 Dec) 🇬🇧 9pm GMT (9 Dec) Where?Frosty Games YouTube OR Frosty Games TwitchSEE YOU ALL THERE!!!
- Frosty Games Fest and New Trailer! - 9 June 2025
Kia ora tātou! It's been a while since our last update, we have been deep in development and things are going well. Every day we get closer to our completed vision, it's really exciting and really nerve wracking!!! We are all super excited and scared and hype and feeling all kinds of EMOTIONS because yesterday we showed off our NEW trailer and Spring (Southern Hemisphere) release announcement in Frosty Games Fest!! Frosty Games Fest is a locally organised and supported event showing incredible games from Australia and New Zealand which often get left out of Summer Games Fest. Definitely check out the full showcase for a HEAP of amazing games, truly there are no skips just bangers after bangers.There is even an accompanying Frosty Games Fest Steam showcase where you can check out demos and wishlist all of the amazing upcoming games from Australia and New Zealand!!NGĀ MIHI NUI TO THE LEGE…
- Kickstarter and NEW demo are LIVE! - 1 March 2024
Kickstarter Our Kickstarter for Toroa: Skycall is LIVE and we are SHOCKED to be sitting at 60% funded after only 48 HOURS 😱 Any contribution whether it's $2, sharing with your friends, or liking our posts means so much to us and any amount of generosity is so appreciated. Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far
- Toroa: Skycall coming soon to Kickstarter! - 21 January 2024
Kia ora koutou! (Hello everyone!) We are so excited and NERVOUS to share that we have been working on a Kickstarter campaign for Toroa: Skycall! We have some really cool rewards planned as well as a NEW DEMO that will be live soon
- Next Fest Livestream #2 - 16 October 2023
Another livestream! This time with no yelling or developer yarns, just showing off the greatest albatross game of all time.
- Next Fest Livestream #1 - 16 October 2023
Kia ora, developers Lisa and Connor will be livestreaming the Toroa demo! Tune in for some secret developer lore and showing off the greatest albatross game of all time.
- Toroa Demo and new trailer 😱 - 11 October 2023
Kia ora koutou! (Hello everyone!) We are so excited to have our little demo for Toroa available WORLD WIDE for the first time EVER! We also dropped a new trailer with a little peek at some of the environments you can explore as an albatross. We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think of the demo, let us know on Twitter or join our Discord!
