- THE REMIX UPDATE - 22 September 2026
Timed Remixed New Timed mode containing a remixed version of all 30 courses! Each Remix uses a selection of predefined Tags to denote what is different, and many levels have new geometry added. The world is flipped in all remixed courses. Tags High Tide: The ocean is high, and everything beneath has washed away Acid: Don't touch the water Dolphin: Swim like a dolphin. Vertical air strafing, essentially Clutter: New geometry added to the course Reversed: Start at the end. End at the start All Super: All rails are super rails No Rails: All rails are removed from the world No Fall Damage: ...no fall damage Discs To unlock a level's Remix, you must first find its music Disc. Each is hidden somewhere near the level's route, off the beaten track. (If you just want to get in and play a Remix, you can also freely unlock each Remix by pressing the Info button on the Remix, and pressing Unlock) S…
- FYI: In-game Discord invite link is broken - 24 August 2026
The Discord invite link on the titlescreen is broken. Whoops. I'll put a patch out to fix this... eventually. But if you do click it and wonder why it's not working, there you go. In the mean time, you can use the new link here: https://discord.gg/ZFBfTVwkvN.
- v04.07.2026 - 4 July 2026
This week's Aim course used a broken spawn point, which has now been removed. This means that both the Aim and Points course for this week have been entirely regenerated. Both leaderboards have been reset.
- v28.06.2026 - 28 June 2026
Optimization Replaced the particles of both launcher types with much lower poly versions. This should help improve performance in launcher dense areas, particularly in custom levels Fixed an oversight where flat launcher particles would never be culled in custom levels Decreased the LOD transition time from 0.5 to 0.2 DEMO Player Up to 30 laps (points / balloons) are now supported by the lap indicator. Previously, only 10 were supported Fixed an oversight where non-Timed balloons in custom levels would always pop on the first frame Fixed a bug where Zen demos would play the Timed point reached sound at the end
- v24.06.2026 - 27 June 2026
When playing custom levels, the DEMO Player will now display the level's name and its author underneath the runner name in the top left Added an option to hide the "VERSION MISMATCH" warning that displays on DEMOs that don't match your game's version
- v19.06.2026 - 19 June 2026
Fixed a bug for custom levels where oceans would be very small if you're using the Performant graphics quality setting Fixed a bug where opening the Steam overlay while viewing a leaderboard would open the pause menu in a locked state, requiring the game to be reopened
- The GIANT'S HEART Update - 3 April 2026
Giant's Heart Giant's Heart is a brand new area added to the map and is inside of Northern Peak. There are 2 entrances, one on the forest side of the mountain, and one on the quiet ocean side. 2 New Timed Courses Giant's Heart - a points course that takes place in, you guessed, Giant's Heart Ahoy 2? - a non-linear points course sequel to the critically acclaimed Ahoy! The medal and trophy times should hopefully be possible but let me know if not and I'll adjust them. Timed Weekly Adjustments I've changed some of the Aim course generation values to help prevent comically short courses from being generated. Increased minimum distance range to between 400 and 700 inclusive (was previously between 100 and 400 inclusive). Since the max range of bullets is 500, this should make it much less likely to have targets shootable from spawn Increased total target range to be between 4 and 6 inclusiv…
- 365 days of The Local - 27 February 2026
Today marks one year since The Local officially launched! Yes, that's right. The Local has already been out for a year. If you've been playing since launch, thanks for sticking around. That's pretty cool of you. And if you're a more recent player, welcome aboard! Here's to... I don't know... maybe 4 more minutes of The Local.
- Here's your 2025 Wind Down - 31 December 2025
To end off the year, here's a break down of how everyone played The Local in 2025.But first, some context. This is using data from existing leaderboard entries on the current leaderboard versions, and does not include Weeklies or custom levels. Unfortunately, I don't have a record of every single run that has ever been done. But this is good enough. Enjoy!Thanks for playing, and happy new year! Cheers,Tobey
- VOTE THE LOCAL FOR... GAME OF THE YEAR!!! - 25 November 2025
Hello everybody! It's Steam Awards nomination time! It would be pretty cool if you voted for The Local. No pressure, though... Oh, and I've gotta choose a category, so... GAME OF THE YEAR!!! Why not? Vote now, etc. Thank you, and good night!
- v19.10.2025 - 18 October 2025
Adjusted Medal and Trophy times for PRIX, making the Legend rank actually... possible. Whoops PRIX is now included in the Superboard Added a kill trigger beneath PRIX Fixed a bug where quitting to title while watching a Demo with its Ghost Line enabled would cause the line to be visible on the title screen https://store.steampowered.com/app/2560140/The_Local__Supporter_Package/
- The PRIX Update - 18 October 2025
This update officially introduces PRIX: a Timed course where slide boosting is your only real option. Added PRIX Fixed a bug where the "TImed" achievement could not be achieved. If you already meet the criteria, you will need to complete a run on any course for the achievement unlock to be triggered https://store.steampowered.com/app/2560140/The_Local__Supporter_Package/
- v04.10.2025 and Modded v1.3.1 - 3 October 2025
Quick update to fix the UI scrolling speed bug from yesterday's update. Modded v1.3.0 has been disabled and replaced with v1.3.1.
- Security Patches - 3 October 2025
This update addresses a recently found security vulnerability that affects all Unity games built with Unity version 2017.1 and later, including The Local. There should be no functional difference between this version and the previous. Modding Branch v1.3.0 The modding branch has also been updated to v1.3.0, and has received the same security patch. It also now has 100% parity with the main branch, meaning it now included the Super Board. I've also unfortunately opted to disable access to previous modding branches, as those are built on the vulnerable version of Unity.
- v27.07.2025 Changelog - 27 July 2025
Fixed an oversight where you were able to select and delete rails in the base world when in the level editor. Since the world asset in the editor just enables the base world, deleting rails (or anything) from it applies to the rest of the game for the duration of that session https://store.steampowered.com/app/2560140/The_Local__Supporter_Package/
- v26.07.2025 Changelog - 26 July 2025
Fixed a bug that caused hidden / cheated leaderboard entries to break displayed rankings https://store.steampowered.com/app/2560140/The_Local__Supporter_Package/
- v25.07.2025 Changelog - 25 July 2025
Fixed a bug that prevented you from completing the Orders tutorial when buying Perks https://store.steampowered.com/app/2560140/The_Local__Supporter_Package/
- The Superboard Update - 21 June 2025
Superboard This update introduces the Superboard for the Timed gamemode. This leaderboard reveals the top 100 best players across every course, excluding the Weeklies. Sorting is done with a rank score. You will receive points for each course you've ranked at least 100th on, with 1st placing giving the most points. This score goes up to a maximum of 10,000, which requires a #1 rank on every course. You can access this menu from the Timed gamemode screen, by pressing the "SB" button next to the leaderboard button. Other Data This board also displays your average rank, and combined time. Please note that players who don't have a top 100 time (see below) on every course will not have an accurate average rank and combined time. When this is the case, those fields will be greyed out. Select which field to sort by, from Score, Average Rank, Name, and Combined Time. Just press a column's name…
- Modded v1.2.0 - Workshop Support - 14 June 2025
The modded branch is now up to date with the main branch, including today's changes. This means that the level editor is now included. Workshop Uploads Modded uploads will have a "" prefix, and will recieve the "Modded' tag. Modded levels will not appear in non-modded clients. Development Tips Here are some potential starting points for adding modded assets to the editor: All assets need a unique ID. These IDs are defined in the AssetID enum, found in the Asset.cs script Scenes are serialized into a SceneDescription object, that contains lists of SceneAssets. While you can define your own SceneAsset type, I'd recommened just using the SceneModel type. This is used for most assets, including things like launch pads. You should instead add extra properties to the SceneModel type by adding extra components to it. Doing this should prevent any issues with features like undoing, redoing, and…
- 14.06.2025.1 A Small Update - 14 June 2025
Timed Adjusted the Trophy times on "my_map" to make the Legend Trophy feasibly achievable Level Editor The level browser can now display more than 50 levels Fixed an issue with the Ocean asset's collider https://store.steampowered.com/app/2560140/The_Local__Supporter_Package/
