- Sparedevil Steam Trading Cards! - 22 August 2026
Hello Bowlers!We mentioned in the last update that we would have some more news for you and here it is, Sparedevil now has Steam trading cards! So hop into the alleys now and collect your free cards. With this also comes backgrounds and emojis to express your true bowling self all over your Steam profile. Whilst you are here we wanted to say a huge thank you and welcome to the bowling community everyone who has joined us during the Steam Pins and Begs fest, there are literally 100s of you!Finally, we are aware of a few bugs and requested quality of life features coming in and we will do our best to get an update out to address those when it is possible to do so. Please continue to send us your either through our Discord or in the Steam discussions, we read everything you guys post so please be assured your ideas have been heard and we are tinkering with things behind the scenes. As alwa…
- Quality Of Life and Bug Fix Update #5 - 17 August 2026
Hello bowlers! We hope you are having a wonderful Steam Pins and Pegs fest, we are very excited to be a part of it. To make the most of the event we have put together a patch to enhance everyone's bowling experience. The majority of these changes and fixes come from the feedback you have sent us, so a massive thank you for that!New Stuff!- All face unlocks now come with a starting item for survivors mode.- UI scale option, make the UI tiny tiny or very big. Find this under "Game" in the options screen.- Profile features are officially unlocked for Sparedevil, this means you can showcase Sparedevil on your Steam profile if you are a super fan!Bug Fixes and Minor Changes- Pressing play from the leaderboard screen now plays the corresponding map and mode again.- Fixed a typo in the achievement "Step in the Ring" - Fixed a typo on the "Flak Jacket" perk - Fixed a typo in the "Real Sparedevi…
- Sparedevil: Revolved - 31 July 2026
Hello once again bowlers! It is time to polish your bowling shoes and enter a brand new Sparedevil arena, welcome to Sparedevil: Revolved!- NEW MAP!! Risky Rings! Destroy devilish pins across multiple deadly floors!- NEW WEAPON! The Ion Blaster, fully automatic bowling energy!- NEW WEAPON! The Tesla Baller, charge up and launch volleys of giant energy balls that can explode your other balls!- 11 NEW PERKS! Including much requested powers like edge falling protection and extra opportunity to stay alive! - 8 New Cosmetics to Unlock! Including 4 new faces!Bug Fixes and Changes!- "Vaporiser Ball", "Frag Ball" and "Overcooked" ball, now all award points correctly.- "Fastball" now provides some up force when thrown in the air- "Watermelon" now explodes after hitting 10 pins- "Holy Ball" now explodes when it expires.- Rate at which "Growball's" charge rate slows has been greatly reduced. Meani…
- Sparedevil Hotfix #4 - 3 June 2026
What's up bowlers! This is just a little patch to fix some issues that came up since the last update. Achievements -Fixed the "Look No Hands!" Achievement, so it can now be unlocked again! -Fixed the "Throwback" Achievement, this had a bug making it harder to unlock than intended. Survivors Mode -Made it so that your current rank and knock combo do not count down while you are in the upgrade choice screen!
- Quality Of Life and Bug Fix Update #4 - 29 April 2026
Hello bowlers, once again we have a small update for you to address some quality of life and bug fixes to refine your bowling experience!Bug Fixes - Fixed a bug where pinwheels would spew out hundreds of pins when hit with the Vaporizer. - It should no longer be possible to die as you pick up an upgrade breaking the UI. - Jumpin's will no longer block ball mode after they are knocked. - Many smaller fixes and optimizations. Quality Of Life - You are now able to skip the upgrade intro animation by pressing any button. - Behind the scenes changes and tweaks for things in the future. We have also added 8 new unlocks to the game for you to customize your bowling experience! As always if you have an issues, hit us up in the Steam Discussions or on our Discord, and as always... Happy bowling!
- Sparedevil: Survivors Update! - 30 January 2026
Hello once again bowlers! Today we are excited to present to you Sparedevil: Survivors, our latest major update. This is our biggest update yet so lets dive right into it...NEW Game mode: SurvivorsCollect upgrade candies and power up your character like never before, choose from over 40 perks, new balls and the secondary weapons you know and love to become the ULTIMATE Sparedevil. If you are a purist and only want the classic Sparedevil experience, worry not! Both of the existing game modes are still available with the new enemies included; speaking of which...3 NEW Enemies Test your metal against...The Rocket SpawnerA high priority target for any aspiring bowling pro, this guy will relentlessly spawn homing rocket pins until you knock him down! The Sniper PinThe new nemesis of any pinhead who likes to take his time wondering around the arena, this guy will charge up and beam your balls…
- Sparedevil Hotfix #3 - 27 May 2025
Hey Bowlers, back with a small update to keep the balls rolling! Overall performance improvements. Small UI visual improvements. Improvements to pin spawning to make it more consistent. Improved mortar projectile art. Fixed a spelling error on one of the achievements. Fixed a bug where achievements would unlock in game but not on Steam. Adjusted changes made in previous updates that made the "Lead Zeppelin" achievement nearly impossible to achieve. Secret under the hood changes working towards a new update...
- Quality Of Life and Bug Fix Update #3 - 8 November 2024
Hello bowlers! This week we bring you a stack of fixes and the long promised leaderboard archive. This update brings a close to our Halloween celebrations but fear not, we hope to bring you more seasonal content as soon as we finish making it. A special thank you to Andrew Z, Broccoli and everyone in our Discord for their continued efforts digging up these bugs! New Features - Leaderboard archive, look back at high scores from updates past! Find it in the leaderboard screen. - Mortars will now move to avoid shooting into ceilings and shields. They will also reposition every few shots. - Rockets have new pathing allowing them to better avoid obstacles and each other. - Lighting has been returned to non-Halloween mode. - Pumpkins have been put away for next year. Bug Fixes - The ball will no longer incorrectly award bonuses for air shots or jump shots. - Jumpins are now better able to nav…
- Sparedevil Hotfix #2 - 29 October 2024
Hello once again bowlers! Here is a quick hotfix addressing a stack of issues raised since the release of the Tricks and Treats update. - The weapon hotbar will now display the correct button glyphs when playing on controller or Steam Deck. - You can now cycle the weapon hotbar with the scroll wheel, or rebind that to whatever you want in control options. - Fixed things being highlighted when they shouldn't be in the new map selection screen. - The lava killbox on Hells Alley has been moved down to its original level. - The disc on the disc launcher will now inherit more material effects from your ball (prismatic and metallic). - Added a very high ceiling on Hells Alley to prevent escape. As always if you discover anymore issues please let us know in the Steam discussions or in our Discord! Happy bowling :)
- Scaredevil: The Tricks and Treats Update - 25 October 2024
Happy Halloween bowlers! Today we bring you the Scaredevil: Tricks and Treats update. Lets explore some of the big new additions… A brand new arena, The Wheel Of Misfortune smash pins in this new multi-tiered arena fitted with jump pads and packed with brand new art. 3 New weapons! The Rewinder 9000 a device that launches razor sharp record discs and recalls them again to slice through pins. The Pincenartor, layout pools of lava to burn up your opposition! The Big Up Drink, slurp up the greatest beverage this side of hell and turn into your true form; a giant bowling ball. This update also brings with it a reset to the existing leaderboards, the new map has its own leaderboard for time attack and standard mode so there has never been a better time to try and claim a top spot! If you had an incredible high score up there, fear not! The leaderboards from the previous update (and all leade…
- Quality Of Life and Bug Fix Update #2 - 12 September 2024
Hello once again bowlers! Today we are bringing you an update aimed at improving the game overall, addressing visual improvements and bugs! New Features - 10 New Achievements, with 10 new customization options. - A secret new feature. Visual Changes - Arena visual refresh - Player statues are now in for both "Giygas" and "Yumrope". - Spawner pin no longer loses the text on its back when it is defeated. - The Pinwheel now make some small sparks on landing. - The ball will show its charged state when choosing energy in customization - The loot pin now glows to make them clearer at a distance. UI Changes - Achievements show their current progress in the customization screen. - The customization screen now has pages so we can fit in more options! - Pressing "Play" in the leaderboard screen now plays the corresponding gamemode. - Achievement pop-ups no longer appear on top of each other. - G…
- The Over-Achiever Update! - 16 August 2024
Hello once again bowlers! Today we are throwing down the "Over-Achiever Update". This update contains some big additions to add more rewards and customization to your bowling experience. Lets explore some of these new features in more detail... Firstly, we have achievements! Complete challenges within the game and unlock achievements both in game and on Steam. Next up with have ball Customization, when you unlock an achievement you will be rewarded with a new customization option in the form of a new color scheme, pattern or energy color! Create your own personalized ball and put it to the test in the arena. Finally we are letting two new opponents loose in the arena! The Bumpin and the Jumpin'. Avoid bowling directly into the Bumpin he will deflect your balls and release a deadly shock-wave, instead jump on his head for a large vertical boost. As for the Jumpin' he will stomp his way t…
- Sparedevil Hotfix #1 - 26 July 2024
Hey bowlers we are here with a quick hotfix to address an issue with the arena bounds, also some extra bug fixes sliding in as well! Bug Fixes Fixed Collision issue that allowed you to jump out of bounds. (Thank you Broccoli) When you knock over more than 1000 of any pin type that should now reflect accurately in the game over screen instead of showing 2. UFO pin explosions no longer send knocked pins straight up in the air. Skipping the game over count also skips the individual pin counts. Adjustments to how pins collisions are disabled when they are defeated to make it consistent.
- Quality Of Life and Bug Fix Update #1 - 25 July 2024
Greeting bowlers, here we have the first patch notes for Sparedevil! In this update we bring you a big batch of bug fixes as well as some key quality of life and settings features. This is the first of many updates so keep your eyes peeled and your balls shined! Bug Fixes When achieving higher scores the spawning of basic pins should not slow down as much. Fixed an issue where playing with high volume settings causes the music to stop/restart randomly. Fixed an issue where skipping the score tally in the game over screen at certain times causes it to count up multiple times. Score text no longer overlaps the "!" when scoring 1 million points +. Fixed some pins spawning invincible (Loot pin and mortar pins) Mortar pins now have distinct audio when firing. Sensitive mouse buttons no longer "double shoot" the laser secondary fire. Loot pin now always fully re-compresses after jumping. Shie…
