- 1.9.2 - The Anniversary Update - 27 September 2026
Progress on 2.0 is still going smoothly, but now seemed like a good opportunity to release some smaller fixes and features. We will continue to keep you all updated as we get closer to the release! Game: Added a party hat costume to celebrate 1 year of Beatblock Early Access!Unlock toasts now display unique icons for each unlockMade HUD options more granular. Customize the UI to your heart's content! Menu: Added the ability to import levels from .bbzip using the system file picker to the Custom Levels screen.Added key repeat to multiple menus where applicableAdded Body Type selector to Costume EditorCan now sort levels using Controller using the right analog stick (Click to open menu, use stick to select an option) Editor: When creating a new level, the song name is now set to the level name instead of "New song"Clicking & Dragging when placing holds now drags the end of the holdEdit Pa…
- Version 1.9.1 - 9 September 2026
Version 1.9.1 Main game: Renamed Challenge atom to Fusion, and Extra atom to Master Chart tweaks for Take A Number (Easy), VFX tweaks for Femme Fatale and Night Echo (Future Funk Mix) Metadata fixes for Take A Number (Polished Gem Mix) and Femme Fatale Mixing for Take A Number (Polished Gem Mix) has been updated to match the OST video Controller lights have been made more accurate to their intended values (thanks Flowrence!) Freeplay mode level sorting is now kept between levels Certain hold eases that go outside of the normal ranges for eases no longer reduce angle leniency Achievements now trigger for level unlocks when leaving mid-marathon if you met the unlock requirements Fixed Take A Number (Polished Gem Mix) ignoring the disable VFX setting Fixed an issue with unpausing causing taps in the next few beats to become unhittable Expanded HUD mode's accuracy display now shows the same…
- Big Score Update (1.9.0) - 31 August 2026
BIG SCORE (1.9.0)THE LAST MAJOR EARLY ACCESS UPDATEYou read that right- this is our last major content update in Early Access before Beatblock's full release in version 2.0!We'll be hard at work for the next few months, getting Cranky ready for the big day when we can call Beatblock content-complete. We hope to see you all again once we launch near the end of this year (ideally, barring no major delays!) We'll also be looking at getting some announcements out before launch regarding new features to be added for 2.0. Feel free to toss questions at us in the comments, too!(Also, we're on sale for a week! If you or a friend don't already have the game, now is a great time to hop in and start blocking some beats.)With all that said: let's get to the songs.NEW SONGSLyons Lane's "Femme Fatale" has been added to the Mines atom.Make up (your mind!) - Makeup (you're mine!)Take a stroll downtown…
- Version 1.8.1 - 13 August 2026
Version 1.8.1Adjusted music offset for :))))Chart tweaks for cloud factory (Hard)Metadata improvements for what's a keygen?Fixed DAMOCLISM not having a loadbeat defined (again....)Added bounces and inverses to recolor notes event, inverses are no longer affected by the settings for regular blocksWhen playing from a pre-1.4.0 save file, both Ladybug Castle and Night Echo (Future Funk Mix) allow custom levels to be played without a warningFixed entering calibration causing the main menu background to disappearFixed workshop tags (indicating if the upload is a level or a costume) not getting applied properlyFixed certain event properties getting saved as false even when that isn't usefulThe default shader for 3D Decos now discards pixels with an alpha of 0. If this behavior is wanted for 3D Decos that use custom shaders, it must be manually added to the shaderFixed an unset font size for c…
- Friend Request Update (1.8.0) - 30 July 2026
FRIEND REQUEST (1.8.0)NEW SONGTHE BEAT WIZARD, sugosugii, and \'s ":))))" has been added to the Challenge atom.BREAK IT FIX IT ROCK IT MOVE IT CRACK IT SMACK IT FEEL THE BEATJam out to this high-energy triple threat, a collision of electronic styles & samples from the :0SSEMBLi x Beatblock 2024 song contest. You're face-to-face with the artists, so have fun and remember to smile!You can also listen to the track here! "1.8.0 'join our discord server' update" -CV35W NEW ACHIEVEMENT ICONSAll current in-game achievements now have icons, thanks to our new artist Party Rock! Now you can show off those shiny new icons to your friends with style.THE PATCH NOTESUpdate 1.8.0 - Friend RequestMain game: NEW LEVEL: ":))))" by sugosugii, THE BEAT WIZARD, and \Achievements now have unique icons thanks to our new artist Party Rock!Invisible paddle is now its own option instead of being tied to a costum…
- Version 1.7.1 - 9 July 2026
Version 1.7.1GAMERedid options menu from the ground upOther menus (like Costumes and level difficulty selections) now have some new sound effects to matchUpdated Steam integration to fix issues with Intel MacsEDITORFixed left and right arrow keys not moving hold ends properlyFixed bug with scaleinfluence and rotationinfluence at the same time
- Rising Tension Update (1.7.0) - 29 June 2026
NEW SONGSCV35W's "Heated Battle! ~ Disco Bakery" has been added to the Challenge atom.Grab your favorite sheet pan and jam out to the bass with a disco-inspired song! Also, get in the oven."yeah this song is from like five years ago lmao" -CV35Wqfeileadh's "Recollection (ft. Risa Kodaka)" from The Gambit Lost to Time has been added to the Collab atom.A fantastical piece that persists across loop after loop. In the chaos of war among three different factions, can you break the cycle?Thanks to WizDream Games, the devs of the upcoming tactical RPG The Gambit Lost to Time, for letting us use their song in the Collab Atom! They also have two mobile rhythm games in the form of Circle of Sparks & SparkLine. Give them a spin, and try out The Gambit Lost to Time's demo once it releases July 16th!THE PATCH NOTESUpdate 1.7.0 - Rising TensionMain game: NEW LEVELS: "Heated Battle! ~ Disco Bakery" by…
- Beatblock is 20% off for the Steam Summer Sale! - 25 June 2026
Hi everybody- summer's here!Let's talk Beatblock.Beatblock is discounted for the Steam Summer Sale! You can pick it up at 20% off, so start your summer with some solid beats (or gift a copy to a friend.) Whether you've just heard of us or are a devoted demo player, now's the time to hop in and enjoy some tunes with Cranky!In other news...1.7.0 "RISING TENSION" will release on June 29th.Two new songs are on the way! The heat rises, and tensions flare...See you all soon for the update next week! ( ^^ )=)RATIO INDEX (entries are sensitive, total accordingly after watching)CREPE: EGG + LIQUIDcrepe: egg + liquidW █ █ █ █: ONE PARTpancake: flour + liquid + egg + eggQUICKBREAD: FAT█ █ █ █ Y: FIVE PARTS-█ █ W █ █ █ █: THREE PARTSPATE A CHOUX: EGG + LIQUID + FLOUR + FLOUR + FAT6 █ █ █ █ █ █: ONE PARTpasta: flour
- Version 1.6.2 - 18 June 2026
Version 1.6.2 Chart tweaks to Island of Orchids (Easy), Night Echo (Future Funk Mix) (Hard), C-ミ B-ミ (Easy + Hard), and Fragmented Existence (Hard) Random eases now support non-integer values Text decos support canvases Advance Text Decoration event now has a repeat option Added acgradientoutlines and blockoutlines fonts Fixed certain ImGui elements allowing escape characters, leading to unsafe behavior (Thank you to redsti for reporting this!)
- Version 1.6.1 - 7 June 2026
Version 1.6.1Chart tweaks to Shinamon no Neko, BLOW A FUSE, Cobblestone Counterpoint, Fragmented Existence, what's a keygen?Added "Save scores with accessibility settings" toggle. This setting is enabled by default. Turning this off will prevent the game from saving scores if accessibility options are enabled.Added FOV setting to 3D Camera and mesh cull mode setting to 3D DecoAdded "Add" mode to decosImproved sorting options in freeplay and custom levels menuFixed "hide" option for 3D Decos not doing anythingFixed a crash when canvases, extra taps, and the outline option were all used at onceFixed Start parameter for eases in add mode causing incorrect behaviorPopup when visiting custom levels before beating all tutorial levels now properly checks for Night Echo (Future Funk Mix) instead of Ladybug CastleAs always, make sure to report any bugs on our GitHub! - DPS2004
- Fragmented Memory Update (1.6.0) - 31 May 2026
FRAGMENTED MEMORY.piece together what is and once was.NEW SONGSf2's "Fragmented Existence" has been added to the Challenge atom as a boss song.Ruins of the past corrupt and decay, and reality sings its final dirge. Face off against an artcore behemoth knit together with orchestral & hardcore hits. UsernameHere's "whats a keygen?" has been added to the Extra atom.☠ Kindly check the attached DEMOSCENE coming from me. THE PATCH NOTESUpdate 1.6.0 - Fragmented ExistenceLEVELSWe've remembered we have two new levels - Fragmented Existence by f2, and whats a keygen? by UsernameHere!All caps or no caps? We've pieced together two new charts - NISENEN now has a Hard 8 difficulty by Bekko, and heptagramme now has an Easy 7 difficulty!We've ran the numbers, and cloud factory's Hard was uprated from a 10 to an 11 - likewise, the numbers show that NISENEN Expert has been downrated from 12 to 11, and B…
- Deals & Steals Update (1.5.0) - 1 May 2026
DEALS & STEALS.pick up your new update in stores today!NEW SONGkaypooma's "Move Right Along!" has been added to the Introduction atom.Our Early Access trailer song, finally playable in-game with scratches and snappy synths galore! Dig out those coupons and write up your to-do list- it's time for a grocery run.Listen to Move Right Along here!"Hey! Your roadmap said there would be TWO songs in this update!"Good eye! While we were initially planning to release two songs this time, our second song ran into production issues involving its visuals (it turns out adding new features can cause bugs. whoops.) We'd like to take the time to properly debug these issues before we release both the song and the editor features they're using to you all! You can expect it to be bundled with our new content for 1.6.0 next month instead.ERR://DATA CORRUPT. DEFRAGMENTING REQUIRED. AWAITING FURTHER PROMPTS.N…
- Version 1.4.1 - 14 April 2026
Hi there! We've got a handful of things that were meant for the April Fool's update that didn't get out on time, as well as a handful of bugfixes to go along with it. Enjoy!-DeadlySprinklez, BubbleTabby1.4.1 Patch NotesBUG FIXESEditorString fields should no longer revert changes obnoxiouslyFixed rare crash involving multiselectRTF: \\n now functions properlySubscribed Workshop items no longer existing shouldn't crash for some users anymoreTitle Background appears in Achievements + Keybinds and no longer breaks when exiting CostumesBEATROCK's ending bg is now ratemod independentCostumes menu now has a fixed paletteLong charter names now linewrap on the results screenEDITORfaceScale, faceScaleX, faceScaleY, and faceRotation have been addedLEVEL TWEAKSFixed a missing mine in Gritted Strings EasyFixed graphical issue in UNDO UNDOResuming from pause no longer counts as an accessibility modif…
- Update 1.4.0a - April Fool's 2026! - 1 April 2026
Last year, DPS2004 stole the show with a shadow Fishing drop...Well, THIS year, it's OUR TURN!All of the other devs pitched in for 2026's April Fool's event, and we went ALL OOoooover the place!Other than that, though, this update includes some minor patches as well!Enjoy, and happy foolin'!-DeadlySprinklez, BubbleTabbyReplaced Ladybug Castle with Night Echo in the Back to Basics MarathonFixed a minor VFX error in UNDO UNDOWe have added more fish.A new special chart? Find it in the freeplay menu!Added a new festive costume!As for the rest of the April Fool's content? Find out for yourself...!
- Bounce Back Update (1.4.0) - 29 March 2026
BOUNCE BACK.you know what time it is. update time!NEW EDITOR FUNCTION: UNDO/REDO & ACTION LOGGINGYou can finally take back your mistakes and regrets instead of sadly re-editing events manually. Turns out it's really hard to make these in a way that's bug-proof and doesn't crash, and there's a chance it STILL might crash! If you do have crashes (resulting from the undo/redo function or otherwise,) please send them to our Github tracker so our code team can effectively track it!Speaking of UNDO...NEW SONGSRolobi's "UNDO UNDO" has been added to the Inverses atom.Take a trip to the not-so-distant past and make some art! Make it funky enough, and you'll find yourself rocking out right next to those weird little stamps. Just make sure you don't crash the whole thing."my weird little tribute to kid pix deluxe 4, delay lama, meowsynth, and the elementary school computer lab." - RolobiCV35W's "N…
- Version 1.3.1 - 22 March 2026
This is just a quick bug fix update to bring the changes that were available on the beta branch to the main branch. The next major update with new content and features will be coming very soon! -DPS2004, BubbleTabby Main game: Fixed "Force Player Sprite" events not triggering in both main game and custom levels Level scores can now be deleted in Freeplay as well as Custom Levels by pressing Ctrl+Shift+D while viewing the description of a song Many changes to DAMOCLISM (Phantasm) Crown costume is now required to unlock the variant Added warning message to results screen if trying to leave while attempting to unlock the variant Fixed errors with unlock notification Adjusted audio fadeout for Gritted Strings and +ERABY+E CONNEC+10N Visual tweaks for DAMOCLISM (Phantasm) and Era Chimaera Chart tweaks for AU CONTRAIRE (Hard) Level editor and custom levels: Added "Additional playtest info" bu…
- Rest & Reflection Update (1.3.0) - 25 February 2026
REST & REFLECT.We're back! Let's talk Beatblock.NEW SONGSdsktpgrl's "selfportrait" has been added to the Inverses atom.Frenetic breakbeats mix with buzzy synths and strings to create a song that could take center stage or accompany you in the background. Take a look inward, and while the day away."I kind of fell in love with all the different cloud types and colors of the sky at different times of the day" - dsktpgrlListen to selfportait here!auburnsummer's "Triplet Test" has been added to the Sides atom.A lone piano recital, with nothing else but a panel's silent judgement. Have you practiced your polyrhythms? We hope so."pranking our fanbase by making them play a slow solo piano piece with 3:2 polyrhythms in their high energy flashing lights rhythm game" - DPS2004Listen to Triplet Test here!THE PATCH NOTESRest & Reflection (1.3.0)Main game: NEW LEVELS: "Triplet Test" by auburnsummer,…
- SPRING 2026 ROADMAP - 4 February 2026
Hey y'all! As we shake off the chill of the holiday season (somewhat unsuccessfully with the recent arctic blast,) here's a look ahead at our plans for this coming spring!Expect updates to release near the end of each month, and for plans to potentially change- while we can't account for everything, we'll do our best to deliver! We hope you're excited for what's next ( ^^ )=) (2/14/2026): UPDATED to account for a scope adjustment!- CV, BubbleTabby producer
- Version 1.2.2 - 2 February 2026
Version 1.2.2 Main game: Exposed project.lua file to users and rewrote logging system for easier debugging. These changes might have unforeseen side effects. Please let us know if anything seems off!Potentially fixed the freeplay/custom levels incorrect variant bug. If you still encounter this bug after updating, please tell us!Fixed miscolored pixels in NovenaFixed darkened intro in +ERABY+E CONNEC+10NFixed hidden mouse in +ERABY+E CONNEC+10N's first playAdded indicator for using the Jolly costume in the results screenChanged default circle snap radius to 60%Fixed certain effects in AU CONTRAIRE and Novena not respecting "Game speed" optionFixed preview music loop points for Cobblestone CounterpointFixed outdated info in credits Editor: Added Angular Distance Multiplier option for multiselectAdded "Comment" event, for writing down notes in-levelAdded additionalHoldWidth easableAdde…
- Travel Update (1.2.0) - new songs have landed ingame! - 21 December 2025
THE TRAVEL UPDATE IS HERE.Here's the rundown.NEW SONGSAlaska Sargent's "AU CONTRAIRE" has been added to the Sides atom. From Alaska's debut album "OVER MY DEAD BODY," a mix of electronica and alt rock with lyrics that cut into an immensely personal core.l'avenir proche's "heptagramme" has been added to the Collab atom. From the hybrid rhythm-mystery game vivid/stasis comes a seven-sided glimpse of reality's layers. Count carefully and hold on to what's real.Lundy's "Novena" has been added to the Extra atom.Nothing beats a ████ ███████!NEW MARATHONThe BOSS RUSH Marathon will run you through the hard variants of every single boss song from each note type atom! Make sure your skills are up to snuff before attempting this especially for those seeking something hidden...THE PATCH NOTESMain game: NEW LEVELS: "AU CONTRAIRE" by Alaska Sargent, "heptagramme" by l'avenir proche feat. Fivda, and "…
