SKY DRILL Steam news

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• Review score100% positive
• Total reviews2
• Release dateMar 27, 2026
• DeveloperJacob Yoo
• PublisherJacob Yoo

Genres: Action, Casual, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Jacob YooPublisher: Jacob Yoo

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SKY DRILL Steam news

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Latest Steam announcements

• SKY DRILL - Release Day Patch Notes - 27 March 2026

  Happy release day!I'll keep this short: It feels surreal to finally release my own project on Steam. To everyone who's wishlisted and contributed to the game in any way during development: Thank you. I hope you all have fun playing my game.If any of you have feedback or want to contact me directly for any reason, please send me an email at [email protected]. Or, join the discord here. Any sort of communication is welcome!Alright, that's all. Here's the release notes:Patch notes TL;DR - 3 new characters, new badges, new roguelike endless mechanic (mini shops), drag and drop inventory, plethora of item reworks.General ChangelogReplaced lvl 85 floor with new "mini shop"Every 100 floors after the 85th floors, spend boost coins to purchase items during a run.Cost of the item is determined by rarity, and only items you have unlocked can show up hereReplaced inventory system with new dr…

• SKY DRILL releases in one week! - 20 March 2026

  As of today, SKY DRILL's NextFest demo has been de-activated. However...SKY DRILL will release on March 27th, 2026!Expect the following in the full release:Revamped endless levels for players who manage to make it past level 200New and reworked itemsRandomized item equipping (for those of you who want to immediately jump back into runs)Improved inventory management (drag n drop)6 unlockable playable charactersMore treasureMore badgesMore seagullsMore everythingThank you to everyone who played, participated in the discussion on Discord, and secured a spot on the leaderboard! It's been a real treat to see the number of leaderboard entries grow in the past couple weeks (with some crazy scores). I'd like to immortalize our top ten demo players here:I'll see you all again once the game releases in a week. In the meantime, check out the newest devlog, share the game with friends / family, and…

• Patch 1.5.3.2 Hotfix - 15 March 2026

  Quick hotfix fixing some issues found in playtesting today:Fixed an issue causing hold-to-buy on shop bottles to not work anymoreFixed an issue where the apple ball would literally fall into the ground before a run starts if you use a shotpump gummy (lol)

• Patch 1.5.3 Changelog + Demo Announcement - 14 March 2026

  Quick AnnouncementThank you to everyone who played SKY DRILL as part of Steam's NextFest! It's been gratifying seeingthe bump in wishlist numbers ːsteamhappyː I hope everyone has been enjoying the demo! Speaking of which...The demo will be going offline next week on Friday, March 20th! Following that, the full game will bereleasing exactly one week later, on March 27th! In the meantime, I have a small patch today which adds some new content / bug fixes based on feedback from NextFest! The demo will still be available for another week, so check it out!Before the demo goes offline, there will be one more content patch (1.6), and of course another huge patch before release.Patch 1.5.3 ChangelogAdded an experimental "choose three" shop screen at levels 85 and 185Reaching these screens will allow you to earn and equip additional items during a run.Added a new options dropdown for setting ful…

• NextFest is here! (and so is the 1.5.2 update) - 23 February 2026

  Steam's Next Fest is here!I may or may not have gotten sidetracked with Brackey's game jam in the past week, but that won't stop me from releasing a huge update for Next Fest (at 3AM the morning of... haha)Update 1.5.2 introduces a lot of fixes, gameplay changes, and general polish. Most notably, treasure and digging should now feel more gratifying. For the full changelog, head below. If you'd like to support SKY DRILL during the festival, be sure to drop a wishlist and dive in! I'll see you all on the leaderboard. Before the changelog, a quick shoutout to everyone in my community: Thank you to everyone in the past couple weeks who have supported the game by playtesting, wishlisting, and even posting valuable bug feedback in the discord! Working on this game is made 10x more fun knowing that I have you all here to see how the game takes shape. Look forward to the upcoming release!Update…

• SKY DRILL Demo is now live! - 15 February 2026

  Wishlist SKY DRILL on Steam!With NextFest just around the corner, SKY DRILL is now public on Steam! Grab your friends, family, dogs, cats, and seagulls and wishlist the game now! Or, better yet...Play SKY DRILL's Demo!SKY DRILL is set to release next month, and participate in Steam's NextFest this upcoming week! In light of that, I've decided to just release the demo now and try to gather as much feedback as possible. See any bugs or rough edges? Join our community discord and contribute to the discussion!Level Up on the LeaderboardJoin the ranks of venerated playerbase (hi momasboy) on our global Steam leaderboard! Who can climb the highest?

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