18 Apr 2026Developer post

Content Update: New Free Goos, New Gamemode, New Items and more!

Its Goo time! We have a update for you all to shake up the arena. It has been awhile since the last update and we wanted to add some new goos to the free base goo group to shake up the arena. As well we did some extensive balance updates and fixed a ton of bugs. Lets get into it.

Three New Goos:

Meet Maggie. She's a Goolem who got a little to close to the sun. The early game was lacking a strong early to mid game Fire goo in the base goo group and Maggie is coming in hot. Upon Fainting she will deal 1/4 of her total ATK to all the enemy goos. A great way to have an early game offensive tank in your fire goo builds.

Fisher is added to the group of quite a few other Cat Goos we have in the Arena. He its making moves in the arena (Literally) He will take whoever is in the back of the enemy lineup and move them to the front! This can totally throw the enemies positioning into chaos. Be careful though as this can cause chaos for your team as well if you aren't ready for those goos to move!

Lasty we have Zim. They have snuck out of containment from our other game Rekindling. Being a Zim, the walking undead, They have the ability to bring back any enemies from the dead! After fainting an enemy Zim will summon ANOTHER ZIM (with reduced stats) on your side of the arena. This adds another late game summoning goo to the base goo group to really setup some cool combos.

New Game mode, Endless Mode:

Due to popular demand we have added a variant to the normal ranked mode. An endless mode. In endless mode you will keep on going with your goo team past the normal 10 wins! How many wins can you rack up before you get 3 losses?! Can you reach the end of endless? Is there one!? Only one way to find out.

Leaderboard updates:

We have now added a new section to the leaderboard page, Quests completed. Of course Cocoa M Puff is already in first on this stat by a large margin. Lets see if someone can give her a run for her money.

Balance Changes:

We have reworked a ton of goos in the arena to try and make things more fair! The biggest changes of note are that goos that had "start of round" attacks were losing their first attack as their starting attack was counting against their first attack. So you will find Goos like Unagoo and Meteor should be more viable. Diablo also was doing way too much diabolical things in the arena so he has been nerfed to get/give +8 ATK instead of the +10. We have given some other underutilized goos some buffs such Nerd (now gives +3 GP), Turnip (now gets +2/+2 per other plant), and a few others! Lastly Hedgehog's Ability has been changed, before it would set speed to 3 for anyone who hit it for the rest of the match this was a little too brutal. To keep the same idea of slowing down enemies, but not making them still be bad after Hedgehog is taken care of, enemy goos hitting hedgehog will now instead Lose a turn after hitting hedgehog. This will give you more options to counter hedgehogs.

Full Balance changes:

-Unagoo/Meteor:

Start of round ability doesn't make them skip turn

-Omnist:

Gets +3/+3 instead of +2/+2 each round

-Firble/Singe

Burn now does +2 extra damage on hit instead of +1

-Ice Golo

Speed reduction now always applies correctly and was increased to -2 speed.

-Diablo

now gets/gains +8 ATK on summon instead of +10

-Turnip

Gets +2 ATK /+2 HP per other plant goo instead of +1

-Nerd

Gives +3 GP per round instead of +2

Stats scale now with the turn they are gotten.

-Acorn

Gives its DEF bonus to Water goos now as well, not just plant goos

-Meotta

Gains +1 ATK on hit now instead of just +1 Speed

-CryBaby

Stats scale now with the turn they are gotten.

Final Thoughts

As always thank you all for all the support you guys give goo! Please let me know if you have anything else you would like to see in the game or any other balance changes you would want to see. We have some more fun stuff planned for this year so stay tuned!! Hope to see you all in the Arena soon.

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27 Jun 2025Developer post

Hot Summer Desert Goos!!!

Long time no see! We one hot and ready for you guys. New Goos, new Game Mode, Balance updates and more! Desert Goos We have a hot new group of 5 summer goos! They come straight from the desert. Summer was the last season we didn't have a group of goos for, so we decided it was th

Long time no see! We one hot and ready for you guys. New Goos, new Game Mode, Balance updates and more!

Desert Goos

We have a hot new group of 5 summer goos! They come straight from the desert. Summer was the last season we didn't have a group of goos for, so we decided it was their time to have fun in the sun! Fire goos have been neglected for awhile so we decided to give them some more options with our first new goo Firble:

Firble introduces a new mechanic of "burn" it will stack and do damage over time whenever that goo attacks! Another new goo that uses that is Singe.

Singe is gotten when have 3 or more fire goos on your team and will burn away the attack of your enemy!

Speaking of Attack we also have Rigor! The Rigor Mortis Tortoise. He doesn't have Health at all! As he is already undead! Instead he takes damage to ATK and has a hearty shield on top of that.

Rounding out the squad we also have Cassi the Cactus who is a great early support cactus giving everyone on the team +1 ATK per turn, and lastly Diablo, master of Summons! Diablo gives any summoned goo extra starting ATK when they are summoned.

I'm super excited to see what you all come up with and how to use these guys in your goo teams.

Casual Mode

We have added a new gamemode! One of the biggest feedback points of the game is that it can be BRUTAL for new players, as such we have added a "casual" game mode that you can select when starting a run. In Casual you will be matched with other "casual" teams and be allowed to lose 5 times instead of the usual 3! This will give you more time to develop and tweak some wild goo strategies.

Other new things

We have fixed a ton of bugs this update, as well as added some other things due to community feedback.

Such as a DinoNug & Novelty icon, and a New background to fit our Desert Goos.

We have also renamed some Goos to have a slightly more 'goo' vibe to them such as Golem is now Goolem, but I won't spoil all our new puns here ;)

Final thoughts

As always thank you everyone for continuing to goo up the Arena! As always please let us know what you think here on Steam via the forums or a review, OR in our Discord. We have a lot more GOOdies planned as updates for the rest of the year! Good luck in the Arena.

Balance updates

Goos
-Toaster

Ability now gives +6 ATK instead of +4

Speed: 5 -> 4 Def: 0 -> 8

-Mothor

Speed: 7 -> 6

Atk: 15 -> 10

-Rover

Speed: 7 - > 5

-Shouty

Speed 7 -> 6

-Pablo

Attack: 15 -> 20

Speed: 10 -> 7

Def: 5 -> 2

-Ashley

Speed: 8 -> 5

-Pixel

Speed: 7 -> 6

Items
-Hammer now gives +4 atk per faint instead of +5
-Top hat now gives +5 HP instead of +10 per faint
-Energy Drink only removes -3 HP instead of -4
-Toast now gives +3 ATK instead of 2
-Yarn now gives +3 HP instead of +4
-Laser now gives +3 ATK instead of +4
-Chefs hat no longer gives ATK -Stardust now gives +1 ATK instead of +3

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24 Mar 2025Developer post

Be Our Guest: Update

Hey everyone! Just put out a smaller update with a ton of fixes and some behind the scenes changes. Big part of this update won't effect those of you already playing goo, but is still a big update nonetheless! Play as guest: We have added a new way to start you goo Journey, with

14 Feb 2025Developer post

New Year New Goo: Content update.

Its a new year with some new goo to celebrate! To celebrate the new year we have reworked a lot of the goos and added 10 new goos across all existing groups of goos (3 of them are in the base game) with some new mechanics. On top of that we upgraded and fixed a lot of other thing

Its a new year with some new goo to celebrate!

To celebrate the new year we have reworked a lot of the goos and added 10 new goos across all existing groups of goos (3 of them are in the base game) with some new mechanics. On top of that we upgraded and fixed a lot of other things in the game. Lets get into it!

New Goos!

We have added new Goos to all of the base Goo Groups.

To the base game we added Hippo, Novelty and Penguin.

Penguin is another Ice goo joining Golem in the base pack who will fill the void of a late game tank that the base goo group is sorely lacking.

If you find yourself endlessly cycling items, Hippo is the go to goo, Hippo will give you free item cycling for free each round with the number of hippos that you have!

Lastly the Novelty Goo

Novelty introduces a fresh new mechanic of position swapping! When hit Novelty will move to a different spot to try and avoid being hit again making them difficult to lock down. The addition of a clown nose has also been added to give other goos an ability to swap spots during battle to a limited capacity.

Each other group has at least one goo added to it, We won't go into them all here, but here is the full list:
Egg goos: Crocy, The Shoe crocodile
Spooky Goos: Frank, the undying
Chilly Goos: Toasty, the warm speedster
Cryptid Goos: Nighty, he has no arms!
Electrix Goos: Sssshock, the vibing viper
Spring Goos: Bee & BayBee, Bzzzzing is better done together

All these goos will be added to their groups for free so if you already have unlocked their group you will start to see them around!

New background & Icons

To celebrate the new goos we have added some new Icons and backgrounds! Themed around some of our new goos. A picnic for Bee and a Circus for Novelty Goo!

Balance updates

A ton of goos have been updated! Most notably we have reworked a lot of the Omni goos as they were dominating the arena. We gave some buffs to older goos as well to try and make them more competitive. Here's the full balance changes:

Goo changes

Jumptio: [Rework]
-Mutates from bubble goo getting a Bottled Lightning instead of Tadpole (this makes it a later game goo)
-gives +7 HP instead of +3 when hit.
- HP 8 -> 20
- ATK 5 -> 15

Meow
- ATK 7 -> 9

Meooooow
- ATK 16 -> 18
- HP 8 -> 9

ClayVase: [Nerf]
-ATK/HP: 10 -> 8
-Takes an extra turn to turn into Vase

Vase [Nerf]
-Ability now does 25% damage to enemies on death instead of 100%

Projector: [Rework]
- ATK 10 -> 12
- HP 5 -> 10
- Def 5 -> 0
- Ability Now gives +2/+2 Atk/HP to goo in front and behind instead of +5/+5

Pixel: [Nerf]
- ATK 20 -> 18

Rover: [Nerf]
-Ability now gives +2 HP instead of +5.

Peas: [Buff]
-Ability now triggers every other Attack for x2 damage instead of every 3rd for x3

Mika Worm: [Nerf]
-Ability now gives +1 DEF to space goos instead of +2

Ice Cream: [Nerf]
-Ability now gives +8 HP instead of +10 HP

Item Changes

Bottled Lightning:
-Now part of the base goo items
-Now gives +1 HP, +1 ATK -1 Speed (the added HP is new)

Honey
-New item, replaces Heart if using Spring goos, Same stats as Heart but can mutate into Bee

Clown Nose
-New Item, one time use per round! Will swap spots with the goo behind you when hit.

The ending bits

As always thank you guys so much for your continued support of Goo Gladiators, Your support and seeing all the teams you guys make is what keeps us going <3 Please let us know anything else you would like to see either here on the steam forums or in our Discord! I'll see you soon with more Goo Goodness :)

Full(ish) patch notes

-Tons of balance updates
-Updated infrastructure of core game
-10 new goos added
-Updated animations to be a bit smoother
-2 new Items
-Fixed bug where cyrptid mutations showed improperly
-Fixed bugs where menus could get weird

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14 Dec 2024Developer post

Goo Gladiators now out on the Google Play Store

Way too long of a delay but Goo Gladiators is now out on the Google play store and not just the Apple App store! All progress in either app is cross progression/save on Steam and Mobile so get gooin on the go! :)

12 Dec 2024Developer post

Goo Updates and Announcements

Hey everyone a cleanup update is here! Turning a bunch of bugs into pure goo to help clear the way for a couple big things.. Lets go over some of it. More Quality of life things! We have added a ton of little things across the game to make things a little easier to see what is go

08 Oct 2024Developer post

Quality of life update!

Hey everyone! Just put out another update with some quality of life changes that just barely missed the last update :) Here's the highlights Updated images!!!! We have redrawn EVERY item in the game to be significantly higher resolution!! As well as upscaled some other buttons in

27 Sep 2024Developer post

Content Update: New Goos, New Items, New ways to play!

Hey! Long time no see. We have been in the lab cooking up the largest update ever for Goo Gladiators. Over 20 new goos new items and some nice 'quality of life' improvements. Lets get into it! Omni Goos We have added a new group of Goos! These new Goos have come to mix up the are

Hey! Long time no see. We have been in the lab cooking up the largest update ever for Goo Gladiators. Over 20 new goos new items and some nice 'quality of life' improvements. Lets get into it!

Omni Goos

We have added a new group of Goos! These new Goos have come to mix up the arena. They work differently than the base game goos as instead of mutating multiple times (Base goo -> Golem -> Moss For example.) The goos you can get will vary depending on the base goo you use!

You start with two base Omni Goos, your next two base goos you get have an Extra eye untill you get to the third that has three eyes and physic powers! Each Omni goo will mutate differently depending on what goo they are. Omni with one eye given a paint pallet will turn into something different than one with three eyes for example! With this all goos in the Omni goo group are all one of four new Types of goos, Omni, Space, Art or Food. Food goos are not meant for eating, but for battle in the gladiatorial arena.

Arena Run Changes

Starting a new Run has been changed!

You now can pick your Goos you want to do a run with with at the start of each run. This will make it easier to swap between strategies quickly without having to go to the storeroom in the lab to change them out.

As well have changed how Private Matches work. Previously each player would pick their own Goos to play with. Now we have changed it to where the Host will pick the goos that the whole match will play with! This will let anyone in the match use the Host's Goos even if they haven't unlocked them.

Other new things

We have added a ton more new small improvements and new things throughout the game. Three new background. The surface of a planet (for the new space goos) A kitchen (for the new food goos) and lastly an art museum for the art goos! (Featuring some familiar faces)

On top of that we have added some new Icons headlined by the lovely Cocoa Puff.

Lastly we have gone through and made a lot of the interface of the game scale a lot nicer on larger screens. So you no longer have to squint to see goos on your extra large monitor!

Final Thoughts and what is next!?

As always thank you all so much for enjoying Goo Gladiators watching all the cool teams that you guys have sent into the arena is one of our favorite things to do. If you have something new would you like to see in the game please don't hesitate to let us know here on the Steam Forums or on our Discord. For the rest of the year we want to have at least one more big update that would include a new game mode and some more new Goos for ALL of the existing goo groups. Also do expect a few small update once we figure out some more of the balance with the new Goos!

Full(ish) Patch Notes

1.15.0

Added new Goo Group: Omni Goos: 24 new goos, New Base Goo(s), New Items!
Added a screen when starting your run to pick what goos you want to play with
Added 3 new backgrounds
Added tons of new Icons
Added new battle soundtrack and new menu soundtrack.
Added Toggle to choose to play with just your base goo or with both base goos (Omni & Default)
Changed lab background and main menu background to celebrate the Omni Goos
Changed: In private matches the Host will now pick the same set of goos the whole lobby will play with (this will unlock all goos that the host has for everyone for that match)
Changed: Goos picked at the start of the run will stay through the run. This fixes an exploit where you could change them by 'exiting' and re-entering a run and swapping goos
Changed: Tons of UI scaling to better fit on larger screens.
Changed: Goopendium to lock into you selected goos/items properly to account for new Omni/Default goos tree.
Fixed: Bug where unlocking achievements would sometimes not save properly
Fixed: Bug that made quests not save near the end of the day work properly
Fixed: some visual bugs where 'KO'd" goos would not show the proper animation
Fixed: bug where some of the goopendium alignments were off.

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29 Mar 2024Developer post

Goo Gladiators on iOS

The title really says it all.. As long promised we finally have Gooin on the go! Goo Gladiators is out now on the iOS App store!! Your accounts, progress & gameplay all transfer 100% between the Steam and Mobile version. Thank you all for staying with goo the past year and a

02 Mar 2024Developer post

March balance and content update!

Another goo update just went out. This update has tons of balance changes and bug fixes and even a few cool new features. Lets get right into it. Balance changes The area has been reset as many goos have been buffed or reworked. Firstly heres some nerdy stats brought to you by ne

Another goo update just went out. This update has tons of balance changes and bug fixes and even a few cool new features. Lets get right into it.

Balance changes

The area has been reset as many goos have been buffed or reworked. Firstly heres some nerdy stats brought to you by nerdy birdy

All Goos last Arena (expect intermediate goos like seed, tadpole & burning) Got some wins in the arena!
Here are the one who had the most luck:

Top 6:

(1) Flirx
(2) Meow
(3) Snaim
(4) Swampy
(5 -T) Nerdy Birdy
(5 -T) Frumptun

With all the recent buffs to fire goos in recent updates it seems to have paid off for the Flirx as it had the most luck in the arena with the highest win rate of all goos!

Most of the rest of the goos were pretty close in the middle of the pack, however there were some goos who fizzled out at the bottom!

Bottom 6:

(0) Cha-boom
(1) Chomper
(2) Yolki
(3) Mooshy
(4) Bubble
(5) Jack
(6) Kite

Cha-boom even with its recent re-works only won in the arena ONCE since the last balance update (with around 15k matches happening since then, that's not a good look) We decided to give these goos a little bit of love in this update.

Bubble and Mooshy are both goos that come into play in the mid - late game. They used to be painfully slow at 3 speed so upping their speed to 4 and giving them a bit more attack and health should help them be able to catchup with some of the other goos at that stage of the game! As well Mooshy's Mushroom summons will be a little faster and have a little more attack!

Kite, Chomper, Yolki and Jacks all had buffs to their abilities buffed as their stats are not bad. Kite now will also give +5 ATK to Flying goos as well as Electrik goos after being hit. Jacks as well now gives 13 HP to fresh summons instead of the 10 it did before! (This will also help Mooshy be more viable when they are combined) Lastly Chomper and Yolki's abilities got better giving slightly more HP for both of their abilities.

And for the big bomb in the room, Cha-boom got a major buff and now starts with 40 HP (up from 30) , 20 ATK (up from 16) and also now starts with 1 Defense! So it will now have an easier time staying alive long enough to go off in later rounds!

Ease of Use updates!

We added a ton of community suggested 'ease of use' improvements to the game this update! You can now see the type and starting stats of goos in the Goopendium, as well we now have a special section in the item list for Items got from goos (bubble, sap, ect)

As well we have made it easier to join friend's private matches! Adding a 'join game' button below them if you have them on your friends list.

Ever been in a match and forgetting how many wins or losses you have at that point? Worry no more! as we now show your current run stats on the battle menu as well.

Lastly we have added a Global replays to the replays menu! It will show the most recent Arena wins and the Teams they have won with, Go here to gloat or try to get some ideas from Teams that are winning in the arena!

Final Thoughts and new update

The next update is going to be the biggest update in the history of the game! We will have over 20 new goos, 4 new goo types a new game mode and TONS of new content :) Thank you guys so much for the support that you have shown Goo Gladiators the past Year and a half the love and support you have shown these creatures means the world to me <3 I'll leave you with a sneak peek at someone who you will be seeing a lot of soon...

Full(ish) patch notes

1.14

Added Global Wins view
Added goo type and starting stats to the Goopendium
Added special Items to item list in Goopendium
Added join friends button to group play menu
Added current run wins/losses in the top left in battle menu
Update goo Balance
Fix some small typos across the game
Fixed bug where buying DLC pass wouldn't show you had all goos right away
Fix some UI positioning that was off

Balance update

Cha-boom

ATK 16 -> 20
HP 30 -> 40
DEF 0 -> 1

Mooshy

Speed 3 -> 4
ATK 7 -> 10

Mooshy Summon

Speed 2 -> 3
ATK 4 -> 5

Bubble

Speed 3 -> 4
ATK 14 -> 18
HP 16 -> 18

Yolkie

Ability Update: Gives +4HP (was +3) to goos behind each round
ATK 2 -> 3
HP 17 -> 20

Jacks

Ability Update: Gives +13HP (was +10) to all summoned goos upon summon
ATK 3 -> 7
HP 6 -> 7

Kite

Ability Update: +5 ATK to Electrik and Flying goos when hit (was just Electrik before)
ATK 2 -> 5
DEF 2 -> 5

Chomper

Ability Update: +7 HP when KOing another goo (was +5)
Speed 5 -> 6
ATK 9 -> 10
Speed 5 -> 6

Swampy

ATK 5 -> 8
HP 5 -> 8
DEF 5 -> 0
Speed 2 -> 1

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20 Nov 2023Developer post

Content Update! Daily Quests, tons of improvements, Balance changes.

A new update is out with tons of new content! Lets get right into it. Daily Quests We have added daily quests! Every 24 hours you will be given two quests to complete that range from winning matches with a certain goo type or playing a private match! Completing Quests will reward

A new update is out with tons of new content! Lets get right into it.

Daily Quests

We have added daily quests! Every 24 hours you will be given two quests to complete that range from winning matches with a certain goo type or playing a private match! Completing Quests will reward you with Goolah and Experience.

New Background & Skin

We have added another background to celebrate the coming cold season. Its a little too cold for the Frobz so we also decided to give him a beanie to help keep them warm!

Quality of Life Improvements

There are now more ways to get Goolah! Getting awards and Ranking up will now award you with some extra Goolah. Extra goolah has been added to all accounts that got awards and level ups before this update :) As well completing the daily quests will give you Goolah and Experience.

We have also added a way to reset your password if you forget it in game! You can now recover it via your login email.

Balance Changes

Base goos

Meow now gets +2 HP +1 ATK per hit instead of +1/+1
Meow Starting HP buffed 15 -> 20
Meooow ATK 14 -> 16
Gramma ATK/HP 15/15 -> 16/16
Frumptun ATK: 7 ->5
Frumptun DEF: 5 -> 7
Frumptun HP: 20 -> 25
Burning Goo ATK: 6 -> 8
Flrix ATK/HP 15/15 -> 17/17

Extra Goos

Yolki is now a fire type goo
Shoe HP 8 -> 10
Chiloki ATK 3-> 4
Mothor Speed 8 -> 7
Mothor HP 15 ->10

Full(ish] Patch Notes

Added ability to reset password
Added Daily Quests
Added new Frobz Skin
Added new background
Added splash screens when ranking up
Added some effects when you gain goolah
Changed some of the sound effects
Changed Ranking up to now give Goolah
Changed Collecting Awards to now give Goolah
Fixed some wordings throughout the game
Fixed arrow showing when more goos weren't actually on the next page in the Goopendium
Fixed rare crash on Replay menu
Balance changes!

patch 1.13.1

Fixed bug where selecting sub goos on right side of goopendium was off
Fixed bug where if you leveled up multiple times it only processed the first level up.
Fixed bug where account wouldn't update after completing arena

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03 Sep 2023Developer post

Content update: Electrik Goos & more!

New update! New goos, New background, some reworks and more! Lets get into it. New Background. We have only had two backgrounds since launch as such we added a new one (we will try to have a new one each update as well to add even more variety) This can be unlocked by anyone in t

New update! New goos, New background, some reworks and more! Lets get into it.

New Background.

We have only had two backgrounds since launch as such we added a new one (we will try to have a new one each update as well to add even more variety) This can be unlocked by anyone in the background area on the main menu!

Rework of 'reflect' attacks

Fire goos have really never risen to be relevant in the games Meta like I would have liked them too. As such they are getting a slight buff. The reflect abilities on Burning, Flirx, and Shoe goos would only ever drop a goo to 1 HP. It now can KO them! This should make them more dangerous as you can now take out enemies without even needing to attack them!

New Goos!

5 new goos to discover and play with! The Electrik Goos. Electrik goos center around doing effects to other goos when they are toched. That is pretty shocking if you ask me. All Electrik goos have a new type they target of 'fastest goo'. This can make for some interesting counters to fast teams.

Lets go over the new goos briefly and talk about their abilities...

Shocks:

The Base for all Electricity is a little spark. That is where Shocks comes in. They are a Round 1 Goo that will mutate into any of the 4 other Electrik Goos. Shocks by themselves can pack a punch too reflecting two damage on any goo that touches them.

Kite:

The Kite goo is a mid game goo meant for heavy Eletrik Goo teams. Whem hit it will give any other friendly Electrik goos 5 ATK!! Wowza

Eel:

Eel brings in another new mechanic of doing an action at the start of a battle! Eel will shock the entire enemy team for 2 points of damage at the start of the battle! This will help knock out anyone who is neglecting beefing up shields in the late game!

Robby:

If you leave shock goo to grow on its own it will turn into Robby! Robby has a secret Weapon, Whenever Robby's Shields break it will deal 200% whatever Robby's Attack is onto whoever hit them! This can insta KOa goo without shields fairly easily!

Hedgehog:

Lastly we have the Hedgehog! This is a great late game goo to help slow down the opponent. Hedgehog will set the speed of any goo that hits it to 3!! This can really slow down the enemy team so you can go lighting fast past them!

Final thoughts

Thank you guys so much for still having fun with Goo! We are still working on a mobile version that will be cross-play and cross-progression with the Steam version that *should* be out fairly soon. As always please let us know if there's anything you would like to see in future updates! As well stay tuned for some some spooky themed holiday events coming next month.

Patch notes

Added new background
Added 5 new goos 3 new items
Fixed bug where sometimes goos would show negative HP and still be on screen
Fixed bug where feather was absent from item list.
Fixed some bugs with the goo selection menu

Reworks

Bottled Lighting moved from round 5 item to a round 1 item
Bottled Lighting is now -1 speed and +1 ATK
Jumpitio Rework: ATK: 14 -> 5 Speed: 5 -> 6 Heath: 15 -> 8 (you can now get it 3 turns earlier)
Reflect abilities can now KO enemy goos! This is a buff for Burning, Flrix and Shoe goos!

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25 Jun 2023Developer post

Spring Goos Content update!

Spring has sprung. With this we have 5 new goos and a ton of game improvements. Performance improvements Lets get the less exciting stuff out of the way first. As any current or old player would know the game takes a long time to even show up on your computer! Some people had to

Spring has sprung. With this we have 5 new goos and a ton of game improvements.

Performance improvements

Lets get the less exciting stuff out of the way first. As any current or old player would know the game takes a long time to even show up on your computer! Some people had to wait for over a minute before they saw anything show up. That is now been brought down to just a few seconds! On top of that the game now uses less than half of the memory it used before while running the game AND is half size it was before (its now less than 400mb from 1GB). Long story short the game runs a whole lot better now.

New goos!

Now for the fun stuff. We have 5 new goos joining the gang! (spring goos will go into free rotation this Saturday (7/1) so everyone will get to check them out.

Lets talk about about our new friends!

BOohuk

BOohuk brings some new mechanics to the table! Whenever any goo mutates he will gain +2 HP/ATK
You can get him turn one with the new banana Item so you can start scaling BOohuk right away! He is mutated by the new held item Banana, When holding a banana any goo can benefit from gaining stats when mutating! This can stack with BOohuk's ability to really get things growing quick.

Acorn

A big focus with this update was to give Plant goos some more options to be on par with Water goo teams. Acorn can help plants with a buff of +1 Defense to all other plant goos! Acorn is very selfless though and only can provide protection to his friends and not himself.

Buggo

Buggo is the only Goo that you can't get from the base goo until Round 9! That is for good reason as they are a TANK, They gain +1 Defense after EACH attack. This can make them super annoying to kill if you don't have fast goos as they will keep protecting themselves!

Turnip

Keeping with the trend of empowering plants, We didn't have something to compete with Gramma on the plant side so we have added Turnip! Turnip like Gramma will gain +1 HP/ATK PER plant goo that is also on the team. Combo-ed with Acorn and you can get some strong plants pretty quickly!

Chomper

Lastly we have Chomper. They are an aggressive early game Plant goo. They will gain +5 HP whenever they are able to KO another Goo. This can really help your plants win some early game battles especially if they are getting buffs from the other new plant goos!

Other thoughts and future updates

Sorry for the long time between this update and the last update!! We originally planned for this to come out last month, however my harddrive with a ton of the content for this update died and I hadn't backed it up in awhile so we had to re-do a ton of the work. I have better backup practices now so this will be avoided in the future. As such we are inching closer to the mobile release of Goo Gladiators and plan to add a new Type of goo very soon, You might be SHOCKED to see them so soon..

Full(ish) Patch Notes

Added 5 new goos and 3 new items
Improved startup time of game to around 3 seconds from over a minutue
Reduced size of game download from over 1GB to ~400MB
Improved performance of game on lower end machines

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01 Apr 2023Developer post

Discovering the impossible: Cryptid Content Update!

A new goo update is here!!! Tons of new stuff, 10 New goos in the new Cryptid DLC, Improved goopendium, new Icons, a lifetime goo pass, 8 new Icons, and a new DLC in free rotation! New Cryptid Goos We have added a new goo DLC! The cryptid goos! The cryptid goos have a new unique

A new goo update is here!!! Tons of new stuff, 10 New goos in the new Cryptid DLC, Improved goopendium, new Icons, a lifetime goo pass, 8 new Icons, and a new DLC in free rotation!

New Cryptid Goos

We have added a new goo DLC! The cryptid goos! The cryptid goos have a new unique way to mutate and unlock. There is a new goo for each type of goo! Using the new item of the 'Magnifier' You will get the cryptid of the corresponding type.

So for example using it on a plant goo would give you the Swamp Monster.

Or using it on an Ice goo would give you a Baby Yeti.

Lots of fun new mechanics have been added with each of these goos having unique abilities that will allow for some really fun new strategies. I'm super excited to see what teams you guys come up with :)

Improved Goopendium

Many of you have been asking for improvements to the Goopendium, Ask and you shall rececive!

The Goopendium on the main menu will now show you all Goos (even ones in DLCS not active or owned) To get a better idea of all the goos that are in the game! As well you can now hover over each of the goos to see what their ability is and who they attack! This will allow you to plan out a goo mutation plan with more information.

As well we have now added an 'Items tab' to the goopenidum! This will show you all the items in the game and what round they will appear on.

Goo Lifetime pass and other things

As we are getting to a lot of DLC goos with the Cryptid DLC being our 4th pack, we wanted to make it easier for the 'hardcore' goo players to not have to keep worrying about getting the new DLCS. Getting the lifetime pass will get you all current and future DLCS (We want to have a ton more)

Here is a sneak peek at one of the goos in the Next update once spring has fully sprung :)

In the meantime we will start shifting the 'free rotation' DLC monthly. This month we will start with the Eggcellent DLC and then rotate through each of the DLCS from there. So May will be the Spooky DLC -> June will be the Chilly DLC and July will be the Cryptid DLC and so on :) As well you can now turn off the the Free DLC if you with to just play with the base goo pack.

We have also added 8 new Icons!!! Each DLC now has its own icon attached to it as well we have added a few other new icons to unlock and show some flair

Finial Thoughts

We have been hard at work on this update, and a ton of feature that didn't make it into this update yet. On top of that we still are working on a mobile version that should be coming very soon. Thank you guys for your continued support. Lots more fun Goo things planned for this year :) Let us know anything you would like to see in the game or any feedback for us in general. We would love to hear it.

Balance Updates

Minimal balance updates this update! Lots of the goos feel around where we wanted them, except for some of the Winter goos. They were a little too strong..

Goos

Golem: Type changed from Goo type to Ice type
Floaty: ATK 19 -> 15
Ice Golo: Speed 3 -> 2
Chiloki: ATK 2 -> 3
Chiloki: Speed 5 -> 4
Chiloki: HP 6 -> 4

Items

Scarf: +1 HP per Ice/animal goo instead of +2 HP

Full(ish) Patch notes

Added new Cryptid DLC pack with 10 new goos and 3 new items
Added Lifetime Goo Pass
Added 8 new Icons
Added Items menu to goopenidum
Changed goopendium to show all goos in menu
Changed goopendium to show abilities/attacks
Changed a lot of item names to be cleaner to look at
Changed so you can see the DLC goos and they arn't greyed out.
Changed so you can now Toggle the current free DLC on and off.
Fixed some other minor display bugs.

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07 Jan 2023Developer post

Winter Update! New Goos. Free DLC rotation & More.

The Winter update is here!!! 5 new goos have been added. 3 new items, New goo skins have been added. We have added a new 'free dlc pack' rotation, And of course we have some balance updates. Free DLC pack rotation Starting with this update we will start changing what goos are ava

The Winter update is here!!! 5 new goos have been added. 3 new items, New goo skins have been added. We have added a new 'free dlc pack' rotation, And of course we have some balance updates.

Free DLC pack rotation

Starting with this update we will start changing what goos are available to all players every couple of months by rotating between our three current DLC goo packs! We are starting of course with the winter pack so everyone can try out the new Ice type goos!

Winter goos

5 new goos have been added this update. All of them also have a new 'goo type' of ICE. Let's go over each of them briefly.

Chiloki

This early game goo likes to steal some extra things from the lab. Chiloki can be gotten by giving a scarf to a basic goo. They have pretty low starting stats, however they give you an extra item to pick from in your lab! This allows you to get items to get the right team earlier and easier!

Snofle

Snofle is a snowflake goo who likes to keep it cold. Snofle is another early game goo that will give friendly ice type goos +3 hp PER ROUND!!! There is a lot of potential for some big health Ice teams early on. Snofle will grow up into a bigger goo after 4 rounds...

Floaty

Like their previous form Floaty likes helping out other Ice goos. Floaty will protect ice goos from dying once! (like golem does currently to itself). They throw snowballs at other goos with their floating powers.

Ice Golo

A chilly version of the golem. Like their golem counterparts they are slow and tanky. However as they are made of solid ice they will slow down all enemy goos when ice golo faints!

Sheal

Lastly we have the latest game goo we have ever added! Sticking with the theme of slow and tanky that the Ice goos have Sheal has a large shield that they carry around and will use to protect their friends when they faint. They will give all friendly goos +5 defense before fainting!

Login bonus of Snowhat goo skin

Everyone who logs in in January/February will get an exclusive goo skin! Goo gotta stay warm with all these new ice goos running around.

Balance Changed

As always we have adjusted a few of the goos to be more balanced and fit better with the ever evolving meta! All balance changes are based off of win rates of certain teams as well as hearing your feedback on frustrating and underperforming goos!

Candace HP 5=> 10
Stirkal HP 6=> 8
Lems now gives +3 Atk istead of +2
Brumpor now gives +3 HP instead of +2
Brumpor HP 10 => 13
Meooow HP 5 => 8

Final thoughts

As always thank you guys so much for letting me live my dream of making cool games for you guys. 2023 is going to be a GOOd year, We have tons of more goo content planned for you guys so stay tuned! Feel free to join our Discord to interact with other goo lovers and find out about upcoming updates earlier.

Patch notes

Added Winter DLC
Added 5 new Goos
Added new goo type: Ice
Added 3 new Items
Added 2 new goo skins
Changed game to 'auto login' if you have previously logged in
Improved server response times while fighting in the arena
Fixed typo of Rank on wise award

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19 Oct 2022Developer post

Spooky Season Update!! 1.8 New Goos, Private Matches, Goopendium & More

Hey guys! The first major update for Goo Gladiators is here and we have a TON of new content. I'll try to keep it short, but its a lot of stuff so feel free to skip around, anyways lets get into it. Private Matches Ever wanted to play against your friends in real time?? Now you c

Hey guys! The first major update for Goo Gladiators is here and we have a TON of new content. I'll try to keep it short, but its a lot of stuff so feel free to skip around, anyways lets get into it.

Private Matches

Ever wanted to play against your friends in real time?? Now you can!! Private matches are here, with its first game mode: 'Last Goo Standing.' In this mode you go through a normal 'arena' build facing off against other teams in your match. As the name implies its a free for all with each player getting 5 losses before they are eliminated! This is a super new feature so please let me know if you have any weird issues with it or any feedback on how to make it even better.

Goopendium

BY FAR our most highly requested feature was to have some sort of in game guide for how to mutate the goos. Well now we have one, The Goopendium. Once you discover a goo it will appear here, You can view the Goopendium from the main menu or while in the goo labs.

New Spooky Goos!

We have a new spooky group of Goos to add to your team! Some spooky Halloween Goos!! As well as some new Goo Skins.

GoOoOo

GoOoOo has a unique mechanic where it can be mutated from ANY goo. If you poison any goo it will be sent to the afterlife in the form of GoOoOo. It will maintain any stats it kept in its old form and gain some new abilities... First, it only takes 1/2 damage on all things hitting it, however as the goo is a spirit it can no longer hold or use items!

Candance

Candance is ready to collect some candy! She gets HP whenever a friendly goo faints. The HP will be equal to the 1/2 ATK of any goo that faints. She can get pretty beefy if she is positioned smartly!

Stirkal

Stirkal is another Fire goo. Fire goos are all about Damage, as such Stirkal has a way to get a lot of ATK. Each time Stirkal attacks he increases his attack by 33%. (So if it had 9 ATK and hits something it will get +3 ATK after its first attack). If you manage to keep him alive he can get some pretty high attack values!

New Skins

We have also added some new goo skins. The witch hat is automatically unlocked if you get the spooky goos!

Gang Leaderboards

Want to be the best gang??? Now you can see what gangs have the most wins. Here are the current rankings at the time of this update coming out. Stay tuned for more gang features in the coming months!

Balance Changes

As this is the first balance update we have done since public release some things to note.
#1: Our balance philosophy is buff weaker goos before nerfing stronger goos.
#2: The leaderboards do not reset.
#3: All goo Teams will reset (only goo teams made after this update will still be active).

If you just want to see the raw balance updates feel free to skip to the bottom of this post. Below I'll go into some of the bigger changes and the justifications behind them.

A big balance that affects a lot of goos is the changed 'hit by' mechanic. Any goos or items that would trigger 'when hit' now trigger when hit by more than just an attack (Ex: Shoe Goo's reflect).

Bubble and Cha-Boom by far have the lowest win rates of any goos. To fix this they both are getting reworks to make them more interesting to use and win with! Bubble still will hit enemies for 1/2 of ATK however instead of popping its ATK and HP will just be halved each time it attacks! That way you can get multiple attacks in with them. As well Cha-Boom won some more matches than Bubble it still was hard to win with. Cha-Boom now doesn't damage any other Fire goos and got a 33% increase in starting health to tank more hits before exploding.

Speaking of Fire goos, Fire goos are viable but still less effective than plants and water goos that scaled late game. As such Burning Goo and Flrix now reflect more damage onto their attacker. (25%-> 33% And 50% -> 75%) This paired with the damage changes and the Cha-Boom rework should make for some interesting team compositions!

Only one goo got a sizable nerf this update (see note #1) That is the Freddo the dragon. Freddo was very hard to beat once he started to knock out goos and get bigger. Freddo now gets +10 HP & ATK when knocking out an enemy instead of +15 HP/ATK/Defense. This should make his scaling less crazy.

We have reworked a ton of the held items to make them all have certain roles in certain builds. The Crown and Top Hat were by far the most used items. Crown now only gives +1/+1 on a win instead of +2/+2 and for an item that you could attach on round 2 it was a must have item at a +2/+2. As well sword/fedora/sunhat all give an extra +1 to each stat they modify!

Final Thoughts

Thank you guys so much for all the love and playtime that you have given Goo Gladiators. It has been super fulfilling to see everyone enjoying it and hearing what everyone thinks about it, It has been a great time making this game. Do feel free to leave us a review on Steam (they help us a ton), come join the fun on our Discord and if you're feeling super generous support us on Patreon to help us keep awesome content coming to the game for a long time coming.

Full(ish) Patch notes

1.8.0

Added Gang Leaderboard
Added new goo skins, no face, Colorless
Added new spooky goo DLC (Three new goos, a goo skin and some new items)
Added showing of goos extra stats when in the arena view on hover
Added display showing when something is going it mutate in x amount of turns
Added private matches
Added Goopendium
Changed 'when hit' to now trigger when hit by anything
Changed the placeholder text of 'cool team' on the replay menu to show the round #
Improved server performance when applying an item
Fixed bug where sleeping powder had a 2x drop rate
Fixed Freddie no longer is double buffed when KOing a rock goo.
Fixed string item sometime not triggering when attached
Fixed wording for award saying level instead of rank.
Fixed bug where hurt animation would show improperly when bubble popped
Fixed pudbun not actually getting its attack when hurt
Fixed bug where your run would be canceled if you updated your icon background or skin

1.8.1

Fixed mutate counter being wrong on some of the goos
Fixed private matches not exiting to the group play menu when complete.

Full Balance updates

Ability Changes

Tadpole: Ability now reduces ATK by -2 instead of -1.
Burning Goo: Ability now reflects 33% of its ATK value on attacker instead of 25%
Flrix: Ability now reflects 75% of its ATK value on attacker instead of 50%
Cha-Boom: Its attacks will now not hurt Other fire goos
Freddo: Ability now gives +10/+10 HP/ATK instead of +15/+15/+15 HP/ATK/DEF Stat Changes (This is their starting stats)
Rock: Speed: 2 -> 3
Bubble: ATK: 6-> 14
Bubble: HP: 15 -> 16
Moss: Speed: 3 -> 4
Mushies: ATK: 2 -> 4
Mushies: Speed: 1 -> 2
Flowa: Speed: 5 -> 4
Flowa: HP: 8 ->6
Jumptio: HP: 10 -> 15
Freddo: ATK: 20 -> 25
Freddo: HP: 20 -> 25
Freddo: DEF: 20 -> 0
Cha-Boom: HP: 20 -> 30 Item changes
Crown: +2/+2 HP/ATK -> +1/+1 HP/ATK (per win)
Fedora: +1 DEF -> +2 DEF
Sunhat: +2 HP -> +3 HP
Sword: +2 ATK -> +3 ATK
Fish: now also gives +1 HP on a loss
Top Hat: No longer gives Defense

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24 Sep 2022Developer post

Ease of use and bug fixes update! 1.7.3

Hey guys! We just pushed out a smaller update fixing some of the issues people have been having since launch and make things a little easier. Sign-in Fixes The most commonly encountered bug/ complaint was on signup not being able to paste in things! So we fixed that as well as ad

20 Sep 2022Developer post

Update 1.7! New Goos! New Items! New balance! More Fixes.

Big update to prepare us for launch! There are new goos, new items and tons of Quality improvements. NEW GOO! The first of the unlockable Goo packs is out! It contains a ton of new Items and 10 new Goos. Some of my favorite goos are in this pack all with cool new strategies and w

Big update to prepare us for launch! There are new goos, new items and tons of Quality improvements.

NEW GOO!

The first of the unlockable Goo packs is out! It contains a ton of new Items and 10 new Goos. Some of my favorite goos are in this pack all with cool new strategies and ways to play.

Balance changes

The two most under utilized goos where by far the bubble goo and the Frob. As such both are getting pretty big buffs. The bubble goo now will only hit enemies instead of everyone. As well the bubble goo used to be quite difficult to get as you had to lose a bunch of matches to unlock them. Now you get them by using the 'bubble' item that is gotten through having 3 or more water goos on your team.

The Frob did not have nearly enough HP to be the tank it was intended to be. As such its starting HP has DOUBLED as well as doubling its starting defense. This should make the frob more of an attractive option in the mid game

Final thoughts

I'm super excited to see more people play the game and see what cool teams and strategies develop! As always feel free to let me know if you have any feedback or questions, See you in the arena!!

full(ish) Patch notes

1.7.0

Added Eggecellent DLC goo pack (10 new goos!)
Added new Attack Type 'Lowest HP' both Meows, Chicky and dragon all now target this.
Added New item to base game: Bubble, It appears if you have 3 or more water goos. Mutates into bubble -2atk +5HP
Added New item to base game: Crown, turn 2 Item. Gives +2 HP, +2 Atk per Victory
Added new icon: the EYEcon
Added two new awards: Scientist and Stylish.
Added support for new reses: 1920x1080, 1600x900, 1366x768
Changed you can now exit replays by hitting back or escape
Changed nerdy birdy now talks to you during the tutorial
Changed. Hitting tab will now move you through signin/signup prompts
Fixed bug where devil and Brumpor ability wouldn't always trigger
Fixed bug where you could unlock the strong achievement without actually doing it.
Fixed bug where awards could overflow when unlocked
Fixed bug where some users could get a longer username than allowed via steam linking
Fixed bug where gang search could overflow.
Fixed some other performance things under the hood ;)
Balance things
Bubble goo now only hits enemies
Fish item will no longer appear if you have 2 losses
Microscope moved from turn 9 to turn 7
Devil and Brumpor's abilities now stack with multiple of each
Sap/milk now scale with the amount of Moos/Frumptuns you have
Tears no longer mutate into bubble goo
Speed tiebreakers are now in place. Enemies got a lot of the random tiebreakers before, now if speed it tied its highest hp -> Highest attack -> highest defense *HP/Atk/Def/Speed*
Gramma nerfed from 17 atk/hp to 15 atk/hp
Frog buffed from 10/5/5/3 -> 20/5/10/4
Devil attack buffed from 13 -> 16
Flirx attack buffed from 14 -> 15
Mooshy HP buffed 13-> 17
Crybaby HP nerfed 8 -> 7

1.7.1

Changed wording from Level -> Rank to be less confusing for new players
Fixed some issues with game rarely not shutting down all the way on exit

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14 Sep 2022Developer post

Update 1.6! Goo Gangs, Custom Icons and more!

Huge update this week, Lets get into it. Goo Gangs We have the first version of Goo Gangs out, Form a Gang and start upgrading your gang to be the best goo gang in the Galaxy with your friends! Gangs are a great way to see what your friends are up to and to start collecting wins

Huge update this week, Lets get into it.

Goo Gangs

We have the first version of Goo Gangs out, Form a Gang and start upgrading your gang to be the best goo gang in the Galaxy with your friends! Gangs are a great way to see what your friends are up to and to start collecting wins as a group!

Customizable Icons/Backgrounds

You can now show off things you earn with your goolah beyond goo skins! We have added customizable Icons to your player. This way you can show off a little more personal flair

Leaderboard and stats

Some more of the stats have brought to light! You can now go to the new stats page to see how many wins you have gotten, how many goos you have mutated and more! On top of that you can now see how well you stack up against the world with the global leaderboard of goos.

Balance updates

A bit of smaller balance update this week compared to last week. We have given some goos that had lower usage rates since the last update some more reason to check them out! The burning goo/flirx, even after being buffed last week, still seemed very weak for how late you could get them. Gramma could be gotten a full turn before Flirx and had better stats. This is no longer the case as we increased the time to get Gramma and reduced the time it takes to get a Flirx, on top of that they got a pretty strong stats buff across the board. The hammer seemed to hardly ever be used so we gave it a 3x buff in attack bonuses. That should allow some good combos with Mooshy/Snaim. The Bubble Goo has been reworked a bit, we gave it more starting HP and reduced its speed. This should allow you to put it more towards the front and take a hit before it pops. Lastly some of the later game goos such as the Meow, Brumopor and devil all felt like they were underpowered for what you had to give up to get them that late in the game, they all have been given pretty good buffs.

Final Thoughts

I'm super excited for the full launch next week! It has been a blast seeing you guys play this game so far in its pre-release state. We have tons of in game events and more things to come, this is just the start. As always thank you so much for your support please let me know if you have any questions or feedback.

1.6.0

Added Goo Gangs!
Added linked steam Friends list
Added customizable icons
Added customizable backgrounds
Added stats menu
Added global leaderboard for people!
Added scroll bar to the replays menu
Added escape button on main menu
Changed level display in the battle menu
Changed auto generated teams to be actual teams incase of matchup failure
Fixed game Icon not displaying correctly
Fixed bug where you could spam buttons on scene transitions when leaving battle
Fixed very rare crashes in the lab menu when clicking things
Balance things
(stats are denoted in the form (Atk / HP / Speed / Defense )
Gramma now takes 4 turns to mutate from tadpole instead of 3
Flirx now takes only 3 turns to mutate from burning instead of 4
Devil ability is now +3 Atk per attack instead of +2
Brumpor is now +2 Hp per attack instead of +1
Hammer now gives +3 Atk when an ally faints instead of +1
Meow from 7/10/7/0 -> 7/15/7/0
Devil from 12/7/6/0 -> 13/11/7/0
Burning from 4/4/4/0 -> 6/5/5/0
Flirx from 8/6/5/0 -> 14/14/6/0
Bubble goo from 6/1/4/0 -> 6/15/3/0
Snaim from 3/10/2/5 -> 3/15/2/5
Mooshy from 5/10/3/0 -> 7/10/3/0

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Updates & announcements

Three New Goos:

New Game mode, Endless Mode:

Leaderboard updates:

Balance Changes:

Final Thoughts

Desert Goos

Casual Mode

Other new things

Final thoughts

Balance updates

Play as guest:

Fixes/ Working Goo

What's next?!?

New Goos!

New background & Icons

Balance updates

Goo changes

Item Changes

The ending bits

Full(ish) patch notes

1.16.2 Patch notes

Updated images!!!!

Mutate helpers

full(ish) Patch notes & other notes

1.15.1

Omni Goos

Arena Run Changes

Other new things

Final Thoughts and what is next!?

Full(ish) Patch Notes

1.15.0

Balance changes

Top 6:

Bottom 6:

Ease of Use updates!

Final Thoughts and new update

Full(ish) patch notes

1.14

Balance update

Cha-boom

Mooshy

Mooshy Summon

Bubble

Yolkie

Jacks

Kite

Chomper

Swampy

Daily Quests

New Background & Skin

Quality of Life Improvements

Balance Changes

Base goos

Extra Goos

Full(ish] Patch Notes

patch 1.13.1

New Background.

Rework of 'reflect' attacks

New Goos!

Final thoughts

Patch notes

Reworks

Performance improvements

New goos!

BOohuk

Acorn

Buggo

Turnip

Chomper

Other thoughts and future updates

Full(ish) Patch Notes

New Cryptid Goos

Improved Goopendium

Goo Lifetime pass and other things

Finial Thoughts

Balance Updates

Goos

Items

Full(ish) Patch notes