07 Aug 2026Developer post

Release Notes - v0.1.42 - "#SharksTrickShot VIDEO COMPETITION"

We can't believe how much you guys are loving playing hoops, so we've made it even better and added a video competition for the best weekly trick shots. Just post your best trick shot videos to Instagram or TikTok and tag them with #SharksTrickShot. We are looking for incredible

05 Aug 2026Developer post

Release Notes - v0.1.41 - "HOOPS"

Grab your friends and play some hoops! Plus we've got Red and Blue Team jerseys and more quests and leaderboards. New: - Hoops - Hoops in-game scoreboard - Red and Blue Team jerseys - Basketball quests - Topside quests Fixes: - Other player's season tiers update live - Renamed Sh

31 Jul 2026Developer post

Release Notes - v0.1.40 - "TOPSIDE"

Release Notes - v0.1.40 - "TOPSIDE" Have you ever wanted to get in the salvage cage and see what's topside? Now you can. There's no need to close the salvage cage door anymore, so you can send up anything - even if it only kinda fits. New: - Salvage Cage: no need to close the doo

24 Jul 2026Developer post

Release Notes - v0.1.39s - "PRIVATE ROOM UNLOCK FIX"

- Private Rooms unlocked for Steam version - Hub map chest quest sync

23 Jul 2026Developer post

Release Notes - v0.1.39 - "BLUE RUBBER PARROT"

Grab your free blue rubber parrot while stocks last, plus we've made a few fixes on the Pirate map and the Skull Rock Skeleton boss. New: - Free Blue Rubber Parrot - Boss: add physics to sword for more accurate dodging Fixes: - Pirate Map: Ghost ship collider - Pirate Map: Audio

16 Jul 2026Developer post

🏴‍☠️ PIRATE SEASON!! 🦜

Release Notes - v0.1.38 - "PIRATE SEASON" Pirate Season is here! Complete quests to earn XP and unlock limited edition items. There are big daily quests that earn you lots of XP, plus the chest quests now earn you XP too, so you'll be levelling up and unlocking sweet new items be

30 Mar 2026Developer post

NEW LOBBY

Release Notes - v0.1.36 - "NEW LOBBY" The lobby system has been improved to make it easier to meet up with other players and see available rooms without leaving your current game. Plus the starting hub is now multiplayer, so you'll never be lonely again! New: Multiplayer Lobby: f

06 Oct 2025Developer post

DOUBLE REWARDS

Release Notes - v0.1.32 - "DOUBLE REWARDS" All the rewards have been doubled, plus every time you complete a chest quest you have a chance of earning a new cosmetic! New: - Quest Chests: doubled all the rewards - Quest Chests: every quest completed may earn cosmetics - Salvage Ca

25 Aug 2025Developer post

THE SHARK KING

"The Shark King" is coming to SHARKS! Look out for him next time you're playing, he's usually in a lobby with a regal name (something like 'The Kingdom' or 'The Realm') and he loves giving out Royal Tokens to unlock cosmetics and goldfish when you bite them. New: - The Shark King

07 Jul 2025Developer post

THE FIN-TASTIC SALVAGE COMPANY

Collect hidden treasures and send them up for a reward: will you work together, or make it every shark for themselves? The FIN-TASTIC SALVAGE COMPANY is now open for business! Search all around for items to collect and put them in the reward cage. When you've collected enough tre

Collect hidden treasures and send them up for a reward: will you work together, or make it every shark for themselves?

The FIN-TASTIC SALVAGE COMPANY is now open for business! Search all around for items to collect and put them in the reward cage. When you've collected enough treasure send it up for a reward. But watch out! When the reward arrives it's first in best dressed: anyone can claim the prize, so do whatever it takes to get there first.

We've also added proximity chat and private rooms, so you can play and chat with your friends. To enable voice chat you will need to give the game permission to use your microphone. When using voice chat please be respectful and considerate to other players - anyone who doesn't risks being banned from the game.

New:

The FIN-TASTIC SALVAGE COMPANY is open for business
Tons of new salvage items to collect for rewards
Proximity voice chat: talk with friends while playing
Shark mouth moves while talking
Mute menu: Ability to mute players
Private rooms: anyone with the PIN can join a private multiplayer room
Premium skin perk: create private multiplayer rooms
Premium skin perk: reward chests recharge instantly
Wearing the VR goggles now doubles some rewards
More environmental sounds (when objects bump into sharks and each other)
Networked biteable doors: open and close them with your mouth
Reward cage: fill with items and send up for a reward
Reward goldfish: anyone can get them!
Random salvage items spawn in

Fixes:

Terms of Service agreement on start-up
Lobby always shows a room option
Sandcastle: added random goldfish
Sandcastle: expanded area
Sandcastle: updated lighting
Settings: Master volume control
Settings: Voice volume control
Limited cannons per map
Cannon firing tweaked
Adjusted mouse sensitivity for flat-screen version
Items in the reward cage can pass through the water surface layer
Levers changed to biteable horns
Moved Audio Listener to the shark's head (rather than the camera)

If you love playing SHARKS then buy some skins or get a goldfish pack to show your support. All proceeds go right back into the game: new game modes, customizable items, maps, interactable creatures and objects and multiplayer servers.

Thanks so much for playing and please tell your friends: word of mouth is the best way to get more players in the game! If you have any feedback or comments, please come chat in the Discord (https://ezone.com/discord). Cheers!

- Simon and Jamie

** Don't forget to wishlist SHARKS! (thanks - it really helps us out!!) **

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30 Apr 2025Developer post

SANDCASTLE

Master all the twists and turns in the new Sandcastle map. Strategically place cannons to inflict maximum damage: who knows what's waiting around the corner! New: - New Map: Sandcastle - New Weapon: place cannons to fire at any sharks in range - More chest quests - More stats Fix

20 Feb 2025Developer post

SHARK SHOP

Release Notes - v0.1.19 - "SHARK SHOP" There's now a shark shop where you can spend your goldfish to unlock new cosmetic items. Items are refreshed every half-hour, so make sure you come back often to see what's available. New: - Shark Shop: new items available every half-hour -

29 Jan 2025Developer post

Alien Invasion!

Release Notes - v0.1.18 - "ALIEN INVASION" Looks like someone lost their way and crash landed into SHARKS! New: - Crashed UFO - Aliens from the planet Squidia Prime (watch out they don't ink you!) - Free limited edition item 'Tin Foil Hat' Fixes: - Environment lighting fixes Than

14 Dec 2024Developer post

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Just in time for the gift giving season we've added PRIZE CODES to SHARKS. Now you can get prize codes from our Discord (and #sharks on your socials) to unlock packs of goldfish plus rare skins and items. See what happens when you find all the presents and get them under the Chri

Just in time for the gift giving season we've added PRIZE CODES to SHARKS. Now you can get prize codes from our Discord (and #sharks on your socials) to unlock packs of goldfish plus rare skins and items. See what happens when you find all the presents and get them under the Christmas Tree!

New:
- A new rare prize code added to the Discord!
- Christmas Tree to decorate
- Presents to collect
- Festive toxic red barrels
- More rewards for winning
- Prize codes: check our Discord and #sharks on your socials for free prizes (try GOLD50)
- Limited edition skin: SANTA SUIT
- More Leaderboards: Shark Kills, plus Goldfish, Crabs and Dead Fish Eaten
- Free Elf Hat (for a limited time!)
- Scuba tank now a biteable and throwable bomb
- Explosions cause chain reactions
- Moveable items react to explosions
- More diver Dad jokes
- Above ocean elements (see if you can access them!)
- Gold Founders Skin for Meta Quest (Steam coming soon)
- Win reward: goldfish spawned near leaderboard - the more you win, the more you get!
- Stats: kills, bites, wins, eaten objects + more
- Online leaderboards and achievements
- Updated menus
- Improved unlocked chest graphics
- Health UI
- HUD always active

Fixes:
- Easier to bite multiplayer objects
- Collision tolerances improved
- Occlusion culling tweaks
- Steam demo update compatible with Meta Quest
- Ghost barrel fixed
- Bigger goldfish
- Improved physics for heavy items
- Shark head collider more accurate
- Cooldown for snap turn
- Play with friends fix
- Fixed shark colliders with biteable objects
- Speed limit on thrown objects
- Meta Destinations fix
- Damage caused by explosions proportional to distance
- Skins purchased outside the game are auto-activated
- Players outside the map fix
- Tweaked goldfish rewards
- Multiplayer updated (so make sure you're friends update too so you can play on the same servers)
- Multiplayer: game round start bug fix
- Rocket powerup more responsive
- More accurate online player count
- Improved fade-in-out between scenes
- Increased health from eating some fish
- Removed HUD toggle from settings
- drop bitten object if another shark takes it
- option to invert y-axis in settings
- menu tweaks

Don't forget to collect your free gift from us - a special limited edition Elf Hat (while supplies last). If you love playing SHARKS then buy some skins to show your support. All proceeds from skins go right back into the game: new game modes, customizable items, maps, interactable creatures and objects and multiplayer servers.

Thanks so much for playing and please tell your friends: word of mouth is the best way to get more players in the game!

If you have any feedback or comments, please come chat in the Discord (https://ezone.com/discord). Cheers!

- Simon and Jamie

** Don't forget to wishlist SHARKS on Steam! (thanks - it really helps us out!!) **

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26 Feb 2024Developer post

BITE CLUB

Release Notes - v0.1i - "BITE CLUB" In this release we've added the ability to bite and grab objects so you can move them around the environment. See if you can find the biteable diver (complete with sharkproof wetsuit)! - Bite objects and drag them around (hold the bite button)

12 Oct 2023Developer post

Gold Rush

Release Notes - v0.1g - "GOLD RUSH" In this release we've added: - Goldfish: edible in-game currency - Unlock random items with goldfish - Inventory menu: customize your look - More skins, hats, teeth, glasses, etc - Dad Jokes from the divers in the cage - Water surface boundary

19 Jul 2023Developer post

Skin in the Game

Release Notes - v0.1f - "SKIN IN THE GAME" In this release we've added: - Shark skins - More hats, teeth, glasses, bling - Visible top net for play area - Audio hints during gameplay, e.g. "You're a normal shark, swim away!" - Audio toggle in settings - Menu: disable controls dur

27 Jun 2023Developer post

SHARKS Demo out now on Meta Quest

Get ready for cross-platform play with the Meta Quest! The SHARKS demo is now available for free as a version native to the Meta Quest. Download it now for free: Download SHARKS Demo on Meta Quest

07 Jun 2023Developer post

🦈(B)EAT THE DEVS🚀

Grab the free SHARKS demo and come join us for a good old fashioned chomp-fest! We'll be jumping into live game sessions, so you might even be part of the stream. Can you (b)eat the developer? Eat your friends in 'SHARKS' a cross-platform (PC and VR) multiplayer hunting game. Hun

07 Jun 2023Developer post

🦈(B)EAT THE DEVS🚀

Grab the free SHARKS demo and come join us for a good old fashioned chomp-fest! We'll be jumping into live game sessions, so you might even be part of the stream. Can you (b)eat the developer? Eat your friends in 'SHARKS' a cross-platform (PC and VR) multiplayer hunting game. Hun

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