Developer posts and news about this game.
Hello. I've got an update on the upcoming switch port. It's releasing soon. Very soon! The Switch version will be available on the 25th of September . Mark your calendars. The Switch version contains the main game, as well as the Raider expedition expansion. There's also a Switch
Added the option for automatic look sensitivity. Improved projectile collision detection. Added the option to change the base appearance. The automatic look sensitivity is something I experimented with for the upcoming switch port. Basically, the aim sensitivity gets lower, when
Fixed melee kills not counting towards the score total on some units. Fixed inconsistent splash damage on explosive weapons.
Hello everyone. I haven’t posted any updates in a while. Mostly because, I haven’t had much new Gearbits stuff to show. I’ve moved on to new projects and I’m hoping to share those soon. Even so, I haven’t managed to completely “break free” from Gearbits. I’ve revisited the game a
Hello everyone. Gearbits: raider expedition launches today. The raider expedition is a DLC expansion campaign, that adds new story content to Gearbits. The expansion adds ten new story missions, which take place after the main game, with a new cast of characters. The expansion ad
Hello. Here's a tiny update for the game. The biggest thing happening today is that the Demo, which has been available on itch.io, is now on Steam. Changes to the main game are: - New visuals for the mission select screen - Fixed a bug where exiting out of the weapon select cause
Hello everyone! It’s been a while since my last post, so I’m here with an update. Work on the expansion campaign is going well. The first playtesters have played it. The response was positive and I got a lot of useful feedback. So far I have: 10 new story missions. 6 new maps. Tw
Hello everyone. It’s been a while since the last update. I haven’t posted much, but I’ve been working on new content. I’m now ready to announce the DLC expansion campaign for Gearbits, Gearbits: Raider expedition . The expansion campaign will be paid DLC and it will add a new sto
Changes: "How to play" section now displays some hints. "Easy mode" becomes available if the mission is failed twice in a row. I made these changes after noticing that some players really struggled with the game. The hints give tips on things that some players might have overlook
Hello everyone. The spin-off game, Gearbits: Gear Angels is now available. The game is free to play on either Steam or itch.io. Please give it a try! It’s a short and sweet experience. By clearing the game, you unlock new characters to play as in Gearbits. But if you have no inte
Hello everyone. We're about a week away from the release of Gearbits: Gear Angels and the next update, which adds three new playable characters and a new map for the wave battle mode. For the new map, I was going for a more futuristic aesthetic than the base game. I've also taken
Hello everyone! This is the new project I’ve been working on, Gearbits: Gear angels! The game is a 2D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, where you collect items to keep up your weapon power and shields. With no power, the weapons wont help you and the shield is useless. You need to avo
Hello everyone. I’ve got one last update for you before the end of the year. The ”Gearbits holiday special” update adds one new mission and a new map for the wave battle mode. It’s just one mission, but it has a special gimmick. The mission has four different endings. Each ending
Hello everyone. It’s been a while since I posted the last update. I’ve been very busy with other responsibilities and working on Gearbits hasn’t really fit into my schedule. Even so, I’ve been making progress on the next update. Here’s the short version of what’s coming: There’s
It’s been a little over a month since Gearbits launched. And I'm very happy to say that the reception from players has been positive. A small but passionate group of players seems to have found the game. And luckily for me, the release of Armored core 6 brought some new interest
vsync is no longer just a toggle. It now has options for "60 FPS" (Previously called "ON") "30 FPS" and "OFF" Fixed a bug where some options were reset if the main menu was loaded a second time and the game was saved after. Adding the option to turn vsync off caused some problems
I made some requested changes. Added the option to toggle Vsync. The volume of UI sound effects can now be adjusted. Update: if you have a save file made before the patch was uploaded, Vsync is toggled OFF by default. If you're experiencing problems, try setting Vsync ON and savi
I uploaded a small patch. Here's whats new for version 1.0.3. Enemy respawns in mission 17 now have a three second delay. Bugs, enemy drones and resupply drones now rotate to match the terrain. A lot of people have voiced their criticism of the respawn rate in mission 17. It's cl
Hello everyone. I’ve got a major content update for Gearbits. This update adds a whole new game mode, the wave survival mode. After the game launched, several people suggested adding a wave survival mode. Well, here it is! I hope you’ll like it. Here’s how you play: Start the wav
Hello everyone. I’ve been working like crazy for the last few days to get the new game mode done. The wave mode has been requested by many players and after thinking about how to implement it, I decided to add it to the game. I’ve been making good progress on the new game mode. I