Caromble!

Released: Apr 22, 2026
Platforms: WindowsLinux
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 09:59 GMT

Updates & announcements

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16 Aug 2026Developer post
Caromble! is part of Pins & Pegs Fest on Steam
Caromble! is part of Pins & Pegs Fest! Starting tomorrow, Caromble! will be part of Pins & Pegs Fest on Steam , celebrating pins, pegs, balls, brick breaking, and satisfying physics. The fest runs from August 17–20 , so if you’ve been meaning to check out Caromble! , this
04 Aug 2026Developer post
Caromble! update: Improved controls for gamepads and keyboard
Dear Caromble! friends, For us, playing Caromble! with a mouse has always been the optimal experience. A mouse lets you directly control the paddle's position, while a keyboard or gamepad analog stick controls the paddle by influencing its speed instead. However, we've noticed th
04 Aug 2026Developer post
Patch notes August 4
Improved keyboard and gamepad controls.
08 Jun 2026Developer post
Celebrating Indie Festival 2026 with a Special Discount
Welcome to everyone discovering Caromble! through Indie Festival 2026! Since launching on April 22, we've been thrilled to see players discover the game, share feedback, and chase higher scores. We've also continued improving the experience based on your feedback. Our latest upda
29 Apr 2026Developer post
Winners of the Daily Run contest have been decided!
Dear Caromble! friends, Caromble! has been in 1.0 for a week now and the launch contest has concluded. Thank you for participating! We hope the Daily Run is a reason for you to come back to Caromble! and improve your ball bouncing skills. And now... the moment you have all been w
25 Apr 2026Developer post
Daily Run contest is halfway
Hi Caromble! friends, What an exciting week! Launching into 1.0 was a rollercoaster for us and we're happy to see people are playing the Daily Run. The first three winners haven been determined and there are four more days to participate and win bragging rights and Steam keys: Ap
22 Apr 2026Developer post
Caromble! 1.0 Is Out Now — After 10 Years, We Finally Did It
Dear Caromble! friends, After ten years in Early Access… we finally made it. Caromble! is officially out now in 1.0 . To celebrate launch, Caromble! is available with a 20% launch discount for a limited time . We want to mark this moment with our launch trailer. The song represen
Dear Caromble! friends,
After ten years in Early Access… we finally made it. Caromble! is officially out now in 1.0.
To celebrate launch, Caromble! is available with a 20% launch discount for a limited time.
We want to mark this moment with our launch trailer. The song represents exactly how we feel today. This is Caromble!:
Watch on YouTube
To make Caromble! 1.0 extra special, we’re also launching a brand-new mode: Daily Run. A fresh challenge every day. For launch week, we’re turning it into a competition:
🏆 Daily Run Launch Contest (1 week)
Each day features a new Daily Run with a fresh leaderboard
Top player of the day wins 5 Steam keys
7 days, 7 winners, starting now
Players can only win once and will be contacted after the contest ends
Our Caromble! adventure that started as a small experiment grew, evolved, broke, improved, but we stayed motivated thanks to you. Every bit of feedback, every bug report, every comment helped shape Caromble! into what it is today.
This release isn’t the end, it’s a milestone. The game is stronger, sharper, and more complete than ever, and we’re incredibly proud to finally call it 1.0.
Thank you for sticking with us on this journey.
Now… go play Caromble!
With infinite thanks,
Crimson Owl Studios
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18 Apr 2026Developer post
🎉 Caromble! Launch Week Contest (April 22–28)
♫ This is Caromble! ♫ To celebrate the launch of Caromble! , we’re kicking off a week-long challenge with our brand-new Daily Run mode: A fresh run every day. The same challenge for everyone. A daily leaderboard to climb. Show off your skills and there is more to win than braggin
♫ This is Caromble! ♫
To celebrate the launch of Caromble!, we’re kicking off a week-long challenge with our brand-new Daily Run mode:
A fresh run every day.
The same challenge for everyone.
A daily leaderboard to climb.
Show off your skills and there is more to win than bragging rights this time!
🏆 Daily Run Contest (April 22–28)
Each day during launch week:
Play the Daily Run
Climb to the top of the leaderboard
Finish #1 and win 5 Steam keys
That’s one winner every day. Players can only win once in the contest.
Whether you’re a longtime Carombler or jumping in for the first time, this is your chance to prove yourself.
We can’t wait to see who comes out on top.
Good luck… and see you on the leaderboard!
— Crimson Owl Studios
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06 Mar 2026Developer post
Caromble! leaves Early Access and launches on April 22
It’s finally happening! After an awesome showcase with Clemmy Games, we’re ready to share it with you directly. Our Early Access journey is coming to a close, and thanks to all your feedback along the way: Caromble! officially launches on April 22, 2026! This full release brings
It’s finally happening!
After an awesome showcase with Clemmy Games, we’re ready to share it with you directly. Our Early Access journey is coming to a close, and thanks to all your feedback along the way:
Caromble! officially launches on April 22, 2026!
This full release brings the complete Caromble! experience... and we have a bonus. To celebrate the release we're bringing a new game mode with 1.0:
New Game Mode at Launch: Daily Run
A fresh challenge every single day:
A randomly generated level mixing different skill levels
The same level for everyone
A clean leaderboard every day
Come back tomorrow for a brand-new run
We hope Daily Run will entertain both longtime players and newcomers. It’s our way of making sure there’s always a reason to bounce back in.
We’re incredibly excited to finally share the release date with you after all these years. If you’re excited too, the best way to support us right now is to wishlist Caromble!.
It genuinely helps more than you might think. Let’s make this launch count!
See you on April 22!
— Crimson Owl Studios
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27 Feb 2026Developer post
New trailer -and release date- announcement
Dear Caromble! friends, We're happy to announce an upcoming announcement! Next week we will participate in two indie showcases where we will reveal a new trailer and A RELEASE DATE! Yes... the time has finally come. Firstly, we are collaborating with Clemmy from Best Indie Games
12 Jul 2025Developer post
Localization added for 10 languages and the road to 1.0
Dear Caromble! friends, In our last update we mentioned our efforts in finding a publisher or PR-partner that can help us launch the 1.0 version of Caromble!. We'd like to give on update on this, but first... We added localization to Caromble! and have ingame language support for
13 Aug 2024Developer post
Accessibility update and our pitch deck adventure
Dear Caromble! friends, We just released a small update. We got feedback about the difficulty of Caromble! and some players weren't aware that the difficulty (the number of mercy balls) can be changed in the options menu. Because we want all type of players to be able to enjoy Ca
05 Nov 2023Developer post
Caromble! Friday #? (it's been 15 years ok): The Story released
Dear Caromble! friends, Today is the day. After 15 years of development, Caromble! is completed with all intended features, levels and now finally with all story elements. To experience the story of Caromble! in this update, please replay the Prologue and Epilogue level. Though C
11 Dec 2022Developer post
Caromble December Update
This update contains many small bug fixes, graphics improvements and a few new achievements!
14 Oct 2022Developer post
Caromble Steam Deck support!
Dear Caromblers! Ever since we saw the first announcement of the Steam Deck, we knew we wanted to make sure Caromble! could run on it. Today we're excited to tell you that not only does Caromble! run on the Deck natively (at the best graphics settings), we might have to admit tha
Dear Caromblers!
Ever since we saw the first announcement of the Steam Deck, we knew we wanted to make sure Caromble! could run on it. Today we're excited to tell you that not only does Caromble! run on the Deck natively (at the best graphics settings), we might have to admit that we enjoy the game best on the Deck.
The work on supporting the Deck began this summer. Since we didn't have our own Steam Deck yet, we used a Steam Controller and a laptop with similar specks for our first beta versions. After we got our own Steam Deck in August, we spend many, many hours optimizing the game, the graphics and the controls. This took a little more time since testing the game on the Deck was simply fun!
Got some extra testing help - forget about that Switch!
Trying to beat a mouse as input device is no easy task. While I'm still a bit better with a mouse, I am able to get very close to my high-scores on the Deck (but it does take some practice).
My main goal: getting the controls in shape so I could finish the Race skill level om the Steam Deck. Yeah, beating VanAlphen is hard even with a mouse :)
Not have a Steam Deck yet? Don't worry, this update improves the game for everybody:

Better controller support (especially controllers with track pads like the Steam Controller/Deck)
Performance improvements
Better anti-aliasing on best graphics settings
Fixed many graphics glitches
Fixed many small bugs
Fixed selecting wrong (lowest) graphics settings on first startup
If you have a Steam Deck, please give us your honest feedback! Did the controller input mapping got applied correctly? How did you like the controls (trackpad) input? Did your run in any issues? Let us know!
Does this mean we stopped working on getting the game in shape for release? Definitely not! But more on that later...
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15 Apr 2022Developer post
Release of the Final Chapter and Epilogue
Dear Caromble! friends, It's been a long time since you've heard from us, but we are very happy to share great news with you! We released the final chapter of Caromble! into Early Access. Chapter 6 combines everything we have learned as developers into great gameplay and a final
10 Sep 2021Developer post
Caromble! September Update
We're very happy to announce that we've released another Caromble! update! No, no chapter 6 just yet (for the Caromble! conclusion you'll just have to wait a little longer - we need to get the narrative elements up and running first). What you do get is a ton of bug fixes all ove
15 Aug 2021Developer post
Caromble! Friday #610: Sneak Preview
Dear Caromble! friends, Since our last update, another baby was born in the Caromble! team! Also, Thomas the artist has married and became insta-dad of two. Furthermore, I (Pascal) am about to become father for the second time next October. This means, that since we started worki
13 Feb 2021Developer post
Caromble! Friday #584: Gameplay complete!
Dear Caromblers!, It's been a while. We hope you are well. We all are. A new (human) baby was born in the Caromble! family. This is the 6th baby since we conceived Caromble!. Wow... how far we've grown. (this is not a picture of said offspring) Today we'd like to inform you that
30 Aug 2020Developer post
Caromble! Friday #561: The final fight
Hi Caromblers, Here is a little sneak peek into the final boss fight. We have almost implemented all gameplay now. The aim of this fight is to challenge the player to use all the skills the game has teached you so far and in the same time providing something new, fresh and exciti

Updates & announcements

Caromble! is part of Pins & Pegs Fest!

It’s finally happening!

New Game Mode at Launch: Daily Run