Bell Ringer

Night Node Software

Released: Mar 18, 2016
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 07 Sep 2026, 13:48 GMT

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13 Dec 2023Developer post
Night Node Closes - Bell Ringer Free
After a decade of living the indie dev life, we have decided to close down Night Node. In order to preserve Bell Ringer it will become free to play. The game will no longer be supported. The pricing is planned to change on December 21 at 06:00 PM UTC. With regards Night Node Stud
22 Jul 2016Developer post
July 22 Update
After receiving reports of misbehaving achievements we looked into it and managed to clean up a few minor bugs along the way. Thank you for your patience and your support! Bugs Character play time achievements should be working correctly in all game modes Player slots in the mult
After receiving reports of misbehaving achievements we looked into it and managed to clean up a few minor bugs along the way. Thank you for your patience and your support!
Bugs

Character play time achievements should be working correctly in all game modes
Player slots in the multiplayer character selection screen should once again be open by default
Player names in the multiplayer character selection screen should once again be displayed correctly
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22 Jul 2016Developer post
July 22 Update
After receiving reports of misbehaving achievements we looked into it and managed to clean up a few minor bugs along the way. Thank you for your patience and your support! Bugs Character play time achievements should be working correctly in all game modes Player slots in the mult
After receiving reports of misbehaving achievements we looked into it and managed to clean up a few minor bugs along the way. Thank you for your patience and your support!
Bugs

Character play time achievements should be working correctly in all game modes
Player slots in the multiplayer character selection screen should once again be open by default
Player names in the multiplayer character selection screen should once again be displayed correctly
Original post
19 May 2016Developer post
May 19 Update
It took a bit longer than expected, but here it is - the latest patch! This one adds a number of game settings and possible player combinations. Features 2-player co-op setting added to campaign Bots are now available in remote multiplayer Round setting added to multiplayer Chang
It took a bit longer than expected, but here it is - the latest patch! This one adds a number of game settings and possible player combinations.
Features

2-player co-op setting added to campaign
Bots are now available in remote multiplayer
Round setting added to multiplayer

Changes

Campaign camera now keeps all characters in view, like in arena
Multiple new resolutions added to graphics settings

Bugs

Fixed remote multiplayer team setting replication
Multiplayer games should no longer be able to start with only one team
Original post
19 May 2016Developer post
May 19 Update
It took a bit longer than expected, but here it is - the latest patch! This one adds a number of game settings and possible player combinations. Features 2-player co-op setting added to campaign Bots are now available in remote multiplayer Round setting added to multiplayer Chang
It took a bit longer than expected, but here it is - the latest patch! This one adds a number of game settings and possible player combinations.
Features

2-player co-op setting added to campaign
Bots are now available in remote multiplayer
Round setting added to multiplayer

Changes

Campaign camera now keeps all characters in view, like in arena
Multiple new resolutions added to graphics settings

Bugs

Fixed remote multiplayer team setting replication
Multiplayer games should no longer be able to start with only one team
Original post
29 Apr 2016Developer post
April 29 Update
It's time for another patch for Bell Ringer! This one addresses some of the combat problems and expands the campaign game mode a bit. Features Difficulty setting in campaign game mode Achievements for campaign completion Changes Campaign monster spawn timings and locations have b
It's time for another patch for Bell Ringer! This one addresses some of the combat problems and expands the campaign game mode a bit.
Features

Difficulty setting in campaign game mode
Achievements for campaign completion

Changes

Campaign monster spawn timings and locations have been adjusted
Basic attack knockback will now diminish with repetitive use
Increased hitbox sizes for more lenient collisions
Normalized size of blood effects
Gutrip is now armed to the tusks
Campaign respawn location should now be selected based on monster presence

Bugs

Special moves should no longer kill players in one hit
Character platform jump precision should now be the same as for bots
Characters should be less prone to losing their model in online games
Opening the ingame menu should now correctly pause the campaign
Player setup should now be correctly adjusted when entering the campaign start screen
Monster death animations should now have a more consistent play rate
Original post
29 Apr 2016Developer post
April 29 Update
It's time for another patch for Bell Ringer! This one addresses some of the combat problems and expands the campaign game mode a bit. Features Difficulty setting in campaign game mode Achievements for campaign completion Changes Campaign monster spawn timings and locations have b
It's time for another patch for Bell Ringer! This one addresses some of the combat problems and expands the campaign game mode a bit.
Features

Difficulty setting in campaign game mode
Achievements for campaign completion

Changes

Campaign monster spawn timings and locations have been adjusted
Basic attack knockback will now diminish with repetitive use
Increased hitbox sizes for more lenient collisions
Normalized size of blood effects
Gutrip is now armed to the tusks
Campaign respawn location should now be selected based on monster presence

Bugs

Special moves should no longer kill players in one hit
Character platform jump precision should now be the same as for bots
Characters should be less prone to losing their model in online games
Opening the ingame menu should now correctly pause the campaign
Player setup should now be correctly adjusted when entering the campaign start screen
Monster death animations should now have a more consistent play rate
Original post
22 Apr 2016Developer post
April 22 Update
We have processed the latest feedback and deployed a patch with fixes for the most critical bugs, plus a little treat. Features Campaign levels are now available in arena. Bugs Arena lobby chat should now display messages and scroll properly. Fixed a bug that would cause player d
We have processed the latest feedback and deployed a patch with fixes for the most critical bugs, plus a little treat.
Features

Campaign levels are now available in arena.

Bugs

Arena lobby chat should now display messages and scroll properly.
Fixed a bug that would cause player deaths to not be registered.
Fixed a bug that would crash the game when returning to the remote multiplayer screen.
Attempting to join an expired game should no longer lock the menu.
Original post
22 Apr 2016Developer post
April 22 Update
We have processed the latest feedback and deployed a patch with fixes for the most critical bugs, plus a little treat. Features Campaign levels are now available in arena. Bugs Arena lobby chat should now display messages and scroll properly. Fixed a bug that would cause player d
We have processed the latest feedback and deployed a patch with fixes for the most critical bugs, plus a little treat.
Features

Campaign levels are now available in arena.

Bugs

Arena lobby chat should now display messages and scroll properly.
Fixed a bug that would cause player deaths to not be registered.
Fixed a bug that would crash the game when returning to the remote multiplayer screen.
Attempting to join an expired game should no longer lock the menu.
Original post
18 Apr 2016Developer post
Single Player Mode Added!
We have now added a Single Player Mode with 5 levels to play through. Features * 5 new campaign levels * 5 new music tracks * Monsters and bosses with unique abilities and behaviors Known issues * Low framerate in Chillwind Cavern * Monsters sometimes get stuck navigating the lev
18 Apr 2016Developer post
Single Player Mode Added!
We have now added a Single Player Mode with 5 levels to play through. Features * 5 new campaign levels * 5 new music tracks * Monsters and bosses with unique abilities and behaviors Known issues * Low framerate in Chillwind Cavern * Monsters sometimes get stuck navigating the lev
22 Mar 2016Developer post
March 22nd Update
We've recently deployed a patch to Bell Ringer which fixes some of the initial issues that have been discovered. Fixed: Players should no longer be locked out of remote games after hosting a game. Player names should now be displayed correctly in the remote game lobby. Player cha
We've recently deployed a patch to Bell Ringer which fixes some of the initial issues that have been discovered.
Fixed:

Players should no longer be locked out of remote games after hosting a game.
Player names should now be displayed correctly in the remote game lobby.
Player character selections should now be displayed correctly in the remote game lobby.
Bot settings should now be displayed correctly in the local game lobby.
If the two last players in a round die simultaneously the game should no longer soft-lock.
The "Back-button" should now be enabled in local level select screen.
The remote games list should now be automatically refreshed upon entering screen.
Start button in remote game lobby should no longer prompt clients to press buttons (as the server is the only one that can start a game).
Original post
22 Mar 2016Developer post
March 22nd Update
We've recently deployed a patch to Bell Ringer which fixes some of the initial issues that have been discovered. Fixed: Players should no longer be locked out of remote games after hosting a game. Player names should now be displayed correctly in the remote game lobby. Player cha
We've recently deployed a patch to Bell Ringer which fixes some of the initial issues that have been discovered.
Fixed:

Players should no longer be locked out of remote games after hosting a game.
Player names should now be displayed correctly in the remote game lobby.
Player character selections should now be displayed correctly in the remote game lobby.
Bot settings should now be displayed correctly in the local game lobby.
If the two last players in a round die simultaneously the game should no longer soft-lock.
The "Back-button" should now be enabled in local level select screen.
The remote games list should now be automatically refreshed upon entering screen.
Start button in remote game lobby should no longer prompt clients to press buttons (as the server is the only one that can start a game).
Original post
26 Feb 2016Developer post
Early Access Patch 25th February
We've recently deployed a patch for Bell Ringer: Added You can now select difficulty on bots. Rebinding Keyboard and Mouse Button has been added, Gamepad rebinding will come in a future update. Various sound updates and a new music track added. Fixed Less placeholder graphics in
We've recently deployed a patch for Bell Ringer:
Added

You can now select difficulty on bots.
Rebinding Keyboard and Mouse Button has been added, Gamepad rebinding will come in a future update.
Various sound updates and a new music track added.

Fixed

Less placeholder graphics in the Main Menu.
Icons behind the Player GUI in an arena fight is now different depending on which character you are playing.
Original post
26 Feb 2016Developer post
Early Access Patch 25th February
We've recently deployed a patch for Bell Ringer: Added You can now select difficulty on bots. Rebinding Keyboard and Mouse Button has been added, Gamepad rebinding will come in a future update. Various sound updates and a new music track added. Fixed Less placeholder graphics in
We've recently deployed a patch for Bell Ringer:
Added

You can now select difficulty on bots.
Rebinding Keyboard and Mouse Button has been added, Gamepad rebinding will come in a future update.
Various sound updates and a new music track added.

Fixed

Less placeholder graphics in the Main Menu.
Icons behind the Player GUI in an arena fight is now different depending on which character you are playing.
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