Developer posts and news about this game.
Balance Hammer now stops bonus goals from awarding more floor skips (meaning it pins current skips, instead of resetting to 1). UI/UX Added animated surfaces to Swamp and Power Blocks, plus adjusted reflective block sheen. Added paddle impact flashes, fading ball trails, and boss
UI/UX Added 960×540, 1024×576, and 1152×648 windowed resolutions. Bug Fixes Fixed Power and Explosive challenge blocks not being restored after restarting a challenge run. Fixed score multiplier values and tooltips not refreshing immediately when bonuses changed.
UI/UX Weekly Run modifiers now provide term definitions on hover. Ballpedia cards now play a sound when hovered or focused. Difficulty modifiers now save and restore between sessions. Updated sprite for Buster Ball. P.S. - check out Buster's first ever press release : )
UI/UX Added Bumper and Chain Bumper to the Ballpedia Blocks section. Scrollable text containers now scroll automatically when using controller input. Bug Fixes Fixed fullscreen toggle to always force a windowed resolution smaller than monitor resolution when switching. Fixed some
Gameplay Icicles are now included in the "Bullets bounce off walls" run modifier. Balance Tweaked floor score targets: → . Tweaked layer score curve slightly. Performance Improved rendering engine settings to slightly improve effect caching. Bug Fixes Fixed bullets not breaking f
New Features Added a Blocks tab to the Ballpedia with visuals and descriptions for block types and statuses. Added a Text Scale option from 100% to 125%. Gameplay Weekly Runs now use a new scoring system. UI/UX The Weekly Run button now indicates whether the current week has not
Thanks to everyone who has given feedback over the past week! Please join our Discord if you want to provide feedback or discuss the game. Balance Retuned score requirements for Low and Medium Security. Bug Fixes Fixed the Mirror Paddle not resetting on a new floor. Fixed music s
UI/UX Values reduced by Wiz Ball are now highlighted in purple. Performance Updated engine from Godot 4.7.1 to 4.7.2 Changed physics configuration, hopefully fixing an issue where the game could randomly crash on some hardware. Bug Fixes Wiz Ball now correctly reduces all upgrade
UI/UX Added 3200×1800, 3840×2160, 5120×2880, and 7680×4320 resolution options. Improved available resolution choices for unconventional display sizes and aspect ratios. Tweaked contrast on cursor and some UI elements. Bug Fixes Prevented pausing during states where the pause menu
Gameplay The tutorial prompt now appears once per session when starting a New Game until the player completes a full run. Bug Fixes Changed VSync to a more widely supported mode, preventing Mailbox fallback warnings on unsupported systems. Potentially resolves some crashes / resp
UI/UX UI now display live values for Buster, Death, Hive, Hyper, Magnet, Plague, Prize, Scribe, Sniper, Tennis, Greed, and Wrecking Balls. Comet Ball now shows progress toward its Fire threshold. Cleaned up descriptions for Thunder Ball and Snow Ball. Balance Plague Ball base hit
After 6 months and 10k attempts , Buster has successfully broken out! I've already said it many times, but I'll reiterate: Whether you're just now deciding to grab the game, or you bought it during Early Access, thank you so much for your support. I've been making games since I w
Buster finally breaks out in one week! After 5+ months in Early Access, Buster will release into 1.0 along with the start of Steam's Pins & Pegs Fest on Monday, Aug 17! Thank you to everyone who took a chance on the game during Early Access. I hope my humble indie game was ab
Balance Gravity Ball now activates every 5 hits, pulls more blocks, and temporarily slows the ball by 33% instead of redirecting it. Acid Ball’s additional expiry hits per level increased from 1 to 2. Spice Ball’s activation interval increased from 0.4s to 0.5s. Death Ball’s expi
Bug Fixes Fixed weekly runs potentially freezing before the transition. Fixed balls bouncing again while already traveling through the paddle.
Bug Fixes Fixed a crash that could occur when creating mini balls. Thanks to the brave Bug Balls on the Discord: Toastline, keki.Mind, and purple .
UI/UX Playing Cards description now uses Gold Pieces keyword. Hammer’s description now uses Round keyword. Bug Fixes Fixed rare errors during ball, block, particle, and scene cleanup. Fixed sound effects referencing inactive game sessions after scene transitions. Fixed Gold Block
Balance Reduced base ball speed: 1100 -> 1050. Reduced Science Ball’s base transformed blocks: 2 -> 1. Gameplay Updated the paddle’s sprite. Updated Mark indicator and animation. Improved Chain Bumper movement, collisions, and destruction. Weekly Run countdowns now display
New Features Damaged or incomplete player data can now recover automatically from verified backup copies, with an in-game recovery notice. Balance Spice Ball score scaling per level: +0.50x -> +0.25x. Star Ball interval: 0.9s -> 1.0s; score scaling: +0.50x -> +0.25x. Gre
New Features Prize Ball now has a % chance on expiry to drop a Bomb or Gold Pieces. Glutton Ball now tracks direct block hits. When the ball expires, completed thresholds create Micro Balls and award points. Rewritten story dialog for all 5 characters. Balance Prize Ball points p