Get your skis ready, Fresh Tracks is out now on Steam! Enjoy 10% off the game to celebrate the release and check out our fresh Launch Trailer:.
We’ve been hard at work polishing every corner of the experience and wanted to share a little bit of what to expect when you play today. Since our public demo, we’ve got an amazing set of updates that bring you more options, more story, and more balance, here’s what’s new since our last log:
Divine Favors: Your Journey, Your Way
We’ve added Divine Favors, a new settings option you’ll find at the Journey Wagon before every run! Looking for a challenge? Turn off all the Easy tracks! Looking for a chiller playthrough? Toggle off those expert tracks. Maybe just want something right down the middle? You can even turn off both Easy and Expert songs, perfect for players looking for something somewhere in between.
Here’s how it works:
Toggle Mercy of the Mythics (our spin on God Mode) on or off.
Remove Easy or Expert tracks from the pool entirely.
It’s your journey - play it how you like!
A Living Hubworld
The hubworld is now more alive than ever. When you swap out your Mythic, skis, or gear, the hubworld song dynamically changes - with thousands of possible variations.
It makes every return to the hub feel fresh and tied to your personal journey.
The Lost Verses
For the story seekers: every lore entry in the game has been added or revised. Discover the world of Norwyn through the eyes and ears of Oddvar Maelstrom, Norwyn’s most famous historian. Play through the game to find Oddvar’s Lost Verses! Access the Lost Verses through the Memory Palace any time you pause.
Fairer Difficulty Across the Board
We’ve smoothed out the game’s overall balance by adjusting the difficulty of individual songs.
Easy songs are easier.
The hardest songs are harder.
Everything in between is more fair.
Newcomers get a better on-ramp, while veterans still get the challenge they crave.
Arrows Tell You When to Swing
A big quality-of-life update: we’ve added arrow cues with white flashes and pulses that tell you when to swing your weapon.
This makes Fresh Tracks more readable, especially if you’re new to rhythm games. You could even play without audio now (though honestly, why would you want to?)!
The rhythm feels crisper, cleaner, and more intuitive.
Smaller Tweaks & Polishes
And of course, we’ve been tightening screws and adding polish everywhere:
Koda’s boss songs are now more manageable.
Invincibility now has a clear icon so you know exactly when you’re safe.
Default mouse + keyboard controls updated: hold left-click to swing for smoother combos. You can even swing your sword using the arrow keys!
Saving is smarter: when loading a saved game, you can choose between continuing your last run or restarting fresh.
Tutorials refined with new videos.
Mar got tougher (brace yourself).
Performance scoring tuned.
Sound effects updated (the blizzard section now rocks like a drum solo).
We want to say a big thank you to all of you who have come along this journey with us! If you like Fresh Tracks, leaving a review means the world to us and really helps us make more epic games in the future. You can also join our Discord to keep updated on our development and chat with the team.
Get Fresh Tracks now, 10% off on Steam for launch!
Your friendly neighbourhood devs,
Buffalo Buffalo