Today, let's talk about something you won't find in the demo — but trust us, it'll keep you hooked once the full game launches: our progression system and everything we've done to make Roombattle as accessible as possible.
Progression System
Roombattle launches with 57 unlockable items: 3 minigames, 20 hats, 20 weapons, and 14 eyes. Everything is unlocked using in-game currency earned simply by playing the game— and the better you perform, the more you earn.
These items are organized into 6 themed chips, each with a classic unlock tree structure. The deeper you go into a chip, the better the rewards. Here's a sneak peek at three of them:
🏎️ Racing Chip
🎵 Music Chip
🍃 Nature Chip
The other three? You'll have to wait until launch to find out.
All together, once you've unlocked everything, Roombattle offers more than 315,000 different customization combinations. Your vacuum, your style.
Controls - Easy to Pick Up, Fun to Master
One of our biggest goals has always been to make sure everyone can jump in and have fun, whether you're a seasoned gamer or picking up a controller for the very first time.
Our most recommended way to play is with a gamepad. It's comfortable, intuitive, and takes seconds to learn: joystick to move, A (xbox) or X (ps) to dash, X (xbox) or ☐ (ps) for power-up. That's it. Easy. My grandma just played a few minutes ago.
For keyboard fans, you can play with your usual WASD keys but, with a toggle on the player manager menu, you can split it so two players can play with a single device. Both players have their own dedicated keys so nobody gets in each other's way:
Player 1: WASD to move, Left Shift to dash, Left Control for power-up.
Player 2:Arrow Keys to move, . (dot) to dash, , (comma) for power-up.
But the feature we're most proud of? The virtual controller. No extra hardware, no setup headaches, just scan a QR code in the player manager with your phone and it becomes a fully functional controller. It supports full 360° movement, feels great to hold, and works just like a console gamepad. The only requirement is that both the computer and the phone are on the same wi-fi network.
Our goal is simple: we never want controls to be a reason someone can't enjoy Roombattle with their friends.
Please do not scan the QR or the CM will be hacked.
Accessibility
Roombattle is fast-paced, chaotic, and packed with action. Some testers told us they sometimes lost track of their vacuum in the heat of the moment. We listened.
You can now enable a permanent colored outline around your vacuum, making it easy to spot yourself no matter how hectic things get. Prefer a cleaner look most of the time? You can also activate the outline momentarily whenever you need it:
⌨️ Player 1 (Keyboard): R
⌨️ Player 2 (Keyboard): Space
🎮 Gamepad: LT or RT(xbox) / L1 or R1 (ps)
A small detail, but one that can make a real difference in your most chaotic matches.
Languages
As an indie studio, making players feel at home is something we deeply care about. Roombattle currently supports 5 languages: Catalan, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.
And we're actively working on adding: German, Korean, Russian, French, Italian, Portuguese (BR & PT), Galician, and Euskera.
No matter where you're from, we want Roombattle to feel like it was made for you. In fact, our vacuums feel the same way, as we add each new language, they'll be ready to play in it too. Even the ones that speak in 01001100 01001111 01001100.
ROOMBATTLE: WHAT'S COMING
Throughout the week we'll be posting daily updates on Steam diving into the future of Roombattle, maps, minigames, new game modes, and more. One topic per day at 8:00 PM CET:
#0 - Next Fest Kick Off
#4 - Game Modes (Friday)
COMMUNITY EVENTS THIS WEEK
We're running two community events during Next Fest - come join us!
Wednesday at 19:00 - Play with the Devs on our Discord. Come hang out and battle it out with the team and talk about anything Roombattle!
Saturday at 19:00 - Torneo Rumbero #2. Compete and win a Roombattle key.
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