- A Free Major Update for “BUBBLE BOBBLE Sugar Dungeons Boosted”! - 20 August 2026
The all-new action game in the “BUBBLE BOBBLE” series, “BUBBLE BOBBLE Sugar Dungeons,” is getting a free major update to “BUBBLE BOBBLE Sugar Dungeons Boosted” today! With this update, Bub’s brother Bob joins the adventure to help out! He’ll lead you to bonus stages where you can defeat lots of enemies at once or skip floors! New drop items and much higher drop rates give the excitement of dungeon exploration a big “BOOST”! The game has also been rebalanced, with extra lives and easier ways to power up Bub, making it even more fun and easier to play!Update Celebration Sale! To celebrate the update, the game is 25% OFF for the first sale! The sale ends on September 3, 2026, at 2:00 a.m.!There’s also a new bundle discount with “BUBBLE BOBBLE 4 FRIENDS: The Baron's Workshop”! Don’t miss this great deal—try the powered-up “Sugar Dungeons” today!BUBBLE BOBBLE Sugar Dungeons Boosted Store Page
- Winter Sale Time! - 19 December 2025
Taito games up to 70% off! Winter Sale is on! Stay cozy at home and enjoy Taito games this holiday season!
- Released Today! The Latest in the Series: "BUBBLE BOBBLE Sugar Dungeons" - 27 November 2025
A Brand-New Bubble Bobble Game, "Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeon," Is Out Today!Bub, the bubble-blowing dragon, journeys through silly dungeons that change upon every visit!Defeat enemies using bubble action and use bubbles as platforms to find and collect treasures!Use the collected items to make Bub stronger or learn new skills as you delve deeper into dungeons!]Explore the massive castle stage, "Castle," where you’ll uncover maze-like rooms while expanding the MAP!The console version (1997) of the bubble action game Bubble Symphony is also included!Embark on an adventure from the world of toys to the world of sweets!Official Site：https://www.taito.co.jp/BBSDBUBBLE BOBBLE Series Portal：https://www.taito.co.jp/bubYouTube Channel：Bub's official X：https://X.com/bubblun_jp
- 脆弱性対応 - 23 October 2025
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- Autumn Sale Starts! Check Out the New Value Edition! - 30 September 2025
TAITO Games Up to 70% Off! Autumn Sale is Here! To celebrate the start of our Autumn Sale, we’ve just released a brand new Edition! Operation Night Strikers Digital Deluxe Edition This special Edition includes the main game, "Operation Night Strikers," plus three awesome DLCs—all bundled together at a great price. You’ll also get an extra 10% off each DLC compared to buying them separately! Operation Night Strikers CS Pack Operation Night Strikers BOOK Operation Night Strikers - TAITO SOUND BULLET For more details about each DLC, please check out the store page!
- Thorough explanation of Gadget functions in “M2STG LiveBroadcast 3 #1”! - 11 July 2025
Time to scramble—M2 Shot Triggers Live! M2, the developer of “Operation Night Strikers” and “Night Striker GEAR,” will broadcast the live program “M2STG LiveBroadcast 3 #1” on July 17, 2025 at 19:00. "M2STG LiveBroadcast 3 #1" will introduce M2-developed titles, including Taito-related titles. "Operation Night Strikers“ will be introduced with producer Yuichi Toyama, and ”Night Striker GEAR" will be shown in gameplay. In addition...? The streaming will take place on M2's YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the channel and look forward to the event. "M2STG Live Broadcast 3 #1" Distribution Overview Date: July 17, 6:00 (EDT) / 10:00 (UTC) / 19:00 Viewing page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0P5NUjp8S0 Performers (in no particular order, titles omitted): -Naoki Horii (Representative Director, M2 Co., Ltd.) -Kazuki Kubota (Director of M2ShotTriggers, M2 Co., Ltd.) -Yokel Hibana (Public R…
- Announcing Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons - out this winter! - 27 June 2025
Today, we’re announcing Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons: a new game in the action game series, Bubble Bobble, releasing on Steam, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 in winter 2025.More Quests, More Power! An All New Bubble Bobble Experience! Bubble Bobble’s back and this time it’s bringing dungeons which change with each challenge! Build Bub up with the materials you bring back by learning new skills and strengthening his stats!Mixing straight-up bubble-action with a brand-new and exciting, replayable mechanic! Wishlist now for more news!
- Operation Nightstrikers Wishlist now! - 23 December 2024
Operation Nightstrikers is a celebration of two Taito smash-hit arcade games from the 1980s; Operation Wolf and Nightstriker, coming to Steam in 2025! Wishlist below and follow us on X for more info! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3099790/Operation_Night_Strikers/
- Additional community items - 24 April 2023
We now support trading cards and other community items. Please enjoy! PAYONPA-!
- Results of the Level Design Contest! - 6 December 2021
It’s time to announce the winning entries in our level design contest which ran from Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron’s Workshop’s release on October 31st! But first, thank you to everyone who took the time to design such great levels! Bub played through the 10 winning entries on his YouTube channel: Bub’s Broadcast and you can watch it below! You can download and play the winner’s levels, and maybe you can beat Bub’s record times on them too! *Bub only speaks Japanese, so please enable the English subtitles! The Winning Entries https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2621576031&searchtext= https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2615734605&searchtext= https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2616515475&searchtext= https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2622323552&searchtext= https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails…
- Level design contest ends soon! - 30 October 2021
To celebrate our launch on Steam, we're running a level design! Entering is easy: all you need to do to is create a stage, tag it with #BB4Fcontest and upload it to Steam's Workshop! If you forgot to tag it, just leave a comment with the tag on your uploaded stage. More details on how to enter can be on Steam news here. Winners will be featured on Bub, YouTube channel: Bub's Broadcast! We'll be looking out for stages which have packed with fun mechanics, that look good, are inventive or in some way inventive and can't wait to see what you come up with! Bub's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BubblunChannel/ Bub's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bubblun_jp
- Patch: Version 1.0.1 release - 21 October 2021
Thanks for playing Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop! We've just released a patch to fix the following issues listed here, specifically The original Bubble Bobble running too fast In order to be as close as possible to the original arcade game's performance on modern hardware, we locked the frame rate of teh game. Please be aware that tearing may occur depending on the refresh rate of your monitor. Analog stick moving of its own accord If the patch works for you, please let us know and thank you all again for your patience! . To report new or unaddressed issues, please see this thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1287030/discussions/0/2957167122116765115 Thanks, the Taito Steam team
- Upcoming bug fix patch - 15 October 2021
Thanks for playing Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop! We're currently working on a patch to deal with the known issues found in this thread, specifically The original Bubble Bobble running too fast Controllers not working correctly under certain conditions Analog stick moving of its own accord *corrected to be more specific Apologies to those of you affected by these issues: we'll be releasing the patch as soon as it's ready, so please look out for an update and thanks for your patience so far. For workarounds in the meantime or reporting new issues, please see this thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1287030/discussions/0/2957167122116765115 Thanks, the Taito Steam team
- Level design contest now on! - 30 September 2021
In celebration of Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron’s Workshop releasing on steam, we’re holding a level design contest! To celebrate our launch on Steam, we're running a level design contest using the Steam-only Workshop Mode! All you need to do to enter is create a stage, tag it with #BB4Fcontest and upload it to Steam's Workshop! Winners will be featured on Bub, one of the game's heroes, YouTube channel Bub's Broadcast! We'll be looking out for stages which have packed with fun mechanics, that look good, are inventive or in some way inventive and can't wait to see what you come up with! Contest Outline Contest name: Bubble Bobble 4 Friends Level Design Contest Entry Requirements: You can enter by creating a stage in Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop and uploading it to the Steam Workshop. When you upload it, please add #BB4Fcontest to the comment. *The Steam user name of…
- Out Now! 15% off and a level design contest?! - 30 September 2021
It's that day every bubble dragon fan has been waiting for! Launch day for Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop and we have a 15% off sale and level design contest to help celebrate! Workshop Mode First, we launched on Switch, then added 100 new, tougher stages and the invincible Baron von Blubba as a free update for the PS4 release. Now Steam players get all that content, plus an exclusive Workshop Mode so all you budding-bubble dragons can build better stages with blocks, bullies and more! Not sure what to build? Need some inspiration? Well, Bub's here to try out some of the designs the Taito development team put together in his first Let's Play video! And if you think you can better Bub’s skills, we’ve uploaded the dev team’s to Steam’s Workshop for you to try! Level Design Contest! To enter, just design a level, upload it to Steam’s Workshop and tag it with #BB4Fcontest; si…
- On Sale September 30th + 15% Launch Sale! - 17 September 2021
Remember how we said we'd release in the summer? Well, it's still hot in Japan...! Workshop Mode! Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop will release on September 30th at 0am (PDT)/8am (GMT) and to get you ready, here's Bub and our developers introducing the Steam-only Workshop Mode! *Remember to turn Subtitles/Closed-captions on and use the settings to select English. Launch Sale! 15% off for the first week only! That's $33.99 or €33.99 or even £26.34 Starts: September 30th Ends: October 7th *exact timings may vary More Bub! If you want more of that lovable, green bubble-blowing dragon, he has his own Twitter and YouTube channel, so follow or subscribe to get all the latest on Bubble Bobble 4 Friends and other related news! https://www.youtube.com/c/BubblunChannel/ https://twitter.com/bubblun_jp
- Move over Back 4 Blood, here comes Bubble Bobble 4 Friends - 5 August 2021
Does Back 4 Blood let you blow a giant bubble around a zombie and then pop it to defeat it? I doubt it. Bubble Bobble 4 Friends would seem, therefore, to be the superior game. Taito's 2019 revival of the classic arcade series is now making the leap to PC. It's been retitled Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop and includes a level editor, and it'll launch on Steam sometime this summer. Read more
- Bubble Bobble 4 Friends gets PC release with map maker mode - 5 August 2021
Taito's recent Bubble Bobble revival is heading to Steam with a new Mario Maker-esque level design option. Retitled as Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop, this will feature all of the extra bits and pieces added as DLC to the game on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. On top of that, Steam Workshop will support the new map maker mode and let you share creations with friends. Read more
- Coming Summer 2021: Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop - 5 August 2021
After a successful launch on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation®4, Bubble Bobble 4 Friends is ready to burst onto Steam! A Whole New Mode?! To make up for the wait, the Steam version's getting a new, exclusive mode that will let Bubble Bobble fans everywhere create and share their own stages in Workshop Mode! To reflect the devious stages we know you'll come up with, we've changed the name to Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop, in honour of everyone's favourite series villain, Baron von Blubba. We have a new trailer too, to give you an idea of what to expect from the new mode. Workshop Mode In this new mode, you'll be able to create your own, unique stages by placing blocks, enemies and the bubble-carrying wind exactly where you want them. New blocks and enemies can be unlocked by playing through the game's story. And thanks to Steam's Workshop, you can share them with players e…
- Announcement coming soon! - 29 July 2021
It's been a while since we announced the Steam release, but we're putting the finishing touches to an announcement for you all very soon! We think you'll all be pleased with what we're building up to, so please look forward to the announcement!
