- Gorilla Showdown Mega Discount! - 8 September 2026
Hello Gorilla Fans, We're happy to announce Gorilla Showdown is going for the crazy mega discount of 89% off! Bring your friends, and get into a lobby today. Happy dancing, - Sloth King
- Gorilla Showdown x Frosty Games Fest - 5 June 2026
Gorilla Showdown is in a game festival!We're happy to say that we'll be in the Frosty Games Fest, which is apart of the Summer games fest - a showcase of all the awesome games made in Australia!Make sure you check out and support the other games at the Steam link below:https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45423962-Frosty-Games-Celebration/sale/frostygamescelebration2026 To celebrate, we've added the new Frosty Ice Cream hat!Don't forget to join our Discord to be apart of the Gorilla community.Happy Dancing!
- Hotfix 6 - 11 May 2026
The Sloth King team have been working away at some small tweaks! - Dance Machine, overlapping notes on entering dance pad don't spawn anymore.- 'Start Game' and 'Skip Intro' minimum player counts changed.- Various small LAN mode fixes.- When loading into a game from the lobby scene, some clients would have loading screen not appear - this should be fixed.
- Gorilla Showdown x ANZ Indie Fest - 8 May 2026
Gorilla Showdown is in a game festival!We're happy to say that we'll be in the ANZ Indie Games festival, which is a showcase of all the weird and wonderful games made in Australia!It runs from 9 - 15 May, so make sure you check out and support the other games at the Steam link below:https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45111305/sale/ANZIndieFest26Don't forget to join our Discord to be apart of the Gorilla community.Happy Dancing!
- Hotfix 5 - 4 May 2026
We bring another update! - DVD Player's second shot now fires at a slower speed.- 2nd Tier Dance Pad ability no longer locked to Orbital.- Using orbital at the last possible second no longer makes dance notes not spawn.- Fart hitbox larger.
- Hotfix 4 - 30 April 2026
We found some quick bugs that needed work! - Dance pad WASD controls can now be changed!- Dying before infected starts no longer gives god-mode.- Menacing Mesa End-Game Scoreboard Fixed.- In-Game Lobby management can now kick/ban people properly.We've made some changes since last update to fix the steam switching at the end of a round. If you select the lobby setting to lock the teams, and it doesn't we'd love to hear about it!
- Hotfix 3 - 29 April 2026
We found some quick bugs that needed work! - Players that lag out of the game can no longer be farmed for kills. - Host holding down to skip intro sequence doesn't get stuck with loading bar. - Display mode settings don't reset to borderless. - Teams switch lock setting is now fixed.
- THE QUALITY-OF-LIFE UPDATE - 28 April 2026
YOUR TIME ON GORILLA SHOWDOWN HAS BEEN IMPROVED!We've been seeing and hearing what you have to say about Gorilla Showdown! So we're making some changes to improve the quality of life.We’re going to have some contests and community events happening, so join the DISCORD.Thanks to everyone that’s told us what they'd like to see in the game, it all really helps us out!STEAM CLOUDWe finally enabled Steam Cloud, so your saves will be safe if you move between PC’s and you can keep your favorite hats! GOODBYE TO THE DEMOAs a small studio, we really appreciate everyone who has played and downloaded the demo! A time comes however, when keeping the demo updated is taking up too much time, and pulling us away from updating the base game. We’ve decided to pull down the demo and focus all of our time on making Gorilla Showdown as good as it can be. GIVE US A REVIEW! Reviews always help out indie devs…
- HOUR 1 PATCH - 24 April 2026
Thanks for everyone giving Gorilla Showdown a go! Unfortunately we already found some quick bugs that have been cleaned up! Quick patches - DrumBomb can kill again. - Mid game joining while dance pad enabled will have the dancepad not disappear. - Mid game joining a teams game will have UI show your correct team!
- GORILLA SHOWDOWN LAUNCH! - 24 April 2026
GORILLA SHOWDOWN IS HERE!It’s finally time for Gorilla Showdown’s Launch, we’re happy to announce the game is officially available to purchase on Steam.We’re going to have some contests and community events happening, so join the DISCORD.Thanks to everyone that’s gotten us this far towards releasing our first indie title, we’re extremely thankful to have gotten this far into our journey. GIVE US A REVIEW! Reviews always help out indie devs, so be sure to write an honest review of Gorilla Showdown once you’ve had a chance to try the game! FOUND BUGS?We expect a few may slip through! We’re working tirelessly to polish the game to the best possible standard. If you spot any, drop us a message on Discord—we’d love to hear about them.Happy Dancing! UPDATE LOG TIME!CHANGESUpdates to the rhythm packs to be more in time with the music.Major changes to client lag compensation for all weapons.LAN…
- Hotfix 2 - 17 April 2026
Bug Hotfix 2We've been keeping a close eye on ZLAN streams and we've had some recommendations come through! Get excited because next week we release on 24th April!Features Added- New song pack! The Mae Mobly pack features wonderful Jazz to jam out to!- Color Blind Support Added. (Visually changes player colors but also adds icons so you can see team members not through player colors alone)- Monkey noises added to ragdolls.- In customizer, new Rocket Boots Mania items are added. (soon to be announced) - Support for non-QWERTY keyboards added. Settings menu and in-game UI will update to your keyboard.- Text chat now works before and after a round begins.Gameplay Tweaks- Saxa Bubbler shoots faster now.- EMP shock time lowered.- Drum Bombs after 3 shocks don't stay around as long. Major Bug Fixes- Lobbies opening to public after loading into game now fixed.- Monkey Mech and Laser Monkey now…
- THE SPECTATOR UPDATE - 11 April 2026
WATCH YOUR FRIENDS DANCE!As we move closer to our launch, we’re adding some much-requested last details, and today we’re adding Spectator mode! Currently, there are three follow modes:Close FollowWide FollowFree Cam ModeMuch like any setting, spectator mode can be disabled by the lobby host. If you use spectator mode to take cool clips, we’d love to see them at our Discord!RESETTING THE GAME PROGRESS Unfortunately, due to some technical issues, that are beyond our control, anyone playing the beta release will have your progress reset, there is a fix however, if you want help, send us an email at [email protected] or join the Discord!NEW LOCKED ITEMS?In game you might see some items requiring a Supporter or ZLAN pack – we have some exciting news and these will be announced soon, Stay tuned!FOUND BUGS?We expect a few may slip through! We’re working tirelessly to polish the game to the be…
- Hotfix 1 - 26 March 2026
Bug Hotfix 1We’ve been watching gameplay and seen some serious, and some not so serious bugs, thanks to all that broke the game. It all makes for a better battle ground! Features Added- Tutorial added to main menu.- Lobby create screen now has a window to explain game modes.- Risky Rads has some added map scenery.Gameplay Tweaks- Pied Sniper and Saxa-Bubblers minimum hold time has been shrunk from 0.4 seconds to 0.1 seconds.- Flame Keytar provides significantly less slowdown speed to the player while in use.- Pied Sniper now has a small radius that count as a hit, making for a slightly easier elimination.- Stink Nana should hit slightly better. Major Bug Fixes- Friend lobbies now only allow for Steam friends; this does mean that these lobbies are no longer joinable through the lobby list or quick join.- Playing a game with ‘Win by Score’ no longer breaks completely at the end of the gam…
- THE LAG UPDATE 🦍 - 23 March 2026
CLAIM BACK YOUR FRAMES!We noticed there were some serious frame rate issues on the denser maps. Lo and behold, we've done some magic to claim back some frames for the monkeys and gorillas out there with lower specs! We've optimized several areas by removing unnecessary lights, refining hitboxes, and tweaking shadow settings. We also improved several meshes to stop areas with high object counts from causing those sub-60 FPS drops.MAPS IMPROVED- Haunted Hills- Risky RadsCOMING SOONWe're getting close to our full release, so keep spreading the good word of Gorilla Showdown! More updates soon to come!FOUND BUGS?We expect a few may slip through! We’re working tirelessly to polish the game to the best possible standard. If you spot any, drop us a message on Discord—we’d love to hear about them.Happy Dancing!
- WELCOME TO THE PARTY - 3 December 2025
WHATS IN THE DEMO?Our demo already includes the main game modes, a selection of pre-unlocked customization options, and two playable maps! Jump in and start practicing for the real deal—every main weapon, ability, and dance pad power-up is ready to test.GAMEMODES- Classic Free-for-All- Classic TeamsMAPS- Menacing Mesas- Plunder PointCOMING SOONMid-game joining isn’t available in the demo yet due to some bugs we’re still ironing out. We wanted to get feedback from you as soon as possible, so keep an eye out for updates here!FOUND BUGS?We expect a few may slip through! We’re working tirelessly to polish the game to the best possible standard. If you spot any, drop us a message on Discord—we’d love to hear about them.Happy Dancing!
