- Slingbot Survivors: 30% Off in the Steam Summer Sale! - 25 June 2026
Slingbot Survivors is 30% off in the Steam Summer Sale, June 25 to July 9. Grab your copy and check out other great indie games on sale during the Summer Sale to add to your collection. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3432800/
- Slingbot Survivors Version 1.0 is Live! - 21 October 2025
After 6 months in Early Access, Slingbot Survivors is officially launching version 1.0! 🎉During Early Access, we released 5 major updates, adding new systems, content, weapons, enemies, and a massive boss fight, while also polishing the game’s visuals, and improving the gameplay experience according to the feedbacks from our amazing community ❤️.While we would have loved to continue expanding Slingbot with new biomes, weapons, characters, and all kinds of amazing features, the game unfortunately didn’t reach the level of success needed to keep development going. It’s bittersweet to say goodbye, but we’re incredibly proud of what we’ve built and deeply grateful for everyone who supported us along the way.We’ve already started thinking about our next project, and we hope you’ll join us for the journey ahead💚Thank you for playing, for your feedback, and for being part of this adventure.…
- fixed unity security breach - 9 October 2025
Fixed: A security vulnerability affecting games and applications built with Unity 2017.1 and later.
- Achievements and cloud save are live - 1 October 2025
With the addition of Steam Achievements, you can now track your progress throughout the game and show off your accomplishments to your friends. Whether you're a completionist or just in it for the bragging rights, there's something to aim for!To make earning those achievements even easier, we've added Cloud Save support — so you can seamlessly continue your adventure across all your devices without losing progress. With this update, we've further enhanced optimization across the board.
- EA Update 5: Equilibrium - 22 September 2025
EA Update 5: Equilibrium This update is packed with new content, big improvements, and one of the most requested features — Endless Mode!Endless ModeOne of the most requested features is finally here — Endless Mode! After defeating the worm, you can choose to stay in the level and face an endless horde of enemies. Even if you fall in the fight, your victory still counts.9 New CharactersThat’s right — we’ve added nine new characters for you to unlock, experiment with, and build crazy runs around.5 New Enemy SkinsEnemy variety just got a big glow-up with five brand-new enemy skins.Spores on TerrainSpores can now grow directly on terrain. You can destroy them for a bit of extra EXP, so keep an eye out for them while exploring!Weapon Upgrades – Projectile VelocityYour weapons can now upgrade their projectile velocity. Faster bullets = more damage potential and more satisfying gameplay.The "…
- Hotfix 0.35.1 - 25 August 2025
PATCH NOTES – VERSION 0.34.1🎨 VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS 🎨Added dust effects in caves.Improved the visuals of several items.Improved player visuals in the chest-opening animation.Improved bomb cluster visuals.Added background walls to the minimap and adjusted its colors.⚖️ BALANCE CHANGES ⚖️Nerfed some overperforming items.Buffed some underperforming items.Changed the Calcium Saw item from “Purple eggs drop 50% more Currencium” to “Purple eggs now also drop health pickups.”Implemented a maximum cap on the Dynamo Vent item.Increased the amount of HP restored by each individual health pickup, but lowered the number of pickups dropped by most sources accordingly.Lowered the time it takes to open a chest from 2s → 1.5s.🤖 GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS 🤖Added a new panel to the options menu to help you customize your grappling hook experience (further improvements and better descriptions coming soon).Add…
- EA Update 4: ITEMS!!! - 22 August 2025
Attention, Slingbots!We’re excited to introduce a brand-new Item System! Items are a powerful new feature that allows you to craft crazy builds and experiment with endless possibilities. By combining different item effects, you can discover unique synergies, unlock new playstyles, and push your runs to the limit. Whether you want to go all-in on raw damage, build an unstoppable tank, or create wild combos that break the rules, Items open the door to completely new strategies.Below, you can see all of the new items in their icon-y glory:You can get items by opening chests scattered all throughout the level, defeating mini-bosses, and by completing various side objectives. So go on ahead, and show us all the new ways you found to break the game (and your enemies' morale)!Balance Overhaul We’ve completely reworked the game's balance! Pretty much every single stat has been touched, so going…
- Hotfix 0.34.1 - 10 August 2025
PATCH NOTES – VERSION 0.34.1🎨 VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS 🎨Enhanced background visuals to make the world feel richer and more immersive.Improved magnet pickup effect to make EXP more visually satisfying.Fixed a visual bug where the worm’s weakspot looked odd when hit by cold damage.⚖️ BALANCE CHANGES ⚖️Increased the default range of the grappling hook.Removed grappling hook range and force upgrades.Tag upgrades will now only appear in the level-up screen if you have 2 or more affected items.Increased damage taken from Bomb Sack explosions for higher risk/reward.Adjusted the “Blazing Speed” milestone requirement from completing a run under 18 minutes to under 21 minutes.🤖 GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS 🤖Optimized enemy AI for smoother performance.👾 BUG FIXES 👾Fixed an issue where Charger bosses would not collide with each other.
- EA Update 3: A Fresh Coat of Pain(t) (Part 2) - 31 July 2025
Hey There, Slingbots!Introducing: The new world!In today’s update, we’re giving the entire world a fresh new look! From improved terrain to enhanced background effects, every corner of the game has been polished to create a more immersive and vibrant experience.Below, you can see some before & after comparisons:PATCH NOTES – VERSION 0.34.0 🎨 VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS 🎨Upgraded the visual quality of nearly every asset in the level for a more polished look.Added rocks and small corals to the terrain to bring more life to the environment.Enhanced background visuals to make the world feel richer and more immersive.Improved the speed lines effect for a more dynamic sense of motion when reaching high speeds.⚖️ BALANCE CHANGES ⚖️Reduced the speed of fast enemies from 30 → 25 to make them more manageable.🤖 GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS 🤖Enhanced the sound effect when picking up experience orbs for more sa…
- EA Update 3: A Fresh Coat of Paint (Part 1) - 24 July 2025
Hey There, Slingbots!We have a smaller patch for you today, but that's because we cooked something for you that simply couldn't wait in our oven any longer!Introducing: Weapon Arms!To make your bug-squashing experience ever more awesome, most* of your weapons will now hover around you, to personally deliver robot-justice to your buzzing foes!*With the exception of "Orbital" weapons (Rotaser, Orbital Saws) and "Aura" weapons (Static Field, Fire Trail), which simply begged to remain on the player itself ;)Improved Visual ClarityWe also increased the size of the player, the enemies, and their projectiles, in order to improve the visual clarity of the game and reduce some of the disorienting chaos we heard in many of your feedbacks :) Enhanced Combat FeedbackIn addition to the weapon arms, we also improved the VFX and SFX of hitting and killing enemies, to make every bug squashed ever more…
- EA Update 02: Tremors in the Earth - 14 July 2025
Attention, Slingbots! We’ve got a big one for you - literally. In this update, your runs now bring you face to face with an earth-shattering new final boss: The Great, Bot-Eating Worm. It’s massive. It’s angry. And it’s here to make sure you earn your victory.This isn’t just another bullet sponge. To take it down, you’ll need to hunt it segment by segment, breaking it apart by targeting its exposed weak points and surviving long enough to rip it apart from the inside.But it won’t go down without a fight. Prepare to dodge and survive:💥 Deadly Bot-Seeking Missiles☣️ Toxic Gas Barrages📣 A supersonic screech that calls in the hiveThis worm doesn’t play fair—but neither do you.So gear up, dial in your sling-skills, and show this overgrown tunnel-snake what Slingbots are made of.And if you succeed? Well, let's just say you have an explosive surprise in store:This is your final test. Go make…
- Hotfix 0.32.1 - 5 June 2025
Bug fix Fixed tag upgrade stats not showing correctly in the stats window Fixed tag upgrades getting reset between levels
- EA Update 01: Living World - 29 May 2025
Attention, Slingbots! Welcome to the first major update for Slingbot Survivors, "Living World"! We've been hard at work to deliver more fun experiences to our awesome community, and our first update aims to do just that: More things to do, activities to complete, hazards to avoid, and of course, rewards to be gained! You can check out the new features highlighted below, or simply scroll to the bottom for the full patch notes. 4 new environmental objects First, we aim to make our environment more rich and varied, and enhance your traversal experience, using fun new interactable objects scattered throughout each level! Including new challenges, rewards, powerups and hazards, exploring each level will never feel the same! 🏁Ring Race🏁 Put your skills to the test with our new races! During a race, you'll need to pass through each ring and reach the end in time, where you'll be rewarded bas…
- Hotfix 0.31.5 - 11 May 2025
Hey everyone! Hope you're having a fantastic week. Today we're rolling out a small hotfix to smooth out some issues—but don’t worry, a major update is just around the corner! We'll be sharing more details about it in the coming week, so stay tuned! Bugfixes: Fixed getting stuck in the first level after completing the tutorial.
- Hotfix 0.31.4 - 25 April 2025
IMPROVEMENTS: We've made several optimizations to improve performance, so the game should feel smoother overall. BUGFIXES: Fixed the infinite loading screen bug. Sorry to those affected by it — it took us a while to find this cheeky bug.
- Patch 0.31.3 - 22 April 2025
IMPROVEMENTS: We have finally unlocked the technology to display the weapon tags in the weapon's stat block (in the stat panel). Blessed be their names. Added a meta currency ("Metacium") multiplier on higher difficulty levels. The player is now invincible (title card) during the boss' death sequence, and for a short while (0.5s) after. The boss' death animation delay has been slightly shortened to better match the pacing of the sequence. Shortened the time it takes for the EXP & Health pickups dropped by the boss to reach the player, in order to increase the likelihood the heal will save them from imminent death. Re-arranged the sorting order of most weapon visuals in order to create a clearer visual hierarchy (for example, the fire trail is now rendered behind all other projectiles). The weapon frames are now displayed in the shop (and in the black void of level ups that appears befor…
- Slingbot Survivors is in Early Access! - 19 April 2025
Slingbot Survivors is out in Early Access! Huge thanks to everyone who's checked out the game, shared it, or just taken a moment to play. I've been working on this with the team for the past year, and it’s honestly so cool (and a little surreal) to finally share it with the world. We’re super proud of where it’s at, but there’s a lot more coming. We’ve got monthly updates planned, and we’ll be running polls to hear what you want to see next. Seriously—thank you. This is just the beginning, and we’re so excited to keep building this weird little robot bug-squashing game with you. Thank you, Team Cosmic Platypus
- The Milestone Update - 3 April 2025
We're excited to introduce the Milestone System, a brand-new feature that lets you unlock new contacts by completing various in-game challenges during your runs. With this update, you'll gain access to: 4 New Characters 4 New Weapons 12 New Gadgets 2 New Difficulty Levels Get ready to take on new challenges and unlock powerful rewards!
- Hotfix 0.29.5 - 26 March 2025
What's coming next? Next week, we have a big update coming up with the new milestone system that lets you unlock new characters, weapons, gadgets, and difficulties. QoL & Visual Improvements During gameplay, your mouse now stays locked inside the game window — no more wandering to another monitor (unless you pause the game). The boss now explodes into a glorious pile of body parts. Status effect damage numbers will now appear in different colors. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where refreshing the shop stopped the background music. Fixed an issue that set the volume to max when entering the settings menu (we apologize for any hearing damage dealt). Fixed an issue where the Bubble gun projectiles' visuals disappeared too early. Fixed many UI elements that didn’t render correctly at certain resolutions.
