- Anniversary Update Now Available on macOS! - 28 June 2026
This took a bit longer than expected, but we now have QBob: Remastered latest update working on macOS! Enjoy the bonus content!
- The (Almost) 1-Year Anniversary Update! - 25 June 2026
Celebrate QBob: Remastered's first transit around the sun (one month early) with our BIGGEST UPDATE* and BIGGEST DISCOUNT EVER!In addition to a few bug fixes, here's what you get in the new version*:A new bonus mission featuring 12 brand-new levels!A new playable character! Discover what became of QBobbi after her ill-fated encounter with Hubcap's abduction beam!8 new Steam Achievements!New enemies!New intermissions with slightly less dated pop culture references!New music that you can chill out to using QBob's new jukebox feature.We've tuned the difficulty so that "Hard" mode is a little less punishing! You can finally earn that 1CC achievement you've always dreamed of attaining.Special thanks to everyone who has played and supported us over the past year. We hope you enjoy the new features.*The update is currently available on Windows, SteamOS, and Ubuntu. The macOS version is in the…
- Update v1.0.18 - 24 August 2025
This update contains a handful of updates and fixes. There has also been some groundwork lain for a possible mobile build of the game. Fixed game crash when switching warp level in non-Steam versions of the game Fixed final cutscene sequence restarting when accessing the menu from end game score screen Fixed soft-lock when QBob was abducted at the same time as a grenade
- v1.0.17 - 6 August 2025
A few minor cosmetic changes and a new talking head added! Added - The Soup Nazi will scold you if you die in the explosion! Changed - Prevent Roswell from spawning if self-destruct is less than 7 - Roswell no longer "dies" when self-destruct timer starts. He will continue jumping until 4 is reached then do a standard exit. - End of level explosion now triggers QBob fire death if he's caught in the blast Fixed - Fixed end of level text from appearing on level restart if starting from post-explosion game over - Fixed texture load stutter if starting on Level 4
- Update v1.0.16 - 29 July 2025
Thanks to everyone who has played QBob: Remastered during its first week on Steam!We've had a couple feature requests which have been included in this update. The most requested one we've added was the ability to jump right back into the game without having to navigate back to the main menu.If you have any more suggestions, start a discussion and we'll take a look!Here are the changes in this update:AddedPlayers can now restart the game immediately from the game over menu without having to return to the splash screenAdded a help message if player jumps off asteroid telling them that in EASY mode, QBob can't fall offChangedLevel warps no longer limited to post intermission levels. Start the game from any level that you've reached!Demo version now also allows players to start game at any demo level they have reachedStart button remembers starting level of previous gameChaser idle times fo…
- QBob: Remastered is out TODAY! - 24 July 2025
10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1... Lift Off!!After nearly a year of development, we are proud to be releasing QBob: Remastered today! Huge thanks to everyone who wish-listed the game in advance — we hope you have just as much fun playing QBob: Remastered as we had making it.To celebrate the launch, for this first week only we’re offering a 10% discount on both the game and the soundtrack!Need help finding your space-legs? The 30-page QBob: Remastered Game Manual is available to guide you.And don’t forget to stop by Steam's QBob: Remastered discussion board. If you (heaven forbid!) find a bug or a glitch, please let us know. We'll do our best to respond quickly.
- Update v1.0.15 - 23 July 2025
This will be the final update before launch day this Thursday the 24th at 12 noon CST. Excitement is building!AddedSteam screenshot capability added!ChangedXBob on 13, 14 and 19 reduced pursue range for easy mode playersGreen cubes changed to blue on level 14 because they were hard to distinguish compared to yellowSlaughter Rule disables any active cheatsUFO and Probe escape asteroid 3 seconds before detonationFixedFixed Level 20 head bounce glitch due to resized hitbox on QBobESC now correctly exits high the score screenA few high score screen interaction tweaks when a dialog prompt appearsMenu buttons disabled if room is in the process of transitioning
- v1.0.14 - 20 July 2025
New achievement: Brundlefly: Teleport 500 times!Fixed a couple of minor bugs. Grenades will no longer kill enemies if they (the grenades) happen to be falling off the edge of the asteroid. Crisis has a purpose in life even if QBob is dead. Fixed an orphaned line of text in the final cutscene. Also, repaired a major Mac build error.
- Update v1.0.13 - 19 July 2025
We've made some modifications to the difficulty level:UFO, Probe and XBob movement speed reduced a tadEasy mode now offers 4 lives at the start of the gameEasy mode shield lasts 12.5 seconds instead of 9.5Easy self-destruct timer lasts a couple seconds longerPlayer and enemy hit box sizes reduced a few pixels to make collisions a little more forgiving
- Update v1.0.11 - 16 July 2025
A tiny update that fixes some intermission animations and some game meta info in the new Mac builds.
- Update v1.0.10 - 14 July 2025
After much work we finally have QBob: Remastered running on MacOS and Ubuntu Linux! In theory, Ubuntu support also means that the game should run natively on Steam Deck! Take that with a grain of salt though: we don't own a Steam Deck and are unable to test it out for ourselves.Some other tweaks in this latest update:Some more control fixes, including an annoying Paintgun glitchAdded some more Paintgun soundsQBob grunts if he's caught in the explosion (grunting fans rejoice!)We've published an online manual and it's fantastic!QBob: Remastered Manual (PDF)
- QBob: Remastered v1.0.7 - 25 June 2025
1up will now be awarded every 10,000 points (or thereabouts depending on difficulty)Meteor hit-box decreased size2 new achievements added in v1.0.6Better gamepad support and more rumble events addedA few quality of life fixes including pausing the game if window loses focusFixed a few typos in final cutsceneMac version is working and almost ready to upload to Steam pending some approvals from Apple
- Update v1.0.5 - 20 June 2025
Gamepad rumble support added with ability to turn it off in settings. Work in progress.Hubcap abduction soft-lock bug: An extremely rare bug which has plagued the game for months has finally been squashed! ːsteamhappyːGamepad menu navigation improved: B BUTTON now backs you out of the menus, instructions, and high score screens.Meteors now are properly z-indexed when spawning on a cube lower than the player's position.
- Update v1.0.4 - 19 June 2025
Gamepad ACTION button responsiveness enhancedGamepad analog stick deadzone bug fixedChecks to make sure demo version doesn't alter high scores for full game
- Update v1.0.3 - 18 June 2025
Steam has approved QBob: Remastered for release! We have set the official release date and time to Thursday, July 24th at noon CST! Here are some of the updates included in this latest patch:We've added checks that will allow us to create a demo version of QBob: Remastered. More on this soon!Better gamepad support (as per Valves's review suggestions):In theory, XBox "Home" button should trigger Steam overlay on some XBox controllersGame can now detect if you are actively using a gamepad. If gamepad is in use, the in-game help prompts and dialogues will reflect gamepad controlsHigh score name entry with left stick addedMoonRock logo is skippable with any button pressIf gamepad connection is lost whilst actively playing game, game will pauseTriggering Steam Overlay will pause an in-progress game
- Update v1.0.1 - 13 June 2025
No sooner did we send version 1.0 out that we discovered a game crashing bug in the level set-up code.Turns out that deprecated code that I removed did a bit more that I thought it did. Never fear though, I have replaced the suspect code and squashed this bug!
- QBob: Remastered v1.0 Is A-Go! - 13 June 2025
After nearly a year of development, Qbob: Remastered is ready to be released to the world! I'm sure there will be a few patches in the coming weeks as we send out the game to more testers, but for now the game is complete. This final push included just a couple of updates:A handful of new taunts from the final bossReplaced a soon-to-be deprecated Gamemaker function to hopefully future-proof the code for the foreseeable... um... future.
- Pre-Release Patch v0.102.0 - 11 June 2025
We're getting very close to the final build of QBob: Remastered!Here are some of the updates that are included in this patch:More refined meteor collisions allowing for QBob to escape death in some rare edge casesXBob will no longer spawn on a telepad if QBob is in the process of teleporting IN to that same padLevel 17 easy mode is now even easier!Sound levels tweaked on level 20 to make boss louderGrenade painting bug fixed when destroying a meteor or RoswellA few other random balancing changes regarding power-up timing
- QBob: Remastered - Alpha Version 0.100.1 - 8 June 2025
QBob: Remastered v0.100.1 Steam Cloud now supported for high scores and game settings! All achievements added Level progress saved to Steam Cloud Fixed game crashing bug in menu system
