- New Price! - 27 May 2019
Spin the Beat has been out for quite some time now, so we've decided it's high time to give it a price drop! From today forward, Spin the Beat will be only $0.99 USD!
- Spin the Beat's 1-Year Annivesary! - 6 May 2018
Spin the Beat launched on itch.io exactly 1 year ago today! To celebrate, the game is 90% OFF for today only! That's only $0.50! Now's the time to buy if you've been on the fence!
- The Jolly Holiday Update has arrived! - 25 December 2017
A new update for Spin the Beat is here, just (barely) in time for Christmas! The Jolly Holiday Update introduces a brand-new stage, titled "Festive." This stage features a calming holiday setting with six Christmas-centric scenes, one on each side of the cube. Enjoy the soothing scenery, but don't get too comfortable - the set pieces on the stage can easily fling you into the abyss if you aren't paying attention! Enjoy the Festive stage, and have a very happy holiday season and New Year, which ever days you may or may not celebrate!
- The Jolly Holiday Update has arrived! - 25 December 2017
A new update for Spin the Beat is here, just (barely) in time for Christmas! The Jolly Holiday Update introduces a brand-new stage, titled "Festive." This stage features a calming holiday setting with six Christmas-centric scenes, one on each side of the cube. Enjoy the soothing scenery, but don't get too comfortable - the set pieces on the stage can easily fling you into the abyss if you aren't paying attention! Enjoy the Festive stage, and have a very happy holiday season and New Year, which ever days you may or may not celebrate!
- The Spooky Update is Live! - 31 October 2017
It's the spookiest day of the year, and Spin the Beat's Spooky Update has arrived just in time! This update brings with it a brand-new stage full of tricks and treats. The player avatars from the Neon stage have donned their Halloween costumes and been spirited away to an eerie cemetery amidst mysterious towers, where just about anything can happen! Try not to get too spooked... Features of the new "Spooky" stage: - Watch out for the headstones as the stage spins - they might just catch you off-guard and fling you to your doom! - Both the players and enemies have received a total Halloween makeover. - Unique music in the ever-bizarre time signature of 5/4. - No indication whatsoever of which way the stage is about to turn - it's always a surprise! - A special "Trick-Or-Treat" event that may occur in place of regular events. During this event, treat bags will spawn on the stage. Pick one…
- The Spooky Update is Live! - 31 October 2017
It's the spookiest day of the year, and Spin the Beat's Spooky Update has arrived just in time! This update brings with it a brand-new stage full of tricks and treats. The player avatars from the Neon stage have donned their Halloween costumes and been spirited away to an eerie cemetery amidst mysterious towers, where just about anything can happen! Try not to get too spooked... Features of the new "Spooky" stage: - Watch out for the headstones as the stage spins - they might just catch you off-guard and fling you to your doom! - Both the players and enemies have received a total Halloween makeover. - Unique music in the ever-bizarre time signature of 5/4. - No indication whatsoever of which way the stage is about to turn - it's always a surprise! - A special "Trick-Or-Treat" event that may occur in place of regular events. During this event, treat bags will spawn on the stage. Pick one…
- There's a chill in the air... - 25 October 2017
It's that time of year when the air gets colder, the leaves change color, the shadows grow long, and things get just a bit eerie. With Halloween right around the corner, a lot of your favorite games will be getting into the spirit of the season with spooky new content. And Spin the Beat will be no exception! Look forward to something creepy coming to Spin the Beat in the coming days...
- There's a chill in the air... - 25 October 2017
It's that time of year when the air gets colder, the leaves change color, the shadows grow long, and things get just a bit eerie. With Halloween right around the corner, a lot of your favorite games will be getting into the spirit of the season with spooky new content. And Spin the Beat will be no exception! Look forward to something creepy coming to Spin the Beat in the coming days...
- The Tune-Up-Date is Live! - 5 September 2017
It's finally here - the Tune-Up-Date is live and ready for action! As said in the previous post, this update doesn't add any new gameplay content, but it does completely overhaul the game's behind the-scenes operations in the hope of providing improved performance on some systems, as well as making adding features in future updates MUCH easier. Even with no major content additions, there are still a handful of gameplay tweaks snuck into this update! - First, the Orange enemies in all stages have had their speed reduced significantly. They should now be much easier to evade and dispatch with a Push Attack. - Second, the Bullseye bogus power-up has received a major change. Previously its only effect was to cause enemies to prioritize the player(s) who picked it up over the other players, which meant it did nothing in singleplayer and wasn't super-potent even in multiplayer. Now, however,…
- The Tune-Up-Date is Live! - 5 September 2017
It's finally here - the Tune-Up-Date is live and ready for action! As said in the previous post, this update doesn't add any new gameplay content, but it does completely overhaul the game's behind the-scenes operations in the hope of providing improved performance on some systems, as well as making adding features in future updates MUCH easier. Even with no major content additions, there are still a handful of gameplay tweaks snuck into this update! - First, the Orange enemies in all stages have had their speed reduced significantly. They should now be much easier to evade and dispatch with a Push Attack. - Second, the Bullseye bogus power-up has received a major change. Previously its only effect was to cause enemies to prioritize the player(s) who picked it up over the other players, which meant it did nothing in singleplayer and wasn't super-potent even in multiplayer. Now, however,…
- Coming soon: The Tune-Up-Date! - 16 August 2017
A major update is currently in the works for Spin the Beat. This update won't include any new gameplay content, but it will feature a near-complete overhaul of the game's behind-the-scenes operations - an all-around "tune-up," if you will. Much of the game's code is being adjusted or replaced outright in order to provide a smoother and cleaner experience. During development, a lot of Spin the Beat's components ended up being hard-coded as a shortcut to get the game out more quickly after numerous delays. While doing so definitely served that purpose and provided the desired gameplay experience for the end user, it's far from optimal and makes updating certain components a hassle. Those hard-coded elements are being gutted in the Tune-Up-Date and replaced with new, modular systems that can be easily expanded as content is added in future updates. Some highly inefficient code is also bein…
- Coming soon: The Tune-Up-Date! - 16 August 2017
A major update is currently in the works for Spin the Beat. This update won't include any new gameplay content, but it will feature a near-complete overhaul of the game's behind-the-scenes operations - an all-around "tune-up," if you will. Much of the game's code is being adjusted or replaced outright in order to provide a smoother and cleaner experience. During development, a lot of Spin the Beat's components ended up being hard-coded as a shortcut to get the game out more quickly after numerous delays. While doing so definitely served that purpose and provided the desired gameplay experience for the end user, it's far from optimal and makes updating certain components a hassle. Those hard-coded elements are being gutted in the Tune-Up-Date and replaced with new, modular systems that can be easily expanded as content is added in future updates. Some highly inefficient code is also bein…
- The Happy Birthday Update is here! - 26 June 2017
The creator of Spin the Beat had a birthday on Friday, June 23! To help celebrate, the first major content update to Spin the Beat is here, featuring a BRAND-NEW level! The new "Birthday" stage takes place atop a giant birthday cake surrounded by enormous wrapped gifts. Slices of the cake will drop away in time with the music. Enemies take on the appearance of wrapped presents and balloons, with some of them spewing confetti when defeated. Unlike the Garden and Cave stages, enemies cannot hop around in the gaps on this stage - they'll fall right through! Watch out for the new "Cake Splitter" event, which spreads the cake's slices out to create a much trickier platforming experience. As with any update, this patch also includes a few minor fixes and adjustments, including making the Game Mode selection on the main menu loop - you can now press either left or right to change game mo…
- The Happy Birthday Update is here! - 26 June 2017
The creator of Spin the Beat had a birthday on Friday, June 23! To help celebrate, the first major content update to Spin the Beat is here, featuring a BRAND-NEW level! The new "Birthday" stage takes place atop a giant birthday cake surrounded by enormous wrapped gifts. Slices of the cake will drop away in time with the music. Enemies take on the appearance of wrapped presents and balloons, with some of them spewing confetti when defeated. Unlike the Garden and Cave stages, enemies cannot hop around in the gaps on this stage - they'll fall right through! Watch out for the new "Cake Splitter" event, which spreads the cake's slices out to create a much trickier platforming experience. As with any update, this patch also includes a few minor fixes and adjustments, including making the Game Mode selection on the main menu loop - you can now press either left or right to change game mo…
- Spin the Beat's free demo is now available on Steam! - 23 June 2017
After some unanticipated back-end delays, the free demo that has been available on itch.io is finally available on Steam! The free demo features a fully playable version of the "Neon" stage in Party Mode. The full game also offers the competitive Survival Mode and several additional stages, each with unique gameplay quirks, twists, and hazards. To install, simply hit the "Download Demo" button on the Store page.
- Spin the Beat's free demo is now available on Steam! - 23 June 2017
After some unanticipated back-end delays, the free demo that has been available on itch.io is finally available on Steam! The free demo features a fully playable version of the "Neon" stage in Party Mode. The full game also offers the competitive Survival Mode and several additional stages, each with unique gameplay quirks, twists, and hazards. To install, simply hit the "Download Demo" button on the Store page.
