PaddleUP!

PaddleUP! Update

Sharkbowl Games

PaddleUP! Update — Achievements, New Tracks, and a Pile of Fixes

Steam Achievements are live — 17 to chase, from your very first run to taking down the meme boss. New Music — 8 new tracks across early/mid/late/final bands, so the soundtrack actually evolves as you climb the levels instead of looping the same song from Level 1 to the boss fight. New: Thumpers — bouncy helper hazards now live on Levels 3-5 and 9. They won't kill your ball — bounce off them for bonus points. Level Variety — every level now has its own distinct background color, and Levels 2 & 4 got gentler hazard intros so the difficulty ramp feels smoother early on.

Fixes:

  • SFX and music volume sliders actually apply during gameplay now (yes, really)
  • Local leaderboard was silently not saving your runs — fixed
  • Chat messages were overlapping in the corner instead of stacking properly
  • The first ball launch of every run looked floaty/broken — now launches clean
  • HUD text was unreadable on the darker late-game levels — auto-contrast fixed
  • "LEVEL UP!" text could get silently overwritten mid-popup — now you'll actually see it
  • Steam Deck: fixed the pause overlay not showing correctly in some cases

Quality of Life:

  • Instant restart — hit confirm right from the game-over screen for one more run
  • High scores now tracked separately per game mode
  • macOS is now supported!

This announcement was originally published by Sharkbowl Games on Steam on Jul 23, 2026.

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