Hey Sponge Buds!

Our first major patch for Sponge Break is now live.

This update focuses on revamping the new player experience, further optimizing performance, continuing to fix outstanding bugs, adding new achievements, and improving level design based on feedback.

🚀 Additions & Optimizations

Revamped player onboarding for new and returning sponges

A new “How to Play” video is now accessible from the main menu Added tutorial videos for major game features such as the defibrillator, hammer, pressure plates, grave stones, and many more Rafts now temporarily display indicator footprints to instruct new sponges how to steer

Implemented some punching system upgrades while going fast The level selector in now on the main menu when hosting a game More additions:

Added a more stable camera rotation system Added UI around repair bit limits Added more player feedback when taking damage

More improvements:

Optimizations on both the GPU and CPU Optimizations to network during choppy water Updates to the overall localization

🏅 12 New Achievements

Air Time: Jump over a chasm Dance Off: All players using an emote at the same time Death from Above: lose the raft to a stalactite Explosive Ending: lose the raft to a mine Giddy Up: Ride the inflatable duck Hoop King: Get ball through the hoop Last Sponge Standing: Be the last sponge alive at the end of a level in a four player round Pollinate This: Nobody likes a buzzing beaver Suffer for Your Freedom: Get water + physical + poison damage at the same time Trippy: Eat the magic mushroom Turdtastic: Lose the raft to a turd Took the Scenic Route: Find the destroyed RV

🌊 Level Improvements

Getting Your Feet Wet

Added repair bits Adjusted layout slightly to accommodate new tutorial section

Reaching New Heights

Fixed a spot where players could get stuck if they dove too far underwater Removed random geometry from the level streaming patch

Test the Water

Fixed some spots that players could get stuck under while in the water

Into the Wild

Fixed a spot where players could get stuck under water after a jump

Wood Chipper

Grounded a floating chocolate

The Climb

Fixed the collision with the pipe for getting Bing Bong (!)

Razor Edge & The Barrage

Grounded a floating campfire

This Is It

Fixed some errant water clipping and artifacting Fixed the smashers to match the exterior design on the tower Fixed a spot where players could get stuck after the fan puzzles Fixed puzzle switches, removed the big wheels

🐛 Bug Fixes

Addressed an issue where players would remain stuck in the Cosmetics Shop if another player joined the session while using it Fixed items missing translations Fixed replication issues around mines and boxes Added light in the tunnel in the 1st safe area

As always, thanks so much for your support!

(As a bonus, Sponge Break is currently on sale for a limited time . This sale not includes the full game, but also our Supporter Pack and Original Soundtrack, and will apply to all of our bundles, too.)

We'll you on the river.

— Goosebyte

Hey Sponge Buds!

Our first major patch for Sponge Break is now live.

This update focuses on revamping the new player experience, further optimizing performance, continuing to fix outstanding bugs, adding new achievements, and improving level design based on feedback.

🚀 Additions & Optimizations

Revamped player onboarding for new and returning sponges

A new “How to Play” video is now accessible from the main menu Added tutorial videos for major game features such as the defibrillator, hammer, pressure plates, grave stones, and many more Rafts now temporarily display indicator footprints to instruct new sponges how to steer

Implemented some punching system upgrades while going fast The level selector in now on the main menu when hosting a game More additions:

Added a more stable camera rotation system Added UI around repair bit limits Added more player feedback when taking damage

More improvements:

Optimizations on both the GPU and CPU Optimizations to network during choppy water Updates to the overall localization

🏅 12 New Achievements

Air Time: Jump over a chasm Dance Off: All players using an emote at the same time Death from Above: lose the raft to a stalactite Explosive Ending: lose the raft to a mine Giddy Up: Ride the inflatable duck Hoop King: Get ball through the hoop Last Sponge Standing: Be the last sponge alive at the end of a level in a four player round Pollinate This: Nobody likes a buzzing beaver Suffer for Your Freedom: Get water + physical + poison damage at the same time Trippy: Eat the magic mushroom Turdtastic: Lose the raft to a turd Took the Scenic Route: Find the destroyed RV

🌊 Level Improvements

Getting Your Feet Wet

Added repair bits Adjusted layout slightly to accommodate new tutorial section

Reaching New Heights

Fixed a spot where players could get stuck if they dove too far underwater Removed random geometry from the level streaming patch

Test the Water

Fixed some spots that players could get stuck under while in the water

Into the Wild

Fixed a spot where players could get stuck under water after a jump

Wood Chipper

Grounded a floating chocolate

The Climb

Fixed the collision with the pipe for getting Bing Bong (!)

Razor Edge & The Barrage

Grounded a floating campfire

This Is It

Fixed some errant water clipping and artifacting Fixed the smashers to match the exterior design on the tower Fixed a spot where players could get stuck after the fan puzzles Fixed puzzle switches, removed the big wheels

🐛 Bug Fixes

Addressed an issue where players would remain stuck in the Cosmetics Shop if another player joined the session while using it Fixed items missing translations Fixed replication issues around mines and boxes Added light in the tunnel in the 1st safe area

As always, thanks so much for your support!

(As a bonus, Sponge Break is currently on sale for a limited time . This sale not includes the full game, but also our Supporter Pack and Original Soundtrack, and will apply to all of our bundles, too.)

We'll you on the river.

— Goosebyte