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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Game update | Hotfix 1.7.0.5 Patch Notes Fix attempt for possibility of unbalanced teams when playing Online Doubles (2VS2) with a local player. | 24689329 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.7.0.4 Patch Notes Bug Fix: Fixed being unable to queue for Online Doubles (2VS2) when teaming up with a local player. | 24678245 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.7.0.3 Patch Notes Bug Fix: Auto Shorthop Aerial setting now functions with the right stick. · Bug Fix: CPUs that go into ledge parry stun will no longer count as a failed edgeguard in the Edgeguard trial. · Hitstun Gravity: 0.85 > 1.1 · Hitstun Max Fall Speed: 23.8 > 22.6 (default) · This change was actually doing the opposite of what it intended: making Wrastor harder to combo at low percents and making him die… | — | |
| Sale | Gouie Launch Celebration Sale Rivals 2 is on sale for 50% off from 8/4 - 8/18 to celebrate Gouie’s launch! Tell your friends, or get a great price on a gift for them for the next two weeks via Steam gifting. As always, all of our game updates are FREE, including new characters. Check out what went into the latest update with Gouie in our patchnotes here . | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.7.0.2 Patch Notes Bug Fix: Jump cancel grab will no longer ledge cancel on frame 1 if your Air Grab Setting is set to None. · Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that caused Tap Walljump users to automatically walljump when falling against a wall with no other inputs. · Bug Fix: Auto Shorthop Aerial setting will now shorthop when Attack/Strong are pressed instead of just when they're held down. · Bug Fix: Fixed a lighting issu… | 24597298 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.7.0.1 Patch Notes Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that prevented tap jump from fullhopping. · Added Pink Gouie to the shop. · His tail tip hurtbox is now ungrabbable during his attacks that make it vulnerable (Down Tilt, Back Air, and Grabs.) · Bug Fix: Empowered Special Pummel will now destroy existing clones when creating a new one. · Bug Fix: Fixed clone command inputs when using Parry, AirParry, and AirGrab inputs whil… | 24559482 | |
| Steam news | Pool Party Bundles Sale To keep the good time summer vibes rolling, all of our Pool Party Bundles are now 20% off for a limited time! Look for the sale tag on these popular bundles in the Featured tab of the in-game shop: Pool Party 2025 Bundle (The OG) Pool Party Forsburn Bundle Pool Party Splashback 2026 Bundle And just in case you didn't hear the news - make sure you don't miss anything from our latest update today… | — | |
| Major update | The Gouie Update - Patch 1.7.0 IT'S BIG UPDATE DAY! We've got a new Rival, custom Gameplay Modifiers (so you can play YOUR way), multiple new sales and bundles, matchmaking improvements, the ability to queue Doubles and FFA with 2 local players, plus a ton of gameplay and balance updates. Read on for all of the details: New Rival - Gouie Gouie , The Lost Mireling , joins the roster as our 7th new Rival. Despite his tragic ba… | 24556646 | |
| Community | Gouie Launch Celebration Twitch Drops To celebrate Gouie's launch, tune in to any Rivals streams on Twitch with drops enabled for the next two weeks to claim some rewards! From 8/4 at 10am PT - 8/18 10am PT you can claim the following drops: Gouie Launch Celebration Drop Rewards Reward Watch Time to Unlock 1000 Aether Coins 1 Hour Purple Gouie Palette 2 Hours 100 Aether Bucks 3 Hours How to Unlock Once you've earned a Drop, you'll… | — | |
| Game update | Workshop Creator Notice: Engine Update and Mod Compatibility We've recently updated the main Steam branch of Rivals II to the latest version of Unreal Engine (5.8). Unfortunately, mods created in previous versions of Unreal are incompatible with this version and will need to be updated to work. As we plan to move Workshop out of beta and into the main game soon, this means ALL mods created with our previous modkits must be updated. Luckily, the process i… | — | |
| Community | Everything Announced for Rivals of Aether II from EVO 2026! Just last weekend Rivals II was featured at Evo 2026 as one of the main event games. We represented the platform fighter community on the largest stage in fighting games, which included a record-breaking Rivals tournament with 1,022 entrants! On top of the tournament, we also had a panel, a booth where you could play our next character early, chances to play the devs, multiple reveals, and more… | — | |
| Esports | Watch Rivals at Evo 2026 + Twitch Drops Info Aether Studios is heading out to Las Vegas for Evo 2026! We'll be running a booth, watching, and playing in the biggest Rivals II event of all time with over 1000 entrants! We also have a few special announcements planned for the weekend. Here's how to tune in from home: View the full schedule along with higher resolution graphics for all of the Evo streams at evo.gg/schedule If you only have t… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.6.4.2 / 1.6.5 Notes FYI, Most of this hotfix went out last week on 6/18, but didn't include notes. The Frozen Harbor fixes are new as of this morning's update that included Creator Bundle 2 . We're sharing these today in the Steam patchnotes section for clarity on the latest changes: · Changed the button that saves the Stick Calibration setting from A to Start. · The top bar that displays the progress of a BO3 or… | 23877261 | |
| Community | Creator Bundle 2 Is Here - Support Your Favorite Rivals Creators! We're excited to announce Creator Bundle 2 is here! Creator Bundle 2 is another sick bundle full of skins, icons, titles & more based on another awesome set of creators who have been killing it supporting Rivals 2. Here are this bundles featured creators: · Plup · Last Stock · ThrownOrc · Toma_ · ZeusDahGoose · Coach Zeke · Ep1c · Lynn Petals · Bowler This bundle doesn't just support these name… | — | |
| Game update | Workshop Beta Update 1.6.4.28040.294 These patchnotes are for our Workshop Beta branch on steam. To learn how to access this beta build please visit: Client · As a part of getting closer to leaving the beta phase for Workshop, we've been working behind the scenes to test base game functionality of the workshop client to ensure there hasn’t been any regression in stability. In today’s Workshop Beta version we’ve enabled the dedicat… | 23662914 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.6.4.1 Notes Bug fix: La Reina and Slade will now use their character-specific respawn platforms and death effects as Arcade mode CPUs. · Bug fix: The timer countdown announcer lines will no longer play when playtesting. · Bug fix: The announcer will no longer say "Player Defeated" when a solo crew loses a character. · Added missing title prefixes: · The Archer · The Molten · The Glacier's · Added missing t… | 23550442 | |
| In-game event | Patch 1.6.4 - Pool Party Splashback Summer has officially begun in the world of Aether! Time to get those swimsuits on and join us for the return of our Summer theme - Pool Party Splashback. Our latest bundle includes 2 new Pool Party skins: Pool Party Slade, and Pool Party Orcane with their own icons to match, plus coins and bucks. Check out the trailer right here: Players equipping any of the new event skins, or any of the foll… | 23530458 | |
| Esports | Music Dev Stream with Special Guests from Moonsailor This Thursday tune into a dev stream featuring special guests Mend and Rafa from our music and audio partner Moonsailor studios . We'll be chatting all about the music of Rivals 2 for the first time in this highly requested topic for our dev streams. Viewer questions encouraged as usual! Tune in on YouTube or Twitch at 1pm ET / 12pm CT / 10am PT / 7pm CET this Thursday (5/28). | — | |
| Sale | Rivals 2 is 50% Off Every game in our catalog is 50% off until 6/4! If you’ve been waiting to jump in, now’s the perfect time to pick up a new favorite or gift a friend. | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.6.3.2 Notes GENERAL Gameplay · Fixed a bug that caused hitgrabs to always deal 2 frames of shield stun instead of using the normal shield stun formula. · Fixed a bug that caused the recording feature in training mode to default to slot 3 instead of slot 2. | 23346092 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.6.3.1 Notes Skins with alternative Down Special visuals will no longer crash the game. · Forward Special will no longer automatically activate the tail swipe when colliding with an article. | 23313256 | |
| In-game event | Patch 1.6.3 Notes and May Midmonth Update New Midmonth Bundle - Dreamer Absa Siesta? Oh, we thought you said fiesta .. Kick, zap, and yes, dance, your opponents into their own nightmare with our latest midmonth bundle. Includes the Dreamer Absa skin, emote, icon, and the "Dance" taunt from the wonderful and wacky world of Dreams of Aether ! Dreamer Absa also includes a custom win jingle, victory voiceline, victory SFX, and a new taunt… | 23310701 | |
| Community | Rivals Esports Summer 2026 Preview Summer is almost here, and we're excited to announce the next chapter of Rivals esports in the Rivals 2 Championship Series. As more and more events continue to spring up around the world, we want to help highlight the tournaments, players, and organizers that make grassroots scenes like ours so special. Our goals this year are to: · Highlight more events running Rivals. · Highlight the players… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.6.2.2 Notes Dash Attack back hitbox moved forward 30cm · While it was doing its job of making hit 1 more consistent at linking into hit 2, it was also hitting opponents in weird scenarios when hit 1 whiffed, such as when an opponent jumped over hit 1. · Fixed a bug that made ice effects fully opaque. · Fixed a bug that caused Yuletide Galvan's Up Special platform to be invisible. · Fixed a crash when getti… | 23114182 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.6.2.1 Notes Gifting UI Bugfix: The new option to gift to your recently played opponents was accidentally opening as the default list. We fixed this so the gifting menu now properly shows your friends list first again. Simply press the left or right trigger to switch between lists. · Back Throw threshold for normal hit vs spike moved 8cm inward. · Previously, there was a small range where Back Throw would s… | 23100440 | |
| In-game event | Patch 1.6.2 - Dreamscape New Event - Dreamscape Ready to get tucked in? Well, don’t close your eyes just yet, because it’s time for the Dreamscapes event! Our latest bundle includes 2 new Dreamscape skins - Pajama La Reina, and Pajama Zetterburn with their own icons to match, plus coins and bucks. The free event track includes the Quilted Forsburn Skin and Icon, plus the Dreamscapes Platform, Pajama La Reina emote, and… | 23097815 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.6.1.3 Notes Prevented players from gaining/losing 0 elo in doubles matches · Players can now change teams when doubles is enabled in Casual queue · Possible fix for Crews Team of Friends getting split up into a 2v2 when matching into a Team of One | 22987284 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.6.1.2 Notes Fixed training-in-queue overlay showing just the initial queue in the array when queued for Quick Match · Runback prompt should no longer show in cases where you cannot runback, and the prompt no longer moves center screen as the letterboxing closes · Possible fix for runback edgecase where one or all players could get stuck behind a black screen after triggering a runback · Possible fix for is… | 22944197 | |
| Game update | Hotfix 1.6.1.1 Notes Reverted: Fixed a bug with loading a state while a character was grabbing the ledge of a moving platform. · This bug fix was causing major performance issues, so we're just reverting it for now while we cook up a more performant fix. · Bug fix: Multihit pummels (i.e. Olympia normal pummel) will no longer count each hit as a successful pummel in the stats screen. · The previously reported pummel… | 22889963 |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.