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Lane Reservations, Key Rebinding & Arcade Improvements Update

Bowling Alley Simulator · published 22 Jul 2026, 00:38 UTC

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Hello everyone!

We've been hard at work since our last update, and today's patch introduces one of our most requested features alongside a variety of gameplay improvements, new decorations, and quality-of-life updates.

Lane Reservations

Take control of your bowling alley with the new Lane Reservation system!

Reserve lanes for Pro Bowlers, Party Guests, or both
New reservation menu with rope signs
Employees respect lane reservations when assigning groups
Reservations are saved with your game and update front-desk availability automatically
Fixed ghost groups blocking the front-desk queue

Arcade Improvements

We've continued polishing the arcade experience.

Improved arcade cabinet animations, screens, and soundtrack behavior
Added a new NPC arcade-playing animation
Fixed the claw machine
Updated the character animation controller

Furniture & Decorations

Give your bowling alley even more personality.

Added BOWL, Strike, Live Laugh Bowl, and Washroom neon signs
Added new flower, rectangle, square, and round rugs
Mushroom Lights are now paintable
Added placement-direction arrows to stools
Furniture withdrawn from storage can now be placed into your hotbar and restored correctly after loading

Controls & Settings

Added full keybinding remapping with conflict detection
Improved keyboard and gamepad input hints
Increased the maximum look sensitivity from 5 to 10

Employee & Customer Improvements

Cooks now plan and claim workable orders more intelligently
Cooks switch to stocked container stations when another runs out
Improved order badge accuracy and idle-cook task sharing
Fixed late reviews and checkout activity being counted toward the wrong day
Customers now finish their game of bowling and wait for their food order even after midnight

Localization

Added localized phone call subtitles

Bowling & Gameplay Polish

Improved pace of bowling games, customers finish their games more quickly
The next bowler now prepares while the previous ball is still settling
Increased revenue progression in mid-late game; making money is now a bit easier

Thank you for all the feedback and suggestions! We're continuing to improve every part of the game and have even more features in the works. As always, let us know what you'd like to see next!

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