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MASSIVE NEXTFEST UPDATE (FREE BEETLE EGG LOOTBOXES + A TON OF COSMETICS)

Beetleball · published 23 Feb 2026, 19:06 UTC

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Features

- Added Beetle Eggs that can unlock cosmetics (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, Mythical)

- Added levels and experience (gain them by playing)

- Added Beetle Bucks currency (earn free by playing)

- Added shop screen to main menu (buy beetle eggs here!)

- Added new Snowman competitive map

- Added 5 new Goal Effect cosmetics

- Added 23 new Wing Trail cosmetics

- Added 2 new Bombardier beetle skins

- Added 1 new Cyborg beetle skin

- Added 1 new Dung beetle skin

- Added 2 new Firefly skins

- Added 1 new Fungus beetle skin

- Added 4 new Goliath beetle skins

- Added 2 new Rhino beetle skins

- Added 1 new Tiger beetle skin

- Added 2 Mythical Iridescent skins for each beetle

- Added 27+ mustaches (sorry) (more hats are coming soon lol)

- Added new emotes

- Added 10 new stickers

- Added Emote/Sticker wheel

- Added Colourblind mode

- Added new Beach map music

- Added new Egypt map music

- Added vertical ball indicator line

- You can now customize your beetle while in game

Changes

- VFX polish

- UI polish

- Last played gamemode is now auto selected

- Ranked enemy team identity is now hidden before the match starts to prevent dodgers

- You now lose less ranked elo after losing a big win streak

- Removed Tiger rewind directly into enemy goal

- Added some descriptive tags to beetle selection

- Leaderboards now remain up for an hour after the LTM ends

- Party members can now join any custom lobby even if they aren't host

Fixes

- Tutorial fixes

- Fixed leaderboard scores getting reset

- Fixed alt accounts retaining leaderboard scores

- Fixed nametags flashing even while disabled

- Fixed Rhino spike behind goal tech on Crater and Gamba

- Fixed Rhino spikes not causing Potato beetle to spit out ball

- Fixed various save data corruption issues that softlocked the game

- Fixed dungball merge speed very slow while on high ping (affects Potato beetle cannon tech)

- Fixed Goblin Goopmaxxing skin effects not working

- Fixed Goliath groundpound on sheer face not falling down

- Fixed the "Problem detected locally" error popup

- Fixed mushroom launchpad idle effects not playing

- Removed windowed mode to prevent an exploit

- Fixed chat not fading out

Other announcements

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In-game event11 Sep 2026Beetleball Update #1WEEK 1 UPDATE! This week was spent mainly on fixing major/minor issues with the game to make the experience smoother, as well as re-introducing the low cooldown Blitz gamemode, and a new mechanic: Charged Headbutts. The next update will include balance changes, a new map, and the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle! Features · Re-introduced 3v3 Blitz · Added a charged headbutt that goes further · Added…Community3 Sep 2026BEETLEBALL IS OUT NOW!BEETLEBALL IS FINALLY HERE ːsteamhappyː Get in the game with your friends and beetle some balls in the queue or mess around in a custom lobby! As a special thanks to everyone playing on launch, we're giving out 10 beetle eggs to everybody that types the code ILOVEBEETLEBALL into the in-game shop. You gotta be quick though it's only available for 48 hours after release. Join our discord to repor…Community30 Aug 2026Demo Closing Soon!Thank you guys for playing and enjoying the demo, it's been fun while it lasted. We hope you enjoy the full game that's releasing this September 3rd even more! Join the discord for more frequent announcements: