Our biggest update yet
Version 1.17 brings five new game modes for your matches, four new worlds with their own bosses, two new kinds of challenges, and two big trials for everyone who has already finished the campaign.
Five new game modes
Pick them in the lobby under "Rules" – local and online, with AI opponents:
- Turf – Your explosions paint the floor in your colour. Whoever owns the biggest area at the end wins. Fallen players come back after three seconds – only the turf counts.
- Hot Bomb – A bomb with a visible countdown goes around. Touch someone to pass it on. Whoever holds it when it blows is out. The carrier is a little faster – use it!
- Bomb Ball – Two teams, one ball, goals on the left and right. Run into the ball or blast it away. First to three goals wins the round.
- Infection – One hunter starts, and whoever they touch joins the hunt. Hunters can't place bombs but are faster. The last one left wins.
- Waves – Everyone together against ever stronger waves of enemies. Fallen players return with every new wave. Can you beat all ten? Your record is saved.
Four new worlds
The journey continues after Clockwork – with new floors that change the way you move:
- Factory – Long conveyor belts push you across the field. At the end waits the Grab Crane, dropping crates and bombs all around you.
- Frozen Lake – On the ice you keep sliding as soon as you let go. The Frost Spirit freezes the floor beneath your feet.
- Swamp – Mud slows you down, portals lead across the bog. The Bog Witch turns the ground into sludge and suddenly appears right next to you.
- Cloud Castle – Gusts of wind push everyone in one direction, announced just before. The Storm Giant makes the wind blow towards him and sends lightning into your row.
The campaign now has thirteen worlds. The secret world still comes last and still needs 18 stars.
New challenges: puzzles and escort
- Puzzle – Blow up every crate with only a few bombs. Every puzzle can be solved, and you get one spare bomb.
- Escort – Bring a slow ward safely to the flag. It waits while crates block the way – clearing the path and keeping enemies away is up to you. Careful with your own bombs!
Boss Marathon and Endless Tower
- Boss Marathon – All thirteen bosses in a row, no second chance. Unlocks after Clockwork.
- Endless Tower – Floor after floor, more and stronger enemies, a boss on every fifth floor. Your power-ups come with you. Unlocks after the Snow world.
Both remember your best run.
Other changes
- Three new visual themes: Factory, Swamp and Clouds – also selectable in the lobby and in the map editor.
- Bosses no longer hurt themselves with their own bombs. The Fat Badger sometimes blew himself up at the end of the first world – not anymore.
- All new texts are available in all 18 languages.
- Important for online play: 1.17 no longer plays together with 1.16. Steam updates the game automatically; dedicated servers get a new server package.
Have fun – and tell us in the discussions which wave you reached and how high you climbed in the tower!