Owlboy — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Owlboy 8th Anniversary Discount (75% Off) | 2024-11-02 | Owlboy turned 8 years since it's initial Steam launch yesterday - and we're marking this occasion by putting the game on a record 75% Off! The game is currently at $4.99, the lowest we'll go for Owlboy - so pick it up while you got the chance |
| Owlboy x Savant | 2023-11-01 | It's A Great Day! We've just announced another BIG update to Savant - Ascent REMIX. Otus, Geddy, Alphonse and Twig from Owlboy will ascend on Dec 5th! As our first official DLC for Savant - Ascent REMIX, you'll be able to play the entire game and all it's modes with the new characters! A New Way To Play! You can switch between each character (or gunners, as we like to call them) just like in Owlboy! Otus will be able to carry each gunner between platforms, creating a unique way to traverse the tower. Check out more screenshots below, mark your calendars and put Savant - Ascent REMIX on your wishlists, better yet - get it while it's on sale! h |
| Owlboy Announcement on Nov 1st 2023. | 2023-10-31 | We'll be going live on our Twitch channel at 11am PST tomorrow (Nov 1st) to celebrate 7 years of Owlboy! Watch here: D-Pad Studio on Twitch For those who'll miss the big reveal, we'll have a recorded session available after the live-stream concludes, available on the D-Pad YouTube Channel. Wanna join the party? Jump onto our amazing Discord community: Owlboy is now on sale throughout the week, along with Savant - Ascent REMIX! Check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2279330/Savant__Ascent_REMIX/ |
| Our new title, Savant - Ascent Anniversary launches this Fall! | 2023-08-08 | The time has come! We are celebrating 10 years since our first title launched - Savant Ascent is coming back with more stages, bosses, abilites & music from Savant himself! BIG news on the title this Friday (Aug 11th) so check back soon & Wishlist on Steam Savant - Ascent Anniversary. ːsteamhappyː Check out the announcement trailer below - and join us on this huge occasion! Follow us on www.dpadstudio.com or twitter for dev updates |
| Owlboy 6th Anniversary Sale | 2022-11-01 | Watch the celebratory livestream on Twitch! |
| Vikings On Trampolines - Our Next Title Has Been Announced! | 2022-08-12 | Vikings On Trampolines has been announced!! Check out the trailer! Follow us for news on the title - https://twitter.com/DPadStudio | https://twitter.com/votgame Vikings On Trampolines on Steam Wishlist, and we'll let you know when the game is launched! |
| Revealing our NEW GAME at Gamescom 2022! | 2022-07-29 | We're fiiiiinally able to reveal our next title. We'll be doing our first showcase since Owlboy's launch at Gamescom, and we hope to see you there! More details on the title coming soon. Follow news & updates on our D-Pad Studio Twitter |
| Owlboy Patch 25th of May 2022 | 2022-05-25 | This build fixes a crash that may occur when backtracking, which prevented players from returning to the final dungeon. It also updates our backend, which may fix other crashes or stability issues on some PCs. This patch should fix the backtracking crash on all platforms. |
| Owlboy Patch 4th of May 2022 | 2022-05-04 | We received reports that the new version of the game was still crashing for some players, and while we work on fixing this issue, we have decided to bundle the pre-patch version of the game in the installation, so players who are experiencing issues can effortlessly use an older version which may work for them. When you start Owlboy from Steam, you may now choose the current version by choosing "Play Owlboy", or the original XNA-based version from before the 2022 update, by choosing "Play Owlboy (original version)". Happy adventuring! |
| Owlboy Patch 2nd May 2022 | 2022-05-02 | This is a hotfix for a crash that some users experienced on application startup in the previous patch. As before, the you can access last year's version of the game on the old_xna_version beta branch in Steam if you experience issues with this build. |
| Owlboy Patch 28th Apr 2022 | 2022-04-28 | We've taken the opportunity to update Owlboy on Steam. The game will soon be available to play on Steam Deck. The latest version should enhance loading-speeds across all operative systems & add additional controller support. List of changes: - Changed to FNA, which should fix multiple crashes - The old XNA version of the game is still available on the "xnaversion" beta branch on Steam - Level loading is much faster - More readable Japanese, Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean fonts - Better error logging, moved logs to C:\Users\ \Saved Games\Owlboy\Saves\logs - One shared build for Windows, Mac, and Linux - Support for PS4 controller nat |
| Free Demo Now Available - Owlboy 5th Anniversary | 2021-11-01 | Hurray! It's Owlboy's 5th Anniversary! The best day to spread some Owlboy love! Which is why we just launched this free demo of the game! (Windows only, Mac & Linux available soon!) We hope you'll enjoy this taste of Owlboy. Meanwhile, we'll enjoy the taste of our anniversary cake over at our annual live-stream. There will be giveaways and developer commentary on the game. Feel free to join us (12am PST)! twitch.tv/dpadstudio |
| Owlboy 4th Anniversary Livestream | 2020-10-28 | Join us at twitch.tv/dpadstudio for our Owlboy anniversary livestream! We're going live 12pm PST (20:00 CET), with giveaways, developer commentary and CAKE, as we celebrate 4 years of owly shenanigans. |
| Owlboy & Savant Soundtrack Sale | 2020-02-11 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32941943/6186efcd088d28cf0a1b03b4228450b909d6a736.jpg Steam now supports official soundtracks, and we've converted all our soundtracks from DLC to proper OSTs. To celebrate, Steam is hosting a gigantic Soundtrack Sale, and Owlboy + several of Savant's albums are now at 50% OFF, now till 14th Feb! Did you know Owlboy's creator designed and painted most of Savant's album covers? We'll be posting musical funfacts throughout the week on our Twitter, tune in! ːsteamhappyː ~ DPad |
| Owlboy 3rd Anniversary on Nov 1st! | 2019-10-28 | Join us on Nov 1st for Owlboy's 3rd Anniversary! We will be looking back at Otus's long journey throughout the week with some special surprises along the way! Keep your eyes to the sky and see you this Friday! https://twitter.com/DPadStudio |
| GIF competition - Win Limited Edition of Owlboy | 2018-11-02 | Steam just got GIF support ~ time to animated things! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471313/19bd595abe0dfb8887d0e3ab808ae81243658680.gifhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471313/8d69c3509c55c890e162aa2f13359212a4bc6d62.gifhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471313/4c82279f5532e3132d492fce159491acd1d9caf6.gifhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471313/0625ccbd5a091a49646efa41b3cf417004b7b7bd.gifhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471313/bd98be68d5bc4b9c7980245cc9fa1d2e66aaa4a3.gif |
| Owlboy 2nd Anniversary - Sale - Competition - GIFS! | 2018-11-01 | Two years ago - we launched Owlboy here on Steam, the team collectively breaking into tears after 10 years of work. Today we are celebrating, and Owlboy is 30% Off for the next couple of days! Steam now has support for GIFS, and we've collect quite a few from the game on our website and GIPHY! Tomorrow, we are going to host a competition to win a Limited Edtion of Owlboy for Nintendo Switch, or Playstation 4. Check in on our Twitter for more details. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471313/bd98be68d5bc4b9c7980245cc9fa1d2e66aaa4a3.gifhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471313/0 |
| Daily Deal - Owlboy 50% Off | 2018-08-12 | Today, for the first time on any platform, we are putting Owlboy on a 50% Off for Steam's Daily Deal, celebrating the end of summer - the first summer our team has been able to take a proper vacation post-launch! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4471313/fdfed0397eab592140e179d8d1b67f3a9061113f.jpg Summer & Art And what a summer it's been! While we've been able to relax a little, there's always something going on. The game launched almost 2 years ago, but it still feels like only yesterday. Fan-art is always a fantastic thing to wake up to. In June, our artist Simon (@snakepixel) prompted a #drawthisinyourstyl |
| Hotfixing the hotfix! Version 1.3.6613.28019 | 2018-02-08 | The previous build unfortunately disabled Steam achievements due to an error we made when preparing the build. This version re-enables Steam-achievements, and ensures that anyone whose achievements were not unlocked will have them unlocked as soon as they load the relevant save. We apologize for the inconvenience. Happy achieving! |
| Hotfixing the hotfix! Version 1.3.6613.28019 | 2018-02-08 | The previous build unfortunately disabled Steam achievements due to an error we made when preparing the build. This version re-enables Steam-achievements, and ensures that anyone whose achievements were not unlocked will have them unlocked as soon as they load the relevant save. We apologize for the inconvenience. Happy achieving! |