BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE — 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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| BPM Bitcrushed Announced! | 2025-08-27 | BPM Bitcrushed Announced!We’re thrilled to reveal BPM Bitcrushed — the newest entry in the BPM universe!It carries forward the same pulse-pounding rhythm-shooting combat you loved in BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE, reimagined as a top-down, retro-inspired roguelite. It’s a bold new expression of BPM’s world — a passion project created by the original team.And if you’re an FPS fan, don’t be worried, we’re not finished with BPM.What is BPM Bitcrushed?BPM Bitcrushed is a top-down, roguelite dungeon crawler rhythm game that fuses the action of BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE with retro-inspired pixel art. Every shot, dodge, and jump is tied to the beat — making |
| BPM x Robobeat Collab Announcement | 2024-05-08 | Are you looking for a real challenge? Shooting is easy. Shooting in sync to a rock opera epic or an EDM anthem requires real skill. That’s why we’re preparing the ultimate rhythm shooter game bundle just for you. We’ll be offering the perfect bundle for rhythm shooter fans when Robobeat launches on May 14th. The upcoming bundle will include: BPM: Bullets Per Minute, and Robobeat, a roguelite rhythm shooter where you take on the role of robo-gunslinger Ace as he hunts down the chaotic showman Frazzer. Wall run, slide, and bunny hop your way through Frazzer’s ever-shifting lair, and shoot in sync to the music to maximize your damage. Uncover ne |
| BPM: Custom Music Update | 2022-09-27 | BPM's most requested feature is finally here: Custom Music. We've been very busy working on the Nintendo Switch port of BPM, but now that's done we are finally able to bring this feature to BPM on PC. You are now able to add music that you have created into BPM, and will be able to shoot, dodge and dash to the beat of your own soundtrack. Here is a tutorial video that will show you how to get your music set up to work in BPM: https://youtu.be/iRj82LgFN7o Notes & Known Issues: .MP3 files may cause syncing issues which could result in the music going out of time with the beat. Use .WAV to be safe. BPM will likely stutter (temporarily) a number |
| Custom Music Update | 2022-09-27 | BPM's most requested feature is finally here: Custom Music. We've been very busy working on the Nintendo Switch port of BPM, but now that's done we are finally able to bring this feature to BPM on PC. You are now able to add music that you have created into BPM, and will be able to shoot, dodge and dash to the beat of your own soundtrack. Here is a tutorial video that will show you how to get your music set up to work in BPM: https://youtu.be/iRj82LgFN7o Notes & Known Issues: .MP3 files may cause syncing issues which could result in the music going out of time with the beat. Use .WAV to be safe. BPM will likely stutter (temporarily) a number |
| Minor Translation and other fixes. | 2021-11-09 | Russian translation changes, Missing font fixes, Reordered files for better HDD loading times (minor change, may result in only 5% gains), Made escape skip latency test screen, Removed game hitches when using Revolver. (particle effect issue) |
| Hotfix 2 | 2021-09-30 | Heiðrún head projectiles are now targetable. No unavoidable damage. Latency test results screen is now passable with Enter if your tests timed out. Latency test added to game settings. UI scale setting is now configurable with mouse more easily. Missing Chinese missing characters fixed. Photosensitivity screen now skippable after 1 second. Russian font support (Cyrillic font). Thanks to community member Sergio270. Russian translation improvements. Spanish translation improvements. |
| Hotfix 1 | 2021-09-21 | Centered “reload” text. X At UI scale 1.2x, stats going off the screen fixed Block Ability is now offset correctly Fixed Endless spinning on the main menu if your FPS is low UI scale changes now save to file Volume settings apply on game startup Fixed Library only producing Secondary Abilities There is now no green when transitioning between Helheim rooms Adjusted Vanaheim pitted room Fixes some particle game hitches (some hitches still remain) More fixes will be coming. If our upgrade in Engine isn't working for you consider rolling back on a beta branch to either "rollback_pre_translations" or "rollback_sept_23_2020". |
| BPM: Localisation & Performance Upgrade | 2021-09-15 | We're bringing BPM to the world! Localisation added for German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese - Simplified “The Crypt” track added to the Steam OST “Reload by Firing” Setting When turned on, the firing your weapon button also acts as the reload button Photosensitivity Warning Performance Optimisations Memory Optimisations ( the game uses 40% of the RAM it used to! ) Lighting and graphics have been optimised to improve performance on low-end PCs Improvements to stutters (some do remain) Improvements to autoaim on gamepad Improvements to loading times Latency Test added This does NOT fix or calibrate any latency issues, |
| Localisation + Performance Patch | 2021-09-15 | Localisation added for German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese - Simplified “The Crypt” track added to the Steam OST “Reload by Firing” Setting - When turned on, the firing your weapon button also acts as the reload button Photosensitivity Warning Performance Optimisations Lighting and graphics have been optimised to improve performance on low-end PCs Improvements to game stutters (some do remain) Improvements to autoaim on gamepad Improvements to loading times Latency Test added This does NOT fix or calibrate any latency issues, but will reveal them if present. Extreme latency will make BPM unplayable in it’s intended |
| BPM: OVERDRIVE UPDATE | 2021-02-05 | We’re happy to bring you the BPM: OVERDRIVE update. Since release, we’ve been working hard to bring more to BPM. In this update we have added five brand new characters that let you play BPM in a new unique way, three new weapons to encourage more killing of enemies to the beat, a brand new chapter with its own unique enemies, two new difficulties, and much more good stuff! Key Features: 5 New Characters 3 New Weapons 1 New Chapter 2 New Difficulties: Hellish and Practice Additional Additions of Stuff: New achievements Over 20 new items New abilities New enemies New unique room types A new boss Gameplay balancing Trials (Items that make your r |
| Overdrive Patch | 2021-02-05 | Key Features: 5 New Characters 3 New Weapons 1 New Chapter 2 New Difficulties: Hellish and Practice Other Stuff New achievements Over 20 new items New abilities New enemies New unique room types A new boss Gameplay balancing Trials (Items that make your runs more challenging) Ultrawide FOV support Per chapter hue slider (change colour of filter) Optimisation New challenges Save game stability fixes Crash fixes Level fixes Asgard has been tweaked New rooms added Raygun charge time shortened Lighting changes Little changes everywhere New floor modifiers Floor entry blur shorter Windows darkened in Dark floor modifier Some sounds tweaked Gamblin |
| Patch #1 Patch Notes | 2020-09-23 | Thank you everyone for a great launch! We’re so happy to see people enjoying the unique experience that BPM offers. We’ve been working on a patch last week to fix some issues. This is not the end of our support for BPM but the beginning. Feature – Added a 3rd wave challenge chest that holds the some of the best items in the game. Feature – Added new weapon. Feature – Map goes to the middle of the screen when you press tab. Fixed – If you fall off a platform you can’t double jump. (ODR run killer) Fixed – Game restoring the player to bad locations after falling into pits. Fixed – A few unoptimised textures. (Minor improvement) Fixed – Duplicat |