BattleBlock Theater® — 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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| Quality of Life Remaster Hotfix 2 | 2026-04-08 | Greetings, performers! How goes your return to BattleBlock Theater? We're here today with a small but mighty hotfix for something that was a bit out of tune!Today's Big Fix1. BattleBlock Theater no longer crashes when navigating in and out of the Help & Options menus. Sorry about that!We're investigating a variety of different bug reports you've sent in through our Support Site and Discord, so there's more to come! Your efforts to enhance the theatergoing experience for all do not go unnoticed! Onto the next number, then! |
| Quality of Life Remaster Hotfix 1 | 2026-04-02 | Good morning prisone–I mean, performers! How was your first day back roaming BattleBlock Theater’s halls? We have a quick hotfix for you today to address the new decal feature for Custom Heads, in addition to a couple fixes!Fixes1. Fixed an issue with Custom Heads and the new decal feature not properly ignoring the player’s color. 2. Added instructions for the new Custom Head decal feature. 2. Fixed an issue with Steam Deck, Mac, and Linux users getting stuck when attempting to exit a Gift Shop. 3. Fixed an issue where the 10-second countdown timer occasionally persisted after both Co-op users entered a chapter door. That’s all for now! If yo |
| BattleBlock Theater Quality of Life Remaster Changelog | 2026-04-01 | The day we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! And we didn’t fool you! Or did we? I guess we’ll have to wait and see if the game implodes or something! But yes, you heard that right – BattleBlock Theater’s Quality of Life Remaster is here as a FREE update to all who own the game already! I bet you’re all very excited to see Hatty Hattington again, but in case you want to learn more about what’s been happening to BattleBlock Theater behind the curtains, you’re in the right place. Behold your eyes to the dazzling “Quality of Life Remaster Changelog!” Please note that this game was recoded in its entirety, meaning so many small changes |
| BattleBlock Theater’s Quality of Life Remaster Releases April 1st! | 2026-03-19 | Are your pants buckled yet?! BattleBlock Theater’s Quality of Life Remaster releases as a free update to the game on Wednesday, April 1st! No, this isn’t some sick April Fool’s prank. The renovated, RE-CODED theater is almost ready to make its grand return! Don’t know what I’m talking about? Check out the recent announcement stream here for all the juicy details: Before we get this show on the road, there’s some important information we want to share with the community before we undergo some technical maintenance in preparation for the update. Let’s get to it, then! Leaderboard ResetBattleBlock Theater leaderboards will reset with the release |
| The Steam Spring Sale has sprung with Behemoth game deals! | 2025-03-13 | It’s time to hop around like an Easter Bunny to save Hatty and friends! Well, maybe our hopping needs to be a bit more coordinated if we ever want to leave this place... Now through March 20th, you can grab any of The Behemoth’s co-op titles at a discount thanks to the Steam Spring Sale! BattleBlock Theater - 70% off! Grab BattleBlock Theater for a hefty discount before it receives a major quality of life overhaul! https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/ Castle Crashers - 70% off! For those who prefer knightly co-op adventures – Castle Crashers is 70% off! Grab it before the Painter Boss Paradise DLC lands early this su |
| The Behemoth's co-op games are on sale! | 2025-02-10 | Now through February 17th, you can grab all of The Behemoth's co-op games for a discount thanks to the Steam Couch Co-op Sale! As announced in our Behemoth Roadmap, BattleBlock Theater will eventually receive a major quality of life overhaul here on Steam, so it's the perfect time to grab the game for any friends you want to take through the shiny new theater! BattleBlock Theater - 70% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/ Castle Crashers - 90% off! For those who prefer knightly couch co-op adventures... Castle Crashers is STILL 90% off! Grab it before the Painter Boss Paradise DLC lands this year! https://store. |
| BattleBlock Theater is 60% off Thanks to the Steam Winter Sale! | 2024-12-19 | Behemoth Santa is here with some Steam Winter Sale deals, including 60% off BattleBlock Theater! It’s time to warm up with some classic co-optional shenanigans! Your favorite theater awaits… BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/ Castle Crashers - 90% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/Castle_Crashers/ Pit People - 60% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/291860/Pit_People/ Alien Hominid Invasion - 25% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/843200/Alien_Hominid_Invasion/ Alien Hominid HD - 25% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/ Can’t Stop Laughing |
| The Autumn Sale has Slashed Theater Prices! | 2024-11-27 | Ready the lights, the show is about to begin! There’s no better way to find shelter from the breezy autumn sunshine and flowers than in a booby-trapped prison theater run by technological felines happy cat friends! BattleBlock Theater is 70% off during the Steam Autumn Sale, now until December 4th! BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/ The Ultra Baby's Co-op Chaos Pack which gives you TWO copies of BattleBlock Theater, one for you and one for a frenemy, is 66% off! If you’re craving castles and cats, why not pick up a copy of both Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater in our Can’t Stop |
| BEHEMOTH is out now on Steam! | 2024-10-31 | Happy Halloween AND BEHEMOTH LAUNCH DAY! What does this adorable game have to do with Halloween you might ask? This. This right here: Truly terrifying. BEHEMOTH is now live on Steam with a 10% off launch discount! Are you ready to become THE chicken, dodge n’ flap your way through the skies, secure your flock in the nest, and collect as much candy corn as chickenly possible? https://store.steampowered.com/app/3027260/BEHEMOTH/ We made BEHEMOTH to celebrate the twenty-one years we’ve spent making games, and it’s all thanks to you, the community who has supported us through it all. From the bottom of our little (big) chicken hearts, thank you. |
| Announcing Game 6: BEHEMOTH, launching on October 31! | 2024-10-24 | Chick-or-treat! We reached deep into our candy bowl for Halloween this year and found an egg – an egg that is hatching into Game 6 in only SEVEN days! Presenting BEHEMOTH - an adorably infinite, “dodge n’ flap” arcade game, releasing Thursday, October 31st, right here on Steam. Become THE chicken! I heard from our feline security detail that this game is perfect for a palate cleanser after an encore… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHnqCBELU8 Wishlist it here to be notified when you can become BEHEMOTH: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3027260/BEHEMOTH/ For more information, check out our blog post here. BAAAAWK! |
| A BattleBlock Theater update for Steam IS COMING SOON???? | 2024-07-26 | Calling all prisoner friends and feline security to return back to the theater! The show must go on, yes? BattleBlock Theater is soon receiving a quality of life update here on Steam! This free update will include: Enhanced rendering – no more crunchy compression and much higher resolution! Lightning fast frame rates, limited only by your monitor’s capability! Higher audio bitrates for delicious sound! Various bug fixes and overall enhancements, hooray! Support for more controller types! These changes could only mean one thing, right? We are preparing BattleBlock Theater for a modern console release, oh happy day! Which ones? When? TBA! NYAHH |
| Somebody call Hatty! BattleBlock Theater is 70% off! | 2024-07-22 | You'll be fine, so long as you find the gems and don't die! BattleBlock Theater is 70% off during The Behemoth Publisher Sale! Will you return to the theater? Maybe you'll force a friend to come along this time? Well, good luck now! This week we all things big chicken with every single game on sale digitally and a Behemoth Roadmap stream presentation on YouTube and Twitch this Friday, July 26th, at 10:00 AM PDT! The short broadcast will feature a handful of announcements spanning our entire gaming library and beyond - trust us, if you aren't there, you are most assuredly square! BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app |
| Cool off this summer with BattleBlock Theater on sale! | 2024-06-27 | It's time to choose your summer attire, sire, because BattleBlock Theater is 70% off thanks to the Steam Summer Sale, now through July 11th! Say hello to our favorite Hattington for me? BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/ But wait, there's more! The Behemoth's entire game collection is on sale to celebrate the warm Summer months! Check 'em out, or don't — the choice is up to you. And your wallet, really. Alien Hominid Invasion - 20% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/843200/Alien_Hominid_Invasion Alien Hominid HD - 20% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/ |
| We'll be in London for WASD Live! | 2024-04-23 | It's a bird! On a plane! It's The Behemoth! We're heading back to London for WASD Live! April 25-27, we'll be at the Truman Brewery in London with Alien Hominid Invasion, Alien Hominid HD, and BattleBlock Theater for all of your chaotic indie game needs. Come check them out, along with over 200 other games at the event. Be there or be Hatty! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/574972/6cc67693b8c5cbe0b88b6a84d5a3532d035e9721.png |
| Spring has sprung with BattleBlock Theater on sale! | 2024-03-14 | Hold on to your Duck Shark eggs because you’re going to need them for the egg hunt and subsequent trip to the other side of the prison theater! BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/ The rest of our games are also on sale during the annual Steam Spring Sale, running now until March 21st. We have our usual discounts on them, along with discounts on our newest released titles, too! Alien Hominid Invasion - 20% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/843200/Alien_Hominid_Invasion Alien Hominid HD - 20% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/ Castle Crashers - 70% Off h |
| Celebrate the power of co-op with BattleBlock Theater on sale! | 2024-02-12 | Sharing is caring, and with Steam’s Remote Play Together, you can hop, skip, and swim your way through BattleBlock Theater with your friends OR enemies, if you’d rather dunk on them in Ball Game! From February 12th until February 28th, catch deals on most of our games, ALL of which feature Remote Play Together. BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/ Castle Crashers - 70% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/Castle_Crashers/ Pit People - 60% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/291860/Pit_People/ If those aren’t your cup of tea, may we interest you in some alien invasions? Alien |
| Celebrate the holidays with BattleBlock Theater! | 2023-12-21 | Deck the halls with deals aplenty, bawk-bawk-bawk-bawk-bawk, bawk-bawk, bawk-bawk! Tis the season to Invade, bapi bapi ba, ba bapi ba! From now until January 4th at 10AM PST, enjoy some savings on our games and spread the holiday cheer in the Steam Winter Sale! And as an extra holiday thank you from our team, catch our new releases Alien Hominid Invasion and Alien Hominid HD during their first discount ever! Alien Hominid Invasion - 20% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/843200/Alien_Hominid_Invasion/ Alien Hominid HD - 20% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/ In case you forgot your Christmas list this year an |
| Autumn Sale and Merch Deals! | 2023-11-21 | https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/574972/013f9731c050f913abf9dc763f6870239d70af0c.png The Big Chicken has been busy rounding up deals for this upcoming holiday season! The Big Chicken also brought you some discounts on merch! The Big Chicken is also hoping you will kindly pardon him this upcoming Bird Day… We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you playing our games, so our autumn potluck contribution will be DISCOUNTS! From now until November 28th, catch the following titles on Steam at a clucking good deal: Castle Crashers Remastered - 70% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/Castle_Crashers/ BattleBlock Theater - 70% O |
| Two New Games and an Alien Horde of Cross Unlockables! | 2023-11-07 | https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/574972/16e54ea452aad6eb6adb5f4d706fd376459883ac.png What would a new Behemoth game be without wacky customization? Actually, here’s a better question – what would a new Behemoth game be without wacky customization referencing other Behemoth games? We don’t want to imagine that, so here’s a fancy unlock guide for all the heads you can earn in Alien Hominid Invasion for owning our other games on Steam! How does it work exactly? Well, in Alien Hominid Invasion, you can unlock many different heads through leveling up, securing loot, and buying loot at the Hideout. By also owning our other games on Steam, |
| Score some savings in our Bawk Bawk, Forget-Me-Not Sale! | 2023-11-01 | Nineteen years is a long time to wait for your Mothership, which is why we wanted to celebrate the games and players that made our journey here possible! Thank you for playing our games, allowing us to Behemoth-ly balloon into the studio we are today. From our humble Alien Hominid HD beginnings to our latest Alien Hominid Invasion-ing (and we guess a few castles, top hats, and blueberries), thank you for letting us make you games. Now onto what we’re really here for–DEALS. Castle Crashers Remastered - 80% Off https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/Castle_Crashers/ Do you still know somebody that hasn’t played Castle Crashers? How uncool. H |