Dead as Disco — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| 200K Copies Sold, Hotfix #2 Incoming & June Patch Preview | 2026-05-13 | Hey Disco Crew! We have been blown away by all the positive reception and support we’ve received from our players! Dead as Disco has an 95% Overwhelmingly Positive review score globally, and it's sold over over 200k copies in less than a week. This is absolutely mind-blowing, and it's all thanks to you! We've spent the last week watching player streams and reading feedback, which has helped us narrow down key issues so we can respond to them quickly. This included fixing Hemlock issues we'd never seen before and stack of custom challenge issues we discovered thanks to the crazy things players have been building with them. On Monday we rolled |
| [Patch Notes] - 11 May Hotfix | 2026-05-11 | Early Access is out and we have our very first hotfix (the first of many updates to come!). Hearing your feedback and fixing bugs is what we are totally focused on right now. Even though we are sitting at Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (thank you all soooo much!) we know we’ve got a lot to do. Some highlights: We saw some issues with Hemlock we’d never seen before and your videos and clips are helping us track down the root causes. We watched people struggle with the meteors in Arora’s fight and realized we made a major oopsie there - that’s now resolved. People going crazy on custom challenges brought a whole list of issues to light that w |
| 🪩100,000 copies sold in 48 hours!🪩 | 2026-05-07 | Hey Disco Crew! We’re honestly so excited, humbled, and proud to see so many players jump onto the dance floor these past two days. Like HELLO?? This is CRAZY. 🔥 Watching all of you master Beat Kune Do, fight the Idols, renovate the Encore, and flood the internet with clips has been surreal for our entire team. Thank you all for the insane support, love, and feedback, and for helping turn this launch into something unforgettable. We’re also hard at work on our first hotfix, coming very soon, so keep your eyes peeled And hey, if you haven’t picked up Dead as Disco yet, don’t miss out! The game is still 20% off for a little over a week, so now |
| [Patch Notes] - Early Access is Live! | 2026-05-05 | Welcome to Early Access and thanks for supporting us! Idols and Skill -4 full story levels are available now, with more on the way! -Take down Hemlock, Arora, Dex, and Prophet, and earn back your power -Unlock new abilities in the Skill Trees to keep the groove going The Encore -Charlie has finally made it back home -Explore the bar where it all began, and use your rising popularity to fix up the place and start returning it to its former glory -Learn the story of the band as you interact with the Idols after defeating them -Earn cosmetics to style as you fight and build your rockstar wardrobe -Play your own music at the Jukebox to make the E |
| Dead as Disco Early Access – The Road Ahead | 2026-05-05 | Welcome to Dead as Disco Early Access! Thank you so much for jumping on the bus with us. For those of you already in the Discord, you know it’s already been a wild ride over the last year. So many playtests and patches, and so much feedback! From advanced beatmap UI polish to late night balance suggestions, you have already helped to shape this game so much. But now it’s time to buckle up, because the road to 1.0 will be glorious. Each season of patches is themed around a music festival, containing multiple update patches along the way. The Summer Flames Festival kicks everything off, with 3 major stops: =====May: HOTFIXXXS===== Update 1 – Ju |
| Early Access Price, Soundtrack Release and More! | 2026-05-01 | Hey Disco Crew, May 5th is right around the corner and we have some new announcements to share, including pricing and how you can get your hands on Dead as Disco’s killer music.Early Access Pricing Pricing & Packages Early Access launches at $24.99, but for two weeks, it’s 20% off at $19.99!(And pricing will be regional, as requested) We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the support of our early adopters, so the launch discount is meant to reward our day one fans with the best deal possible–the price won’t go lower than this until long after 1.0. Speaking of 1.0, joining Early Access means you’re getting everything we add along the way. Ever |
| 1 MILLION WISHLISTS | 2026-04-30 | Hey Disco Crew, One million of you. One million people ready to hit the dance floor with Charlie. That’s kind of unreal. From the very first playtests to today, you showed up, you played, you shared, you gave feedback, and you believed in us every step of the way. This milestone isn’t just a number. It’s every message, every wishlist, every moment you spent with the game. And in just 5 days… you’ll finally get to play. We’re honestly blown away. Thank you for your incredible support 💜 From the team “No big ad campaign. No publisher. We got here because you played it, shared it, and brought others in. A million times over—thank you.” — Will ( |
| Dead as Disco - Early Access Announcement | 2026-04-09 | Hey Disco Crew! A little less than a year ago we revealed Dead as Disco, a game focused on bringing to life a combat fantasy shared by so many of us: Brawling to the beat of your favorite killer track. Since then you all have helped us crank the volume to 11! Playtests, bug reports, discord feedback, and all the comments, messages, and viral clips have helped shape the game into what it is today. Your feedback is at the core of our development process, which makes Early Access the natural next step. We can’t wait for you to join us for the journey ahead, starting with the Launch of Early Access on Tuesday May 5th! The Opening Act…For the past |
| [Demo Patch Notes] - April 2026 Update | 2026-04-06 | Hey Disco Crew! This update is a big step toward tightening the core feel of Dead as Disco. We’ve focused on making combat more consistent, more readable, and better aligned with the rhythm, especially based on the issues many of you pointed out during the demo. The demo has also gotten a bit of a glow up, with updated art, lighting and animations throughout. Finally this update will release our first pass at Localized text in the game. We realize that this first pass isn’t exactly where we want it to be, expect to see some translation issues, missing strings and minor bugs. We’re still new to localization and we NEED YOUR HELP! Please play t |
| Dead as Disco will be at The Triple-i Initiative on April 9th! | 2026-03-18 | The Triple-i Initiative has announced its return on the 9th of April at 9am PT/6pm CET, and we’re excited to share that we will be revealing something there! The show is only back-to-back trailers of games from other studios like us - all in 45 minutes - with world premieres, gameplay reveals, launch dates, demo drops and more. There's no hosts, ads or sponsors – just games!It'll be streamed on Youtube , Twitch and right here on Steam.You can watch the announcement trailer below, or check out https://iii-initiative.com/ for more information.That’s all for now, hope to see you at the show, it’s gonna be fun and we’re excited to show you more o |
| Disco is BACK!! | 2026-03-18 | Hey Disco Crew!It’s been a minute since our last update, and we haven’t been idle… Over the past few months we’ve been heads down focusing on building out more of the game, and we’re excited to start sharing more of that progress with you all.Turning up the VolumeWe know we’ve been quiet for a while, but now it’s time to turn up the volume again. This developer update will be the start of a flood of new information about Dead as Disco. We’ll kick things off with a small but mighty feature… introducing THE BEAT METER! That’s right the beat meter will be coming to our next demo update! Ok, that’s obviously not enough, how about a peek at the Id |
| [Demo Patch Notes] - October 2025 Hotfix | 2025-10-30 | Combat • Tweaked dodge timing on Baton Guard leap attack to avoid cases where the AoE was hitting players when it shouldn't • Tweaked Shield Guard 3-hit combo to better indicate incoming attacks Bug Fixes • Fixed an issue where songs from My Music would sometimes not continue to the next song in a Playlist • Fixed a rare issue where the initial loading screen could get stuck Thank you 💜 |
| Dev Diary #1: Combat in Dead as Disco | 2025-10-26 | Dev Diary: Combat in Dead as Disco How we turned rhythm into a fight and made every punch hit to the beat. Setting the Stage When we first started designing Dead as Disco, one idea drove everything: we wanted players to feel like they were in the middle of an action-packed, music-synced fight scene straight out of a movie. That “flow” moment where every hit lands on the beat, every dodge feels like a dance move, and every finish feels perfectly timed became the soul of our combat system. So, in this Dev Diary, we’re diving into what makes Dead as Disco’s combat tick: the inspirations that shaped it, how we blended rhythm and action, what we l |
| [Demo Patch Notes] - October - Advanced Music Editor, Halloween & More! | 2025-10-21 | October Demo Update - Advanced Music Editor, Halloween & More! Hey Disco Crew, It’s time for a little terror on the dance floor! The October demo update introduces advanced music editing tools, a spooky new infinite disco arena, new dance emotes and a goodie bag full of quality of life fixes. We can’t wait to see what tricks you Mad Scientists cook up using these new treats! Got something especially creepy? Post it to the #fright-night-jam channel on our Discord, and you could win a Dead as Disco Goodie bag of your very own! Halloween Updates Spooky season is here, and we have some new treats in store for you! • Added a Halloween themed Infin |
| Dead as Disco The Haunted Groove - Community Competition | 2025-10-14 | 🎃 Dead as Disco: The Haunted Groove Is Live! 🎃 It’s spooky season on the dance floor! We’re hosting not one, but two Halloween community competitions to celebrate. Show off your creepiest creativity and haunting disco flair in our Monster Makeover: Idols Edition and Fright Night Video Jam contests.👻MONSTER MAKEOVER: IDOLS EDITION The Dead as Disco idols need a Halloween transformation and you’re the stylist! Design their most bewitching stage looks, from glam ghouls to cursed couture. Let your imagination run wild and make the band ready for their haunted performance. Post your entry in the #monster-makeover channel on our Discord.FRIGHT N |
| Backstage Beats - October Edition | 2025-10-01 | Hey Disco Crew, October is about to get spook-tacular and we couldn’t resist giving you a sneak peek at what’s creeping around the corner! Dev Q&A (Live on Discord!) – 1st October, 2PM PT We’ve gathered your top questions from the Q&A channel, and now it’s time for answers. Tune in, in our Discord, as the dev team unmasks the mysteries of Dead as Disco and shares a few secrets from the shadows… Closed Playtest (NDA) – 3rd October → 6th October A fresh round of playtesting is about to kick off with new content that’s bound to raise the dead… uh, we mean raise the hype. Already signed up? Watch your inbox. Haven’t signed up yet? There’s still t |
| [Demo Patch Notes] - September - Combat, Encounters, and More! | 2025-09-11 | September Update - Combat, Encounters, and More! Hey Disco Crew! After listening closely to all the feedback you’ve been sharing, we’ve made changes to help combat feel smoother, snappier, and more in tune with the beat. Some of them tweaks tackle things that were breaking the flow, while others are more to make sure fights feel fair and fun. We can’t say this enough: your feedback has been incredibly helpful. Every little comment goes a long way in shaping Dead as Disco, so please keep it coming. Jump into our Discord to share your thoughts and maybe even get the chance to join future exclusive playtests! Combat Counter whiff animation can n |
| August Update - Gamescom, Demo Updates, Playtest Dates, and More! | 2025-08-19 | Hey Disco Crew,The tour bus is revved up, the setlist’s locked, and August is about to be a showstopper. We’re rolling into Gamescom, cranking out fresh demo updates, and lining up new playtests all while keeping the groove alive with your feedback. So grab your backstage pass and let’s dive into what’s next for Dead as Disco. Dead as Disco @ Gamescom!The tour bus is packed and we’re taking this show on the road! Dead as Disco is coming to Gamescom August 20th to 24th! Come see us at the Firstlook Festival booth in the Indie Games area - Hall 10.2. This is your opportunity to meet the Developers and get hands on with the latest game update. W |
| [Major Demo Update] July - Playlists and Arena Swaps | 2025-07-31 | July Update - Playlists and Arena Swaps After two successful playtests (thank you all!), we’re rolling out a fresh wave of features, fixes, and improvements to the Dead as Disco Demo! Let’s break it down Infinite Disco Feature: Playlists Playlists are now supported in Infinite Disco! • Create your own set of songs to fight through back-to-back • Simply select “New Playlist”, name it, and then start adding songs with the plus button next to each song • Multiple playlists can be created and saved • Playlists can play in song order, or the “Shuffle” option can be selected to get a different experience each playPlease let us know what other featu |
| Dead as Disco July Closed Playtest - Community Competition | 2025-07-18 | 🎉 Dead as Disco Competition Is Live! 🎉 Think you’ve got the flair to capture Hemlock’s haunting charm? Now’s your chance to show it off! We’re kicking off a Hemlock Fanart Competition to celebrate his arrival in our upcoming closed playtest and we want to see your boldest, wildest interpretations. 👀🎨 HEMLOCK FANART COMPETITIONWe want to see your take on Hemlock! Whether he's terrifying, tragic, or totally fabulous, bring him to life in your own unique style. You’ll get to experience Hemlock during the closed playtest, so let the boss battle inspire your masterpiece!Post your entry in the #hemlock-competition channel on our Discord.🏆 PRIZ |