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Raining Blobs is now available on iOS!

Raining Blobs is now available in Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/raining-blobs/id1492501380?ls=1
You can see all the available platforms on the official website: http://rainingblobs.com And this port should be the end of Raining Blobs! I am thinking about completely overhauling the game with new graphics, features and more polishing. This would be Raining Blobs Ultimate, or something similar. Let me know what you think about that. Regards, Endi


[ 2020-05-13 16:42:54 CET ] [ Original post ]


Raining Blobs on Nintendo Switch!

Raining Blobs is now available on Nintendo Switch for US/EU/AUS regions!!! https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/raining-blobs-switch/
And don't forget that you can now play Raining blobs online with friends through Steam with the new Steam feature! ;) Enjoy, Endi


[ 2019-11-15 21:23:57 CET ] [ Original post ]


Small update and exciting announcement


Raining Blobs has been approved for Nintendo Switch release and the port is in progress! So excited, stay tuned for more info! Small update brings:

  • Replay Skip option, finally! You can still fast forward with button A and skip at any time with button B.
  • Endless Battle is tweaked and should allow skilled players to go much further. New colors are introduced much later which makes this game mode much more enjoyable. If you could not get around 20 wins, this change will not make a difference to you.
  • Core libraries update. Better gamepads support.
  • Minor leaderboards score formatting tweak to properly handle 10M+ scores.
Enjoy, Endi


[ 2018-12-17 21:45:40 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update

New update brings (plus previous update changes that were not announced):

  • Slower AI difficulty increase in Endless Battle.
  • Added visual cue when blobs are being switched in tight gap.
  • When going back to menu score is automatically saved even if you don't enter player name and press OK.
  • Finishing with continues in Tournament will get you on the leaderboard but it will include all retry times so players that finish without continues will still have advantage.
  • Game Zoom options is removed from Options since it was useless and it is replaced with Game Effects. Under Game Effects you have 5 options that can be turned on and off by your liking. Some players complain that there is too much going on on the screen at some point that they can't focus on the actual gameplay so this will help those players enjoy it more. Available options are: board combo flashes, board speed-up rotating background, flying star trails, main background animation, main background visibility.
  • Board combo flashing effect is disabled in Puzzle mode.
  • Bug fixed when going from watching match replay to How To Play screen.

The DEMO is also updated. Let me know if you have any remarks. Enjoy, Endi


[ 2018-03-02 14:13:34 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update

New update brings (plus previous update changes that were not announced):

  • Slower AI difficulty increase in Endless Battle.
  • Added visual cue when blobs are being switched in tight gap.
  • When going back to menu score is automatically saved even if you don't enter player name and press OK.
  • Finishing with continues in Tournament will get you on the leaderboard but it will include all retry times so players that finish without continues will still have advantage.
  • Game Zoom options is removed from Options since it was useless and it is replaced with Game Effects. Under Game Effects you have 5 options that can be turned on and off by your liking. Some players complain that there is too much going on on the screen at some point that they can't focus on the actual gameplay so this will help those players enjoy it more. Available options are: board combo flashes, board speed-up rotating background, flying star trails, main background animation, main background visibility.
  • Board combo flashing effect is disabled in Puzzle mode.
  • Bug fixed when going from watching match replay to How To Play screen.

The DEMO is also updated. Let me know if you have any remarks. Enjoy, Endi


[ 2018-03-02 14:13:34 CET ] [ Original post ]


Game modes, rules, tips and strategies explained

Here are details of everything that you can play and how to do it properly.

Arcade


There is plenty to play in Arcade mode. -You can play alone or put all real/cpu players on same team to compete for high score and reach level 100. In this mode score matters the most and it is saved to local and global Leaderboards. Beside making high score and reaching level 100 you would also try to complete many of the achievements. -If you play Arcade mode with multiple real/cpu players on different teams you will fight each other. There are many achievements that can be completed in this mode. You can enable Fast Drop in Variants. With Fast Drop on you can instantly drop current blobs by pressing Up. There are many other things you can change in Variants like type of the garbage, number of colors and so on. Note: by changing Variants you can disable achievmenets. For example if you start the game with 2 colors and reach level 100 you will not get any of the achievmeents you would if you started with 4 colors which is default.

Tournament


Fight against all girls and hidden character at the end. After finishing Tournament you unravel your character's story and unlock last hidden character and stage that become available in other modes. Finish Tournament to compete on local and global Leaderboards. You can compete on Tournament leaderboard even if you use Continues but all play times will be summed. The faster you finish it the better you are placed on the leaderboard. Other player can take control of the CPU any time by pressing Start on their controller. But in this case you will unlock nothing at the end.

Endless Battle


Try to win as many consecutive battles as possible. Compete on the leaderboards with the number of wins. Complete achievements. Up to 8 real/cpu players can play together. Note: you need to play alone to compete on the leaderboards.

Puzzle


Try to solve as much as possible of the 100 randomized puzzles grouped by difficulty. Puzzles are randomized from a pool of total 150 puzzles. Puzzle mode can also be played with other real/cpu players. Note: you can't complete Puzzle achievements if you play with cpu players. Playing with different RULES -Beside DEFAULT rule where you stack blobs by color and clear the groups by adding 2 or more same color stars you can also play with completely different rules that require different way of thinking and different strategies. Main focus with default rules is to create groups as big as possible and set up combo chains along the way. All game modes except for Puzzle mode can be played with any of the rules. Many of the achievements can't be completed when playing with other than default rules and also you can't compete on the leaderboards with it. But there are some achievements created for the non-default rules. -MATCH 4: no stars or gems. You need to connect 4 or more blobs to clear a group. Main focus with this rules is setting up big combo chains. -1 STAR: all blobs that fall are without stars. Stack the blobs by color. Only one star is required to clear a group. Stars can only be added to the current falling blobs by pressing Up. Main focus here is to stack the groups as big as possible and as fast as possible. Tip and tricks -One of the biggest mistakes that new players make is that they try to clear color groups as fast as possible in order to keep clear board. THIS IS THE WORST STRATEGY! When you play like that you send very little garbage to the opponent/s when fighting and you also score least points when playing for high score. In short, BEST STRATEGY would be to maintain one or more big color groups and clear other color groups as small and as fast as possible so you can maintain and grow the big ones. When you clear less than 4 color groups you are not releasing the pending garbage to fall on your board. While you are building that one or two big color groups try to set up couple combo chains. Clearing big group/s with combo chains is the best thing you can do for sending a lot of garbage and scoring big points. This is much easier said than done but with practice it becomes natural way of thinking and it makes huge difference. -Have in mind that one random color always is dominant so try to figure it out and stack that one the most. -When next blobs show up, there is tiny drop-delay window in which the blobs are not falling but you can make moves. Learn to utilize this in order to play much easier when the extreme speed ups kick in. -Watch next blobs and decide where to place them before they even start falling. Take a quick look at Monster Group achievement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU4dmpOY-do I am planning to create more videos with detailed explanation for best strategies and tips. Let me know what you would like to see explained in more details or what kind of video you would like to see. Enjoy, Endi


[ 2018-02-17 19:56:11 CET ] [ Original post ]


Game modes, rules, tips and strategies explained

Here are details of everything that you can play and how to do it properly.

Arcade


There is plenty to play in Arcade mode. -You can play alone or put all real/cpu players on same team to compete for high score and reach level 100. In this mode score matters the most and it is saved to local and global Leaderboards. Beside making high score and reaching level 100 you would also try to complete many of the achievements. -If you play Arcade mode with multiple real/cpu players on different teams you will fight each other. There are many achievements that can be completed in this mode. You can enable Fast Drop in Variants. With Fast Drop on you can instantly drop current blobs by pressing Up. There are many other things you can change in Variants like type of the garbage, number of colors and so on. Note: by changing Variants you can disable achievmenets. For example if you start the game with 2 colors and reach level 100 you will not get any of the achievmeents you would if you started with 4 colors which is default.

Tournament


Fight against all girls and hidden character at the end. After finishing Tournament you unravel your character's story and unlock last hidden character and stage that become available in other modes. Finish Tournament to compete on local and global Leaderboards. You can compete on Tournament leaderboard even if you use Continues but all play times will be summed. The faster you finish it the better you are placed on the leaderboard. Other player can take control of the CPU any time by pressing Start on their controller. But in this case you will unlock nothing at the end.

Endless Battle


Try to win as many consecutive battles as possible. Compete on the leaderboards with the number of wins. Complete achievements. Up to 8 real/cpu players can play together. Note: you need to play alone to compete on the leaderboards.

Puzzle


Try to solve as much as possible of the 100 randomized puzzles grouped by difficulty. Puzzles are randomized from a pool of total 150 puzzles. Puzzle mode can also be played with other real/cpu players. Note: you can't complete Puzzle achievements if you play with cpu players. Playing with different RULES -Beside DEFAULT rule where you stack blobs by color and clear the groups by adding 2 or more same color stars you can also play with completely different rules that require different way of thinking and different strategies. Main focus with default rules is to create groups as big as possible and set up combo chains along the way. All game modes except for Puzzle mode can be played with any of the rules. Many of the achievements can't be completed when playing with other than default rules and also you can't compete on the leaderboards with it. But there are some achievements created for the non-default rules. -MATCH 4: no stars or gems. You need to connect 4 or more blobs to clear a group. Main focus with this rules is setting up big combo chains. -1 STAR: all blobs that fall are without stars. Stack the blobs by color. Only one star is required to clear a group. Stars can only be added to the current falling blobs by pressing Up. Main focus here is to stack the groups as big as possible and as fast as possible. Tip and tricks -One of the biggest mistakes that new players make is that they try to clear color groups as fast as possible in order to keep clear board. THIS IS THE WORST STRATEGY! When you play like that you send very little garbage to the opponent/s when fighting and you also score least points when playing for high score. In short, BEST STRATEGY would be to maintain one or more big color groups and clear other color groups as small and as fast as possible so you can maintain and grow the big ones. When you clear less than 4 color groups you are not releasing the pending garbage to fall on your board. While you are building that one or two big color groups try to set up couple combo chains. Clearing big group/s with combo chains is the best thing you can do for sending a lot of garbage and scoring big points. This is much easier said than done but with practice it becomes natural way of thinking and it makes huge difference. -Have in mind that one random color always is dominant so try to figure it out and stack that one the most. -When next blobs show up, there is tiny drop-delay window in which the blobs are not falling but you can make moves. Learn to utilize this in order to play much easier when the extreme speed ups kick in. -Watch next blobs and decide where to place them before they even start falling. Take a quick look at Monster Group achievement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU4dmpOY-do I am planning to create more videos with detailed explanation for best strategies and tips. Let me know what you would like to see explained in more details or what kind of video you would like to see. Enjoy, Endi


[ 2018-02-17 19:56:11 CET ] [ Original post ]


Small update, ver 1.998

Hope you are all having great holiday time and wish you all the best in the upcoming year! Small new update brings:

  • Now you can compete on Tournament Leaderboard even if you finish it with continues. Those that finish without continues will still have advantage since times from the matches you loose are added to the final score. Plus whenever you continue the points are reset but those are not so important since Tournament Leaderboard is ordered by fastest finish time.
  • Replay is now working on last stage in Tournament.
  • If you press Start on name input to go back to the menu without pressing OK to confirm the name, the name is automatically confirmed and the score is added to the appropriate local and global leaderboards. I have noticed that some players enter their name without selecting OK at the end and because of that they are not placed on the leaderboards.
  • Some minor tweaks.
The game is now available on Xbox One store with free Trial and Play Anywhere! https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/raining-blobs/9p8r3jmr87s9
Xbox One and Windows 10 versions support 8 Xbox controllers unlike the Steam version where you can have max 4 Xbox controllers and if you want more you need to add players on Keyboard or add non-Xbox controllers. Xbox One version also supports keyboard. Enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-12-31 12:41:08 CET ] [ Original post ]


Small update, ver 1.998

Hope you are all having great holiday time and wish you all the best in the upcoming year! Small new update brings:

  • Now you can compete on Tournament Leaderboard even if you finish it with continues. Those that finish without continues will still have advantage since times from the matches you loose are added to the final score. Plus whenever you continue the points are reset but those are not so important since Tournament Leaderboard is ordered by fastest finish time.
  • Replay is now working on last stage in Tournament.
  • If you press Start on name input to go back to the menu without pressing OK to confirm the name, the name is automatically confirmed and the score is added to the appropriate local and global leaderboards. I have noticed that some players enter their name without selecting OK at the end and because of that they are not placed on the leaderboards.
  • Some minor tweaks.
The game is now available on Xbox One store with free Trial and Play Anywhere! https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/raining-blobs/9p8r3jmr87s9
Xbox One and Windows 10 versions support 8 Xbox controllers unlike the Steam version where you can have max 4 Xbox controllers and if you want more you need to add players on Keyboard or add non-Xbox controllers. Xbox One version also supports keyboard. Enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-12-31 12:41:08 CET ] [ Original post ]


Xbox One certification passed!


Stay tuned for release date.


[ 2017-11-18 16:25:38 CET ] [ Original post ]


Xbox One certification passed!


Stay tuned for release date.


[ 2017-11-18 16:25:38 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update, ver 1.996


New small update brings

  • New font design for Leaderboards now shows thinner lower and uppercase letters.
  • Some under the hood improvements for Replays. There were extreme cases that could break Replays but not anymore. Also some minor Replay UI changes.
  • Small UI tweaks.
  • If Player 1 gamepad is disconnected during gameplay the game will pause and notify the player to connect the gamepad.
Things are going great on Xbox One side, wait just a little bit more! ;)


[ 2017-10-28 16:09:36 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update, ver 1.996


New small update brings

  • New font design for Leaderboards now shows thinner lower and uppercase letters.
  • Some under the hood improvements for Replays. There were extreme cases that could break Replays but not anymore. Also some minor Replay UI changes.
  • Small UI tweaks.
  • If Player 1 gamepad is disconnected during gameplay the game will pause and notify the player to connect the gamepad.
Things are going great on Xbox One side, wait just a little bit more! ;)


[ 2017-10-28 16:09:36 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update. Replay FF.


Small new update adds Fast Forward to Replays. While watching Replay just hold button A to fast forward and release for normal speed. Enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-10-15 13:21:51 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update. Replay FF.


Small new update adds Fast Forward to Replays. While watching Replay just hold button A to fast forward and release for normal speed. Enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-10-15 13:21:51 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update - REPLAY!


New update brings ability to watch REPLAY of all ARCADE and TOURNAMENT games. Also now you are able to look at the board stats for longer period between matches and continue when you want by pressing START or watch a REPLAY by pressing button A. This works in both ARCADE and TOURNAMENT modes. Replay is not available for ENDLESS BATTLE and PUZZLE modes. In future updates I might add ability to save the replays, right now you can just watch them. You can watch them as many times as you want but once you continue they are gone. Please give it a try and let me know if you find some issues. The game had 0 bugs and 0 performance issues before this update so all these changes make me nervous before the Xbox One release :) NOTE: I am able to break REPLAY by abusing PAUSE/RESUME during regular plays and replays. I am working on this but if you are playing it normally you should be good. I am planning to enter Xbox One certification very soon! Stay tuned and enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-09-30 19:58:50 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update - REPLAY!


New update brings ability to watch REPLAY of all ARCADE and TOURNAMENT games. Also now you are able to look at the board stats for longer period between matches and continue when you want by pressing START or watch a REPLAY by pressing button A. This works in both ARCADE and TOURNAMENT modes. Replay is not available for ENDLESS BATTLE and PUZZLE modes. In future updates I might add ability to save the replays, right now you can just watch them. You can watch them as many times as you want but once you continue they are gone. Please give it a try and let me know if you find some issues. The game had 0 bugs and 0 performance issues before this update so all these changes make me nervous before the Xbox One release :) NOTE: I am able to break REPLAY by abusing PAUSE/RESUME during regular plays and replays. I am working on this but if you are playing it normally you should be good. I am planning to enter Xbox One certification very soon! Stay tuned and enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-09-30 19:58:50 CET ] [ Original post ]


Raining Blobs Android Demo available now!

Fully playable Android Demo available in the Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rainingblobs.rainingblobsdemo&hl=en


[ 2017-09-10 19:01:04 CET ] [ Original post ]


Raining Blobs Android Demo available now!

Fully playable Android Demo available in the Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rainingblobs.rainingblobsdemo&hl=en


[ 2017-09-10 19:01:04 CET ] [ Original post ]


Raining Blobs available on Android!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhUH06N7VZs Raining Blobs now available on Android Play store!! DEMO Android version coming very soon. I hope Xbox One version will be available very soon too. It is working perfectly fine there but I am stuck with some set up stuff and communication is slow. Enjoy! Endi


[ 2017-08-29 23:00:09 CET ] [ Original post ]


Demo updated!


Demo version limitations are greatly improved. You can get much better feel of the game now compared to the old restriction of 90 seconds gameplay!

  • 90 seconds demo gameplay limit is removed.
  • Arcade non-battle mode lets you play until level 40.
  • Arcade battle mode let you play until one player wins.
  • Tournament can be played until stage 4.
  • Endless Battle can be played until 5 wins.
  • Puzzle mode can be played until 40th puzzle.
  • Big DEMO label in main menu added.
Leaderboards, Achievements and Unlockables are disabled in Demo. Enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-06-28 23:13:51 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update, ver 1.99


New update brings:

  • Puzzle mode difficulty selection. Easy mode will let you play with easier puzzles but achievements and leaderboards entry are disabled. Hard mode is same as Normal but at faster pace.
  • 20 new Easy puzzles.
  • Some minor tweaks.
Enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-05-23 13:04:52 CET ] [ Original post ]


New small update

Small update brings:

  • Some small rare case bugs fixed in end state of Tournament.The bugs were only cosmetic and not game breaking.
  • Ability to make moves after blob touches end is tweaked. This is noticeable on higher speeds, especially when playing Arcade on Hard. Let me know if this makes difference for you. Before this, on fastest speeds you had very little time to change your mind after hitting obstacle.
  • Demo version is also updated plus the time limit in Tournament mode is removed and you can play first 2 stages without interruption.
Enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-05-19 00:30:46 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update, ver 1.985!


New update brings:

  • Leaderboards overhaul. Arcade Easy, Normal and Hard are separated. Font is bigger and more records are displayed at once for all leaderboard types.
  • Any player can now take control of the AI opponent in Tournament by pressing Start. Once this happens in the Tournament run, all tournament achievements are disabled.
  • Front flying star is bolder and some more minor tweaks.

This update is version 1.985, my birth year, reason to celebrate! :)


Over 35 updates! I would love to hear from you what you think about the game. Writing your thoughts in a review would mean a lot to me! Enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-04-29 22:44:23 CET ] [ Original post ]


DEMO available for PC, MacOS and Linux!


Now Steam demo is available for all three platforms! It is fully playable so you can see everything the game has to offer. Match time is limited to 90 seconds and you can't complete achievements or compete on the leaderboards. Enjoy!


[ 2017-04-11 21:55:18 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update, ver 1.98


New update brings:

  • Difficulty selection for Tournament. Now besides the default Normal Tournament difficulty you can also play it on Easy and Hard. Can't compete on Tournament leaderboard on Easy.
  • Two new achievements for finishing the new Easy and Hard Tournament difficulties, BABY CHAMPION and CRAZY CHAMPION.
  • Improved icons for Match 4 and 1 Star Tournament achievements.
  • Added next letter cursor in text input box.
  • Song on last stage in Tournament is not starting again since it already plays from the tournament transition screen.
Enjoy, Endi Milojkoski http://rainingblobs.com


[ 2017-04-04 18:25:09 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update, ver 1.97


New update brings:

  • Added sound effects on all actions in menu.
  • All Tournament stages now have different song.
  • When playing Arcade on Easy or Normal there is one more default song in each. Not new songs, the ones that are listed as Bonus and could be listened only if you manually select them.
  • Board background is less flashy during speed up.
  • Wallpapers added to Soundtrack DLC. Wallpapers from all stages with and without logo.
  • Fast Drop was not working in How To Play and is fixed.
  • Some additional round minor visual tweaks.
I am planning to release the game on Xbox One in April, lets see how that goes :) Can you go to Options and select "OLD TV 3" Screen Effect and tell me if it looks good to be the default setting on Xbox or you prefer it clean by default? Enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-03-29 22:43:58 CET ] [ Original post ]


Update for enabling more than 4 wireless gamepads

Now you should be able to use more than 4 wireless gamepads. There is a discussion thread for this issue and many of you reported that you can't use more than 4 wireless gamepads. Please give it a try and let me know. I don't have so many wireless gampeads so you need to test it :) Enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-03-03 00:14:32 CET ] [ Original post ]


Raining Blobs Soundtrack available now!

If you want to further support the game you can buy the awesome OST now! http://store.steampowered.com/app/593040/ Here is a preview of all songs by BJ Derganc and bonus track by Bjulin: https://youtu.be/g343kSD3tiE You can find the soundtrack in game's folder under "Raining Blobs OST". You will find the songs in MP3 format together with the cover. FLAC version of the songs should be added soon. Thanks for all the support, Endi


[ 2017-02-28 01:05:34 CET ] [ Original post ]


New small update, ver 1.96

Small update brings:

  • Some more minor SFX optimizations.
  • Touch button in Controls is not visible for non-touch devices.
  • Name input now lasts for 30 seconds instead of 20.
  • Small but important garbage release change. If pending garbage is cancelled but new garbage arrives before your next blobs show up, new garbage will not be released as it was the case before but it will stay as pending. This is important tweak for chaotic matches, especially when many skilled players/CPUs are playing.
Enjoy!


[ 2017-02-26 21:58:58 CET ] [ Original post ]


Small update, ver 1.95


Small update brings:

  • Bigger team icons on character selection screen.
  • Some more SFX optimizations.
  • In PUZZLE mode starring is improved after connecting the blobs. When you slowly connect the blobs now stars show up in all blobs in that small delay before they are cleared.
Enjoy!


[ 2017-02-16 19:42:06 CET ] [ Original post ]


New update, ver 1.94!

Small but important update brings:

  • New awesome music track by Bjulin (http://bjulin.de) ! The track is called Bonus 3.
  • Great SFX improvements and optimizations. Now when playing with 4+ players the game sounds much smoother especially if you play 8-16 player matches. 8+ player matches felt like the game is trying to kill you with sound effects :) Not just that it sounds better but it also improves performance of the game which is especially important for the upcoming Android version. SFX of a type is not called more than once at a time and also the SFX volume is dynamically lowered by a % depending on how many players are playing
OST of the game should be available very soon for those that like the music and want to further support the game and the composers. Enjoy, Endi


[ 2017-02-11 14:37:34 CET ] [ Original post ]


Anniversary update! Ver 1.93


A little over a year ago Raining Blobs was released on Steam! Over 25 updates changed and improved the game so much that I could release Raining Blobs 2 now :) Update brings: [olist]

  • Fixed Endless Battle bug that affected AI difficulty scaling when 2 or more players played together. For example if 2 players played together against 2 AI players, the first AI player would stay at the lowest difficulty and only second AI player would get harder as you beat it.
  • Since I got couple requests for removing girls from playing boards I added new option in Options - "Board Background" that let you remove the girls if you want to play on clear boards.
  • Nasty rare bug fixed when sending garbage after All Clear. You can look at this video and see that instead of just cancelling own garbage player in the middle also sends garbage to the opponents - https://youtu.be/L9CYE9mOwpc?t=387
  • Updated MonoGame framework library to latest version. Updates to the library are not visible in the game, just some internal improvements and bug fixes that were not affecting the game. [/olist] Lately I was busy with daily job and had to take a little break but don't worry, Android and Xbox One versions should be coming soon! ;) Enjoy!


  • [ 2017-01-29 12:36:02 CET ] [ Original post ]


    New update, version 1.92!


    Update brings: [olist]

  • Tournament mode can now be played with MATCH 4 and 1 STAR rules once it is finished at least once.
  • 2 new achievements for finishing Tournament with non default rules.
  • 2 new stats for tracking max wins in Endless Battle mode when playing with non default rules.
  • Some small UI tweaks. [/olist] Enjoy!


  • [ 2016-12-10 16:22:14 CET ] [ Original post ]


    New update, version 1.9 available now!


    New update brings: [olist]

  • New RULES option in VARIANTS. Now the secret "Match 4" mode is not a secret but you can choose it in RULES together with new mode "1 STAR". In "1 STAR" mode you play with no stars. Press UP to convert current falling blobs into stars. Only 1 star is needed to clear the group. Focus in this mode is on big groups. Achievmeents and Leaderboards are disabled in non default rules.
  • Endless Battle mode can now be played with altered rules but achievements and leaderboards will be disabled.
  • Endless Battle mode is a bit easier.
  • Small UI changes throughout the menu.
  • Added whole new Touch Input logic. Currently this works on Android but in future updates you might be able to use it with your touch display. [/olist] Android version is almost done and I have extremely positive feedback on it! You should see it on Play Store soon! Enjoy, Endi


  • [ 2016-12-02 21:58:15 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Android demo available now!

    I am happy to tell you that Android demo version is available at itch.io now! https://rainingblobs.itch.io/raining-blobs Take a look at Android gameplay with touch controls + gamepad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9CYE9mOwpc Only thing left for Android version is rebinding of touch buttons in Options/Controls. Waiting for your precious feedback! Enjoy, Endi


    [ 2016-11-18 23:24:45 CET ] [ Original post ]


    New update, ver 1.82!

    New small update brings:

    • Rare Puzzle mode bug fixed thanks to your youtube videos. Girl background was changing when it shouldn't and even glitching in a rare case.
    • Small Leaderboards, Stats and Variants screen tweaks.
    • Game should be starting a bit faster now before the Loading appears.
    • If player 1 plays with gamepad and enters Keyboard 1 or 2 setup screens he is stuck there unless the keys are rebound. Now you can press back button on gamepad to exit.
    • Fixed small Puzzle leaderboards glitch because Pipiru made 10M+ and broke the layout :)
    • 3 new screen effects in options. Unlike the original effects, these don't kill details and text remains readable.

    Let me know what you think. Enjoy!


    [ 2016-10-28 21:13:33 CET ] [ Original post ]


    New update, ver 1.8 - Stats!


    New update brings: [olist]

  • Stats. 39 useful stats to keep track of your game play. [/olist] Unfortunately for many of you that have played the game a lot, stats will start from 0. I tried to extract as much stat data as I could from your leaderboards and achievements so you should have some stats data right away. You have Leaderboards, Achievements and Stats for everything in the game, now I can finally focus on Xbox One port without worrying that something is missing ;) Enjoy, Endi Milojkoski


  • [ 2016-10-15 15:09:31 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Version 1.71 small patch

    Gallery was showing 7% unlocked even if nothing was unlocked and that is fixed with this update.
    Enjoying the game? Writing short review would be very helpful. Thanks! Here is quick fresh video of Xbox One version: https://scontent-vie1-1.cdninstagram.com/t50.2886-16/14587082_1177995828947269_7081911045400297472_n.mp4


    [ 2016-10-03 19:35:56 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Small update, version 1.71


    New small update brings: [olist]

  • Improved Achievements menu button. Now it shows Achievements and Gallery completion percents.
  • Improved Achievements screen. Besides number of achievements completed now it also shows number of Gallery items unlocked and some other tweaks to make it look better. [/olist] Now everything is polished and the game is full of content, leaderboards, achievements and unlockables! I hope that next news that you hear about the game is the Xbox One release! :) Enjoy, Endi Milojkoski


  • [ 2016-10-01 13:58:47 CET ] [ Original post ]


    BIG UPDATE, VER 1.7!


    New big update brings: [olist]

  • New local and global Tournament leaderboards. Compete on it by finishing Tournament fastest without continues.
  • New local and global Puzzle leaderboards. Compete with most puzzle solved out of 100.
  • New achievements Gallery. Now you can unlock all 3 girls' versions and their stories and see them in the Gallery.
  • Main menu leaderboards preview changed to show top scores from all leaderboards plus some minor menu SFX enhancements.
  • Couple new labels added in the menu to make things more clear.
  • Bigger achievements text.
  • Overall minor improvements and tweaks. [/olist] Your feedback is very valuable as always, Enjoy!


  • [ 2016-09-24 00:39:11 CET ] [ Original post ]


    20th update! Ver 1.6!


    20th update brings: [olist]

  • Redesigned first menu screen.
  • Improved blobs rotation. Now it is much smoother and a micro glitch where the rotating blob would disappear in one frame is fixed.
  • Rare hidden gamepads issues fixed. Issues were happening when 2 or more gamepads were connected and you would like to change P1 gamepad and some other rare cases.
  • Micro adjustment of hold left/right movement.
  • Minor flying garbage stars improvement.
  • At the end of Tournament there is now total play time if you finish without continues.
  • When you get 90 or more garbage accumulated the release timer starts counting down right away and not at the moment when new pieces show up. [/olist] After so many updates I can say that this is the ultimate version! Now I will probably focus on porting it to Xbox One and maybe other consoles/devices later on. This does not mean that there won't be more updates, I have more cool stuff planned for the future ;) Take a look at Xbox One gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_boEUo4DYS4 Enjoy, Endi


  • [ 2016-08-21 12:13:51 CET ] [ Original post ]


    New update, ver 1.55!

    Update brings:

    • When moving blobs, not only are the groups that are about to be cleared marked but also the garbage. This will give you better presentation about how the garbage is cleared and help you play more strategically.
    • Overall SFX play improvements. Now you can hear more sounds play at once especially in 8+ player matches.
    • Drop location small blobs are now different for blobs with stars and without stars.
    • Some AI tweaks.
    • When playing Puzzle mode now there is a counter on the board of how many puzzles you have solved.
    • How To Play P1 controller layout with actions improvements.
    • Minor menu tweaks and improvements.
    • All textures repacked to minimize number of files and improve loading speed.
    I think there will be only one more update before a potentially awesome thing happens for Raining Blobs, check it out! ;)
    Enjoy!


    [ 2016-08-07 15:57:42 CET ] [ Original post ]


    New juicy update, ver 1.52!


    New update brings: [olist]

  • Big Puzzle mode changes. Instead of game over after missing a puzzle you now continue playing and at the end you get stats how many puzzles were solved. Plus AI changes to fit the new Puzzle mode logic.
  • Improved blobs squeezing. Now blobs disconnect and connect back to avoid ugly connection tearing on squeeze.
  • Board improvements. Bigger next blobs, redesigned flashing background, bigger board end stats.
  • Now Insane AI uses fast drop if it is enabled.
  • Content window borders redesigned for Leaderboards, Achievements, How To Play and girls selection screen. [/olist] Enjoy!


  • [ 2016-07-23 15:08:36 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Huge update! Ver 1.5


    [olist]

  • Redesigned Game Mode screen.
  • Redesigned blobs.
  • Redesigned boards.
  • Redesigned team icons.
  • Improved menu.
  • How To Play automatically starts when playing for the first time.
  • Option to fast forward and pause in Tournament transition screens.
  • Big AI improvements. Now it moves more naturally and plays smarter.
  • Some background optimizations.
  • And more overall small improvements and tweaks [/olist]
    Waiting for your super helpful feedback, comments and reviews, Enjoy!


  • [ 2016-07-17 23:07:22 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Big changes are coming...



    [ 2016-07-12 14:00:52 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Small gamepads patch

    Small patch that improves gamepads handling. [olist]

  • Some gamepads were not recognised like iBuffalo and it is fixed now.
  • Plugging gamepad while in game now works and is not crashing it like in some cases. [/olist] Big thanks to the MonoGame team for their awesome work!


  • [ 2016-06-28 14:29:53 CET ] [ Original post ]


    BIG update! Version 1.43.

    Big update brings:
    [olist]

  • Graphics and input libraries changed. Moved from OpenTK to SDL2.
  • Proper 4K and retina displays support!
  • Better windowed mode behaviour.
  • Better gamepads support.
  • Screen Effects in Options. Now you can play it with true arcade CRT look.
  • Tournament transition screens music and sfx tweaks to sound better.
  • Proper game icon display on Mac and Linux. [/olist] Please let me know what this update improved for you and if it broke something. And a GIF reminder of new Puzzle mode and achievements from last update:


  • [ 2016-06-21 14:40:45 CET ] [ Original post ]


    PUZZLE mode update! Version 1.4.

    Big update brings: [olist]

  • New PUZZLE mode! Solve 100 mind bending puzzles with just one pair of blobs. Play it alone, with friends, with bots or all mixed up!
  • 6 new Puzzle mode achievements.
  • Fixed a small bug with garbage that becomes a color. When playing with less than 4 colors it would turn some garbage in a color that was not in your color set. This is a specific Variants setting combination that is rarely played. [/olist] Waiting for you valuable feedback in a form of comment, review or whatever you prefer, it means a lot! More updates coming up, Enjoy!


  • [ 2016-06-03 21:11:04 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Small update, version 1.33

    New update brings: [olist]

  • New interesting options for Garbage Type in Variants. Now you can set it to garbage that turns into color after clearing blobs next to it instead of clearing it from the board.
  • Fixed visual bug where stars would show up in the secret match 4 gameplay mode.
  • Some minor menu improvements and additions. [/olist] Next update should bring new Puzzle mode with additional Achievements!


  • [ 2016-05-11 18:03:22 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Small update, version 1.31 available for Windows, Mac and Linux

    Small update brings: [olist]

  • ENDLESS FIGHTERS achievement was unachievable and is now fixed. But if you got 30 or 50 wins with a friend you have unlocked it.
  • Some menu enhancements.
  • Secret Arcade gameplay rule requested by Chaf. Go to Variants and press player one A button 10X to unlock MATCH FOUR rule instead of the original add 2 stars! Note: leaderboards entry and achievements are turned off with altering the matching rule.
  • Added Language option in Options and Puzzle in Game Modes as coming soon. [/olist] More updates coming soon, Enjoy!


  • [ 2016-04-23 19:10:30 CET ] [ Original post ]


    BIG update available now! Ver 1.3

    Big update brings: [olist]

  • New game mode ENDLESS BATTLE.
  • New leaderboard for ENDLESS BATTLE.
  • 11 new ACHIEVEMENTS.
  • Menu improvements.
  • New VARIANTS option LEVEL UP. This option only affects ARCADE fight mode and if set to NO there will be no speed increase and no new colors. This options is added in place of HOLD LEFT/RIGHT option that no one uses and makes no sense to be here. If someone is using it I can move it to OPTIONS. [/olist] Thanks to Orange Ball for suggesting me to add Endless Battle and thanks to Jerry Vishnevsky for the feedback.


  • [ 2016-04-10 13:27:30 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Another quick update, v1.23

    Update brings: [olist]

  • Fixed last very rare game crashing bug! The game had no bugs on release but there were couple hidden bugs that very rarely or never happened to you but now I can tell you there are 0 bugs! Some players might experience some display issues that are related to the specific hardware and drivers but that should be fixed very soon with the upcoming graphics library changes!
  • Minor menu improvements. Added left/right arrows around buttons that require left/right to change values. [/olist] Big thanks to Jerry Vishnevsky (mailsprower1) for reporting the bugs and the feedback! Next update will add new very cool gameplay mode! ;) Enjoy!


  • [ 2016-03-25 01:02:08 CET ] [ Original post ]


    New small update, version 1.22

    Update brings:

    • By your request now you can choose around which blob to rotate in Options.
    • Very rare fast drop bug fixed for good.
    Train hard and get ready for next awesome update that will push you to the limit! ;)


    [ 2016-03-23 23:13:23 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Small update, ver 1.21.

    Small update with some quick fixes: [olist]

  • Fixed gamepad Left Stick up issue on MacOS.
  • Some backend libraries update.
  • Fixed @ char issue on player name input.
  • In case you have full screen issues like the game is zoomed in upper left quarter, now you can press ESC on first screen to go directly to Window Mode that is defaulted to 1440x810 resolution. Then you can go to Options => Window Mode and change it to your liking.
  • Minor grammar mistakes corrected in Tournament. [/olist]


  • [ 2016-03-17 15:59:33 CET ] [ Original post ]


    New big update available now! v1.2

    Latest update brings: [olist]

  • New Theme Park background!
  • Improved Tournament! Start story, dialogues and transitions.
  • Improved game transitions and game start animations!
  • Minor fast drop improvements and rare glitch fixed.
  • Nicer Loading :)
  • Minor presentation improvements. [/olist] https://twitter.com/RainingBlobs/status/709169207850749952


  • [ 2016-03-14 00:32:16 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Quick small update, ver 1.185

    Small update brings some improvements and minor fixes: [olist]

  • Fixed left/right controller text for gamepads.
  • Fixed Y/N coloring for Invisible mode on Leaderboards.
  • How To Play screen improvements.
  • Girls background modified.
  • Some minor display bugs fixed. [/olist]


  • [ 2016-03-03 01:16:29 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Awesome new update available now for Windows, Mac and Linux! Ver 1.18.

    New update brings: [olist]

  • Proper How To Play screen in Options!
  • All girls redone from scratch to look perfect!
  • Enya now has 3 versions as the rest of the girls, not just one!
  • Character selection screen improvements.
  • Easy AI is a bit easier. [/olist] Enjoy! More updates coming soon.


  • [ 2016-02-28 18:23:40 CET ] [ Original post ]


    New update, version 1.16 available now

    Small update brings: [olist]

  • Ability to change player 1 input after pressing start. If you started game by pressing Enter and you want to switch to gamepad or the other keyboard input, just press and hold start (Enter in this case) and it will take you back to Press Start screen.
  • Linux full screen issue fixed. For some Linux users the game did not start in full screen even though it was set to full screen. Now it should be OK.
  • There were rare random crashes on Mac version. The problem was in the sound engine and now it should be fixed. [/olist] More updates coming soon!


  • [ 2016-02-16 15:41:49 CET ] [ Original post ]


    First update available now for Windows, Mac and Linux!

    First update brings many UI improvements: [olist]

  • Very easy CPU difficulty is easier. You requested it! :)
  • Use of actual player 1 input buttons/keys in menu text.
  • Ability to restart arcade game.
  • Better explanation on intro screen.
  • More description in menu options.
  • Changed menu CONTINUE to RESUME as some were confused.
  • CPU players in Arcade mode selection screen are labeled with C1, C2...
  • Improvements in adding CPU players to avoid confusion.
  • Random colors garbage type now drops blobs with stars, making the gameplay much more fun and chaotic. [/olist] That was the boring stuff...

    Start Arcade, add all players (CPU or real), hold Start button/key until you see white flash and press Select button/key while still holding Start! Before you do this I suggest turning on random colors garbage in Variants.



  • [ 2016-02-05 00:44:12 CET ] [ Original post ]


    Linux update [Arch Linux fix]

    Some of you reported that the game is not working on Arch Linux. I just updated Linux version and it should be working fine. If the game is starting in windowed mode instead of full screen, go to Options and try changing in some of the Window Modes and go back to full screen. In worst case it should be working fine in Windowed mode if it has issues in full screen. Full screen issue happens in some cases, I don't see it on my Linux. More updates will be coming soon.


    [ 2016-01-17 21:11:21 CET ] [ Original post ]


    End of an epic journey!

    What a journey this was guys! Windows, Mac and Linux builds are up on Steam and running perfectly fine! Thanks from the bottom of my heart, I could never end this journey without companions like you! Can't wait for Friday to come and embark on a new journey! Endi Milojkoski


    [ 2016-01-12 19:57:00 CET ] [ Original post ]



    Raining Blobs
    Endi Milojkoski
  • Developer

  • Black Shell Media
  • Publisher

  • 2016-01-15
  • Release

  • Strategy Singleplayer
  • Tags

  • Game News Posts 62  
    🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
    🎮 Full Controller Support
  • Controls

  • Positive

    (35 reviews)


  • Review Score

  • http://rainingblobs.com
  • Website

  • https://store.steampowered.com/app/414370 
  • Steam Store

  • The Game includes VR Support



    Raining Blobs Content Linux [177.42 M]

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    Raining Blobs is a fast-paced arcade puzzle game based around matching falling blocks. Matching blocks of the same color will link them together while matching blocks with stars in them will destroy the linked blocks. This game will put both your fingers and mind to a test of raw skill. Prove that you have what it takes to survive the endless blob rain!

    Key Features:
    • Adore the cast of cute female protagonists inspired by anime style art.
    • Crush your competition with up to 8 player local coop or vs mode! Show your friends just how good you are! Up to 16 with CPUs!
    • Secure your position as the undisputed Raining Blobs master by rising to the top of the leaderboards in Arcade and Endless Battle Mode.
    • Advance your way through a selection of fierce battles in Tournament mode and unravel the story.
    • Solve all mind-bending puzzles in Puzzle mode.
    • Collect a wide selection of challenging and rewarding achievements.

    Oh, and did we mention the cute girls?
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