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Steam News26 March 20263mo ago

Big News: Bolt & Whalington Open Playtest Is Now Live!

No need to wait, jump in Whalington right now! ————Major Update———— For this playtest, we’ve condensed the game’s content to reduce early backtracking and get to its core mechanics and fun much sooner.

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changedFor this playtest, we’ve condensed the game’s content to reduce early backtracking and get to its core mechanics and fun much sooner. This version offers around 1.5 to 2 hours of gameplay.
changedThe goal of this build is to give everyone a fast, focused taste of what makes Bolt & Whalington special. In the official release, content will unfold at its intended pace, with plenty of hidden surprises and carefully crafted stages still waiting to be discovered.
addedThis playtest version also adds 2 brand-new challenge stages, which can be unlocked after defeating the hidden boss, “Cheese Baron.” These challenge stages let you try out some of the new abilities planned for later in the game and experience a different style of gameplay.
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螺钉与浮城 Bolt & Whalington changes

changedFor this playtest, we’ve condensed the game’s content to reduce early backtracking and get to its core mechanics and fun much sooner. This version offers around 1.5 to 2 hours of gameplay.
changedThe goal of this build is to give everyone a fast, focused taste of what makes Bolt & Whalington special. In the official release, content will unfold at its intended pace, with plenty of hidden surprises and carefully crafted stages still waiting to be discovered.
addedThis playtest version also adds 2 brand-new challenge stages, which can be unlocked after defeating the hidden boss, “Cheese Baron.” These challenge stages let you try out some of the new abilities planned for later in the game and experience a different style of gameplay.

No need to wait, jump in Whalington right now!

————Major Update————

For this playtest, we’ve condensed the game’s content to reduce early backtracking and get to its core mechanics and fun much sooner. This version offers around 1.5 to 2 hours of gameplay.

The goal of this build is to give everyone a fast, focused taste of what makes Bolt & Whalington special. In the official release, content will unfold at its intended pace, with plenty of hidden surprises and carefully crafted stages still waiting to be discovered.

This playtest version also adds 2 brand-new challenge stages, which can be unlocked after defeating the hidden boss, “Cheese Baron.” These challenge stages let you try out some of the new abilities planned for later in the game and experience a different style of gameplay.

Compared with the previous test build, we’ve also upgraded the game’s visuals. Most noticeably, the scenery aboard the Sardine has been taken to the next level.

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If you run into any issues while playing, or have any feedback or suggestions, feel free to join our Discord and chat with us there!

Lastly, we hope you have fun and make it all the way to the true ending!

Source

Steam News / 26 March 2026

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