Steam News4 December 20257mo ago

Welcome to the Early Access of Foobar Zero!

The day has finally come, on December 4th of 2025 we have published our game as Early Access. We are very proud of our work that we put into it during the lengthy 8 years of development.

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addedThe day has finally come, on December 4th of 2025 we have published our game as Early Access. We are very proud of our work that we put into it during the lengthy 8 years of development. You can now play the game anytime with anyone without any restrictions! This version of the game has 3 gamemodes, 8 finished maps, 10 weapons and 19 skills. But this is just the beginning , let me share with you the plan we are trying to achieve.

addedMore of everythingSo what are we trying to add to the game during the early access? More of everything. We have created the core DNA for the game but it has limited content.

addedMore of everythingWe plan to spice up the gameplay with new gamemodes, maps, weapons and skills. If you have participated in the playtests you may have tried some of the upcoming gamemodes, like chaser and capture, but there are more plans on the drawing table. Of course, new gamemodes will require new maps too, so expect new maps for the new gamemodes and the old ones too. New weapons and skills are mandatory to keep the game alive so expect some of them too.

addedMore of everythingWe plan on upgrading and expanding on the looks too. First of all: the male character. This will be a huge task for us, it will not only require a new model, but new animations and a bunch of cosmetics for it too. Expect new sets of clothing for both of the characters, exotic looks for weapons and maybe skills too! More emotes and voicelines can appear too, maybe part of some events.

changedThe road to 1.0Did you just say events? Yes, we are planning to do multiple events per year to make the game feel exciting and alive. And that is not just before the 1.0, we plan on keeping making events long after the 1.0 release.

addedThe road to 1.0On the road to 1.0 we will pass multiple milestones that will mean game updates. We won't keep the new features for ourselves until release, if it is finished, it will appear in an update. Most of these updates will contain what you just read in the section above.

Foobar Zero changes

addedSo what are we trying to add to the game during the early access? More of everything. We have created the core DNA for the game but it has limited content.

addedWe plan to spice up the gameplay with new gamemodes, maps, weapons and skills. If you have participated in the playtests you may have tried some of the upcoming gamemodes, like chaser and capture, but there are more plans on the drawing table. Of course, new gamemodes will require new maps too, so expect new maps for the new gamemodes and the old ones too. New weapons and skills are mandatory to keep the game alive so expect some of them too.

addedWe plan on upgrading and expanding on the looks too. First of all: the male character. This will be a huge task for us, it will not only require a new model, but new animations and a bunch of cosmetics for it too. Expect new sets of clothing for both of the characters, exotic looks for weapons and maybe skills too! More emotes and voicelines can appear too, maybe part of some events.

changedDid you just say events? Yes, we are planning to do multiple events per year to make the game feel exciting and alive. And that is not just before the 1.0, we plan on keeping making events long after the 1.0 release.

The day has finally come, on December 4th of 2025 we have published our game as Early Access. We are very proud of our work that we put into it during the lengthy 8 years of development. You can now play the game anytime with anyone without any restrictions! This version of the game has 3 gamemodes, 8 finished maps, 10 weapons and 19 skills. But this is just the beginning , let me share with you the plan we are trying to achieve.

More of everything

So what are we trying to add to the game during the early access? More of everything. We have created the core DNA for the game but it has limited content.

We plan to spice up the gameplay with new gamemodes, maps, weapons and skills. If you have participated in the playtests you may have tried some of the upcoming gamemodes, like chaser and capture, but there are more plans on the drawing table. Of course, new gamemodes will require new maps too, so expect new maps for the new gamemodes and the old ones too. New weapons and skills are mandatory to keep the game alive so expect some of them too.

We plan on upgrading and expanding on the looks too. First of all: the male character. This will be a huge task for us, it will not only require a new model, but new animations and a bunch of cosmetics for it too. Expect new sets of clothing for both of the characters, exotic looks for weapons and maybe skills too! More emotes and voicelines can appear too, maybe part of some events.

The road to 1.0

Did you just say events? Yes, we are planning to do multiple events per year to make the game feel exciting and alive. And that is not just before the 1.0, we plan on keeping making events long after the 1.0 release.

On the road to 1.0 we will pass multiple milestones that will mean game updates. We won't keep the new features for ourselves until release, if it is finished, it will appear in an update. Most of these updates will contain what you just read in the section above.

Are we there yet?

No. But when will this magical 1.0 happen? Good question. As we are not a game developer company, we don't have strict pipelines. It will take more than a year, that is guaranteed. One thing we can promise: we won't stop developing the game, it won't be fast, but we can reach it eventually. I hope you will come with us on this journey.

I love free games

So this game is free? In this economy?

Yes the game is free, and we don't plan to change this ever. However you are right, this is a multiplayer game, so we need to pay for servers and such. That's why we are planning to add some epic cosmetics to the game that you can buy with real money. But strictly no pay to win, these will be cosmetics purely. Can’t promise that we won't create some skins that you can't resist though.

If you want to support us financially before that, we are starting a Patreon. We will be very grateful for anyone who donates us anything.

How can I help?

Are you a fan of the game and want to help make the game flourish?

There are a few ways:

Leave a review on Steam, this helps us tremendously
We will still need playtesters for the new features, if you are interested in the development join our Discord server.
Support us on Patreon to keep the servers alive.
We are looking for enthusiastic people that can localize the game to their native language. Join the Discord server for more info.
Tell your friends! We don’t have a huge budget to do extravagant marketing, and there may be people out there who would love to play the game, just don’t know about it.

Big hug for everyone

We are so happy that we reached this goal, come play the game, and you may meet with us ingame. Expect a big /hug!

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Steam News / 4 December 2025

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