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Steam News4 April 20263mo ago

April Update is Here – Gravelix Looks (and Feels) Better Than Ever

New visuals: CRT shader and dynamic lighting The biggest addition in this update.

In this update5

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  • Performance
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
changedNew visuals: CRT shader and dynamic lightingThe biggest addition in this update. The game now looks like you're playing it on an old CRT monitor – with subtle barrel distortion at the edges, scan lines, and a gentle vignette around the screen. Nothing aggressive, just a warm nostalgic feel.
changedNew visuals: CRT shader and dynamic lightingOn top of that, dynamic 2D lighting is now in – tetrominoes and the play field cast light, and fireworks explosions are properly lit too. The result? The game feels more alive and immersive, especially in a dark room.
addedSteam leaderboards – who's the best?You can now compare your score with the rest of the world. The global leaderboard is live and waiting for your record. See where you stand – then do better.
addedNew settingsThe settings menu now has two tabs – Video and Other. You'll find new options for texture filtering and screenshake reduction if that bothers you. The layout is cleaner and easier to navigate overall.
addedA few more things...The gravelix.cz website now has a community section with links to Discord and YouTube
changedA few more things...Various fixes and under-the-hood optimizations

Gravelix changes

changedThe biggest addition in this update. The game now looks like you're playing it on an old CRT monitor – with subtle barrel distortion at the edges, scan lines, and a gentle vignette around the screen. Nothing aggressive, just a warm nostalgic feel.
changedOn top of that, dynamic 2D lighting is now in – tetrominoes and the play field cast light, and fireworks explosions are properly lit too. The result? The game feels more alive and immersive, especially in a dark room.
addedYou can now compare your score with the rest of the world. The global leaderboard is live and waiting for your record. See where you stand – then do better.
addedThe settings menu now has two tabs – Video and Other. You'll find new options for texture filtering and screenshake reduction if that bothers you. The layout is cleaner and easier to navigate overall.
addedThe gravelix.cz website now has a community section with links to Discord and YouTube

New visuals: CRT shader and dynamic lighting

The biggest addition in this update. The game now looks like you're playing it on an old CRT monitor – with subtle barrel distortion at the edges, scan lines, and a gentle vignette around the screen. Nothing aggressive, just a warm nostalgic feel.

On top of that, dynamic 2D lighting is now in – tetrominoes and the play field cast light, and fireworks explosions are properly lit too. The result? The game feels more alive and immersive, especially in a dark room.

Steam leaderboards – who's the best?

You can now compare your score with the rest of the world. The global leaderboard is live and waiting for your record. See where you stand – then do better.

New settings

The settings menu now has two tabs – Video and Other. You'll find new options for texture filtering and screenshake reduction if that bothers you. The layout is cleaner and easier to navigate overall.

A few more things...

The gravelix.cz website now has a community section with links to Discord and YouTube

Sharing links to the game on social media now looks much better (Open Graph tags)

Various fixes and under-the-hood optimizations

Thanks to everyone playing and sharing feedback – every comment helps. If you have ideas or run into a bug, drop by Discord or the Steam discussions.

If you like the game please review it here on the Steam!

– Michal

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Steam News / 4 April 2026

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