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Version 0.985 Update
Patch Notes The Combo Breaker Event stage (based on our WIP stage 'The Gig') has been reverted to Paul's old 'mountain' stage... for now. 'The Gig' and its unique stage music will both return once they're fully ready to…
Event8 changesFixBalance - Mega Knockdown
Compete in the special 4th Anniversary Edition of our online league!
The Mega Knockdown League Every month the Mega Knockdown Discord holds an online league where players can test their mettle, get some games in and earn some bragging rights and a small (~$20) cash prize. The next league…
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Version 0.984 Update (Hotfix)
In 16:10 aspect ratios, stages will no longer zoom in as much (1.1x instead of 1.2x). This zoom was originally to let stages completely fit on the screen without any black bars, but this level of scaling was making back…
Announcement3 changesFixGameplay - Mega Knockdown
Combo Breaker Weekend Event
We're going to Combo Breaker this weekend! If you're coming too, see here for information on our planned meetup and after-hours tournament. Even if you're staying home, we're putting out a special 'Combo Breaker' versio…
Event11 changesFixGameplay - Mega Knockdown
Version 0.982 Update (Hotfix)
This patch mostly tunes up the timing and chroeography of attacks, which is a sensitive system that was changed a lot in the previous update. If you are -10 or -20, but about to avoid the hitbox of an attack, you will a…
Store6 changesFixGameplay - Mega Knockdown
The Cross-Update
New and Updated Animations Maria and Noel now have an idle animations. Every character has an idle now! Adjusted a few Maria animations so they transition into/out of idle better. Nils and Marv have new air throw animat…
Announcement36 changesFixGameplay - Mega Knockdown
Version 0.981 Update
Lewis' HP has increased from 1350 to 1400. Although his small HP pool emphasized his allergy to blocking, Lewis has seen some nerfs in the past year or two and might be better off with a more 'normal' HP value. If there…
Event3 changes1 numericGameplay - Mega Knockdown
Version 0.9805 Update
Tutorial Improvements When you clear a lesson, Paul now does his win pose. Likewise, if you lose a mission, Nick will do his win pose. After beating a mission, the stage no longer darkens as much so you can see the win/…
Announcement5 changesFixGameplay - Mega Knockdown
Win Poses Update
Win animations Characters now do a special animation when they win the round. Only a couple of characters (Nils, Paul) have bespoke win pose animations, the rest are mostly reusing sprites from other animations. This wi…
Announcement2 changesFixGameplay - Mega Knockdown
Lobbies Revamp
A lot of our recent development efforts have gone toward something that will release alongside the 1.0 release of the game later this year, but in the meantime, we made the lobbies better and fixed a couple small things…
Announcement7 changesFixGameplay - Mega Knockdown
Year in Review & 2026 Dev Goals
In 2025, our small team continued to put a bunch of time and effort into improving Mega Knockdown. Let's recap a few of last year's updates, and our goals for 2026. 2025 Recap First of all, in 2025 we expanded the game'…
Store15 changesGameplayWorkshop - Mega Knockdown
November Update: THE RUSH
Nick Beardguy - New Moves and Rebalance Nick's Faith Smasher is now a command throw with a unique animation. It does 350 damage, pushes 1 square, and can't be teched except by another Faith Smasher. It will still lose t…
Announcement30 changes3 numericFix - Mega Knockdown
Version 0.9791 update (Hotfix)
Fixed an issue in the Arcade mode where clicking to advance would skip dialogue instead of first advancing to the end of the current dialogue. Found a bug, or have feedback to share? You can press F8 at any time during…
Announcement2 changesFixGameplay - Mega Knockdown
October Update: SUPLEX
New Animations, Visual Improvements & Fixes Billy has an all-new back throw animation. New reaction animations have been added to Billy and Paul's back throws. Billy now has a proper idle animation. Several of Billy's s…
Announcement20 changes1 numericFix - Mega Knockdown
Version 0.9776 Update (Hotfix)
Fixed a rare issue causing Maria's Cruel Intentions to trigger the punish state too early after a certain (frame perfect) series of events. Found a bug, or have feedback to share? You can press F8 at any time during gam…
Announcement2 changesFixGameplay - Mega Knockdown
Impact Update II: Bigger Hits!
This update adds a lot more "juice" to hit impacts. By that I mean I've put in more effects and adjusted some animations to enhance the visceral feel you get from hitting and getting hit. Our artist Alan has been asking…
Announcement18 changesFixGameplay
