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Celebrating 10 years of Schwarzerblitz - Final Call for Fan Art
Ten years? TEN YEARS! You've read it right: Schwarzerblitz is now a decade old! Development started in May 2016. Here's a relic of that time, featuring my old defunct laptop too in my Heildeberg room =P The game has gon…
[BUG FIX] Fixed Shaz's combo trial
Shaz's combo trial became impossible to finish due to a mistake in a configuration file in the last update. This fixes it.
[Bug Fix] Fixed Miralock and Shazfinite
A hard lock was caused by performing Mira's j.K close to the ring's edge after a ring out. The root cause hasn't been removed, but now the game won't hang if this happens again. Also, fixed an unintended Shaz infinite c…
Schwarzerblitz v1.7.0 is out!
Schwarzerblitz v 1.7.0 (11.08.2025) As promised for a while, a new patch of Schwarzerblitz is now fresh out of the oven, taking into account feedback that came out of my experience at EVO too! Full patch notes follow! T…
Schwarzerblitz at EVO 2025 - this is not a drill!
THAT'S RIGHT! Schwarzerblitz will be featured as a part of the indie fighting game developer expo as a part of EVO Las Vegas, from August 1 to August 3! Come with your friends and play Schwarzerblitz at the Der Mondhase…
[Minor bug fix] Fixed Donner's second trial visual glitch
One of Donner's combos in Donner's second trial ("Impact Cancel Combo #2") advanced the input by one step too much because of a configuration error. It was just a display glitch, the trial could be cleared anyway, but n…
2024 Character popularity poll - the results!
Hello, Schwarzerblitz players! The 2024 Character Popularity Poll is over! Thanks to all who have taken part - this has been the largest Schwarzerblitz survey since the game's alpha launch in 2017! Now, for the results!…
The Schwarzerblitz 2024 Character Popularity Poll is now open!
Hello, Schwarzerblitz players! A lot of time has passed since I launched a character popularity poll for this game! Now, after v1.6 has been shipped, it is time to make amends and hear your voice! The poll will be open…
[Major Bug Fix] Steam Deck Input issues solved
A major bug that caused the input to lag on Steam Deck or Linux + Proton while playing with a joypad has finally been fixed. Thank you for your patience and massive thanks to everyone who helped fixing it! Long version…
Minor update: v.1.6.1 (16.07.2024)
Schwarzerblitz v.1.6.1 (16.07.2024) Character changes Lucia 9P can now be cancelled on whiff (rationale: Lucia, contrary to most other characters, couldn't cancel any of her moves on whiff. This update gives her at leas…
RIDE THE LIGHTNING! Schwarzerblitz v1.6 is out!
Seven years after the first alpha version and four years after the Steam debut, the lightning strikes again! Schwarzerblitz receives one new massive update! A new playable character: Lucia Lunarossa joins the cast, this…
A small delay - SCHWB v1.6 will come out in the middle of June 2024
A short technical delay Due at least two other indie fighting games coming out on May 30-31st and Steam Next Fest approaching, I've decided to postpone the release of Schwarzerblitz v1.6 to the middle of June. Wanna see…
Schwarzerblitz - Candidate v1.6 Release available in the endless-beta branch
One last huge update Schwarzerblitz v1.6 is coming soon as a last big update... and I need all the player feedback I can get! The release candidate version is available in the endless-beta branch of the game. To access…
[Bug Fix] Fixed song selection not working with player 2 controls
Song selection wasn't working when Player 2 had selection priority (e.g. vs AI selected with P2 controls). Furthermore, the icons were displayed with the wrong size. This has been fixed Fixed a small memory leak due to…
[Bug fix] Pressing Trigger while advancing won't cause unwanted running
Due to some unintended behavior, pressing the Trigger button while walking forward would automatically make the character run. This made it very difficult to start Trigger Combos with moves that included a forward direc…
[Small bug fix] Krave's and coin sound effects missing
During the last update, I changed some of the base functions of the sound effect engine, causing the coin sound effect in the tutorial and Krave's WRYYYY during his grab to go AWOL. This patch fixes the bugs introduced…
Small bug fix - Fixed error with jukebox and song selection
Due to having uploaded the wrong file during the last build process, the jukebox and song selection in free match was broken. Now everything should work as intended.
Schwarzerblitz v1.5 is out! Let the lightning strike LOUDER!
Schwarzerblitz v1.5 is out! Aaaand here you are a full changelog with all what has been modified! New feature: Song selection in Free Match mode is now available New feature: Songs which are part of DLC content (such as…
GO! GO! GO! Guardians! A crossover costume set is going to storm Schwarzerblitz
GO! GO! GO! Guardians! To celebrate the release of my new game 8-Colors Star Guardians PLUS on Steam, Schwarzerblitz will receive a free costume set DLC inspired by the game! This set will be available for download on S…
[BUG FIX] fixed game crash due Arkaneis's Frosty Faustings 2022 skin
Long story short, some issues with loading an empty texture from the wrong path during a couple of his projectile attacks. Now fixed!
