Announcement
Update notes for August 8th
Just to announce we released a quick fix regarding minor audio issues and a few missing achievements. Please keep us up to date if you run into any problems while playing.
Read announcementSteam
Sketchbots
Also known as Sketchbots, s, sketchbots
Hone your programming skills through a series of increasingly complex challenges in which you use a node based language to guide your robot through the required goals.
Last update
19 May 2026
Players now
0
Latest update
Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
13 updates
May 2021
- A new Sketchbots update is now live!As of today, the new Sketchbots Early Access update is live, featuring a number of minor fixes. Also, when playing against the computer AI in the duel mode, you can select the AI difficulty, which currently supports a f…
April 2021
- New game mode added to the duelDuring the past few weeks we've been hard at work at expanding the duel mode. Now there are more options to customize your game, as well as a whole new game mode. Previously you could only play in a last-man-standing ty…
- A new enemy made its way to Sketchbots!Introducing the Chaser! If he sees your bot, he won't stop until it's destroyed. Will you be able to deceive and avoid him? You'll have 9 new levels to test your wits against him. Or create your own in the level editor.…
March 2021
- More Duel improvements are now live!As of today, you can play against an AI opponent in the duel game mode and your robot brains are saved when you select a rematch, preventing the need for reloading them manually. Aside from that, a number of minor quali…
- New biweekly patch is outAfter releasing the "Duel" game mode a few weeks back, we dedicated the past two weeks to tweaking the mode to make it more enjoyable. You'll find the map generator working a bit better, with less chance of running into…
February 2021
- New game mode live!After quite a bit of work, we're proud to announce that the "Duel" game mode finally made its way to the public build of Sketchbots! Challenge your friends to see who programmed the better bot in 1v1, 2v2 or 4 player fr…
- Achievements have made their way to Sketchbots!As part of our last biweekly patch, we finally made the step to include achievements in Sketchbots! For starters, there are 9 of them, some connected to particular level types, a few connected to the level editor and a…
January 2021
- Fifth biweekly patchTo celebrate two months since our Early Access launch, we decided to release a new set of levels. 9 of them to be exact, with a few easier ones and a few really challenging levels. And we put in a bit of effort to give…
- Fourth biweekly patchAfter a massive update two weeks back, we decided to focus more on polishing out the features currently in the game during this update period. You'll notice a whole array of new sounds, both from the UI and the playing…
- Third biweekly patchWhile our first two patches mostly featured UX improvements and overall polish, we figured it was time to release a new set of levels. With that in mind, we created a whole new level type in which your goal is to toggle…
December 2020
- Second biweekly patchAfter almost a month of listening to all your feedback, we're proud to announce that the Sketchbots UI has undergone a massive rework. Instead of having to pan between the level and the robot graph, now you can see the…
Gallery
In-game media
Achievements
Community progression
Top picks from 16 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- Getting startedWin any level69.6%
- Like shooting bots in a barrelDestroy a target65.9%
- Nap timeDestroy a turret20.0%
- Bot GryllsWin a level where the goal is to survive7.3%
- Rolled overDestroy a roller6.9%
- SugabotsWin a level where the goal is to push the button(s)4.9%