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Steam News24 June 202612d ago

🎱 Steam Next Fest Success & Update 0.0.143! 🎱

Steam Next Fest was an absolute whirlwind! We are still processing how incredible it was. So many of you downloaded the demo, sent in feedback, filed bug reports, and smashed that wishlist button.

In this update4

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Full Spooker update

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What changed

7 fixes3 additions5 changes2 removals
  • UI and audio
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • Store
  • Fixes
changedSteam Next Fest was an absolute whirlwind! We are still processing how incredible it was. So many of you downloaded the demo, sent in feedback, filed bug reports, and smashed that wishlist button. We are infinitely grateful for the support!
changedSomehow, in the middle of all that festival madness, we also managed to jam a massive list of fixes, balance changes, and visual overhauls into this build. Here is what is rolling out this week in Update 0.0.143 :
changed💡 Visuals & Atmosphere (A Brand New Look!)Updated Lighting System: We have completely overhauled all in-game lights with a volumetrics system, and the game looks absolutely amazing . Go see the atmosphere for yourself!
added💡 Visuals & Atmosphere (A Brand New Look!)Steam Deck Performance: We’ve made a handful of small performance optimisations that offset the new lighting systems performance cost. Performance on the Deck remains phenomenal.
added💡 Visuals & Atmosphere (A Brand New Look!)Game Case Visibility: We added targeted lights to the game case to ensure it stays beautifully visible and atmospheric under the new lighting system.
added🎥 Camera & Control OverhaulsTop-Down Aiming is Live: You can now aim directly while in top-down mode! Enjoy the new perspective. Note: We are still playtesting this to balance the difficulty. Our resident Pool Pro, Benjamin, essentially didn't miss a single shot during playtesting last night... but he's a pro, so that's somewhat expected!

Spooker changes

changedSteam Next Fest was an absolute whirlwind! We are still processing how incredible it was. So many of you downloaded the demo, sent in feedback, filed bug reports, and smashed that wishlist button. We are infinitely grateful for the support!
changedSomehow, in the middle of all that festival madness, we also managed to jam a massive list of fixes, balance changes, and visual overhauls into this build. Here is what is rolling out this week in Update 0.0.143 :
changedUpdated Lighting System: We have completely overhauled all in-game lights with a volumetrics system, and the game looks absolutely amazing . Go see the atmosphere for yourself!
addedSteam Deck Performance: We’ve made a handful of small performance optimisations that offset the new lighting systems performance cost. Performance on the Deck remains phenomenal.
addedGame Case Visibility: We added targeted lights to the game case to ensure it stays beautifully visible and atmospheric under the new lighting system.

Steam Next Fest was an absolute whirlwind! We are still processing how incredible it was. So many of you downloaded the demo, sent in feedback, filed bug reports, and smashed that wishlist button. We are infinitely grateful for the support!

Because we love stats, check out how Spooker placed across the Popular and Upcoming categories during the festival:

  • #1 in Billiards 🥇

  • #3 in Dark Humor Roguelite & Psychological Horror Roguelite

  • #4 in Gambling Roguelite & Gambling Horror

  • #6 in Gambling

  • #8 in Horror Dark Humor

  • #9 in Horror Roguelike

  • #12 in Horror Roguelite

  • #19 in Dark Humor

  • #38 in Deckbuilding Roguelite

  • #56 in Deckbuilding

To everyone who joined our Discord during the fest—welcome! Don't be shy, jump into the chat and say hello!

Somehow, in the middle of all that festival madness, we also managed to jam a massive list of fixes, balance changes, and visual overhauls into this build. Here is what is rolling out this week in Update 0.0.143:

💡 Visuals & Atmosphere (A Brand New Look!)

  • Updated Lighting System: We have completely overhauled all in-game lights with a volumetrics system, and the game looks absolutely amazing. Go see the atmosphere for yourself!

  • Steam Deck PerformanceWe’ve made a handful of small performance optimisations that offset the new lighting systems performance cost. Performance on the Deck remains phenomenal.
  • Game Case VisibilityWe added targeted lights to the game case to ensure it stays beautifully visible and atmospheric under the new lighting system.

🎥 Camera & Control Overhauls

  • Top-Down Aiming is LiveYou can now aim directly while in top-down mode! Enjoy the new perspective. Note: We are still playtesting this to balance the difficulty. Our resident Pool Pro, Benjamin, essentially didn't miss a single shot during playtesting last night... but he's a pro, so that's somewhat expected!

  • Aim Retention: Switching back to first-person mode from the top-down camera will no longer reset your aim.

⚙️ Mechanics & Balancing

  • Quick Shop Buff: The Quick Shop (i.e. Pocket Shop) is no longer a consumable! It now activates instantaneously, and you can use it regardless of your current consumable limit.

  • Overkill Coin Cap: We noticed coin generation was getting wildly out of hand. We have capped overkill coins to 50 before multipliers from permanent upgrades are applied. This will likely change to a scaling system based on your run depth in the future as we continue to balance.

  • Rail Physics Adjustments

    We've cleaned up several physical issues on the bumpers, and Benjamin has confirmed the bounce angles and feel are much closer to real-life expectations.

    Under the Hood Note

    We are still hunting a pesky bug where rail velocity gets overly dampened or hits zero - in short - the ball sometimes just stops on the rail. Fixing this permanently will likely require a bit of rethought into how we construct our tables. It's a top priority for the next couple of weeks, but these current tweaks should make things feel much better in the meantime!

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Out-of-Bounds SpawningFixed a bug where cloning balls near a rail could accidentally spawn them completely off the table. As a small team doing all our QA in-house, this one slipped past us before Next Fest, but it is officially sorted!
  • Multi-Monitor BootingFixed an issue where launching Spooker for the first time could cause it to initialize on the wrong monitor.
  • Keyboard Spin InputFixed a bug where trying to apply spin using the W and S keys would accidentally alter your shot force.
  • Trophy DuplicationFixed a UI exploit where rapidly clicking on the reward screen could duplicate a trophy.
  • Champion of ChanceFixed a bug preventing the Champion of Chance trophy from properly activating on boss tables.
  • Heckler of the Year TextCorrected the text description for Level 2 of this trophy. It now accurately reflects the power-up: "For every 7 points you score, your opponent loses 2 points. " (previously it incorrectly displayed 10).

We have a massive roadmap of changes on the way fueled directly by your Next Fest feedback. Thank you all again for making the festival such a historic milestone for our little team.

Good luck on the tables, and we'll see you next week with even more updates!

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Steam News / 24 June 2026

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