Dr. Atominus — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Dr. Atominus 2.5.0 | 2025-08-11 | In this update there are lots of quality of life improvements, harder difficulty mode, native Linux support and more. The game page has a new trailer that tells about this update, so check it out. Quality of life improvementsImproved knockbackKnockback was improved. There is a new sprite for the atom and the knockback is a bit more realistic and feels nicer.Improved third boss battleThird boss battle was improved by making the boss faster in the second phase. The performance of this battle was also improved a lot.Remastered soundMusic is now stereo instead of mono. Also more sound effects were added to some cutscenes and other parts. The volu |
| About an upcoming update | 2025-07-26 | I have been working on a 5-year anniversary update for Dr. Atominus. It's coming a bit late, but here is a sneak peak to the update and also some other important info.A lot of polishing and quality of life updatesThe update will include many small improvements to the game, like improved knockback, hard difficulty and remastered sound. There are also performance improvements and bug fixes.Along with the update, native Linux support will be coming to Steam. It already works well with proton, but native support has some advantages, like faster startup and easier to navigate game files.Saving system change and backwards compatibilityRecently Dr. |
| Vote for Dr. Atominus in the Steam Awards 2023 | 2023-11-22 | Hello ヾ(ᵔ ᗜ ᵔ) Steam Awards are here. If you enjoyed Dr. Atominus, it would be great if you voted it for an award. Also, Dr. Atominus is on sale now. |
| My new game coming soon: Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword | 2023-05-18 | It's been about one and half years since I released my last game, and now I can finally announce my next game! Strategy game but with a penguin who has a sword It's a relaxing strategy / tactics rougelite game with lofi hiphop music. And there is a penguin. |
| Version 2.4.2.1. | 2022-10-05 | Dr. Atominus Version 2.4.2.1. Here are the changes: Updated German translation (Thanks to Jennifer Rosebrock for proofreading and improvements.) Optimization Removed some unused resources Updated credits Removed splash screen, because it slowed down opening the game Also, the game is currently on sale! |
| Fixed Steam achievements | 2022-08-15 | Dr. Atominus Version 2.4.1 Fixed Steam achievements Because of some update recently, Steam achievements were not working. Now they are fixed. Other changes Added splash screen The game is now 64-bit instead of 32-bit |
| New language: Portuguese! | 2022-08-03 | Dr. Atominus is now available in Portuguese thanks to LianaBlue. The game is now available in 8 languages! For now, the Portuguese language will be available only on the Steam and itchio versions of the game. Are you ready to escape (or not?!) from a (mad) scientist? Get the game now with a discount! |
| Update Version 2.3.0 | 2022-05-18 | Dr. Atominus Version 2.3.0 Dr. Atominus was just updated! In this update, some graphics were improved and there were also some other small improvements. Improved some graphics The sprites / images of 2 bosses have been improved a little. First, the infamously ugly spider. Before: After: Also, the true last boss. But I’m not putting the image here because of spoilers. Other improvements In the settings, when changing the language, it will now always show the word "language" in English too, so the option is easier to find when accidentally changing the language The game engine and other software was updated. Thanks to that, the download size of |
| Version 2.2.4 - Bug fixes | 2022-02-13 | Dr. Atominus Version 2.2.4 Fixed bug in first boss: When the boss was hit and the fireball it had shot was still flying, the fireball reversed its direction. Small fix in Steam functions (some steam functions were called without checking if they are available) |
| New Supper Banana! released on Steam | 2021-12-15 | New Supper Banana! released! New Supper Banana! is now available for PC, on Steam and itchio! Here is a trailer: https://youtu.be/lTNvBB8fqno New Supper Banana! is a funny adventure platformer drawn entirely in a notebook! Story The mad eater has appeared from another dimension and is eating everyone. You have to save them! https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/37712971/140560936d399d25fc7071b7e13be872a2757b10.gif Gameplay It's a 2D platformer game with an unique ability: Supper Dash! https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/37712971/af5dbe4a1c83cb2e4e2c9599a9af30dddfb90b71. |
| New Supper Banana! demo available for Steam next fest! | 2021-10-04 | You can now play the demo of New Supper Banana! It will be available during Steam next fest. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/37712971/c611d884159d4ec850d6c0c1b3da74767bbb88bb.png |
| About Linux support | 2021-08-05 | Dr. Atominus is now available for linux on itch.io! The Steam version will not have native linux support for now, but it should work using Steam Play. |
| Available on Xbox! | 2021-07-21 | Dr. Atominus is now available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S! |
| Version 2.2.3 - Bug fixes | 2021-07-19 | Dr. Atominus version 2.2.3 In this update there are lots of little bug fixes. Now the music continues after setting sound off and on again Fixed small bug with using treasure chests with a controller Fixed atom getting stuck in a certain room if there was water in it's legs and it couldn't jump high enough Fixed grammar mistake "by any change" -> "by any chance" Fixed (probably) window going out of fullscreen or changing position Added coins to a certain room |
| Coming soon to Xbox! | 2021-07-14 | Dr. Atominus will be released for Xbox One on 21th of July 2021. |
| Coming soon: New Supper Banana! | 2021-07-12 | New game from Pikku-a Games coming soon: New Supper Banana! https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/37712971/33fca407fca713d69e70376afa54232b34484565.png New Supper Banana is a funny adventure platformer where Supper Banana saves everyone. And it's drawn entirely in a notebook! https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/37712971/11ad182482b900b2caa854d1a9c55aff2aac6c0b.gif For more information, visit the Steam page of the game, where you can also add the game to your wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681080/New_Supper_Banana/ |
| Version 2.2.2 - Bug fixes | 2021-07-07 | Dr. Atominus version 2.2.2 - Improved performance - Now the instruction to use map is different when using a controller - Added instructions for controller that I forgot to add last time |
| Bug fixes & controller instructions | 2021-07-06 | Here is a little update for Dr. Atominus. Version 2.2.1! This is mostly bug fixes. These bugs were fixed: - Fixed player getting key when it wasn't supposed to get it - Disabled room restart button where it shouldn't be used - Fixed a bug that slowed down performance - Updated Finnish translation Also controller instructions were added. When playing with a controller, it shows for example, press "A", instead of press "Z". |
| Summer sale | 2021-07-03 | Dr. Atominus is currently on sale -50%. |
| Now available in Polish | 2021-06-04 | Dr. Atominus version 2.2.0 Polish language was added. The translation was done by Kubson103. Also fixed bug where atom appeared inside wall in laboratory and removed some unused fonts and scripts (removing them makes the download size a little smaller). |
| Dr. Atominus on Steam Open World Sale | 2021-05-27 | Dr. Atominus is participating in the Steam open world sale! Ready to explore the 4th dimension? |
| Korean & Russian languages added | 2021-03-04 | Dr. Atominus is now available in Korean and Russian! |
| v.2.0.1 | 2021-01-28 | Dr. Atominus version 2.0.1 Some bugs appeared when the epilogue was added. These bugs were fixed: Atom was visible when it wasn't supposed to be The ' character didn't show properly |
| Dr. Atominus epilogue released | 2021-01-27 | Hello everyone! A short epilogue for Dr. Atominus has been released today! About the epilogue Dr. Atominus has 3 different endings, and this epilogue takes place after the true ending. How is the life of Dr. Atominus, the AI and atom after 3 years? Find out in this small addition to the story! The epilogue is a free update. It is short (~5-10 minutes), but it gives a better conclusion to the game. |
| Epilogue coming soon | 2021-01-25 | I have been working on an epilogue for Dr. Atominus. And it will be available soon! Here is a sneak peek of the epilogue: And here is a weird bug where Dr. Atominus for some reason duplicated atom and made him bigger: The epilogue will be a free update. It's short, but it gives a better conclusion to the true ending. |
| Bug fixed | 2021-01-04 | Dr. Atominus Version 1.3.2 - Fixed a bug where the atom didn't appear in the first cutscene and the game was unplayable. |
| Bugs fixed & controller improvements | 2020-12-07 | Dr. Atominus version 1.3.1 Bug fixes and controller improvements Changed the controller button used to carry boxes, because it was the same as jump button Fixed duplicate atom bug Fixed controller stick menu problem |
| Finnish translation & bug fixes | 2020-11-16 | Dr. Atominus update version 1.3.0 Added Finnish translation & fixed bugs that caused the game to crash Hello everyone. Dr. Atominus has been updated to version 1.3.0. Here are the changes: Added Finnish translation. Fixed a bug that made the game crash when hitting a moving platform. Fixed a bug that made the game crash when hitting a box diagonally. Coming soon probably: Configure controls Epilogue (???) Etc. |
| Added Spanish translation & more | 2020-09-03 | Dr. Atominus version 1.2.0 Introduction Hello! Dr. Atominus has been updated to version 1.2.0. Spanish translation was added, many bugs were fixed and the game overall has been improved. In detail, the changes are here: Features - Spanish translation - Added coins to some places - Added enemies to some places Bug fixes - Fixed bug where the game freezed when colliding with a moving platform - Text didn't show in a certain terminal (pathway3) - In menus, arrow was sometimes overlapping with text - Improved code slightly - Improved performance Also, price of the game was reduced a little. What I will be working on next... I will be working on a |
| Price reduced | 2020-08-31 | Hello everyone. The price of Dr. Atominus was reduced a little, permanently. Thanks for your feedback. I also have some cool updates planned. But more about that later. |