Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pipistrello + Mina The Hollower Bundle! | 2026-07-02 | Pipstrello has teamed up with his hero, Mina! Mina and Pipistrello have joined forces to bring you a bundle that contains everyone's favorite retro rodents! (A bat is a flying rodent right?) Grab the bundle for you or a friend!Link to the Bundle!! |
| Pipistrello Daily Deal! 50% Off! One Year Anniversary! | 2026-05-28 | To celebrate the ONE YEAR anniversary of Pipistrello, we're being featured in a Daily Deal for 50% off! Thank you so much for the Overwhelming Positive reviews during this first year! Pipistrello is very thankful and is kickin back on the beach to enjoy his first birthday |
| Steam Autumn Sale - 30% Off! | 2025-09-29 | Hello everyone! We're hosting our first sale of 30% during the Steam Autumn Sale! Thanks again everyone for the amazing reviews, we appreciate all of you! |
| Overwhelmingly Positive v2.0 Update! | 2025-08-18 | Hello, everyone! Thanks to all of your support, we've reached the milestone of 500 reviews, achieving the title of "Overwhelmingly Positive" with a 98% approval ratio!To commemorate, we're releasing v2.0 of the game! The most important update is the new support for high refresh-rates, so you can now enjoy doing your favorite yoyo tricks at 120 Hz and higher!Here's the complete list of changes:Adds support for high refresh-rate monitors, together with a new setting to display the current frame-rate as an overlay.Adds functionality to the oracle to reveal diamonds, and also adds a screen making it clear when you've sold them all.Makes it so ene |
| We've Added Steam Community Items! | 2025-06-17 | Hello everyone! Thank you all so much for the amazing support and positive reviews! It's amazing to see! With the success of the game, we've added Steam Community items! Backgrounds, Trading Cards, Emoticons, and Badges! Enjoy! One of the backgrounds:Emoticons!Badges! Trading Cards! |
| v1.5 Update | 2025-06-05 | Fixes "Solo" commands while holding items (configurable via Command Mapping settings). For example, executing a "Solo" Offstring Throw while holding an item now works as intended and launches the item with the yoyo. Includes minor gameplay improvements to various rooms. |
| v1.4 Update | 2025-06-03 | Adds a new option to oracle Mnelia to reveal unvisited rooms (after beating the game's story). Visiting these rooms is important to reach 100% game completion. Fixes oracle Mnelia failing to reveal missing Badges/Containers under certain circumstances. Improves the interaction between pigeons and popcorn. Makes it so the timer in some timed challenges will respect the Game Speed accessibility setting. Improves Wall-Ride's grip on wall corners when using the Badge that increases its speed. Includes minor gameplay improvements to various rooms. |
| Steam Deck Verified! | 2025-05-31 | Hello everyone, Just wanted to drop a quick note that we are now officially Steam Deck Verified! Thanks so much for playing and for your amazing support! |
| v1.3 Update | 2025-05-29 | Adds a "Borderless Full Screen" option to the Graphics Settings. Adds a "Restore Defaults" button to the Difficulty Settings, and makes it so altered settings are highlighted. Makes it so the game continues to load even if you switch focus to another window. Changes the negative effect of the first Upgrade Contract. Includes minor gameplay improvements to various rooms. |
| Steam Deck, Reviews, and A Thank you! | 2025-05-29 | One day after launch, we wanted to say thank you so much for the support! As of now, our little yo-yo game is number 9 on MetaCritic's Top Rated Games of 2025! Cannot believe that was a sentence we typed. Especially thank you to everyone who has left a review for us on Steam-we truly appreciate it! Shoutout to the review about the fact Pipistrello does support PS5 adaptive triggers and controller lights! Thank you for noticing! One question we are getting a lot is if Pipistrello is Steam Deck Verified. We are currently working on the official Verified status and waiting on the official seal from Valve, but the game is playable start to finish |
| Vinyl Soundtrack! | 2025-05-28 | A special Soundtrack deserves special treatment, and we couldn't be more proud to partner with iam8bit to bring you this amazing vinyl release! 2xLP featuring Music by Leonardo Lima, Henrique Lorenzi and the Legendary Yoko Shimomura! Pre-order now! https://www.iam8bit.com/products/pipistrello-and-the-cursed-yoyo-2xlp |
| Launch Day is here! | 2025-05-28 | The day is finally here! It has been amazing to see the love and support from everyone. From all of us at Pocket Trap, thanks for being along for this ride and we hope you enjoy our little yoyo game! Please consider leaving a review-it really helps out! Shoutout to the two devs missing from the pic! Our writer: Tiago and Pixel Artist: Miguel Check out our launch trailer! |
| Pixels, Handhelds, & Nostalgia | 2025-05-19 | Coming in close to launch we want to show off all the (what we think are cool) display options in Pipistrello! We grew up playing Nintendo handheld games and love the experience. Some of us had cracked screens, dead pixels, and who could forget the horrible glare of trying to play back then if there was any sunlight! We thought it’d be fun to bring back some of those experiences in Pipistrello-warts and all! Don’t worry, it’s all optional. Let’s take a look! For starters, you can play the game in its entirety in “handheld/3D Console” mode! And if you’re feeling extra nostalgic, there’s an option to play with the glass screen on. There are dif |
| Gamescom LATAM & BIG Festival Nominations! | 2025-05-02 | We're so proud to say we've been selected as finalist for best gameplay and best game from Brazil for the Gamescom LATAM BIG Festival! AND we're included as an official selection for GAMESCOM LATAM showcase! Tune into GAMESCOM LATAM Twitch or Youtube on May 2nd at 2pm est/3pm BRT to watch! Thank you all so much for your support! Release day is less than a month away! |
| Release Date Announcement! | 2025-03-13 | Prepare for your first Yoyovania adventure! Pipistrello & The Cursed Yoyo is releasing May 28,2025! It is also releasing for consoles on the same day! Thank you for following Pipit and family on the journey to release! We'll see you there! |
| Upgrade Contracts, Diamonds, Badge Points, and more! | 2025-02-26 | Upgrade Contracts Yo, Pippit! Got some cash burning a hole in your pocket? Good. Cousin Pepita’s got a little business opportunity for you! When you sign one of my Upgrade Contracts, half of all those shiny coins you rake in go straight into my pocket! ...Let’s call it our “accounting arrangement.” Now, don’t make that face — you’re not just forking them over for nothin’. Each Contract lands you a juicy reward upfront, but there’s always a catch. You’ll have to deal with a little inconvenience — a negative effect — until the Contract debt is fully squashed. Finding it too difficult to keep up? Just call off the Contract, and I’ll let you claw |
| Introducing the Badge System! | 2025-01-14 | BADGES Oh, Mr. Pipistrello, sir! Cousin Pippo reporting for duty! I see you’ve acquired some new Badges, sir! Please take a moment and use that Workbench to equip some of them. You should not ever pass up an opportunity to fine-tune your loadout, sir, if I may be so bold. Combining their effects is key to your success! It is my understanding that there exist more than 40 different Badges, sir! Among the effects, I read they can grant you new traversal abilities, combat skills, and a variety of stat boosts. Take a look below at some examples of Badge effects, sir! Granting New Traversal Abilities Improving Combat Efficiency Offering Quality of |
| Interview With Pippit - Introduction to the cast of Pipistrello! | 2024-11-26 | Pippit Pipistrello The name’s Pippit! I’m on my way to become the best yoyo player in the world! Now, behold this little beauty! My lucky yoyo! My weapon of choice, you could say. Not that I go around whacking people in the face with it, or anything like that… I mean I use it in every tournament. See the stickers? I must be a genius designer or something. I’m only 16, but I’ve already got the 319th place in my last tournament! …Oh? Ah, yes… You wanted to hear about my family too. Errr… My family are the Pipistrellos. I know, I know… Everyone starts behaving so weirdly when they hear about my family, so I usually try not to bring them up… But, |
| Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo Next Fest stream! | 2024-06-15 | Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is an exciting Yoyo-vania from Pocket Trap, adding an exciting twist to the genre as you go on an adventure to save the city; now you can try it out in Steam Next Fest! Tighten up that string, and bust out the yoyo moves! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Solve puzzles, fight the city's rival crime lords, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family! This exciting demo gives you a taste of the abilities, enemies and fun that'll arrive soon in Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo. |
| Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo Next Fest stream! | 2024-06-10 | Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is an exciting Yoyo-vania from Pocket Trap, adding an exciting twist to the genre as you go on an adventure to save the city; now you can try it out in Steam Next Fest! Tighten up that string, and bust out the yoyo moves! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Solve puzzles, fight the city's rival crime lords, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family! This exciting demo gives you a taste of the abilities, enemies and fun that'll arrive soon in Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo. |
| Got a fun surprise for you guys tomorrow! | 2024-06-06 | Stay tuned, because we've got some more cool yoyo action coming tomorrow at the IGN Live event in Los Angeles, USA during the PM Studios Showcase at 3:00pm PDT. We'll be sure to update you here, too! |