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Steam app 3821880 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 04:48 UTC

BeetleBall Playtest

BeetleBall Playtest Steam header artwork
1playing now
124-hour peak
79all-time peak
0average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

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20 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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All time

16 months, June 2025 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

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July 2026

7 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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August 2026

7 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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September 2026

5 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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October 2026

BeetleBall Playtest was released on Jul 27, 2025.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 13 Sep 2026, 04:48 UTC
App ID
3821880
Last updated
18 Jan 2026 build 21547232
Developer
Publisher
Release date
Jul 27, 2025
Platforms
Windows
Download size
187 MB
Install size
647 MB
Genres
Game modes
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
0

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Popular tags

System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

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Supported languages
LanguageFull audio

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40 developer announcements, Jun 2025 to Jan 2026 · times in UTC

January

  1. Beetleball Demo Launching Jan. 20th!

    Thank you everyone who participated in the playtest! With your feedback Beetleball improved so much, and it keeps getting better.The free Beetleball Demo is launching on January 20th, and includes a complete visual overhaul, ranked…

    Bugfight Studio

November

  1. Changelog 11/11/2025

    - Added ball barriers to Picnic- Added extra outer hills to Beach + Egypt to prevent balls rolling away- Reworked Fungus beetle mushroom launchpads to have 3 uses before disappearing- Buffed Fungus beetle mushroom pogo by giving the ball…

    Patch notes
  2. The Beetleball Roadmap is here!

    The Beetleball Roadmap is here!The playtest won't be receiving anymore updates while we focus on getting the public demo ready for the end of the year with all sorts of new features and improvements!Thank you to everyone for being here, we…

    Bugfight Studio

October

  1. GOBLIN GOOPMAXXING SKINS OUT NOW!!!

    GO BUY GOBLIN GOOPMAXXING TO UNLOCK A BUNCH OF AWESOME COSMETICS! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4107470/Goblin_Goopmaxxing/

    Patch notes
  2. Hotfix 10/30/2025

    - Fixed click beetle freeze bug

    Patch notes
  3. Goblin Goopmaxxing Skins!!!

    You won't be able to use these skins until Goblin Goopmaxxing releases, so wishlist it on Steam to get notified when it launches on Halloween! Once you own Goblin Goopmaxxing all of the cosmetics will automatically unlock.Changelog:Added…

    BugFight Studio
  4. Patch notes 10/17/2025

    - Added new map: Beetle Kitty's Play Pen (another layout test) - Added party hat! - Fixed Cyborg beetle stun interaction with beetles - Buffed Rhino spike detection but reduce lifetime of small spikes - Decreased waiting room countdown…

    Patch notes
  5. Skins and hats and a map and LADYBUG NERFED!!!

    Changelog- Added hats! - Added skins! (Only awarded to tournament winners at first)- Added random competitive map select option- Added Badbeetle Basin map (layout test)- Nerfed Ladybug (delayed turn speed while flying)- Buffed Fungus beetle…

    BeetleBallin
  6. Changelog 10/3/2025

    - Added Reaction popups! (use number keys to activate them for now) also there is a volume slider for this don't worry - Buffed Earth-boring beetle hole speed (50 -> 55) - Fixed headbutting from ground not giving full height - Fixed…

    Patch notes

September

  1. Changelog 9/26/2025

    - Fixed Earth-boring beetle hole not launching players properly - Nerfed Earth-boring beetle hole to give less cooldowns to grabbed players - Nerfed Earth-boring beetle hole speed (60 -> 50) - Nerfed Earth-boring beetle hole cooldown (35s…

    Patch notes
  2. New Long-nosed Weevil Class!

    - Added the Long-nosed Weevil beetle!- Added private lobbies with random codes- Added spectator change locked player with arrow keys- Nerfed Earth-boring beetle hole speed (70 -> 60)- Nerfed Earth-boring beetle hole grab radius (10 -> 7.5)…

    BeetleBallin
  3. Small patch notes 9/22/2025

    - Fixed the ball going to the moon if the player jumps on the ground as their grab completes - Fixed Tiger beetle ball rewind scoring from anywhere - Fixed Fungus beetle mushroom not positioning properly with lag - Buffed Bombardier beetle…

    Patch notes
  4. Hotfix 9/22/2025

    - Fixed team colours not correct on goals - Fixed Fungus beetle mushroom not spawning on him

    Patch notes
  5. Patch notes 9/22/2025

    - Fixed balls sometimes stopping dead when headbutted - Headbutted balls can only go in a semisphere in front of the player now (not backwards) - Buffed Goliath wall height (3.5 -> 4) - Fixed Goliath ragdoll - Fixed Bombardier beetle SE4…

    Patch notes
  6. Patch notes 9/20/2025

    - Reduced knockback on non-charged shots (25 -> 10) - Earth-boring beetle hole now extinguishes fire - Cyborg laser now freezes beetles and balls in place for the whole duration - Nerfed Click beetle jump height passive - Goliath grab…

    Patch notes
  7. Hotfix 9/18/2025

    - Fixed camera beetle jitter - Made Earth-boring beetle hole decrease in size near enemy goal

    Patch notes
  8. Patch notes 9/17/2025

    - Added locked spectating (left-click on a beetle or ball to start spectating them) - Fixed headbutt not starting sometimes - Reworked Poop Deck map + cannon behaviour - Buffed Cyborg beetle laser detection radius - Fixed slight camera lag…

    Patch notes
  9. Hotfix 9/14/2025

    - Fix Earth-boring beetle bugs - Fix Tiger beetle trail not showing

    Patch notes
  10. Patch notes 9/13/2025

    - Add kickback when shooting ball - Make jumping up walls with ball easier - Fix Earth-boring beetle getting stuck as a hole - Buff Earth-boring beetle hole duration and speed - Buff Earth-boring beetle ramp lifetime (7.5s -> 10s) - Nerf…

    Patch notes
  11. Earth-boring Beetle/Cyborg Beetle Ability Reworks & More!

    - Momentum is now kept while releasing or shooting the ball- Rework cyborg electrified grab into a spammable blink- Added electrified thruster on Cyborg beetle (shoot a thruster ball with laser!)- Increase size of Cyborg beetle laser hit…

    BeetleBallin
  12. Patch notes 9/5/2025

    - New map: Pirate Ships - New beetle: Cyborg Beetle - Buff Firefly beetle so that bomb explodes when in proximity of other entities - Buff Rhino beetle spike size - Buff Rhino beetle charge speed - Buff Bombardier beetle cooldowns (normal…

    Patch notes

August

  1. Patch 8/28/2025

    - Improved chat UI - Added emote to click beetle - Fix firefly not exploding when stunned during normal ability charge up - Limit to max 3 headbutts in air - Submit score to leaderboard right as last goal is scored instead of waiting…

    Patch notes
  2. Hotfix 8/17/2025 #2

    Fixed other beetles collision

    Patch notes
  3. Hotfix 8/16/2025

    Fixed camera glitch

    Patch notes
  4. Patch notes 8/16/2025

    - Add new map - Fix rhino ball spike placement issues - Add health to rhino spikes - Adjusted layout of menu UI to hopefully let ultrawide monitors play the game - Hopefully fix dungball camera glitch

    Patch notes
  5. Hotfix 8/16/2025

    - Fix firefly ball ability error spam - Fix tiger ball teleport not adding force - Fix camera locking onto ball when it shouldn't (hopefully)

    Patch notes
  6. Hotfix 8/15/2025 #2

    Fixed missing lobbies in lobby browser

    Patch notes
  7. Hotfix 8/15/2025

    Fixed beetle collisions being disabled

    Patch notes
  8. Patch notes 8/15/2025 FIXED

    - Firefly only chains fire once - Reduce Firefly stun duration - Allow joining ongoing matches as a spectator - Add fruitfly model to spectators - Add class selection ability descriptions - Add wall behind red goal on crater to match blue…

    Patch notes
  9. Patch notes 8/15/2025

    - Remove Firefly chaining fire - Reduce Firefly stun duration - Allow joining ongoing matches as a spectator - Add class selection ability descriptions - Add wall behind red goal on crater to match blue goal - Fix dungball modifier being…

    Patch notes
  10. Patch notes 8/13/2025

    - Add firefly beetle - Add 3 new sounds - Dung beetle no longer decreases ball size on ability hit - Fix rhino spike projectile spawn direction - Fix missing slippery error spam

    Patch notes
  11. Patch notes 8/11/2025

    - Add carpet bombing to bombardier ball ability - Add a couple new sounds - Add new emote (just on ladybug for now because the emote select isn't done yet) - Nerf tiger beetle rewind cooldown and max rewind time - Fungus beetle now spawns…

    Patch notes
  12. Patch notes 8/6/2025 #3

    - NERFED LADYBUG!! - Rebuff goliath headbutt cooldown - Max 4 balls spawn in center of map - Revert shoot force and replace with a charged shoot - Improve egypt colours - Rhino shoots projectile down from the air to spawn spikes

    Patch notes
  13. Patch notes 8/6/2025 #2

    - Add click beetle model - Fix headbutt hitting behind player - Earthboring beetle ramp drains like ladybug now - Buff tiger teleport delay - Add ramps to ball spawns on Egypt map - Increase ball shoot power - Nerf goliath headbutt cooldown

    Patch notes
  14. Patch notes 8/6/2025

    - fix sound spatializing - nerf goliath ground pound - earthboring beetle keeps left over ball ability charge - buff rhino stats - add new egypt map - change how tiger works - fix map collisions - disable debug menu

    Patch notes
  15. Patch notes for August 2nd Playtest

    - Buffed earthboring beetle stats - Buffed goliath stats - Buffed rhino stats - Fixed slippery flutter speed bug - Fixed different game versions able to play with one another - Fix goal detection while ball owner is laggy - Fixed grabbing…

    Patch notes

July

  1. Two new classes to test!

    - Tiger Beetle (Teleport abilities) - Click Beetle (Jump abilities)

    Patch notes

June

  1. 6/28/2025 Closed Playtest!

    - Did some things and stuff that hopefully didn't break everything

    Patch notes
  2. Update #2 - Added tutorial

    Update #2 Description

    Patch notes
  3. Update #1

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