Update 1.1.0

11 June 2026

Stacks of rewards! We’ve added lots of new rewards including Stacks. Build them up to push your scores even higher!

Added:

  • 8 new Stack rewards, including Espresso Shots, Marbles, Cake and more!
  • 7 new Hacks, including Second Take, Platter, Forge and more!
  • 3 new rewards including Salt, which can transform your next curse into a Hack!
  • Several Game Over hints that give tips to improve your runs.

Improvements:

  • Various minor fixes and improvements.

Update 1.0

21 May 2026

Hyper Bullet has arrived!

Added:

  • New tool: SMG. Includes new Mods, Hacks, Augment and more.
  • Hyper Value Bundle. Unlock all content once and for all!
  • LIV camera system. Easily stream and record your runs.

Changed:

  • Balanced some target spawn patterns and behaviors.
  • Improved visuals on some tool editions.

Improvements:

  • Various minor fixes and improvements.

Update 0.9.9

2 April 2026

We’re back with a few balance tweaks, additions and improvements.

Added:
• New Summit Mod (Pistol only).
• New rewards that guarantee Warped Mods will appear in the shop.

Changed:
• Splitter is now a Utility Mod.
• Chili Pepper is now a Unique Mod.
• Any chance that exceeds 100% can now occur twice. Eg. Gold Digger.
• Mods that involved the Wave Time are now calculated from the start of the round.
• Increased the chances of any Augment based Mods to appear in the shop.

Buffed:
• Buffed Grand Finale Mod.
• Buffed Harness Power Mod.
• Increased base Explosion size.
• Increased the size of some smaller targets.

Nerfed:
• Minimum reload time added.
• Nerfed Chisel Mod.
• Removed Shock and Awe Mod.

Improvements:
• Your previous Wave target and score are now visible during Endless Wave selection.
• Performance improvements in collection.
• Various minor fixes and improvements.

Update 0.9.8

19 March 2026

Our biggest update yet… Trials! We’ve added a set of challenges for each Tool that will test your mastery through weird and wonderful new modes. Completing them will award you with cosmetics for your Tool.

We’ve also added to the standard game, with Warped Mods that change categories, and Cursed Hacks with punishing effects.

Trials:
• 10 challenges for each Tool to complete and master.
• Each Trial has its own twist that changes the rules of the run, and its own leaderboard!

Editions:
• 41 Visual cosmetics for each Tool
• Awarded for completing Trials at all difficulties!

Added:
• Warped Mods: Mods that have their category swapped between Multiplier and Add. Remix your favourites!
• Curses: Hacks with some nasty affects, to be avoided or twisted to your benefit!
• New Shotgun mod: Double Barrel

Balance:
• Reckless Climber changed to 3x (up from 1x)
• Reload Tax now requires direct target hits

Update 0.9.7

16 Jan 2026

This update brings some improvements to Mod descriptions and Monolith layouts, as well as balance adjustments to Freeze. Balance changes to Endless come with a reset of the Endless leaderboard.

As always, come hang out with us on Discord! Your input helps shape the development of Hyper Bullet!

Added:
• Bonus score for Hearts remaining at end of Monolith.
• Sockets can now appear as Endless Wave rewards.
• Support for much larger scores!
• Added better descriptions for Mods like Checks and Balances to show the resulting multiplier.
• Mods can now be seen in Reward Select after completing a Wave.

Balance:
• Nerfed Chiller to 4x (down from 5x).

Other Changes:
• Reset Endless Mode leaderboards.
• Elite Hacks only appear in a specific range on the Monolith.
• Time Glitches are limited to 1 per Wave.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Update 0.9.6

18 Dec 2025

This update brings some improvements to the Freeze Augment, expands Endless Mode, and adds some new mechanics called Sockets!

And remember to come hang out with us on Discord! Your thoughts can help shape the future of Hyper Bullet!

Added:
• Sockets: These add a level boost to a mod slot. Find these on the Monolith!
• A new Freeze mod: Ice Sculpture
• A new Freeze mod: Icepick

Endless Mode:
• Endless now gives 2 new empty Mod slots.
• Endless now has nodes to choose from.
• Endless now gives node rewards like Hacks and Sockets!
• Endless Target score scales slower than before.
• Scaled score targets so scores from all difficulties are fair.

Freeze Augment:
• Frozen targets now explode on their own after a delay, freezing others.
• Frozen targets no longer delay new enemies from spawning.
• Frozen targets freeze in place.

Other Changes:
• Score requirements increased globally.
• Trophy changed to Tier 3 (from Tier 1).
• Trophy nerf, apply by every 10 enemies (up from 8)
• Slingshot scaling increased to 2 (up from 1).
• Added Lucky Shot upgrade to Shotgun.
• To The Moon scaling increased to 4 (up from 2).

Update 0.9.5

5 Dec 2025

This update brings some balance changes to the Shotgun, mostly buffs to specific playstyles. Remember to join our Discord server! We’d love to hear from you!

Added:
• New mod: Trophy

Buffed:
• Shotgun inbuilt Overkill now applies through indirect hits, like lightning and explosion.
• Baked Beans scaling increased.
• Spray Paint now also gives pellets.
• Clamp scaling increased.
• Focus Fire scaling increased.
• Nice Odds scaling increased.
• Sprinkler scaling increased.
• Blindfold scaling increased.

Nerfed:
• Changed base Shotgun pellet count to 4, down from 5.
• Reduced time to activate Holster.

Other Changes
• Improved some bosses spawn speeds and enemy sizes.
• Stopped Overcharge from destroying mods it can’t boost.
• Stopped some Pistol exclusive mods from appearing during Shotgun runs.

Update 0.9.4

4 Dec 2025

This update adds the Shotgun as a purchasable Add On. We’ve also made some balance changes to Pistol mods and several small bug fixes. Remember to join our Discord server to help shape the game! Here’s a full breakdown of the changes:

Added:
• Shotgun Tool
• Overkill built-in augment.
• 17 Shotgun mods.
• 2 Shotgun hacks.
• Bomb Glitch
• Heart Glitch
• “How to Play” menu, for returning players.
• Pistol’s Min/Max Combo and Shotgun’s Pellet Count now visible on augment during run.

Balance Changes:
• Nerfed Candle mod.
• Some tricky targets are now easier.

Other Changes:
• UI animation fixes for status text and game over.
• Improvements to Explosion, Freeze and Lightning effects.
• Performance improvements for Quest Pro.
• Improvements to Twitch chat display.

Update 0.9.3

19 Nov 2025

Added:
• Chinese Traditional localisation.

Bug Fixes:
• Fixed New Game Button disappearing if game was quit during tutorial.
• Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

Update 0.9.2

5 Nov 2025

This update adds Twitch chat, makes some balance changes to mods and fixes some minor bugs.

Balance Changes:
• Added Candle mod.
• Added Voltage Amp mod.
• Removed Preloader mod.
• Changed Holster mod to be time based.
• Changed Moneybags mod to be Unique.
• Changed To The Moon mod to be Green.
• Nerfed Sharpened Pickaxe mod.

Other Changes:
• Added this change log! 😀
• Added ability to view Twitch chat in-game via Options screen.
• Pause menu can now be accessed with menu button on left controller.

Update 0.9.1

30 Oct 2025

• Released Hyper Bullet into early access.