2026-09-03 16:28 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Switch Port!Its here! The Switch port is done and released today! If you want the game on the go, you have that option now. This is my first game on Switch, so this is incredibly exciting. In celebration, I am making the Steam version on discount.Reddit AMAThis Sunday at 12PM ET / 9AM PT / 4PM GMT I am participating in an AMA on the Nintendo Switch subreddit. Stop by!https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/That's all for now. Happy racing!
2026-07-23 14:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Exciting news!V1.1.0We have been working with friends and colleagues across the world to bring you the newest major update to Star Racer... LOCALIZATION!!! With this patch you will be able to fully play Star Racer in the following languages:EnglishSpanishFrenchItalianGermanPortugueseJapaneseKoreanChinese SimplifiedChinese TraditionalNow people all over the world can enjoy the silliness we made. Currently you will have to navigate to the options menu to change the language, but we will put out an update soon that auto detects your language from Steam.Switch PortThis is really exciting. We have
2026-03-12 22:09 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Star Racer OST, baby!Hello, and happy Thursday! A while ago we announced that due to the price decrease of the game from early access to full release, we wanted to make sure that we showed our heartfelt appreciation to the players who supported us early on by gifting a copy of the Star Racer OST. Well, that day has finally arrived! The soundtrack has gone through mixing and mastering, and its here for your enjoyment! Put it on your Walkman or Zune, or your Pono if you are into that sort of thing... but whatever you do, just make sure it gets into your ear holes!"What if I didn't get the early
2026-01-14 03:05 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Hi all! We've got an update for you!Bug FixesFixed a game freeze that would sometimes happen when challenging a racer FeaturesAdded a workshop browser! We had some feedback that people didn't know where to find the workshop tracks they downloaded. They are still in the quick race menu, but we also added a new browser where you can view and subscribe to tracks in-game rather than having to go through Steam. You can also quick race the tracks right from that screen!
2026-01-05 04:15 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Found a game breaking bug in the course editor that was preventing players from placing points or even loading courses. Fixed it!
2025-12-18 07:58 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Hi all! Happy holiday season! We are still cooking up some stuff that should be ready in the new year, but in the meantime, we wanted to get out a small update. You may have heard Unity had a security vulnerability. This update includes a patch for that vulnerability (we updated to the new unity version that does not have that vulnerability in it). So if you were worried about that, this should ease your mind. Below are some more changes: BugsUnity security vulnerability patched outFixed comic scaling for all resolutionsFixed credits not scrolling properlyFixed scrolling in rank results not fu
2025-08-15 22:21 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Added boost jump delay to Kyoko, and Eddie
2025-08-12 19:38 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Added damage scaling to speed so that you do more damage the faster you are going Added a few more health rings to Cosmo Casino Increased braking stat for all vehicles Added mid-race retry for GP Added slight delay before cops will attack you, giving you a small window to damage them first
2025-08-12 03:54 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Fixing a bug I accidentally introduced while testing. Sorry for the build spam!
2025-08-12 03:44 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Made player invulnerable to the side dash if they are performing a spin attack.
2025-08-12 03:10 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Adjusted the chance for cops to side dash attack based on difficulty setting.
2025-08-11 04:47 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Fixed Steam Achievement for GP Pro Added collisions to buildings Updated several time trials Fixed time trial UI Added "Style" info to character comic page Added a delay for boost jumping to some character
2025-08-07 07:03 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Added leaderboards for Planet Core and Holographic Highway Enabling workshop courses in time trial. Only locally saved scores, no leaderboards for workshop tracks
2025-08-05 22:58 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Fixing (again) frame perfect respawn on finish line bug
2025-08-05 08:07 UTC · Community Announcements · Whatnot Games
Added frame limiter to options menu Fixed imprecise checkpoints bug that caused incorrect respawning
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