# Draw & Guess patch notes

> An online party game of drawing and guessing for up to 16 players with a variety of modes.

- Vendor: Acureus
- Category: Games
- Official site: https://drawandguess.com
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess)
- Harvested from: Steam (app 1483870)
- Entries below: 25 (newest first)

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## Releases

### Update Notes September 30th

- Date: 2026-09-30
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/698777425990910016
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2026-09-30-update-notes-september-30th

- **added** — Added friends button to more scenes
- **added** — Introduce a technical limit to the number of friends: 99
- **added** — Added access to player profile via player name in Battle Royale tab menu
- **changed** — Simplified and traditional Chinese characters will now match against each other in Stage mode
- **fixed** — Fixed a case where the game could get stuck when streaming was enabled and users supplied word suggestions
- **changed** — Improve profile data retrieval
- **changed** — Various UI optimisations

- Added friends button to more scenes
- Introduce a technical limit to the number of friends: 99
- Added access to player profile via player name in Battle Royale tab menu

- Simplified and traditional Chinese characters will now match against each other in Stage mode
- Fixed a case where the game could get stuck when streaming was enabled and users supplied word suggestions

- engine update
- improve profile data retrieval
- Various UI optimisations

### Update Notes August 13th

- Date: 2026-08-13
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/667247789110986963
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2026-08-13-update-notes-august-13th

- **changed** — Scrolling artbook shelves in Gallery will now be locked to the end of the current list when new shelf is loaded
- **added** — Added new dialogue to guide when no suitable lobbies were found in lobby list
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue that Steam achievements would sometimes not be granted if you already owned the character
- **fixed** — Fixed user word input when Twitch was connected
- **changed** — Optimisations and improvements for reconnection process
- **changed** — Various UI optimisations

- Scrolling artbook shelves in Gallery will now be locked to the end of the current list when new shelf is loaded
- Added new dialogue to guide when no suitable lobbies were found in lobby list
- Fixed an issue that Steam achievements would sometimes not be granted if you already owned the character
- Fixed user word input when Twitch was connected
- Some optimisations and improvements for reconnection process
- Various UI optimisations

### Update Notes August 5th

- Date: 2026-08-05
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/701024152480383045
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2026-08-05-update-notes-august-5th

- **added** — Summer Party skins have returned to the event quest section for summer celebrations
- **added** — New Emote system in lobby allows characters to express emotions while hanging out
- **added** — New Creator program contents including new Azrael skin and Creator badges
- **added** — User-generated content section added to publish rules for profile and artbook images
- **changed** — Badges can now be equipped directly in profile and lobby
- **changed** — Official devs are now recognised by their Acureus Team badge instead of dev-level 6 trust score
- **fixed** — Fixed some situations where unlock conditions for characters and skins did not trigger
- **removed** — Dev-level 6 trust score has been removed
- **changed** — Network optimisations implemented
- **changed** — Various UI optimisations applied

- SUMMER PARTY EVENT! Summer Party skins have returned to the event quest section for summer celebrations!
- A new Emote system is added to lobby! Let your characters express a set of emotions while hanging out in lobby
- Added new Creator program contents, including new Azrael skin and Creator badges
- Badges can now be equipped directly in profile and lobby
- Added a section on user-generated content to the publish rules for profile and artbook images
- Fixed some situations where unlock conditions for characters / skins did not trigger
- The dev-level 6 trust score is removed now, instead the official devs can now be recognised by their Acureus Team badge.
- Some network optimisations
- Various UI optimisations

### Update Notes July 15th

- Date: 2026-07-15
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/685259650783772890
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2026-07-15-update-notes-july-15th

- **fixed** — Fix that Metissa unlock condition was only tracked on the match host
- **changed** — Improve reconnect behaviour
- **changed** — Optimize various UI elements

- Fix that Metissa unlock condition was only tracked on the match host
- Improve reconnect behaviour
- Various UI optimisations

### Update Notes June 10th

- Date: 2026-06-10
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/673997481174892847
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2026-06-10-update-notes-june-10th

- **added** — Add more detailed feedback during game start up
- **changed** — Improve loading times and reduce download sizes for artbook overview
- **added** — Add keyboard navigation to artbook viewer
- **changed** — Optimize various UI elements

- Add more detailed feedback during game start up
- Artbook Viewer: Improve loading times and reduce download sizes for overview
- Artbook Viewer: Add keyboard navigation
- Various UI optimisations

### Progression, Social, and Artbooks - LIVE NOW

- Date: 2026-05-11
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/696512308021559872
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2026-05-11-progression-social-and-artbooks-live-now

- **removed** — Remove cosmetic microtransactions from the game
- **added** — Add character unlocks through in-game challenges
- **added** — Add unique epic splash art for each character
- **added** — Add unlock tracks that allow characters to be levelled up for unique rewards
- **added** — Add player profiles where players can share artwork and display badges
- **added** — Add Artbooks feature allowing players to create mini portfolios with up to 9 images per page and publish them publicly
- **added** — Add public gallery to browse Artbooks published by community members with filtering by name
- **added** — Add friends system with direct messaging, custom statuses, recent player list, and block list
- **changed** — Make Ink non-purchasable and spendable only

Hey everyone! We have quite a lot of content to share with you today, so BUCKLE IN as we dive into all of the new features we just dropped.

##### **Character Unlocks/Progression**

Following a public vote from the community, 79% of you told us you don’t want cosmetic microtransactions in Draw & Guess. As of this update, they are GONE FOREVER. We decided not to have an “earnable AND buyable” model, as we want characters/skins to represent the time you put into earning them. If we’re going to do this, we want to do it right, i.e. remove cosmetic microtransactions completely, and not overcomplicate things by also retaining the in-game shop.

_Note: The shop will be temporarily accessible to players with over 350 Ink for the next 3 months via a dialogue on the main menu. Ink can no longer be purchased; it can only be spent._

##### **Unlocking Characters**

Characters are now unlocked by completing in-game challenges. Some of these are trickier than others, some of which you won’t even know the challenge requirements for... good luck hunting!

As you may have noticed… each character now has their own unique epic splash art! Our development queue has been quite heavy as part of this update, so we wanted to take some of the time on the art side of things to help polish up the **vibe** of this new feature, and explore a bit more of each character’s identity.

You can check a character's unlock condition in their close-up view, which also shows their unlock track!

##### **Unlock Tracks**

This update doesn’t stop at just unlocking characters through challenges! We wanted to find more ways to reward players for the time they’ve put into Draw & Guess. Each character can be levelled up to unlock unique rewards, including an Artbook (see below), additional artbook pages, a character skin, and, for those truly dedicated to their favourite character, a brand new character-themed badge to show off.

##### **Player Profiles**

This update focuses a lot on community, and we want to build a strong foundation for the game to keep growing that sense of community. A big part of this feeling comes from being able to see and interact with players even if you’re not directly in a game together.

Introducing… player profiles! A space you can call your own, share your favourite piece of artwork, and even show off those badges you’ve been collecting.

##### **Artbooks/Gallery**

Profiles are great, but they need something a little… extra, so we’re adding a whole new feature to do just that: Artbooks!

You can think of Artbooks as your own mini portfolios, where you can add up to 9 images per page and then publish them publicly for other players to see both on your profile, as well as in the public gallery.

##### **The Gallery**

This new area will let you browse around various Artbooks published by community members. The ability to filter these artbooks by name also opens up the opportunity for running in-game art competitions, both in the form of official and player-run events!

##### **Friends/Direct Messages**

To make communicating with your friends easier while you’re in-game, we’re adding a friends system with direct messaging, custom statuses, a recent player list, and a block list.

##### **Upcoming: New Game Mode**

Draw & Guess has evolved a lot over the past few years, and we are now at a point where we feel the game's base is in a great place. It was important to us that we focus on creating a solid foundation that feels rewarding, and respectful of players’ time.

Our plan from here is focused on expanding our game modes. In fact, we are already getting started on a brand-new game mode coming later this year.

### Update Notes March 2nd

- Date: 2026-03-02
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/514110185434776430
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2026-03-02-update-notes-march-2nd

- **added** — Added new unlockable Lunar New Year skin for Marina
- **changed** — Extend Lunar New Year celebrations
- **fixed** — Fix not being able to leave a match while it is paused
- **fixed** — Fix chat not being accessible in matches while someone was disconnected
- **changed** — Prevent undo, redo, and clear actions when timer for the drawer runs out
- **fixed** — Fix showing multiple enumerations on subscribed wordlists
- **changed** — Various UI optimisations

- Extend Lunar New Year celebrations
- Added new unlockable LNY skin for Marina
- Fix not being able to leave a match while it is paused
- Fix chat not being accessible in matches while someone was disconnected
-  When timer for the drawer runs out, prevent undo / redo / clear
-  Fix that we sometimes showed multiple enumerations on subscribed wordlists
- Various UI optimisations

### Update Notes Jan 29th

- Date: 2026-02-02
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/541129246577263862
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2026-02-02-update-notes-jan-29th

- **fixed** — Improve reliability of claiming rewards
- **changed** — Increase time to come up with a guess when using custom words from 15 to 45 seconds
- **changed** — Tweak what color is stored when using the paint-over-eraser
- **fixed** — Fix multi-line-eraser to check overlap with the end-position instead of the draw-position
- **changed** — Optimize UI

- \ Improve reliability of claiming rewards

- \ Increase time to come up with a guess when using “custom words” from 15 to 45 seconds

- \ Tweaked what color is stored when using the paint-over-eraser

- \ Fixed that the multi-line-eraser checked overlap with the draw-position, not the end-position

- UI Optimisations

### Update Notes Jan 22nd

- Date: 2026-01-22
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/505099815104808494
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2026-01-22-update-notes-jan-22nd

- **removed** — Keyboard shortcuts for unavailable tools when using Invisibility modifier
- **fixed** — Possible stuck issue in the guess phase
- **fixed** — Some button states in main menu
- **fixed** — Some animation issues on Lyndel
- **changed** — UI optimizations

- Removed keyboard shortcuts for unavailable tools when using _Invisibility_ modifier

- Various Bugfixes

- \ Fixed a possible stuck issue in the guess phase

- Fixed some button states in main menu

- Fixed some animation issues on Lyndel

- UI Optimisations

### Draw & Guess: Mobile + In-Game Event + Creator Program

- Date: 2025-12-15
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/655966683127612301
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-12-15-draw-guess-mobile-in-game-event-creator-program

- **added** — Draw & Guess is now available on Android and iOS mobile platforms
- **added** — Mobile version includes access to all current game modes: Whisper, Stage, Robot, and Battle Royale
- **added** — New referral system that rewards players for getting friends involved
- **added** — Quality-of-life improvements tailored for mobile play
- **added** — In-game Launch Party event with exclusive rewards including Gem Gala Mei Skin, Launch Party Badge, and Scarlet unlock
- **added** — Art Competition with brand-new exclusive badge awarded to top 10 entries
- **added** — Official Draw & Guess Creator Program allowing creators to earn 10% share of in-game sales from their viewers
- **added** — Full player profiles coming in early 2026
- **added** — Friends lists coming in early 2026
- **added** — Direct messaging coming in early 2026
- **added** — New feature to share art with others coming in early 2026
- **added** — Brand new game modes coming throughout 2026 as free updates

##### **Draw & Guess is now available on Mobile!**

##

Hey everyone! We’re excited to share with you all that Draw & Guess has officially launched on **Android and iOS! **[https://drawandguess.com/mobile/](https://drawandguess.com/mobile/)

We’ve heard many requests over the years that you want to be able to play anytime, anywhere, whether at home, on the train, or with friends.

This mobile version brings the full Draw & Guess experience to your fingertips, complete with access to all our current game modes, **Whisper**, **Stage**, **Robot**, and **Battle Royale,** together with brand-new quality-of-life improvements tailored for mobile play.

We’ve also brought a few extra updates along with mobile, including a new referral system that rewards you for getting friends involved.

##### Launch Party: In-Game Event & Competition

Join our in-game Launch Party event where you can earn some exclusive prizes just for playing!

**Gem Gala Mei Skin - **Complete 10 rounds of Whisper
**Launch Party Badge - **Play 1 round of Battle Royale
**Unlock Scarlet - **Complete 10 rounds of Stage

We will also be hosting an **Art Competition!** For full details, please see the following page: [https://drawandguess.com/launch-party-art-contest/](https://drawandguess.com/launch-party-art-contest/)

This competition will feature the launch of a **brand-new badge, **which will be awarded **exclusively** to the top 10 entries during art competitions.

##### Creator Program

Alongside this update, we are really happy to launch an official Draw & Guess Creator Program - we recognise the creativity and hard work put in by the many content creators that take the time to share their funny moments in Draw & Guess, and we’d like to give back by allowing them to earn a 10% share of any in-game sales made by their viewers! You can find more information here: [https://www.nexus.gg/draw-and-guess](https://www.nexus.gg/draw-and-guess)

##### 2026+

Mobile is just the start; we have a ton of huge new features coming early next year, including **full player profiles**, **friends lists**, **direct messaging**, and a **huge** new feature to share your art with others.

You can also expect brand new game modes throughout 2026, all of which will be delivered in **free updates.**

We can’t wait to see what you create in Draw & Guess Mobile - download it now on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/draw-guess/id6743962813) and [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Acureus.DrawAndGuess), and start drawing (and guessing)!

### Update Notes November 5th

- Date: 2025-11-05
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/572646833538466021
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-11-05-update-notes-november-5th

- **added** — Players can now enable the classic background music in the game settings
- **changed** — Improve feedback when trying to join a full lobby
- **added** — Players can now re-trigger the AI compatibility check in the game settings
- **changed** — Improve RAM usage for the game
- **changed** — Optimize UI

- Players can now enable the classic background music in the game settings

- improve feedback when trying to join a full lobby

- players can now re-trigger the AI compatibility check in the game settings

- some synchronized changes and preparations along with mobile version

- improve RAM usage for the game

- Bugfixes

- UI Optimisations

### Update Notes October 13th

- Date: 2025-10-13
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/546748595947176415
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-10-13-update-notes-october-13th

- **added** — Add sound for voting result in Whisper game mode
- **changed** — Update author's name when a word list is updated if the name was changed
- **fixed** — Fix unspecified bugs
- **changed** — Optimize user interface

- Preparation for Halloween: Spooky Skins will return from 17th Oct to 2nd Nov. Remember to check out the shop!

- Added a sound for voting result in Whisper game mode

- Updating a word list now also updates the author’s name if it was changed

- Bugfixes

- UI Optimisations

### Draw & Guess: Mobile - Pre-Registration Now Available!

- Date: 2025-10-10
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/546748595947176179
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-10-10-draw-guess-mobile-pre-registration-now-available

- **added** — Draw & Guess is coming to mobile platforms including iOS, Google Play, and Huawei
- **added** — Trust score system to improve the quality of matches
- **added** — Dedicated set of tools for content creators with integrated Twitch support
- **added** — Content moderation tools
- **added** — GIF exports for games
- **added** — Battle royale robot game mode
- **added** — Cross-compatibility between Draw & Guess Mobile and Steam players
- **changed** — Game rebuilt from the ground up to ensure long-term sustainability

##### **Draw & Guess: Mobile - Pre-Registration Now Available!**

Hey everyone! Shortly after our initial release back in 2021, launching on mobile felt like the next natural step for Draw & Guess. As the game continued to grow, we wanted to take some time to rebuild it from the ground up to ensure DG would be here for the next 10 years, rather than the next 10 months, which led us to our (https://drawandguess.com/draw-guess-revamp-out-now/) project.

##### **What we’ve been up to**

Since the launch of revamp, we’ve added a trust score system to improve the quality of your matches, a dedicated set of tools for content creators with both integrated Twitch support and content moderation, GIF exports for your games, a battle royale robot game mode, and a ton of improvements to the game itself.

After a ton of time cooking in the oven, we’re sooo stoked to finally share that Draw & Guess will finally be coming to mobile **this year!**

##
**Pre-Register NOW!**

You can pre-register for Draw & Guess: Mobile NOW on iOS and Google Play, with Huawei being available shortly after. For Android users, you can also sign up to be sent a copy of the APK directly if you prefer not to use major stores.

Pre-register here: [https://drawandguess.com/mobile/](https://drawandguess.com/mobile/)

##### **Beta Access**

We will be entering closed beta **this MONTH! **In the coming month, we will be allowing selected testers to generate their own invites, and we’ll also be sharing some in our Discord and QQ groups. This will help us gradually introduce more testers as we approach our full launch later **this year.**

##### **Draw & Guess: Mobile will be cross-compatible with Steam players!**

### Update Notes August 20

- Date: 2025-08-19
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/546744156294217729
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-08-19-update-notes-august-20

- **changed** — Main menu redesigned
- **added** — New Gu-355 patch with 863 words for Robot and Battle Royal mode
- **changed** — Improved Japanese Kana font
- **changed** — In-game chat history now remains in Ending ceremony and lobby
- **fixed** — Fixed issue where lobby drawing lines could get lost if host is still in ending ceremony before returning from match to lobby
- **fixed** — Fixed permission bug regarding deletion of lines in lobby drawing

- Main menu freshened up

- New Gu-355 patch with 863 words for Robot and Battle Royal mode

- Improved Japanese Kana font

- The in-game chat history will now remain in Ending ceremony and lobby

- Fix an issue where lobby drawing lines could get lost if host is still in ending ceremony before returning from match to lobby

- Fixed a permission bug regarding deletion of lines in lobby drawing

- Bugfixes

- UI/UX Optimizations

### Update Notes June 26th: Summer Party is on!

- Date: 2025-06-26
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/546739082808525387
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-06-26-update-notes-june-26th-summer-party-is-on

- **added** — Summer beach party event
- **changed** — Improved SVG export
- **security** — Improved kicking security
- **fixed** — Various bug fixes
- **changed** — UI/UX optimizations

- Welcome the summer and join the beach party!
- Improved SVG export
- Improved kicking security
- Bugfixes
- UI/UX Optimizations

### Update Notes June 10th

- Date: 2025-06-10
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/546737172113264261
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-06-10-update-notes-june-10th

- **fixed** — Wordlists not fetching more lists when scrolling down
- **fixed** — Drawer in Stage not seeing hidden chat
- **changed** — Internal layer logic improved
- **changed** — In invisible mode, lines now remain for a short time before fading
- **fixed** — Saturation selector not listening correctly when color was chosen via palette
- **changed** — Data layout prepared to align with mobile version
- **changed** — UI/UX optimizations applied

- Fixed wordlists not fetching more lists when scrolling down
- Fixed issue of drawer in Stage not seeing hidden chat
- Improved internal layer logic
- For invisible mode, lines now remain for a short time before fading
- Fixed saturation selector not listening correctly when color was chosen via palette
- Prepared data layout to align with mobile version
- UI/UX Optimizations

### Update Notes May 22nd

- Date: 2025-05-22
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/546735912086667745
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-05-22-update-notes-may-22nd

- **added** — Export animated GIFs from Whisper matches in Sketchbook
- **added** — New confetti from Lucian
- **changed** — Improved pixel art Undo
- **fixed** — Clear undo in Stage mode
- **changed** — UI/UX optimizations

- You can now export animated **GIFs** from Whisper matches in Sketchbook
- New confetti, borrowed from **Lucian**!
- Improved pixel art Undo
- Fixed clear undo in Stage mode
- UI/UX Optimizations

### Update Notes May 8th

- Date: 2025-05-08
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/546734643204851038
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-05-08-update-notes-may-8th

- **added** — Battle Royal can now be joined directly from lobbies, with everyone in the lobby joining at once
- **changed** — Game mode settings now open when creating a lobby to facilitate mode selection
- **changed** — Improved Pixel Art drawing performance
- **changed** — Improved drawing performance for images with a lot of lines
- **fixed** — Drawing Tool fixes
- **changed** — UI/UX Optimizations

- Battle Royal can now be joined directly from lobbies, with everyone in the lobby joining at once!
- Game mode settings now open when creating a lobby, facilitating mode selection
- Improved Pixel Art drawing performance
- Improved Drawing Performance for images with a lot of lines
- Drawing Tool fixes
- UI/UX Optimizations

### Update Notes April 24th

- Date: 2025-04-23
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/546733396762558591
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-04-23-update-notes-april-24th

- **added** — Lobby list allows filtering by server region
- **added** — Lobby list shows a connectivity indicator
- **added** — Lobby list shows the turn time for lobbies
- **fixed** — Multiline eraser not working after hiding the UI in sketchbook
- **fixed** — Returning to lobby right after game start showing infinite loading screen
- **changed** — UI optimizations

- Lobby list allows for easier filtering by server region and shows a connectivity indicator
- Lobby list also shows the turn time for lobbies
- Fix multiline eraser not working after hiding the UI in sketchbook
- Fix returning to lobby right after the game start showing infinite loading screen
- UI Optimizations

### Update Notes April 1st

- Date: 2025-04-01
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/546730838559033345
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-04-01-update-notes-april-1st

- **added** — Multi-line eraser now supports removing points
- **fixed** — Fix pressure detection problems when using a Pen as Input Device
- **fixed** — Fix erasers not working after switching between eraser types
- **changed** — UI Optimizations

- Multi-line eraser now supports removing points
- Fix some problems with pressure detection when using a Pen as Input Device
- Fix erasers not working after switching between eraser types
- UI Optimizations

### Update Notes March 28

- Date: 2025-03-27
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/546730838559031513
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-03-27-update-notes-march-28

- **added** — The Topic from Lounge Mode is now shown in the Lobby Browser
- **fixed** — Handled more cases where game could get stuck connecting during startup
- **changed** — Performance Optimizations
- **fixed** — UI fixes

- The Topic from *Lounge Mode* is now shown in the Lobby Browser
- Handled more cases where game could get stuck connecting during startup
- Performance Optimizations
- Some UI fixes

### Update Notes Feb. 17th

- Date: 2025-02-17
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/508446707548160136
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-02-17-update-notes-feb.-17th

- **changed** — Wordlist is now hidden in the lobby list when the lobby is set to Lounge
- **fixed** — Fixed player display issues in Stage when players have disconnected
- **changed** — Custom lobby name is now persisted when returning from game to lobby
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue with some gravity images being out of bounds in the ending presentation
- **added** — Add a tooltip for truncated guesses in match history for Whisper mode

- Wordlist is now hidden in the lobby list when the lobby is set to _Lounge_
- Fixed player display issues in _Stage_ when players have disconnected
- Custom lobby name is now persisted when returning from game to lobby
- Fixed an issue with some gravity images being out of bounds in the ending presentation
- Add a tooltip for truncated guesses in match history for _Whisper_ mode
- various UX improvements

### Introducing quests and badges

- Date: 2025-01-28
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/524207137294910683
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-01-28-introducing-quests-and-badges

- **added** — Add event space with quests that provide optional seasonal tasks for earning exclusive rewards
- **added** — Add badges system that can be earned through quests and displayed on player card in lobby
- **added** — Add ability to select and display earned badges on player card or choose to display none

##### Happy Spring Festival! 🐍

##### With this new Year of the Snake we are introducing two exciting feature additions:

**New Event Space with Quests**
In celebration of seasonal events you now have the chance to earn exclusive rewards by completing tasks in the game. Quests are purely optional and can be found in the new event space via main menu. Check there for available rewards and your progress on individual quests.

**Badges**
Earned some badges through quests? Then showcase them for the world to see! With this update you can choose any of your unlocked badges and add them to your player card in lobby. And if you don’t want to show any, just select “none”. As time goes by more exclusive badges will be added, but make sure to earn seasonal badges when they come as they might not be unlockable after the event ends.

The entire Acureus team wishes you good fortune and prosperity! Happy new year!

### Update Notes Jan. 21

- Date: 2025-01-21
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/738127762059952966
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2025-01-21-update-notes-jan.-21

- **changed** — Whiteout eraser now returns to previously selected color when deselecting
- **changed** — Changed default minimum trust score for public lobbies from 1 to 2
- **fixed** — Fixed lobby chat having inconsistent positions when sliding in or out during low frame rate situations
- **added** — You can now use color picker to pick colors from other players' drawings in lobby drawing
- **fixed** — Fixed the layer issue when player adding lines in layer 1
- **fixed** — Fixed system messages for intentional player quits
- **fixed** — Fixed UI issues during presentation

- Whiteout eraser now returns to previously selected color when deselecting
- Changed default minimum trust score for public lobbies from 1 to 2
- Fixed lobby chat having inconsistent positions when sliding in or out during low frame rate situations
- [Lobby drawing] You can now use color picker to pick colors from other players’ drawings
- [Lobby drawing] Fixed the layer issue when player adding lines in layer 1
- Fixed system messages for intentional player quits
-  Fixed UI issues during presentation

### Update Notes Dec. 19th

- Date: 2024-12-19
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1483870/view/546722128842457094
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/draw-guess/releases/2024-12-19-update-notes-dec.-19th

- **added** — New eraser that can erase multiple lines at once
- **changed** — Drawing tool selection optimizations
- **changed** — Clear warmup canvas in Battle Royale when game starts
- **fixed** — Fixed a layering issue in Battle Royale lobby
- **fixed** — Fixed a regression with trust score limitations not applying correctly
- **fixed** — Fixed that clear did not behave the same on local and remote players in Lobby Drawing
- **fixed** — Various stability improvements

-  New eraser that can erase multiple lines at once
-  Drawing tool selection optimizations
- [Battle Royale] Clear warmup canvas in Battle Royale when game starts
- [Battle Royale] Fixed a layering issue in lobby
- Fixed a regression with trust score limitations not applying correctly
- [Lobby Drawing] Fixed that “clear” did not behave the same on local and remote players
- Various stability improvements