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Patch notes

Swish Buckets updates

Every update to Swish Buckets, newest first.

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September 2026

New lighting and controller support

  • New lighting: a bolder key light over the court.
  • Plug in a game controller or arcade-cabinet controls and play from the title screen.
  • A Resolution setting on computers, and the picture adjusts itself to keep the game smooth on every device.
v0.9.6

iPhone fixes

  • The HUD and controls stay clear of the notch and the home bar.
  • Two fingers on the screen no longer zoom the page.

Nets and new materials

  • Hoop nets move like real cloth on the Ultra setting.
  • Shadows, glow and richer materials on the court and the players.
  • Fixed the net-swish moment waiting on the wrong team's score.

Career mode

  • Build your own player and your squad, with sliders that show what each body does on court.
  • A season ladder with training and a finals game.
  • Five court themes to unlock and pick from.
  • Big players get real edges on rebounds and finishing through contact.
  • Fixed dunks and alley-oops that could launch from behind the backboard.

August 2026

5v5 and more squads

  • A 5v5 full-court mode alongside 3v3.
  • A women's league with its own roster.
  • Pick the CPU's squad, and choose stick or D-pad touch controls.
  • Fixed crowd volume Off not silencing the crowd.

Dunks, layups and a crowd

  • Dunks, alley-oops, jukes and a full family of layups.
  • The rim rattles on near-misses, and the ball bounces off the rim and net properly.
  • A crowd that cheers, chants and reacts, and sneakers that squeak.
  • Rookie, Pro and Hall of Fame difficulty, a tip-off jump ball, and and-one finishes.
v0.5.0

Swish Buckets arrives

  • 3v3 full-court arcade basketball, free in the browser.
  • Computer players on both teams, and a broadcast-style camera.
  • Early build: animations and shot balance still rough.