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Patch notes

Swish Strikers updates

Every update to Swish Strikers, newest first.

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September 2026

New lighting and controller support

  • New lighting: a bolder key light over the pitch.
  • 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.
v0.8.6

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.

One look, better phones

  • Every menu redrawn in one consistent style.
  • Mid-range phones get cast shadows and a full crowd.

Feel overhaul

  • Tighter dribbling and sprinting.
  • Tackles are never swallowed, and shots strike faster.
  • A proper passing animation, and a calmer goalkeeper.

Pass, shoot, beat your man

  • Passing and shooting are two clearly different moves.
  • Swipe toward a defender to skill past him.
  • Feints read clearly, with a ring, a shake and a tip that explain them.

Camera and touch fixes

  • The camera stops at the touchline.
  • The player on the ball wears a ring.
  • A second finger on the screen no longer switches menus off.

A title screen, and a bug hunt

  • A title screen with settings for mode, difficulty, venue, sound and crowd, plus a how-to-play.
  • Your settings and progress survive a slow load.
  • Around fifteen fixes, including a halftime freeze, keyboard dead ends and a second finger stealing a shot.

August 2026

Two modes and a soundtrack

  • Two modes: Arcade to pick up and play, Classic for the full game.
  • Push the stick past the drawn ring to sprint; inside it you keep close control.
  • Sound: 18 effects and a crowd, from post clanks to the net swish.

Real matches

  • Teammates and opponents play in formation, make runs and cross the ball.
  • Matches with a clock, halves, overtime and a box score.

Tackles, shots and keepers

  • Tackles and slides.
  • Charge a shot and time the finish, including in the air.
  • Goalkeepers who dive and make reflex saves, and day and night pitches.

Swish Strikers arrives

  • Street-caged arcade football, free in the browser.
  • Early build: dribbling, physics passing and a follow camera, with no tackles or match clock yet.