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Steam announcementParty JoustingSeptember 30, 2026

Game Relaunch

Price change

Party Jousting has always been free but I changed it to a paid product, for two reasons:

I have released 15 games by now, and PJ is the one that I look back on with most pride. It was big for a while but Steam changed the algorithm to hide games that don't make them money, so what is the point of a free game if nobody can find it anymore.

I want to keep the game running and up to date, and I try to value my time, especially since losing my job.

Update change log

  • Updated to the latest VikingEngine, MonoGame framework, .NET 10 and Steam API
  • All dependencies are now baked into the game file
  • Steam timeline markers
  • The physics simulation will run in 120 FPS instead of 30
  • New options menu

Joust Mode

  • Made it safer to cancel dive bomb, but failure will cost 2 lives.

Golf

  • The balls move a little faster
  • Added 200ms cooldown to the bump use after the shot

Car ball

  • Increased acceleration

What is next

There are a few more minigames I want to try out, it depends if the relaunch have any legs. But the general idea is to make a small to medium update every six months.

Open BETA

New modes, or old cancelled ones, can be played in "beta_test" using Steam versions.

Discord for beta testers.

DSS

Check out my current project, it's a massive game I have been working on for many years now:

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