🕒 Time Adjustments

Stage timers have been rebalanced. The previous values were a bit too short, making the game overly difficult.
Since there wasn’t much playtesting before, difficulty wasn’t well calibrated. Thanks to your feedback, the timer values are now more forgiving (but still challenging)!

🏅 New Ranking System!

You’ll now receive a rank (from D to S) at the end of each stage, based on how quickly you complete it.

🧩 Level Design Tweaks

Several small changes were made to improve the flow and clarity of some levels:

• Unfair or confusing challenges were reworked.

• Some parts are now smoother and more rewarding, especially for players who take advantage of the environment and shortcuts!

🎨 Visual & UI Adjustments

• A color tweak in Abyssal Drift makes the background stand out more clearly.

• A tutorial sign using a controller was missing its translated message — now fixed!

• ⚠️ The tutorial still shows Xbox button prompts even when using other controllers.
  This issue has not been fixed yet, but it’s already on my to-do list and will be addressed in a future update!

🔊 Sound Improvements

• Snowballs now make a warning sound before crashing down, giving you time to react!

• Coin sounds now only trigger when collected, reducing unnecessary noise during races.

🧠 Rival AI Tweaks

Rival penguins are now a bit smarter. They’ll make better use of the terrain to keep things spicy.

🆕 Now on Steam!

The demo is now also available on Steam!
If you prefer playing or following games there, feel free to check it out and wishlist the game!

Arca Demo no Steam

Thanks again for all the feedback. It’s helping the game grow in the right direction!
More improvements coming soon 🚧🐧