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• Announcements·5 Jun 2026Official

  hate.net is 1 year old!!!

  hello hate.netters!!THIS GAME TURNED 1 YEAR OLD TWO DAYS AGO!!!!It feels like yesterday and forever ago at the same time. I learned so much from this game, and from everyone who played it... I am incredibly grateful that it found an audience in the first place, no matter how small or big. The fact that this game means anything to someone besides myself is invigorating and gives me the will to keep making cool things!!So... a couple of things:Soundtrack + B-sides!!For the first anniversary of this game, I decided to release some previously unshared tracks from the game, including some special versions and tracks unused in the final game. There's a version of the gameplay theme that some players will recognize... but might not know that I recorded acoustic drums for! On video! You can watch it below, it's the second track of the B-sides!!You can find the official soundtrack and the b-sides & extras versions on Bandcamp. Both are free, unless you want to buy them... ;)New and future bonitāka projects!!Recently, I was commissioned by INDIEPOCALYPSE, a monthly anthology zine that compiles 10 games from different developers. I contributed a game myself, bonitāka's aquarium of medusae!"Help a marine biologist's research by piloting a submarine, as you tune in to the souls of jellyfish... and maybe help her learn a thing or two about life too..."This game will eventually be polished, updated, and coming to Steam, but it not in the near future, as it's still exclusive to the zine for now. If you can, go support it! It's a very cool initiative and you get a bunch of experimental and really cool games while supporting a bunch of weird and cool devs :)THAT BEING SAID, IT IS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW ON INDIEPOCALYPSE!!!↓↓↓↓bonitāka's aquarium of medusae ON INDIEPOCALYPSEBeyond this, I am also starting a studio with some of my friends from university! I will not share the details yet, but we are working on our first game!! More info will come in due time...Concluding words (for now, i...
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• Announcements·3 Sept 2025Official

  bonitāka's hate.net development notebook!

  hey hate.netters!If you've ever wondered how a game like this gets made, I scanned all 94 pages (or 47 spreads) of the notebook I used for making this game! Playtesting notes, art direction, feature design, scope - you can get a bit of a look inside my process... There's some cut stuff as well, but I'll leave it to you to find it :)P.S. I really like using black notebooks with white ink, I think they look really cool ːespressoːget the notebook scan on itch.io (
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• Patch Notes·30 Jul 2025Official

  Update patch (Settings & Achievements)

  Hello again, hate.netters! I wanted to apologize for the update breaking some settings again, this should be fixed now. The achievements should also work correctly now, I hope you can forgive this. Patch notes: Fixed settings not recognizing saved settings \restore settings in settings menu!]Fixed game starting up with post-processing disabledMade top of regular level have thicker ceiling so that enemy attacks do not pass through if standing on topSpoiler Patch notes: (for some reason the spoiler boxes don't work for me) Fixed Endless achievement not triggering correctlyIncreased trigger box for Free Solo achievementFixed Admin room not loading in any player data if user internet connection is too slowThank you for all the cool competition I get to see on the leaderboards :)
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• Patch Notes·26 Jul 2025Official

  Achievement Fix

  hi! quick patch-post update, as one of the achievements added didn't trigger correctly.The achievement is for playing endless mode for the first time . As always, let me know if you find any bugs or issues in the dedicated discussion board, and I'll get right to it ːespressoː
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• Announcements·26 Jul 2025Official

  Leaderboard + Achievements!

  Hello hate.netters!!I have a new update for you. It has a few things you have been asking for, as well as a couple bug fixes I could fit in. I want to thank those of you who have stuck around and are still playing and interacting with it! I always like it when you reach out, make discussion posts, or leave reviews. I read all of it and it brings me a lot of joy and thought.The Update:Leaderboard! - One of my favorite parts of online games is the ability to compete with others for high scores, and it was a feature that I've wanted to add ever since release.Achievements! - Key milestones, secrets... There's a couple of things I've hidden in the game, though I won't reveal much more... NOTE: Due to how Steam handles adding achievements, I cannot test them until I set them to public. You will have to bear with the possibility that they might require an emergency patch later.Some smaller bug fixes/additions:Blocked off an escape route from endless arenaRemoved bricksAdditional parkour section in lobby areaInvert mouse X/Y has been added to settingsFixed bug where you could press TAB to access post-processing on/off while outside menuOther topics:The game is going on sale for this update! If you have a friend or know someone who has thought about buying it, here's an opportunity to grab it for a better deal!The game's soundtrack getting published has been put off until now, as this update contains one new music track... Stay tuned...After this update, I will be taking some time off from this game to take a break for the rest of summer. It's been really cool seeing you all interact with my art, and I hope to give you more to indulge, but for that I need to be well-rested ːespressoːStay cool, bonitaka
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