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Roboquest left Early Access with version 1.0 in November 2023. The major updates were 1.1 weapon tuning, 1.2 Arsenal with Crystal Powder, 1.3 Super Update with Superbot and Harmony Square, the unnumbered Dead Cells crossover, and 1.5 Endless Mode. RyseUp Studios announced the end of content development in May 2025, and 1.5.2 was the last numbered release.

Roboquest's mechanics, economy, and content volume evolved drastically after its launch. To understand why certain community builds or strategies may no longer work, review this timeline of major updates that defined the game's lifecycle up to the end of content development in May 2025.

Version 1.0: Official Launch (November 2023)​

The game officially exited Early Access, delivering the finalized campaign structure and the Elementalist as a new class. It also renamed the difficulty ladder and did not invent it: the old "Heroes" tiers became Discovery, Easy, Standard, Hard, and Guardian I through IV, with Guardian IV as the new ceiling and the old Heroes+6 removed.

The Powercell economy people associate with 1.0 actually predates it. Powercells and the removal of the old weapon-category system arrived in the Early Access Summer Update, version 0.10.0, in July 2022. What 1.0 changed was wrench flow, cutting the wrenches paid per level completed and making enemies drop them instead.

Version 1.1: Quality of Life and Balancing (January 2024)​

This update delivered sweeping weapon tuning, adjusting damage, impact force, and affix probabilities across dozens of firearms. The Raptor SMG, Junk Rifle, and Typhoon Minigun all gained damage or fire rate, while the Beluga Cannon gained damage and lost 31% of its explosion radius, dropping from 2.6m to 1.8m. That radius cut was the heaviest single change in the patch. The update also added the NPC Lottery Luke and reworked level randomization.

The multiplayer connectivity work often credited to 1.1 belongs to the hotfixes around it. Patch 1.0.1 fixed platform connection failures and offline achievements, and 1.1.1 in February 2024 addressed the infinite "Loading Session ID" hang and cross-platform disconnects.

Version 1.2: The Arsenal Update (April 2024)​

A major economic overhaul, the Arsenal Update introduced "Crystal Powder." This powder is harvested at the end of levels containing a Corrupted Crystal that you have previously claimed. Spending it needs Willy Wonder, a friendly bot from Max's Crew who is unlocked with a Basecamp upgrade and then appears in the safe areas inside levels. He raises weapon rarity from Epic to Fantastic and can also add an extra affix.

Version 1.3: The Super Update (June 2024)​

This massive content drop introduced "Superbot," the game's seventh playable class, who consumes standard weapons instead of equipping them. It arrived with a multi-run unlock quest called Revenge of Superbot. The update also expanded the game's routing by adding the "Harmony Square" level, a new alternate path for Act 3 built in the Haven City biome, and introduced "Captain Mc Slice," a heavy blade that becomes available at run start once you have found it.

The Dead Cells Update (August 2024)​

A high-profile crossover event. RyseUp shipped this one without a version number, so the numbered releases run 1.3.1 straight to 1.5.

The update added "The Collector" from Dead Cells as an NPC hidden in one of the levels who wants an offering. Satisfying him is not a cosmetic reward. He then waits for you at the Basecamp and unlocks the Weapon Filter system, which lets you double a weapon's chance of appearing or remove it from your loot pool entirely, at a cost of one filter from a pool of twelve, for any weapon whose card you have collected. The crossover also brought the Panchaku weapon and the Red Scarf item.

Version 1.5: The Endless Update (November 2024)​

Arguably the most significant structural addition post-launch, this update introduced "Endless Mode," a rigorous, infinitely scaling challenge mode. It added shorter, enemy-packed versions of the regular levels, a separate Endless-exclusive corrupted version of the Canyons, the Singularity and Glitch mutator system, and the Duo-Boss encounters. It also added the highly requested "Save & Quit" feature.

Console Release and End of Development​

Roboquest launched on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on May 27, 2025, with cross-platform play and two-player co-op.

RyseUp announced the end of content development three weeks earlier, on May 7, 2025, in a devblog titled The End of the Journey. Their words: "2025 marks nearly a decade working on Roboquest, and it also marks the end of the journey for the game... We're not planning any more updates on Roboquest. The multiplayer and cross-platform will still remain available obviously."

That promise has held. Version 1.5.2 in December 2024 was the last numbered release, but the game still receives occasional technical maintenance. Three unnumbered patches have shipped since 1.5.2, and the most recent is a Multiplayer Hotfix from March 2026 in which RyseUp worked with Space Rock and Epic Games to fix the long-standing session ID failure, adding a fallback identifier through Epic Online Services when the Steam connection fails.

Frequently Asked Questions​

Is Roboquest still getting updates?

Not content updates. RyseUp announced the end of the journey on May 7, 2025 and have not added content since. The game does still get occasional technical maintenance, most recently a Multiplayer Hotfix in March 2026 that fixed the long-standing session ID failure.

What did the Roboquest 1.5 Endless Update add?

Endless Mode with its infinitely scaling difficulty, shorter enemy-packed versions of the regular levels, a separate Endless-exclusive corrupted Canyons, the Singularity and Glitch mutator system, the Duo-Boss encounters, and the long-requested Save and Quit feature.

What is Crystal Powder in Roboquest?

A currency introduced by the 1.2 Arsenal Update. You harvest it at the end of levels containing a Corrupted Crystal you previously claimed, and you spend it with Willy Wonder to push weapon rarity from Epic to Fantastic. He is unlocked by a Basecamp upgrade but appears in the safe areas inside levels.

What version was the Dead Cells update in Roboquest?

It does not have one. RyseUp numbered every other release in its post title and shipped the August 2024 Dead Cells crossover unnumbered, so the numbered versions run straight from 1.3.1 to 1.5.

When was Superbot added to Roboquest?

In version 1.3, the Super Update from June 2024, behind a multi-run quest called Revenge of Superbot. That same drop added Harmony Square as a new alternate path for Act 3 and the Captain Mc Slice heavy blade.

When did Roboquest come out on PlayStation?

May 27, 2025, on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, with cross-platform play and two-player co-op. RyseUp had announced the end of content development three weeks earlier.