Steel Century Groove: Midnight News

[p]Steel Century Groove has an official release date and it's January 28th 2026! Check out the new trailer for the announcement:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Make sure to add the game to your wishlist, and then get ready for release by playing the free demo so you can transfer your saves when the full game launches![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports![/p][p][/p]

• [p]Fixed a crash that could occur on the music selection screen or at the start of battle while analyzing custom music in the background[/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash that could occur when returning to the main menu[/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash when analyzing music files using less common formats such 24-bit audio[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where music would not loop properly when using custom songs with an abrupt ending.[/p]
• [p]Slightly increased the length of "short" and "medium" length battles. These occur most often at the start of each area.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the mods screen would auto-select a locked slot when opening it while all slots were full.[/p]
• [p]Gamepad focus now starts on the correct item ("Shuffle All" rather than the Shuffle header) on the music selection screen[/p]
• [p]Slightly reorganized credits and added a missing PR contributor.
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Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports!

• Fixed a rare crash when calculating gameplay splines.
  

[p]As part of Wholesome Games Steam Celebration, the all new demo is available now! [/p][p][/p][p]Download it here:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Starting in your cozy hometown, take the first steps on your Steel Century Groove journey. Fix up a broken mech and then hit the road to pursue your dreams of winning the Tenzerk Championship. [/p][p]Or dive into Demo Mode, skipping the early story and jumping directly into the full gameplay. Either way, you'll be able to continue the story from there and then transfer your save to the full game when it releases.[/p][p][/p][p]I hope you have as much fun playing the demo as I've had making it![/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Thanks for playing and leaving your feedback and bug reports on the new version!

This is just a housecleaning update that cleans up a non-player-facing issue.

• The game no longer generates an unnecessary log file in the Saved/SelectorLogs folder in AppData.