We’re giving you an opportunity to design a map in Phobies! Put on your thinking cap, and create a strategic map good enough to be implemented in the game!
Mechanics: Design a themed map for Phobies! It can either be a small or large map, but make sure to use the following dimensions:
Small Map Dimension: 5x9
Large map Dimension: 9x9
** Also consider adding obstacles and special map tiles (lava, damage boost, etc.) if you want
Indicate where the spawn points are and player bases/hearts.
The map design can be digitally made or hand-drawn, the important thing is that the image is clear. NOTE: If it’s hand-drawn, you can submit a scanned image or take a photo of it but make sure the image is sharp and has even lighting
Criteria for judging: 50% Creativity – this refers to the map creatively plays and whether it’s balanced 20% Aesthetics - How it looks 20% Suitability for matches 10% Uniqueness, Originality
Prizes: 5 GRAND WINNERS – 25,000 Coffee Beans (each) + a chance for their maps to be included in the game
Last Date for Submission: August 8, 2022 at 9:00 PST
Announcement of Winners: August 12, 2022
Release Notes 1.4.1
Hello Phobies Wranglers!
Update 1.4.1 addresses some fixes for some new features introduced in our big Full Disclosure update, along with some gameplay balancing:
Additions: Balancing
In the interest of providing a better gameplay experience and ensuring competitive matches, players will see some slight changes to a number of Phobies in the near future.
Players will be able to view final stats once changes go live later this week.
The following Phobies will be affected:
Charon Slight increase to HP
Minotaur Slight increase to HP
Paddles Slight increase to HP
Bad Sushi Slight increase to HP
Beauty Slight decrease to HP
Rocketman Slight decrease to damage
Scritch Slight decrease to damage
Alastor Slight decrease to damage
Bug Fixes: Account
Fixed an issue that prevented some users from being able to delete their account information.
General
Fixed an issue that was preventing some Steam users from opening the game via the Steam client.
Fixed a desync issue that could create the appearance that a player had surrendered a game without doing so.
Fixed an assortment of potential game desync causes.
Fixed an Auth token issue that could prevent a player from creating a new account if they’d deleted a previous one.
Fixed a potential crash that could occur when “mashing” the avatar displayed on the stress menu screen.
Fixed an issue that was preventing players from selecting Phobies while the Favorite filter in the collection screen was active.
Fixed an issue that was preventing counters from ticking down visually on gameplay tiles that were affected by mud, fire or healing pools.
Fixed an issue in which the blank/”safe” area on some screens could appear reversed on some devices, causing strange visuals.
Lippy’s Sweet Deal Pack
Fixed an issue that could cause a duplicate card to appear as “new” while opening the second pack.
Fixed some visual issues with the pack’s artwork and presentation.
Subscriptions
Fixed an issue that was causing subscription reminder pop-ups to appear far more frequently than intended.
Fixed an issue that could cause players to receive daily rewards too frequently when using an account across multiple platforms.
Fixed an issue that could cause players to get stuck in a loading screen if they were subscribed and tapped/clicked on the “You are currently subscribed” pop-up.
Tutorial
Fixed an issue that could cause the indicator arrow to spawn outside of the visible portion of the screen if the inventory was scrolled during a dialogue sequence.
Happy battling,
The Phobies Team
Roswell Incident SALE!
Hello Phobies Wranglers,
What’s the best way to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Roswell incident and launch of our Full Disclosure Release? A flash sale of course!
From July 7th to July 11th, save 20% off on Coffee Beans and XP Bundles! Now is the perfect time to upgrade and boost your Phobies collection!
So, look out for Vendy now and enjoy this out of this world sale!
Phobies Full Disclosure Release is Out Now!
The Full Disclosure Release is Phobies’ biggest update yet. We are releasing 13 new Phobies and introducing 8 new unique abilities that will surely add countless new ways to strategize your turns. Plus, there’ll be an entirely new haunting environment with hints that Ancient Alien Phobies did exist! So, expect 5 new maps that will add more unique strategies to uncover.
That’s not all, there will be 5 new stress worlds to discover that are chock full of fresh rewards and 5 new exclusive Phobies to unlock with it!
Full Disclosure will also introduce premium benefits via monthly and yearly subscription, specially crafted to meet the needs of our hardcore players.
Wait, there’s more! Backed by popular demand, we’re adding a second, even better Starter Pack!
So, what are you waiting for? Update your game now and don’t forget to bind your account to a valid email address!
Phobies Streams for Adopt-a-Monster charity event with Aphostle and MissCha
Phobies participates in the Adopt-a-Monster Steam charity event from June 10-12, 2022! Phobies Creator Affiliates Aphostle and MissCha showcases the Phobies game for this event.
Join us to celebrate the monster taming genre and raise money for the Petfinder Foundation! We're running the event on this page, where you'll:
Discover amazing monster taming games (some with great discounts)
Watch various streams of gameplay as well as developer streams
Get in-depth features for the adoptable creatures
Help us reach our goal by donating to the Petfinder Foundation via our Steam announcement and receive special event rewards.
The newest update to Phobies has arrived! Update 1.3.1 includes a variety of balancing improvements and critical fixes for the game.
Improvements:
Balancing
In order to address some balancing issues, we’ve adjusted the number of duplicate cards that we award in all card packs.
Duplicate quantities are based on card rarity to ensure more balanced upgrade levels across the board.
Bug Fixes:
Network
Fixed a server error that could be caused by the server calling details from a finished game.
Fixed a network error that could occur when dismissing the Bind Email pop-up during the tutorial.
Fixed a server error that could occur when attacking enemy hearts or killing an opponent’s final Phobie.
Tutorial
Fixed an issue that could cause players to get stuck in a loop after entering an alias if their network connection was lost at a specific point.
Quests
Fixed an issue that could block account progress if quest rewards were displayed at login.
General
Fixed a visual issue where an opposing player’s avatar could turn pink and battle logs could disappear when battle logs were viewed.
Fixed an issue that caused incorrect stats to show for opponent Phobies when their cards were tapped during gameplay.
Fixed an issue that was causing a “not enough keys” message to appear when tapping an opponent’s keyhole.
Fixed an incorrect time format that was appearing when less that 2 minutes were remaining until a Jacks reset.
Our big summer update is on the horizon, with new Phobies and features to enjoy - stay tuned!
Happy battling,
The Phobies Team
Update 1.3.140
The newest update to Phobies has arrived! Update 1.3 includes a variety of improvements to make your Phobies experience better, along with a bundle of fixes for numerous bugs.
Improvements: Gameplay
Players can now tap their opponent’s vault/keyhole to see which enemy Phobies have been previously summoned and killed.
Matchmaking has been updated to prevent players from matching repeatedly with the same player when several games are started in quick succession.
League ranking boosts have been adjusted to provide more consistent momentum when players win matches in lesser-played modes with large rating discrepancies.
For example, if a player primarily plays Async matches and has a much higher rating in Async mode, they’ll receive a more pronounced rating boost when winning Arena matches.
This will assist lapsed or infrequent players of a given game mode in matching with opponents more appropriate to their skill level.
This should also deter less-skilled players who frequently play a given mode from getting trounced by more highly-skilled “tourist” players.
Adjusted input blockers in the gameplay screen to prevent missed player inputs while Phobies are being spawned/placed.
Adjusted behavior of rating systems to ensure players are being properly placed in matchmaking after season resets.
User experience
Players are now able to change the language of in-game text from the Options menu.
Players are now able to visit/join our Discord server via a button in the Options menu.
Players can now exit the game via an Exit button on the main screen.
Bug Fixes: Network/Gameplay
Made numerous improvements to our profile saving code to mitigate issues where players were sometimes logged out of the game by server maintenance.
Fixed various sync issues that were causing errors in Arena mode.
Fixed server errors caused by old Async match requests being kept in queue.
Fixed a server error that could cause desyncs at the end of Arena matches.
Fixed an issue in which performing, undoing, then repeating the same action a number of times could cause Arena game desyncs.
Fixed an issue that caused the wrong daily cap reward message to appear when players reached their Tears cap.
Fixed an issue that caused game music to stop playing after tapping the “information” icon on store card packs.
Phobies
Fixed an issue with the Charon Phobie that could cause a crash during tutorial games.
Fixed an issue with the Charon Phobie inadvertently appearing in Quests for recapturing Panic Points.
Fixed an issue with selection and spawn sound effects disappearing with the Eternal Knight Phobie.
Fixed an issue in which status effects were not stacking as intended.
Daily Double
Fixed an issue that was causing the Daily Double reminder pop-up to appear more frequently than intended.
Fixed an issue that was causing Daily Double bonus currency icons to remain on various screens after the Daily Double had expired.
Quests
Fixed a crash caused by launching the game if a user had completed a Hard Quest but closed the game prior to collecting the reward.
Fixed an issue that inadvertently caused Quest progress to be generated during Frenemy games.
Fixed an issue with “A Little Anxious” Quest that could cause it to be assigned to Phobies that do no attack damage.
Fixed an issue that prevented the “Everybody Panics” Quest from tracking progress unless the game is restarted.
Keep your eyes peeled for more improvements, new Phobies and some cool new features in the near future!
Happy battling,
The Phobies Team
Updated 1.2.129
Our latest release features gameplay improvements and a number of fixes to some pesky bugs reported by the community.
Improvements:
Tightened up matchmaking ranges to try and improve player match-ups
Tuned several Quest requirements for playability and ease of fulfillment
Bug fixes:
Performed several fixes to issues with overlapping text and text scaling in non-English languages
Fixed a network error that could occur when sending turns during arena games
Fixed a network error that could cause arena games to freeze
Fixed various server issues that could cause desyncs during arena games
Fixed an issue with broken external URL links for card pack odds disclosure in non-English languages
Fixed an issue with misleading Quest requirements for the “A Little Anxious” Quest
Fixed an issue that caused players to continue to receive Quest notifications when rebooting the game, even after Quests had been seen or collected
Fixed an issue that could cause players to be sent to the Quest screen after completing a turn in async games
Fixed an issue with Quest progress not tracking properly if a player closed the game before an arena match was made
Fixed some minor visual issues with Quest panel presentation states
Fixed an issue with Resurrect Phobies not tracking progress on the “Let’s Go Hunting” Quest
Fixed a minor visual issue with the rope coil graphic in the Leaderboard screen
Fixed an issue that caused various Challenge requirements to appear in the improper Challenges for non-English languages
Fixed an issue in which currency sales timers wouldn’t count down while a player was in the store screen
Fixed an issue with store tabs not using server time as intended
Fixed an issue that prevented players from seeing enemy turn replays in async games
Fixed an incorrect Phobie ability description for Blondie
Fixed Grimes' name being incorrectly listed as “Grim Reaper”
Fixed an issue with certain sound effects overriding a player’s in-game volume/mute settings
Fixed a visual issue with Starter Pack presentation
Fixed an issue with blurry visuals with the game shortcut icon on Windows
We’re continuing to make improvements and fixes and appreciate all the feedback we’ve received from our great players.
Happy battling,
The Phobies Team
Hotfix: 1.1.341
Hotfix 1.1.341 includes an important fix for some incorrect Challenge criteria in non-English languages.