FOAMSTARS will be free to play from October 4, 2024!

This is Kosuke Okatani, producer of FOAMSTARS.

Thank you for playing our game. The team and I truly appreciate your support! Today, I'd like to let you know the plan for future updates to FOAMSTARS.

First Announcement

First of all, I would like to let you know about a change to the pricing of FOAMSTARS.

We have had a lot of discussions about how we can make the game more accessible and as we mentioned in a press release that was published recently, we have decided to make FOAMSTARS a free-to-play title starting Friday 4 October (UTC).

Previously, players needed to be members of PlayStation Plus if they wanted to play FOAMSTARS. However, in line with the above change, FOAMSTARS will be playable for both Playstation®Plus subscribers and non-subscribers starting Friday 4th October. (UTC)

Changes taking place from Friday 4 October

Before:

• Game price: Regional pricing
• PlayStation Plus Membership required to play FOAMSTARS

After:

• Game price: Free
• Available to non-PlayStation Plus subscribers

These changes will make it much easier for new players to get in on the fun, so we hope you’ll take this as an opportunity to invite your friends along and have even more fun with FOAMSTARS.

Legacy Gifts DLC

And, to show our appreciation to everybody who has purchased the game already, or who downloaded it between 6 February and 5 March when it was included in the PlayStation Plus monthly games, we will be releasing a set of special items called the Legacy Gifts DLC.

These are special, limited-edition items that can only be obtained by downloading this DLC.

Items included in the Legacy Gifts DLC:

• Exclusive colour variant Bubble Beastie Skins × 12 in total
• Exclusive slideboard design × 1
• "Legacy" title × 1

Note1: Details on how to access this DLC will be released at a later date.

Note2: This is still under development, so the content and timings listed above are subject to change.

We hope that you will continue to enjoy FOAMSTARS

Roadmap for the Next Three Months

We are excited to be able to share the season roadmap for the next three months, including the new season, Golden Beats, which will be starting soon!

Each of these new seasons will include a season pass and new content, skins and events.

Details of Golden Beats season

New Foamstar: Bublo Espuma

The crowned king of Foam Smash, Bublo Espuma enters the fray!

Bublo uses his Gatling-style foam gun to completely overpower his opponents, while his skills keep competitors at bay. Expect some truly monarchical mayhem with Bublo around.

We are also planning to release the patch notes for the new season, Golden Beats, tomorrow. The patch notes include more information about Bublo, as well as details about adjustments to the timings for Ranked Party, new matchmaking features, balance adjustments, bug fixes and more. Be sure to take a look.

Details of October season

FOAMSTARS will switch to a free-to-play title to coincide with the start of this season, and the requirement for players to be PlayStation Plus members will also be removed.

New Smash the Star maps

Smash the Star is a game mode that really represents FOAMSTARS, and is one of the most popular, so to help players to enjoy it even more, we will be adding some new maps to Smash the Star.

A total of five maps will be made available for Smash the Star: four Rubber Duck Party maps and the Pitchside Homerun Party! from the Extreme Party game mode.

New maps:

1. Shoreline Shoppin' Spree
2. Rubber Duck's Spa-larious Oasis
3. Fusion Coaster Kingdom
4. Sing Swing Circus
5. Dancefloor Dreamland (Pitchside Homerun Party! map)

Note: (5) will not be selected for Ranked Party.

New boss battles for Squad Missions

Squad Missions see players formed into teams and taking on challenging missions. This game mode will be updated so that boss monsters will appear when certain conditions are met.

These boss battles will be pretty difficult, so we will be preparing some special rewards specifically for them. If you think you've got what it takes, then give it a try.

Added Diamond Trade

Diamond Trade is an upcoming feature that will make FOAMSTARS even more fun to play. During regular gameplay, players will be able to collect a type of token call Diamond Chips and exchange them for a wide variety of items.

Further details about this feature will be revealed in the future, so please keep an eye out for more information.

Details of November season

New Smash the Star map

For this season, we will be adding an entirely new Smash the Star map! Stay tuned for further announcements.

New boss battles and bosses for Squad Missions

New boss monsters will be added to the new boss battles introduced in the previous season.

We hope that you will continue to enjoy FOAMSTARS over the next three months and beyond.

Note: This is still under development, so the content and timings listed above are subject to change.

And Finally...

Let me once again thank you for playing FOAMSTARS.

I always appreciate reading feedback from players on social media. In particular, the team and I have taken a huge amount of encouragement from the kind words offered by players. And we love to admire the fan art and videos that everybody puts so much love into.

(Although we're honestly quite surprised that people love Rave Breaker as much as they do! We are working hard on some cool new skins for Rave Breaker, so watch this space!)

The team and I will continue to work hard to meet your expectations, and to provide an even more deeply enjoyable gameplay experience.

Thank you for supporting FOAMSTARS. Onwards and upwards!

Kosuke Okatani Producer of FOAMSTARS