Draw & Guess News

- The Topic from *Lounge Mode* is now shown in the Lobby Browser
- Handled more cases where game could get stuck connecting during startup
- Performance Optimizations
- Some UI fixes

- Wordlist is now hidden in the lobby list when the lobby is set to Lounge
- Fixed player display issues in Stage when players have disconnected
- Custom lobby name is now persisted when returning from game to lobby
- Fixed an issue with some gravity images being out of bounds in the ending presentation
- Add a tooltip for truncated guesses in match history for Whisper mode
- various UX improvements

[h3]Happy lantern festival![/h3]

The end of the Lunar New Year period also marks the end of our Lunar New Year drawing competition! Thank you everyone for your cool submissions! 💚🐍

Without further ado, here are this competition's winners! -drummroll-


First place goes to….
[h3]俊江![/h3]


Second place goes to….!
[h3]Bobby[/h3]


And third place goes to…!
[h3]舞散桜[/h3]


Prizes will be awarded in the coming days. Stay tuned for more competitions this year!

Team Acureus wishes you all a prosperous year full of happiness!

[h2]Happy Spring Festival! 🐍[/h2]
[h3]With this new Year of the Snake we are introducing two exciting feature additions:[/h3]

New Event Space with Quests
In celebration of seasonal events you now have the chance to earn exclusive rewards by completing tasks in the game. Quests are purely optional and can be found in the new event space via main menu. Check there for available rewards and your progress on individual quests.

Badges
Earned some badges through quests? Then showcase them for the world to see! With this update you can choose any of your unlocked badges and add them to your player card in lobby. And if you don’t want to show any, just select “none”. As time goes by more exclusive badges will be added, but make sure to earn seasonal badges when they come as they might not be unlockable after the event ends.


The entire Acureus team wishes you good fortune and prosperity! Happy new year!

[h3]How do you plan a party for your … hair?!🐍🐍[/h3]
Metissa had been secretly planning while her snakes were asleep. She really wanted them to feel like this Spring Festival was the beginning of their year. There would be fireworks, many guests and all their favourite foods: Spring Rolls, Dumplings, and some Sugar Pockets. Tomoko, Lyndel, Zoey, and Scarlet even promised to dress up for the occasion! All that was missing was a photographer for taking pictures... because Theo chased him away (oops!). Can you help out with some pictures in time for the Lantern Festival on 12 February?

Drawing Competition Rules

• Create an original artwork in Draw & Guess
  
• Artwork must include at least one Draw & Guess character shown celebrating the Spring Festival
  
• Submit your artwork to the D&G screenshot section in Steam by 12 February, 12 am Chinese Standard Time, with the hashtag #2025LNYSnake
• Keep it safe for work and original (suspected bot submissions will be disregarded)
  

Prizes

• 1st Place: A real-life plushie of Theo + 2500 ink
  
• 2nd Place: 1250 ink
  
• 3rd Place: 850 ink
  

Important Dates

• Submissions close on: 12 February, 12:00 am China Standard Time
  
• Winners will be announced by: 13 February, 12:00 am China Standard Time
  

Happy drawing!

P.S. Remember to look out for the latest event and earn exclusive Zoey's skin and limited profile badge at no cost! Additionally, there's a festival-exclusive bundle featuring rare skins and items that are no longer available sooner!