Prop Sumo News

[p][/p][p]Fighters! The second Prop Sumo playtest has just begun! 🥊[/p][p]We're proud to launch our second playtest and gather your feedback on our latest changes - most importantly, the new item system![/p][p]So grab a few friends, download the free playtest, and give it a try![/p][p][/p][h3]Duration:[/h3][p]Playtest #2 will end on 12th January 2026, 00:00 UTC. ⌛[/p][p][/p][h3]Feedback:[/h3][p]Submit your feedback via our Playtest #2 Feedback Form, it's really important to us! With your feedback, we can locate and resolve problems before the release. 📝[/p][p][/p][h2]Introducing Patch 0.2.0: Items![/h2][p]Prop Sumo's 2nd playtest removes ultimate modifiers and replaces it with the new item system. During a match, item spawners will appear around the map, that you can roll over and pick up. You can store two items on your fighter at once. Play the tutorial to learn more! 💥[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Items are distributed based on your position in the scoreboard. If you're dominating your opponents, you'll generally receive more defensive items, while players who are falling behind will receive offensive items to catch up. The system is based on probabilities, so occasionally you'll still get an offensive item if you're scoring well. We think we've struck a good balance to keep things exciting for players of all skill levels, but with your feedback we can refine this even further! 📈[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Prop Sumo features 22 items that can appear during a round. We highly recommend to drop straight into a match and try them out, but if you want to test them at your own pace, you can find them all in the Training Dojo! 🏯[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We hope you have fun with the new item system! Happy Holidays 💙[/p]

[p][/p][p]Are you ready? The Prop Sumo playtest has now begun! 🎊[/p][p]Try out all of Prop Sumo's features, including combat, ultimate abilities, modifiers, progression, customisation, training mode and the tutorial! 💥[/p][p][/p][p]Don't forget to join the Prop Sumo Discord and let us know what you think![/p][p]Still haven't signed up? Get instant access by pressing "Request Access" on the Prop Sumo Store page![/p][p][/p][h2]🥊 The playtest will run until 29th July, at 5pm UTC.[/h2][p][/p][p]We hope you enjoy Prop Sumo! 🙌[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]+ Added: You can now jump and move your prop around in the match end screen[/p][p]+ Added: 16 unique looping animations for each individual modifier icon when hovering over a prop in the prop selection screen[/p][p]+ Added: Discord and Support buttons in startup screen and main menu[/p][p]+ Added: Swap ultimate now has its own sounds[/p][p]+ Added: Costs for unlocks on unlock pop up[/p][p]+ Added: Tooltips for customization buttons and session browser entries[/p][p]+ Added: FOV setting[/p][p]+ Added: Setting to disable players names in the world[/p][p]+ Added: new Block VFX[/p][p]+ Added: Visualization for block cooldown on HUD icon and effects[/p][p]+ Added: VFX for recharging your abilities[/p][p]+ Added: Limitations for attachment location, rotation and scale in customization menu[/p][p]+ Added: Support for steam session invites[/p][p]+ Added: Upon Wrecking Ball start and end, any attached mines will explode[/p][p]+ Added: Unsaved changes information and pop up in customization menu[/p][p]+ Added: Credits screen[/p][p]+ Added: Mine now has its own sounds[/p][p]+ Added: Announcer on match start[/p][p]+ Added: Information popup when session creation failed[/p][p]+ Added: 3 videos that appear during tutorial segments
[/p][p]↻ Changed: Redesigned "Prop Sumo" sticker[/p][p]↻ Changed: Replaced placeholder music with new music[/p][p]↻ Changed: Costs for props and ultimates increased (Props now 2 coupons, Ultimates 3 coupons)[/p][p]↻ Changed: Removed Witch scream from the death sound[/p][p]↻ Changed: Ultimate button look and animation now fits better to the prop buttons[/p][p]↻ Changed: Gamma Setting now shows one digit fractional numbers[/p][p]↻ Changed: Matches now end if only one player is left (also for time-based matches)
[/p][p]✓ Fixed: If only one player remains in a party, they will automatically leave the party[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Moved player starts in dojo more towards the center to avoid camera being too close to the prop[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Spectators can no longer fly out of the maps[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Spectators can no longer glitch into the spinning desert rock[/p][p]✓ Fixed: The mine not attaching properly to some surfaces[/p][p]✓ Fixed: End Screen showing more than three players[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Prop scales in End Screen[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Ultimate aiming sound persisted when interrupted[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Item names used in unlock pop up[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Some sounds not being affected by the audio settings[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Magnetize effect not showing sometimes[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Wrecking ball trail effect jittering[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Spawn Grace state visuals not disappearing sometimes[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Collision under lilypad could get players stuck[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Customizations not stopping to jitter sometimes after charging[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Resolution scale starting with LABEL as a default[/p][p]✓ Fixed: Charge indicator now displays correct timings and colours (to match the charge trajectory)[/p]

[p][/p][p]Thank you for your incredible response to the reveal of our brand-new game, Prop Sumo![/p][p]We're extremely excited to get you in-game as soon as possible. 🙌[/p][p][/p][h3]🥊 The Prop Sumo playtest will launch on 24th July at 5pm UTC, and run until 29th July at 5pm UTC.[/h3][p][/p][p]If you have not already signed up to the free playtest, you can do so on the Prop Sumo Store page:[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]We hope to see you in-game! Don't forget to join the Prop Sumo Discord, too! 💬[/p]

[p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]Prop Sumo is a new multiplayer fighting game from the creators of Witch It![/h3][p][/p][p]For the first time in almost a decade, Barrel Roll Games is proud to announce a brand new project titled Prop Sumo! Battle your friends using the props you know and love from Witch It - unlocking new props, ultimate abilities, and customisation as you progress! 🥊[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]Prop Sumo is a physics-driven fighting game that pits ordinary props together in extraordinary battles. Your goal in Prop Sumo is to be the last prop standing - brawl your opponents with a mixture of different melee moves, combo attacks, and ultimate abilities! 💣[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]In Prop Sumo, you can shape your playstyle with wild prop modifiers that transform your ultimate ability in powerful ways! For example: pair the beehive prop with the cannonball ultimate to create a huge explosion that covers your opponents screen in a swarm of bees! Or pair the mandrake with the wrecking ball ultimate to snare your opponents to the ground and crush them! 💥[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]There are over 100+ ultimate-modifier combinations that you can experiment with to find the most powerful build! ☄️[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]Battle on a range of stunning, dynamic maps built for mayhem! Surging rivers, tangled vines and molten lava will need to be avoided - or used to your advantage! 🔥[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]Each round, you'll earn experience and unlock coupons that can be traded in for new props, ultimate abilities or customisation for your prop. Decorate your prop with a huge selection of cosmetics that you can fine-tune to match your style! 🧢[/p][p][/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]Before we release Prop Sumo to the world, we want to invite you to playtest our game![/p][p]To sign up to the Prop Sumo Beta Playtesting phase, visit the store page, and hit the "Request Access" button! ✔️[/p][p][/p][p]Prop Sumo Store Page[/p][p][/p][p]We will be accepting playtesters into Prop Sumo in the coming months, where you'll be able to try out the game for free before it releases later in the year![/p][p]Prop Sumo is peer-to-peer only and best enjoyed with friends. However, we have a server browser so you can jump into matches against strangers too! 🤜🤛[/p][p][/p][p]We hope you enjoy Prop Sumo! ✨[/p][p] P.S: Don't forget to join the Prop Sumo Discord server![/p][p]Prop Sumo Discord[/p]