PBA Pro Bowling 2026 News

This is a relatively small set of high priority improvements and fixes that we wanted to get out before the team is fully out for the holidays. We will be putting together another larger patch with more bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements once we are back to work in the new year. We hope you all are enjoying the game!

Patch 1.2.0 Patch Notes

New Features/Improvements

• Added the option to change your career info whenever you want, including career difficulty.
  
  • Developer's Note: You can change your career info now by going to "Edit Bowler" and swapping to "Edit Info" from there. Note that you are still locked into Hall-of-Fame difficulty after swapping to it, as there are exclusive balls and apparel tied to playing on Hall-of-Fame.
• Reduced the maximum speed that the ball can be thrown with no hook to reduce the efficacy of bowling straight (was 25 MPH, now 24 MPH)
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the achievement for winning the PBA Playoffs was not unlocking properly, as well as a bug that could cause tier unlock achievements to not unlock properly.
  
  • Developer's Note: These achievements will be unlocked retroactively when you load a career that has met the conditions. Unfortunately, the playoffs achievement will not unlock retroactively if you have already transitioned to a Hall-of-Fame career and have not yet completed the playoffs on HoF.
• Fixed a bug where the sponsor discount was not being properly applied to ball purchases. This would cause the purchase to fail entirely if you didn't have enough money to buy it without the discount.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Columbia 300 Chaos Black ball was incorrectly classified as a 1.0 hook plastic ball (now 7.5 hook reactive resin)
  
• Fixed two event tooltips that would overflow off the screen in the East PBA region
  
• Fixed several typos in game text
  
• Fixed a bug where the same bowler was entered twice in the PBA regional qualifier event
  
• Fixed a bug where one of the bowlers on the opponent's team of the Tier 1 team league event would throw the ball at 28+ MPH (he’s no longer built like a CrossFit champion)
  

[p]This moment means so much to us. This game was built by a team that genuinely loves bowling, and it was shaped alongside a community that cares just as deeply. Your feedback, playtesting, and ongoing discussions helped us polish and improve the experience throughout development. We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who followed the journey, shared feedback, and believed in what we were building. It’s been a long road, and getting to launch alongside a community this passionate about bowling makes it all worth it. We’re proud of what we’ve built, and even more proud to share it with this community.[/p][p]If you’re enjoying the game, we have one big ask: please consider leaving a positive review on your platform of choice. Reviews make a huge difference for a small team like ours. They help more players discover the game and directly support our ability to keep improving it and creating even more high-quality bowling content for you in the future.[/p][p][/p][p]To celebrate the release of PBA Pro Bowling 2026 on Steam, we are offering 10% off the game between now and December 26th, 2025![/p][p]We’re also celebrating release weekend in our Discord, with lots of exciting events planned including livestreams, giveaways, challenges, and more! Join our Discord now through the link below to see the full schedule for this weekend and participate in our community events:[/p][p]https://discord.gg/pba[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for being part of this community and for supporting the game. We truly couldn’t do this without you. We can’t wait to see your clips, hear your feedback, and keep building what comes next.[/p][p]Have fun on the lanes! 🎳❤️
- The PBA Pro Bowling 2026 Development Team[/p][p]
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[p][/p][p]The wait is (almost) over! PBA Pro Bowling 2026 will be available for purchase on December 19th, 2025 on Steam, XBox X|S, and PS5. Be sure to wishlist the game here on Steam so you don’t miss the drop![/p][p]The game will be released on Switch in mid-January, with no official date set yet. Join our Discord to stay up to date: [/p][p]https://discord.gg/pba[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you to everyone who has been waiting patiently for the game to come out, we can’t wait to share it with you all![/p][p]
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[p]Ready to play PBA Pro Bowling 2026? A demo version of the game will be available to everyone here on Steam for a limited time this weekend - from Friday, December 5th at 12:00pm CST to Monday, December 8th at 12:00pm CST.[/p][p][/p][p]We have an exciting line up of community events for this weekend, including livestreams, competitions, and more! The full schedule and updates will be announced in our Discord, so join now to make sure you don’t miss out: https://discord.gg/pba[/p][p]
See you on the lanes soon![/p]

[h2]As of November 7th 2025 you can sign up for a chance to join PBA Pro Bowling 2026’s closed beta testing![/h2][p][/p][p]We got some great feedback from our closed alpha testing and open demo, and our developers have been hard at work to make this the best and most realistic bowling game ever. Here are some of the updates you can look forward to seeing in the closed alpha and the final game:[/p]

• [p]More character customization options[/p]
• [p]Improved graphics and art[/p]
• [p]More event types including:[/p]
  • [p]league matches[/p]
  • [p]league sweepers night[/p]
  • [p]no tap[/p]
  • [p]and doubles![/p]
• [p]And more new features based on recommendations from our Discord community! [/p]

[p][/p][h2]How can I sign up for a chance to join the closed alpha testing for PBA Pro Bowling 2026?[/h2][p][/p]

1. [p]Join the official PBA Pro Bowling 2026 Discord: https://discord.gg/kGvyYKWtvH[/p]
2. [p]Wishlist PBA Pro Bowling 2026 on Steam[/p]
3. [p]Fill out the following form with a picture of the game on your wishlist in Steam and your Discord username: https://forms.gle/aP2UmHhNDLWmyywe9[/p]

[p]We will be inviting people to join on a rolling basis, with new people joining the beta testing each week! Don’t worry though, you only need to opt-in once to be considered. 
[/p][p]Thanks for all your help, and we can’t wait to see you on the lanes soon![/p][p]
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