UNO News

We're Snap Finger Click, a small independent team of party game developers. We’ve previously worked with Ubisoft on Family Feud® and Trivial Pursuit Live! 2, and we took over the development of UNO™ last year. We’ve already delivered the UNO Party! Mania™ DLC to you, a Twitch Extension, a Happy Hour feature to give you free access to the game’s DLC, bug fixes ❤️‍🔥, and more.

We’ve been listening closely to your feedback, and we’re excited to roll out a new update today tackling two highly requested features:

[h2]✨ Steam Achievements are HERE! ✨[/h2]

We are pleased to announce that Steam Achievements are now available for UNO™!

We know how much you love racking up achievements, and what better reason to dive back into UNO™ and challenge yourself in totally new ways? If you think you're an UNO™ expert, now you can prove it! Explore different strategies, dominate despite the constraints, play that Action Card at just the right time, and maybe even discover winning tactics you never considered before. Can you call your opponent's bluff on a Wild +4 card? Maybe! But can you do it 20 times? How's your online game? How quickly can you stack up 10 wins? Steam Achievements are the perfect way to showcase your skills and cement your legacy as an ultimate UNO™ champion! When you’ve hunted them all down, be sure to post on the discussion forum so we know who’s got the biggest bragging rights.

As a heads up, achievements will be retroactively earned for the accomplishments already completed in your game. For the sync to happen you need to launch the game once, and the previously unlocked Ubisoft Connect achievements will be automatically unlocked on Steam.

[h2]✨ Improved Online Play for Strict NAT Players! ✨[/h2]

We strive to ensure a smooth experience when connecting to online games - including for players who are on a 'Strict NAT' type. If you’re not sure what a NAT type means, then keep on reading.

NAT stands for Network Address Translation. Your NAT type can influence how easy it is to find other players when playing games online. Think of NAT types like 3 different kinds of doors for your internet connection when playing online:

• An 'Open' NAT is like a wide-open door, letting game connections pass through easily without anything standing in your way.
  
• A 'Moderate' NAT is like a standard door, where you need to take action to open it. Sometimes you might push it or pull it, or sometimes it sticks, but most of the time it’s a straightforward process.
  
• But a 'Strict' NAT? That's like a door with extra security locks and a security guard, making it harder for you to pass through. When playing a game on a Strict NAT type, it can be more complex for a game to directly connect with other players, sometimes limiting who you can matchmake with.
  

Everyone with an internet connection uses one of these 3 NAT types. We can’t change your internet setup, but as part of this new UNO™ update we've significantly improved how matchmaking works for players with Strict NAT types: Players with a Strict NAT type can now host their own online lobbies and invite their friends to play. 🎉

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PATCH NOTES:

This update isn't just about the big headline features - we've also included some important fixes. Here are the highlights:

• Fixed an issue where the game could crash when joining a lobby while a specific type of microphone was connected. (Thank you to all the players who helped us get to the bottom of this one!)
  
• Fixed an issue where the game could crash when a player would start or join an online lobby after changing the voice chat setting in the Twitch settings.
  
• Fixed an issue with the gaining of XP not working as expected.
  
• Fixed an issue with the "Wait.. what?" and "That was close" challenges not updating correctly even after completing the session with the required criteria.
  
• Plus various other minor bug fixes and stability improvements to keep things running smoothly.
  
• Improvements to how we can track a crash if it occurs for players.
  

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A huge thank you to the entire UNO™ Steam community for your feedback, and of course, for playing!

Let us know what you think of the new Achievements and the matchmaking improvements in the comments below or join us on Discord: discord.gg/snapfingerclick.

Thank you for playing UNO™!

🫡

- Snap Finger Click

Hi UNO™ players!

Greetings from Snap Finger Click! We’re the small independent team of party game developers who took over the development of UNO™ last year.

The Lunar New Year is almost upon us! We’re marking the occasion with some fabulous new Lunar New Year-themed customisations. And the best part of all? They’re totally free!

We’re giving every UNO™ player a beautiful new board, awesome avatars, a delightful card deck, a celebratory soundtrack, and some vibrant VFX! 🎇

The new items we’re giving you are:

[h3]• 1x Board - Lunar New Year[/h3]
This gorgeous board will make you feel like you're right in the heart of the celebrations:


[h3]• 4x Avatars - Lunar New Year theme (Lion Dancer, Festive Lantern, Firecracker Dragon, Lucky Envelope)[/h3]
Power up your profile with four distinctive Lunar New Year avatars: Lion Dancer, Festive Lantern, Firecracker Dragon, and Lucky Envelope! 🦁🏮🐉🧧:


[h3]• 1x Card Deck - Lunar New Year theme[/h3]
The Lunar New Year card deck is bound to bring joy and luck to your game. You can check out the full card deck in-game:


[h3]• 1x Frame - Lunar New Year theme[/h3]
The Lunar New Year avatar frame will bring good fortune to your profile:


[h3]• 1x Soundtrack - Lunar New Year theme[/h3]
The Lunar New Year soundtrack is a celebratory tune that’s perfect for this joyous occasion. 🎶

[h3]• 1x VFX - Dragon’s Fire[/h3]
The Dragon’s Fire VFX will be sure to heat up your game of UNO™. 🔥

[h3]• 1x UNO™ Call - Celebration[/h3]
The Celebration UNO™ Call will bring the fun and excitement. 🎉


How to Get Your Customisations:
All you have to do is open up UNO™, and all these incredible items will be ready and waiting in MyDesign where you can customize your game. Go into the year of the snake 🐍 with a celebratory game of UNO™!

Happy Lunar New Year from Ubisoft and the Snap Finger Click team! 🎇

Hey UNO™ fans! ❄️

We're Snap Finger Click, a small independent team of party game developers who have taken over the development of UNO™ earlier this year. The holidays have arrived, and we're feeling extra festive! To celebrate, we've got a whole bunch of FREE winter-themed customisations for you to enjoy in UNO™. We're talking about a cosy new board, adorable arctic animal avatars and card deck, a super chill soundtrack, and some fun candy cane VFX! 🍭

All of these festive items will already be unlocked for you, you just need to own the UNO™ game and they will be ready in MyDesign.

The brand new items we’re giving you are:

[h3]• 1x Board - Cosy Winter Lodge[/h3]

The "Cosy Winter Lodge" board will make you feel like you're snuggled up by the fire.



[h3]• 4x Avatars - Arctic Animals theme (Happy Hound, Blissful Bunny, Practical Penguin, Mellow Moose)[/h3]

Dress up your profile with four adorable arctic animal avatars: Happy Hound, Blissful Bunny, Practical Penguin, and Mellow Moose! 🐶🐰🐧🫎



[h3]• 1x Card Deck - Arctic Animals theme[/h3]

The "Arctic Animals" card deck is the perfect way to bring some winter cheer to your game. Make sure to check out the full card deck in-game.



[h3]• 1x Avatar Frame - Festive Holly[/h3]

The "Festive Holly" avatar frame will add a festive touch to your profile.



[h3]• 1x Soundtrack - Cosy Winter Lodge theme[/h3]

The "Cosy Winter Lodge" soundtrack is a jazzy and relaxing tune that will set the perfect mood for a restful winter break. 🎶

[h3]• 1x VFX - Candy Canes[/h3]

The "Candy Canes" VFX will add some very merry sweetness to your game of UNO™. ✨

[h3]• 1x UNO™ Call - Jolly Man[/h3]

The "Jolly Man" UNO™ Call will spread some ho-ho-holiday cheer. 🎅


How to Get Your Customisations:
It's super easy! Just fire up UNO™, and all of these festive items will be unlocked for you already 🎁. Check it out in MyDesign and start customising your game. So gather your friends and family, put on your favourite holiday sweaters, and get ready for some cosy UNO™ fun! 🎉

Happy Holidays from Ubisoft and the Snap Finger Click team! 🫡

We're Snap Finger Click, a small independent team of party game developers. We’ve
previously worked with Ubisoft on Family Feud® and Trivial Pursuit Live! 2, and we
took over the development of UNO™ earlier this year. We’ve already delivered the UNO
Party! Mania™ DLC to you, a Twitch Extension, a Happy Hour feature to give you free
access to the game’s DLC, bug fixes ❤️‍🔥, and more.

When we started on the game, one of the first things we did was to carefully look at
the existing reviews and other areas where you, as a player, leave feedback (hello
Reddit 👋). We’re looking into some of the most frequently-mentioned topics you’d like
to see addressed, and what features you’d like to see. A common point of feedback has
been about the online multiplayer mode of the game. We’re pleased to say that, with
this new update, your online multiplayer experience should be significantly smoother
(more on this below).

We know UNO™ is hugely popular on Twitch, so for all you streamers we’ve added a
new dedicated Twitch mode. The Chat Chaos mode is a different way to experience
Twitch interactive features in UNO™, using the chat for viewers to type in commands.
In this mode, the game reads in the text from the viewer chat. Viewers are invited to
vote on different disruptions that their host will have to face. Will they vote to flip the
host's hand of cards around? Will they ban red cards from play? Or our personal
favourite, Twitch Plays UNO™ where the viewers take over the game! And of course,
you can also ask your favourite Twitch streamer to check out this mode and see how
you can bring chaos to their game. The Twitch Chat Chaos mode is in addition to the
UNO™ Twitch Extension that was launched earlier this year.

With the holiday season in full swing, we thought it would be nice to give players a
special bonus. You’ll notice two brand new card decks: Winter Flora and Winter
Solstice. We’ve also added some festive avatar frames: the lively Winter Fun, and the
super cute Hotspring Hideaway. And what’s more, we’ve composed a retro holiday
soundtrack, “Deck the Halls with Synths”. This music harks back to the golden era of
classic 80s winter hits and is sure to give you a nostalgic holiday season! You can
unlock all the new themed content for free by playing UNO™.

As with every UNO™ update, we also bring you bug fixes, polish, and general
improvements to give you a smoother UNO™ experience. We’re always listening to
your feedback and suggestions, and making improvements to UNO™ is an ongoing
area of focus for us, so if you find an issue with the game, please get in touch with
Ubisoft Support and provide them with as much detail as possible.

We have an exciting 2025 ahead of us for UNO™, but in the meantime, we’d love for
you to check out this new update!

[h2]NOTABLE CHANGES:[/h2]

[h3]✨ Improvements have been made to the online multiplayer mode:[/h3]

• Bugs related to the syncing between players have been fixed.
• The game now auto-starts when the lobby is full.
• Updates have been made to the matchmaking algorithm to prioritise joining games
with 1 or 2 players.
• We've increased the 'thinking time' during an online game to allow for Twitch voting.
• Online games can now be started without any human opponents in the lobby.

[h3]✨ New Twitch 'Chat Chaos' mode:[/h3]

• In Chat Chaos you can link UNO™ with your Twitch account to play a special game
mode with Twitch viewers. Viewers can vote via the Twitch chat for different
disruptions to inflict upon their host.

[h3]✨ New free customisations:[/h3]

• 2 new free card decks: Winter Flora and Winter Solstice
• 2 new free avatar frames: Winter Fun and Hotspring Hideaway
• 1 new free soundtrack: Deck the Halls with Synths

[h3]PATCH NOTES:[/h3]

This new update also brings you other bug fixes, below are a few of the highlights:

● Fixed bugs that could cause the game to crash.
● Fixed bugs that could impact online gameplay.
● Fixed an issue where the game could crash if a player would quit a match after
playing the skip card in local play.
● Fixed an issue where the game could get stuck in online multiplayer if a player
would leave the sessions after playing the Point Taken Card.
● Fixed an issue reported by players where two sound effects would play after
selecting an avatar.
● Fixed overlapping issues that could occur in the multiplayer game lobby.
● Fixed an issue where the "Shout, let it out loud" Ubisoft Connect Challenge
would not get updated, even after completing the required criteria.
● Players reported that no music was playing during the game credits anymore.
This has now been resolved.
● Fixed an issue where tutorial text could overlap the design in Add-Ons matches.
● Fixed an issue where the game could get stuck on the loading page when
accessing the Ubisoft Connect overlay in offline mode.
● Fixed an issue in the online multiplayer mode where the host would sometimes
receive a Connection Time-Out error after starting an online session with a full
lobby, whilst playing DLC.
● UNO Party! Mania™ DLC: Fixed an issue where the game could get stuck after
playing the Wild Pile Up card in an online session.
● UNO The Call of Yara™ DLC: Fixed an issue where the game could crash when a
player plays a card while Philly Barzaga's service is called.
● UNO Rayman Theme™ DLC: Fixed an issue where the pile could get corrupted,
this would happen if one of the players would hide their cards after using
"Escape" and then gets served with a Draw +2 card.

Thank you for playing UNO™!

🫡

- Snap Finger Click

Updating the installer process