Surprise Indie Hit ‘Sektori’ Gets a New Update

Surprise indie sensation Sektori has just received a new patch, and if you’ve missed out playing this absolutely gem of a game in the onslaught of fantastic games across 2025, now is your chance.

Sharing news of the update on social media, solo developer Kimmo Lahtinen shared the news of the latest patch, which is live now across all platforms. “I tried my best to not introduce new problems,”, he joked, “…but let me know if so!“

The update brings with it a small number of tweaks, accessibility settings and verification for Steam Deck (and improvements on other handhelds too).

If you totally missed Sektori‘s release, I can’t blame you. 2025 has been absolutely packed with incredible releases, and this one snuck in towards the end of the year, and took me completely by surprise. In my review, I said “In a year full of genuinely incredible games, I’m more than pleased to have found another one that you should immediately look to pick up. I beg you, don’t let Sektori pass you by. This is an utterly mesmerising and innovative twin-stick arcade shooter, packed full of content and modes and with a level of challenge that ticks all the right boxes. Now to take on those harder modes – I’ll see you on the leaderboards!“

Sektori Version 1.01 Update Patch Notes:

Per the update notes on Steam, here’s the full patch notes:

Version 1.0.1 is now out, featuring mostly little fixed and tweaks, and a few new accessibility settings. Also in the same batch you get Trading Cards and Sektori is now verified for Steam Deck too!

Thank you everyone for playing, the reception has been overwhelmingly positive and I am humbled by the love you have shown the game!

PATCH NOTES (v1.0.1)

• Fixed the title text of the deck select menu page
• Adjusted rewards from upgrade stack rollovers
• Accessibility option for thicker strike reload indicator lines
• Accessibility option for high visibility danger zone (white)
• Adjusted the tiny fonts on the deck select screen to be more clear
• Regenerated font atlasses to better support low resolutions
• Adjusted Sacred Chains floor color to be darker
• Fixed bogus missile targets appearing in Sacred Chains [Gen 5] final phase
• Sentinel ship weapon overheat logic tweaked to be less exploitable
• Gates mode ending tweak
• Changed rainbow mode floor color to make the danger zones more visible
• Added a bit of invulnerability time when triggering rainbow mode
• Fixed difficulty setting text in the description of “Full Stack” and “Speed Of Light” medals
• Added more gamepad button setting options
• Added advanced gamepad settings (manual shot control)

Are you going to pick up Sektori? Let us know in the XboxEra Forums or make some noise in the lively XboxEra Community Discord Server. If you’re looking to be a bigger part of an amazing community, then either choice is a good one!

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