Attention AAW fans! Are you ready for a new game mode? We know you are! We’re excited to bring you the latest addition to the fast-paced action with our new game mode, the Arcade Gauntlet! If you’re looking for a new challenge, then this will certainly curb your appetite. And… Did we mention it’s absolutely FREE?!

We’re bringing the Arcade Gauntlet to our most dedicated players here on Steam first to help us make sure we provide the best experience possible. This is our early BETA release of this brand new game mode, and as a small 2-man development team we’d love to have our community make sure it’s our best mode yet!

So jump in and play the Arcade Gauntlet today and help us iron out the wrinkles. You can find our official feedback form below where you can report any issues you encounter. We’ll be sure to investigate and fix them as soon as we can!

Feedback Form: https://www.actionarcadewrestling.com/gauntlet

We love our community and thank you so much for all of your support!

Seriously. We can't thank you enough for all of your wonderful feedback, reviews, support and patience. To a small development team like us, it means so much.

As a small thank you, we've added a brand new game mode... the Battle Rumble!



This new free game mode is like a Battle Royal, but only starts with 2 wrestlers and adds participants every so-many seconds. It allows you to set how many seconds until a new participant is added. You can also decide if you want them to enter in the order you selected, in random order, or just randomize the CPU-controlled wrestlers only.

As always, let us know of any bugs you might find. Happy holidays and have fun!

1. Added ability to fill in all slots with random wrestlers from a specific federation
   
2. Added ability to set the number of powerups from 0 - 8 (battle royal excluded)
   
3. Fixed bug where wrestler could get stuck in the ropes when running into the ring
   
4. Fixed 5v5 “Press Start” text going behind wrestler images
   
5. Fixed glitch where semi-loaded wrestlers would appear before intro animation
   
6. Tweaked Cameras
   
7. Added ability to turn off Spots in more match types
   
8. Moved multiplayer to Steam Remote Play
   
9. Upgraded Downloadable Content Servers
   
10. Added camera cuts in tag team matches
    
11. Fixed bug where you couldn’t dash forward / backward with the analog stick
    
12. Fixed a bug in lesson 21 of the tutorial
    
13. Fixed bug where you could get stuck performing a running finisher
    
14. Tweaked A.I. Tag Team tagging logic
    
15. Fixed glitch where the low dropkick wouldn’t take away energy
    
16. Fixed glitch where custom keyboard mappings weren’t saving
    
17. Fixed glitch where the drop toe hold wouldn’t take away energy

As always, if the update broke anything or if you find additional things we should address, please don't hesitate to reach out to us and let us know. We're always so grateful to get any feedback and we'll always try to act on that feedback as quickly as we can!

We have just uploaded an update that addresses some user suggestions and feedback. Thank you to everyone who gives us feedback.

Here are the official patch notes for version 1.1.5:

• Added paging to arenas and wrestlers to decrease load times and add the ability to browse all uploaded creations. Currently looking to improve server speed on downloads.
  
• Added on-screen helper graphics
  
• Changed the controls based on feedback. Now, in addition to pressing grapple + strike to run, perform strong-strikes, climb the ropes, etc., you can now also use another dedicated button (the "B" button on an Xbox controller). The “change partner” control has been moved to the right bumper.
  
• Added camera flashes
  
• Fixed 2 minor tag team rope glitches
  
• Fixed tag team A.I. where they would try a double-team move while facing the wrong direction
  
• Added A.I. to attack if the tag partner is annoying you
  
• Upgraded game to Unreal Engine 4.24
  
• Added controller images on match options screen to refresh every one of the controls

Even more free content created & uploaded for you. Now we've added tag team elimination matches... 3v3, 4v4 and 5v5! Try them out and hope you have fun with them! Any bugs, just let us know and we'll jump on them!

We have a normal 2v2, a 6-person tag team called the "Trios" match, 8-person tag and a TEN person 5v5 tag match!

To tag, hold towards your partner (left or right) and press strike or grapple. They should turn blue to indicate you are close enough to make the tag. There should also be instructions below the energy bar.

You can also drag your opponent over to the partner closest to the turnbuckle to initiate a double-team move.

If any of your partners have a power-up, they can burn that power-up to break-up a pin attempt. However, once all of your team's power-ups have been spent, a 3-count might be in your future.

Finally, don't get too close to the opponent's partners. They'll distract you... possibly enough for your opponent to take advantage!

We can't thank you enough for all of your support this year. We really hope you enjoy the new match types and we look forward to continue to deliver content next year too - as always, these content updates are free!

As the newest featured wrestling game in the Steam Winter Sale, CHIKARA: Action Arcade Wrestling will be available for $11.25 (25% off S.R.P.) from December 19 through January 2. And just in time for this holiday sale comes the free Tag Team Update for traditional 2v2 tag team matches all the way up to epic 5v5 battles. Be sure to work with your tag partner to unleash powerful double-team moves to dominate and flatten the opposition!

Here are the update notes for 1.0.7

* Made A.I. more aggressive (not to stand and wait as much). Might be too aggressive now. We'll keep an eye on it and continue to tweak it.
* Tweaked “normal” difficulty
* Fixed glitch where new downloaded wrestlers sometimes don’t appear in the selections screen
* Fixed glitch where sometimes the pause menu would stay on screen
* Fixed glitch where a top rope finisher would not target correctly
* Fixed glitch where the voiceover would be incorrect at the end of a battle royal
* Changed the look of the top rope double axe-handle
* Fixed Standing Superkick not hitting
* Fixed 4-way selection screen energy bar assignments
* Fixed powerbomb not breaking a table
* Added conditions where A.I. would get stuck on the ground and not try to get up
* AI now attempt to help eliminate and/or interrupt eliminations
* Fixed issue where new Wrestlers no longer showed up in All when in the Selection screen
* Additional minor bugs

Update 1.0.5 has been uploaded:

• Changed collision so that you can you can strike/grapple a nearby opponent even if you aren’t targeting them
  
• Tutorial crash fix
  
• Crash where physics caused a crash at the end of a match
  
• Top rope finishers not targeting correctly (missing)
  
• Fixed glitch where wrestlers would float if they missed someone getting into the ring on a top rope / run outside move
  
• Fixed glitch where wrestler wouldn’t go off the top rope when opponent was outside the ring
  
• Fixed instance where one of the energy bars wouldn’t show up
  
• Fixed instance where sometimes the pause menu would stick
  
• Fixed crash at the start screen when unplugging a controller

Patch 1.0.3 has been released
Thanks for all of the wonderful and detailed feedback.

Here is a list of the items we addressed. We'll keep listening and working as fast as we can to make sure we keep improving our game!

• Glitch where you can delete a custom arena but it still appears in the selector
  
• Several crashes after a match - thank you for posting the ID codes!
  
• Sometimes a wrestler will be off with their running ground finisher and your opponent will be glitched into not getting back up
  
• Bug where your opponent stays down and you cannot focus on him/her
  
• Some folks are sometimes getting the “Need to update to go online” screen. But they are updated
  
• You can get stuck if you perform a running ground finisher on the very bottom of the ring
  
• Download limit not resetting
  
• Search by keyword in creations gamepad glitch
  
• Audio settings on the options menu are not working