WatchBlocks: Craft & Build
Sandbox Survival & Multiplayer
Free · In‑App Purchases
Tracks & Treasures is here! Build railways, ride minecarts, battle new slimes and explore your pixel sandbox. Craft, farm and survive on Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad.
A FULL SURVIVAL GAME, ON YOUR WRIST
WatchBlocks is a native sandbox survival game built from the ground up for Apple Watch. This isn't a companion app or a mini-game. It's the complete experience: mine deep caves, craft tools and gear, build anything you can imagine, farm your own food, battle bosses, tame companions, and explore six procedurally generated biomes, all from your wrist.
And it doesn't stop at the watch. WatchBlocks also runs on all your devices, with cross-device multiplayer and worlds that travel with you. Start a world on your watch during the day, keep building on your iPhone at night.
EXPLORE SIX PROCEDURAL BIOMES
Every world is generated fresh, with distinct biomes to discover, each with its own blocks, resources, and secrets. No two adventures play out the same way.
SURVIVE OR CREATE
Survival mode: gather, craft, eat, and defend yourself when night falls and the bosses come out. Creative mode: unlimited resources, total freedom, pure building.
PLAY TOGETHER
Team up with friends in cross-device multiplayer. Your worlds live in the cloud and follow you across every device you own.
MAKE IT YOURS
Build custom worlds, design your own character skins, and create full mods with the built-in mod tools. Then share your creations with the community.
NEW IN VERSION 1.7
- Community Worlds: publish your own worlds and explore creations from players around the world
- Pocket Realm: worlds inside worlds, a whole new layer to build in
- New furniture and decorative blocks, including chairs and tables
FAIR PRICING, NO NONSENSE
Free to download with a 3-day trial of the complete game. Full Access is a $4.99 one-time purchase that unlocks everything: saved worlds, Creative mode, custom worlds and skins, mod creation, and more. No ads. No subscription. No pay-to-win. Ever.
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more WatchBlocks is an absolute gem and one of the most impressive games I’ve downloaded in years. The fact that a full block building and crafting style survival experience fits on my Apple Watch wrist is mind-blowing. Mining resources, crafting gear, battling slimes, building structures… it’s all here, and it runs beautifully.The cross-platform support is what really puts this over the top. I can pick up a session on my Apple Watch during a quick break, jump back in on my iPhone on the couch, and then settle in for a longer build on my Mac. Everything just works. It feels like the developer really thought about how each platform gets used differently.The procedurally generated worlds keep things fresh: plains, deserts, badlands, forests. The day/night cycle with slime enemies adds real survival tension. Truly one of a kind. I never thought I’d be building on my wrist, but here we are. Download it immediately.
Developer Response Thank you! More to come in the near future!
WatchBlocks is an absolute gem and one of the most impressive games I’ve downloaded in years. The fact that a full block building and crafting style survival experience fits on my Apple Watch wrist is mind-blowing. Mining resources, crafting gear, battling slimes, building structures… it’s all here, and it runs beautifully.The cross-platform support is what really puts this over the top. I can pick up a session on my Apple Watch during a quick break, jump back in on my iPhone on the couch, and then settle in for a longer build on my Mac. Everything just works. It feels like the developer really thought about how each platform gets used differently.The procedurally generated worlds keep things fresh: plains, deserts, badlands, forests. The day/night cycle with slime enemies adds real survival tension. Truly one of a kind. I never thought I’d be building on my wrist, but here we are. Download it immediately.
Thank you! More to come in the near future!
I was looking for games on my Apple Watch and found this absolute star of a game. The fact that is can be on a standalone Apple Watch is just great! The ONE developer is working hard and deserves all the support! I tried a mini game and immediately got first place, somehow! My only wish is that you never make it unable to play after a certain IOS update, because then I couldn’t play. It’s very fun to watch a game like this grow from the very start. Overall, great game and developer, most likely will be buying full EDIT: Please do not make it able to not be playable on a STANALONE Apple Watch. Also, I found a “bug” where a button will only function if you click the text of a button, not the button itself.
Developer Response Hi, thank you for the review,In the next update, there will be fixes to both of those issues. If those issues persist after, please feel free to contact me again. I got a lot of reports from people after v1.6.3 that it became unplayable, so this next update should help fix it.
I was looking for games on my Apple Watch and found this absolute star of a game. The fact that is can be on a standalone Apple Watch is just great! The ONE developer is working hard and deserves all the support! I tried a mini game and immediately got first place, somehow! My only wish is that you never make it unable to play after a certain IOS update, because then I couldn’t play. It’s very fun to watch a game like this grow from the very start. Overall, great game and developer, most likely will be buying full EDIT: Please do not make it able to not be playable on a STANALONE Apple Watch. Also, I found a “bug” where a button will only function if you click the text of a button, not the button itself.
Hi, thank you for the review,In the next update, there will be fixes to both of those issues. If those issues persist after, please feel free to contact me again. I got a lot of reports from people after v1.6.3 that it became unplayable, so this next update should help fix it.
My brother showed me this game and once I started playing I felt like I was playing Minecraft Mini version! I love this game so much! There are really cool features. Recommend;)Update; the developer is also so prompt to fixes and updates, with lots of new features to look forward regularly! Super worth buying!
Developer Response Thank you! I’m glad both you and your brother like it! Look out for new updates, I’m hopping to keep adding new stuff to keep it fresh.
My brother showed me this game and once I started playing I felt like I was playing Minecraft Mini version! I love this game so much! There are really cool features. Recommend;)Update; the developer is also so prompt to fixes and updates, with lots of new features to look forward regularly! Super worth buying!
Thank you! I’m glad both you and your brother like it! Look out for new updates, I’m hopping to keep adding new stuff to keep it fresh.
when i try t obuy the full game it loads (of course) and then says "Done!" and then it says "Purchase approval is pending. Full access will unlock automatically after approved." but no one got an approval message and i dont have a phone so i dont know how to fix this!?!
Developer Response Hi, sorry this has been frustrating! You don’t need an iPhone to purchase the Mac version. It sounds like Apple is reporting that your purchase is still pending.If your family uses Ask to Buy, please ask your parent or family organizer to check Messages on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad for the request. Apple’s approval guide explains where to find it.If nobody can find the request, please ask Apple Support to check the purchase approval issue. If it’s already been approved, reopen WatchBlocks and select Restore.
when i try t obuy the full game it loads (of course) and then says "Done!" and then it says "Purchase approval is pending. Full access will unlock automatically after approved." but no one got an approval message and i dont have a phone so i dont know how to fix this!?!
Hi, sorry this has been frustrating! You don’t need an iPhone to purchase the Mac version. It sounds like Apple is reporting that your purchase is still pending.If your family uses Ask to Buy, please ask your parent or family organizer to check Messages on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad for the request. Apple’s approval guide explains where to find it.If nobody can find the request, please ask Apple Support to check the purchase approval issue. If it’s already been approved, reopen WatchBlocks and select Restore.
WatchBlocks v1.7.3: Tracks & Treasures
* New rails, powered rails, rideable minecarts and chest minecarts
* Twice the health, with gradual healing while well fed
* Mined blocks and mob loot now drop into the world for you to collect
* Food spoils over time. Store it in chests to keep it fresh, or disable spoilage in World Settings
* Redesigned inventory with better browsing, search, crafting, equipment management and Apple Watch layouts
* Inventories now have 40 slots. Existing overflow items are preserved
* New Unlimited Inventory cheat in World Settings. Enabling it disables achievements for that world
* Chests, wooden barrels and crates now hold 30 stacks
* Four new slime variants: Sand, Frost, Bog and Crystal
* New slimeballs, bouncy slime blocks, Fire Fuel, Ice Bridge Capsules, Bog Fertilizer, Crystal Slime Lamps and the Dune Charm
* Unlock a new Slime menu theme by defeating ten of every slime variant in Survival
* Passive accessories now work from any hotbar slot without being selected
* Fire can spread through flammable blocks. Rain and water put it out
* New Pocket Player with eight collectible music tapes and your own saved playlist
* New cotton colors and matching teleporter plates. Teleporter plates remain exclusive to 2D
* Grey trees, including dead wasteland trees, can now drop grey saplings. Plant them to grow trees with ash-grey leaves
* New Feature Calendar with 29 permanent building additions unlocking throughout November
* Petoskey Grove, maple trees, turkeys, turkey foods and a discoverable menu theme arrives November 26 as a part of the feature calendar
* Refreshed ores, volcanic ores, ingots, resource blocks, cobblestone, sand and cotton crops. Normal stone keeps its original texture
* Upgraded Cloudrunners now have distinct appearances and safer inventory handling
* More responsive 3D mining and building, improved lighting, clearer targeting and safer world loading
* New 3D worlds include more structures and a smaller Cloudreach
* Optional 3D graphics presets and shaders on supported devices (Full Access or an active trial required)
* Improved mob saving and multiplayer visibility, with fixes for disappearing mobs and birds getting stuck in terrain
* Fixed rain sounds playing in dry biomes, snowy areas and Cloudreach
* Larger Chat tap targets, a clearer Apple Watch More button and improved compact HUD layouts
* More control customization, including movement size, button size and opacity
* Limited free Mod AI option for devices without Apple Intelligence, subject to daily and shared availability
* Improved Community Mods browsing, texture editing tools, publishing and downloads
* Improved multiplayer reliability, controller support, and Apple Watch stability
1.7.3 10h ago
WatchBlocks v1.7.1:
* New Blueprint Blitz mini game
* Improved mod creator studio, with Apple Intelligence help for devices that support it. (Only for Full Access Users)
* New decorative blocks
* New friends system
* New cosmetics and Retro Pack
* Improved game performance
* Multiplayer is a lot smoother and consistent
* New textures for slimes and chest
* Improved controller support
1.7.1 Oct 17
WatchBlocks v1.7 Spooky Hollow:
* New Biome: The Mystlands, a new vibrant spooky biome with fog and mushroom trees
* Pocket Realm: A new item which can allow you to create a new world inside your world to let you keep exploring
* Apple Watch multiplayer improved: two Apple Watches can now play together without another device
* Community Worlds: you can now share your worlds for everyone to see
* 5 new mobs: bats, shroomlings, zombies, witches, and ghosts
* You can now create small, medium, or large worlds, along with existing infinite worlds
* Creative mode in 3D is now available for full access users
* For Apple Watch, made movement better for 3D
* 3D is a lot faster now
* New cosmetics, including a halloween pack, and pets
* New weapon: The Dagger, has a special dash attack
* Furnace: A new block you can use to cook food or make glass. This can be upgraded to fit more fuel and items to cook/smelt
* New meat types from different mobs like pork, beef, and fish
* Brain, a new food type item you can eat and turns you into a zombie
* Enchanted Berries, give you a speed boost for limited time when eaten
* Potion brewing: Make a cauldron and make 13 different potions with unique abilities. Either drink or splash
* Brand new achievements
* Leaderboards can now be viewed on Apple Watch
* New blocks and items include pumpkins, candles, tables, chairs, mushrooms, mushroom blocks, crystals, and more
* Cloud Runner can now be upgraded
* Biome ambience improved
* Want to try your world in a new way? Duplicate it so you don’t ruin anything
* Pulse laser retextured and has a new crafting recipe
* UI polish
* Controller gets more support, allowing more such as mod creation
* App Icons are moved to Customization tab, and new ones have been added
* If your GameCenter username hasn’t been added, you’ll be given a random username which can be modified in settings
* Fixed a bug where your language wouldn’t use your primary language
1.7 Oct 15
WatchBlocks v1.6.3: Sharks & Minnows
* Added Sharks and Fish mobs
* Rain and thunder storms
* UI changes
* New customization option: trails. For now only one for full access players
* New UI theme option for sharks update
* Fixed world generation bug
1.6.3 Sep 28
WatchBlocks v1.6.2: Filling in the Gaps
* Themes: Use it to make your UI and start screen look better. Unlock as you find new biomes
* New skins for full access users
* Wooden sword and armor have been added
* Glow sword and glow pickaxe have been added
* Gold sword, pickaxe, and armor have been added
* First spawn in a world is no longer the volcanic biome
* Balanced out sword damage, pickaxe mining times, and armor durability
* Redesigned health bar that’s more compact
* Hunger bar: To survive, you must eat food. If you do not, you will slowly lose damage. You can turn this off in world settings if needed.
* Brown cotton block, crafted with dead shrub
* Auto accept anyone in multiplayer by default
* Throwing stuff is better for controller
* Player no longer places blocks when attacking a mob
* Reworked start screen for different device types
1.6.2 Sep 26
WatchBlocks v1.6.1: Small But Meaningful
* New mob: cows
* Creative mode is now available for free players, though cannot save a creative world
* At night, no music plays, just the wind
* Improved some of the icons across the game
* Controller support improved
* 3D is smoother and can render further
* Added a color saturation slider for those who want their game more or less saturated
* You can now split stacks in your inventory
* Cloud runner is fixed and works as intended
* Fixed hotbar issue when scrolling
* And more and more fixes
1.6.1 Sep 19
WatchBlocks v1.5.9 - The Cloudreach
* Cloudreach Biome: A new biome high above the clouds. Staying up there too long can freeze you; wear some armor to help protect you
* Cloud Blocks: These make up the new Cloudreach Biome
* 2 new mobs: Cloudling (friendly) and Storm Wisp (hostile)
* Thunderbolt: Dropped from Storm Wisp, and can be launched with the launcher item
* Cloudrunner: A new vehicular item you can use to traverse your world
* New weapon: Boomerang. Throw it at enemies, and it comes right back
* 5 new languages supported: Spanish, German, French, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified). More languages to come in the future
* Full access now grants the ability to create 3D worlds, a new early access feature
* Mod creator has expanded with new options to make mods
* Visual improvements in world creation and mod creation UI
* Brand new looks on the horizon and in the background
* A lot better performance
* Enjoy new stickers to use in Messages
1.6 Sep 12
WatchBlocks v1.5.8
- Fixed some collection bugs
- Fixed slime launched
- Fixed background issue
1.5.8 Sep 7
WatchBlocks v1.5.7 - The Launcher Update
* Added the Launcher, which can launch eggs, snowballs, diamonds, TNT, and turtle shells
* Eggs deal 1 damage on direct hits
* Snowballs no longer deal damage, but now hit more directly and briefly slow mobs
* Diamonds instantly defeat mobs on impact
* TNT explodes when it hits a block or mob
* Turtle shells deal 1 damage on impact, bounce back and forth for 15 seconds, then disappear
What else is new:
* Improved the hotbar: scroll horizontally through up to 10 items on smaller screens (even Apple Watch!)
* Free users can now switch between different skins. Creating custom skins still requires Full Access
* Clouds now show up in the background
* Skins have new looks to match more with the world
* Skeletons have a new look to match more with the world
* Added new achievements and updated collections
* Removed CraftBits, all community mods are now free
* Changed momentum physics
* Fixed an issue preventing some flowers from generating
* Reduced sound delays
1.5.7 Sep 5
WatchBlocks v1.5.6 - I Like Turtles:
* Turtles added
* Added the following items/blocks: turtle shells, feathers, black flower, black cotton, rocks, dead shrub, eggs
* Not all of these items are useable yet, but some will gain a purpose in future updates
* Updated slow fall charm texture
* Can now see everyone who is hosting globally
* Made small visual improvements
* Background renderer should be more accurate
* Performance and bug fixes
1.5.6 Aug 27
What's new in WatchBlocks v1.5.5:
* 4 Mini Game Modes
* Birds that fly around
* Dark mode icon
* 5 new skins
* Better mod creator
* Better skin creator
* Better Watch console
* New feedback form
* Free players can now get community mods with CraftBits
* Text size on watch by default is 140%
* Fixed a lot of bugs, and made the game run smoother on lower end devices
1.5.5 Aug 20
WatchBlocks v1.5.4 - No Bugs, Yes Gravity
What's New:
* Gravity block: When powered, makes your gravity the opposite
* Power block is now passthrough (able to walk through it)
* 4x better performance across all platforms
* FPS bug fixed (for real this time)
* Removed campsite structure
* Fixed a ton of bugs
1.5.4 Aug 13
v1.5.3 - Worlds Worth Keeping
What's New:
* Free players can now create up to three worlds. Additional worlds require an upgrade.
* Added pigs.
* Added snow blocks and snow bricks.
* Added new water and lava buckets textures
* Added diamond, iron, copper, gold, glow, coal, and slime blocks textures
* Added new glow-item textures.
Inventory Improvements:
* Reorganized the Creative inventory
* Added collapsible categories for related blocks, including ores, grass, bricks, and cotton.
* Apple Watch players can now use up to 10 inventory slots.
Improvements and Fixes:
* Improved visuals and overall performance.
* Fixed an FPS issue.
* Fixed Game Center stat reporting on Apple Watch.
* Updated the leaderboard title to “TOP 50 PLAYERS - Blocks Broken.”
* Random player searches now stop correctly instead of running indefinitely.
1.5.3 Aug 6
WatchBlocks v1.5.2 - A Jim-iliar Update
New
* Added raccoons! Explore the world and discover these curious new creatures found in plains and forest biomes
* Raccoons can now be tamed with apples. They transform into something… familiar…
* Added a new hidden achievement.
Improvements
* Performance improvements and bug fixes.
* Minor gameplay and UI polish.
* Bigger updates coming soon!
1.5.2 Jul 30
WatchBlocks v1.5.1
This update focuses on polish, performance, and clarity, making the game feel noticeably smoother and more enjoyable across all devices.
What's New & Improved
* Much faster multiplayer: Significant speed improvements on Apple Watch and all other supported devices
* Being able to only tame one meerkat was kinda boring. You can now tame as many as you want!
* Better UI on small screens: World screen and interface now look sharper and more refined on smaller Apple Watches
* Broader optimizations: Game runs better on all devices, especially older models
* Fixed queue behavior: Queued blocks no longer cancel when you move away
* Clearer upgrade messaging: Improved text explaining what the full version includes
* Founder recognition: Founders now see clear, prominent text confirming their status
Thank you for playing!
If you spot any issues, please let us know at formidablegamesstudio@gmail.com.
Enjoy the update.
1.5.1 Jul 25
WatchBlocks v1.5 - The Biggest Update Yet
WatchBlocks is now free to start! Explore, mine, craft, build, and survive for free, then unlock the complete experience anytime with a one-time purchase.
Free-to-Play
* WatchBlocks is now free to start.
* Free players can experience the core game with some features reserved for the Full Access upgrade, including saved worlds, Creative Mode, custom worlds, custom skins, mod creation, and Watch Console.
Multiplayer
* Play together with Game Center multiplayer (iPhone, iPad, and Mac).
* Host or join LAN multiplayer games.
* Team up with Watch Co-op using your iPhone and Apple Watch.
Create Your Own Content
* Create and share custom blocks, items, and biomes
* Design custom skins with the all-new Skin Editor, or choose from built-in skins.
New Gameplay
* Added the Slime Boss. Summon it with a Slime Summoner to earn the Slime Charm, which keeps slimes away.
* New electricity system with copper wires, power blocks, pulse lasers, and teleport plates.
* New Hammer tool lets you transform blocks into stairs and slabs.
* Gravestones now safely store your dropped items after death.
* Collections help you track every block, item, mob, and biome you’ve discovered.
* Added new achievements.
* Added stone doors.
* Added carrots with multi-stage farming.
* Explore the new Desert Shrine.
* Teleport to nearby structures with cheats enabled.
* Ore blocks can now be crafted into ingots.
* Added crafting recipes for Glow Blocks.
* Added Mechanical and Mobs tabs to the Creative Inventory.
* Spawn mobs directly from the Creative Inventory.
New Friends
* Meerkats now roam the desert and can be tamed as companions.
* Penguins have arrived in snowy biomes.
Gameplay Improvements
* You can now drag around to move instead of using the joystick
* Choose between Hold to Break or Tap to Break.
* Tap to Break now supports queued block breaking.
* Hold to Break now includes a precision magnifying lens.
* Hold items in your inventory to view descriptions.
* Mine blocks up to two blocks below the surface.
* Jump Boots now grant a double jump.
* Special items now work directly from your inventory.
* Improved Apple Watch controller support.
* Fixed an issue where trees generated with missing leaves.
* When in creative mode, you no longer fly by default
Building & World
* Improved camera field of view and default zoom.
* Water now flows and levels more naturally.
* Doors automatically face the correct direction when placed.
Interface
* Compatible Apple Watches now support up to 5 hotbar slots.
* Watch Console only shows if you have the Apple Watch version installed on a paired Apple Watch.
* Battery and time indicators are hidden during gameplay on iPhone and iPad.
* You can now increase text size
* Launch WatchBlocks even faster with a new Apple Watch complication.
* Completely redesigned interface across the entire game.
* Added a new Help menu.
Visuals & Audio
* Improved pixel font.
* Brand-new hand-pixelled icons.
* Better walking and swimming animations.
* Retextured many blocks, items, and tools.
* Captions: See any sounds being made, and get notified of where an enemy may be coming from. Caption in audio settings must be turned on
* Added lots of new music and sound effects.
As always, this update also includes numerous performance improvements, bug fixes, and polish throughout the game. Thank you for playing WatchBlocks!
1.5 Jul 23
WatchBlocks v1.4.2
A frosty new update has arrived, bringing snowy adventures, new enemies, and expanded device support!
New Features
* Added the Snow Biome
* New hostile enemy: Snowmen, which attack by throwing snowballs
* Added Snowballs, a new throwable weapon
* New blocks: Snow Grass and Ice
* Added Volume Sliders for improved audio control
Improvements
* Improved mob spawning behavior across the world
* WatchBlocks now supports iOS 15 + iPadOS 15 and later
* Various bug fixes and performance improvements
More content is on the way. Thanks for playing WatchBlocks!
1.4.2 Jun 22
WatchBlocks v1.4.1
A small update focused on quality-of-life improvements, progression, and customization.
A major update is already in development. Keep an eye out over the next few weeks for more details.
New Features
- Split-Screen Multiplayer: Connect two controllers to iPhone, iPad, or Mac and play WatchBlocks together on the same device
- Added the Tool Bench, used to upgrade and repair tools
- Added two new skins: Void Traveller and Cyber Ninja
- Added Dirt Bricks, crafted from 4 Dirt
- Added an experimental Retro Shader and Handheld Console mode in Settings
- Rare Slime Pockets can now generate in caves
Improvements
- Added a Create World button next to the Sync button on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Volcanic Temples now generate more frequently
- Chickens and Mice now have 3 health
- Chickens and Mice can now jump up blocks
- Wheat no longer spawns fully grown
- Refreshed the app icon with an updated look
- Added new sounds
1.4.1 Jun 12
WatchBlocks v1.4: Temples & Dungeons
A major adventure update has arrived!
New Features
• Discover the Volcanic Temple and challenge the Skeleton King boss
• Explore Dungeons hidden throughout the world
• Find rare loot including Jump Boots, Climbing Claws, Slow Fall Charm, Temple Locator, and Lava Charm
• Customize your character with 4 new skins
• New enemy types: Skeletons and Fire Slimes
• New Glow Ore, Glow Ingots, Glow Blocks, and Glow Armor
• Volcanic Ores now generate in Volcanic Biomes
• Grow saplings and cotton seeds on farmland
• Added a trash slot for inventory management
World & Survival Improvements
• Improved combat system
• New achievements for dungeons, glow gear, and boss progression
• Multi-stage crop growth with offline farming
• Larger, rarer Volcanic Biomes
• Better day/night cycle with visible sun and stars
• Lava pools can now generate in caves
• Players now have 10 HP with a new health display
Quality of Life
• New sounds, particles, damage numbers, and death animations
• Improved inventory, crafting, and workbench interfaces
• Redesigned pause screen and world menus
• Better controller support across all platforms
• Improved cloud syncing
• Performance optimizations and bug fixes
Thank you for playing WatchBlocks!
1.4 Jun 8
v1.3.2 — Light the Depths
This is a major survival expansion for WatchBlocks.
New in this update:
• Copper tools, armor, ingots, and weapons
• Achievements for Survival worlds
• Torches, cave lighting, and improved darkness
• Full controller support for iOS, iPadOS, and Mac
• Experimental iPhone-to-Apple Watch controller mode
• Beds, trapdoors, slime blocks, sulfur bricks, cactus bricks, and more
• Improved Badlands and Volcanic biomes
• Mice, meat drops, better farming, and survival balance changes
• New textures, UI improvements, and pause screen polish
• Major chunk crash fix and performance improvements
1.3.2 Jun 1
What’s New in WatchBlocks
This update expands biome variety with new plants, new cotton colors, visual improvements, and performance enhancements across the game.
New Content
* Purple and Orange cotton added
* Purple Tulips added to the Badlands biome
* Lava Flowers added to Volcanic biomes
Visual Improvements
* Updated sulfur texture
* Updated diamond texture
Gameplay & UI Improvements
* Improved crafting responsiveness
* Renamed the “Misc” crafting tab to “Items” for better clarity
Performance
* General performance improvements and optimizations across the game
And more small improvements throughout WatchBlocks!
1.3.1 May 25
What’s New in WatchBlocks
Big update! This release adds new content, improvements, controller functionality, and lots of polish across the game.
New Features
* Chickens added
* Partial controller support added
* Sound effects and audio added
* Original music by Hunter Shoemaker added
* FPS counter added
* FPS cap setting added so you can choose your target frame rate
* Green cotton and sand bricks added
* Creative inventory categories added for easier browsing
* New world cloud sync system added across your Apple devices
Gameplay & Visual Improvements
* New pixel style font added
* Improved player appearance
* Equipped items and armor are now visible on your character
* New block breaking animation
* Better overall performance and stability
Fixes & Changes
* Improved world syncing
* Fixed inventory related issues
* Fixed chest related issues
* Corrected flipped hoe texture
* Watch to iPhone multiplayer has been temporarily removed while it is being improved and will return in a future update
And more improvements throughout the game!
1.3 May 18
What's new in v1.2:
This update brings major improvements to gameplay, visuals, and content across all devices.
New Features and Content
* New app icon
* Added world settings, allowing you to change game mode and other options while in a world
* Added workbench for crafting
* Added wood pickaxe
* Added new ore blocks: Coal, Iron, Copper, Gold, Diamond
* Added new flowers: Red, Blue, Yellow
* Added cotton block variants: White, Red, Blue, Yellow
* Added TNT, crafted with sulfur and cotton
* Added obsidian and water bucket (Creative only for now)
* Added volcanic biome with lava, sulfur, and volcanic stone
* Lava bucket available in Creative
Gameplay Improvements
* Game Mode system fully enabled
* Creative mode now includes many additional items
* Flying in Creative enabled via double jump
* No hearts displayed in Creative mode
* Bedrock can now be broken in Creative
* Increased reach for breaking blocks and balanced placement reach
* Fixed block reach in Survival and enabled unlimited reach in Creative
* Added build height limit
* Doors now require a two block high space to place
* Breaking grass now yields dirt
* Leaves are now passable
* Adjusted underwater gravity
* Apples are now more rare
Controls and UI
* Joystick now defaults to the right side on Apple Watch, with a new setting to choose side
* Added “drag to place” setting (Creative only)
* Updated joystick and jump button visuals
* Increased Apple Watch inventory view size
* Increased inventory size to 10 slots on iOS and iPadOS
* Updated inventory slot layout in portrait mode
* Fixed joystick related issues
* Fixed chest scrolling issue
Visual Updates
* New textures for multiple blocks and items, including grass, dirt, stone, ores, logs, sand, and farmland
* Improved sky appearance
* Fixed background rendering in empty spaces such as caves, ladders, and plants
* Improved visibility at the bottom of the world
* Updated slime appearance and got rid of blue slimes
* Items such as pickaxes and swords now appear in the player’s hand
World Generation and Balance
* Fixed ore generation
* Reduced cotton spawn rate and removed it from spawning inside trees
* Increased slime hitbox for easier combat
Performance
* General performance improvements and bug fixes
1.2 May 8
What's new in v1.1:
- Creative mode: Enable when creating a new world. You can fly around, plus there's no health limiting you. More to come with this new game mode in the future
- Cotton: a new plant found in grasslands. Gives you cotton when you break, currently no use for it
- Ruined towers: Spawn randomly, contain chests at the top
- Auto break trees: when you get close to a tree, you will start to break it. Makes navigating your world easier. Toggle available for this
- Multiplayer with iPhone and Apple Watch is now clearly shown, not available for iPad
- Days last 5 minutes, nights last 2 minutes instead of the previous 2 minute days
- Option to disable haptics
- Plenty of bug fixes
1.1 Apr 28
Bug fixes, and iPad support
1.0.3 Apr 16
WatchBlocks v1.7.3: Tracks & Treasures
* New rails, powered rails, rideable minecarts and chest minecarts
* Twice the health, with gradual healing while well fed
* Mined blocks and mob loot now drop into the world for you to collect
* Food spoils over time. Store it in chests to keep it fresh, or disable spoilage in World Settings
* Redesigned inventory with better browsing, search, crafting, equipment management and Apple Watch layouts
* Inventories now have 40 slots. Existing overflow items are preserved
* New Unlimited Inventory cheat in World Settings. Enabling it disables achievements for that world
* Chests, wooden barrels and crates now hold 30 stacks
* Four new slime variants: Sand, Frost, Bog and Crystal
* New slimeballs, bouncy slime blocks, Fire Fuel, Ice Bridge Capsules, Bog Fertilizer, Crystal Slime Lamps and the Dune Charm
* Unlock a new Slime menu theme by defeating ten of every slime variant in Survival
* Passive accessories now work from any hotbar slot without being selected
* Fire can spread through flammable blocks. Rain and water put it out
* New Pocket Player with eight collectible music tapes and your own saved playlist
* New cotton colors and matching teleporter plates. Teleporter plates remain exclusive to 2D
* Grey trees, including dead wasteland trees, can now drop grey saplings. Plant them to grow trees with ash-grey leaves
* New Feature Calendar with 29 permanent building additions unlocking throughout November
* Petoskey Grove, maple trees, turkeys, turkey foods and a discoverable menu theme arrives November 26 as a part of the feature calendar
* Refreshed ores, volcanic ores, ingots, resource blocks, cobblestone, sand and cotton crops. Normal stone keeps its original texture
* Upgraded Cloudrunners now have distinct appearances and safer inventory handling
* More responsive 3D mining and building, improved lighting, clearer targeting and safer world loading
* New 3D worlds include more structures and a smaller Cloudreach
* Optional 3D graphics presets and shaders on supported devices (Full Access or an active trial required)
* Improved mob saving and multiplayer visibility, with fixes for disappearing mobs and birds getting stuck in terrain
* Fixed rain sounds playing in dry biomes, snowy areas and Cloudreach
* Larger Chat tap targets, a clearer Apple Watch More button and improved compact HUD layouts
* More control customization, including movement size, button size and opacity
* Limited free Mod AI option for devices without Apple Intelligence, subject to daily and shared availability
* Improved Community Mods browsing, texture editing tools, publishing and downloads
* Improved multiplayer reliability, controller support, and Apple Watch stability
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