■ Zone 7: Whale Fall — Stages 61–70 Climb through the bones of a sunken whale. Ribs crack and fall after one bounce, and hagfish slime makes Dumbo sticky so you bounce less for a moment. Watch out for whipping grenadier tails and the giant hagfish spitting slime as it rises from below! ■ Zone 4 boss: the Giant Manta Clear Stage 40 and a giant manta is waiting. Ride its back and tail to stomp the golden spiracle, and when it flips belly-up after a barrel roll, hit the weak spot on its belly. Your first win pays 2,000 pearls. Already past Stage 40? Challenge it from the boss tile on the map. ■ Safer continue after an ad When you continue, you restart at a safe spot on the last rest you passed, protected for 2 seconds. ■ Also · Friend match: both players must be on the leaderboard to find each other · More versus opponents

■ New 1,500m Water Column A new water column is in the shop! If you've reached 1,500m in Endless Ascent, buy it for 9,000 pearls and ride the golden column straight up to 1,500m. ■ Fixed: game not returning after an ad Fixed an issue where the game wouldn't come back after watching an ad. Even if you tap the ad and leave, you'll return right to the game. ■ Also · Stability improvements

■ Zone 3 boss: the Giant Grouper Clear Stage 30 and a giant grouper glares from its den. Its red aim line tracks Dumbo — dodge the moment it locks! While its head is stuck in the far wall, stomp the weak spot on the back of its head. At the end it opens its mouth across a whole wall and sucks you in, so stay sharp. Your first win pays 2,000 pearls. Already past Stage 30? Challenge it from the boss tile on the map. ■ Zone 6: Cold Seep — Stages 51–60 A new zone where cold methane rises. Climb past carbonate rocks and cliffs, tube worms lying along the walls, ink-squirting glass squid, eelpouts lurking in dens, and a giant stalked jellyfish rising from below. In Zone 4, deep-sea chimaeras now swim across. ■ Bosses give 3 stars Boss wins now count as stars, so stat points come faster. Bosses you've already beaten count right away. ■ Automatic check-in Open the check-in window and the stamp lands on its own, with 500 pearls. Monthly rewards arrive on their own too. ■ Also · An Ad Pass shortcut on the left of the home screen · Fixed the result window getting cut off on small screens · Zone 6 scenery high up in Endless Ascent

■ Zone 2 boss: the Oarfish Clear Stage 20 and a giant oarfish sweeps across three lanes. Lead the flowing weak spot and stomp it — on the top lane, headbutt it from below! At 1 HP it coils across two lanes at once. Already past Stage 20? Challenge it from the boss tile on the map. ■ Bigger boss rewards Your first win against each boss now pays 2,000 pearls — and defeated bosses now tumble away. ■ Race a friend Tap "Race a friend" in Versus and pick each other's nickname to race within a minute. People you've raced are saved to your list. ■ Also · Daily check-in now gives 500 pearls, and "Unclaimed" shows on the home bar until you collect it · Endless Ascent and Versus now unlock after Stage 5 · Three stars are a little easier · Runs that use an Upwell now count as records · Your energy bar warns you when it runs low in Endless Ascent · Blobfish jumps higher and draws longer platforms

■ Smoother 1:1 Versus · Fixed the first race against a new rival where they stood still until the end. Races that never connect no longer count toward your record · The rival no longer appears to drop from the sky at the start · The 300 m finish line is now visible · An edge arrow with the distance shows where an off-screen rival is · You can now see your rival as you pass them with a Super Jump ■ Zone 1 boss: the final strike With one HP left, the Giant Isopod sweeps half the screen all the way to the top. Dodge the glowing side, then stomp its back as it slowly sinks! ■ From the last update · Zone 1 boss fight after Stage 10 — your first win pays 300 pearls · 1:1 Versus: first to 300 m on today's versus chart wins · New character Blobfish: unlocks at 1,000 m in Endless Ascent · Ad Pass: buy once and full-screen ads between stages are gone (the banner stays) · Pearls now drop in stages too

■ Zone 1 boss fight Clear Stage 10 and the Giant Isopod is waiting. When it surges up and pauses, drop onto the weak spot on its back. Three hits and you win! Your first win pays 300 pearls. Already past Stage 11? Challenge it from the boss tile on the map. ■ 1:1 Versus First to 300 m on today's versus chart wins. Race other players live or take on the practice rival. Shields and magnets are allowed, and after 3 minutes it's a draw. ■ New character: Blobfish Unlocks at 1,000 m in Endless Ascent. It jumps lower but sinks slowly, and the platforms you draw stretch at both ends. ■ Shop & pearls · Ad Pass: buy once and the full-screen ads between stages are gone (the banner stays). "Restore purchases" is there too · Pearls now drop in stages as well · Using an Upwell raises a water column beside you and Dumbo leaps in · Purchases now show right away that they went through ■ Also · Check in 28+ days in a month and the 30th gives you the Sea Bunny · The leaderboard now shows all-time bests only · The zone 2 giant jellyfish is smaller

■ Today's Chart Endless Ascent gets a new stage order every day. Your records stay. ■ Pearls & Shop Food you eat in Endless Ascent turns into pearls. Spend them in the shop on Upwells (jump straight to 500 m or 1000 m), Shields and Food Magnets — and use them right from the sides of the game screen. ■ Daily Check-in 200 pearls every day you come back. Your streak shows in the bar at the top of the home screen. ■ Leaderboard Two boards: Today's Chart and All-time Best. Pick a nickname and new records post themselves. You can remove your entry any time. ■ Endless Ascent now opens after Stage 10 First-timers get a quick note on energy and food. ■ Also · Home bar with settings, check-in, best record and pearls · Speech bubbles explain the shop, leaderboard and unlock conditions · No ads during the tutorial · Requires iOS 15 or later

■ Reminders, if you want them Twice a day, lunch and evening. We ask after you clear a stage; turn them off any time in Settings. (Announced last version — they arrive in this one.) ■ Endless Ascent · Fixed the height stuck at 0 m, or freezing then jumping · Bigger height and 100 m call-outs that stay longer · Fixed a seam in the background above zone 2 · Out of energy, Dumbo slides off any platform ■ Also · Fixed getting wedged under a rock by the wall · Removed a debug tag left in Settings