New Biome: - Added Jungle themed biome - Contains all new rocks, junk, and fish Features: - Hundreds of combinations of gold rush - Moving cars on the bridges - Sail boats in Sandy Shores biome Changes: - New images in the choose a biome screen - Rocks no longer spawn under bridges - Gold and leafy greens no longer travel through other objects - Improved particles on shiny leafy green - Added sound for eating shiny leafy greens - Improved the colliders on many of the rocks - Shield amount is now shown next to the strength amount - Buttons no longer show when selecting the Share button - Increased the size of the oak and pine trees - Added people to raft - Removed loading screen - Removed piers Balance Changes: - Extra Lives cost increased from 125 Gold to 200 Gold - Increased the speed of the game by 10% - Increased the rate that bridges appear Bug fixes: - The press special ability highlight now comes back after pausing - Game no longer pauses when connecting to game center - Fixed buttons showing up immediately when you die with a maxed character class - Fixed updating issue with furthest distance in the choose a biome screen

Features: - New and improved character screen - Animated particles to show level progress at the end of a game Changes: - Made gold coins brighter - Updated help screen - Added game center icon to River Tour selection - Removed all four bears Bug fixes: - Trains on bridges now always appear from off the screen - Crashing into a bridge didn’t reset crash multiplier

Bridges: - 6 new car bridges Features: - 3 new bears in the Pine Tree Forest Changes: - Added sound to collisions with junk - Back to back rocks can no longer be the same Bug fixes: - Corrected text when you share

Score: - New scoring system - Level up each character class Tutorial: - New and improved tutorial Features: - Thousands of combinations of new trains - New background music - New Hippo, Shark, Orca, and Jet Ski characters - More variations of rocks Changes: - Changed some achievement awards - Improved the change biome screen - The old scoring is now called distance Balance Changes: - Changes to the quantities required to complete achievements - Reduced how far the piers stick out - Reduced costs of hats in the market Bug fixes: - Fixed bug with bridges in the Grand Canyon and The Great North

Bug fixes: - Fixed the Great North biome

Bridges: - 6 unique bridges and a pier - Deal 4 damage on impact Features: - New lobster trap as junk Bug fixes: - Fixed the order of damage dealt from rocks - Fixed pause spamming with a cooldown - Other minor fixes

UI: - All screens have been updated - Moved the daily challenge to its own screen Fish: - Max group size increased to 9 - Different fish can be in the same group - Actively try to move around the rocks - Slightly differ on size Features: - All new rocks - New beach ball, buoy, paddle, and raft as junk - More variation of pine trees Bug fixes: - Colliding with a rock with strength 5 or more no longer ends the game

Features: - New pause feature, by double tapping the center of the screen - Auto pause when exiting the app. - Added additional detailed fish. - Added animation to all fish. - Removed basic fish model. - New oil derrick and oil barrels in Oil Spill Area - New shiny leafy green that will give you 1 strength no matter what your current strength is. Balance Changes: - Leafy green spawn chance has been reduced to 34.5% and shiny leafy greens have a 1% spawn chance - Extra Lives cost decreased from 250 Gold to 125 Gold

Bug fixes: - Corrected the location of the special ability buttons.

Extra Life: - Use an extra life to continue going in a round after you have died. - You come back to life with full strength. - Earn extra lives by completing certain daily challenges or buy extra lives in the market. More new features: - Added Notifications. - Made multiple versions of the Gold Rush. - New longest distance without crashing achievement. - Redid the daily challenge card. - Updated the help screen and tips. - In the market, buy buttons are shown as a darkened color if they are not affordable. Balance Changes: - Gold coins spawn chance has decreased to 57.9% and the spawn chance of gold rush has been increased to 2%

Event (Grad Time): - Play Swimming Upstream between May 20th - June 20th, to receive a free hat, to celebrate high school and college graduates! Event (Happy Birthday) - Play Swimming Upstream on June 11th or June 21st to receive a free hat, for the anniversary of Swimming Upstream’s release. Features: - New sound for completing a challenge - Introducing mid-game challenge updates - Added a banana colored Kayak to the market - 7 new challenges - Added Clown fish, American Shad fish, Reef Triggerfish, and Freshwater Drum Fish Balance Changes: - Buffed the stats of the Kayak Bug fixes: - Built in special abilities now count toward challenges requiring a special ability to be used

Features: - Dolphin and Jet Ski as rewards for achievements - Arctic grayling fish - Tutorial for new players - Animated kayak paddle - New links screen Balance Changes: - Changed how much gold you get for doing certain challenges Bug fixes: - Centered the player type special highlight - Bass fish not dealing damage or spawning in groups - Kayak’s special ability not being able to be used more than once

Features: - Megalodon, Orca, Hammerhead, and Albino Hammerhead as rewards for achievements - Great White and Kayak, buyable in the market - Player types that provide an advantage - Palm trees and bass fish Changes: - Removed the Sea Break special ability Balance Changes: - The spawn rate of fish, rocks, junk, gold, and leafy greens increases more gradually Bug fixes: - Fixed fish rotating when hitting another object

Features: - All fish now have the ability to spawn as a group Balance Changes: - The first star of total number of gold coins collected is now at 350 (previously 300) - The third star of total number of gold coins collected is now at 8,000 (previously 10,000) - The third star of number of leafy greens eaten is now 4,000 (previously 6,000) Bug fixes: - Spending gold would decrease the total number of gold coins collected - Gold and leafy greens were sending their value instead of increasing the quantity collected by 1

Achievements: - New achievements screen - Achievements tracked are: distance traveled in River Tour, total distance traveled, number of leafy greens eaten, total number of gold coins collected, and number of challenges completed. - Tons of rewards, including hats and shell colors. Biome: - Great North Biome, featuring polar bears, salmon, ice sheets, and snowmen. More new features: - New hats and shell colors. Balance Changes: - Increased the chance of junk (debris) spawning from 10% to 15% - The Pine Tree Forest is now reached at 2400m (formerly 3000m) Bug fixes: - Fixed the issue with the nose of the snowman hat not appearing

Scenery: - Scenery is now dynamic - Clouds have been eliminated Controls & Settings: - Added button control functionality - Switch between button and tilt controls - Added volume controls - Improved the game view for iPad devices More new features: - Leafy green tri pile giving the player, 3 strength - Gold rush, 5 rows of gold coins come flowing down the river - Loading screen with tips Balance Changes: - Leafy green spawn chance has been reduced to 35.5%, leafy green piles spawn chance has been increased to 3%, and leafy green tri piles have a 1.5% spawn chance - Gold coins spawn chance has decreased to 58.9% and gold rush has a 1% spawn chance

Courses: - Each biome can be played independently. - New screen to choose a biome to play. - Set best scores for each biome. More new features: - Updated app icon. - Changed the wording for the challenge timer.

Changes: - New BR Game Development logo Bug fixes: - Fixed the issue with the nose of the snowman hat not appearing

Event (Snow Time): - Play Swimming Upstream between December 22-28 to receive a free hat and shell. Changes: - Modified the upcoming hat

Event (Snow Time): - Play Swimming Upstream between December 22-28 to receive a free hat and shell. Challenges: - Over 30 challenges to earn thousands of gold coins from. - Receive 1 new challenge every day. - Know when your challenge is complete with helpful text. Introducing Hats: - Now wear hats as you go upstream. - 3 new hats in the market. - Added arrows to change between hats.

Added Leaderboard: - Compete with others from around the world and your friends for the furthest distance traveled. - Your best score before this update will automatically be added to the leaderboard. - Uses Game Center functions. More new features: - 3 new shells including a “limited time only” shell. - New leaderboard section on the help page.

UI: - New home screen. - Every button has been changed. - Share button to share your score with friends. More new features: - New “limited time only” shell. Bug fixes: - No longer can go through canyon rocks. - Market screen is properly displayed for all devices.

Biomes: - 6 Brand new biomes. - Sandy Shore, Oak Tree Fields, Abandoned Desert, Grand Canyon, Oil Spill Area, and Pine Tree Forest. - Removed the original biome. - Each biome has unique items that flow downstream. Market: - New market to buy shells. - Shells change the look of the player. More new features: - Leafy green pile giving the player 2 strength. - Various junk flows downstream and deals 2 damage. Balance Changes: - Player now maxes out at 4 strength. - Shield special ability gives the player a temporary 4 shield. - Rocks now deal 4 damage. - Leafy green spawn chance has been reduced to 38% and leafy green piles have a 2% spawn chance. - The Spawn rate of fish, rocks, gold, leafy greens, and junk increases more gradually.

Special Abilities: - Sea Break and Solid Shield. - All special abilities have a cool down at the beginning of a new round and after each use. - The cost of a buff goes up each time it’s bought in a round, but is reset at the beginning of a new round. - Sea Break stops spawning of fish, rocks, leafy greens, and gold for a short time in order to give the player a break. - Solid Shield gives the player a temporary shield of 3 and takes damage before the strength. Gold: - Gold flows downstream and gives 5 gold. - Gold Piles flow downstream and give 100 gold. - Use gold to buy buffs. More new features: - If the player collides with a rock and does not die because they have the solid shield on then the rock will explode. - New sound for both the explosion and picking up gold. - The help button is now central on the game over screen. - New scrolling help screen. Balance Changes: -The chance of a fish spawning on the left has been increased to 6.25% and the right has also been increased to 6.25%. - Gold has a 59.9% chance of spawning, gold piles have a 0.1% chance of spawning, and leafy greens have a 40% chance of spawning. - Fish, leafy greens, and gold spawn rates have been increased. Bug fixes: - Problem with rock getting caught at the top of the screen. - Sometimes not spinning when a fish is hit.

-Text in help screen properly fits the screen for all versions. -Tuned off screen sleeping while in game.