Swimming Upstream 4.3 - App Store

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About Swimming Upstream

Take control of your daring little turtle and embark on an exhilarating journey upstream! Dodge treacherous rocks, swift fish, and drifting debris as you navigate through ever-changing environments. The power to go the...

Take control of your daring little turtle and embark on an exhilarating journey upstream! Dodge treacherous rocks, swift fish, and drifting debris as you navigate through ever-changing environments. The power to go the distance is in your hands. Key Features: Thrilling Gameplay - Test your reflexes as you swim against the current in a challenging yet addictive adventure. Gold Rush - Collect gold coins to unlock new characters. Stay Strong - Snag lily pads to restore your energy and keep your journey going. Explore Stunning Biomes - Glide through serene beaches, lush oak forests, and dramatic canyons, each packed with surprises. Compete & Conquer - Climb the Game Center leaderboard and see how your skills measure up against friends or players worldwide! Do you have what it takes to conquer the current? Download Swimming Upstream now and prove you’re the ultimate upstream adventurer!

Version History 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 4.3 12/01/2024 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 4.2 05/20/2024 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 4.1 01/16/2024 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 4.0 01/08/2024 Bug fixes: - Fixed the Great North biome 3.2.1 07/13/2023 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 3.2 07/11/2023 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 3.1 01/14/2023 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 3.0 12/23/2022 Bug fixes: - Corrected the location of the special ability buttons. 2.6.1 08/03/2022 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% 2.6 07/10/2022 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 2.5 03/20/2022 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 2.4 12/30/2021 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 2.3 12/27/2021 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 2.2.1 12/25/2021 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 2.2 12/24/2021 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 2.1 12/22/2021 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. 2.0 11/30/2021 Changes: - New BR Game Development logo Bug fixes: - Fixed the issue with the nose of the snowman hat not appearing 1.10.2 11/27/2021 Event (Snow Time): - Play Swimming Upstream between December 22-28 to receive a free hat and shell. Changes: - Modified the upcoming hat 1.10.1 12/14/2020 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. 1.10 10/29/2020 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. 1.9 09/13/2020 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. 1.8 08/20/2020 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. 1.7 07/18/2020 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. 1.6 06/29/2020 -Text in help screen properly fits the screen for all versions. -Tuned off screen sleeping while in game. 1.5.1 06/22/2020

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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of Swimming Upstream since it was posted on our website on 2022-01-07 17:00:08. The latest version is 4.3 and it was updated on 2026-06-10 05:32:58. See below the changes in each version.

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