UNO

The Shovel Knight Cosmetic Pack released on June 23, adding a paid board, avatars, card deck, and music set themed around Yacht Club Games’ hero. The game also introduced Wild Weeks in February, alongside the Floating City cosmetic collection and its first 12-card-hand challenge, Big Hands Wild Week.

• Shovel Knight Cosmetic Pack: The paid pack added Shovel Knight-themed cosmetics, including a board, avatars, card deck, and music. The same update fixed the The Call of Yara exploit, which could reveal every opponent’s card through the 7-0 rule, and resolved the AFK Timer Crash.
• Wild Weeks: The new time-limited event format introduced unique rules and leaderboards; Big Hands Wild Week made players start with 12 cards.
• Floating City content: The steampunk-themed collection expanded the game’s visual customization.
  • Floating City Card Deck and Soundtrack: Added a themed deck and matching music.
  • Floating City Game Board and Avatars: Added a board and four avatars: Zephyr, Gyro, Nautilus, and Chronos.
  • Floating City Theme: Added another steampunk-inspired cosmetic collection to the Store.
• Poolside Sunshine Pack: This free unlockable cosmetics pack added a retro California-inspired aesthetic for all players.
• Polish localization: Official Polish language support was added for menus, card descriptions, and lobby setup.

Lunar New Year celebration added a themed card deck, board, soundtrack, avatars, avatar frame, call, and Dragon’s Fire visual effect. Steam Achievements also became available, including retroactive unlocks, while online access and high-impact gameplay issues received attention.

• Lunar New Year content: The celebration introduced a broad cosmetic package:
  • Lunar New Year Card Deck added a themed deck.
  • Lunar New Year Board added a matching board.
  • Lunar New Year Soundtrack added celebratory music.
  • Lunar New Year Avatars added Lion Dancer, Festive Lantern, Firecracker Dragon, and Lucky Envelope.
  • Lunar New Year Avatar Frame added a themed profile frame.
  • Celebration UNO Call added a new call feature.
  • Dragon’s Fire VFX added a themed visual effect.
• Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements became available in May, with retroactive achievements allowing existing progress to count.
• Online play: Strict NAT players gained the ability to host online lobbies and invite friends. Show ’Em No Mercy also received a fix for players being dropped into eliminated players’ positions, while UNO Valhalla no longer crashed online matches with full lobbies.
• Gameplay and stability: The first Tech Patch was followed by significantly reduced crash rates. The December update removed the Timer Skip exploit, the infinite-coins exploit, the UNO Show ’Em No Mercy Reverse-card soft lock after penalty cards, and stacking issues in UNO Valhalla.

Twitch “Chat Chaos” Mode launched on December 16, letting Twitch viewers vote for disruptions during linked UNO matches. The same update delivered a holiday content drop built around Arctic Animals and Cosy Winter Lodge, alongside free seasonal customization.

• Twitch gameplay: Chat Chaos added viewer-driven disruptions for players who linked UNO to Twitch, creating a new audience-participation mode.
• Winter content: The December 16–17 additions expanded UNO’s seasonal cosmetics and presentation.
  • Arctic Animals Avatars: Happy Hound, Blissful Bunny, Practical Penguin, and Mellow Moose joined the avatar roster.
  • Arctic Animals Card Deck: Added a card deck featuring arctic animals.
  • Candy Canes VFX: Added candy-cane-themed visual effects.
  • Cosy Winter Lodge Board: Added a winter lodge-themed play board.
  • Cosy Winter Lodge Soundtrack: Added a jazzy, relaxing winter soundtrack.
  • Festive Holly Avatar Frame: Added a holly-themed avatar frame.
  • Jolly Man UNO Call: Added a festive holiday callout.
  • Winter Fun and Hotspring Hideaway: Added two free avatar frames.
  • Winter Flora and Winter Solstice: Added two free card decks.
  • Deck the Halls with Synths: Added a free retro holiday soundtrack.
• Online Multiplayer Mode: Player-sync issues were addressed, full lobbies could auto-start, and the Connection Time-Out Error affecting hosts was resolved. The update also corrected online issues in UNO Party! Mania, UNO Rayman Theme, and UNO The Call of Yara.

UNO Winter DLC released as a free theme, adding new artwork, audio, and sound effects. Match Setup also received a new interface and revised controls, while online play guidance addressed connection failures involving NAT settings and BitDefender Anti-Virus.

• UNO Winter DLC: Added the free Winter Theme with new artwork, audio, and SFX. The theme initially failed to appear in the Uplay store or load in-game, with a fix in progress.
• Match Setup: Introduced a redesigned Match Setup page and changed the control for starting a match. Connection problems affecting Friends can’t connect to match, No Network Message when trying to get Online, and Start Match Button Disappears when player joins were linked to host connections and NAT settings.
• Player-facing controls: Enlarged the video feed box when active and added a toggle for the Theme Card Description pop-up. Online crashes involving BitDefender Anti-Virus were identified, with the resolution tied to a BitDefender software update.