PhotoBricks
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PhotoBricks

Break Bricks. Reveal Photographs. Relax. An interactive digital gallery letting you create and export compelling video reveals of your own photographs. Unwind with the relaxed zen-like gameplay: 100 photos, 119 campaign levels and an Infinite mode give you hours of relaxation or challenge.

DEV: Berenott DigitalPUB: Berenott DigitalAppID 4539910

Is PhotoBricks still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Current price

$7.99$9.99−20%

Development

Insufficient evidence

Last heard from developers

40 days ago

Historical posting rhythm

every ~12 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

1

Current silence

cannot be judged

Our news coverage needs a fresh check; missing posts are not evidence that development has stopped. 1 substantial update recorded in the past six months, 1 classified as major. It is currently 20% below its usual price.

Last successful news check: Sep 25, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted. A fresh check is needed before judging current activity.

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Our coverage

1 dispatch written from this game’s announcements

patchAug 18, 2026

PhotoBricks Locks In August 10, 2026 Launch With Steam Machine Support

PhotoBricks, the brick-building title from Berenott Digital, now has a confirmed release date: August 10, 2026. The studio published the announcement on July 13, 2026, framing it as the start of a four-week countdown to launch.

For players who have wishlisted the game, Steam will send an automated reminder closer to release. A launch discount is also planned, described as modest.

What changed

  • Release date set: August 10, 2026
  • Launch discount: a modest one confirmed, no figure given
  • Steam Machine: tested and working; built as a native SteamOS release
  • Input support on Steam Machine: mouse, keyboard, and controller all supported
  • Steam Controller: separately tested and confirmed functional

The native SteamOS build is the most consequential detail here — it signals that players on Valve's Linux-based hardware won't be relying on compatibility layers to run the game at launch.

Two years of development

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14 announcements · 1 substantial · 19 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

14 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsAug 28, 2026
Neon bug fixes

Fixed the cracks on neon oval bricks. Neon reveals are now neon.

Community AnnouncementsAug 27, 2026
Now with neon

Post-release updateWe allocated time post-release for any needed bug fixes and resolving issues. However nobody's found any bugs or reported any issues!So we've used that time to add a new aesthetic: Neon mode.No change to the gameplay, no …

Community AnnouncementsAug 27, 2026
Release 74 Changelog

Changelog - 20260828 - Release 74Added Neon mode - enable it in the settings.

Community AnnouncementsAug 10, 2026
PhotoBricks now available

We're delighted to announce that PhotoBricks is now available to purchase and play.A very smooth glide path to today, reflecting the superb early work by our testers in assuring the game's high quality and validating that it's excellent fun…

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Community AnnouncementsJul 13, 2026
Patch notes - Build v72

Small tweaks ahead of releaseChangelog - 20260713 - Release 72Pre-emptive bug avoidance around thumbnail generationImproved support for reizing the window mid-levelCorrected elliptical rounded-corner collision normals.Mild performance optim…

Community AnnouncementsJul 13, 2026
PhotoBricks Release Date

We are delighted to confirm the release date for PhotoBricks.10th August 2026If you have the game on your wishlist we'll make sure Steam drops you a reminder.Yes, there will be a modest launch discount.Steam MachinePhotoBricks has been test…

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Community AnnouncementsJun 15, 2026
Welcome Next Fest!

Steam Next Fest!We're delighted to participate in the June 2026 Steam Next Fest, a chance for people to discover and play our demo. It lets you try the campaign, the photography, even add your own photos!Drop thoughts, feedback and comments…

Community AnnouncementsMay 24, 2026
Patch v71

Changelog - 20260524 - Release 71New setting: Shrink the play field in Photo mode (as it does in Campaign and Infinite modes).

Community AnnouncementsMay 12, 2026
Infinite and Campaign Tweaks

Changelog - 20260512 - Release 69Updates to Infinite mode to reduce occurrences of full width rows of bricks along the top.Updates to Campaign levels Umbrella, Desert Dunes and Coral Reef to make them more interesting.Thank you for the feed…

Community AnnouncementsMay 12, 2026
PhotoBricks Demo Released

PhotoBricks Demo is now available!Have a play and find out why this game is so surprisingly moreish.What's in the demo?5 hand-picked photographs (the full game offers a curated gallery of 100!)5 campaign levels (the full game has 119 carefu…

Community AnnouncementsMay 10, 2026
Update v67

Changelog - 20260510 - Release v67Reduced repetition in Gallery mode.Tweak to the Game Over screen.Extra life powerups are no longer wasted if you have maximum lives.

Community AnnouncementsMay 3, 2026
Build v66 Live

Changelog - 20260503 - Release v66Fixed a bug. Not telling you which one.New setting to show level time, for the benefit of people trying to beat the dev.Added retry options to pause/score screens for the benefit of people trying to beat th…

Community AnnouncementsApr 27, 2026
Patch notes - v65

Changelog - 20260427 - Release v65Removed regenerating bricks from the game to avoid the net negative player experience they provided.Changelog - 20260424 - Release v64Game now pauses when opening the Steam Overlay.Game now pauses if a cont…

Community AnnouncementsApr 15, 2026
Store Page Live!

Delighted to get the Steam Store page live! The game is in final testing and we'll release a demo shortly.In the meantime, just wanted to share this awesome 3D printed puffin received at the weekend from one of our generous test team - gues…