{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8a0cc84761028e615afdc89b","clusterId":"c_60e7ef67dc304beed59a5d80","slug":"owlboy-marks-10-years-with-november-1-update-adding-auto-aim-and-super-dash","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Owlboy Marks 10 Years With November 1 Update Adding Auto-Aim and Super Dash","summary":"D-Pad Studio will release a 10th anniversary update for Owlboy on November 1 (overseas time). The update adds an auto-aim setting for Geddy's shooting, a keyboard-only control option on PC, effect toggles for screen shake and flashes, and a super dash triggered by holding the button. It also brings cutscene skip, balance changes such as more HP recovery from fruit, and shorter transition waits.","whyItMatters":"Ten years after the PC release and four years after the last update, D-Pad Studio is changing how Owlboy controls rather than just patching it, adding an auto-aim setting and keyboard-only play to lower the skill floor on a game built around two-stick flying and shooting.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe update lands on November 1 overseas, ten years after the PC version appeared on November 1, 2016 (November 2 in Japan). It is the first update since 2022, and the changes reach past bug fixes: auto-aim for Geddy\u0026#39;s gun removes the need to work both analog sticks at once, and PC players can map shooting, attacking, and grabbing to the X, Y, and Z keys to play without a controller.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD-Pad Studio also adds a super dash, triggered by holding the button instead of tapping the short dash roll repeatedly, alongside countermeasures for specific enemies and bosses, more HP recovery from fruit, a cutscene skip, and shorter waits during scene transitions. A developer livestream and a PC discount sale are planned for the same day.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Owlboy turns 10 on November 1 with an update from D-Pad Studio: auto-aim for Geddy's gun, keyboard-only controls on PC, a super dash, effect toggles, cutscene skip, and balance changes. A developer livestream and a PC sale run the same day.","twitterPost":"Owlboy's 10th anniversary update arrives November 1. D-Pad Studio adds auto-aim for Geddy's shooting, keyboard-only play on PC, a super dash, screen shake and flash toggles, cutscene skip, and balance changes. First update since 2022.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"D-Pad Studio will ship a 10th anniversary update for Owlboy on November 1, ten years after the PC release. It adds auto-aim for Geddy's shooting, a keyboard-only control scheme on PC, effect toggles, and a super dash. A developer livestream and a PC discount sale coincide with the release.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261027-475821/\",\"title\":\"Masterpiece owl-boy action game 'Owlboy' gets a long-awaited major update on November 1. 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