Fall Guys (formerly known as Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is a 2020 free-to-play platform battle royale game developed by Mediatonic and originally published by Devolver Digital for the PlayStation 4 and Windows. It was acquired by Epic Games and subsequently made free-to-play on 21 June 2022 and released on additional platforms including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, with full cross-platform play support among all platforms. As part of the transition, the game adopted a paid battle pass system for its monetisation. On 16 August 2024, the game was released on mobile via the Epic Games Store, worldwide on Android and only in the European Union on iOS.
The main game involves up to 32 players who control bean-shaped characters and compete against each other in a series of randomly selected mini-games, such as obstacle courses and survival challenges. Players are eliminated as the rounds progress until, eventually, the last remaining player or team is crowned the winner. There are also many other modes, such as Explore, with different game rules and player counts. The game draws inspiration from game shows like Takeshi's Castle, It's a Knockout, Total Wipeout, and playground games like tag and British Bulldog.
Fall Guys received generally positive reviews from critics for its chaotic gameplay and visual appearance. The game was a commercial success, selling more than 10 million copies and attracting more than 50 million players after the game went free-to-play.
Gameplay In the standard "Classic" and "Knockout" modes, up to 32 players compete in matches with battle royale style gameplay. Players, represented as jellybean-like figures, move around in a three-dimensional playing field, with abilities such as jumping, diving, dive sliding, piggybacking, and grabbing. Players can also use power-ups in select levels, which grant players unique abilities for either a limited amount of time or until the round ends. The aim is to qualify for subsequent rounds by successfully completing each of the randomly selected mini-games, many of which have randomly selected variations. There are currently seven different types of levels in Fall Guys; Course, Survival, Points, Team, Logic, Invisibeans, and Final.
The winner of the Final level is usually the winner of the match, except in Squads based modes where the winning player scores the victory for their whole team.
In the "Explore" and "Creator Spotlight" modes, up to 20 players can play continuous creative levels until they choose to finish. Players are able to skip levels and load into the next once qualified, earning 5 crown shards per completed level.
Currency Using an in-game currency, "Kudos", players can purchase single cosmetics, nameplates, nicknames, patterns, faceplates, and colours, for their character to show off in-game. Players obtain Kudos by playing the game or progressing in the Fame Pass. Players receive crowns by winning a match. Crowns were a premium currency until 21 June 2022, whereas they now count towards Crown Rank.
Season 1: Free for All added a premium in-game currency called "Show-Bucks", which can be used to purchase full costumes, premium colours, patterns, faceplates, emotes, celebrations and unlock a "supercharged" version of the Fame Pass. Players are only able to obtain Show-Bucks through the Fame Pass or by purchasing them via microtransactions.
New costumes are regularly added to be bought in the store. Some are characters from different video games and media franchises, such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Doom, Ratchet & Clank, Among Us, Astro's Playroom, Hatsune Miku, SpongeBob SquarePants, Hello Kitty, Tomb Raider, Pixar, Marvel, Disney, Final Fantasy, and others.
Fall Guys Creative Season 4: Creative Construction added a level editor titled Fall Guys Creative. It allows users to create rounds with various obstacles and objects. Players can choose between making Course, Survival, or Points based rounds. There is a budget of 2500 points, which limits how many objects a round can contain. Players can submit their rounds and can share their rounds to others via share codes. Creative-made rounds can appear in the Discovery tab or the Explore mode.
Game updates New content is added to the game through updates. These can bring new tools, modes, bug fixes and Fame Passes. This has been present since 16 August 2023, when Mediatonic announced that they were moving away from Seasons to instead deliver more frequent updates.
Season Updates Season 2 added banners, nicknames, and the ability to choose different shows with a different selection with the Game Selector.
Season 3 added the Crown Rank system. The same season added Prime Gaming exclusive rewards which only accessible if the user had an Amazon Prime subscription.
Season 4 added a basic daily challenge system. It also added the "Crown Shards" currency. In a mid-season update, they added to ability to host custom shows.
Season 5 added limited time events, and Duos/Trios shows. Later in the season, the main lobby was redesigned.
Season 6 added cross-progression, cross-play, and a game mode called Sweet Thieves, where one team is invisible (only being visible when moving fast) while the other team is not. The invisible team (Thieves) needs to bring sweets to the goals while the other team (Guardians) tries to prevent them by using the grabbing mechanic to capture the Thieves and put them in a jail. A button can be pressed every 30 seconds to remove the jail barrier.
Season 1: Free for All introduced Show-Bucks and added Bean Hill Zone, the first collaboration level, with Sonic the Hedgehog. On 5 March 2024 the level was removed from the game, including 'The Vault' show, for unknown reasons.
Season 2: Satellite Scramble added a Halloween-exclusive game mode called Treat Thieves, a Halloween themed version of Sweet Thieves, containing unique different gimmicks such as wormholes.
Season 3: Sunken Secrets added dive sliding and a Time Attack show. The maximum lobby size was decreased from 60 to 40 players for faster queue time. The same season also added 'The Vault', which features all levels regardless of vaulted status in one show, only available in Custom Games.
Season 4: Creative Construction added Fall Guys Creative, alongside a revamped Fame Pass system to replace the previous Season Pass.
Post Season Updates The Power Party Update introduced power-ups. The same update also added the Discovery tab, a new tab in the Show Selector that shows Creative levels. Every few hours it refreshes with new levels.
The Survival Update added the ability to create Survival-type levels in Creative.
The Fall Forever Update added the 'Piggyback' mechanic. The same update also added the Explore and Knockout modes.
The Scrapyard Stumble Update added the ability to create Points-type levels in Creative, along with many items to score points. This includes the Rubber Chicken power-up, which can be used to break or move destructible and physics objects.
The November Update added the Creator Spotlight mode, which refreshes on a consistent two-week basis and features specific creator-made levels approved by Mediatonic.
The Ranked Knockout Update introduced the eponymous Ranked Knockout mode. Players must place well in Knockout games, in order to achieve the Superstar rank and earn the highest rewards in each eight-week cycle.
The Yeetropolis Update brought back the ability to earn Kudos at the end of games, a feature absent since Season 1: Free for All.
As of November 2025 all Classic levels (apart from Bean Hill Zone and Sweet/Treat Thieves) have been unvaulted and are available to play in the core shows.
Fame Pass The Fame Pass is an optional purchase that gives players extra cosmetics and in-game currencies. Before Season 1: Free for All, the Fame Pass (known as the Fame Path) only had 40 tiers and was completely free. Season 4 increased the path to 50.
Starting in Season 1: Free for All, the renamed 'Season Pass' was extended to 100 tiers with only half of the rewards being free. Season 2: Satellite Scramble added 100 extra tiers to the Season Pass, offering mostly crown shards and 3 bonus costumes.
Season 4: Creative Construction changed the game's live service model, offering multiple 'Fame Passes' over the course of the season. These passes would have 40 main tiers, with the rest of the 100 tier pass consisting of bonus costumes and crown shards. The same season also introduced the first (and only) collaboration Fame Pass with the game Final Fantasy XIV, featuring rewards themed around the Warriors of Light.
After the discontinuation of seasons, Fame Passes would remain constant, but were extended from 100 to 160 tiers. The March '24 Fame Pass was then extended to 300 tiers, but only 70 consisted of proper rewards. The May '24 Fame Pass and subsequent Fame Passes were decreased to just 70 tiers.
Seasons Up until 16 August 2023 Fall Guys operated under a seasonal content cycle, which were major updates to the game that each had a unique theme and added new content (rounds, costumes, obstacles, mechanics and music). Seasons lasted for several months, and introduced a new Season Pass (originally called a Fame Path in Legacy Seasons) each time. They could be levelled up by playing shows and completing challenges to obtain a variety of customisation options and currencies such as Kudos and Crowns. On 21 June 2022, the seasons reset for the free-for-all release of the game. Since 16 August 2023 the game shifted away from seasonal content in favour of more consistent smaller updates.
Updates SeasonNicknameThemeDateLevels ContentAs Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Season 1 Ultimate Knockout Original 4 August 2020 25 Game release Season 2 Medieval Knockout Medieval 8 October 2020 5 Show Selector Interface Customization Season 3 Winter Knockout Winter 15 December 2020 8 Crown Rank Custom Shows Season 4 Fall Guys 4041 Future 22 March 2021 9 Squads Crown Shards Cross play Season 5 Jungle Adventure Jungle 20 July 2021 7 Live Events Duos and Trios Season 6 Party Spectacular Party 30 November 2021 6 Cross-platform progression Cross platform partiesAs Fall GuysSeason 1Free for AllSports/Stadium21 June 20228Free to Play relaunch Weekly/Marathon Challenges Show-BucksSeason 2Satellite ScrambleSpace15 September 20229Variations EventsSeason 3Sunken SecretsUnderwater/Alantis22 November 20225Time Attack The Vault Dive SlideSeason 4Creative ConstructionDigital/Low Poly10 May 202350Level Editor (Creative) Redesigned Show SelectorPost Seasonal UpdatesSummer BreezeDigital/Low Poly16 August 202314The ability to emote in the lobby Objects in CreativeFall ForceEvergreen27 September 20234Options for Creative UI changesTool Up7 November 2023 -Creative budget extended Overlapping for most Creative objects The ability to choose specific music for RoundsPower Party6 December 20233Bean Ball power-up The ability to scale objects in Creative Round tags Improved Discovery tabShapes and Stickers23 January 20242Various objects of geometric shapes and stickers to Creative UI changesSurvival Update28 February 20247Survival-type Rounds in Creative Invisibility and Party Crasher power-ups Hex tiles Elimination zones The ability to like and dislike Creative roundsFall Forever7 May 202423"Explore" and "Knockout" modes Piggybacking Social wheels UI changes Game Selector updatesJune Update11 June 20243Physics changes Camera changesAugust Update16 August 202425Mobile Release 3D backgrounds Faster load timesScrapyard StumbleScrapyard3 September 202419Points-type Levels in Creative Destructibility and physics options for objects Rubber Chicken power-upFalloween 2024Halloween8 October 20245Quality of life improvements Creative objectsNovember UpdateOriginal7 November 2024 -Creator Spotlight Custom object colors in Creative Customization for emoticons and phrasesWinter UpdateWild West10 December 20245Slime' material for Creative