September 2026. Where all three games stand right now.
Hey everyone, Finn here.
Quick update from my end: I recently moved into my apartment and started my senior year, so the past couple weeks have been busier than usual and I haven't been as responsive as I'd like. Thank you for the patience. I've put that time to good use, building out automation and testing for the games so updates keep shipping and quality keeps improving, even during the stretches when school has me buried. Here's where everything stands.
3.6 is the biggest update Hardwood has ever had. I've been working on it for months and we've been close for a while, but being this busy has kept me from getting through the final stages of testing. It's almost there.
Here's what's coming.
Coaching is now a real career. You apply for open jobs, sit for an interview with the AD, and get hired based on how you answer and what your résumé looks like. Offers can expire if you wait too long, and any promises you make in the interview get judged at the end of the season. Coaches also got a full profile redesign.
Rivalries are in. Your program builds real rivals over time based on who you play and your history with them, and you can pick your own on top of that. Those games feel different, with a packed crowd and more on the line.
There's also a new light mode for the app, and you can now schedule your own non-conference games to shape your season.
On top of all that, it's packed with bug fixes. On the test builds so far there haven't been any new crashes.
Once testing confirms it's stable, I'll roll it out in phases so a bad update never reaches everyone.
Touchdown Empire isn't released yet. It's in its final stages, and I'm really excited about this one.
You take over a college program and run everything. You call your own plays and play your games live on the field, all 22 players moving. Seasons run start to finish with rankings, conference races, a 12-team playoff, awards, and records. You recruit your classes with scouting, visits, NIL money, and signing day, and the transfer portal is open every offseason. Between seasons you train your roster, set your depth chart, and watch your best guys leave early for the draft. It's built to be played for a lot of seasons.
If you want to help test it early, send me a DM.
The biggest stability update in Home Run's history is out now. Version 1.2.6 is live on the App Store and rolling out on Google Play. It fixes the crashing and freezing during saves and sims, which was the top complaint, and it makes the biggest difference on long dynasty saves and older phones.
Before release, this version simmed multiple full seasons start to finish in testing without a single error, and crash tracking on the new version has been clean so far.
Since Home Run has a smaller tester group than my other games, updates now roll out in phases. A portion of players get it first, and once it proves stable, everyone gets it. That way broken updates never reach you.
More performance improvements are already built and in testing for the next update.
Thanks for playing. More soon.
Finn