R-Type Dimensions III Statement from ININ GAMES

R-Type Dimensions III — Patch Notes #1 

Since our improvement initiative announcement on June 2, our teams have been working through community feedback to address the issues identified at launch. 

This first patch covers a broad range of fixes and improvements across gameplay, collision, audio, and visuals. As outlined in our previous post, the Steam version serves as the primary platform for testing and validating improvements, meaning today's patch applies to Steam only. Console versions will follow once platform-specific certification and testing procedures are complete. Below is a full overview of what's included:

Controls & Configuration 

• Left and right shoulder buttons can now be freely configured
• Hyper Mode beam change and the beam/scanline toggles can now be assigned to action buttons 

Gameplay Fixes 

• Fixed random deaths in Stage 6 caused by Bydo enemies hitting the player while still inside the dimension hole
• Fixed Stage 1 background thruster effects incorrectly dealing damage to the player
• Fixed the Force disappearing during level transitions
• Cyclone Force yellow laser bits now correctly shoot lasers and can block bullets like a Force
• Cyclone Force capsule lasers now correctly fire, deal pulse damage, and support 90-degree turns on enemies
• Shadow Force red lasers no longer cancel each other when hitting something early after spawning
• Shadow Force yellow laser now continues shooting when held against background blocks in Stage 5
• Stage 3 boss yellow shot can no longer be blocked by the pit unit 

Wave Cannon 

• Wave Cannon now has distinct damage values while charging (4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20) with distinct visuals for each level
• Wave Cannon now pierces through enemies until its damage budget is exhausted
• Mega Wave Cannon damage overhauled — affects all boss fights
• Mega Wave Cannon muzzle effect corrected in 2D mode 

Collision & Hitboxes 

• General hitbox adjustments — previously oversized hitboxes are corrected (e.g. restores a safe spot in Stage 1)
• Vulcan shot hitbox now aligns with the player ship hitbox
• Many shot collision adjustments: more shots can now be erased by Mega Wave Cannon; some shots can now be blocked by Force
• Boss collision corrections across Stages 2, 3, and 4 

Boss & Stage Fixes 

• Final boss energy orbs now explode correctly when the boss body is destroyed in Phase 1
• Final boss trailing orbs stop homing when the boss is dying in the last phase
• Stage 4: doubled 3D background when dying after the factory mini boss is fixed
• Stage 6 scrolling layer speed corrected — previously could create near-impossible situations near the dimension hole
• Stage 2: large green alien now correctly destroys the wall in Advanced Mode 

Audio

• Boss music and Final Boss music now start correctly with their intro
• Final Boss music now restarts correctly after dying at the boss
• Music looping corrected when switching audio versions
• Stage 1 music loop timing added
• Music fadeout and FPS-related audio issues fixed 

Visual 

• Force bit 2D visuals no longer get stuck in Hyper Mode appearance
• Hit flash colour adjusted to better match the original game (slight blue tone)
• Two background graphic blocks that should not have appeared in 3D mode removed 

Nintendo Switch 2 

• Improved performance in the Stage 3 horizontal scrolling section 

We want to extend a genuine thank you to the community members and players who took the time to document issues, test builds, and share detailed feedback! Your contributions have directly shaped this update.

Work on the upcoming patches is already underway. Players can expect visual improvements to the Wave Cannon charging levels, the remaining Cyclone Force yellow laser behavior, and further gameplay and balance refinements. Please be aware that console patch rollouts will also continue in parallel as certification processes allow. We'll continue sharing progress here and on ININGAMES.COM.

Thank you for your patience.

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Update 16.06.2026

Patch 1 for R-Type Dimensions III is now live on PlayStation 5 and Xbox!

The first update we released for Steam last week is now available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox. As mentioned in our previous patch notes, this update includes the same fixes and improvements, covering a wide range of gameplay, collision, audio, visual, and balance enhancements.

The patch for Nintendo Switch 1/2 is still in preparation and will be released soon.

Thank you for your continued support and feedback as we work to improve the experience for all of you!

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Update 24.06.2026

Patch 1 for R-Type Dimensions III is now live on Switch 2 and 1!

The first update we released for Steam is now available on Switch 2 and 1. As mentioned in our previous patch notes, this update includes the same fixes and improvements, covering a wide range of gameplay, collision, audio, visual, and balance enhancements.

Please make sure to download the latest version.

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Update 26.06.2026

R-Type Dimensions III — Patch Notes #2

About two weeks ago, we released our first large patch for R-Type Dimensions III, which already addressed a lot of the most pressing and entirely valid issues the community raised. Our second patch is focused - besides a variety of improvements in the categories graphics and audio - primarily on mechanical accuracy in gameplay. We want to pay a faithful tribute to the original, and we hope these changes reflect that commitment.

General:

• Fixed 2D charging animation playing in reverse

• Adjusted 2D charging animation speed to match original

• Fixed the game time jumping far ahead when alt-tabbing

• Added 3D Wave Cannon muzzle flash particles for the different charge levels

• Fixed spelling/grammar errors in the French localization

• Fixed Cyclone Force Capsule Laser being spammable during level transitions

• Added delay before Capsule Laser Pit Unit shots can turn

• Fixed audio issues with the charge sound effect playback

• Fixed Display Issues with Ultrawide Resolutions

• The player now gains invincibility on boss kills

• Added flashing animation when player is invincible

• Added missing default shot for LV1 Shadow Force when detached

• Pit units now block shots correctly when in hyper mode

• Fixed boss intro sting

• Hyper mode heat sound effect now correctly switches when changing graphics mode

• Changed 3D HUD Beam Type text to be consistent with 2D Version

• Fixed Shadow Force Guide laser shooting faster than intended when shooting near an enemy

• Reworked force docking behavior to match original

• Fixed charge sound sticking when switching graphics mode

• Fixed small 2D screen appearing when switching graphics mode after disabling crazy mode

• Adjusted the cyclone force red laser behavior to match original game (Will now pierce through enemies)

• Improved BGM looping

Level 1:

• Fixed frame pacing for shooting animation of 2D large mech robots

• Fixed Stray Explosions when respawning on Stage 1 last checkpoint

• Fixed incorrect behaviour in the Mode 7 Pillar section:

  • Small Mech Robots no longer go off screen

  • Pillar appearing now should match the original

  • In 2D Mode Robots now correctly appear behind the pillar

  • Spawn Positions for Robots adjusted to match original

  • Robots now turn before leaving, shooting animation offsets adjusted

  • Robots should now be hittable from the same time as the original

Level 3:

• Advanced mode turrets now immediately stop shooting when destroyed

• Ambushing Robots now also have a camouflaged "eye" form in 3D

• Fixed respawn position when respawning in vertical scroll sections

Level 4:

• Large red beams now destroy POW Armors

Level 5:

• Fixed invisible hitboxes being leftover when the second pair of WallSnakes are killed

• Moving Block now correctly moves offscreen when the surrounding blocks have transformed

• Force now attaches to the weakspot of Dobkeratops when launched at it

• Cell boss now correctly plays its forming animation in the last phase

• Cell boss hitbox now only gets activated once morph is complete in last phase

• Transforming enemies (Green, Red, Yellow) are now invincible during their transform animation

• The yellow tanks now correctly display their second form (Turret destroyed)

• Green enemies now shoot in advanced mode

• Fixed Outslay head appearing on the screen after defeating Gomander

• Added missing advanced mode behaviour for Dobkeratops (Rest of the bosses coming soon)

Level 6:

• Fixed behaviour of blue crabs (90 degree monsters)

  • Slightly reduced speed of normal mode crabs

  • Improved wall collision accuracy of crabs

  • Crabs should now despawn reliably when moving offscreen

  • Fixed blue crabs colliding with walls while spawning

• Fixed slider push strength being inconsistent at high framerates

• Made safe spots consistent (Hanging to the left when the single wall moves towards the player now doesnt result in a death)

• Mother BYDO fixes

  • Last phase now is invincible while shooting

  • Improved tracking of projectiles in mother bydo last phase on high fps

  • Last phase projectiles now can go further off the screen before despawning

  • Fixed mother bydo still doing damage after swallowing the force

• Added the missing fade in/out sounds for level 6

• Added Head Regrow Animation for EndBoss in 3D

• Audio: Fixed intro sting in new graphics

Once again, thank you for being so passionate about R-Type, for contributing to making R-Type Dimensions III better, and for sticking with us!

Your ININ Team