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+1 Shrink per Step New Update: Schedule, Times & Next Countdown
New Update is the recurring content drop in +1 Shrink per Step, the Seastar Studioss shrinking-simulator that has pulled in about 67,000,000 visits and keeps about 12,000 people playing at any given moment. Rather than saving everything for one big annual event, the developer ships a fresh batch of content on a rolling schedule and announces each one as a scheduled event so players can be in the game the moment it goes live.
The rhythm is steady: a new update lands every ~16 days, and it always opens in one of two fixed afternoon slots. The cadence, the start windows and the date of the next one are all below.
+1 Shrink per Step
New Update
Jul 25, 4:05 PM ET
Next in 18h 44m
Projected from its usual rhythm — we confirm the exact time once the developer posts it.
- Wednesdays, 4:00 PM ET
- Sundays, 4:05 PM ET
Runs every ~16 days.
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How often updates land
Across the runs so far, the gap between updates has landed every ~16 days — call it a little over two weeks. Each one is scheduled into one of two recurring time-of-day windows:
- Wednesdays, 4:00 PM ET
- Sundays, 4:05 PM ET
Two slots instead of one is a deliberate choice. A mid-afternoon Eastern start is early evening in the UK and Europe, late night in India, and the following morning in Japan and eastern Australia, so alternating between a midweek and a weekend launch gives players outside North America a realistic shot at being awake for at least one of them. The card above lists both windows across the major world time zones alongside the countdown to the next start.
The next update is expected on Saturday, July 25 at 4:05 PM ET. That date is our best estimate based on the usual rhythm — the developer had not formally announced the next date as of this writing, and we’ll confirm the exact time once it is.
What happens in an update
Each drop is a content patch rather than a limited-time festival, so what arrives stays in the game permanently. Based on what previous updates in this game have shipped, expect some combination of:
- New worlds and areas to shrink your way through, extending the progression past the current end point
- Additional levels and cube types
- Balance and pacing changes to the shrink-per-step loop, usually alongside the new content rather than on their own
Because nothing here expires, the cost of missing a launch is low. The main reason to show up on time is the launch-day rush, when the new content is freshest and the community is most active.
Tips for catching one
- Pick the slot that suits you and treat it as the default — the Sunday 4:05 PM ET window is the friendlier one if weekday afternoons are booked.
- Set a reminder for the day before. Updates are announced ahead of time, so there is usually warning.
- If you miss it, the content is still there. Another update follows about two weeks later.
How it fits the game’s schedule
+1 Shrink per Step does not run seasonal events in parallel; the update slot effectively is the game’s event calendar. Past entries such as Big Update, New World Update and New Cubes & Levels have all wrapped, and each was a one-off release rather than something that returns. What recurs is the slot itself, which is why the schedule above is the useful thing to watch.
FAQ
What time is the +1 Shrink per Step New Update event in my timezone?
Updates start at either 4:00 PM ET on a Wednesday or 4:05 PM ET on a Sunday. A 4:00 PM ET start is 1:00 PM in Los Angeles, 3:00 PM in Chicago, 9:00 PM in London, 10:00 PM across most of western Europe, 1:30 AM the next day in India, 5:00 AM the next day in Tokyo and 6:00 AM the next day in Sydney.
How often is the +1 Shrink per Step New Update event?
About every ~16 days, or a little over two weeks between drops, always in one of the two afternoon windows listed above.
When is the next +1 Shrink per Step New Update event?
The next one is expected on Saturday, July 25 at 4:05 PM ET, based on the game’s usual spacing between releases.
What do you do in +1 Shrink per Step New Update?
You jump into the game at the start time and play the newly added content — typically new worlds, levels or cube types that extend the shrinking progression. The additions are permanent, so there is no time limit on finishing them.
Last updated July 22, 2026. We update this page as the schedule changes.