Five Years Of Diabotical
On September 3, 2020, The GD Studio released Diabotical on the Epic Games Store. First announced through a Kickstarter campaign in 2016, the game set out to revive the arena FPS tradition with its Eggbot characters, multiple modes and a built-in map editor.
Shortly after launch, GD Studio organized the Diabotical Test Tournament Series, including 1v1 Duel events with $2,500 prize pools. The studio had set aside $250,000 for esports in the first year. Later community initiatives kept the competitive side active, though on a smaller scale.
The release date also gave rise to a running community joke: since the game had been promised for August 2020 but slipped by a few days, its actual launch on September 3 became known as “August 34th”.
Today, on September 3, 2025, Diabotical marks its five-year anniversary.
Shortly after launch, GD Studio organized the Diabotical Test Tournament Series, including 1v1 Duel events with $2,500 prize pools. The studio had set aside $250,000 for esports in the first year. Later community initiatives kept the competitive side active, though on a smaller scale.
The release date also gave rise to a running community joke: since the game had been promised for August 2020 but slipped by a few days, its actual launch on September 3 became known as “August 34th”.
Today, on September 3, 2025, Diabotical marks its five-year anniversary.