Updates and patch notes
Nitro Pitch is updated often, sometimes several times in one week. When a new version is out, the game shows a refresh button on the main menu (never in the middle of a match). Here is a summary of the recent updates.
Last updated November 5, 2026
November 2026
Private messages (5.50)
Players can now send each other private messages. Open a player's card and press Message, or open your conversations from the new envelope button at the top of the menu. Messages arrive even during a match, as a small pop-up, and players who allow notifications get a notification when the game is in the background. Swear words are filtered and blocked players' messages are hidden.
Drops from quests and matches (5.48)
Every daily and weekly quest now gives a drop, and harder quests give better ones. Any match can also give a lucky bonus drop. Items gifted by the developer can now be traded like drop items, and announcements on the main menu appear instantly and are easier to read.
Search, names and fair play (5.42 to 5.46)
- The Players online list has a search box to find a friend quickly.
- Players still using the starter name are asked to choose their own username.
- Flag antennas show their stars and emblems next to the pole on both sides, like a real flag.
- Player cards scroll on small screens and have a close button.
- Offensive usernames are blocked, and bans now take effect immediately.
Menu music, goal speed and painted cars (5.38 to 5.41)
The main menu now plays music after your first click. Every goal shows the speed of the shot in miles per hour and the time it was scored. Painted cars arrived in drops: fourteen trim colours on every car body, with Titanium White the rarest. A bug that sometimes gave ordinary cars coloured trim was fixed in 5.47.
Earlier this season
- Extra modes: Rumble, Snow Day, Dropshot, Heatseeker and Hoops.
- Replays: save your matches, watch them with a free camera and slow motion, and share clip links.
- Clans: clan tags, colours, clan XP and clan decals.
- Nitro Pass: a free fifty-tier season track with daily and weekly quests.
- Trading and Trade In: swap drop items with other players, or trade five items in for one of the next rarity.
- Ranked improvements: fairer MMR changes, five placement matches and rank-up rewards.
The full patch notes for the newest version are always available in the game from the main menu.