This Month in Marble Blast: May 2026

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Written by: Nockess

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Published: 13 June 2026

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May’s This Month in Marble Blast entry is fashionably late—your dear writer has been busy preparing to graduate from university and went on a semi-spontaneous camping trip for a weekend. Look at what happens when the weather gets nice.

 

PlatinumQuest 2.13.0

A much-deserved update to Marbleland was released with PlatinumQuest 2.13.0, revamping the custom level browser into a grid-style menu, and amassing 200 pages of levels!

 

 

Besides the new look, many of the features that have been available on the Marbleland website are now integrated into PlatinumQuest as well! Click on a creator’s username to browse the rest of their levels, leave comments and give loves to individual levels, and even register or log into Marbleland accounts.

 

 

If you want all the details, check out the changelog here!

 

Customs Roll Call

Powerjohn25 took August’s place this time around in claiming four of the twelve levels for May’s entry of Customs Roll Call, while charlemaniac makes his series debut.

 

If you still happen to be unfamiliar with this event, Customs Roll Call is a year-long speedrunning event where twelve levels are announced at the beginning of every month. Players spend the month grinding for the best times, which are then compiled into a video released with the next group of levels.

 

Here is the video for May! June's levels are found at the end of the post.

 

 

Custom Levels

May was a month for long-time returning or completely new faces releasing levels! RandomityGuy and Semick each had new custom uploads for the first time since 2023, and… is that Stormson??

• “Battlement Towers” (RandomityGuy)
• "Gem Regions" (abhishek839)
• "Perilous Complex" (Stormson)
• "Marble Mini Golf: Sky High Sprint" (Jaxx)
• "Absolute Recoil" (Semick)
• “Feel It” (aalex17)

Meanwhile, while not releasing anything in a pack, HappyTreeX1 found a cool niche in several levels he’s released recently, combining pairs of Marble Blast Gold levels in some cases or simply remaking one in his own style. “Dive of Faith” is pretty obvious from the name, as is “Whirling Gauntlet”. Meanwhile, “Law of the Jungle” is a neat take on the perilous “Survival of the Fittest”.

 

Speedrunning

May saw a small step up in the speedrunning scene! Powerjohn25 continues to boast the majority of the new best times, being one of the very few active marblers only interested in singleplayer gameplay and not touching competitive Gem Hunt at all. What the list doesn’t show is the 12 consecutive new records Mushu (formerly Booster) set on “Hug the Wall”... but it does show off the nearly eight seconds of improvement. Crazy, these days.

 

Marble Blast Platinum:

• Crash Course – 5.739 (Mystrox) – prev. 5.989 (Powerjohn25)

• Ring Stunts – 22.306 (Powerjohn25) – prev. 22.514 (Xedron)

• Hug the Wall – 16.960 (Mushu) – prev. 24.727 (Powerjohn25)

• Platformer – 11.727 (Mushu) – prev. 12.055 (Powerjohn25)

Marble Blast Ultra:

• Gem Crossroads – 19.532 (Powerjohn25) – prev. 19.627 (Battlecube314)

PlatinumQuest:

• Training Wheels – 16.947 (Charlix) – prev. 17.045 (Charlix)

• Platinum Construction Co. – 222 (Powerjohn25) – prev. 217 (Powerjohn25)

• Corner Conquest – 47.837 (Powerjohn25) – prev. 47.883 (Mazik)

Custom Levels:

• Six Fold Race – 32.241 (Mystrox) – prev. 32.890 (August)

• Deeply Relaxed – 23.220 (Powerjohn25) – prev. 23.389 (August)

• Path o’ Petals – 17.504 (Powerjohn25) – prev. 20.864 (August)

 

Staff Changes

Huge congratulations are in store for our beloved ShadowVisions, who has been a boundless force in the multiplayer scene: hosting the past six tournaments since the 2025 Winter Warm-Up, creating the Hunt Bot, hours of casting and video content—it would be somewhat of an understatement to say he has revitalized the presence of Gem Hunt in the Marble Blast space in only about a year and a half, all while being a widely-praised role model in the community simply as a person. It is a pleasure for him to be the newest addition to the staff!

 

However, life always finds a way to retain some balance, as Mazik resigned from his staff position while he prioritizes his personal wellbeing. Alongside his announcement came a nearly 60-page essay on Gem Hunt luck and an hour-long ninth entry to his “Satisfying Runs” series. All love and appreciation for his time in the community.

 

Multiplayer

The 2026 Summer Premier is just around the corner! Firstly, “Tilo”, “Apex”, “Narrows”, and “Promontory” were selected as the maps for the Pre-Seed Round—two weeks have been given to submit scores, and the first round of matches will commence on June 15th.

 

Secondly, based on the current turnout for the tournament, a few changes have been made to the format:

• The Contender Division has been split into two: The Contender Division and the Challenger Division. The former will feature the eight returning qualified players from the 2025 Summer Premier and 2026 Winter Warm-Up; the latter will feature the top 8 from the 2026 Summer Premier’s Pre-Seed Round who aren’t already qualified for the Contender Division. The Open Division remains unchanged.

• With the reduced size of the divisions, the regular season will switch from the usual Swiss Rounds format to a Round Robin style, specifically for the Contender and Challenger Divisions. This means everyone will play everyone else in their division once, allowing for knowing who players’ future opponents will be, luck of matchup draws, and the flexibility of scheduling matches over the entire four weeks of the regular season. Once again, the Open Division remains unchanged, retaining the familiar Swiss format.

Finally, co-host Jean has asked for donations to help fund the dedicated multiplayer servers that practically make these tournaments even happen in the first place. “Hillsboro” (US West), “Ashburn” (US East), and “Nuremberg” (Western Europe) have been ever-present in the Gem Hunt scene for months now, and a server based in Singapore is hoped to be reintroduced during the Summer Premier. Only if you are able to afford to pitch in, any help is worthwhile! Otherwise, your presence and enthusiasm for mega marbles is more than enough.

 

June Preview

That wraps up May!

 

This is what happens when an entire third of the month has gone by before posting a newsletter entry: a lot has already happened in June so far! But those will still be saved for the next article, which will surely be more timely when July rolls around. In the meantime, don’t miss the Marble Blast Community’s biggest annual event that starts in a few days. Additionally, Happy Pride Month to those who celebrate, and be sure not to miss the FIFA World Cup that just began!

 

And of course, the next set of levels for Customs Roll Call:

• “Burrito” (avi)

• “To the sky” (Jozza)

• “Up the mountain” (Puff)

• “Zigro” (luke)

• “Skill Course” (Phil)

• “Gecko Cage” (avi)

• “Carpet Rise” (nathan)

• “Marble vs. Level” (ShadowMarble)

• “Acrophobia” (Henry)

• “Tasty Level” (ReloadeDragon)

• “Megalopolis” (Pablo Vasquez)

• “Sandcastle Sprawl” (WeatherWonders)