THE BAZAAR GET THE GAME

Field guide to The Bazaar, the Tempo game. Not the restaurant, the magazine, or Cafe Bazaar.

Patch notes

The official notes page is the source of truth. This guide summarizes the two November 2026 posts and links the full text, instead of cloning every season back to 5.0.

Official Steam screenshot of The Bazaar
Official Steam screenshot of The Bazaar
Official Steam screenshot of The Bazaar
Official Steam screenshot of The Bazaar

What is current

Patch 20.1 is dated 6 Nov 2026. Patch 20.0, Tiny World Expedition, is dated 4 Nov 2026. The notes page also exposes older versions in a dropdown, down through 5.0, and a language switcher. BazaarDB's footer on 9 Nov 2026 said its cards were based on patch 20.1. The community wiki still introduces itself as updated to 2.5.0 on 21 May 2025, with a last edit in December 2025, and it warns that it is not up to date.

Seasons have been monthly. 19.0 was 7 Oct 2026, 20.0 was 4 Nov, and the notes mention 21.0 as a December target. I am not writing a 21.0 page until that post exists.

Versions I will cite
PatchDateWhat I use it forSources
20.16 Nov 2026Hotfix listTempo notes · 1 publisher; BazaarDB version label
20.04 Nov 2026Hero grant, mobile goal, Tiny WorldOfficial announcement · 1 source
19.3 hotfixBefore 20.0Hero win ratesOfficial announcement · 1 source
Wiki 2.5.021 May 2025Old mechanics onlyWiki · 1 source

How to read a summary here

If a number changed, the patch page quotes the direction and the old value when the notes gave one, for example a cooldown moving from 4 seconds to 5. I do not invent the rest of a card's text from memory. Entity pages link back here when their bazaardb history mentions a version but does not spell out the diff.

Questions

Where are the official notes?

playthebazaar.com/patch-notes. The page is a script-rendered site, so a plain download can look empty. The text is there when the page finishes loading.

Why does the wiki disagree?

It stopped at 2.5.0. Use it for old definitions, not for 20.1 numbers.

What is season 20?

Patch 20.x. The merchants and items people search alongside "season 20" are permanent cards, not a limited-time folder.

Sources