Tell us which update you enjoyed the most and why?

Here’s a quick recap of the major content updates from 2025

- All in all, we had a total of 3 content updates and 5 patches this year! Which one was your favorite? 

Full Patch Notes

Bug Fixes

QoL

Watch the Highlights Here:

New Magic: Toxic

• [p]Swing a Toxic Whip from a conjured Toxicball.[/p]
• [p]Use a Thorn Hook to snag enemies or latch onto the environment.[/p]
• [p]Combine two Toxicballs for a Green Trail surprise.[/p]
• [p]Inflict Decay, a status effect that damages enemies over time and makes them drop health pickups.[/p]
• [p]Fuse Toxic with Fire, Frost, or Volt for even more wicked effects.[/p]

New Systems

Inverse Gravity - for the hardcore Hellsweeper / Sairento Fans

Energy Resource

Ammo Pool

Weapon Updates

Endless & Roguelike Mode

The Rest of It

Thank You

Full Patch Notes

System Changes (Please Read)

• [p]Used for entering bullet time and movement abilities.[/p]
• [p]Blessings that affected mana cost for movement abilities now use Energy instead.[/p]

• [p]In Options > Movement, players can enable Inverse Gravity to stay upside down.[/p]
• [p]Perform a somersault to remain upside down until you somersault again.[/p]

• [p]Ammo for guns and bows has been added.[/p]
• [p]Enemies will drop ammo pickups upon death, replenishing ammo upon touch.[/p]
• [p]Alternatively, players can wait for the ammo to regenerate.[/p]

• [p]When conjured, guns spawn with a full magazine if possible, drawing bullets from the ammo pool.[/p]
• [p]Damage traits such as Spiteful Hit can now be added to guns.[/p]
• [p]Players can manually reload Tempest with conjured bullets and receive bonuses from the Bullet skill.[/p]
• [p]If there aren’t enough bullets in the ammo pool, mana will be used instead.[/p]

• [p]Drawing the bow will consume an arrow from the ammo pool.[/p]
• [p]Converting weapons into arrows will not consume an arrow from the ammo pool.[/p]
• [p]If there aren't enough arrows in the ammo pool, mana will be used instead.[/p]

Toxic Magic

• [p]Swinging the Toxicball conjures a toxic whip to strike enemies.[/p]
• [p]The advanced spell creates a thorn hook that latches onto enemies or the environment.[/p]
• [p]Combining two Toxicballs conjures Green Trail.[/p]
• [p]Toxic magic inflicts Decay, dealing damage over time and causing enemies to drop health pickups.[/p]

• [p]Molten (Toxic + Fire) [/p]
• [p]Perfume (Toxic + Frost)[/p]
• [p]Primal (Toxic + Volt)[/p]

• [p]Melee Weapons: Conjures toxic whips to deal additional damage.[/p]
• [p]Guns: Powered shots spawn a toxic effigy that fires up to 4 additional shots at surrounding enemies when hit.[/p]
• [p]Tempest: Fires a toxic spray when infused with Toxic.[/p]
• [p]Bow: Spawns an arrow crystal turret on impact.[/p]
• [p]Chakram: Enemies hit are marked with Plague Etch; damaging them spreads damage to other marked enemies.[/p]
• [p]Mage Staff: Groundbreaker spell conjures toxic bombs around the player that detonate after a short delay.[/p]
• [p]Hellhound: Passively heals the player and adds life leech to its attacks.[/p]
• [p]Stone Fist: Launches a projectile that returns to heal the player after hitting an enemy.[/p]

New Traits & Blessings

• [p]Lemon Ink: Reveals the hidden level objectives.[/p]
• [p]Oven Mitts: Picking up items with infused hands automatically infuses the item.[/p]
• [p]Need More Ammo: Increases bullets but reduces arrows.[/p]
• [p]CountingArrows: Increases arrows but reduces bullets.[/p]

• [p]Thorn Hook: Creates a hook made of thorns to hook onto enemies or the environment.[/p]
• [p]Acid Spray: Converts Thorn Hook into an Acid Spray.[/p]

• [p]Toxic Rounds: Rifles’ burst fire now shoots toxic bullets.[/p]
• [p]Caustic Canisters: Tempest becomes infused with Toxic when it overheats.[/p]
• [p]Ammo Reserves: Increases ammo pool.[/p]
• [p]Ammo Stockpile: Greatly increases ammo pool.[/p]
• [p]Expanded Quiver: Increases arrow ammo by 1.[/p]
• [p]Cracking Defences: Forged trait that increases status duration.[/p]

Balancing & QoL

Bug Fixes

• [p]Excessive force when telekinetically throwing certain objects. [/p]
• [p]Stone Fists with attached weapons are not working in MP. [/p]
• [p]Finger Gun's damage is not scaling properly when the 'Pew Pew' trait is stacked. [/p]
• [p]Unable to levitate objects in water.[/p]
• [p]Mace's hookshot hooks into the air when using the thrusting method. [/p]
• [p]Stone Fist's attached weapons are able to shoot projectiles while mana is zero. [/p]
• [p]Buggy water effects in MP. [/p]
• [p]Battle Bounty is not giving the correct amount of rewards[/p]

▶️ Watch the Patch 1.9: Deadeye Highlights Video:

Finger Guns: Deadeye Style

Dynamic Environments 2.0

• [p]Freeze water surfaces to turn puddles into slippery traps[/p]
• [p]Electrify water to shock enemies standing in it[/p]
• [p]Ignite gas vents with Fire or Volt for explosive effects[/p]

New Toxin Variants

New Traits to Play With

What’s Next? Tell Us.

Full Patch Notes

New Content

• [p]Added option to display damage numbers in Options > Visuals.*[/p]
• [p]Add the Finger Gun.[/p]
• [p]Added new traits:[/p]
• [p]---Straw Into Gold - Forged version of 'Experience is Gold'.[/p]
• [p]---Pew Pew - Transforms bullets into a Finger Gun.[/p]
• [p]---Approved Ammo - Bullets can be equipped without a gun equipped.[/p]
• [p]---Improv Attachment - Adds a mounting bracket for attachments to the top of the Shotgun.[/p]
• [p]---Savanna Prowler - Firing Rifle's Alternate Fire will switch its firing mode between Burst and Auto.[/p]
• [p]---Zappity - Raise the melee weapon above your head for 2s to infuse it with Volt.*[/p]
• [p]---Legally Separated - When thrown, the Chakram will split into 2.*[/p]
• [p]---Psycho Toss - Axe can be Power Thrown in any form.[/p]
• [p]---Try Confidence - Player dashes forward when Flashspeed is performed.[/p]
• [p]---Bleeding Flower - Katana's Blossoms will selt-detonate after 3s.*[/p]
• [p]---The Invisible Blade - Katana can't be drawn from the scabbard but can still perform Flashspeed.[/p]
• [p]---Spot Seeker - The Katana is conjured in its bow form.*[/p]
• [p]Added bow traits to the Katana:[/p]
• [p]---Projectile Mastery[/p]
• [p]---Deadeye[/p]
• [p]---Bouncy Arrows[/p]
• [p]Added Roguelike option to disable treasure chests and loot totems. Loot drops are increased to offset the changes.*[/p]
• [p]Added environmental interactables:[/p]
• [p]---Gas Vents that can be ignited with Fire or Volt, spewing out fire.[/p]
• [p]---Water can be frozen with Frost or electrified with Volt.[/p]
• [p]New Toxic variants:[/p]
• [p]---Minion[/p]
• [p]---Flying Head[/p]

Balancing & Optimization

• [p]Added penetration for Frost Tempest.[/p]
• [p]Changed the elemental effects of the Chakram*:[/p]
• [p]---Fire Chakram will leave behind a burning trail.[/p]
• [p]---Frost Chakram will shoot ice projectiles.[/p]
• [p]---Volt Chakram will drop explosive projectiles.[/p]
• [p]Increased damage for Fire Tempest.[/p]
• [p]Increased Rifle's damage, including its Alternate Fire.*[/p]
• [p]Increased detection range for the whistle \[PSVR Only][/p]
• [p]Improved player sliding.[/p]
• [p]Improved the ejecting of the Chakram.[/p]
• [p]Made the Mage Staff's off-hand grip slidable.[/p]
• [p]Reduced delay after firing Rifle's Alternate Fire.[/p]

Bug Fixes

• [p]Fixed Bullets being able to block enemy attacks.[/p]
• [p]Fixed torque of thrown objects during bullet time.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Mage Staff's spell not stopping after being released from Phantom Limb.*[/p]
• [p]Fixed certain weapons not activating when attached to the Kanata Scabbard.[/p]
• [p]Fixed auto-nocking of the bow not spreading to bows that are being phantom limbed.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Gyro Ring unable to descend after reaching the height limit.*
  [/p]

QOL Updates:

• Added damage numbers when hitting the training dummy.
  
• Added HP regenerating effect on the HP bar to show increased HP regeneration from melee attacks.
  
• Added a new tab for Options, Calibration.
  
• Added option to enable UI Scrolling, using the thumbstick or trackpad to scroll UI.
  
• *Added option to adjust the pitch for aim-assist that use the head's forward direction.
  
• Added indicators when adjusting the slide height and hip holster offset in the Hall.
  
• *Increased detection length when drawing bows.
  
• *Increased return timer in MP from 30s to 60s.
  
• *Reduced volume of the thrown Chakram.
  
• Updated Player Stats page, renaming it to Epithets & Blessings.
  

Balancing & Optimization:

• *Increased base damage of Stone Fist from 45 to 55.
  
• Gauntlet will clear unused objects to free up some memory when the day-night changes.
  

Bug Fixes:

• [PSVR]*Fixed missing controller icons when viewing the Epithet perks.
  
• [Not Available in China*Fixed mini-Bloodfists not dealing damage when swung.
  [*] *Fixed forging traits beyond the max limit.
  
• *Fixed Katana's Flashspeed not hitting Corruption's rings.
  
• Fixed melee attacks damaging totems twice.
  
• *Fixed incorrect values on Hellhound and Chakram's stat charts.
  
• [PSVR]*Fixed incorrect alignment of the Mace and Katana when attached to the Rifle.
  
• *Fixed lighting issue on the Lost Ships map.
  

• Added a toggle for enabling object gripping based on finger pressure on the Valve Index.
  
• Fixed an issue where OpenXR was not functioning properly.
  

▶️ Watch the Highlights Here:

• Katana: No longer purchaseable. Now unlocked by clearing a run with the Vanguard Epithet.
  
• Tempest: Previously unlocked at Level 4. Now unlocked by clearing a run with the Gunslinger Epithet.
  
• Rifle: No longer purchasable. Now unlocked by killing 300 enemies with bullets
  

Full Patch Notes

New Content

• New Weapon: Chakram
  
• The Fist Epithet - Players can only conjure Stone Fist but it can be infused with magic and have weapon attachments.
  
• Stone Fist and enemy weapons can now be infused with magic after it is created.*
  
• With the 'Child Of Earth' trait equipped on Unarmed, Stone Fist can be equipped and conjured like a weapon.*
  
• New Traits:
  
• ---Rifle - Safety Disengaged
  
• ---Rifle - Flip Magazine
  
• ---Rifle - Devil Engine
  
• ---Rifle - Full Metal Jacket
  
• ---Rifle - Pyro Rounds
  
• ---Rifle - Cryo Rounds
  
• ---Rifle - Charged Rounds
  
• ---Unarmed - Child Of Earth
  
• ---Axe - Throwback Star
  
• ---Axe - Return Policy
  
• ---Mace - Reactive Grapple
  
• ---Levitation - Time 4 Pain
  
• ---Blast - Cotton Candy Pop
  
• ---Hellhound - Bow Wow Days
  
• New Blessings:
  
• ---Fox n' Friends
  
• ---Big Brain Coyote
  
• ---Grindstone
  
• ---Apex Predator
  
• With the player's hand at the mouth and pressing Trigger, the player can whistle to summon all available Companions to your side. It has the same effect as using the Hellhound's squeaky toy to get their attention.*
  
• Added option to adjust the amount of force needed for conjuration.*
  
• Players can now hook onto multiple environments at once, the forces will average out.
  
• Mace's hookshot can now hook onto large objects like rocks, allowing the user to swing them around*
  
• Holding down the kick button will increase the damage of the kick.*
  
• Players can toggle between their display name or username for the in-game name.*
  

Updates

• Added a spinning icon that appears when the game is saving.
  
• Exiting the Options UI will save the game options.*
  
• Added Unstuck button in the Pause Menu.*
  
• Added individual volume sliders for each player in the team.*
  
• Improved the detection of the Mage Staff's crucible for elemental infusion.
  
• Improved controls when using hookshot on enemies, allowing players to throw them in more directions.*
  
• Tamer's Flying Strawheads can now be infused by throwing a magic orb at them aftering getting their attention by using the whistling mechanic.*
  
• Attached guns can be auto-reloaded without the Auto-Reload trait but with penalties.*
  
• Players can now start at a higher stage in Gauntlet if they have reached that stage. The stage interval is every 12 stages.*
  
• Hellhound Toy and Sweeper's Broom are added to the attachment system.
  
• Nerf stats of the Bulkwark Epithet.
  
• Updated how skills and epithets are unlocked. If they are already unlocked, the player will keep them:
  
• --- Katana is no longer purchasable, players have to clear a run with the Vanguard Epithet.
  
• --- Tempest is no longer unlocked at Level 4, players have to clear a run with the Gunslinger Epithet.
  
• --- Rifle is no longer purchasable, players have to kill 300 enemies with bullets.
  
• --- Volt is no longer purchasable, players have to clear a run with Spellcaster Epithet.
  
• --- Unholy is no longer purchasable, players have to dismember 666 times.
  
• --- Bulwark is now unlocked after clearing a run on Beginner difficulty.
  
• --- Sunwalker is now unlocked after clearing a run on Extreme difficulty.
  
• --- Acrobat is now unlocked after killing 150 enemies while sliding, wall-running or in the air.
  
• Adjusted grip detection for the Valve Index
  
• Change Orientation for Fury Blade when it is attached to another weapon.
  
• Instead of getting reeled in when hooking onto large or flying enemies, players have to pull the hookshot first.
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed hookshot ending unexpectedly.
  
• Fixed damage of Stone Fist being very high due to wrong calculations.
  
• Fixed Bow's 'Lingering Attachment' trait reducing damage to 0.*
  
• Fixed certain achievements not unlocking when playing in Gauntlet.
  
• Fixed Shotgun unable to eject shell via one-hand pump or spinning unchamber when 'Fully Loaded' is equipped.*
  
• Fixed Sword's 'Radient Technique' trait not working when it is attached onto another weapon.
  
• Fixed Levitation's 'Lasting Touch' affecting objects that cannot be levitated.*
  
• Fixed 180 rotation not working as intended when Free Rotation is active.*
  

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Unlocking Content will not be tied to just Souls anymore

What does this mean?

• If you’ve got Souls saved up and there’s an item you’ve been eyeing, now’s the time to spend them.
  
• Any content you've already unlocked will stay unlocked. No take-backs.
  
• This change mostly affects new players coming in fresh after the update.