April is heating up with major news: Soulstone Survivors, the hit roguelike, is officially leaving Early Access and making its console debut on June 17, launching simultaneously on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. Also featured in the bundle are Enigma of Fear, a haunting puzzle-horror experience with a chilling atmosphere; Pocket Bravery, a retro-inspired fighter with modern mechanics, nominated for The Game Awards 2023; and Mullet Madjack, a high-octane, '90s anime-style action game that just landed on Xbox! And, Atomic Picnic, a roguelike shooter that just dropped a fresh update packed with new content for players to dive into.


Atomic Picnic (BitCake Studio/Mad Mushroom): You know who Ash, Rose, and the picnic crew are.

Enigma of Fear (Dumativa/Nuuvem): Step into the role of Mia, a paranormal detective on a mission to find her missing father. With the help of her loyal dog, Lupi, dive into the investigation of the Cult of Fear in a world that blends 3D aesthetics with the charm of pixel art, creating an immersive, mystery-filled experience.

Mullet Madjack (HAMMER95/Epopeia Games): A fast-paced FPS that drops you straight into a VHS-era anime! Power up your character and push your skills to the limit as you fight to the top floor, facing off against relentless enemies.

Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio/PQube): An original SD-style fighting game featuring charismatic characters and vibrant visuals. Its combat system is inspired by '90s classics, making it a perfect pick for seasoned fighters and newcomers.

Soulstone Survivors (Game Smithing Ltd.): Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect Soulstones, and ascend to godhood! Uncover hidden spells, forge powerful weapons, and discover unique synergies in this action-packed roguelite.

The BRIndies Bundle is available with multiple discounts until May 9, 2025, offering an unmissable opportunity for players to experience the best of Brazilian creativity while saving substantially.

Hey, Loners

This update is fueled by fire! New flames to wield, smoldering overhauls, and the heat of community feedback. Forge your path with a reborn Ash Flare, wield the volatile Candle-lit Yoyo, and unleash the Fire Devil Curio as you dive into rebalanced challenges, polished systems, and long-awaited fixes.

Evolution: Candle-lit YoyoCurio: Fire DevilNew Chamusca VFXAsh Flare VFX Rework

• New Rose Banner in Tutorial: A vibrant welcome for new hunters.
  
• Rose’s "Every Shot Counts": Dual VFX! Glow radiates from both Rose and her weapon.
  
• Anime-Style Decoy Shader: Distract enemies with a decoy that looks ripped from an anime showdown.

Toggle “Always Show Detailed Stats” in settings or focus only on Curio-affected stats. Your choice!

Viridity Pass Revamp

• Stage 1 (Pre-Elite): Smoother early waves for newcomers.
  
• Stage 2 (Post-Elite): Brace yourself! Denser enemy hordes await!
  
• Objectives: Rebalanced Objectives so they are much easier to complete!
  
• Picnic Mayhem: Increased enemy density across the board.
  
• Elite Turtle Bomber: Replaces Elite Snacks. This armored menace explodes on impact...keep your distance!
  
• Wilson Miniboss: Wilson will replace Little Mac as the Viridity Pass Miniboss, but he'll have fewer attacks and be weaker than his appearance in City of Sands.

Easier Progression (Viridity Pass)

• Level 10 Challenge → Now Reach Level 8.
  
• “Defeat 175 Enemies” → Reduced to 100.
  
• The Peace Time duration has been shortened.
  
• Faster XP Curve:Rank up quicker and unlock goodies sooner!

Misc Tweaks

• Wind Blast Description: Clarified mod functionality (no more confusion!).
  
• General Polish: Smoother hitboxes, cleaner animations, and more.

• Twilight Dam roots texture fixes near the bridge.
  
• Healing Shrine is not counted as an event in the end-game screen.
  
• Healing Shrine is not counting for "Thrift Shop" discovery.
  
• The end-game screen displays Gold Goblin as completed, even if the player fails the event.
  
• Failing Gold Goblin counts 3x for "Can't Win Every Round" discovery.
  
• The end game screen displays Area Hold as completed, even if the player fails the event.
  
• Failing Area Hold counts 2x for "Can't Win Every Round" discovery.
  
• Events are not displayed consistently for all team members in the end-game screen.
  
• Rich to the Core Discovery description shows code strings.

• "Can Take Much Longer" discovery instruction reads "During {[TARGET_1]}".
  
• The fire devil model is to be replaced by the final version in the next update.
  
• Once spawned, Blooming Falset taunt causes enemies to fall through the map.

Hey Loners, Edu here!

I've been reading a lot of feedback about the game's pacing, and we're starting to act on it. This Viridity Pass update shows some of the things we're thinking about, and I'd love to hear what you all have to say about these changes after playing!

As always, leave your feedback here. I'd love to hear some thoughts about the current game's pacing and ways to improve it directly from the community <3

Cheers!

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We invite players to join the conversation and share their thoughts on the update:

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Hey Loners,

This update delivers fresh content, a reworked Ash, polished mechanics, and community-requested fixes to elevate your journey. Dive into the details below.

Explore: A sprawling starting map filled with open paths, dynamic challenges, and untapped resources. Perfect for testing new strategies and for a fast understanding of the game.

• Viridity Pass will replace Train Plateau as the first map the players experience in Atomic Picnic. Train Plateau will be unlocked via Discoveries. Also, to streamline the user experience, Viridity Pass will not feature a Boss Fight; completing the map requires only 2 Main Objectives.
  
• Notice: Train Plateau might be locked for you once this update goes live. Just beat Viridity Pass to unlock it!

Unlock & Adapt: Discover evolution recipes mid-run via the ESC menu.

• If more than one evolution has been found, the remaining will be displayed encrypted in the Atomic Font.
  
• New players: Unlock your first evolution to reveal the system.

New Cursed Curios
We've remade some of the less-used Cursed Curios and created new ones with 2 brand-new stats!

• Weapon Skill Fill - The higher it is the faster your Weapon Skill will charge!
  
• Weapon Skill Charges - The higher it is the more times you can use your Weapon Skill!

• A great weapon against a group of smaller enemies! Enemies hit by its effect will receive damage and knockback!
  
• The more charges it consumes when activated, the higher the effect!

• Unstuck Mechanic: Escape terrain traps (10s delay, 3min cooldown). Activate it on the ESC Menu.

• Weapon Mod Visuals: Enhanced VFX for mods like Sniper Trampoline to match their impact.

• Tab Menu Stats: Monitor your build’s stats in real time.

• New Enemy Healthbar: Elite, Normal, and Mini-Bosses now have different healthbars. Mini-Boss bars now persist throughout the combat!
  
• Combat Polish: Smoother dodging, absorbing, and UI responsiveness.
  We reworked the Gear Dash Colliders and Mechanics, so it's easier to take advantage of Dodge-related Curios like Good Times.

• Snowbro Redesign: A chilling new model for Alternate Actuality.
  
• Loading Screen Poses: Dynamic character art to set the tone.
  
• UI Revamp: Sleeker menus with animated backgrounds.

• Bosses and Minibosses cannot be stunned by One-Eyed Whirli Curio anymore

• As we said before, the Trial period for Weapon Mods is over now, and all players need to unlock them via Discoveries now!
  
• But for those of you who have been playing since the last update, you might've already reached the Discovery Threshold to unlock them, resulting in an auto-unlock!

• Scout (Passive): Ash has one extra Air Gear charge. Every time Ash uses Air Gear or Gear Bomb she gains a cumulative Movement Speed buff stack, max 10 stacks. Stacks are lost over time.
  
• On the Prowl (Passive): Whenever Ash moves a certain distance, gain a Fire Rate Buff stack, max 10 stacks. Stacks are lost over time.
  
• Flare (Passive): When Ash uses her last Air Gear Charge, her arm emits a special glow in an area around her. When a player touches or enters the area, they gain the Flare buff. When a Player with the Flare buff defeats an enemy, that Player's Air Gear cooldown is reduced by 0.2 sec.
  
• Dash Bomb (Active - Level 2): Every enemy hit creates a minor explosion. Gear Bomb damage now also multiplies based on Ash's Movement Speed modifier.

• Damage Mult: 300 > 1.000
  
• Pebbles A3: 10.000 > 80.000
  
• Shotgun: 150 > 100 ; removed constraint (play in train plateau)
  
• JD: 200 > 400
  
• Attraction: 1200 > 5000
  
• Pebbles E2: 5.000 > 20.000 ; 500 > 1.000
  
• FireRate: 80 > 100
  
• Cooldown Reduction: 10 > 25
  
• Reroll: 30 > 36

• Paulão Shop: There was a bug allowing Players to buy more items and upgrades than the cap allowed; the bug has been fixed, and the value has been updated to a maximum of 10 of a specific stat.
  
• The critical hit SFX now correctly plays when a critical hit defeats an enemy.
  
• Twister VFX now correctly stops when pausing the game.
  
• Fixed Incorrect Prompt for Curios Screen: "Touch Pad" Shown Instead of "Share" on PS5 Controller.
  
• Fixed PS5 controller glyphs. The scroll button was showing the Left Stick glyph instead of the Right Stick.
  
• Fixed Level up SFX playing in a loop when returning to camp via the ESC menu.
  
• Fixed Throwing Knifes Crosshair overlapping Weapon Skill Charges on UI.
  
• Removed a random explosion sound when healing shrine despawns.
  
• Fixed Deposits spawn overlapping other Deposits.
  
• Fixed Events spawn overlapping other events, often preventing completion.
  
• Fixed the terrain on the Tutorial map being more elevated than expected.
  
• Fixed Jonathan's health bar not being displayed for clients.
  
• Fixed Combat text and HP not being displayed for Mini Jelly and its egg.

• Unexpected Offerings Event and Cursed Curios Synergy: Stacking negative Damage Taken modifiers may trigger instant death if you accept an offering since its damage will be higher than 20hp and could kill you. Hotfix inbound! Meanwhile make sure you have enough health when picking up offerings!
  
• Discovery Progression: Revives and Events aren't tracking correctly. We are already looking into this!
  
• This might cause issues for some Discovery unlocks and End Game Screen stats.
  
• Ash's Flare VFX is not final and will be reworked in the near future.
  
• Music Box SFX is not playing consistently

Hey Loners, Edu here!

This is one meaty minor update, right? We managed to squeeze a lot of fixes but also some cool stuff like the complete Ash Skills redesign and a brand new map for new players!

I'm very happy with what we managed to ship this time, but work hasn't stopped. We're doing some experimentation internally for new Curios and Evolutions. There are also a bunch of UI updates that we are also in the pipeline (and that the community has been asking for, btw). Exciting stuff!

One big focus for us on this minor update was the new player experience, but internally, we are also tackling community-related issues such as Solo vs. Multiplayer balancing and how combat will scale later on! Hopefully, I'll be able to share a bit more with you all soon!

See you at our next Picnic!

Share feedback, report bugs, and showcase your builds on our forums or Discord. Your input shapes the future of the game.

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Hey Loners,

The major update has passed by, but the work continues. Our next update is packed with exciting new VFX, SFX, visual enhancements, and quality-of-life improvements, many directly requested by our amazing community!

Here’s a breakdown of what’s new, what’s changed, and what’s been fixed:

SFX & VFX Additions

• Added Camille SFX and Gold Goblin SFX for a more immersive audio experience.
  
• Introduced Weapon Skill VFX for Throwing Knife, Rocket Launcher, and Ball Lightning which was missing from the last Major update.

• Updated Blooming Faucet model and VFX (decoy) for better visual clarity.

Visual Improvements

• New HUD for life and XP, including a low-life animation for added tension.
  
• New UI for the Area Hold Event to improve readability.
  
• Ammo bar now displays near the player’s aim for better combat awareness.
  
• New wood windows were added to concrete buildings in the City of Sands.
  
• Enhanced screen shake and shooting feedback when using weapon skills.
  
• Updated Rose drone colors and Survivor's Guilty stack VFX for better visual feedback.

Quality of Life Improvements

• Added unique crosshairs for each Weapon Skill to improve usability.

The changes below are direct feedback from the community in response to the newest update, which introduced Rose and Weapon Mods. A huge thanks to everyone who spent some time writing their thoughts on our Discord and Steam forums and gave us some amazing feedback! ❤️

Based on community feedback, Rose’s skills have been rebalanced and improved:

• Survivor's Guilt: Now gains Stacks of Guilt for every point of damage taken OR healing received. A small Stack % is now partially restored when defeating an enemy after consuming Stacks of Guilt.
  
• Every Shot Counts: Changed to: Restores more Guilt stacks upon enemy defeat and now allows unlimited stacks.
  
• Mature Mastery: It now automatically reduces fall speed after X seconds in the air, and Slow Fall will be canceled after shooting.
  
  
  Weapon Mods
  • Bubble Shotgun: Increased range, reduced spread, and higher damage.
    
  • Mini-gun: Bigger magazine size.
    
  • Triangle: Reduced range.
    
  • Travel Zooka: Bigger explosion radius and increased damage.
    
  • Tri-Shot: Increased range, reduced gravity, and higher damage (with less piercing).
  Weapon Skills
  • All mods now require fewer charges to fill.
    
  • Throwing Knife: Increased base damage and reduced gravity.
    
  • Lightning Orb: Slower movement but higher damage per trigger.
    
  • Reworked invulnerability mechanics during dash to improve interactions with curios like Good Times and Alternate Actuality.
    
    • Should be easier to do and have a better gameplay feel when dodging attacks! This will also improve dodge-related Discoveries.
  Alternate Actuality Changes
  • Players can now detonate each other’s Snowbros.
    
  • Snowbros automatically explode if not dashed through (with reduced chill effect).
    
  • Removed tick-to-chill mechanic for Snowbros.
  General Rebalancing
  • Rebalanced all curios related to area size.
    
  • Area Hold icons now fade based on proximity.
  Fixes
  We’ve addressed a variety of bugs and issues reported by the community:
  
  Fixed currency rewards not being granted for Discoveries (players will receive retroactive rewards).
  • Fixed placeholder image in the "Going On A Picnic" discovery.
    
  • Resolved issues with the Discovery tracker failing to progress.
    
  • Added missing texture on a specific building in the City of Sands.
    
  • Fixed Curio One-Eyed Whirli’s twisters not giving jump bonus for players.
    
  • Fixed persistent "Death" skull marks and ping icons on the client’s screen.
    
  • Corrected Moon Owner Discovery description showing code strings.
    
  • Fixed typo in the Critical Shots Discovery title.
    
  • Updated placeholder text in the "Can Take Much Longer" discovery.
    
  • Resolved issue where Assimilar marks stayed after enemy death.
    
  • Adjusted reload bar appearing on top of Taka-chan animation.
    
  • Fixed squad hover state being locked pink while in camp.
  
  Director Commentary
  Hey Loners!
  
  The feedback we've received after our first Major Update was incredible! Our Forums and Discord were filled with new and returning players, all ready to tell us what they loved (and didn't) about the new features! As always, I read through every post on Discord and the Forum and sent them to our team, then we had long heated discussions, changed and rechanged the game, we even did some hardcore playtesting until we couldn't handle it anymore! But in the end I think we're all stronger for it!
  
  Thank you so much for all the amazing words you guys sent. Here's a special thanks to some Discord Players who left some cool feedback: Xcite, Hellblazer, Monarch of Glass, GalaxyPhoenix, and our mod Puddle!
  
  Cheers,
  Edu
  Atomic Picnic's Creative Director
  
  
  One last thing Loners!
  
  Atomic is joining the Spring Sale! Spread the love by gifting your friends a copy and inviting them to play together.
  
  Stay Connected
  We invite players to join the conversation and share their thoughts on the update:
  Steam Community HubDiscord[discord.com]
  
  Your feedback helps us shape the future of Atomic Picnic.
  

To the Loners of The Zone,

We’re excited to announce the release of “Petals and Steel”, the next major chapter in Atomic Picnic. This update is more than just a collection of new features; it’s about customization. We set out to create more playstyles and give players more options on how to tackle each Picnic before heading out into one.

From Weapon Customization to the introduction of Captain Rose, the mysterious Leader of the Loners, revamped visuals to deeper exploration mechanics, Petals and Steel aims to set the standard for what you can expect from Major Updates to Atomic Picnic.

Below, you’ll find a detailed look at what awaits you.

In the Zone's Heart lies duality: destruction and creation, chaos and calm, petals and steel. Loners have learned to adapt, but adaptation alone is no longer sufficient. With the introduction of Weapon Mods, tools once used merely for survival have been transformed into instruments of mastery by JD. Alongside these innovations comes Captain Rose, a wanderer whose past is as enigmatic as her formidable skills.

While exploring, you might find out about Discoveries 2.0, in which players will uncover a new pool of more exciting and detailed achievements.


Meet Captain Rose, a figure both revered and feared in equal measure. Once the leader of The Gold Team, humanity's last hope against the monstrous Agros, she now roams around The Zone's fringes aboard her battered bus, offering aid to those in need while shunning the laws of the Survivor's Republic.

{LINK REMOVED}Download Rose Splash Art
We already posted a detailed preview of Rose's gameplay this week. But for those that couldn't check it, this is what you can expect from the Captain.

Dominate from the sky with your Jetbelt and Drone
While Jetbelt is active, dealing Bullet Damage generates Charges. When the Charges reach a specific threshold, they are consumed to restore Health.
One-shot monsters with your Guilt stacks!Players can now customize their arsenals with powerful mods that redefine combat and change their play style and favorite builds:

• Primary Mods: change how your weapon behaves - for instance, three-shot bursts, bubble bullets, and more.
  
• Reload Mods: speed up reload times, add devastating effects mid-reload or even don't reload at all
  
• Weapon Skills: add new secondary attack types to your weapons. Electrocute your enemies, launch rockets (and rocket jump!), throw knives, and more!

Weapons become extensions of the player’s identity, forged not just for survival but for domination. (As you can see below)

• Discoveries, the progression system that unlocks new weapons, characters, maps, Mementos, and more, has been completely revamped with new goals and rewards. 
  
• Discoveries are now more interesting and complex, with more than one condition to be satisfied. For example, previously unlocking the Sniper would require players to use any device 1,000 times. Now, players need to deal with 2,500 damage in total, specifically with the Rojao device. 
  
• Of note - If you are a returning player, you will have the option to reset your Discoveries progression. If the player chooses to reset, everything previously unlocked must be earned again. If the player decides not to reset, content that is already unlocked will remain available, and the Discoveries screen will be reset to the new system. In this case, the player may achieve a Discovery with no reward, since it was already unlocked in the previous system.

Epic showdowns reach new heights with the addition of a haunting boss theme. When facing bosses, there is now a 50% chance the theme will play a chilling reminder that danger lurks around every corner.


The wasteland has never looked better:

• New Tree Textures: Vibrant yet desolate, these textures breathe life into the barren landscape.
  
• Cooldown Animations: Sleek new animations keep players informed during critical moments.

Coordination becomes effortless with new ping icons:

• Generic/Location
  
• Shop/Store
  
• Danger/Enemies
  
• Player Down
  
• Life
  
• Objectives

Helping teams stay connected even in the heat of battle.

• Smaller enemy health bars reduce clutter while maintaining clarity.
  
• Added more Sensitivity Options in the Slider
  
• Separated Horizontal and Vertical Sensitivity for Controllers
  
• VSync toggle
  
• Limit FPS dropdown

• Clean Save Popup: Simplified design ensures players won’t accidentally overwrite saves when beginning anew.

To celebrate the release of Petals and Steel, players who log in anytime during the first two weeks after launch will notice:

• Full access to test the Weapon Mods so you all can test and have fun building up!

PS: this feature will return to the discovery system after this period ends, so enjoy it!

• The shop icon no longer displays on the center of the screen
  
• Skills showing on the DPS breakdown screen (Bonnie's Headbutt! has no name shown on the summary screen in the DPS breakdown)
  
• Previous character conditions showing up when switching between characters
  
• Cursed Curios with -2 Base Damage can't reduce player's base damage to 0 anymore (1 min)
  
• Duplicate Controller Bindings Assign 'Active Skill' to Multiple Buttons
  
• Hover on Social menu now correctly deselects profiles after passing over them
  
• Fire Path no longer disappears while on pause (time continues)
  
• [LB] Firebranded Whisk trail of fire now correctly inflicts stacks of burn on enemies
  
• Negative value on end game screen
  
• As a client, Pillar Objectives now correctly display damage numbers
  
• Player revived/down message not appearing
  
• Discovery animation unlock playing multiple times
  
• Enemies counting as two for the in-game objective of reaching X enemies killed
  
• 'Video' tab settings stop functioning after switching between Camp and Picnic sessions
  
• Enemies should no longer get stuck on a rock shelf in Train Plateau
  
• Opening Taka-chan and then instantly leveling up no longer causes the Taka-chan screen to freeze for clients
  
• Missing textures on Loner's Camp and Twilight Dam
  
• Removed placeholder cubes being used as debuff indicators
  
• Game no longer starts stuttering during the transition to the Final Boss stage
  
• Dead allies no longer become invisible for other players
  
• Simultaneously Pressing [SHIFT] + [Q] as Ash no longer causes unintended rapid movement across the arena
  
• Elite Snacks projectiles no longer explode several times after bouncing on the ground
  
• German text "zone hat eine uberraschung fur dich... wenn du dich tra..." not fitting the screen
  
• Bonnie's Headbutt! now has its correct name shown on the summary screen in the DPS breakdown
  
• On Train Plateau, the player can no longer get stuck in a gap and fall out of the map area
  
• Camera no longer continues movement after you pause game.
  
• Device explosion area preview no longer shows incorrect Area Size value
  
• On Twilight Dam, a player can no longer fall through the floor near the waterfall on the end of the map
  
• Each bomb inside the Explosive Area Hold no longer spawns multiple VFX
  
• Choosing "Healing Gift" while downed no longer heals the user and removes its fade
  
• Fixed Snake/Cobra Projectile occasionally not firing
  
• Assimilar mark no longer stays long after death of marked enemy

• Rebinds don't work when using Rose active skill
  
  • E.g.: If you rebind shoot to another button while flying it will roll back to the default binding

Hey Loners!

We've been working on this update for a while now. It required a ton of deep refactoring of code in order for us to set up the Weapon Mods, but now that we have this system, we can keep adding more to it! Not only that, but Captain Rose was an extremely complicated character to bring to life due to her unique Active Skill. The VFX and Animation Team worked super hard to make her look amazing, we hope you all enjoy it!

A lot of this update has something to do with the amazing amount of feedback you've all been sending us about wanting to customize weapons, have more options, and have more build types, and here it is! Please continue supporting us and sending your feedback, we really do appreciate and read all of it 😊

And the updates will keep coming, and we've already started working on the next Major Update! In the meantime, you can keep your eyes peeled for some cool content that will be dropping in between major updates 😊

See you then!

Edu,
Atomic Picnic's Creative Director

We invite players to join the conversation and share their thoughts on the update:
Discord[www.discord.gg]

Your feedback helps us shape the future of Atomic Picnic.

Hey Loners!

We're really excited to release the first Major Update for Atomic Picnic on February 28th, and we want to give you guys a second glimpse into what's coming!

It's a new Character! Captain Rose!

"Destroying the World? I've been there..."

Fall in line or fall dead.

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• Secure, detached, tough, and observant, Ash's mentor figure and leader of the Loners
  
• The world’s greatest Agro hunter in the time before the Harvest Festival. While that skillset isn’t openly valued today, her living legacy is enough to earn a free drink at any passing bar.
  
• Exposure to *REDACTED* at the heart of the Harvest Festival has left her body brittle and in constant pain. She’s certain that any additional exposure to The Zone could be her last.
  
• Her illness prevents her from returning to The Zone, and her embitterment prevents her from engaging with the Survivors’ Republic.
  
• She claims not to have any living friends.

When activated, you gain the ability to fly and shoot. While active, you lose a percentage of your maximum Health as damage every second, but this damage cannot down you. Can be canceled at any time.

When using Rose's Active Skill, she equips her Jetbelt, allowing her to Fly through the map! She's capable of freely moving horizontally and vertically while using her Jetbelt. Rose can also use Devices, Shoot, and fire Weapon Skills freely!

Once the Jetbelt timer is over, it ends with a literal bang, shooting Rose up in the air for one last mobility burst.

Just keep in mind that Rose needs to use her own **REDACTED** Power to make her uniquely designed Jetbelt work, so she'll lose a % of her Max Health over time while it is active!

While Jetbelt is active, dealing Bullet Damage generates Charges. When the Charges reach a specific threshold, they are consumed to restore Health.

Enables Rose to accumulate Bullet Damage done to enemies. Once enough damage has been accumulated, Rose can convert it into Health!

When Jetbelt is activated, it creates an exact copy of your weapon as a Drone. This Drone inherits all your weapon-related Curios and fires simultaneously whenever you shoot.

Jetbelt is further upgraded and summons a small Drone that copies Rose's current weapon, keeping a copy of every single Curio that affects Weapons as well! The Drone shoots at the same time as Rose and with the same cadence.

When falling, if Rose enters Weapon Skill mode, reduces fall speed. Increases all damage done while in the air.

Whenever Rose is in the air, and enters Aim Mode, she activates her Jetbelt, slowing her fall and making it easier to reach far distances and also giving more time to Shoot enemies while airborne. It also increases Rose's damage every time she's airborne! Be it during her Jetbelt Active Skill, Slowfall, or just by jumping around!

Whenever Rose receives healing, she gains one stack of Guilt for each point of health restored. The next time she fires her weapon at an enemy, all Guilt stacks are consumed and added as a percentage-based damage boost. Firing at non-enemy targets does not remove Guilt stacks.

After the events of the Harvest Festival, Rose has been permanently scarred, giving her PTSD but also empowering her rage whenever combat is tight. Every time Rose is healed, she receives buff Stacks; whenever she shoots her gun, these stacks are consumed and converted into bullet damage. Rose can accumulate unlimited stacks for incredible amounts of damage.

When Rose fires a bullet that consumes all Guilt stacks and defeats an enemy, all Guilt stacks are fully restored.

A massive upgrade to Survivor's Guilt, Rose can now recover parts of her Guilt Stacks whenever she defeats an enemy after consuming her Guilt Stacks. This improvement can make Rose keep on getting bigger and bigger damage numbers, maybe even becoming capable of killing the strongest of bosses with ONE SHOT.

Rose is a massive new addition to Atomic Picnic's roster and a special person to some of the other Loners that have already been introduced.

Are you looking forward to playing with Rose? What do you think of her kit? Are you already theory-crafting her builds? Let us know in the comments below and join our Discord[discord.gg]

Cheers,
Edu
Atomic Picnic's Creative Director

Weapon Mods were designed to enable more gameplay styles and better build variety for players. These Mods are modules you can freely swap in and out of your gun while in the camp. They completely change how your weapon works, from how its trigger functions to how many bullets it shoots to making bullets bounce around the environment if you want!

When you open your Weapon Loadout menu, you'll notice a new button that you can press to customize your mods. There are three types of mods: Primary Mods, Reload Mods, and Weapon Skill Mods.

Click the new Modify button to start using your Mods!

There will be 3 slots to customize, read about them below!

Primary Mods change the base behavior of your gun, they can modify bullet damage, fire rate, magazine size, etc... One new mechanic that they are also able to change is the Weapon Skill Fill which increase the rate at which you can use your Weapon Skill!

When customizing your weapon some might even change their firing pattern!

Weapons might change their Shooting Trigger, the Assault Rifle can have a "Charge Time" for increased Fire Rate over time!

But it doesn't stop there. Primary Mods can also change the bullet behavior itself! You can now have a Bubble Shotgun, a Sticky Grenade Launcher, or even a Homing Shot Sniper!

The new Bubble Shotgun is excellent to keep an area safe!

Sticky Grenades, you shoot a lot of grenades! Great for hordes of enemies!

Reload Mods change the behavior of your Fast Reload Minigame and provide a small buff for completing it! Buffs can range from increased area size to a small burst of movement speed or infinite ammo for a little bit. There's also a new reload mod that lets you reload twice in a single reload, activating Fast Reload Curios twice! (JD fans REJOICE!)

Reload can grant you a small movement speed buff for a little bit.

You can also buff your jump builds if you choose to do so!

This one makes JD go crazy. You can activate your fast-reload curios multiple times in a single reload!

Here's the real meat of this new system! Weapon Skills is an entirely new mechanic that will be introduced in the first Major Update!

Every weapon will have a Weapon Skill Mod slot; you can equip a variety of different Weapon Skills that each have their own unique functionality, but to use your weapon skill, you need to fill a new gauge located right below your Crosshair. The rate this fills is based on the current Primary Mod, but the quantity needed to fill this gauge and the number of gauges change depending on the Weapon Skill itself!

Fill your Weapon Skill Gauge by shooting enemies!

So now that you have filled some gauges, it's time to use your Weapon Skill! You just now need to Aim your gun and then shoot! This will consume your Weapon Skill Gauge and shoot your Weapon Skill!

The new Lightning Orb Weapon Skill shocks enemies around it, but if you fire at the Lightning Orb itself, you can boost its output like crazy!


There's more to come during this update and more mods we haven't even shown!

What do you think? Please leave a like and comment below to tell us what you want to see!


Cheers,
Edu
Atomic Picnic's Creative Director

The countdown is on!

What are YOU most excited for?! Whether it’s new features, new gameplay changes, or other surprises you’ve been waiting for, there’s so much to look forward to!

Share your thoughts on our DISCORD[www.discord.gg]; what's got you hyped?!

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As our first Major update begins internal testing, Atomic Picnic v0.5.7 brings fresh visual upgrades, UI improvements, and a new Fire Path so you can burn them all.

From the final model of the elusive Gold Goblin to the revamped Curios HUD and fiery new VFX, every battle is looking sharper. Plus, we’re rolling out smoother combat text, more precise evolutions display, and a fresh state indicator for JD’s Active Skill - because every second counts when survival is on the line.

As usual, we’ve also tackled bugs and community-requested fixes, making progression and loadout management smoother. And while we’re still hunting down a few pesky issues (we see you, flying Ash 👀), this fast update is all about making every run more thrilling, responsive, and satisfying.

Let’s jump into the details:


Enhanced Visuals & UI Tweaks

• Gold Goblin now has its final model—may the drip be with you!

• Grenade Launcher VFX colors adjusted for better clarity.
  
• New Fire Path VFX—because destruction should look as good as it feels.

• Event announcements now include illustrations for more clarification.
  
• This is direct feedback from those confused about what each announcement meant!

• Combat text is smaller and blends better with the action.
  
  • This makes combat a much cleaner experience; let us know what you think!
• Curios HUD (top left corner) revamped for a sleeker experience.
  
  • Shop items & Cursed Curios no longer clutter the UI.
    
  • You can see at a glance which level each Curio is now.
    
  • Evolutions are now displayed instead of individual curios used in their recipe. Giving them the highlight that they deserve.
    
  • The 8-curio limit is now properly displayed in the HUD.

• JD’s Active Skill now has a distinct visual state, making tracking easier in the heat of battle.

• Two event announcements can now trigger at once, so stay sharp!

• Music stuttering in co-op can lead to crashes.
  
• The taka-chan screen freezes when opening it and leveling up instantly.
  
• Dead allies may be invisible to other players in co-op.
  
• Steam invites sometimes place friends in random lobbies.
  
• The game stutters during the transition to the Final Boss stage.
  
• Ash’s ultimate + gear dash combo allows players to launch out of the map(free flight mode? Not quite!).
  
• Placeholder cubes appear as debuff indicators.
  
• Incorrect button prompt for Curios screen on PS5 controllers.
  
• Gold Goblin may get stuck in some regions of Twilight Dam.
  
• Mini Gun bar doesn’t display appropriately during loading and usage.

• Locked character skills can no longer be purchased prematurely.
  
• Fixed abilities remain hidden in Loadout after purchase.
  
• Fixed "Cross" text being displayed instead of the correct gamepad button on the continue button after buying a skill
  
• Connection issues are partially fixed! More stability updates are coming soon!

Hey everyone, Edu here,
We have good news to share!

Our first Major Update (v0.6.0) has just entered internal testing! This means we're gearing up for our first big release, which will contain new gameplay features, a new character, and more!
Our focus on this update is to bring a TON of customizations to your gameplay, open up build possibilities, and bring your playstyle to a whole new level. I can't wait to share more with you in the coming weeks :D

Oh, and this means that players who participate in our Atomic Labs program on Discord[discord.com] will be able to play this update soon! So, if you want to see what's coming and try it out, join our Discord and ask how to get into the program!

See you soon!

While deep in the production of the first Major Update, we are continuing our streak of constant releases with various improvements based on your feedback!
Some highlights are: Revamped visuals with a polished City of Sands, new VFXs, and finalized models for Area Hold and Taka-chan.
We’ve also refined the gameplay experience with quality-of-life upgrades, such as improved curio stat displays, thicker strikethroughs in the UI, and capped size increases for those big Snowbros.
As for gameplay balance, Train Plateau and Twilight Dam feature smarter enemy adjustments, rebalanced objectives, and updated Memento unlock costs for a fairer challenge. Newer players who find the First Map a bit challenging will feel this change the most.
Oh, and placeholder green cubes? They’re officially out. 😉

Visual Improvements

• Revamped visuals for City of Sands.

Old City of Sands
Revamped City of Sands

• Reduced shine on Icy Orbs when increasing in size.
  
• New Hani Galvanized (Active Skill buff) Icon.
  
• Final models for Area Hold and Reward Chest ("Taka-chan").
  
• New VFX for:
  
  • Bitter Barking Brew safeguard.
    
  • Bonnie's Unstable Debuff.
• Removed placeholder green cubes from visuals.
  
• Polished Loadout UI for a cleaner look.
  
• XP drop color adjustments for better clarity.
  
• New animations added to Objectives UI.

Quality of Life Improvements

• Thicker strikethrough in the UI for improved readability.
  
• Positive curio stat changes are now displayed on top of negative changes.
  
• "Alternate Actuality" Snowbro Model now has a capped size increase.
  
  • Although the Area can still increase, Snowbro won't be huge now if you focus your build on Area Size 🤣

Balance Updates
We’ve made adjustments to keep gameplay challenging but fair:

• Friaca is slightly nerfed to improve fairness.
  
• Memento Changes: You now need to unlock Banish and Purify Mementos before use.
  
  • (Previous cost: 470 / 1250 / 2020).
    
  • Banish: 920 / 2010 / 4000.
    
  • Purify: 920 / 2010 / 5000.

Tutorial Enhancements

• Every Loner starts somewhere, and now our tutorials make learning the ropes more intuitive
  
• Devices now reset automatically in learning areas.
  
• Arrows were added so that paths could be readable better.
  
• Healing shrines now feature target signs, letting you know they can (and should) be shot for recovery.

Combat

• Increased all enemy spawn distances.
  
• Adjusted miniboss and boss HP for solo play.

Explosives Rebalance

• Updated spawn behavior and damage for explosive interactions.

Map-Specific Tweaks:

Train Plateau:

• Reduced elite snacks required as objectives (from 4 to 2).
  
• Replaced snacks with gunners for certain objectives.
  
• Rebalanced gunners: they now take longer to increase the max number of enemies.

Twilight Dam:

• Swapped gunners for snacks in objectives.
  
• Balanced snacks to better-fit gameplay.

Here’s what’s been patched up:

• Resolved Loadout character animation freezes when navigating back from skills.
  
• Fixed Purify and Banish buttons becoming unresponsive on the first level-up.
  
• Nightmode Octavio now correctly takes damage when hit in the eye.
  
• Curios are now only selectable after completing their animations.
  
• ESC Menu no longer fails to open during Purify/Banish selections.
  
• Prevented players from walking over water in camp.
  
• The timer now displays the total run length, including pauses and level-ups.

• Gold Goblin can get stuck in specific places in Twilight Dam
  
• There are some missing textures on Loner's Camp and Twilight Dam
  
• The game starts stuttering, freezes, and clients are disconnected
  
• Dead ally might be invisible to other players
  
• Safeguard while downed blocks the user from continuing playing
  
• Inviting through Steam makes friends join random people
  
• Ash's Ultimate and Gear Dash Combo Allows Unintended High-Flying Out of the Playable Area
  
• Placeholder Cubes are Being Used as Debuff Indicators
  
• Incorrect Prompt for Curios Screen: "TouchPad" is Shown Instead of "Share" on the DualSense Controller
  
• The player can get stuck in a gap and fall out of the map area
  
• Selecting 'Unlock Skills' on an unlocked character and then switching to a locked one allows purchasing skills for a locked character
  
• The game starts stuttering during the transition to the Final Boss stage
  
• Opening Taka-chan and then instantly leveling up might cause the Taka-chan screen to freeze
  
• Music starts stuttering and stops playing until the game crashes or the user returns to Camp in co-op

Hey everyone!
We're right in the thick of development for the next Major Update, and it's progressing very nicely! I wanted to come here and tease you a bit of what's to come ;)

I'll leave you all to figure that one out. 😛

See you guys in the next update!