Developer and publisher vedinad has released a brand new update for the indie bullet heaven shooter Megabonk, and it’s got a new map, a new character, and more for you to discover.
The Spooky Update, for so it is named, began as a smaller and less consequential patch before it grew into “a bit more work” than the creator initially planned. As the name suggests, the Spooky Update was originally intended to launch sometime around Halloween.
In terms of new content, you’re getting a brand new map, a new character to play as, and a new weapon to use, as well as new items to collect, new enemies and bosses to fight, and new achievements to give you even more motivation to blast your way through Megabonk‘s hordes.
If you’ve been struggling with Megabonk‘s performance as you move into the late game, you’ll be pleased to note that the Spooky Update also adds “a lot of improvements to FPS late-game”, so hopefully, you shouldn’t be quite so beset by lag now.
That’s all in addition to tons of new bug fixes and gameplay tweaks that should improve the way Megabonk works under the hood. You can check out the full patch notes for the Spooky Update right here if you want to.
If you’re unfamiliar with Megabonk, it’s a 3D bullet heaven game that takes the basic formula of titles like Vampire Survivors and adds another dimension (literally!) to gameplay, allowing you to use verticality to your advantage.
Like Vampire Survivors, the game tasks you with slaying hordes of enemies, collecting loot, and gradually growing more powerful in order to take on even bigger waves of bad guys.
Within the first two weeks of its release, Megabonk managed to rack up a million sales for itself, so it’s safe to say the game has been a huge hit.
What’s more, the game was originally shortlisted for the Best Indie Debut award at this year’s Game Awards, but vedinad withdrew it from the running after expressing concern that they’ve worked on other games under different aliases in the past.
You can check out Megabonk right now on PC via Steam. Stay tuned for more.
