update · November 5, 2025
PEAK Update v1.40.a Introduces The ROOTS Biome and Cooking Overhaul
PEAK v1.40.a delivers the ROOTS biome, a comprehensive cooking system overhaul, new survival gear, and eight fresh emotes.
The second major biome update for PEAK has arrived. Replacing the Tropics until November 17, The ROOTS introduces a shrouded redwood forest filled with harsh winds, toxic hazards, and new wildlife. The patch also completely restructures how cooking functions across the game.
The ROOTS Biome and New Items
The ROOTS replaces the Tropics biome in every run until November 17, after which maps will randomly rotate between both. Scouts must brave high cliffside winds and new creatures like spiders and giant beetles. New biome-specific items include Shroomberries with daily cycling effects, Fortified Milk, Cloud Fungus, and Bounce Fungus, alongside 11 new badges and associated cosmetics. General luggage spawns now include the Rescue Claw, Checkpoint Flag, and the mystical Book of Bones.
Cooking Overhaul
Non-food items now trigger unique effects when set on fire. However, cooking usable non-food items like bandages no longer grants Extra Stamina. Poisonous berries can now be rendered safe by cooking them, though the poison on mushrooms cannot be removed.
Quality of Life and Features
Players can now join or accept invites via Steam without having the game open first. Eight new emotes have been added, and the Napberry plant returns to the Alpine biome. Badge illustrations have also been updated for readability.
Bug Fixes
The update prevents players from pinging while unconscious. Status over time effects no longer visually fill the stamina bar without causing a pass-out event, and extra stamina resets to zero upon death. Reconnecting players no longer spawn with another player's inventory or status. Sessions now properly end when all living players disconnect, and items with limited uses will no longer spontaneously regain charges.
Why this patch matters
Update v1.40.a injects substantial new content into PEAK, shaking up survival routines with unpredictable shroomberries, experimental cooking recipes, and a hazardous new biome.