update · November 5, 2025
PEAK v1.40.a Introduces The Roots Biome and Cooking Overhaul
PEAK update v1.40.a adds the Roots redwood biome, a complete cooking mechanics overhaul, and new items like the Rescue Claw. The Roots replaces the Tropics through November 17 before entering a shared rotation.
Landfall has dropped the Roots update for PEAK, bringing a brand-new redwood forest biome packed with hazardous wildlife, fresh items, and a major rework of the cooking system. Players diving in before November 17 will encounter the Roots on every run.
The Roots Biome and Biome Rules
The new Roots biome replaces the Tropics in every run until November 17. After that date, future maps will rotate randomly between the Tropics and the Roots. This shrouded redwood environment features high winds that threaten to knock players off cliffsides, alongside new threats like spiders, giant beetles, and zombies. A Bug-Phobia Mode is available in the options menu. Exploring the biome lets players earn 11 new badges and associated cosmetic unlocks.
New Survival Gear and Items
Luggage across all biomes can now yield the Rescue Claw and the Checkpoint Flag to help scouts survive runs. A mystical new item called the Book of Bones has also been added. Specific items exclusive to the Roots include Shroomberries, where each color cycles a random daily effect, along with Fortified Milk, Cloud Fungus, and Bounce Fungus. Eight new emotes are also available.
Cooking System Overhaul
Cooking has been rebuilt so that many non-food items now trigger unique interactions when set on fire. However, burning usable non-food items like bandages no longer grants extra stamina. Cooked poisonous berries are now safe to eat, though players still cannot cook the poison out of mushrooms.
Quality of Life and Bug Fixes
Players can now join games or accept invites without having the game open, provided Steam is running. Dead scouts no longer retain extra stamina, resetting it to 0 upon death, and players can no longer ping objects while unconscious. The Napberry Plant has returned to spawn in the Alpine biome, and item highlights, limited-use item glitches, and reconnecting player inventory bugs have all been resolved.
Why this patch matters
The Roots update shakes up standard PEAK runs with mandatory redwood biome layouts and fun cooking tweaks, though survival remains as punishing as ever.