Christmas has come early for Brotato fans as developer Blobfish just dropped a big content update and a paid-for DLC expansion on the same day (that day being Friday, October 25th).
The headline is Abyssal Terrors, the new expansion for the game that introduces a bunch of new enemies, plus new characters and more.
I’ve spent a couple of hours playing the new content today (when I should have been doing housework), and although my little potato friend got mashed pretty quickly, it’s nice to have some new content.
There are a load of new items in the expansion, and variety is the spice of life, as they say. However, it now feels like all the new stuff is making it harder to assemble a higher level build as there’s simply so much more in the pool.
How much stuff? Well, there are 14 new characters in the paid-for update, 16 weapons, and more than new 30 items. There are also new curse and charm mechanics to balance as you rank up your Brotato. Plenty to be getting on with, then.
Brotato’s Free Local Co-Op Update Content
And that’s not all, folks! Today was also the day that Blobfish unleashed the game’s new four player co-op mode. I’ve not tried it yet, but I will as soon as I can and if it’s great I’ll make sure to add it to my list of the best co-op roguelikes.
The free content update also includes a few treats for existing playeres, with four fresh-faced characters, five weapons, and 15 new items included. There’s also a new accessibility option that allows you to retry a busted run.
Given the huge slice of content that has just been added to the game, there are lengthy patch notes to read if you want to get into the nitty gritty of it. Head over to Steam for all the details.
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