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Megabonk gets confused, adds Halloween update with new map and "CANNED SPAGHETTI" just in time for Christmas

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No need for Jack Skellington when you have anonymous developer John Megabonk, who's just released a tiny-bit belated Halloween update for their hit roguelike.

"MEGABONK SPOOKY UPDATE IS OUT, just in time for Halloween," the developer Vedinad announces on Twitter, promising "CANNED SPAGHETTI WITH EXTRA SAUCE."

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This spaghetti sauce is indeed looking cauldron-bubbly and thick – a more detailed list of patch notes on Steam indicates the Megabonk update includes a ton of new content, including a crypt map, undead enemies, and a playable bedsheet ghost wearing sunglasses.

"Was originally going to be a small halloween update, but I wanted to make it a bit bigger so it turned into a bit more work than i initially planned," Vedinad explains. "anyway hope you like it!" The spooky update also adds a number of advanced setting options – like the abilities to skip some animations, or hide Megabonk's HUD – as well as bug fixes and balance changes.

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Notably, you should no longer be able to use Megabonk's "caveman" exploit, in which players hide out in caves like hunter-gatherers to prevent enemies from spawning near them. In better news for menace Megabonk players, the game's Halloween update also promises "a lot of improvements to FPS late-game."

"WE ARE SO BACK!!" says Pocketpair community director John "Bucky" Buckley on Twitter.

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"we really are bucky from palworld!!" agrees Mr. Megabonk.

Palworld lead and Pocketpair founder says Megabonk dev is "one of the game developers I respect the most" as the solo indie creator withdraws his roguelike hit from The Game Awards.

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