Peak Patch Indirectly Nerfs Cannon Bug and Announces Steam Deck Verification

Peak’s patch update on Aug. 21 added purely bug fixes, with no new content having been added. The game is also officially Steam Deck verified. Aggrocrab’s social media page stated that the cannon bug has been intentionally kept in the game.

This bug flung players into the air, allowing them to clear the game in a minute. But the feature has been indirectly nerfed, with fog walls taller so players cannot shoot over them. The desire to keep the bug in the game was influenced by player feedback.

Despite the indirect nerf, players should still be able to skip entire biomes with the bug; they just cannot finish the entire game. IGN outlines how to wield this speedruning strat, which requires a Backpack, a Flaregun, and a Scout Cannon.

Here are the full Peak patch 1.25.a notes, according to the official update blog: 

Peak Patch 1.2.5a Notes

OPTIONS

• There is now a setting to disable “The Looker.”

BALANCE

• The Cure-All now cures some Thorns.
• You can no longer put the Beehive or a lit Flare in the Backpack.
• The hot rocks in THE KILN now properly deal more damage to you if you’re touching them directly.
• You now climb the Magic Beanstalk twice as fast to make it more useful when placed vertically.

MAJOR FIXES

• The Plunderer, Clutch, and First Aid Badges should now work as intended.
• The Cool Cucumber Badge should now be more consistently obtainable.
• Made fog walls taller so you can’t shoot over them to win the game in a minute with the Scout Cannon exploit. A lot of you asked us not to change the Scout Cannon but no promises were made about the map, 🙂
• Actually fixed the issue where biome-specific items such as the Dynamite and Heat Pack could show up in the CALDERA onwards.
• Fixed an issue with the Scout Cannon’s colliders that would cause players to get stuck.
• Optimized performance of the MESA, specifically by culling scorpion behavior and visuals past a certain distance.

MINOR FIXES

• Fixed an issue where a gap would appear sometimes in the MESA floor.
• Fixed an issue where “The Looker” would not work properly sometimes, and made it a much more rare occurrence.
• Fixed an issue where you could see your own body in the Airport and cosmetics wouldn’t work properly if another player was using mods that you weren’t.
• Bees now properly display their Bug Phobia Mode texture (I wonder what it could bee….)
• Fixed an issue where bee SFX would not be affected by SFX volume.
• Fixed an issue where SFX for taking Thorns damage was missing.
• Fixed an issue where “use on #targetchar” would appear in the UI when holding a balloon.

Peak has sold over 10 million copies; the game set a record for its all-time peak concurrent players on Steam of 114,492 players. The title was released on June 17, 2025, and currently has a “Very Positive” review score on Steam.