Peak The MESA Update Added Balloons, Parasol, and Dynamite

PEAK The MESA update added Balloons, Parasols, Dynamite, Sunscreen, and more; these items are catered to the new biome, the Mesa, which has players venturing into the scorching desert heat. 

A new option for bug-hating players was also added: “Bug Phobia Mode.” This option prevents players from seeing arachnids and other bugs; these critters are all over the Mesa. Various bug fixes were also implemented, including corrections to an in-game issue where players could teleport after a rusty piton they were hanging onto broke. 

Here are the full Peak the MESA Update, according to the official Steam posting:

FEATURES

• Added a new biome that replaces the Alpine: the MESA. The MESA will be present in every run for the next week – after which future maps will rotate randomly between the Mesa and Alpine.
• 10 new badges to collect! – New cosmetics as rewards for badges!
• Several new items were added! (And a couple more we won’t tell you about!):
  • Balloons
  • Scout Cannon
  • Parasol
  • Sunscreen
  • Aloe Vera
  • Dynamite
• There may be a surprise waiting for you in The Kiln…

OPTIONS

• There is now a “Bug Phobia Mode” option for players who don’t want to see arachnids and other creepy crawlies because, you guessed it, the Mesa has some of those.
• The Settings menu is now navigable via controller. Finally!

BALANCE

• The fog rises slightly slower in the Tropics.
• The Heat status will now decay faster, but it will take a bit longer to start decaying, and the hot rocks in the Caldera will inflict more Heat on you.

BUGFIXES

• Improved performance across the board on the mountain.
• Fixed an issue where players could teleport after a rusty piton they were hanging onto breaks.
• Fixed players sometimes obtaining the Naturalist Badge despite eating packaged food.
• Prevented players from interacting with their backpack while passed out.
• Adjusted luggage collision to prevent players from getting their legs stuck in it
• Fixed an issue where the Bugle of Friendship would still play its audio and visual effects when out of juice.
• Fixed an issue where biome-specific loot could sometimes show up in luggage in the wrong biome.

To commemorate the update, Peak is on sale until Aug. 18. The game is discounted 38%, costing $4.95; it typically costs $7.99. Peak sold over 5 million copies in under a month since its initial release. It was released on June 17, 2025, and currently has a “Very Positive” review score on Steam.

The game set a record for its all-time peak concurrent players on Steam of 114,492 players. Peak was originally developed as part of a game jam held in February 2025, according to an article by Noisy Pixel. Share options