PixARK — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| PixARK 1.223 Easter Patch Notes | 2026-04-02 | Patch goes live tonight at midnight Easter Bunny Challenge Easter Bunny will show its presence at Novice Grassland, Grassland, Dawn Island and Woodland. Looting the Easter Bunny will grant you 2-5 Silver Egg Tokens and maybe even a Gold Egg Token at a 10% chance. These tokens can be exchanged for rewards at the Easter Goblin Trading Center. Using a Carrot Club will deal additional damage to the Easter Bunny Old Items Are BACK! Carrot Club Can be exchanged for at Easter Goblin Trading Center with 10 Carrots. Deals additional damage to the Easter Bunny. Parasaurus and Triceratops can harvest carrot seeds, which can be planted near the water to |
| Dev Update FAQ: What’s Coming Next in PixARK | 2026-03-20 | Dear Explorers：We’ve been keeping a close eye on the conversations happening across the community. Alongside all the excitement for what’s next, we’ve also seen plenty of questions about development progress and update timing.So, we’ve gathered the most frequently asked questions and put together this FAQ to give you a clearer picture of what’s ahead. Think of this as a chance for us to sit down and properly catch up with you.Q1: When is the next major update coming?This upcoming update is significantly larger in scope than previous ones, which means it’s taken a bit longer to develop. That said, based on our current progress, we’re aiming to |
| Patch 1.222 St. Patrick's Day Event | 2026-03-12 | St. Patrick’s Day is upon us again! We are excited to bring back some of the classic events for our fellow Explorers to enjoy! The patch is scheduled to go live tonight. Servers will be down for a few hours to implement the following changes: Old Items are back! Holiday Ribbon Cracker Balloon Arch St. Patrick’s Day Bed/table/chair/shelf/flower pot/painting * Can be exchanged for at St. Patrick’s Day goblin trading center with Shamrocks. St. Patrick's Day Goblin Trading Center Can be obtained by defeating Goblins or Goblin Kings Can also be obtained through Holiday supply drops Used to exchange for St. Patrick’s Day event items St. Patrick’s D |
| PixARK 1.221 Lunar New Year&Valentine's Day Patch Notes | 2026-02-06 | Boss Challenge： Great Nian Beast The Great Nian Beast is a special kind of Nian beast that only appears during the Chinese New Year. It is much larger and stronger than the ordinary Nian beasts, and has the ability to weaken opponents with fear, ignite, slow and exhaust. It will also buff itself with "Inferno"and "Eternal Night" upon taking damage. However, such a powerful creature is only afraid of the traditional Chinese dragon lantern. Explorers can negate most of the debuff by carrying the dragon lantern to challenge it, and you will also deal increased damage and receive decreased damage. Skills： 1、Swipe： Regular attack 2、Heavy Slam: Sla |
| PixARK 1.220 New Year's Eve Patch Notes | 2025-12-26 | PixARK 1.220 New Year's Eve Patch NotesOld Boss is back：Yeti Bigby and Tinnie are the Yeti brothers who live in the land of the sheer cold. The older brother Bigby is stout and hasty while the little brother is timid, careful and stays on Bigby’s back all day. Their personalities complement each other and they know each other too well. Challenging them will be a tough battle. Boss Skills Fury Swipe: Deals damage to enemies hit. War Cry: Creates a snow tornado in front of them, pushing the enemies away and dealing damage. Frost Shot: Creates and pushes an arrow made of ice that can explode after a short period of time. Ice Beam: Tinnie will ca |
| Pixark 1.219 Christmas Patch Notes | 2025-12-18 | Puzzle Challenge is back! Puzzle pieces are scattered all over the PixARK world. Challenge yourself to find the pieces and complete the puzzle! Win Christmas rewards after completing the puzzle! Rewards Tyrannosaurus Rex Christmas skin Tyrannosaurus Rex Christmas saddle skin Christmas doll suit How to get puzzle pieces There are a total of 16 puzzle pieces. There is a chance to obtain different pieces in different ways: Pieces 1 to 10:Participate in snowball fights, mining Christmas snow blocks, and killing creatures wearing Christmas hats. Pieces 11 to 13:Search airdrop supply boxes. Pieces 11 to 16:Defeat bosses (Death, Bone Dragon King, Ma |
| Steam “Labor of Love” award — adventurers, vote for us! | 2025-11-26 | The Steam Awards nominations for this year are now open! From now until December 1, 10:00 PT, you can vote for your favorite games. If you think PixARK deserves a nomination for the “Labor of Love” award, we would truly appreciate every single vote.Voting link:Steam Awards voting pageSearch for or select PixARK under the “Labor of Love” category, and you can also simply click the link above to vote.This year also marks the seventh anniversary of PixARK accompanying adventurers on their journeys. For us, it’s an important moment to look back on the past and look forward to the future. From the game’s early beginnings, through the release of DL |
| PixARK Patch 1.218 Thanksgiving Update | 2025-11-25 | Thanksgiving GameplayThanksgiving Banquet Place six different Thanksgiving dishes on the Thanksgiving Dining Table, and then press E to enjoy the treat and be rewarded with the Thanksgiving Buff. Placing Roasted Turkey right at the center of the Thanksgiving Dining Table will bring something special to Explorers. Pardoned Turkey Event In the Noviceland biome, Explorers may find wild Turkeys locked in cages. Players will need to break the cage to free the Turkeys. Once they are freed, Turkeys will drop Turkey eggs that provide rewards. While freeing the caged Turkeys, explorers have a 30% chance of running into special Pardoned Turkey. Killing |
| PixARK Patch 1.217 Halloween Update | 2025-10-24 | Dear Explorers！ We are bringing you our Halloween Patch! Happy Halloween! Old Creatures Come Back! Skeleton Horse It is a skeleton war horse burning with the flames of hell. Legend has it that the skeleton horse is the mount of the knight of hell, and is the most reliable partner of the knight. It can fly to the sky and dive into the sea like walking on the ground, and the energy from hell also gives it the power of eternal life. Left click - Normal attack Right click- Sacrifice: unleashes the flames of hell to inflict continuous damage to enemies within a certain range (damage value correlates to the HP of the enemy, while damage upper limit |
| Pixark Patch 1.216 Autumn Reunion Update | 2025-09-29 | Events Osmanthus Tree Challenge Autumn, the season of harvesting, is finally upon us and there are a lot of Osmanthus Trees blossoming on the land of Pixark. In China, it's customary to pick Osmanthus flowers and make Osmanthus drinks in autumn. Grab the Wu Gang Axe (made in the Tailor's Workbench) to coollect from Osmanthus trees with your friends! Osmanthus Trees can be found on Novice Grassland, Dawn Island, Grassland, and Woodland. Explorers can obtain “Mooncake token” from Osmanthus trees using a Wu Gang Axe Mooncake Tokens can be used to exchange gifts from the Mid-Autumn Festival Goblin Trading Center. What’s THAT?! A Lepursa?! Straigh |
| PixARK Patch 1.215 Summer's Day! | 2025-06-26 | As the sun blazes high and the days grow longer, we’re excited to bring back our summer events! This update is all about embracing the joys of summer with a wave of exciting new content, sizzling adventures, and refreshing changes that will make your gaming experience even more enjoyable. Let’s dive into the highlights of this sun-soaked update! Holiday Dodo is BACK!Players can obtain Casual Beachwear/Crab Beachwear/Beach Lounger upon defeating Holiday Dodos at: Pixark：Novice Grassland/Grassland Skyward：Dawn Island/Woodland Summer Sports event back! This update is packed with exciting content, vibrant summer events, and thrilling sports chall |
| PixARK 1.214 Patch Note | 2025-06-18 | BUG Fixes:Fixed a issue where allowed summoning Artikel anywhere in Skypiea map.Fixed a issue where Artikel’s X-button skill had no cooldown. After the fix, the cooldown time is set to 60 seconds.Adjusted the stamina consumption of Artikel’s right-click skill: Using the right-click skill in any form now consumes 150 stamina points.Fixed a display bug in Artikel’s dex entry.Players below level 60 have a chance to be forcefully dismounted while riding Artikel. |
| PixARK 1.213 7th Anniversary Update | 2025-06-13 | Dear Explorers, The moment has come. To celebrate seven years of exploration, creation, and survival—we’re ushering in a powerful new force from the depths of the elemental wilds: Artikel. Now roaming the lands of PixARK, Artikel is no ordinary beast. Born from the resonance of elemental energy, it is a creature of mystery and might—waiting for a worthy tamer to uncover its potential. Will you earn its trust? Will you master its elemental forms? Or will you fall before the storm it brings? The journey continues, and Artikel awaits. Thank you for seven incredible years. Here's to the adventures still ahead. Taming Method Craft an “Artikel Bait |
| PixARK Patch 1.212 Children’s Day Event | 2025-05-29 | Dear Explorers! We bring you our Children’s Day Event! Hopefully you will enjoy it! Old Items Are BACK! Children's Day Costumes! Paperbox Head - can be exchanged at Children’s Day Goblin Trading Center with 400 game coins. Little Yellow Duckling Head - can be exchanged at Children’s Day Goblin Trading Center with 400 game coins. Rain boots - can be exchanged at Children’s Day Goblin Trading Center with 400 game coins. Fun Swing - Needs both Swing frame and Swing itself, which can be exchanged with 500 games coins each. Pirate Ship - Needs both Pirate Ship frame and Pirate Ship itself, which can be exchanged with 1200 game coins each. - Allows |
| Temporary Server Maintenance Announcement | 2025-05-16 | Hey explorers, we're doing some quick server maintenance! We need to fix an issue that's been causing some servers to crash in certain situations. Thanks for your patience—we’ll get things back up and running as soon as possible! |
| Artikel Awakens: A Glimpse of Elemental Power | 2025-05-01 | Dear Explorers， Across the shifting currents of elemental energy, a new force is taking shape. At long last, Artikel emerges from legend into reality—alive, vibrant, and brimming with untold power. Today, we reveal the first glimpses of its elemental forms: Fire, Wind, and Lightning. Each transformation a testament to the primal forces that shape our world. Other forms remain hidden, still forging their essence in the flow of energy. Every detail is being honed with care, to craft a world more vivid and alive than ever before. Thank you for your steadfast patience and support. The day you stand face-to-face with Artikel draws near. —The Pixar |
| PixARK 1.211 Easter Patch Notes | 2025-04-17 | Patch goes live tonight at midnight Easter Bunny Challenge Easter Bunny will show its presence at Novice Grassland, Grassland, Dawn Island and Woodland. Looting the Easter Bunny will grant you 2-5 Silver Egg Tokens and maybe even a Gold Egg Token at a 10% chance. These tokens can be exchanged for rewards at the Easter Goblin Trading Center. Using a Carrot Club will deal additional damage to the Easter Bunny Old Items Are BACK! Carrot Club Can be exchanged for at Easter Goblin Trading Center with 10 Carrots. Deals additional damage to the Easter Bunny. Parasaurus and Triceratops can harvest carrot seeds, which can be planted near the water to |
| New Creature Reveal: Artikel’s Concept Art Unveiled! | 2025-03-24 | Deep within regions rich in magical minerals, a mysterious and formidable creature roams—Artikel. A fusion of various beasts, it possesses the serpentine head of a dragon, razor-sharp fangs, the muscular build of a jaguar, a crocodile’s resilient tail, and a flowing mane adorning its neck. What truly sets Artikel apart, however, is its ability to shift colors based on the elemental environment it inhabits. From its back to the tip of its tail, glowing elemental energy pulsates—blazing like fire in a Fire state, or flickering like eerie black flames in a Dark state. How to Tame Artikel To earn Artikel’s trust, you must approach it in its slumb |
| PixARK Server Maintenance Announcement | 2025-03-17 | Dear Explorers! Due to a server system upgrade, we will be performing scheduled maintenance on certain official servers in batches over three days: March 17th -March 19th. The specific schedule is as follows: March 17th: Europe and Oceania servers will undergo maintenance, with an expected downtime from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM (PDT) March 18th: North America servers will undergo maintenance, with an expected downtime from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM (PDT) March 19th: Asia servers will undergo maintenance, with an expected downtime from 8:00 PM to 7:00 AM (PDT) During the upgrade maintenance, servers for the affected regions will be unavailable. We apologiz |
| Ready for more challenges, explorers? | 2025-03-14 | Dear Explorers, A whole new world is slowly starting to reveal itself, and with every step you take, it’s clear that new adventures are just around the corner. We can't spoil everything yet, but trust us—what’s coming is going to be exactly what you've been waiting for. What do you think is coming next? Drop your thoughts in the comments below! Let’s get hyped together and see what surprises are in store! Catch you out there, The PixARK Team |