Hunters,
As the wintered new moon approaches, we bring you good news Hunters – the circus is coming to town. Post Malone’s Murder Circus Encore is closer than you think, arriving on December 11th 2025.
A dramatic stage, a world-renowned artist, and a great number of tricks features up our sleeves – all coming to you in two weeks’ time. And have you seen the cinematic trailer yet? It’s time:
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The Stage is Set for an Encore
This holiday season, the Deposed King and former Ringmaster, portrayed by the blockbuster superstar Post Malone, returns as the brutal Disciple of Death. Having honed his skills in the shadows, he seek to reclaim his Corrupted domain, but the fabled HelioStone – a key to his victory, remains lost. The impossible has happened: the malevolent carnival has rematerialized, bleeding its surreal terror into the bayou and the gulch once more. Old foes and new alliances gather to face or benefit from the Corruption in it’s most festive shape to date.
New Features & Content
Accompanying Post Malone’s Murder Circus Encore on stage is the Update 2.6. It brings with a plethora of novelties as well as heaps of fixes, tweaks and balance changes. New gameplay systems and remade old friends will make an appearance:
Story Challenges
Dive into narrative-driven quests in a new way. Learn the story of the Hunters, unlock valuable rewards. Story Challenges are structured into Chapters each containing a set of thematical challenges. Update 2.6 launces with two stories: On the Winds of Midwinter and An Acquired Taste, each with a thematic Hunter and rewards.
Player Profile Customization
A unique new system allows players to showcase their identity, stats and achievement badges. Customizable with avatars, titles, frames, and visible in lobbies and the death screen. Put your prowess on display, see the faces of your rivals.
A fiercer Ursa Mortis
The two-headed charmer brute returns with increased damage, health and has learned new tricks. It can smash through fences, is immune to explosive knock-downs, and its roar can trigger traps from a distance. Go on a bear hunt, and try to survive it.
Reworked Shredder Weapon
The iconic rotary sawblade launcher is back as a Scarce weapon. Featuring manual charging after each shot, physics base blade bounces and blades that stick into targets instead of piercing through them. Rebuilt, adjusted, oiled, all according to the community feedback. A dangerous toy to play with!
Update 2.6 delivers a massive wave of polish, addressing over many community-reported issues. Key fixes eliminate crashes, improve matchmaking stability, and resolve party and UI bugs. Gameplay is refined with targeted adjustments to AI behavior, boss mechanics, and the removal of animation exploits. Numerous map exploits and stuck spots have been sealed, and a host of visual and audio glitches across weapons, hunters, and environments have been corrected. This comprehensive patch enhances the overall stability and fairness of the Hunt experience.
Compass & Ping markers as well as Map Screen have received a rework, new “Doused” Status Effect for Hunters along with a new Water bottle item, adjustments to Burn traits, and lots more will be fully revealed at the time of launch of Post Malone’s Murder Circus Encore.
Mark your Calendars!
We hope you like our preview of the Update 2.6 and Post Malone’s Murder Circus Encore event. We can’t wait for you to jump in and experience it yourself, and play with all the new features.
We’ll see you under the big top soon, on December 11th 2025!