In this update6
Full notes
Full Cat God Ranch update
Read the full published notes in a cleaner layout. The original post stays linked below.
What changed
- Events
- Maps
- Balance
- Gameplay
- Store
Cat God Ranch changes
🎄 Winter & Christmas Event Update
To celebrate the upcoming Christmas season, we’ve prepared a Winter & Christmas–themed Challenge Mode, packed with brand-new winter content.
We warmly invite everyone to join the challenge and enjoy the festive fun!
❄️ Content Update
1. New Winter Challenge Map
A limited-time Winter Ranch has been added, featuring the following modifiers:
Ice Tiles
At the start of the run, half of the tiles become Ice Tiles.
Animals that stay on Ice Tiles for 2 consecutive days will become Frozen.
When thawed, they gain 2× Coins.
Blizzard
Blizzards may occur randomly, Freezing all animals on the field.
Snowman
A Snowman is added every 6 days.
Adjacent Frozen animals gain +1 Frozen day.
When the Snowman is removed, the tile becomes an Ice Tile.
Snowballs
Every 3 days, 6 Snowballs are thrown into the field from outside.
Each new phase increases the number of Snowballs by +2.
Animals hit twice consecutively become Frozen
(if already Frozen, their Frozen duration is increased by +1).
Winter Sale Frenzy
All shop items cost 1, but the refresh cost is doubled.
2. New Winter-Exclusive Animals
Polar Bear
Predates 1 adjacent Frozen animal and stores it as Blubber.
Every 10 stacks of Blubber grants +1 Coin Multiplier.
Christmas Penguin
Randomly throws 6 Snowballs at adjacent animals.
If it causes a Freeze, the number of Snowballs thrown next time is +1.
Christmas Reindeer
Adjacent animals standing on Ice Tiles gain +2 Contribution.
Arctic Hare
Cannot be Frozen.
Each day, jumps to 3 Frozen animals, reducing their Frozen duration by 1.
If an animal is fully thawed this way, gain +1 Contribution.
Arctic Fox
When an adjacent animal thaws, gain Coins equal to the remaining Frozen days as a multiplier.
Mammoth
[Colossal 2]Immediately thaws adjacent Frozen animals and gains Contribution equal to the total Frozen stacks of all animals on the field.
3. New Winter-Exclusive Items
Christmas Stocking
Gains +1 stack every 5 days.
When a ❄️ animal enters the field, it is removed and grants Contribution equal to its stacks.
Heat Pack
Reduces thawing time by -1 day.
Hot Cocoa
Gain +2 Coins when an animal becomes Frozen.
Ice Skates
When Arctic Hare jumps, the target animal is immediately thawed and grants its thawing Coins.
Snow Shovel
Removes 1 Ice Tile every 5 days.
Fireplace
Frozen animals gain +1 Contribution.
Christmas Bell
❄️ animals pass a Bell to 1 adjacent animal.
Animals with a Bell gain +1 Contribution when adjacent to others, then the Bell is removed.
Winter Gift Box
When sold, choose 1 of 3 ❄️ animals to join your ranch.
Santa’s Sack
When a Frozen animal thaws, its Coin multiplier is increased by +1.
Gingerbread Man
Each Frozen or thawing animal on the field grants +1 Gingerbread stack.
Each stack provides +5 Coins.
Christmas Gloves
Christmas Penguin can throw Snowballs at all animals on the field.
4. Winter Exclusive Leaderboard
Winter Event Leaderboard (available only during the Winter Sale)
At the end of the event, the Top 3 players will receive:
“Cat God Ranch Official Merchandise Gift Box ×1”
❄️ Winter Sale – Historic Low Discounts
Cat God Ranch (Base Game): 35% off (Historic Low)
[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2797340/_/"]
Cat God Ranch – Dinosaur DLC: 15% off (Historic Low)
[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3795220/Cat_God_RanchAge_of_Dinosaurs/?curator_clanid=44893788"]
P.S. Wishing everyone a happy Winter Solstice, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! 🎁✨
Source
Changelog.gg summarizes and formats this update. How we read updates.