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Steam News22 December 20256mo ago

The Gladiator

Dreadhunter has always been mainly a twin-stick shooter. But after the melee combat rework, we’re introducing a variety of melee-focused item variations that finally make melee a fully viable option!

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What changed

0 fixes1 addition2 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
added18 new melee focused items
changedAdjusted drops from bosses on Melee hits
changedRebalanced damage of some Melee weapon's Charged attacks

Dreadhunter has always been mainly a twin-stick shooter. But after the melee combat rework, we’re introducing a variety of melee-focused item variations that finally make melee a fully viable option!

Check out the items below, collect them all, and brawl with dreads like never before!

Happy Holidays!!!

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[VERSION 0.218] Melee sets

  • 18 new melee focused items

  • Adjusted drops from bosses on Melee hits

  • Act I boss - Banshee - can be hit by melee weapons

  • Rebalanced damage of some Melee weapon's Charged attacks

Source

Steam News / 22 December 2025

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