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Steam News17 December 20256mo ago

Snowball Brawl Limited-Time Events

1. New Event: Snowball Brawl Event Period: 12/16 After maintenance - 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7) Event Details: Chaos descends on the winter dream – intruders have entered the snowy secret garden!

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changed1. New Event: Snowball BrawlEvent Period: 12/16 After maintenance - 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7)
changed1. New Event: Snowball BrawlEvent Details: Chaos descends on the winter dream – intruders have entered the snowy secret garden! Retreat is not an option for Lin Lang. Her weapons? Infinite resolve… and snowballs! During the event period, clear levels to claim various rewards, including Lobby BGM, Event Illustration, Sage's Bag and Summon Scroll!
changed1. New Event: Snowball BrawlMore details can be found on the event page. *Excluding matches against AI. *The event illustration may appear in the Illustration Shop roster after the event period.
changed2. New CatChat StoryEvent Period: 12/16 After maintenance – 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7)
added2. New CatChat StoryDuring the event, you can view CatChat stories; new content will unlock over time.
changed2. New CatChat StoryMore details can be found on the event page.

Mahjong Soul changes

changedEvent Period: 12/16 After maintenance - 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7)
changedEvent Details: Chaos descends on the winter dream – intruders have entered the snowy secret garden! Retreat is not an option for Lin Lang. Her weapons? Infinite resolve… and snowballs! During the event period, clear levels to claim various rewards, including Lobby BGM, Event Illustration, Sage's Bag and Summon Scroll!
changedMore details can be found on the event page. *Excluding matches against AI. *The event illustration may appear in the Illustration Shop roster after the event period.
changedEvent Period: 12/16 After maintenance – 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7)
addedDuring the event, you can view CatChat stories; new content will unlock over time.

1. New Event: Snowball Brawl

  1. Event Period: 12/16 After maintenance - 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7)

  2. Event Details: Chaos descends on the winter dream – intruders have entered the snowy secret garden! Retreat is not an option for Lin Lang. Her weapons? Infinite resolve… and snowballs! During the event period, clear levels to claim various rewards, including Lobby BGM, Event Illustration, Sage's Bag and Summon Scroll!

*More details can be found on the event page. *Excluding matches against AI. *The event illustration may appear in the Illustration Shop roster after the event period.

2. New CatChat Story

  1. Event Period: 12/16 After maintenance – 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7)

  2. During the event, you can view CatChat stories; new content will unlock over time.

  3. In each CatChat, you can choose your reply.

*More details can be found on the event page.

3. Limited-Time Summon Update

  1. New Characters Female Character: Mila Male Character: Hokuraku

  2. Summon: Limited-Time Rate Up I. Sakura Bloom Limited-Time Rate Up 12/16 After maintenance – 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), Mila rate up. II. Bamboo Lush Limited-Time Rate Up 12/16 After maintenance – 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), Hokuraku rate up. III. Winter Mirage I Limited-Time Rate Up 12/16 After maintenance – 12/30 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), Ayako Morikawa, Lin Lang rate up. 12/30 2:00 P.M. – 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), Mai Aihara, Eliisa rate up. IV. Winter Mirage II Limited-Time Rate Up 12/16 After maintenance – 12/30 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), Hana Ninomiya, Nana Shiraishi rate up. 12/30 2:00 P.M. – 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), Momo Hina, Ayane Kisaragi rate up. V. Winter Glow Limited-Time Rate Up 12/16 After maintenance – 12/30 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), Qi Xi, Ein rate up. 12/30 2:00 P.M. – 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7), Wanjirou, Joseph rate up.

  3. New Special Effects and Decorations [Riichi Bet - Prayer's Arrow], [Riichi - Ink Billows], [Winning - Startling Splash], and [Portrait Frame - Frozen Poem] rate up.

*The special effects and decorations will be UNAVAILABLE to obtain after 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7). *You can check the rate of characters and decorations in the corresponding Summon - Details.

4. New & Rerun Outfits

  1. Available Period: 12/16 After maintenance – 1/12 1:59 P.M. (UTC-7)

  2. Limited-Time New Outfits in Outfit Shop [Song of the Bells - Ayako Morikawa (Animated)], [Song of the Bells - Lin Lang (Animated)], [Song of the Bells - Eliisa], [Song of the Bells - Qi Xi], [Snowkissed Tidings - Mai Aihara (Animated)], [Snowkissed Tidings - Ein].

  3. Limited-Time Rerun Outfits in Outfit Shop [Book of Winter Dreams - Hana Ninomiya (Animated)], [Book of Winter Dreams - Nana Shiraishi], [Book of Winter Dreams - Momo Hina], [Book of Winter Dreams - Wanjirou], [Spring Blooms at the Window - Ayane Kisaragi (Animated)], [Spring Blooms at the Window - Reina Nanami]. *You need to have the character to equip their outfit(s). *You can check currently owned outfits in Item – Outfit. *The animation effect of the Animated Outfits can be turned on/off in Dorm; the animation effect is not supported in some interfaces. *You can go to Dorm - Character - View and click the character's avatar to change the outfit.

5. New Illustration and Story

Xenia's story has been added to Dorm, check the character in Dorm and click View - Story to see the contents and get rewards. You can unlock Story by leveling up Bond. Unlock the endings to collect rewards including the Character's Illustration, Summon Scroll, and Sunshine Lucky Bag.

6. Others

  1. Added a "VSync" feature, which can be enabled in the Settings menu (Steam and Windows clients only).

  2. Adjusted the logic for triggering and interrupting certain voice lines during matches.

  3. Optimized the "Rank Restriction" feature for tournaments. After the update, specific rank ranges can be set for participating players.

  4. In the Tournament Management Center – Season page, a new "Allow Teammates at Same Table" toggle has been added for the auto-matching function in Team Match mode.

  5. In the Tournament Management Center – Player Statistics, a new "Allow Ties" toggle has been added. When turned off, players with the same score will be ranked by the order in which they achieved the score.

  6. In the Tournament Management Center – Player Statistics, the "Score Change" feature allows you to modify player's score after the update.

Source

Steam News / 17 December 2025

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