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Hey pals! A mysterious chill runs through the air. The local out-of-business electronics store strip mall is housing a mysterious pop-up shop of some sort, dealing in mysterious garb and decoration.

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changedA mysterious chill runs through the air. The local out-of-business electronics store strip mall is housing a mysterious pop-up shop of some sort, dealing in mysterious garb and decoration. And upon a mysterious breeze, the smell of mysterious snacks wafts right up your oh-so-mysterious nose.
addedThat's right: fall is in the air, and not completely unlike our barnyard friends, the carnival has rolled right in to town. What could this mean? Well, to no one's surprise, it means there are new levels. BUT! To everyone's surprise and delight, these levels are different from the usual fare. How? You'll just have to play (or read on) to find out!
addedNew Features
addedThree new "mini" games, a never-before-seen type of Pen Pals level in which you don't match animals, and you have a limited time.
changedCat Stacks - you only draw square cats, and the dropper moves automatically. Stack cats as high as you can. Your score is based on how high your stack is at the end of the round, and how high you were able to stack at any point in the round.

Pen Pals changes

changedA mysterious chill runs through the air. The local out-of-business electronics store strip mall is housing a mysterious pop-up shop of some sort, dealing in mysterious garb and decoration. And upon a mysterious breeze, the smell of mysterious snacks wafts right up your oh-so-mysterious nose.
addedThat's right: fall is in the air, and not completely unlike our barnyard friends, the carnival has rolled right in to town. What could this mean? Well, to no one's surprise, it means there are new levels. BUT! To everyone's surprise and delight, these levels are different from the usual fare. How? You'll just have to play (or read on) to find out!
addedNew Features
addedThree new "mini" games, a never-before-seen type of Pen Pals level in which you don't match animals, and you have a limited time.
changedCat Stacks - you only draw square cats, and the dropper moves automatically. Stack cats as high as you can. Your score is based on how high your stack is at the end of the round, and how high you were able to stack at any point in the round.

A mysterious chill runs through the air. The local out-of-business electronics store strip mall is housing a mysterious pop-up shop of some sort, dealing in mysterious garb and decoration. And upon a mysterious breeze, the smell of mysterious snacks wafts right up your oh-so-mysterious nose.

Funnel cakes.

That's right: fall is in the air, and not completely unlike our barnyard friends, the carnival has rolled right in to town. What could this mean? Well, to no one's surprise, it means there are new levels. BUT! To everyone's surprise and delight, these levels are different from the usual fare. How? You'll just have to play (or read on) to find out!

New Features

  • Three new "mini" games, a never-before-seen type of Pen Pals level in which you don't match animals, and you have a limited time.

  • Cat Stacks - you only draw square cats, and the dropper moves automatically. Stack cats as high as you can. Your score is based on how high your stack is at the end of the round, and how high you were able to stack at any point in the round.

  • Chicken Flinger - you only draw chickens. Drop as many as you can into the moving receptacle. When time runs out, you'll fire your collected chickens from an unseen cannon at a target. Time your shot as close as you can to the center.

  • Long Arm of the Claw - you only draw... claw machine claws. Drop the claws, which will automatically retract after a short pause. Grab as many animals as you can. Larger animals are worth more.

  • ALSO, a quality-of-life feature for cycle-based levels: FAST FORWARD! Hold middle click or Q to speed up time.

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Steam News / 1 October 2025

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