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HEY Funguys,
The date is locked: Funguys Swarm hits Version 1.0 on August 25 at 9 a.m. PT.
For the first time, Funguys is also coming to consoles. Alongside Steam and the Epic Games Store, Version 1.0 launches day one on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and the Xbox app on PC.
The release date trailer is live. Take a look at what’s waiting for you in Version 1.0. 👀
Version 1.0 is the biggest version of Funguys Swarm yet, with new ways to build your Funguys, grow stronger between runs, and battle through increasingly chaotic encounters.
Here is a taste of what’s coming:
A new final arena where you can put your strongest builds to the ultimate test
The Forest Strength system, a new form of meta-progression that lets you carry power between runs
New playable characters with their own abilities, animations, quirks, and playstyles
Twitch integration that lets chat interfere with your game live
New skills, treelings, and relics for even more powerful and ridiculous combinations
One secret character we are not ready to reveal just yet 👀
We will share the complete Version 1.0 rundown, including more details, numbers, and footage, closer to launch.
On July 24 at 9 a.m. PT, the Steam Early Access price will increase from US$6.99 to US$9.99. The console versions will also launch at US$9.99.
Existing owners will receive the complete Version 1.0 update at no additional cost.
Steam requires 30 days between a price increase and a discount. Making this change now allows us to offer a Steam launch discount when Version 1.0 arrives on August 25. We will announce the discount details closer to release.
Thank you for supporting Funguys Swarm throughout Early Access. We cannot wait to bring the full game to everyone on August 25.
See you in the arena!
Stairway Games
'Sup Funguys!
We're releasing a small hotfix to fix the frame drop issue if you're playing the game on AMD GPUs. Additionally, some of you found out about the hidden achievements on Steam and are unable to unlock them. Don't worry, it's not a bug, they're not online yet as we're still working on and testing them. Keep an eye out for more updates on this!
Thank you so much for your support, Funguys!
Bugfix:
Fixed an Unreal Engine-related issue on AMD GPUs that caused certain VFX to produce severe frame drops on some systems.
Cheers, Stairway team
HEY Funguys!
Welcome to the March 2026 Funguys Swarm Dev Update!
Our fifth major update, the Optimization Update, is live now!
In this announcement, we’ll showcase major CPU usage improvements in the arena, introduce in-game graphic settings, go over quality-of-life improvements, highlight several gameplay changes, and finish with balance updates.
Many players informed us that the game can slow down significantly during large swarms — especially in the late game.
In extreme situations, the game could drop to very low FPS and even freeze for several seconds.
We've spent the last few months optimizing the core swarm simulation, and the improvement is huge. Large battles should now remain much smoother and far more stable, even when the arena becomes chaotic.
Performance Comparison (on Steam Deck)
What does this mean for you?
In short:
Massive swarms should feel much smoother.
Frame drops recover much faster.
Long freezes should no longer happen.
Even in the most chaotic moments, performance now recovers within 1–2 seconds.
Sometimes you want to keep it light, we get it. You can now adjust graphics in the settings via the Quality Preset option.
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Damage Number Speed: Adjustable damage number animation speed
Use In-Game Cursor toggle: Option to use the in-game cursor pointer
Enemy Outline toggle: Show / Hide character outlines
Enemy Ground Splatter toggle: Show / Hide Enemy Ground Splatter.
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Banish no longer ends your level-up immediately. You can now banish multiple cards before selecting your upgrade.
Level-up will only conclude when:
You select a card, or
All available options have been banished.
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Dew, Shroom, and XP now spawn as breakable objects again instead of Shrines. Each requires 3 hits from any source to break.
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Chest now drops cards with minimum rarity of Rare.
That’s all for now, folks.
The next updates are already in the works, including:
Key binding
We'll allow rebinding of keys to your preferred setting.
More arenas
We know you've been waiting for more arenas.
Banish Rework – Banish no longer immediately ends your level-up. You can now banish multiple cards before choosing your upgrade. Level-up will only conclude when:
You select an upgrade card, or
All available options have been banished.
Funguys Evolution Shrine Updated – The Funguys Evolution Shrine now has a progressively increasing spawn chance, which resets after the shrine is claimed.
Return of Breakables – Dew, Shroom, and XP now spawn as breakable objects instead of Shrines. Each requires 3 hits from any source to break.
Chests now drop cards with a minimum rarity of Rare.
The Level-Up panel no longer appears when the player has maxed everything (you gain +20 Dew immediately).
Fuzzbug
Now spawns 1 pixie per Night Card (previously 1 per 2 Night Cards).
Damage scaling per pixie increased from 15% to 35%.
Pixie orbit radius increased from 300 to 500.
Pixie orbit speed decreased from 180 to 140.
Throwing Grapes
Volcanic Grapes weapon mutation burn chance increased from 5% to 10%.
Watermelon Axe
Flaming Slice weapon mutation burn chance increased from 5% to 30%.
Flower Power
Can now spawn multiple flowers before the first one returns.
Savage Fists
Initial cooldown reduced from 8s to 6s.
Initial damage increased from 34 to 40.
Damage upgrade increased from 3.5 to 5 (Common rarity).
Clapped mutation hit requirement reduced from 20 to 8.
Water Snek
Initial damage increased from 40 to 60.
Speed upgrade increased from 85 to 100 (Common rarity).
Diamondcap
Now affects Shrines as well.
Hellcap
Now reduces the chance of HP spawns by half, instead of applying a timer to HP drops.
Commoncap
Now calculates from all Common Cards, including Weapon, Skill, and Passive Cards (previously only Weapon Cards).
Protectron
Reworked: Now grants 1 Armor every 15 / 13 / 10 levels.
Bounty
Reworked: Now grants a Level Up after killing an Elite, instead of upgrading random cards.
Fixed certain VFX that caused FPS drops on some machines.
Fixed sudden FPS drops when Dragonfruit spawns its attack on some machines.
Increased font size and improved UI visibility, especially on Steam Deck.
Thank you,
Stairway Games
Hi Funguys,
We're releasing a hotfix to address the issue with the Starpath quests to unlock Fuzzbug and Groovba. Thank you for reporting the issue to us.
We're also actively investigating the crash and lag issues. If you experience these issues, feel free to report them to us through our Steam Discussion or on our Discord. Bugfixes:
Fixed Starpath quests to unlock Fuzzbug and Groovba not counting passive cards of the element.
Fixed X-olotl's clones clipping with the ground when hit by Chicken Caesar's slam attack.
Thanks, Funguys! Stairway team
Hi everyone!
This patch focuses on reducing the difficulty spikes and grind in Starpath quests that many of you have felt. Weapons, characters, and skills now unlock much earlier, giving you more freedom to experiment and discover fun builds.
Runs should feel smoother and less restrictive from the start. We’ve also adjusted overall difficulty so it’s easier to reach builds that feel strong and satisfying. We hope that every run feels rewarding, without slowing you down or getting in the way of the fun.
Starpath Quests have been readjusted.
Access to new Skills and Passives is now easier early on, allowing players to build fun runs the way they want.
Weapons and Characters are more accessible, allowing for earlier experimentation.
Several values that felt overly grindy have been tweaked to encourage trying different runs.
Fire Offer costs have been adjusted. Less punishment for taking valuable cards.
Skill Upgrade Epic and Legendary costs have been reduced from 4 and 5 to 2 and 3.
Passive Upgrade Epic and Legendary costs have been reduced from 3 and 4 to 1 and 2.
Fiery Speed initial value has been reduced from 5% to 1%. (We noticed there are too much of Fire Curse runners very early in the curse)
King’s Favourite initial value has been reduced from 13% to 5%.
The amount of XP dropped by Shrine XP has been increased.
Shrine spawn chance has been increased from 60% to 80%.
Skill and Passive Shrines are now guaranteed to offer a minimum of Rare rarity.
The effect of Luck on rarity has been increased, previously the value does not reflect how it feels to be lucky.
Sanctuary Pond Luck costs have been reduced from 1000 / 2000 / 3000 / 5000 / 9000 to 500 / 1000 / 2000 / 3000 / 5000.
Sanctuary Pond Powerup Drop costs have been increased from 500 / 2000 / 4000 to 1000 / 3000 / 5000.
Shrooms can now drop during the first run.
Ersa
Now has a 25% chance to shatter all Frozen enemies, instead of rolling separately for each enemy. In the previous version, triggering this doesn’t feel as satisfying.
Cooldown reduction per Water Card has been increased from 7.5% to 10%, with a maximum of 80%.
Fuzzbug
Pixie damage now scales with the number of Pixies you have.
X-olotl
Now starts with 1 clone that deals 25% of your weapon damage.
Weapon damage percentage now scales with Beast Cards.
When you have 4 or more Beast Cards, an additional clone is summoned.
Chimpy
Retaliate area radius has been increased to 1250.
Water Snek
Damage upgrade card value has been increased from 3.75 to 5 at Common rarity.
Infernal Leap
Cooldown upgrade card value has been reduced from 0.75s to 0.5s.
Focused Laser (Mutation)
Damage has been increased from 5–6 to 14–16.
Quick Cast
Now unlocked by default. Allowing for early cooldown builds.
Wider Reach
Now locked by default and unlockable by completing Carrot Farm.
Hellcap
Bonus damage per Fire Curse has been reduced from 10% to 5%.
Hellcap now reduces the chance of HP drops, instead of adding a timer to health drops.
Commoncap
Weapon bonus damage per Common Card has been reduced from 5% to 2%.
Commoncap is now affected by both Common Skill and Passive Cards.
Charger
Aim Time has been increased from 0.7s to 1s.
Charger Elite
Aim Time has been increased from 0.7s to 1s.
HP has been reduced from 12K to 10K.
Frozen Frog Elite
Projectile speed has been reduced from 1304 to 850.
HP has been reduced from 2800 to 2400.
Movement speed has been reduced from 500 to 450.
Big Whale Elite
HP has been reduced from 30K to 28K.
Cave Chieftain Elite
HP has been reduced from 10K to 9K.
Volcana Elite
HP has been reduced from 36K to 32K.
Appletini
HP has been reduced from 42K to 38K.
Mega Catfish
HP has been reduced from 69K to 64K.
Dragonfruit
HP has been reduced from 102K to 92K.
Chicken Caesar
Phase 1 HP has been reduced from 35K to 12K.
Phase 2 HP has been reduced from 160K to 110K.
Fixed an issue where Elites failed to teleport under certain conditions.
Fixed Bow mutations Moon Stinger and Simple Geometry not working correctly together.
Fixed Treeling Bounty sometimes not giving rewards even when the player’s cards were not all maxed out.
Fixed Mega Catfish erratic movement when playing as X-olotl.
Fixed certain Dash Skills can cause player movement to be stuck after boss fights.
Fixed animation issues with some Dash Skills under certain conditions.
Fixed revive animations sometimes not playing correctly.
Fixed multiple crash issues.
Fixed translation errors.
Various VFX improvements.
Thank you for reading,
Stairway Games
Hey everyone!
We know the recent 0.5 update made the game harder than intended. It could feel too grindy, and player choices didn’t matter as much as they should.
We’re very sorry about this. With this release, we’ve taken steps to fix these issues.
One of the most noticeable problems was how Amount scaling worked during a run. Before 0.5, it was possible to build around increasing skill projectile Amount, but in 0.5 those builds were almost non-existent. This was caused by a design issue in how Amount cards were calculated to appear, giving them a significantly lower chance compared to other upgrade cards. This has been corrected in this release.
Damage scaling had also drifted too far from the pre-0.5 balance. With this update, we’ve brought it closer to the original experience so that player power scales correctly with enemy strength, as originally intended.
The damage scaling issue in 0.5 also made it harder to kill enemies, which caused them to pile up on screen and significantly impacted performance. While this update doesn’t completely resolve all performance issues, it should bring performance closer to what it was previously. We’re also planning a dedicated optimization patch in our future update.
Finally, regarding progression: the higher difficulty in 0.5 reduced the chances of successfully completing Starpath quests, making progression feel frustratingly slow. With this release, progression should be back to its intended pace.
Thanks for all the feedback — it’s been invaluable in helping us improve the game.
The calculations that determine the appearance chance of Amount Upgrade Cards have been redesigned. This issue caused the Amount attribute to have a significantly lower chance compared to other attributes, resulting in player power being much lower than intended.
Damage upgrade rarity values for all Skill Cards have been increased to better reflect older values.
All weapons now correctly have 5% Crit Chance and 150% Crit Damage by default.
Damage, Attack/Charge Speed, Crit Chance, and Crit Damage values for all Weapon Upgrade Cards have been increased.
Shrine spawn weights have been adjusted.
Reinforcement Fire Curse now spawns copies with 50% of the original enemy’s health. Copies now use a different colored outline to distinguish them from the original.
Frozen Pond slipperiness has been reduced, allowing more player control in the arena.
Groovba
Now has +60% increased debuff damage by default.
Each Nature Card increases this bonus by an additional +20%.
Joomba
Bonus damage per Sky Card has been increased from +5% to +10%.
Now correctly affects both weapon and skill damage.
Sexy Totem
XP pickup requirement has been increased from 10 to 25.
Wider Area
Base value reduced from 6% to 5%.
Fixed X-olotl’s Starpath progression not being saved properly.
Fixed Stinky Trail and Frozen Splash not working on X-olotl and Fuzzbug.
Correctly hid X-olotl’s clones when mounting Potatobot.
Fixed X-olotl’s clones being able to drown below ground level.
Grass Slash now correctly ignores Move Speed.
Fixed Shieldshroom being retroactively affected by Reinforcement from Fire Curse.
Fixed Infernal Escape, Burrow Down, Midnight Ghost, and Lightning Speed not pausing dash cooldowns, resulting in infinite dash usage.
Fixed chests sometimes do not drop anything even though you have upgradeable cards.
Thank you for reading,
Stairway Games
HEY Funguys!
Welcome to the January 2026 Funguys Swarm Dev Update!Our fourth major update, the New Characters Update, is live now!In this blog, we introduce six new characters and reveal a new system where skills and passives now have rarities. We’ll also cover new gameplay mechanics, including Shrines, Luck, and Armor.Finally, we showcase brand-new content, such as fire curses and blessings.We're adding not 1, not 2, but 6 new characters this time!
Here they are:
Groovba: Debuffs deal +20% damage for each Nature card you have. Enemies killed by debuffs have a 2% chance to drop a half heart.
Joomba: After standing still for 3 seconds, gain +50% damage, plus +20% for each Sky card you have.
Fuzzbug: Start with 1 pixie that damages enemies. Pixies are affected by amount modifiers. Gain +1 projectile for every 2 Night cards you have.
X-Olotl: For every 5 Beast cards you have, spawn a copy of yourself that deals 50% of your weapon damage. Dash cooldown is reduced by 5% per Beast card. After you dash, gain +50% attack speed for 2 seconds.
NutsNBoltz: You can now find Nuts in the arena. Nuts charge your mecha by 20% and grant +50% movement speed for 5 seconds. Nut bonuses are increased for each Earth card you have.
Chimpy: Convert all HP into Armor. HP pickups no longer drop. Taking damage while armored causes an explosion, dealing 100 damage. Explosion damage increases by 20% for each Nature card you have.
Check out two of their many bonkers abilities
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Fuzzbug focuses like Night cards, she starts with 1 pixie and gets more pixie the more for every 2 night cards she has.
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X-Olotl summons clones of itself for every 5 beast cards she has, passive or active cards both count.
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Skill and Passive now have random rarity each time you level up. More gacha mechanics, more fun.
Here are the rarity levels:
Common
Rare
Epic
Legendary
Each higher rarity will give a higher stat boost. E.g., Legendary Green Heart will give more hearts than Common Green Heart.
Skills levels are also reworked a bit. Skills now maxed at level 10, mutation at level 5 and 10.
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Shrines: New interactable you can find in arena. You must stay within them for a short time before they give you their rewards.
Funguys Evolutions are now also findable in Funguy Shrines instead of getting it every 5 and 10 minutes.
Armor shrines drop Armors. 1 hit = 1 armor. You lose 1 armor for 1 hit from any enemy.
The higher your luck, the higher the skill and passive rarity chance.
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You can also find the Luck skill passive to increase it even more. Try a luck-focused build!
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That handsome ball of fire is Death Follows, the highest-level fire curse at level 30. Think your extra lives will save you? Psych! Death Follows comes back for you after you revive.
We hear you like fire curses, so we add some more. Here they are:
Fire Curses:
Infused Projectiles - curse lvl 10
Enemy ranged projectiles move faster.
Slowing Heat - curse lvl 15
Spawn slowing fields that reduce your movement speed.
Internal Catapult - curse lvl 20
Fiery meteors fall around you.
Scorching Treasures - curse lvl 25
Resources and XP Beans expire after a duration.
Death Follows - curse lvl 30
A mass of death appears and slowly moves toward you. Touching it results in instant death.
Fire Blessings:
Treasure Hunter - blessing lvl 5
An additional bonus when picking up resources.
Lucky Cards - blessing lvl 15
Chance for Rare cards to appear more often.
Forest Power - blessing lvl 15
Chance for all damage you deal to be critical hits.
We also allow you to level up the fire skill up to level 30 for those of you who like a bit more heat.
We release 4 new skills with this update:
Infernal Escape - Dash skills.
Your Dash is replaced with a leap into the sky. After a delay, you land and deal damage to all enemies in the area.
Sexy Totem
Every time you pick up 10 XP Beans, summon a totem that deals constant damage for its duration.
Water Snek
Spawn a slithering Water Snek that damages and slows enemies it passes through.
Frog Support - Weapon Skills
Spawn a frog that shoots projectiles based on the ranged weapon you use.
That’s all for now, folks.
The next updates are already in the works, including:
More arenas
We know you've been waiting for more arenas.
New characters, and more: Get ready for more characters and more content!
Thank you,
Stairway Games
6 new characters, each with a unique ability that utilizes your card elements.
Locked characters now appear as Red Crystals in the Sanctuary.
New characters are unlockable via Starpath.
Mechanics for old characters’ unique abilities have been reworked.
Rarity now also appears on Skill and Passive Cards.
Skill Cards now max out at level 10, with mutations at levels 5 and 10.
Passive Cards still max out at level 7.
The number of Skill Slots and Passive Slots at the beginning of the game is now 3, upgradable to 5 via the Shroomshop.
You can no longer banish upgrade cards (you can only banish new cards).
Banishing a card now concludes the level-up (previously you could still select a card after banishing).
Skill Slots are no longer restricted by character level 10 and 20.
12 new interactables that can be found in the Arena.
Some of them replace Unique Breakables.
Obtainable by standing inside a circle (similar to Encounters).
We received feedback from the community that projectiles and danger from enemies is hard to see/detect.
To address this we rendered dangerous VFX on top of the environment, enemies & other VFX so players can track them better visually.
Various VFX of Skills and effects have also been improved to reduce visual noise and increase readability.
Tweaked the shape of environment occlusion when the player stands behind a structure, now it should look rounded and less noisy.
Fire Curse now maxes out at level 30 with brand-new deadly curses.
2 new Fire Blessings replace the old ones.
New blessings: Lucky Cards and Forest Power.
Fire King’s Offer now occupies one of the 3 level-up choices (instead of always appearing as a 4th choice).
Blocks one instance of damage, then is discarded.
You can pick up armor during your run.
Increases the chance for higher-rarity cards to appear.
Can be increased from various sources across the game.
Funguy Evolution can now be found in the Arena inside a Funguy Shrine.
You still need empty relic slots, purchasable via the Shroomshop.
Added 4 new Skills.
Such as Water Snek, summon a long Snek that goes through enemies and is upgradable with strange Mutations.
Or summon Sexy Totem, a muscular sculpture that radiates earthquakes (hopefully the design doesn’t distract you.)
Added 2 new Passives, increasing your Luck and your XP Growth.
Rare Chance Increase and Epic Chance Increase have been replaced by Luck.
Costs have been refunded for old save files.
New Upgrade: Flameguard.
Increases Max HP for one random character for the next run.
Skill Slot Increase.
Passive Slot Increase.
Costs have been refunded for old save files.
Reduced Hornet Spike unlock condition from 100k to 50k.
Reduced Slo-Moe unlock condition from 1,000 Guppy kills to 250.
Rebalanced all Weapon Upgrade Card values.
Reduced Douse cost from 20 Dew to 10 Dew.
Twin Punch has been replaced by Empowered Punch
Reduced initial damage by 30% (due to now being upgradable).
Debuff Upgrade Cards are now upgradable to level 7 for all elements.
Reduced initial shared damage from 50% to 40% (due to now being upgradable).
Now has a link limit of 8 enemies, prioritizing those closest to the target.
Now affects skills of the same element with a flat percentage damage bonus (previously based on how many cards of the same element you had).
Various VFX improvements.
Various UI improvements.
Hi Funguys, happy New Year!!!
We’re releasing a hotfix today to address the issues many of you reported over the holidays. Thank you so much for your help and patience.
As usual, feel free to send your feedback and bug reports through the in-game Feedback button, Steam Discussions, our Discord, or via email at [email protected], Bugfixes:
Fixed Garlic Hammer attacks stopping when using the Lightning Speed skill.
Fixed Starpath milestones not progressing when clearing Hard and Very Hard stages with the required weapons.
Fixed changing Glyph Type in Settings not updating the glyphs during gameplay.
Fixed an issue where Dews could be spent on locked Pond upgrades.
Fixed rerolling relic choices keep showing the same options.
Fixed black stripes on the character skill icon.
Thanks again for your continued support! Stairway Games
Hi Funguys,
Thank you for your feedback and bug reports following the Star Path Update. We’ve released this hotfix to address several reported issues. Star Path Changes & Fixes:
Fixed incorrect Star Path descriptions for Garlic Hammer and Sky Blessing.
Fixed an issue where Weapon Mutation Milestones granted incorrect rewards.
Updated the Spark Spin Star Path requirement.
Updated the Twin Flame Star Path requirement.
Thank you, Funguys, for your continued support!
Starway Team
Hi Funguys,
We’re addressing some of the bugs with the release of the Starpath Update. Bugfixes:
Fixed an issue where the player could dash infinitely with Dash Skills in certain cases.
Fixed Grass Slash effect lasting longer than intended.
Fixed incorrect or duplicated additional descriptions on Grass Slash and Lightning Speed mutations.
Fixed a Card Library UI issue affecting certain localizations.
Fixed Star Path reward panel animations not completing properly in some cases.
Thank you Funguys! Starway Team
SUP FUNGUYS, STARPATH UPDATE IS OUT NOW!
Added 47 new Star Path, bringing the total to 103 unlockable Star Path.
Increased overall difficulty for older Arenas.
Added new Arena difficulty: Very Hard. Check the Star Path to see the unlock conditions.
New Dash Skills
Added 6 unique Dash Skills that replace the default dash behavior.
Dash Skills variants include digging and jumping mechanic.
New Treelings
Added 5 new Treelings, including Marathony, which increases movement speed based on distance traveled.
New Funguys Evolutions
Added 3 new Funguys Evolutions, including Hellcap, where your damage scales with Fire Curse, by HP Drops now expire after a duration.
UI animations can now be skipped by spamming any button.
Haste Power-Up
Bonus movement speed increased from +50% to +100%.
Health Drops
Enemies and Environment breakables now drop Half-Heart pickups instead of Full-Hearts.
Half-Hearts heal for ½ Heart.
Heart breakables still drop Full-Hearts.
Flower Encounters
Pickup radius increased, making them easier to collect.
Currencies
Removed Treeling Egg currency from the game.
Treeling Progression
Level-up requirement increased:
3000 / 7000 to 5000 / 10000
Damage Cards
+20% / +40% / +100% to +10% / +20% / +50%
Attack Speed Cards
+20% / +30% / +40% to +10% / +20% / +40%
Meteor count reduced from 3–5 to 2–4.
Damage reduced from 34–50 to 34–46.
Damage reduced from 20–30 to 20–28.
Required weapon attacks to trigger increased from 7 to 8.
Protective Spear
Linger duration reduced from 2s to 1.25s.
Damage reduced from 18–30 to 18–26.
Twinkle Stars drop chance reduced from 8% to 5%.
Poison re-apply interval reduced from 2s to 1s (Poison stacks are applied faster).
Cooldown reduction decreased from -40% to -35%.
Bonus range reduced from +50% to +35%.
Activating Mecha now drops 1 Potato currency.
Enemies killed by Potatobot now have a 0.1% chance to drop Potato currency.
Dash refill chance reduced:
20% / 25% / 30% to 15% / 20% / 25%
Fixed Treelings not saving correctly when equipped.
Fixed players receiving banished skills from Chestnut.
Fixed Fire Curse icon missing from weapon mutation offers.
Fixed Treeling Bounty triggering on duplicate Elite kills.
Fixed Potatobot basic attack not destroying breakables.
Fixed Sanctuary Pond reset removing the latest unlocked upgrade.
Fixed occasional extended dash duration caused by frame drops.
Fixed various UI issues.
Thank you and happy holiday Funguys,
Stairway GamesHEY Funguys!
Welcome to the December 2025 Funguys Swarm Dev Update!
Our third major update, the Starpath Update, will go live on December 17 at 6:00 PM PST.
In this blog, we'll go over Steam capsule redesign, Shroomba and Ersa redesign, the progression overhaul, 6 new dash skills, 2 new skills, 5 treelings, and 3 new relics.
The new character, “NUTCASE,” is now featured on the capsule, and the vibe is more chaotic than ever.
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We felt Shroomba and Ersa are too plain and cute for the new vibe we're aiming for, so we gave them a more fierce look.
We hear you folks. Lots of you think the game is fun, but it's too short. Well, we're changing all that. We're revamping our entire achievement progressions!
We’re completely revamping the achievement progression system. Previously, Starpath had 56 achievements. With this update, we’re adding 47 new achievements, bringing the total to 103 achievements to unlock.The new progression gives you clearer goals to work toward, more milestones to chase, and rewards that feel more meaningful based on how far you’ve progressed.Because this is a major change, all resources will be refunded for existing save files, so you can re-engage with the new system from a clean slate.We're introducing not one, not two, but six new dash skills and two new skills! Here are some of them:
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Your dash is replaced with a dig. On dash, you burrow underground and move forward until you emerge, dealing damage and knockback.
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Your dash is replaced with ghost mode. On dash, you spawn a shadow-self and become an invulnerable ghost for a duration.
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On cooldown, you spawn 2 fists that punch forward, dealing damage and knocking back enemies.
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We know you like the cute treelings, here, have some more:
We just added 3 new relics:
Thank you,Stairway Games
Hi Funguys!
More asset updates for Shroomba and Ersa have landed! Don’t worry, we’re also working on the next big update, so stay tuned!
Improvements:
Updated title screen art for Shroomba and Ersa.
Updated face icons for Shroomba and Ersa on the save file.
Updated Shroomba’s and Ersa’s portraits when using mecha.
Updated Shroomba’s and Ersa’s Funguys evolution relic artwork.
Updated Shroomba’s and Ersa’s mini map icons.
Adjusted keybind hints during Mecha transformation upward so they’re no longer covered by the mecha portrait.
Note:
Intro cutscene has been disabled for now as we’re reworking it.
Thanks, Funguys!
Stairway Games
Sup Funguys!
We’ve got a short patch for some portrait updates.
Improvements:
Updated Shroomba and Ersa portraits.
That’s all for now, Funguys. thanks! Stairway Games
Hi Funguys,
We’re addressing some of the feedback and bugs you've reported since the release of the Egglosseum Update. Bugfixes:
Fixed crash when going to Egglosseum Hard mode after unlocking Nutcase
Fixed crash when selecting empty Treeling slots 2 or 3 while slot 1 is filled
Fixed shock damage not being recorded for the Starpath milestone. Any progress made after the 0.3 update will now be tracked correctly, and the milestone will unlock if the player has already dealt 200,000 shock damage before this hotfix
Fixed lag when unlocking upgrades from Sanctuary shops
Fixed player being able to banish all cards and getting soft-locked when using a controller
Fixed wrong heart decrease visual if max heart is more than 3
Thank you for the reports and feedback, we’ll continue fixing the issues you’ve been sending in. Stairway Team
Yo Funguys, EGGLOSSEUM UPDATE IS OUT NOW!
New Arena: Egglosseum — Be ready to be thrown into a ring surrounded by chickens!
New Character: Nutcase — He's a CRAZY mouse with crazy gameplay. He is a dash-powered character; the more you dash, the faster and crazier he gets!
New Passives: Debuff Mutations — Debuff mutation is a passive card that enhances specific debuffs, such as Shock, Mark, and others. It is unlocked when the conditions for it are met. Debuff mutation allows you to create powerful build based on specific debuffs.
4 New Sanctuary Pond Upgrades:
PowerUp Drop Chance: Increases the chance for PowerUps to drop from enemies.
XP Gain: Increases the XP gained from XP Beans.
Rare Weapon Upgrade Chance: Increases the chance for Rare weapon upgrades to appear more often.
Epic Weapon Upgrade Chance: Increases the chance for Epic weapon upgrades to appear more often.
9 New Shroomshop Upgrades:
Treeling Slot 2: You can now bring 2 Treelings into your runs.
Treeling Slot 3: You can now bring 3 Treelings into your runs.
Treeling XP Gain: Treelings now level up faster.
Life Companion: Increases your pet’s attack cooldown and movement speed by 50%.
Stay Close Buddy: When you are near your pet, you deal 10% more damage.
Full Revive: When you revive, your HP is now fully restored.
Re-Roll Pack: Gain 3 Re-Roll Tokens.
Banish Pack: Gain 3 Banish Tokens.
Lock Pack: Gain 3 Lock Tokens.
Sanctuary Pond Upgrade is removed from the game.
Passive card is removed from the game due to new Sanctuary Pond Upgrades.
Sanctuary Pond has been refunded due to new Sanctuary Pond Upgrades.
Shroomshop has been refunded due to new Shroomshop Upgrades.
Note: 🛠️indicates community reported issues!
🛠️Fixed mouse became unresponsive after changing the resolution and audio volume on settings.
🛠️ Fixed picking up skill card after fail attempt to re-locked the same card will result in stuck on skill card selection UI.
🛠️ Fixed Moon Stinger's shot doesn't bounce back when combined with Simple Geometry.
🛠️ Fixed activating Potatobot sometimes crashes the game.
🛠️ Fixed interaction area Take All button is not the entire button box
Fixed Dragonfruit collisions exploit issue.
Fixed character isn't facing toward it movement direction after being switched on the first launch of the game.
Fixed Show Damage Number settings isn't saved after relaunching the app.
Fixed various UI issues.
Thank you,
Stairway Games
HEY Funguys!
Welcome to the November 2025 Funguys Swarm Dev Update!
Our second major update: Egglosseum is coming November 13th, 9am PST. ARE YOU READYYYYY??!
In this blog, we'll take you on a tour of our Egglosseum, introducing the new Debuff Mutation system, four new global upgrades, and new Shroom Shop upgrades. We'll also share updates about the upcoming price increase and our updated roadmap.
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Uh... okay. Apparently, this chaotic little mouse goes by Nutcase! He's a CRAZY mouse with crazy gameplay. He is a dash-powered character, the more you dash, the faster and crazier he gets!
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Egglosseum Arena is a different kind of arena where you’re trapped inside a ring surrounded by chickens!
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The chicktizens watch you fight, and... just felt the urge to join, so they jumped to the ring!
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Debuff mutation is a passive card that enhances specific debuffs such as Shock, Mark, and others. It is unlocked when the conditions for it are met. Debuff mutation allow you to create powerful build based on specific debuffs.
For example, if you get skills that inflicts Shock, one Debuff Mutation let's say 'Shock - Critical Discharge' might be offered as a passive card upgrade. Here is an example Debuff Mutation below:Pancake Slam
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Sanctuary Pond now have 4 new global upgrades:
The Shroom Shops now have 9 new upgrades:
The price of Funguys Swarm will increase from $4.99 to $6.99 starting November 13, 2025 9am PST, right alongside the release of the Egglosseum update!
Since launch, we’ve added new arenas, enemies, bosses, and tons of upgrades, and we’re not slowing down!This small change helps us keep developing the game and adding more content without compromising quality. We’ve included an updated roadmap below, with Egglosseum up next and another major update planned for January, we think the price increase will be well worth it! See what you’ll get below:That’s all for now, folks, but we're just getting started! The next updates are already in motion, including:
Thank you,
Stairway Games
Hotfix 0.2-165568 Patch Notes A very short bugfix today. Bugfix:
1. Fix Coral Island Crossover button not able to generate code.
That is all.
Cheers,
Funguys Swarm team
Hello Funguys!
Funguys Swarm 0.2 (Lava Jungle Update) is OUT NOW!
New Arena: Lava Jungle — Unlocks after Frozen Pond. Get ready for some heated battles.
Weapon Progression Revamp — Earn weapon cards every 3 levels, and choose powerful mutations every 12 levels to craft your ultimate weapon build fantasy).
New Weapon: Hornet Spike — Charge up and pierce multiple enemies with sharpshooter precision.
Mecha is Here! Introducing our first Mecha: Potato Bot — Fill the chaos bar to transform into a hot potato and wreak havoc on the Fire King’s minions.
Dive in and show the Fire King who’s boss!
Added the ability to re-spec Sanctuary Pond Upgrades.
Replaced old stat-based weapon upgrades with new, diverse weapon upgrade options.
Added base Critical Chance and Critical Damage to all weapons under the new Weapon Progression system.
Shields are now fully recharged when entering the boss room.
Encounter Seeker now treats multiple Encounters as selectable options. Choosing one will despawn all remaining Encounters.
Now available for all ranged weapons.
Removed from the game as a skill card due to the new Weapon Progression changes.
Now available for all melee weapons.
Now deals skill damage instead of percentage of weapon damage.
Relocated to the generic pool under the new Weapon Progression update.
Removed from the game as a skill card due to the new Weapon Progression changes.
Now available for all melee weapons.
Increased damage from 18->28 to 24->34.
Increased damage from 18->26 to 24->32.
Increased HP from 63k to 69k
Submerge_Rage's FinalAttack maxRadius is inscreased from 2500 to 3500
Spin_Rage projectile scale is increased from 1.0 to 1.5
Spin_Rage projectile speed is decreased from 3000 to 2000
Spin_Rage SpawnProjectile cooldown is increased from 0.2s to 0.35s
Now gives you 1 reroll token every 5 levels instead of every level.
You now gain 1 shield per Elite killed instead of per Swarm (Retroactive).
Now spawn 2 HP drops around you everytime you skip Fireking's Offer.
Decreased attack speed from 400% to 300% (with the new attack speed increase calculations).
Fixed cursor appears out of nowhere when using controller.
Fixed using banish on owned skill card results in blank skill card offers.
Fixed using reroll after banishing a card, now correctly readds 3 cards in level up offer.
Fixed rerolls sometimes show the same card again.
Enemies can no longer spawn on player's location.
Fixed the way Attack Speed Increased is calculated. Most of attack speed are unchanged but the values are different.
Fixed override auto-attack sometimes stuck.
Fixed various UI issues.
Thank you,
Stairway Games
HEYO! Welcome to the October 2025 Funguys Swarm Dev Update!
Our first major update: Lava Jungle is here, let’s go bananas! But, before that, we would like to thank you all for this achievement. Funguys Swarm just hit an Overwhelmingly Positive review on Steam!
This time, we'll show you a more detailed view of the Lava Jungle, a more in-depth explanation of the new revamped weapon system, and our very first Mecha!
Lava Jungle Arena is our hottest and most difficult level yet. The area is filled with pools of lava, where one wrong step will mean taking damage.
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Standing in the lava will make your character glow red, and after a brief delay, you’ll start taking damage. Better save that dash while avoiding enemies, hah!
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Lava Jungle hard? Don't worry! We gotchu fam.
Introducing Potato Bot, a powerful mecha bot that is unlocked once you unlock Lava Jungle Arena. You can jump while piloting Potato Bot and can shoot exploding potato bombs. Once the blue bar is charged, it will release a special attack.
There are 3 mecha charge bars. The bar charges automatically over time but fills faster as you defeat more enemies.
Once at least one bar is charged, you can press the "Call Mecha" button to transform into Potato Bot. If you save up and charge multiple bars at once you get a bonus duration so you can stay in Potato Bot longer.
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As you deal more damage to enemies, you’ll notice the blue bar filling up. This is the ultimate attack bar. Fill it up, and once it’s full, press the button to unleash the ultimate attack and cause absolute mayhem!
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Hornet Spike is a weapon for sharpshooter players. You can charge the Hornet to release a spike that travels farther than a normal one. All spikes pierce through enemies, allowing you to damage multiple foes at once, perfect for lined-up packs!
We’ve reworked our weapon system! Now, every 3 levels, you can pick a Weapon Card to level up your weapon, and every 12 levels, you can choose a Weapon Mutation.
Every 3 levels, you will be able to pick a weapon card augment. Each weapon card augment can have a rarity of Common, Rare, or Epic. Higher rarities provide stronger stat upgrades.
Every 12 levels, you will be able to pick a weapon mutation.
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A weapon mutation is a powerful skill that lets you strengthen your playstyle. We’ve added 10 mutations for each weapon, allowing you to explore the many different possibilities offered by the new Weapon Card system.
Weapon Cards add variety and replayability to each run. You can create a build that relies on attack speed, or one that focuses on attack damage.
Each build relies on the augments and mutations to strengthen a particular playstyle.
We hope this adds even more variation to each run.
That’s all for now, folks! Next time we’ll be showing off:
The next clucky arena.
Debuff Mutations and how to use them.
and many more!
Thank you,
Stairway Games
HEYO! Welcome to the September 2025 Funguys Swarm Dev Update!
First, we want to thank everyone for the support you've shown during our Early Access Launch! We had a good launch, and we really want to thank everyone for it!
This month, we'll be talking about Ersa and her skills, dive into the Sanctuary, and showcasing our second arena, the Frozen Pond. We’ll also give you a peek at what’s coming next, and wrap it all up with a surprise drop at the end.
Our Early Access launch went great Over 400 reviews so far and sitting at a shiny 96% “Very Positive”!
Huge thanks for all the feedback — the good, the bad, and the weird. We’re taking it all in and already working on improvements.
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Meet Ersa, our little dewdrop hero. She’s squishier than Shroomba, but makes up for it with two regenerating shields! Take a hit, lose a shield, and watch it grow back while you keep fighting.
Character Special Skills: Stinky Trail
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Brrrr… this used to be a cozy pond, but now it’s an ice rink of chaos. Slippery floors, frozen fish charging at you like torpedoes — try not to wipe out while you skate for your life!
Enemy 1: Slider
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Enemy 2: Big Whale
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We’ve been cooking up a new arena, a shiny new weapon system, and… something electric. Here’s a little sneak peek:
Watch your step! The Lava Jungle’s crawling with wild creatures, juicy fruits, giant bones, and oh yeah… lava that’s hotter than the Fire King himself!
Something electric is coming (and slightly starchy)
We’ve heard you love the tunes, so we’re dropping the Funguys Swarm soundtrack! Snag it in MP3 or FLAC for crisp beats.
Our favorite tunes: Have a listen to our team's favorite, Bossa de Shroomba: Stream Bossa de Shroomba by Funguys Swarm | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Can you guess where this plays in the game? How to get it:
This first release includes 10 songs — and we’ll keep adding more as the world of Funguys Swarm keeps growing!
If you haven't got the game, you can also get the bundle to get both and the game with an added 10% discount here:
That’s all for now, folks! Next time we’ll be showing off:
A complete showing of Lava Arena.
In depth explanation of the new revamped weapon system.
Who is this electric fella?
and many more!
Thank you,
Stairway Games
Hi Funguys,
We’re addressing some of the feedback and bugs found by the community in this update.
Community Feedback Changes:
Winning a Run no longer removes your current Fire Curse (THE FIRE KING THANKS YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY).
Rerolling Skills and Mutations can no longer show the same option.
Bugs You Helped Us Catch:
Fixed rerolling Dew at max level resulting in a blank Skill Card offer.
Fixed equipped Pet icon sometimes not appearing correctly.
Fixed Keybind Hint sometimes not appearing correctly.
Fixed Douse Dew quest appearing when the player has no Fire Curse.
Fixed Chestnut from Elites sometimes dropping inside a building.
Fixed Soulboom: Sweet Release not dealing damage on dash.
Fixed inability to move the cursor in the Shroomshop when using a controller.
Fixed locking Dew at max level resulting in a UI softlock.
General Bug Fixes:
Fixed various VFX & SFX issues.
Fixed various UI issues.
✨ Thanks to all your feedback and bug reports, Funguys Swarm keeps getting better with every update. Keep the feedback coming — together we’ll keep making the game even juicier! 🍄💥
— Stairway Games
Heya All,
The wait is over—Funguys Swarm Early Access is LIVE!
$4.99
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3371770/Funguys_Swarm/
Epic Games Store: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/funguys-swarm-1f96a8
Huge thanks to everyone who played the demo and shared feedback—your support has been incredible. You’ve not only helped shape the game, but also fueled our fight against the Fire King’s fiery minions. And of course, to the entire Funguys Swarm team: we made it to Early Access! That’s huge. Congrats and thank you for the hard work!
Hope you enjoy it! What do you all think? Let us know!
Here’s what’s waiting for you in Early Access:
2 cute characters: You know Shroomba, now meet Ersa (new)!
2 biomes: Carrot Farm & Frozen Pond (new) ❄️
3 weapons: Throwing Grapes, Watermelon Axe, and Garlic Hammer (new)
Loads of wacky skills (Only one way to find out!).
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And this is just the beginning—more updates, characters, and biomes are coming in future patches.
To celebrate the launch, we’re teaming up with our friends at Coral Island for a special collaboration!
Every purchase of Funguys Swarm comes with a code you can redeem in Coral Island for:
Fungarian Outfit
Fungarian Chest & Crafting Recipe
Mythical Pet Outfit: Rusdy 🐕✨
Redemption details in the FAQ below.
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Q: Will the progress I made in the demo be passed to the game, or is it a reset?
A: All progress will be carried over. Every currency is refunded (such as Shroom, Dew, and Shard). Skills that are unlocked in the Demo will be unlocked in EA right away.
Q: Will there be achievement?
A: Not yet in Early Access! But there will be achievements in v1.0!
Q: How much does the game cost?
A: At the time of Early Access launch, the suggested retail price of Funguys Swarm will be $4.99.
Q: Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?
A: The price won’t increase during Early Access. For 1.0, the price may increase, but we’re not sure about that yet.
Q: How long is Funguys Swarm going to be in Early Access?
A: Funguys Swarm will remain in Early Access until we feel confident in the amount of content and overall polish the game delivers. We expect this stage to last around a year, though it may take longer based on player feedback. Keep an eye on our roadmap for updates!
Q: How do I report bugs or give feedback?
A: In-game, you can select ‘Feedback’ in the Options Menu to report bugs or give feedback that will be sent directly to the development team. You can also share your feedback in the Stairway Games Discord.
Q: What about localization?
A: Great news! Funguys Swarm is out in Early Access with full support for:
English
Simplified Chinese
Bahasa Indonesia
German
Spanish
Korean
We’ll continue to improve localization quality and may add more languages depending on how the game is doing.
Q: What kind of updates are planned for Funguys Swarm?
A: We plan to incorporate new areas to explore, characters to play, more things to do, and more customization options. We’ve put together a roadmap to give you a rough idea of what to expect!
Q: What are the PC requirements for Funguys Swarm?
A:
Minimum Specifications:
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel I3-7100 or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960
Details: Low 720p@30fps experience
Recommended Specifications:
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel I7-8700K or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2060
Details: High 1080p@60fps experience
Q: What about controller support?
A: Yes! Funguys Swarm supports controllers.
Q: Can I play Funguys Swarm on Steamdeck?
A: Yes! The game isn’t Steam Deck Verified yet, but we’ve thoroughly tested it and it runs well on Steam Deck!
Q: How do you redeem the Coral Island goodies?
A: You can redeem it by following the instructions below
Click the Coral Island Crossover button at the bottom right corner.
Generate the code and copy it. Then click Open Coral Island to launch the game.
Click the Meet Rusdy! button at the bottom right corner.
Paste the code and click Redeem.
Q: How do I stay up-to-date on Funguys Swarm's development?
A: The best way to follow Funguys Swarm’s development is through our daily dev diary on Discord. You’ll also find links there to our dev blogs, where we share more detailed updates. Join us on Discord and be part of the journey!
Discord server: https://discord.gg/stairway
X (ex-Twitter): https://x.com/Funguys_Swarm
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funguys_swarm/
Q: How can I contact support?
A: For help, please email us at [email protected]. Or, hop into our Discord— one of our community managers will be around. Feel free to tag them or send a DM!
Help Shroomba and Ersa take on the Fire King and (hopefully) save the forest!
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Thank you,
Stairway Games
HEYO! Welcome to the July 2025 Funguys Swarm Dev Update! 🍄🔥
This month, it’s all about combat chaos! Also, a big shout out to everyone who played our demo during Steam Next Fest!
We just wrapped up an incredible week at Steam Next Fest—and what a ride it's been!
Let’s break down what we showed off:
⚔️ 1 playable Funguy, ready to rumble
🔫 2 deliciously goofy weapons — the Throwing Grapes and the Watermelon Axe
🏟️ 1 epic arena to test your skills.
We loved watching your runs (and meltdowns 🔥), and your feedback has already sparked some improvements. 🙌
Missed the demo? No worries, it’s still live! Dive in and try to survive the swarm.
Each Funguy has its own weird and wonderful way of surviving the swarm, whether you're looking for raw power, speedy shenanigans, or pure mayhem, there's a Funguy for you!
First up, let's meet Shroomba!
Shroomba is the fearless leader of the Funguys, always ready to charge headfirst into the chaos!
With his sturdy mushroom cap and positive attitude, he's tough enough to take a hit and strong enough to dish out spore-tacular punishment. Character Special Skills: Iron Shroom
We have 4 weapons:
Each weapon bring themselves a unique skill you can pick from in the arena. Explain melee and ranged weapons, and how they have specific skills.
Let's start with the first one, Watermelon Axe.
The watermelon axe is Shroomba's favorite weapon. This weapon also has special skills! Here are 2 out of the 3 special skills that are available when you choose Watermelon Axe.
Watermelon Axe Skill 1: Moon Slash
Watermelon Skill 2: Bubble Jump
In the arena, as you defeat enemies, defeated enemies will drop XP beans.
Enemies will drop XP Beans when defeated. Once you have enough XP, you will level up. Every time you level up, you can pick from 3 skills.
There are two kinds of skills: Active Skills and Passive Skills.
Active Skills
Active skills are the skills you pick that immediately give visible skill that can be progressed. Active skills can be leveled up from 1 to 7. Each level up strengthens that particular skill.
Skill Showcase: Passive Skills
Passive skills strengthen all the other active skills that synergized with the passive skills. E.g. Wide Reach increase the range of Shockwave (the skill above).
Welcome to Carrot Farm, the perfect patch for sprouting new survivors! This cozy countryside hideout is free from tricky hazards, making it the ideal spot to get your feet (and maybe your spores) wet.
ENEMY 1: Chilli Pepper
ENEMY 2: Pomegrenade
ENEMY 3: Peashooter
We will be introducing the next hero in Funguys Swarm: Ersa!
What you can buy using resources in Sanctuary
Highlight one of the shops
Get back to exploring more things you can get in the arena.
Thank you,
Stairway Games
Hi Funguys!
We're releasing another hotfix with various improvements and fix some bugs in the demo.
We’re incredibly grateful for your thoughtful feedback, and we hope this hotfix shall help you rise against the Fire King's Army!
Reroll is now bound to the Y button on controller.
When revived in combat, the player now returns with a full heart (instead of just 1 heart).
Improved Level Selection UI: future game modes no longer display by default — you can now switch between available modes using a button. (More modes coming soon!)
Fixed various localization and button prompt errors.
Fixed the Splash Shot damage calculation error introduced by the Shatter rework.
Fixed an issue where enemies could become invulnerable when afflicted with both Freeze and Flat status effects.
Best,
Stairway Team
Hi Funguys!
Steam Next Fest is over, thank you SO much for playing and sending in your feedback!
We’ve just dropped the 0.1.4-Demo Version update to address some of the things you've pointed out. Here’s what’s new:
Skill and Passive cards are now back to have 7 levels instead of 10!
Mutations appear at level 4 and 7. This means faster pacing, more meaningful upgrades, and more importantly, you get to pick more Mutations per run!
(NEW) Rerolls! By popular demand, you can now unlock Reroll Tokens from Starpath that will give you 3 Reroll Tokens every time you go to the Carrot Farm. More Reroll Tokens and variations will be available in Early Access!
The Skills Info panel can now be closed by pressing again TAB on the keyboard or Select button on the controller.
General:
Reduced Dash Cooldown from 7.5s to 6s.
Slightly increase the chance of health drops to spawn.
Skills:
Manafall
Fixed Manafall sometimes does not target the right enemies.
Fixed Manafall Crystals now get destroyed by enemies' attacks (such as projectiles and explosives).
Repulsive Shock
Changed Unstable Garlic mutation now does not also reduce the radius, instead it now always temporarily increases the radius while radiating before returning to the original radius.
Thunder Spear
Fixed Thunder Spear sometimes spawns attached to the player even when there are no mutations taken.
Enemies
Reduced Carrot Farm 3rd elite HP from 16K to 14K.
Reduced Appletini HP from 46K to 42K.
Best,
Stairway Team
Guess what?
That’s right. It’s big. It’s juicy. It’s a very serious weapon. And now it’s yours to swing at anything that twitches.
With this update, the demo now includes TWO (2) WEAPONS:
Throwing Grapes — for long-range fruity carnage
(NEW!) WATERMELON AXE — for up-close chillies deletion
Got opinions? Weird bugs? Game-breaking builds? We want ‘em all.
Fill out the in-game feedback form
Drop your thoughts on Steam Discussions or our Discord
Help us make the game better!
Check the patch notes here: Funguys Swarm - Hotfix-0.1.3-Demo Version+150617 - Steam News (They’ve got numbers and words and probably something about enemy balance. Might help you survive 0.2 seconds longer.) Good luck out there, Funguys. And remember:
💀 SWARM AWAITS 💀
Hi Funguys,
This update introduce the Watermelon Axe special for the Steam Next Fest June 2025. Here's the complete changelist:
New Weapon!
Watermelon Axe
Slash through enemies with a powerful swing. (Seeds are not included)
The Watermelon Axe comes with 2 new Skills:
Flower Power: Use your Watermelon Axe to summon purple flowers that slices through enemies.
Moon Slash: Cut through enemies using the power of the Moon.
Added UI support for 16:10 aspect ratio
Health Pickup is now easier to spot
Performance improvement
Fixed restoration shop item returns to locked state when on some save files
Skill:
Thunderspear
Decreased PROTECTIVE SPEAR duration from 3s to 2s
Grape Barrage
Decreased grape extra damage from +0%->+30% to -20%->+20%
Decreased ProjectileSpeed bonus from +30% to +20%
Reduced Burst SPREADSHOT override burst rate from 0.025 to 0.0025 (they now shoot more rapidly)
Changed GRAPE BOUNCE: projectile now has a 30% chance to bounce, if weapon projectile kills an enemy, it is guaranteed to bounce
Splash Shot
Decreased cooldown from 9s->7s to 6.5s->4.5s
Increased damage from 18->26 to 22->30
Increased width from 50 to 200
Decreased laser amount from 1->5 to 1->3
Manafall
Reduced cooldown from 10s to 8s
Boulder Bonk
Decreased cooldown from 10s->8s to 8.5s->6.5s
Boomshroom
Increased damage from 14->24 to 22->32
Stardust
Fixed Stardust counts the xp value instead of the number of picked-up xp beans
Increased projectile amount from 4 to 4->6
Soulboom
Doubled the range of the skill and SWEET RELEASE from 2048 to 4086
Thanks,
Stairway Team
Something cool happened this weekend 😏
We’ve joined the chaos alongside some of the coolest titles from across the region and YES, there's a brand new trailer.
Watch it 🔽🔽🔽🔽🔽
Watermelon Axe is in. Mutating skills are in. Absolute veggie mayhem is IN. also noticed anything special? 👀
We’re incredibly hyped to be part of this event with fellow SEA devs and games! The event runs until June 20—so go show some love and support INDIES: Southeast Asian Games Showcase - Summer Game Fest Edition AND PSST...
Steam Next Fest starts IN 12 HOURS.
Rest up, hydrate, and prepare to survive the swarm (or not).
We won't judge 👀
Sup Funguys!!!! Y’all have been absolute legends, thank you SO MUCH for playing the demo and sending in your beautiful, chaotic feedback. It’s been chef’s kiss helpful as we keep working on this very silly, very swarmy game. AND GUESS WHAT???
Mark your calendars: June 9–16, 2025
This time, the demo’s packing even more chaos:
🔥THROWING GRAPES – yeet the annoying swarm of chillies, onions, pistachios, from a distance
🔥WATERMELON AXE – FINALLY HERE, finally WE CAN SLICE THEM ALLLLLL MUAHAHAHAHA Whether you’re Team Ranged or Team Slice, there’s a build (and a swarm) waiting for you. Got thoughts? Ideas? A 7-minute monologue on why Treelings is the best and you have to rescue them NO MATTER WHAT? Drop it in our Steam Discussions or come scream with us in the Discord. Try the demo. Survive the swarm. Or die trying. Repeat.
See you at Carrot Farm, Funguys.
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