Talented New Release - Major Update and Beastmaster DLC

Date: January 31, 2026

Talented returns with a massive overhaul, new content, and a fresh DLC that expands the rogue‑lite experience. The TurtleFox Team thanks the community for supporting both Talented and Wave of Shadows, which helped fund a second DLC.

What’s Included in the Base Game

All content before the "Beastmaster's Call" header is part of the base Talented game. Players must survive 20 nights on the relentless "Demonic Conveyor Belt," slaying waves of spooky enemies while navigating a randomly generated skill tree. Choose upgrades and abilities wisely-only the truly talented will make it out alive.

New Features & Overhauls

• Ability System Update
  • Ability Replacement - learn new abilities even when slots are full.
  • Ability Upgrades - after filling all slots, select an ability to upgrade and receive three random Upgrade Scrolls (33 scroll types at launch).
• Mastery Expansion
  • Mastery cap raised from 30 to 35.
  • Mastery 31 introduces Rare Curses (power‑up Elites, increased enemy damage).
  • Mastery 32 adds Glitched Elites that teleport when in range.
• Infinity Epics
  • New Epic Talent type that can be learned repeatedly.
  • Deck of Fortunes - target and obtain multiple copies of favored Rare Talents.
  • Vault of Lore - accelerate Talent‑Tree progression for a large talent payout.
• Quality‑of‑Life Improvements
  • Adjustable game speed in Endless/Eternal Nightmare (1.2×, 1.5×, 2.0×).
  • Skip post‑game results animation (Esc or B).
  • Colored damage numbers for status‑effect sources.
  • Custom Talented‑themed mouse cursor.
• Class Balance Changes
  • Archer: Face Melter crit chance 20 % (up from 10 %); Spike Trap damage 200 % (up from 100 %).
  • Wizard: Base MP 40 (up from 25); base knockback 0.3 (up from 0.2); Time Dilation CDR 10 % (down from 20 %).
  • Warrior: Core talent now Crit Up; On Point max attack damage 10 (up from 6).
  • Summoner: Spike Skells proc 25 % (up from 10 %); Snail of Arrows CD 18 s (down from 22 s).
  • Alchemist: Hourglass CDR 1 % (down from 2 %); ingredient effects boosted (Bubblebloom +100 % charges, Mageleaf +75 % CDR, Cinderoot +100 % damage).
  • Ninja: Prodigy rework (5 % chance for +1 Attack Damage per Elite kill); Refraction proc 25 % (up from 10 %).

Beastmaster’s Call DLC (Steam)

All content after the "Beastmaster's Call" header belongs to the new DLC, available now on Steam.

• Beastmaster Class - wield a crossbow and care for up to four pets. Each pet has a unique attack pattern, can evolve four times, and receives a Legendary Upgrade at final evolution.
• Gauntlet Mode - a shorter‑session mode where health does not fully restore each night, offering a larger starting health pool, talent selection at night’s end, and a path to unlock Shiny Challenge Skins.
• Training Grounds - new area set in the Beastmaster’s facility (egg incubation, playtime, nap time, combat).
• New Challenges - six challenges unlock at Mastery 5, 15, and 25, including Unhatched (defend pet eggs) and the Glazemite boss (face a corrupted pet). Completing these grants new skins and the [Glazemite’s Feast] Legendary Talent.
• Additional balance tweaks for wave mode (enemy health multiplier after Wave 50 reduced from 2.0× to 1.5×).

Bug Fixes

• Homing Missiles now deal the displayed damage.
• Enemy‑collision damage no longer applies after the night ends.
• Compendium no longer shows undiscovered status effects or abilities.
• Oversized Royal Orbs fixed when reset by Ring Theory or Atomize.
• Treasures from Deposit and Dice from Roll the Bones no longer fly over enemies’ heads.
• Regular Patron and Regular Practice now work correctly in Waves Mode.
• Vortech Aimbot bug resolved (no permanent auto‑aim when already active).
• Supreme Bravery Achievement now requires any 5 consecutive Waves without purchasing a Talented.
• Space Bar now correctly returns to the default/last purchased Talent after using Gamepad Input or a Portal.
• Locked Challenges can no longer be started with a Gamepad.
• Ninja class selection issue fixed when other classes are locked.
• Various text and localization errors corrected.

For a full list of changes and the official announcement, visit the Steam Community page:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/2435090/announcements/detail/506225182828923606

Stay tuned for hot‑fixes as the TurtleFox Team monitors player feedback and continues to refine the experience.