Singularity 6 has released a Halloween-spirited update for Palia, patch 0.196, to kick off the holiday season for players with some engaging new content. The free-to-play fantasy life sim launched in open beta in late 2023 on PC and Nintendo Switch, with current-gen consoles getting a release in May 2025. Palia receives regular updates, sometimes including major content additions to keep players engaged.
In the game, players are building a life in Kilima Village on the world of Majiri. The gameplay loop has been compared to that of Stardew Valley, with the new inhabitant passing the time foraging, hunting, mining, catching insects, cooking, gardening, and making furniture. In September, Palia introduced animal husbandry as well, giving players the opportunity to raise and care for bees, boars, chickens, and cow-like creatures. Additionally, there are quests that will lead players to uncover the mystery of the Ancient Humans, while also getting to know the various villagers.
Palia Releases Spiritfest Spectacle for October 2025
The latest content update, released on October 7, is Patch 0.196 and adds the Spiritfest Spectacle to Palia just in time for the spooky season. The update brings the Spiritfest Bundle and special quests to the Bulletin Board, as well as the Spooky Moon Store with a variety of trinkets and decorative items like floating candles, cobwebs, and pumpkins. The Jack O’Lantern Lure has been added as well, and this special seasonal lure will let players summon Pumpkin Rockhoppers to hang out at their base for a while. In keeping with the theme, players will find several additions to the Premium Store, including the Split Soul Angelic Demonic outfit, Spooky Beats emote, Ghostly Glider, Spooky Smoke tool skins, and the Spooky Set of Spiritfest-themed makeup looks.
Patch 0.196 is more than just cosmetics, though, adding a number of fun elements for players to enjoy. This includes Goobi, a new slime-based ranch pet available in Palia‘s Premium Store that produces foraged flowers.
The Palia update also introduces changes to ranching, including the ability for players to invite friends to their ranch, where they can feed, pet, and collect items from the animals. The new pen organization feature in Palia lets ranchers prioritize which pen animals are sent to, and this includes letting babies stay with their parents rather than in the nursery. A couple of quality-of-life adjustments reduces the happiness decay rate while increasing animals’ production limits. And, of course, Patch 0.196 brings a number of bug fixes to the game as well.
Palia Update 0.196 Patch Notes
Top Bug Fixes
Disclaimer: Please note this is not a comprehensive list of all fixed issues.
We put in a lot of work this cycle to clean things up across Palia. Tons of bugs were fixed, and we have listened to player feedback to make improvements in lots of areas to help everything run smoother and feel better to play.
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue where star-quality apples were not being recognized in recipes.
- Fixed an issue where star-quality food items were providing the same focus increase to animals as non-star-quality items
- Fixed an issue where Treats were occupying storage space.
- Free Animal vouchers will no longer be consumed if the barn is full.
- The Piksii Blossom Bounce event in Elderwood now reliably starts at 10 PM, even if players enter the area after the event has already begun.
- Fixed an issue where the maximum Echo stack size was limited for certain players.
- Fixed an issue where the PalSnax treat’s buff was being permanently applied to animals.
- Fixed an issue where cubicles were missing spatial audio.
- Fixed a visual bug where Naio’s eyes were drifting.
- Fixed a bug where water levels in Kilima appeared higher than normal.
- Addressed an issue in the Visionary Guide quest where players could get stuck on the ‘Craft Elderwood Idol’ step.
- Addressed an issue where some players were unable to progress in the Hexomancy 101 quest.
- Predictable Cookies now grant predictable traits to your animals, as they’re supposed to.
- The Diplomatic traits now provide the correct amount of happiness to the animals.
- Addressed an issue where a crash may have occurred when feeding the Immaculate Confection treat if the player only had one animal in the Ranch.
- Fixed an issue with the Recently Pet status effect resetting after the Soothed status effect ends.
- Addressed an issue where a crash may have occurred when feeding the Immaculate Confection treat if the player only had one animal in the Ranch.
- The “X” button in the Animal Inspect menu now appears correctly above the Favorite button.
- The Kilima Courtyard housing plot value is now the correct amount.
- In the Feature Guide, Featured Content tooltips no longer display twice when hovered.
- The Elderwood map will no longer appear inside Prismbeard’s cave.
- Fixed an issue in the Inventory Currencies tab on consoles where button prompts did not update correctly when switching tabs.
- The “Reroll Token” currency now displays the correct icon.
- Resolved an issue where the Sensitive Stomach trait was incorrectly affecting animals even when they were given the right amount of food.
- The Beepressed trait now reduces happiness correctly.
- The ‘Back’ button in the inventory’s currency tab now works as intended.
- The Beepressed trait will now correctly display its rarity color.
- The High Maintenance trait will no longer give happiness without cosmetics being applied.
- Fixed an issue where in some circumstances “???” appears as the baby’s name when it’s born.
- Missing terrain in Elderwood Cavern has been restored.
- The cake icon will now display correctly as a baby animal transitions to the Young Adult stage.
Housing & Decor
- Fixed an issue where Stable Board décor could not be picked up.
- Curtains can now be placed on most walls as intended.
- Fixed an issue where the Galdur Seed Maker was causing the surrounding grass to disappear.
- The Barn Bell now correctly increases your housing plot value when placed.
- Yellow Juniper Bush now displays correctly in inspect view (previously showed as Red Juniper Bush).
- A floating fence at the Harvest Homestead Landscape has been removed.
- Floating grass removed from the Galewind Sanctuary landscape.
- Players can now place the Barn Bell on cliffs as intended.
- Collision on Juniper Bushes have been corrected.
- Barn Entrance decor can now be placed correctly on floor regions.
Social
- Addressed an issue where certain harmless words were incorrectly being blocked in chat.
Accounts, Character Creation, Collections, and Wardrobe
- Fixed an issue where player characters would occasionally become bald after chatting with NPCs.
- Fixed an issue where the default character could be briefly shown when entering the Wardrobe.
- Fixed a bug where unlinking a Switch Account would prohibit a new account being linked to a Nintendo Account.
- Fixed a bug where some mannequins in Jel’s shop could display on top of each other.
- Fixed an issue where the cursor would disappear when the User changed from the Primary Color box to the Outfit Pieces box.
- Fixed missing VFX for Stormpact, Echo, and Shadowed tools in Collections Menu.
- Added an error message for clarity if trying to claim items from the Inbox when an underlying storage is full (e.g. Ammo pouch).
- Fixed an issue where the hair of the Character clipped through some Hats when changing color of any item in the Wardrobe preview.
- The “Confirm” text no longer spills out of the window when the User presses the “Favorite” button.
- Made the More Colors window easier to access while on controller.
- Improved the visibility of highlighting around Daily Quests.
Premium Cosmetics
- Fixed an issue where the Character preview disappeared if the transformation animation was interrupted in the Premium Store.
- Fixed an issue where the bottom clothing of the Sunlight set clipped with the character when player changed the body type in Character Creation.
- Fixed a bug where selections in the Settings menu required two tries to take effect.
- Fixed an issue where currency text in some languages would overflow the UI in the Premium Store.
- Fixed the thumbnail of the “School of Umbraa” outfit to more closely match the actual outfit.
Top Known Issues
Disclaimer: Please note this is not a comprehensive list of all known issues.
New to 0.196
- Spooky Candles do not currently show a placement preview when placing them on the plot.
- Wallpapers may not apply to some walls on the Harvest House
- On consoles, players may unintentionally navigate away from the Pen Selection menu while in the Animal Roster.
- The content preview video may present some screen tearing on the Nintendo Switch.
Other Issues
- When trying to place ceilings, the placement preview may flicker between valid and invalid positions in all buildings, including the Alchemist and Harvest Houses.
- On consoles, players may temporarily get stuck while navigating the Animal Roster menu.
- When inspecting animals, the camera may not transition smoothly.
- Roof decor can be picked up in top-down mode, but they won’t visually highlight when selected.
- Unconstructed cottages may not attach to all sides of a finished cottage at the same time.
- The action bar UI may sometimes disappear while performing actions on your housing plot. Entering and exiting chat will return the action bar UI.
- Placing a building or cottage directly on top of your character may not teleport your character out of the way.
- Floor building blocks can be difficult to place properly inside interiors.
- Some Farmhouse Decor objects cannot be moved while in top-down view.
- When donating an animal, the “Donate” button displays focus points from the last food fed to animals.
- No requirements are shown to purchase the Alchemist assets.
- Some requests do not display in the From Community, From Party or From Others tabs.
- Wall decor placed in doorway cutouts does not return to your inventory, however, they can be picked up and sent to inventory through placement mode.
- For Gardener Gifting, the various Millipede gift hints may incorrectly reference a different insect.
- Alchemist Roof Trim 3 may show materials bleeding through its surface.
- Selecting the “Return Home” button during a Home Tour may send you back to your own plot instead of ending the tour.
- When four cottages are connected in a square, stairs may reject placement towards the center of the cluster.
- On Switch, some players may experience crashes when using certain fast travel points in Bahari.
- In rare cases, players may find that chat messages don’t appear after sending, and messages from other players are not visible (only system notifications show up).
- On Nintendo Switch, the Phoenix Shrine cinematic may not play as intended.
- Placeholder textures appear at the bottom of the ponds in Serenity Falls.