Peak's final major update arrives August 11 with new biomes and a mystery secret

Aggro Crab has announced that Peak, its hit co-op climbing game, will receive its final major update on 11th August. The studio teased the news with a minute-long trailer titled The Final Ascent.

The update brings two new variant biomes — Gloom and the Citadel — which will cycle out with the existing Caldera and The Kiln biomes. Aggro Crab also teased "a new secret for you to discover", though the studio kept details deliberately vague beyond that.

Peak has been one of the standout indie hits of recent years, published by Landfall alongside other multi-million sellers like Content Warning and Totally Accurate Battlegrounds. The game's success has been significant enough to spawn a wave of imitators — Aggro Crab famously said they'd rather players pirate Peak than touch a "microtransaction-riddled" ripoff. The studio has also been vocal in defending the so-called "friendslop" genre, arguing co-op games that deliver a focused, specific experience are both valuable and cost-effective for indie teams to make.

With this final major update confirmed for next week, it looks like Aggro Crab is drawing a line under Peak's post-launch support. What exactly that new secret turns out to be will likely drive plenty of community chatter when the update drops on 11th August.