🎄❄️ Winter Wonders Update Is Live!

[p][/p][p]Just in time for the holidays and Steam’s Winter Sale, we’re excited to unwrap a little gift for you. Actually… a pretty big one![/p][h3]
Say hello to the Winter Wonders Update ❄️🍃[/h3][p]This update brings new places to clean, a festive surprise, and one of the biggest performance upgrades Leaf Blower Co. has had since launch.[/p][p][/p][h2]What’s new at a glance[/h2]

• [p]A brand new main job The Gardens, unlocked on Day 11[/p]
• [p]The Japanese Temple, unlocked as a Side Job after finishing The Gardens[/p]
• [p]A fun Christmas Level, hiding under the Christmas Tree in your office 🎁[/p]
• [p]Steam Cloud Saves are now enabled and working for everyone[/p]
• [p]A massive upgrade to our Lighting and Graphics systems, bringing big performance gains, especially on older or lower-end machines[/p]

[p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]We hope you enjoy the new content, the many quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, and performance boosts. We’re incredibly excited about 2026 and what’s coming next for Leaf Blower Co. 💚[/p][p]If you’d like a more detailed breakdown of everything included in this update, you’ll find it below 👇[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]❄️ MASSIVE PERFORMANCE UPDATE + NEW CONTENT[/h2][p][/p][p]This update is all about speed, stability, and polish — plus some brand-new places to clean up.[/p][p][/p][p]We’ve done a major overhaul of lighting and rendering to dramatically improve performance across the board.[/p]

• [p]Lumen has been disabled for now
  (Lumen is Unreal Engine’s fully dynamic lighting system — it looks great, but it’s extremely demanding, especially in large, physics-heavy levels.)[/p]
• [p]Nanite has also been disabled[/p]
• [p]Reverted to DirectX 11 for better stability and compatibility with older graphics cards.[/p]
• [p]Much higher and more consistent FPS ( for many this will be double the previous framerate).[/p]
• [p]Far fewer crashes, especially on longer play sessions[/p]

[p]This has resulted in one of the biggest performance gains since launch.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Christmas – available immediately[/p]
• [p]Japanese Temple – unlocked on Day 11+[/p]
• [p]Gardens – unlocked on Day 11+[/p]

[p]More variety, more atmosphere, more leaves to deal with.[/p][p][/p][p]Steam Deck players should see a much smoother experience:[/p]

• [p]Automatic Steam Deck detection on first launch[/p]
• [p]Best-fit graphics settings applied automatically[/p]
• [p]Video settings rebalanced — generally hitting 60 FPS with shadows[/p]
• [p]FidelityFX removed to reduce crashes[/p]
• [p]Crash Log Folder can now be opened directly from General Settings.[/p]

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• [p]Rake no longer pushes leaves through walls[/p]
• [p]Major improvements to leaves going out of bounds[/p]
• [p]Scan Leaves skill now only “jumps” leaves near the player (huge performance win)[/p]
• [p]Help! A Leaf Is Stuck now removes the last 5 leaves instead of teleporting them[/p]
• [p]Bags placed in tarp now pay $10 and appear on the summary screen[/p]
• [p]New option to pause the passing of time (can be toggled mid-level). So if ending up too dark by the time you are half way through the level is not for you..[/p]
• [p]Ground circle indicator fixed on lower graphics settings[/p]
• [p]Trees now have wind and will appear to move slightly.[/p]
• [p]Cloud Save enabled[/p]
• [p]Rake now leaves trails in snow[/p]
• [p]Crows fly away in a more natural path[/p]
• [p]Lens flares added when looking at the sun[/p]
• [p]Steam’s In-Built Frame Rate will no longer show Frame Generation.[/p]
• [p]Furniture in the back yard will only be knocked over on Day 1.[/p]

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• [p]Fixed lighting in Skatepark[/p]
• [p]Tool ghosting when moving quickly fixed[/p]
• [p]Level payments now work correctly (Halloween, Christmas, Cash Cleaner)[/p]
• [p]Reset Key Mapping now works reliably[/p]
• [p]Fruit physics improved (less wild spinning)[/p]
• [p]Fixed floating objects (BBQs, bins, fence panels)[/p]
• [p]Player can no longer climb onto bins[/p]
• [p]Football physics improved (heavier, more friction)[/p]
• [p]Fixed stuck areas across multiple maps[/p]
• [p]Correct materials, outlines, volumes, cooldowns, UI messages, and store behavior[/p]
• [p]Audio improvements and volume balancing across effects[/p]
• [p]Tool swapping now correctly reattaches at charging stations[/p]

[p]…and many more small fixes that add up to a much smoother experience overall.[/p][p] [/p][p]✨Thank you so much for playing, for your feedback, and for being part of the Leaf Blower Co. community! [/p][p][/p][p]— The Leaf Blower Team[/p][p] [/p][hr][/hr][p]Looking for more?[/p][p]Check out the Forklift Interactive publisher page and follow it to see new games and updates as they arrive.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]