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Introducing Loch: A New Biome for Hungry Horrors

Hungry Horrors · published 2 Jul 2026, 17:45 UTC · build 24020284

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The mist has cleared over the Scottish Highlands, and Loch is now open to everyone.

This has been our most requested biome since it first appeared on the Beta branch, and today it leaves Beta behind for good. Loch brings four new Horrors drawn straight from Scottish folklore, a new quest to work through, a new character to meet, a new ingredient to cook with, and a full spread of new dishes including Haggis, Laverbread and Parkin. Also a brand new original track for the biome by Henry Taylor.

What's new in Loch

4 new Horrors: Cockatrice, The Trows, Cailleach Bheur and Nessie
A new quest
A new character
A new ingredient
New dishes built around it, including Haggis, Laverbread and Parkin
A brand new original score for the biome, composed by Henry Taylor

Changes and Improvements

Dish balance changes across the board
Stone of Giramphiel shield amount reduced to 3 per turn
Fishing is now available in Loch
Mouse only players can now skip scenes by clicking the skip key icon

Bug Fixes

Casting Bait, Hate or Dislike on an ingredient no longer always targets potato
Sea background colour corrected
Marool's shocked face when a seagull steals food no longer gets stuck
Dish abilities no longer apply to the Horror if a seagull has stolen the dish
Cleanse potion correctly removes debuffs
Bite Back no longer triggers if a gull has stolen the food
Pottage can now be removed in Banquet mode
Mired dishes no longer lose their craving highlight border after Cleanse
Demo complete screen is reachable again
Banquet mode Act 2 on itch.io no longer broken due to an incorrect resource exclude path
Fishing in Banquet mode can no longer reward silver ingredients or dyes

Thanks for playing, and for all the Beta feedback that helped shape Loch before this release.Bugs and feedback always welcome on our Discord: https://discord.gg/TECdnPAcU4

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