December Update Brings New PvP Modes and Festive Campfire Mini-Game to Cookie Run: Kingdom
Cookie Run: Kingdom has rolled out its December update, delivering a stacked content drop that balances intense new competitive challenges with relaxing seasonal events. The centerpiece of the update is the brand-new Arcade Arena, a rotating Player-vs-Player (PvP) mode, contrasted by the cozy new Winter Night Campfire mini-game. The update also features new themed costumes and progression opportunities, ensuring a highly engaged holiday season for players.
The Arcade Arena: A Competitive Gauntlet
The introduction of the Arcade Arena marks a significant expansion of Cookie Run: Kingdom’s competitive landscape. This mode is designed to keep the meta fresh and challenging with structured, short-term seasons:
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Rotating Battle Rules: The Arena will feature four back-to-back mini-seasons throughout December. Each season enforces unique rules, such as limitations on team size, specific eligible Cookie tiers (e.g., Epic-only brawls), and the use of the new Wicked Cookies, Elphaba Cookie and Glinda Cookie, as temporary headliners.
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Ultimate Clash: The mode culminates in the challenging 7v7 Ultimate Clash, where Wicked Cookies receive full Safeguard status, adding a new tactical layer to team composition.
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Exclusive Rewards: The Arcade Arena features its own seasonal tier progression system. Rewards, which reset with each season, are earned by climbing the ranks, and players can spend Arcade Arena Coins in a special rotating shop that refreshes its inventory with every new season.
Seasonal Relaxation: Winter Night Campfire
For players seeking a break from the competitive intensity, the Winter Night Campfire offers a relaxing counterpoint. This cozy cooking-and-timing mini-game requires players to perfectly roast ingredients for visiting Cookies, avoiding burning the food to ash. Progressing through the Campfire levels unlocks new ingredients, introduces trickier recipes, and provides a new chocolate item for extra fun, offering a low-stress path to seasonal rewards.
Oz-Themed Costumes and Missions
The update also includes new premium cosmetic content, styled after classic Oz archetypes, for Cookies including Lemon Cookie, Mercurial Knight Cookie, and Cloud Haetae Cookie. Acquiring these special costumes through the Costume Gacha unlocks new story content and runs alongside trade-focused missions designed to help players farm the necessary seasonal rewards.
