✨ Season of Scares Update Arrives Tomorrow!

✨ Spooky season is almost here in Dreamlight Valley, with the Season of Scares free content update arriving tomorrow, September 23! Oogie Boogie is bringing a little Halloween mischief to the Valley, alongside a brand-new Star Path, seasonal events, new Premium Shop items, the final two Olaf's Grand Exhibition Valley rooms, a new permanent Star Path, and a whole range of quality-of-life improvements.

There's so much packed into this update, and what felt like a long week of teasers, Developer Updates and finally the full Patch Notes, we're now less than a day away from being able to experience everything for ourselves.

Personally, I feel like this update has come around so quickly! Maybe it's because there's been so much happening in the Valley lately, but it feels like I only just finished exploring the last update - plus all the usual Valley housekeeping keeps me busy. Either way, I'm more than ready for a little Halloween chaos to arrive.

One of the biggest additions coming with Season of Scares is, of course, Oogie Boogie, who will be making his way into the Valley through a special 6-week series of Halloween quests.

Gameloft has now shared some additional details about how his event will work, and there's actually a little less pressure involved than I initially thought! The first quest, A Halloween Invasion, becomes available on September 23, with a new challenge following each week through October 28. However, you don't need to complete each quest as soon as it becomes available.

The important part is simply starting Oogie Boogie's first quest before November 4. Once you've started the event, you'll be able to continue through the remaining quests at your own pace, even after the weekly challenges have finished being released.

This means you don't need to worry about trying to keep up with every single weekly challenge if life gets in the way. As long as you've started Week 1 before November 4, you'll still be able to complete the full questline and permanently welcome Oogie Boogie to your Valley - along with unlocking Zero as a Companion along the way.

And then, of course, there's the Haunting Elegance Star Path! This is the part of the update I'm probably most excited to get my hands on. Halloween is my favourite time of year, so I'm hoping this Star Path delivers plenty of spooky furniture and decorating pieces that I can slowly work into my ever-growing collection.

There's also the new Astronomer's Journey permanent Star Path, and the return of the Haunted Floating Festival and Trick or Treat events - both will have some new rewards to unlock. I'm so happy that the Haunted Floating Festival is back with some new puzzles and rewards, I recall being so intrigued by the idea that an event had its own floating island, and the Haunted Floating Festival was the first of its kind!

I'm also looking forward to completing the Forgotten Lands and Plaza exhibition rooms in Olaf's Grand Exhibition, ultimately wrapping up the Valleys biomes. I'm curious if this will continue with rooms for the DLCs, and I really hope that they do! 

A few other things I'm looking forward to are the new Event Board and the new permanent Star Path: The Astronomer's Journey Star Path, and the new set of witchy-inspired arcane furniture pieces being added as part of the new Biome-specific crafting recipes! 

There's always that little bit of anticipation that comes from knowing that tomorrow, we'll finally be able to load into the Valley and see all of these changes sitting there in-game. Some things will probably be exactly as expected, while others may end up being those little surprises that we weren't expecting to love quite so much. And that's probably one of my favourite parts of update day.

The Season of Scares update arrives tomorrow, and I cannot wait to see what Halloween brings to the Valley 🎃 

I've also put together a release time breakdown for several regions around the world, so you can see when the update will be arriving in your timezone. Whether you're planning to jump straight when it becomes available or waiting until you've got some time to properly enjoy everything, Oogie Boogie is almost here!

Season Of Scares: Release Time
USA 6am (PT) | 9am (ET)

Canada 9am (ET)
UK 2pm
Germany 3pm
Japan 10pm
Australia 11pm (AEST)
New Zealand 1am (September 24th)

For me here in Australia, the update arrives at 11:00 PM, so I'll be doing what I usually do on update nights - letting everything download and update overnight, then waking up to a fresh Valley and my usual delicious double-shot coffee ready to help me dive into the Halloween madness ☕️

And yes... I'm already looking forward to that first morning load-in.

Bring on the Season of Scares!

Thanks for joining me in today's Cozy Valley Journal entry! Be sure to check back soon for new cozy art, update guides, discoveries and plenty more Season of Scares coverage as we step into this next chapter of Dreamlight Valley

▶️ I've also recapped the details shared in the Season of Scares Developer Update from last week, so if you'd like to take a look at what's coming with this update, you can check it out here.

If you're just as excited for Halloween to arrive in the Valley as I am, be sure to follow along with my socials too - I'll be sharing plenty of adventures, guides and discoveries as we explore everything this update has to offer 🎃