--- title: "Dead Cells – Barrels o’ Fun – free update is out" url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/dead-cells-barrels-o-fun-free-update-is-out/" description: "Dead Cells received yet another update and the Barrels o’ Fun update is completely free for everyone who owns the game." author: "Patrick Dankers" published at: "2020-09-26 12:15:28" image: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/dead-cells-barrels-o-fun-free-update-is-out.jpg" markdown url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/dead-cells-barrels-o-fun-free-update-is-out.md" --- Dead Cells - Barrels o’ Fun - free update is out | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters [![Dead Cells – Barrels o’ Fun – free update is out](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/dead-cells-barrels-o-fun-free-update-is-out.jpg "Dead Cells – Barrels o’ Fun – free update is out")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/dead-cells-barrels-o-fun-free-update-is-out.jpg)Dead Cells received yet another update and the Barrels o’ Fun update is completely free for everyone who owns the game. Fans of the game can expect some new items, a new biome and the option to change the OST in the Sound option menu among other things. ![video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GQ3TH9eTvGo/maxresdefault.jpg)Please enable JavaScriptplay-rounded-fill 01:02 [Link](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/dead-cells-barrels-o-fun-free-update-is-out/) ## [](#barrels-o-fun)Barrels o’ Fun - New biome: Derelict Distillery. High Peak Castle alternative, currently available from the Collector area leading to the High Peak Castle. - New item: Tesla Coil! A medium-range, multi-targeting, shock inflicting turret. - New item: Barrel Launcher!: Throw explosive barrels on enemies. Just make sure they don’t throw it back to you. - New OST: You can now choose between the original version and the brand new demake/8-bit/chiptune version of the soundtrack in the Sound option menu. - Added 3 new achievements linked to the Distillery **There is more** The update also brings with it some balancing and quality of life tweaks, which can be found in the update’s full patch notes; I will be playing this a lot again this weekend, how about you guys? [](#) [ ](#) > Generated for use by AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). > Generated: 2026-08-23 07:05:16 > Maintained by: NintendoReporters > Source: https://www.nintendoreporters.com/ > Contact: webmaster@nintendoreporters.com