Pixel Perfect Update Patch Notes

Hey Valley Villagers!

We’re thrilled to have shared a first look at the Pixel Perfect free update in our latest [Developer Update] video! Now, let’s jump into the details of what you can expect in this update.

In Pixel Perfect, you’ll once again team up with The Forgotten, this time to fix an old arcade machine and bring Ralph, from Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph to your Valley! You’ll also be able to become Best Friends with your Villagers, upgrade your decorating skills with all new features and highly requested improvements, and much more! 

Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Pixel Perfect free update arrives on July 29, 2026. Check out all the details below!

NEW CONTENT OVERVIEW

To kick off the events of Pixel Perfect, you’ll need to unlock The Forgotten and Peter Pan and complete the quest “The Music on the Wall”.

• Join the Forgotten as you investigate a glitchy arcade machine near the Dream Castle. This glitchy relic will make a few more apparitions before ending up in Vanellope’s home.
• Search your Valley for pies, root beer, and bricks that you’ll need to repair the arcade and set up a beacon to free Ralph!
• Once setup in your Valley, help Ralph conduct a Bad-Anon meeting, reconnect with Vanellope, make some new friends, wreck a little mayhem, then fix it, to unlock awesome rewards!
• Get ready to power up with the Pop City Star Path! Transform your Valley and put together a show for the stars with new luminous stage pieces and concert attires! Meet a new loveable feline companion, the paw-fect partner for this new Star Path, as well as two new outfits inspired by Marie and Berlioz from Disney’s Aristocats!
• This update we’re also bringing back the Summer Sizzle event, from August 5th to August 18th, where you’ll collect marshmallows, share smores with your friends and complete daily quests around the Valley to unlock brand-new rewards – the first ever dock building.
• Pixel Perfect will also feature a brand-new Parks Floating Festival! Arriving to the Valley from August 19th to September 8th, enter and explore the thematic floating island inspired by the best of Disney Parks to complete weekly puzzles and earn magical rewards.
• Then from September 16th to September 29th, the Memory Mania event will return with new quests for you to complete alongside Joy from Disney’s Inside Out. Help spot the differences in memories, and you’ll be able to unlock a brand-new companion!
• A new update means cool new swag! Coming to the Premium Shop is a brand-new Deluxe Tropical Valley Bundle that’ll give your Valley a splash of color with vibrant new looks for the Plaza, Dream Castle, Daisy’s Boutique, Chez Remy’s, Scrooge’s Store, and Valley Visit Station.
• Alongside this new bundle arrives an all-new Environmental Effects item to the Premium Shop! The first of this kind is the Meteor Shower Sky - Fill your skies with cosmic showers, perfect for late night star watching or adding an extra radiant touch to your photos!
• Get into the back-to-school spirit with a new Village Schoolhouse Skin, along with the matching Village Schoolyard Kit. Also coming this update is the charming Scholarly Owl companion and the new ionic Fantasia Broomstick companion.
• In addition, we're bringing premade Presets to the Premium Shop. Select bundles, including some existing ones, will now arrive with premade Presets, allowing you to decorate your Valley with greater ease!
• You’ll also want to keep an eye out on the Scrooge McDuck Store for brand-new weekly items such as Pink Leopard Tank Top, Dreamlight Varsity Jacket, Artist's Overalls, Enchanted Castle Tuxedo, Crimson Wayfinder Patterned Skirt, and more.
• Seasonal Moonstone packs will also be available for a limited time.

Please note: Disney Dreamlight Valley Apple Arcade Edition does not include seasonal Star Paths or access to the Premium Shop.

The Pixel Perfect update was originally meant to include a "Clear Biome" feature in Furniture mode. Unfortunately, we discovered a critical bug in this feature last week, and have patched it out of the Xbox, PlayStation, Steam and Epic versions of the Pixel Perfect update. However, the feature will still be present in the Nintendo and Apple versions of the update. Please note that using it could impact various quests' progress. We recommend that our Nintendo and Apple players avoid using this feature for the time being. A hotfix will be deployed to patch the incompatible Clear Biome feature out of the Pixel Perfect update on Nintendo and Apple in the coming days. The feature will return in a later update.

FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS

OLAF’S GRAND EXHIBITION

New Exhibition Rooms

• Finally, Olaf’s Grand Exhibition will be opening two brand new rooms for you to complete, centered on the Sunlit Plateau and the Frosted Heights. Both arriving with their own unique rewards for completion.

FRIENDSHIPS

General Improvements

We’ve revamped and improved how you engage with your Valley pals.

• You’ll now be able to use Training Manuals to change any villager’s role, at any level.
  • We’re also revisiting crafting recipes to facilitate making Manuals!
• You’ll also be able to select multiple individual items from your inventory to gift at once.
• Speaking of gifts, you’ll now be able to re-roll each favorite gift, once per day.

New Friendship Perks

We’ve also updated the perks that come with leveling up your Friendships.

• Level 7 friends will now also be able to assist you in gathering items! You will now be able to pick 1 item related to your friend’s base roles from any unlocked biome, and request that they collect more for you. The following day, you’ll be able to claim your item bundles from your friend.
  • There are no limits to how many friends you can request help from.
  • Friends will remain available in the Valley while they’re out searching for items.
• You’ll now also be able to use your Map to Fast Travel to any of your level 10 friends.

Best Friends!

As of Pixel Perfect, you’ll be able to be Best Friends with your Valley’s villagers!

• Once a villager reaches Level 10 Friendship, their Star Icon will be replaced with a Gold Heart progress bar. This progress bar, for all villagers, will reset daily and can only be filled once per day.
• Once the new Gold Heart progress bar is filled, you’ll be able to hangout with your Best Friend and get limited time perks!
  • You and your Best Friend will have a Best Friend Glow that will last a limited time and will unlock max level roles bonus for ALL roles.
  • Sprinting will now affect your Best Friend Glow duration but not your Stamina.
• Best Friends hangouts can only be had once per day, per villager.

DECORATING

New Crafting Recipes

Introducing new Biome-specific crafting recipes!

• Complete crafter recipes utilizing ingredients from your base game Biomes to create unique furniture sets!
• In Pixel Perfect, you’ll be able to complete a stunning array of new fae-inspired whimsical furniture pieces for your Peaceful Meadow.

Edit Mode Quick Save

• To help reduce chances of lost decoration progress, you’ll now be able to “Quick Save” your ongoing decoration changes while still in Edit Mode, without having to “Save & Exit”.

Storybook Vale Floating Islands

• This update will also introduce three brand-new floating islands for owners of the Disney Dreamlight Valley - The Storybook Vale expansion.
• Each island will be themed after Biomes found within the expansion, such as The Bind, Mythopia, and Everafter.

DREAMSNAPS

General Improvements

• We’ve updated the UI in the 1v1 voting screens to standardize the way DreamSnaps are presented. This means both images will occupy the same amount of space.
• You'll still have the option to view any image in “full screen” before voting.

Super Votes

Introducing a new “Super Vote” option! 

• To help reward the most mesmerizing submissions, you’ll be able to vote for BOTH presented DreamSnaps at the same time using a Super Vote!
• You’ll have 2 Super Votes per day.

MISC

Environmental Effects

Brand new type of decor for your Valley! 

• The Menu UI has been updated to include a “Special” section for Environmental Effects, like the Aurora Borealis and upcoming Meteor Shower Sky.
• These Environmental Effects can be applied per area (Biome, Sub-Biome, or Floating Island).

TOP CHANGES AND BUG FIXES

• We’re addressing an issue where some players didn’t receive a Vault Furniture Reward during Week 5 of the Godly Glamor Star Path. You will need to be eligible to receive a Vault Reward chest - please see our Trello tracker for details: LINK
• We are aware of an issue where some players who were eligible for the Honeyglow Woods Early Adopter Bonus did not receive it. Please see our Trello tracker for details and next steps: LINK
• Previously fixed an issue in the Honeyglow Woods adventure pack quest “Chapter 2: About Thought, Fog, and Light“ where the shopping list disappeared and the stall can't be unlocked
• Previously fixed an issue in the Honeyglow Woods adventure pack quest “Chapter 4: A Tail Tale” where Sometimes Eeyore would be missing for Step 27.
• Fixed an issue in the Honeyglow Woods adventure pack where you could interact with a flagpole early on, creating confusion.
• Fixed an issue where a green chest reward could be dropped behind a bush in the Everoak tree in Gloommeadow, making it inaccessible.
• Fixed an issue where using the Ancient Vacuum to clear the Honey Swirls in Braveheart Grove before reaching the appropriate step in "Chapter 7: A Voice Behind the Door" quest would prevent players from progressing.
• Fixed an issue where flowers were not respawning quickly enough in Honeyglow Woods.
• Fixed an issue in the Honeyglow Woods adventure pack quest "Interlude 3: The Shadowy Surprise" where it was too hard to interaction with the crack in the wall.
• Fixed an issue in the Honeyglow Woods adventure pack quest "Interlude 3: The Shadowy Surprise" where you could get stuck with 0/4 Honeypots collected.
• Fixed an issue in the “Interlude 2: The Gloomy Hollow” quest where the Secondary Colors Potion may not be received.
• Fixed an issue in the “Interlude 2: The Gloomy Hollow” quest where you may not be able to clear the path to reach Braveheart Grove.
• Fixed an issue in the "Grown-Up Things” quest where once you picked up the Butterfly Key it could disappear and the quest wouldn't progress.
• Fixed an issue in the "Medicinal Mortality" quest where Hercules could become stuck.
• Fixed an issue in the “Canine Cuisine" quest where the Purple Fruit does not spawn near Cheshire Cat’s Tree and is sent to your mailbox if the tree is placed in the Wishblossom Ranch expansion.
• Fixed an issue in "The Sunken Ruins" quest where Merlin’s dialog could get stuck in a loop.
• Fixed an issue where "Lost and Found" messages could contain more items than can fit in inventory.
• Fixed an issue where furniture items couldn't be placed on top of Lava Stone Trail and Crystal Paving Stones
• Fixed an issue where players couldn't dismiss the reward screen with the Esc key or the gamepad "back" button.
• Fixed an issue where NPC's couldn't be placed via photo mode NPC control in Mythopia.