# APB Reloaded Epidemic Returns: Halloween 2025 - Product: APB Reloaded (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/apb-reloaded) - Vendor: Little Orbit - Date: 2025-10-16 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/113400/view/519727718097486075 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/apb-reloaded/releases/2025-10-16-epidemic-returns-halloween-2025 What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Epidemic event returns for Halloween 2025 with three rival corporations competing to infect the city - **added** — Daily side tasks and rewards assigned randomly during Epidemic event, awarding Joker Tickets and titles - **added** — Rare daily activities available that award Blue Glow in the Dark Weapon skin or Witches Hat - **added** — Epidemic District game mode with three teams collecting toxin barrels from starting zones and capturing neutral territories - **added** — Final showdown triggered when a team reaches 100% infection, requiring capture and 90-second defense of Havalynd Central Memorial Park - **added** — New Epidemic 2025 titles including Ravenous, Demonic, Headhunter, Sin Eater, Soulreaper, Bloodseeker, Deathspeaker, and Toxic Waste - **added** — New Glow in the Dark (White) Weapon skin awarded at Epidemic role Rank 8 - **added** — Joker M9S 'Pulse Check' secondary weapon brought back with XTD-7s Silencer integration - **added** — Halloween 2025 Sale with 15% additional discount on almost all ARMAS items - **added** — Halloween themed ARMAS products returned including Halloween 2019 items, animal and costume symbol sheets - **added** — Halloween weapon skins available for purchase including Pumpkins, Ghost, Bats, Butcher, and Occult variants - **changed** — Players no longer need to complete dailies to advance Epidemic 2025 role, only need to play matches in the game mode - **changed** — Epidemic role progression awards 250 Joker Tickets per level - **fixed** — Toxin barrels are now surrounded by toxic gas that harms enemy players attempting to destroy them Epidemic is returning this year for another run and the dangerous objective remains unchanged: three rival corporations are competing to unleash their deadly pathogens and infect the city's population, turning citizens into mindless zombies. It's a fight for domination, but only one virus will prevail. The question is: which corporation will reign supreme? Meet the Epidemic Teams: The battle lines are drawn, and three corporations are trying to unleash their deadly toxins across San Paro: Who do you think will come out on top? How Epidemic Works: Epidemic Daily Activities: Daily side tasks and rewards will be randomly assigned when you enter the event. Completing these challenges will help you level your Epidemic 2024 role as well as awarding some extra Joker Tickets for your efforts and spicy new Titles! Additionally, you may sometimes encounter rare daily activities which are a little harder to complete but award you with the Blue Glow in the Dark Weapon skin or coveted Witches Hat! **Game Goals:** 1 Transportation of Toxin Barrels: In the Epidemic District, your team starts in one of three territories—top, bottom left, or bottom right. Your job is to collect toxin barrels from your starting zone and carry them to neutral territories to spread your infection. But beware—these barrels degrade over time and will eventually explode if you don’t act quickly. Barrels are also vulnerable to enemy attacks, so you’ll need to protect them while transporting. Once you capture a territory, new barrels will spawn there, allowing you to infect even more areas and strengthen your control. 2 Conquer Neutral Territories: At the beginning of the match, six neutral territories will appear on your map, marked as task checkpoints. Your goal is to capture these zones by placing your team’s toxin barrel within the boundaries. The more areas your team captures, the faster your infection spreads. Reach 100% infection to trigger the final showdown! 3 Protect or Destroy Captured Territories: Once a toxin barrel is placed in a territory, the borders turn your team’s color, and a large barrel bundle spawns to maintain control of the area. Defend it well, because enemy teams can destroy the bundle to neutralize the territory. The barrels are tough but not invulnerable, and they’re surrounded by toxic gas that harms enemy players, making them tricky to destroy. **End Game: The Battle for Havalynd Central Memorial Park** 1 The fight to control Havalynd Central Memorial Park: The first team to hit 100% infection triggers the final phase of the game—the battle for Havalynd Central Memorial Park. To win, your team must capture and hold this territory. If the park is neutral, all you need to do is place a small toxin barrel and let the infection take hold. But if an enemy team has already claimed it, you’ll need to neutralize their hold before placing your own barrel. Even if your team hasn’t hit 100% infection yet, you can still try to take control of the park, forcing your rivals to recapture it. Defend your barrel within the Park’s boundaries from enemy attacks for 90 seconds and secure your team's victory. **Epidemic 2025 Rewards:** With this years run of Epidemic players can earn a bunch of new Titles as well as some of the original Epidemics rewards such as two out of the three weapon skins as well as the Epidemic symbols! Additionally, every level of the Epidemic role award you with 250 Joker Tickets as well as Level 8 awarding you the new "Glow in the Dark (White)" Weapon skin! Following up on feedback this year players no longer need to complete dailies to advance to Epidemic 2025 role but rather just play matches of the game mode! - Rank 1: Ravenous Title - Rank 2: Demonic Title - Rank 3: Headhunter Title - Rank 4: Sin Eater Title, Epidemic Skin Selector - Rank 5: Soulreaper Title, Epidemic Symbol Pack - Rank 6: Bloodseeker Title, Halloween Backpack Selector - Rank 7: Deathspeaker Title, Zombicine, Necrocite, and Undedox Symbols _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/113400/view/519727718097486075]_