Panfu Year in Review 2025

Hello Pandas!

The year is almost over, and overall it has been rather quiet for Panfu. Time passed quickly, and we were not able to implement all the goals we had set for ourselves.

Still, quite a lot has happened.

Statistics

Registered Pandas: 6,781 (2024: 17,107)
Active Pandas: 10,071 (2024: 18,297)
Bans issued: 255 (2024: 345)

Important changes

• Return to Panfu.me after losing the domain in 2020. Until January 2025, we used Panfu.us.
• Robby is back when wearing the corresponding sticker from the Panfu.me Shop.
• Improved loading times: faster navigation in the catalog, entering full rooms, and redecorating the treehouse.
• The new website became the default – the first major redesign since 2017.
• The Panfu.me Shop received a major update with over 430 new items. Thanks to sonni and Dati for their help.
• Fullscreen support in the game window via F11.
• Panda of the Day receives double coins in minigames and an in-game notification.
• The level booster now only works once per week.
• The Nutella player card background was revised and no longer shows a jar.
• Start of tracking total playtime.
• Introduction of Logibot, a simple AI chatbot for new players.
• New emote: oiia, the spinning cat.
• Revision of achievements and correct avatar glow; removal of the “bla” chat commands.
• Opening of the cinema with old Christmas movies and cartoons from the 1930s.
• Transformations and actions of other Pandas are now visible when entering a room. Further improvements are planned.
• Discord activity integration and taskbar flashing for inactivity warnings in the desktop application.

Highlights

• The pirate giveaway centered around Pandabeard was received very positively.
• The Halloween party was well attended, including a Dress to Impress event by fredzia and iida.

Final words

The big update, Pokopet Race, and Oloko are still in development. We are not keeping you waiting on purpose – we want to implement everything cleanly, bug-free, and future-proof. Panfu’s codebase is over 17 years old and requires time; many areas had to be reworked multiple times or completely rewritten. With only one person handling the entire technical side, this unfortunately takes longer, but we remain optimistic.

In 2026, Panfu.me will turn ten years old and will then be older than the original Panfu ever was. Thank you to all active players and to those who drop by from time to time. You are the reason we keep going.

Thank you for a wonderful year, and here’s to many more!