# Pancake Patrol: Bullet Heaven — Boss Rush Survivors Roguelike

> Boss Rush Survivors Roguelike (iPhone/iPad app by Oliver Zimmermann.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pancake-patrol-bullet-heaven/id6748849167 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Oliver Zimmermann](https://appshunter.io/developer/859097656)
- Category: Games, Action, Casual
- Price: $2.99
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 519 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, European Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2025-07-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pancake-patrol-bullet-heaven/id6748849167/reviews.md

## What is Pancake Patrol?

Become the storm in a delicious fusion of Bullet Heaven and Bullet Hell! Crush thousands of monsters with auto-firing culinary weapons, then weave through screen-filling boss patterns in intense 1v1 showdowns, no ads, no energy timers, just pure roguelite action.

Embark on a quest to deliver pancakes to Pembrook's Manor. Recruit companions, cook up broken weapon builds and take down 10 unique bullet hell bosses.

BECOME THE BULLET STORM
Why choose between dodging and destroying? Pancake Patrol fuses the auto-firing satisfaction of a bullet heaven with the precise, pattern-weaving challenge of a bullet hell.

RECRUIT YOUR KITCHEN CREW
You don't have to deliver breakfast alone. Recruit companions mid-run to cover your blind spots and shred through the hungry hordes.

SYNERGIZE DELICIOUS WEAPONRY
Discover, upgrade and combine quirky food-based weapons. Freeze enemies with Whip(ped) Cream, sweep the screen with a Maple Syrup Tornado, or find your own culinary combos.

CHOOSE YOUR PATROL HERO
10 unique characters, each with a different playstyle, starting weapon and special abilities.

A BUFFET OF GAME MODES
- Horde Mode — chaotic waves mutated by wild modifiers
- Boss Rush — a gauntlet of 10 epic showdowns, no downtime
- Bacon Rush — dodge sizzling bacon bullets completely unarmed
- True Bullet Hell — weave through relentless dense patterns
- Classic Bullet Heaven — sit back, level up, watch the screen melt

FEATURES
- 10 heroes, 10 bosses with custom 1v1 bullet patterns
- Companion system
- Premium: pay once, play forever, no ads, no IAP pressure


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1.2 — 2026-08-15

- Improved translations across all 10 languages
- Sharper title screen text in Japanese and Chinese
- More reliable save system with automatic backup
- General cleanup and small bug fixes

### 2.1.1 — 2026-07-10

- fixed alignment of the "Back" button in the In-Game settings menu
- fixed alignment of the Loading Bar
- set Camera Damping by default to 0.00

### 2.1.0 — 2026-07-08

Pancake Patrol 2.0 polish update

- Fixed a major bug affecting visuals and playability on iOS — everything looks, feels and plays much better now.

Enjoying the game? A quick rating helps me as a solo developer a lot. Thank you for playing!

### 2.0.0 — 2026-03-17

Version 2.0.0 — Companions are here!

The biggest update yet is live! I’ve added a full Companion System, completely overhauled weapons with rarity and infinite scaling, introduced critical damage, added a new Guardian enemy type, rebalanced everything and squashed a bunch of bugs!

=== New Features ===

== Companion System ==

- Summon up to 3 companions to fight alongside you
- Companions can be leveled up infinitely
- Every companion has a base projectile attack that scales with their level
- Every companion increases 2 stats for the player
- Companions (and their upgrades) only drop from Elites, Gift Boxes and the new Guardian enemies

== Weapon System Overhaul ==

- New weapon rarity tiers: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary
- Every weapon can now scale infinitely
- Every individual attribute can be upgraded separately
- Rebalanced upgrade weights per weapon and per attribute
- Critical Hits
- Added Crit Chance and Crit Damage stats

== New Enemy Type: Guardian ==

- Stationary protectors that guard areas
- Does not chase until engaged
- Extremely high HP, very slow, incredibly deadly
- Drops companion upgrades
- Appears in Levels 1, 2, 3, 5

= Pause Menu Improvements =

- Now shows all currently equipped weapons and full companion stats

== Changes & Improvements ==

- Major global rebalancing
- Elite enemies rebalanced
- Normal enemies rebalanced
- Elite enemies now close the distance to the player more aggressively
- Cpt. Crustacean’s Ninja Slash special now travels in random patterns
- Snowflake is now a starting character
- Wanted solo boss fights now reward Rare, Epic, and Legendary upgrades specifically for the chosen character’s starter weapon
- Adjusted experience curve
- Significantly reduced performance impact from large numbers of experience gems on the ground
- Added indicators for locked levels
- Updated Arsenal Overview
- Character specials now take flat damage upgrades into account (multiplicative)
- rebalanced starting amount of each characters specials

== Visual & Animation Polish ==

- Floating damage numbers now appear on both player and enemies
- Floating healing numbers added for the player
- Significantly improved Flapjack Fury animation
- Significantly improved Pancake Throw animation
- Better enemy shadows across the board
- Improved weapon shadow “pop” effect on the majority of weapons

== Bug Fixes ==

- Fixed enemies animating in perfect unison (fights feel way more natural now)
- Fixed incorrect size of the Sticky Aura attack
- New enemy pooling system — way more enemies on screen with much better performance
- No more accidental upgrades when multiple level-ups are queued
- Removed the DPS Dummy
- Enemy sounds now properly work without overlapping hundreds of times or not playing at all

### 1.6.1 — 2025-10-09

Added corresponding app icons for standard, dark, clear, and tinted modes.

## More apps by Oliver Zimmermann

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All apps by Oliver Zimmermann: https://appshunter.io/developer/859097656

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