diff --git a/games/whopixels/IMPROVEMENTS.md b/games/whopixels/IMPROVEMENTS.md
index 3743c4719..f0c2f05bf 100644
--- a/games/whopixels/IMPROVEMENTS.md
+++ b/games/whopixels/IMPROVEMENTS.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 ## Performance
 
 - [x] **19. Object Pooling** — Partikel-Pool einmalig erstellt, Emitter wird wiederverwendet statt neu erstellt
-- [ ] **20. Phaser-Version updaten** — Von 3.55.2 auf 3.80+ (Breaking Changes bei Particle-API, benötigt umfassende Tests)
+- [x] **20. Phaser-Version updaten** — Von 3.55.2 auf 3.80.1, Particle-API auf neue `add.particles(x, y, key, config)` Syntax migriert
 
 ## Lokalisierung
 
diff --git a/games/whopixels/index.html b/games/whopixels/index.html
index 0c8584dc7..4d1f7d81b 100644
--- a/games/whopixels/index.html
+++ b/games/whopixels/index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <div id="game-container"></div>
     
     <!-- Phaser Library -->
-    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@3.55.2/dist/phaser.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@3.80.1/dist/phaser.min.js"></script>
     
     <!-- Game Data -->
     <script src="data/npc_characters.js"></script>
diff --git a/games/whopixels/js/managers/NPCManager.js b/games/whopixels/js/managers/NPCManager.js
index b880f7e50..ef743db3a 100644
--- a/games/whopixels/js/managers/NPCManager.js
+++ b/games/whopixels/js/managers/NPCManager.js
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ class NPCManager {
 		this.npcDialog = null;
 		this.interactionPrompt = null;
 
-		// Partikel-Pool (wiederverwendbar)
-		/** @type {Phaser.GameObjects.Particles.ParticleEmitterManager|null} */
-		this._particlePool = null;
+		// Partikel-Emitter (wiederverwendbar)
 		/** @type {Phaser.GameObjects.Particles.ParticleEmitter|null} */
 		this._emitter = null;
 	}
@@ -84,18 +82,16 @@ class NPCManager {
 	}
 
 	_initParticlePool() {
-		this._particlePool = this.scene.add.particles('particle');
-		if (this._particlePool.createEmitter) {
-			this._emitter = this._particlePool.createEmitter({
-				speed: { min: 50, max: 100 },
-				angle: { min: 0, max: 360 },
-				scale: { start: 0.5, end: 0 },
-				blendMode: 'ADD',
-				lifespan: GAME_CONFIG.ANIMATIONS.PARTICLE_LIFETIME,
-				gravityY: 0,
-				on: false, // Startet deaktiviert
-			});
-		}
+		// Phaser 3.60+ API: add.particles() gibt direkt einen ParticleEmitter zurück
+		this._emitter = this.scene.add.particles(0, 0, 'particle', {
+			speed: { min: 50, max: 100 },
+			angle: { min: 0, max: 360 },
+			scale: { start: 0.5, end: 0 },
+			blendMode: 'ADD',
+			lifespan: GAME_CONFIG.ANIMATIONS.PARTICLE_LIFETIME,
+			gravityY: 0,
+			emitting: false,
+		});
 	}
 
 	spawnNewNPC() {