Gloomwood

Dillon Rogers David Szymanski Nate Berens Thomas Porta · New Blood Interactive

Released: Sep 5, 2022
Platforms
Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 08:36 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

31 Jul 2026Developer post
More Bank Progress
First National Bank. Getting in won't be easy... and getting out may prove IMPOSSIBLE. Constables can now move in formation. You won't just be able to take them out one by one... not without some serious stealthing. But you're in luck! We've got some new tools for you, doctor! Mo
03 Jun 2026Developer post
The Controller Update Update
Ah, good doctors... Last we met we'd finally added Full Controller Support to Gloomwood. View game page However, that still needed some cleaning up and improvement which is where this update comes in! We've expanded and improved the controller options and well as improved default
16 Apr 2026PC Gamer
Rejoice, Steam Deck and couch lovers: Gloomwood just got controller support
Every time Gloomwood goes on sale I check to see if it's received its long-promised controller support. For years the answer has been "no" or "not yet", and believe me, on most normal days there's a new thread in the Gloomwood Steam forums asking about it. But as of today, the an
16 Apr 2026Developer post
Full Controller Support
This one was a long time coming, Doctors. But we think you'll agree... You're now more in control than ever before! Now this is no half-assed implementation. This is the FULL controller support you've been waiting for. View game page Complete with rebinding! And updated tutorials
22 Feb 2026Developer post
The Cartographer's Update
Back from Hightown already, Doctors? Well good ... there's a new store in the market district you may want to see! Take the new portal from Hightown back to the Market district. And head on over to The Prime Meridian. You can pick up some new maps while you're in there... But wha
Back from Hightown already, Doctors?
Well good... there's a new store in the market district you may want to see!
Take the new portal from Hightown back to the Market district.
And head on over to The Prime Meridian.

You can pick up some new maps while you're in there...
But what's that? You couldn't even get to Hightown because you never got the seal from the Hive?
Focus, Doctor! We've now made it impossible for you to miss.
And I'm willing to bet the same people who missed the seal also missed the fact that you can quicksave!
Well now you can choose to enable quicksaves when you start a new game, you don't even have to go into the options menu. How about that.
For those of you who have been to Hightown, we heard you didn't think the Constables posed enough of a threat?!
Well now they've been, how should I say, BUFFED. Good luck with that, Doctors.
You can also now spawn them from the developer console.
Wonder how many Constables it takes to kill 10 Goatmen.
Only one way to find out...
Gloomwood and The Stealth Trilogy will be on sale all next week as part of the New Blood Anniversary sale so head on over if for some reason you don't own all our other games already!
And to celebrate we've even got some brand new Gloom Merch, Doctors!
Scarves? Lamps? Desk mats? Art prints? You're always asking for more things to buy in the shop, eheheh
TL:DR
New mirror dimension connection to Hightown
New map shop in the market district
New maps of the Market and Plaza
Constables buffed
Constables now spawnable
Improved throwing
Enable quicksaves button added for New Game
Hive seal is now unmissable (Focus, M!)
Game's on sale for New Blood Anniversary!
Cool new merch!
Controller support update Next!
Bank is being worked on!
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Full patch notes:
Update v0.1.312
General
Added window for selecting 'Allow Quicksaves' when starting a new game
Improved tracking of throwable weapons/projectiles to avoid unintended close-range obstacle collisions
Reduced enemy lifetime of burn duration and chance to spread fire to other enemies by contact
Removed spoiler flag from all current Constable variants
Item Cogwheel changed to a 2x2 inventory item and increased inventory model size
Item Golden Egg can now be consumed for a full heal
Reduced item Lion Canopic Jar sell price to match other canopic jar prices
Reduced sell price for item Wax Cylinder to 25 coins
Added Bonesaw to shop inventory if not picked up after the Underport Hive
Added developer console commands 'Quicksave' and 'Quickload'
Research
Analyzing a body part no longer dissolves it, allowing it to be used during serum concoction
Added text in Huntsman research that the headshot damage bonus is also applicable to constables
Added warning message log if failed to distill a serum (missing body part, missing substance, table not ready, ect.)
Mirror Realm
Added Hightown island and mirror connection
Added new obelisk model
Added some additional shortcut scaffolding for easier navigation
Market
Added 'The Prime Meridian' cartography shop
Added 'Market District' and 'Market Plaza' map to cartography shop
Added back shortcut to 'Dr. Thatherson's Elixers and Tinctures' shop
Changed vent access between 'The Prime Meridian' and 'Dr. Thatherson's'
Detailed and polished some the canal tunnels and gateways around the fish market
Fixed Oldetown gate hole collision (rip all the brave Doctors who succumbed there)
Fixed some geometry holes around the Hightown stairwell
Fixed batbarber themed music not triggering if Doctor entered the east area via non-traditional means
Hightown
Added mirror realm connection in new vanity room of Wrenbrook Manor
Front door of Wrenbrook manor is now locked from the inside
Added note near Auldmore Chapel warning about the constable snipers
Added note in Tram Station about repairing the gear
Added broken gear to Tram Station maintenance area
Added some stanchion poles to Tram Station ticket booth
Added a pipe and ladder to maintenance area of Tram Station for preventing softlocks
Added a spark effect to lever if attempting to use Tram before gear is fixed
Added some detailing/trim to back entrance of Montgomery's manor
Added additional detail to Auldmore Chapel exterior and area
Opened up access to the Auldmore Chapel belltower
Made it more challenging to skip some areas via mantling
Added some additional leaf piles
Tweaked the location of some ammo and treasure pickups
Fixed lightmap issues with some of the secret doorways
Fixed some geometry holes / terrain issues
Added some area portal optimizations
Fixed issue with Tram Announcer Watchdog subtitles
Underport (Hive)
Additional detail and lighting in seal room
Added a magic barrier in the seal room that blocks the Doctor's way until the seal is picked up
Constables
Improved speed and forward momentum of baton and stun baton constables
Improved close range hit tracking for baton, stun baton and saber constables
Increased the audible range of the sneak attack death squeal
Saber constables can no longer block Goatman and Doctor Goatman form attacks
Sniper constables will no longer fire a shot if the target becomes low visible (via darkness or choke cloud)
Reduced the damage of the constable sniper shot towards the Doctor
Slightly reduced the downward Y-angle of the constable sniper shots
Constable hat now counts as part of the headshot hitbox
Added new stone/dirt/carpet/tile footstep sounds
Watchdogs
Gears are now protected from standard melee damage (Goatman form melee will still damage them)
Increased the hitbox of the gears to make it easier to damage them with projectiles/explosives
Harpoon Gun
Harpoon projectiles are now affected by gravity after a certain distance
Bug Fixes
Fixed Baton Bolts for the Flaregun not always working correctly on small levers/buttons
Fixed viewmodel clipping issues between Canesword/Bonesaw and offhands
Fixed the handlantern light incorrectly rendering the shadow caster for some bush/bramble types
Fixed issues with dynamic Harpoon rope attachment/parenting not working correctly
Fixed animation issue with Revolver Carbine cylinder turn
Fixed issues with Kerosene Bomb fire collision not working after dropping or being moved
[Fixed Horn of Ulmar not loading as the correct Horn item[/p]
Fixed some situations where the inventory upgrade would appear in shop even if already purchased
Fixed issue where incorrect warning message was used when attempting to save with inventory open
Fixed dead crow corpses turning into dead rat corpses when placed into inventory
Fixed issue where mantling out of sound traps (broken glass, ect.) wouldn't correctly exit the trap condition
Fixed issue where mantling off ladders would prevent gravity being restored
Fixed Watchdogs not reacting to the Doctor when transformed into Goatman or Huntsman form
Fixed some situations where Watchdog eye color would not match their alert state
Fixed issue where AI sensory delay was longer than intended during certain suspicious events
Fixed issue where Huntsmen would aggressively search some inappropriate situations
Improved far away AI task handling to prevent situations where they would walk in place
Fixed enemy animation freezing and T-posing when interrupting some flinch and status effect animations
Fixed enemies not reacting to damage while blinded
Fixed ash piles not appearing correctly after an entity is destroyed by fire
Fixed music not correctly resuming when exiting the Lighthouse area
Fixed some metal sliding gates not correctly updating their navmesh during opening/closing motion
Fixed issue with some fire types (brazier) being the incorrect size
Fixed burning carriage chaos green fire being more blue than intended
Fixed issue with cranks and chains not playing their correct noises when in motion or displaying their correct state
Fixed issue where objective complete sound would play when loading a save
Fixed fog alpha mask being broken in some areas
Fixed seasonal music playing when seasonal content was inactive
Cartographer's Update Hotfix
Fixed Market -> Cliffside side passage transition door not working correctly
Fixed Hightown Wrenbrook manor door opening the incorrect direction
Fixed Hightown mirror activating in mirror realm before reaching the mirror in Hightown
Fixed music not playing if returning to Underport after triggering it after the huntsmen dialogue
Fixed evergreen pine bush rendering its shadowcaster
Fixed sky cloud alpha mask for coastal areas
Added logic to Underport beginning area to resume music even if the huntsmen conversation is no longer active
Original post
01 Jan 2026PC Gamer
'Happy Gloom Year!': The new Gloomwood update is out, and it includes the game's 'largest, most vertical open area' yet
New Blood immersive sim Gloomwood—Thief with guns, if you're nasty—is still a ways off from full release, but it's already well worth your time even in early access. Every update has adorned the in-progress build with wild new zones and features, from cutting-edge rat AI to playe
01 Jan 2026Developer post
The Hightown Update
Sorry this took a little longer than expected, Doctor: View game page We wanted to get some cool new toys in for ya. Good luck, Doctor! Gloomwood Merch sale! New Blood Holiday Giveaway! New bundles including System Shock 2! View game page View game page View game page Happy Gloom
07 Dec 2025Developer post
Prepare for Hightown
Hello again, Doctors. Not much longer to wait now... Will Hightown be opened for the Steam Winter sale? Yes. Will Gloomwood be on sale for the Steam Winter Sale? Yes. Are you prepared for the largest, most vertical open area we've added to the game and the most sophisticated, let
29 Jul 2025Developer post
A Tasty Little Update
A bit of housekeeping for you, Doctors. This here is essentially everything that needed fixing, changing or improving since The Research Update: Part 2. Have a gander... General Improved chain exploding for multiple barrels/objects with the 'combustible' tag Added a giblet spawn
A bit of housekeeping for you, Doctors.
This here is essentially everything that needed fixing, changing or improving since The Research Update: Part 2. Have a gander...
General

Improved chain exploding for multiple barrels/objects with the 'combustible' tag
Added a giblet spawn check system to help prevent corpse giblets from spawning outside the game world
Huntsman Beastform Detect Life effect now fades away when using the inventory or journal
Adjusted sell pricing for serums to better match the per dose value
Added falling death and impact sounds for Goatman
Improved force direction for Goatman slash attacks
Goatman horns are now usable in Goatman serums
Adjusted colors and brightness normal and Blood Moon weather settings to maintain the appearance of night
Added captions for Beastform Huntsman mutterings
Added Detect Life effect to Edward and Oliver
Removed Detect Life effect from Grezzo
Added note that Huntsman Beastform can use the Doctor's arsenal in journal
Added a weather quality setting to 'Video' settings
Improved entity collision and surface detection of projectiles
Various minor improvements to memory and performance handling
Console Command 'Beastform [form]' can now be used without a duration parameter for permanent beastform
Console Command 'Beastform [form] 0' can be used to cancel beastform
Console Command 'Set Inventory Size (x,y)' will now work with inventory upgrades (the largest values will be used)
Console Command 'Infinite Ammo [value]' now works correctly after enabling 'Cheats 1'
Beastform Disguise System

Huntsmen will now verbally acknowledge the Doctor while in Huntsman Form
Huntsmen now have lines to inform each other when they've discovered the Doctor's true identity while in Huntsman Form
AI will now become hostile if they witness Beastform Doctor attack an ally or create combat sounds unless already in combat
Tweaks to AI target sorting to allow more situations where Beastform Doctor can join allied enemies in fighting other enemies
Bear Traps

Small and medium physics objects, like food, can now be placed onto the trap as bait while in carry mode
Traps now become consumed after 2 uses on standard enemies and 1 use on large enemies
Traps now visually attach to leg of target creature when triggered
Fixed issue where ballistic projectiles would not trigger the bear trap
Added break sound when trap becomes used up
Broken trap debris now fades away after a time
Improved save state loading and handling
Coast Fishery

Fixed Goatman sometimes becoming permanently lit on fire from the attacking Huntsmen
Increased Goatman's burn duration and vulnerability to that of its Tavern counterpart
Increased Goatman defense multiplier against AI targets
Fixed issue where the ambient Goatman sounds and music would persist after its death
Standard Fishery music now resumes when returning to the Fishery after the Goatman encounter
Fixed issue where Goatman could get stuck pathing the accounting office
Fixed issue where safe 451 code dealt more player damage than intended
City Underport

The power switch for the Hive now defaults to 'Powered'
Fixed issue where the power generator states would not save or load correctly
Fixed Hive music not playing when entering via the Pump Station turbine route
Bug Fixes

Fixed 'Brain Sample' research jar having incorrect entity ids
Fixed some fire sources not being affected by the 'choke' tag (from Choke Bomb and Choke Bolts)
Fixed some projectiles not always delivering their stim tag effects
Fixed issue where projectiles could sometimes richochet off AI contact hitboxes
Fixed AI entities not always flinching when attacked while unaware
Fixed captioning source for AI after they were gibbed
Fixed some instances where AI could not hit each other while in close proximity
Fixed save/load issue with patrolling or leashing AI not always returning to their last task
Fixed Crowman and Crowking vomit attack dealing more damage than intended
Fixed Huntsman hats converting into the wrong item type
Fixed texture skin issues with Beastform viewmodels
Fixed Beastform sounds and properties not properly loading between saves and area transitions
Fixed Crowman Beastform lifesteal effect applying to some entities without the 'meat' tag
Fixed issue with swapping multiple items between melee slots
Fixed picking up the Handlantern sometimes holstering the active weapon
Fixed Bonesaw not correctly negating incoming damage when guarding
Fixed Harpoons igniting entities with the 'combustible' tag
Fixed Harpoons sometimes not spawning the pickup variant when hitting a valid surface type
Fixed Harpoongun clipping in the inventory
Fixed issue where jumping off a slope would cause the player to inherit slide velocity
Fixed jump height modifier not working correctly when sliding
Fixed shop items sometimes disappearing when loading a save
Fixed being able to pickup and select non-slotted weapons without having the luggage case
Fixed being able to pick up items through the drawer of a dresser object type
Fixed oxygen values not loading correctly on area transition
Fixed issue when loading the offhand handlantern in some rare situations
Fixed player being able to physically push around AI or NPCs
Fixed some incorrect room portal values causing sound propagation issues
Fixed some roof windows not correctly allowing AI entities to fall to their death when shattered
Fixed scorch decals not correctly showing up after explosions
Fixed some Crowman giblet pieces having the wrong physics collision layer
Fixed issue where damaged door collision would prevent projectiles through gaps
AI thrown axes and hatchets should now correctly penetrate through windows
Fixed weather types not correctly showing up in the Coastal Cave area
Now that all that's out of the way - we can focus exclusively on the Hightowne district. Here's your first look...
The Constables await.
SOON™
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Original post
29 Jun 2025PC Gamer
Gloomwood's latest research update adds the most scientific thing of all: headshots
Not too long ago, Victorian stealth-em-up Gloomwood received a "research update" that lets players study dissected monsters and then inject their sweet juice directly into your veins for temporary powers . More recently, the early access immsim's latest update has expanded on tho
28 Jun 2025Developer post
The Research Update
Well would you look at that Doctor! Two Gloomwood updates in two months? I'd say you're on a roll! During the last update we introduced research! And gave the good doctor the ability to delve into the darkness a bit... View game page After slicing and dicing up monster bodies and
Well would you look at that Doctor!
Two Gloomwood updates in two months?
I'd say you're on a roll!
Watch on YouTube
During the last update we introduced research!
And gave the good doctor the ability to delve into the darkness a bit...
View game page
After slicing and dicing up monster bodies and combining them with jars of god knows what from around the city, the doctor gained all new abilities from the Crowmen, Goatmen and Bat Barbers.
Well now, due to popular demand - you can inject multiple doses of certain serums like the Bat Barber!
Watch on YouTube
We've also made the labels easier to read on the monster parts you'll need to gather!
But more importantly, research will now become available when you first reach the lighthouse, and we've added the ability to research the most common enemy in the game...
The Huntsmen.
Watch on YouTube
They'll never suspect a thing...
Surely you've played Oblivion, doctor...
This serum will allow you to detect life through the world, anywhere you can see, as well as blend in with the other Huntsmen, as if you were one of the boys.
But that's not all!
Research now also grants PASSIVE BONUSES. (that you keep forever)
We think you'll especially like the Huntsmen passive ability...
Watch on YouTube
But you'll have to research it :)
There's even new ammo just for you types who like to make things go sploosh:
In addition to this:
Crowman research will now give you a permanent holstered speed boost
Bat Barber research will give you a permanent jump height boost
Goatman research will give you a permanent damage reduction
And don't forget that Goatman serum... you're going to want it...
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
That's right... the world of Gloomwood will now change as the story progresses!
When revisiting old areas after reaching certain story points you may find things have indeed changed.
Even the weather! (and music)
There may be a Goatman stomping around The Fishery ^^
Or you could see Bat Barbers lurking high within The Caves...
Or you may head back to The Tavern only to find that the Huntsmen are now merrily drinking the night away... since the Goatman is no longer a threat to them...
Don't worry, these new encounters will only appear once and enemies will not "respawn" so if you're the kind of player who wants to KILL EVERYTHING in the game - you can still do that.
And if you're the kind of player who wants to GHOST EVERYTHING in the game - you can still do that.
This is Gloomwood, after all.
After this we're putting research on hold for a bit as we bake Part 3 into our next content update.
Load up on rope and lace up your climbing shoes, we're heading to the rooftops of Hightowne next.
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TLDR:
Research is now available sooner
Huntsman research added (detect life ability)
Multiple dose serums added
Journal improvements
Passive research bonuses added (even headshots!)
New labels for monster part jars
New ammo type added
New voice lines added
New encounters, music and weather (when you return to old areas)
You can now turn the power off to the Hive (it spooky)
Full Patch Notes
Original post
18 May 2025PC Gamer
One of our most anticipated survival horror stealth games shows off more of its monster juice power-up system, which looks like an unholy cross between Hitman and Mario Odyssey
Gloomwood developer Dillon Rogers has released gameplay footage of upcoming tweaks to the game's monster serum transformation system . What's new is that we'll be getting even more chances to use the monster juice, but I just hadn't realized how far reaching the system as a whole
14 May 2025Developer post
Patch v0.1.306
General Improved cache handling of shader variants to reduce shader compilation stuttering Improved memory handling causing performance and stuttering issues over longer play sessions Creatures will now attack the Doctor if repeatedly attacked even while in an allied Beastform Cr
General

Improved cache handling of shader variants to reduce shader compilation stuttering
Improved memory handling causing performance and stuttering issues over longer play sessions
Creatures will now attack the Doctor if repeatedly attacked even while in an allied Beastform
Creatures will now attack each other after repeatedly receiving friendly fire by other allies
Replaced static medicine and alcohol bottles throughout the game world with interactive pickups
Improved the visual FX of claw and blade trails for most creature attacks
Added bundle variants for flaregun bolts and harpoons
Doctor

Added Beastform Doctor corpse carry viewmodels
Added Beastform Doctor swim animations
Fixed shortcut slots not being cleared correctly and causing slotted weapons to change
Fixed Canesword and Bonesaw guarding not always blocking attacks from very close enemies
Fixed Bonesaw guarding not always playing the guard fx
Fixed Bonesaw draw not being correctly flagged as a one-handed action
Fixed fall damage not being correctly calculated while in a non-Batbeast form
Fixed issue where repeatedly mantling/jumping in Batbeast Form could prevent attacking
Fixed Crowman Beastform light gem not reading lighting data correctly
Fixed Goatman Beastform getting stuck when exiting transformation while in a low ceiling area
Fixed force physics when gibbing enemies while in Beastform
Fixed weapon redraw not working when exiting Beastform in some scenarios
Fixed some viewmodel lighting having incorrect light anchors
Fixed handlantern viewmodel not having a correct animated motion configuration
Fixed issue where Journal rendering when multiple inputs were pressed
Coast Fishery

Increased the size of the cabin chimney
Added handles to many of the interactive slanted window types
Locked off the vent room beneath the cargo room... for now
Coast Caves

Fixed wooden barricade being breakable by the Canesword and Bonesaw
Coast Cliffside

Increased the size of the Lighthouse chimney
Fixed 'Research Diagram' not correctly spawning when the laboratory opens
Fixed laboratory bookshelf not correctly flagged as platform for its books
Fixed roombrush in laboratory causing some dropped items to be silent
Coast Tavern

Huntsman corpses can now be carried or gibbed for body parts
Fixed Goatman being able to jump through the attic door and elevator shaft if blocked
City Market

The chimney in the first Manor now connects properly to the outside
Added handles to skylights to the blood altar room
Improved texturing in the blood altar room
Crucified Goatman will now spawn correctly on load and can be gibbed for body parts
Fixed incorrect localization id for Market Waterfowl Tavern key
Fixed elevator to the Emerald Terrace sometimes instantly moving back to its initial position
City Market Shop

Fixed issue where using primary fire could trigger the buy action in the shop
Fixed some items would not correctly print out on the Merchant's shop receipt
City Underport

Fixed blood rain not correctly triggering on Blood Moon
Improved performance of rain in some scenarios
Added weather exclusion zones to some areas that should be blocking rain
Fixed issue where mantling out of the electrified water at Lampfire Power Station would not clear the damage trigger
City Underport Hive

Fixed Countess dialogue focus volume not being reset if player skips the Seal
Fixed some lightmap issues in the exit saferoom
Bug Fixes

Fixed New Game and Load Game not working correctly if a incomplete save is found in the save folder
Fixed issue where flaregun projectiles would incorrectly bounce off surfaces or not affect targets
Fixed projectile force not always pushing targets in the correct direction
Fixed windows blocking projectiles even after being destroyed
Fixed an issue where AI could path through a closed door if near a steep incline
Fixed issue where Fishdogs and Rats could not hear player footsteps while sleeping
Fixed Crowbeasts not being immune to acid damage (like from exploding eggs)
Fixed metal doors and pickups not being marked as indestructible
Fixed wooden planks not playing destruction fx
Fixed issue where door crushers could damage entities that aren't the active blocker
Fixed issue where traps could make non-flesh physics objects bleed
Fixed flaregun light beam not correctly disabling when loading or transition levels while holstered
Fixed issue where AreaPortals wouldn't correctly render the fog plane
Fixed issue where air bubbles would not appear underwater in some bodies of water
Fixed issue where sliding on a steep slope wouldn't limit contact momentum
Prevent climbables from being grabbed while in Noclip mode
Original post
19 Apr 2025PC Gamer
Gloomwood's research update transforms it from Thief with guns into Dishonored with mutations, letting you inject dissected monster juice into yourself to gain their powers
We still don't know the real name of Gloomwood 's doctor protagonist, but I'm beginning to suspect it might be 'Jekyll' given what he gets up to in the game's new Research update. This latest addition to New Blood's Thief-inspired immersive sim folds in some game-changing abiliti
17 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch v0.1.305.02 (Hotfix #1)
Patch v0.1.305.02 Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where some old saves would not load area transitions with out of date data Fixed some pickups not setting the correct loaded quantity Fixed metal crates not being destroyed by door crush triggers Fixed armor huntsmen missing some innate
Patch v0.1.305.02
Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where some old saves would not load area transitions with out of date data
Fixed some pickups not setting the correct loaded quantity
Fixed metal crates not being destroyed by door crush triggers
Fixed armor huntsmen missing some innate physical resistance
Original post
16 Apr 2025Developer post
Patch v0.1.304.28 (The Research Update Pt. 1)
Patch v0.1.304.28 General Research system has been added! Enter the mirror realm and take the passage to the lighthouse laboratory to start concocting A dark presence grows inside the Doctor, and it yearns to claw free The journal has received a rework, now having diegetic hand a
Patch v0.1.304.28
General

Research system has been added! Enter the mirror realm and take the passage to the lighthouse laboratory to start concocting
A dark presence grows inside the Doctor, and it yearns to claw free
The journal has received a rework, now having diegetic hand animations and new art and quality-of-life adjustments for each section
The tabs for the journal can now be selected with the 1-6 Weapon Select keys
The area selector for the 'Files' section of the journal can be rotated with the 'Lean Left' and 'Lean Right' keys
The journal health and mind meters will now show 'Excellent' when the player is at max value
The Bonesaw melee weapon has been added, a new melee weapon with heavy damage and the ability to cut up corpses, but lacks the canesword's sneak damage bonus
Enemies now stagger based on an internal poise system instead by random chance. Faster weapon attacks (like canesword swipes) should now consistently trigger enemies to stagger when used in rapid succession
Improved entity defense and damage handling to ensure better consistency
The Flashbomb stun time has been increased to 8 seconds (from 6)
Improved the throw animation of the Chokebomb and Flashbomb to sync up with the input
Reworked the art of the default syringe
All enemies now have pickup and item giblet types
Improved hit detection of player melee weapons and attacks
Improved handling of canesword and bonesaw chained attacks
Improved swimming and water transitions
The action log will now inform which item was dropped if not enough space was found
Increased ambient brightness on some key types
Improved Goatman walk animation
Improved effect textures for some melee trails
Added a sound cue that plays when entering a new district for the first time
General performance and art improvements
Coast Fishery

Added an ingredient stockpile to the Fishery main building
Coast Cliffside

Fixed issue where the waterfalls could clip the player into the cliff wall
Coast Cliffside

The Doctor's Laboratory will now become accessible after visiting the Mirror Realm
City Market

An ingredient stockpile has been added to Dr. Thatherson's Apothecary
The Drunken Waterfowl tavern has been opened
The crucified Goatman can now be gibbed
City Market Shop

The 7x5 Inventory Upgrade is now available upon arriving at the Merchant's Shop
City Underport

An ingredient stockpile has been added to Van Der Meer's warehouse
Fixed an issue where the electrified water in the Power Station would not correctly electrocute enemies
Improved AI pathing to allow non-leaping enemies to reach the basement level of the Power Station
Fixed Gate 3 not correctly getting jammed visually when activating it from the Control Room
City Underport Hive

A new secret exit has been added
The sideroute from the archeology digsite now has a deployed rope to aid players who skipped the harpoon gun
Fixed issue where corpses would not always break falling damage
Dimension Mirror

Fixed incorrect baked directional lighting
Fixed issue where the player could get stuck in the falling teleport plane
Bug Fixes

Fixed issue where crowking corpses would spawn crowmen giblets
Fixed issue where carried burning objects would incorrectly clear its instigator
Fixed issue where rats could get stuck in bidirectional rat holes
Fixed issue where thrown projectiles would sometimes not be parried or deflected correctly
Fixed an issue where huntsmen rifles would not sometimes have a pickup round in them
Fixed issue where AI footsteps would not register sound traps (like shattered glass piles) correctly
Fixed issue where the Gold Crank from Van Der Meer could not be carried without an inventory
Fixed issue where the shortcut elevator gate in the Underport canal would not open
Fixed issue where the Goatman would not receive crushing damage from elevators
Fixed issue where crosshair would incorrectly reset when drawing and undrawing a main hand weapon while the handlantern was raised
Fixed various chest opening clipping issues
Fixed some lamps not having a light flare
Original post
16 Apr 2025Developer post
The Research Update
Doctor! The old laboratory at the lighthouse is up and running again. Time to get to work... Aye, Gloomwood research is finally here, and with it this accursed town will be changed forever... but so will YOU! Collect body parts of the foul beasts roaming the city with your new BO
25 Dec 2024Developer post
Patch v0.1.303
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We have an update for all your festive needs (and bug fixes). General Winter event has been extended to January 10th Added Winter attire for watchdogs, infected rats, crowmen, crowkings and crowbabies Added new Winter ambience for outdoor and i
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We have an update for all your festive needs (and bug fixes).
General

Winter event has been extended to January 10th
Added Winter attire for watchdogs, infected rats, crowmen, crowkings and crowbabies
Added new Winter ambience for outdoor and indoor spaces
Added Winter icicle props to some statues
Crowkings and crowbabies are no longer marked as spoiler tagged entities
Adjusted various sounds and the AI reaction to them
Added player landing sound for glass shards material
Slightly increased AI sight range on Full and Blood Moon
Slightly increased AI non-alert dark vision range
Adjusted several AI attack states to allow flinch/headshots to interrupt them
Increased brightness of iron key pickups to be more visible in the dark
Increased size of shader variant collection that are prewarmed on startup
Coast Fishery

Added some pickup bricks to Mr. Croup's office
Added interactive crank recepticle and gate to power generator room
Improved the geometry of the well cavern beneath the cabin
Coast Cliffside

Fixed drawbridge shortcut collider not correctly being set when raised
Fixed some geometry issues with the barnhouse
Fixed fort gate not raising to the correct height
Fixed issue where the padlocks controlling the door to the cannonball storage room would not respond correctly
Fixed some issues with the main city gate collision
Coast Tavern

Added some decal indicators to show the elevator needs power and some additional guiding lights
City Market

Added additional snowball piles to area
Fixed several doors not correctly applying their lock state
Tweak light culling distance for some lights around the barbershop
City Underport

Added snowball piles to area
Fixed exploration music not triggering when entering the area
Improved geometry and texturing in some areas
Fixed water volume in sewer that was not activating correctly
Added metal crates to crowmen sewer section to aid with the door timer
Improved navigation in power station basement to allow humanoids to enter the flooded area
Removed key in tram station that had no purpose
City Underport Hive

Fixed the shotgun pickup in the supervisor station locker disappearing on load
Fixed some navigation jump links not being correctly usable by crowmen
Added empty valve recepticle on the other side of the waste treatment gate door
Improved geometry and texture work of engineering area
Added additional signage and hints of goal around engineering area
Oil drums around the finale area now correctly change state on the harder difficulties
Sealed the area beneath the elevator platform more thoroughly for the finale sequence
Flagged several nearby stalagtites as non-mantle-able near the finale elevator
Added buttons to the top of the finale elevator to call or lower the elevator
Fixed incorrect sound and weather room configuration in some spots
Fixed some sound emitters not working correctly
Bug Fixes

Fixed Winter hats not correctly appearing on huntsmen, fishdogs, batbarbers and rats
Fixed issue where snow would appear in several indoor areas
Fixed issue where snowballs would not correctly apply the blind state duration
Fixed issue where chests would collide with world geometry and not open
Fixed active music not loading correctly after saving the game via the save slot menu
Fixed vent doors not being interactive after opening
Fixed AI not updating their search state to new contact detection events
Fixed AI not correctly applying their sense proficiency overrides
Fixed some instances of AI not correctly checking for door states or applying their door block status
Fixed issue where the canesword would not detect the correct body material of dead huntsmen props
Fixed crowking not fleeing when on fire
Fixed fire sources not correctly loading their save state
Fixed physics objects duplicating after parrying a throw projectile
Fixed several issues with chokebomb/chokebolt saving and loading
Fixed issue with ceiling windows not correctly updating navmesh and physics collision after being shattered
Flagged pickup harpoons as not mantle-able to prevent physics issues
Fixed some issues where pickups would have the incorrect stack size on spawn
Fixed various instances where ladders would have the incorrect material sounds
Fixed various issues when multiple valves are linked to a single sliding door
Fixed issues with water flow values not being applied correctly
Fixed issue with 'spawn item' command when spawning unloaded weapons
Fixed some sound portal and propagation issues
Original post
06 Dec 2024Developer post
Patch v0.1.302
General Improved player/enemy body collision handling Improved some data handling to during scene loading Coast Cliffside Fixed several AI patrols not initiating correctly Coast Tavern Fixed transition door not correctly locking during the scripted intro event Fixed guncase shotg
General

Improved player/enemy body collision handling
Improved some data handling to during scene loading
Coast Cliffside

Fixed several AI patrols not initiating correctly
Coast Tavern

Fixed transition door not correctly locking during the scripted intro event
Fixed guncase shotgun not being able to be picked up after shattering the glass
Fixed issue where goatman could jump through attic door
City Market

Fixed several cabinet/padlocks in the gun shop that weren't working correctly
City Market Shop

Changed new playthrough inventory upgrade to 7x5 upgrade instead of 8x6 after returning the first seal. 8x6 will still be available later in the game (note: you can still give yourself the 8x6 upgrade early through the console with the command 'give item_luggage_upgrade_8x6`).
Improved shop dialogue handling for luggage case upgrades
City Underport

Fixed various AI patrols not starting correctly
Fixed issue where Van Der Meer's golden crank would incorrectly transform into a normal crank when dropped out of inventory
Fixed lighting issue near the first bridge sewer segment
Fixed levers for canal bridges not correctly allowing them to be raised or lowered in older saves
Fixed issue where canal bridge would not play sound correctly
City Underport Hive

Fixed water clipping issue near the egg drop in room
Fixed several geometry issues
Fixed AI event issue during the finale event
Fixed some incorrectly assigned sound portal links
Bug Fixes

Fixed save/load issues that prevented proper state persistence and transitioning to other levels
Fixed flare rounds for the flaregun duplicated after save/load
Fixed issue where explosive barrels wouldn't properly damage breakable objects
Fixed issue where some elevators wouldn't crush the player
Fixed issue where some metal pipes would make the incorrect footstep sounds
Fixed issue with valve wheel item description
Original post
04 Dec 2024Developer post
The HIVE Update
In addition to the Hive now being in the game - basically every single major system in the game has been altered in some way. Most notably the lighting. This update is so massive we don't even know where to begin. Kind of like the upgraded briefcase you can buy after coming back

Updates & announcements

First National Bank.

Constables can now move in formation.

Moss arrows? No.

Feather harpoons? YES.

A Blackjack? No.

A Bonk Baton? YES.

Oh and we haven't forgotten all that research you've been doing.

Surely turning yourself into a RAT will somehow be... useful?

Ah, good doctors...

Last we met we'd finally added Full Controller Support to Gloomwood.

However, that still needed some cleaning up and improvement which is where this update comes in!

But enough of that, you want to see more progress on The Bank, yes?

This one was a long time coming, Doctors.

But we think you'll agree...

You're now more in control than ever before!

Now this is no half-assed implementation.

This is the FULL controller support you've been waiting for.

Complete with rebinding!

And updated tutorials:

We've also added a new shop in the market plaza for you to explore:

Meanwhile, work on The Bank continues.

Good luck getting in there, Doctor... BWAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA

Back from Hightown already, Doctors?

Well good... there's a new store in the market district you may want to see!

Take the new portal from Hightown back to the Market district.

And head on over to The Prime Meridian.

You can pick up some new maps while you're in there...

Sorry this took a little longer than expected, Doctor:

We wanted to get some cool new toys in for ya.

Good luck, Doctor!

New bundles including System Shock 2!

Happy Gloom Year!

Hello again, Doctors. Not much longer to wait now...

Will Hightown be opened for the Steam Winter sale? Yes.

Will Gloomwood be on sale for the Steam Winter Sale? Yes.

Are you prepared for the largest, most vertical open area we've added to the game and the most sophisticated, lethal and complex enemy force we've added to the game, yet...?

Probably not.

But then again, neither were the Huntsmen...

A bit of housekeeping for you, Doctors.

Now that all that's out of the way - we can focus exclusively on the Hightowne district. Here's your first look...

The Constables await.

Well would you look at that Doctor!

Two Gloomwood updates in two months?

I'd say you're on a roll!

The Huntsmen.

But that's not all!

And don't forget that Goatman serum... you're going to want it...

Patch v0.1.305.02

Patch v0.1.304.28

Doctor! The old laboratory at the lighthouse is up and running again. Time to get to work...