Under Lock

Released: Jan 12, 2021
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Last updated: 15 Sep 2026, 15:16 GMT

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26 Oct 2023Developer post
Halloween 2023 and Alpha 10.3
Hello everyone! New Halloween update for Under Lock is here! In this update you will find many improvements and bug fixes. New Halloween themed elements have also been added to maps and main menu. Improvements: General: Removed “sticking” to objects. Now, if you accidentally touc
Hello everyone! New Halloween update for Under Lock is here!
In this update you will find many improvements and bug fixes. New Halloween themed elements have also been added to maps and main menu.
Improvements:
General:

Removed “sticking” to objects. Now, if you accidentally touch a wall or any other object, you will not “stick” to it, but simply slide along it.

Added a heartbeat to indicate the threat level.
Added the effect of passing through doors for Shady and Weeper. When these monsters approach the doors, black distortions appear on the doors themselves (transparent to the monsters themselves), which allow them to pass through obstacles.
Changed the sounds of victory, defeat and death.
Forsaken Hotel Map:

Improved FPS.
Hotel rooms on the second and third floors have been redesigned. Some of them were removed from the game to reduce the overall area of the map.
On the base floor in the hall, a large empty space under the stairs on the left and right has been removed. The stairs themselves have also been improved.
Improved reception
Improved kitchen
Map Dark House:

Added rain weather effect and dynamic weather sound system.
Flatface:

The appearance has been redesigned and improved.
The animation of death at the hands of a monster has been reworked. It became more frightening and dynamic.
Weeper:

Dash has become longer by 1s.
Now, when colliding with walls, dash stops immediately. When using the dash on climbs, you will no longer be thrown around. These changes should help monster players hunt down survivors more effectively.
Shady:

Now, when using the Energy Collection skill (1 skill), survivors who come into your field of view will be highlighted with a white outline, which will allow you to understand whether you are receiving energy from them or not.
When entering a portal, Shady will enter it completely and also exit completely.
On the portal itself, a white effect (previously it was black) shows its cooldown, after which Shady will be able to use the portal again.
Changed the animation of death at the hands of Shady. She became more frightening and dynamic.
The appearance of Shady itself has been slightly improved.
Fixes:

Fixed visual display when using the second Shady skill. Now, when possessing a survivor, the target's head is hidden for Shady, and the visual display of Shady is hidden for the target, leaving only its shadow.
Fixed interpolation of other players' movements. All players should now move smoothly.
Fixed twitching when dying from Flatface.
Fixed upside-down key symbols on double doors in the Forsaken Hotel map.
Fixed broken movement animation for AI Shady after leaving the shadow of another player.
Changed the sounds of the combination lock.
In addition, I want to share news regarding the team and plans for the game. Now there are two of us on the team. Recently, an environment artist has joined to development of Under Lock, which will make the locations more detailed and interesting.
As for plans, later new survivors will be added to the game (as well as old ones updated) and the “Bunker” location.
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22 Jun 2023Developer post
Alpha 10.2
Fixes Fixed critical error when players can`t connect to other players. Players in VR are no longer given a random role at the start, due which there will no longer be error when monster is selected for a VR player and game crashes. Added gravity to notes after dropped from hands
Fixes

Fixed critical error when players can`t connect to other players.

Players in VR are no longer given a random role at the start, due which there will no longer be error when monster is selected for a VR player and game crashes.
Added gravity to notes after dropped from hands, otherwise they fly into the sky and you can’t reach them.
When a person enters game and gets loaded on map, the settings will not reset anymore.
The lever from Dark House was removed, it looked stange.
At now flashlights will gives immediately at start match.
Features

Added Ukrainian language.
Join the game's discord channel to share your ideas, report bugs or find players to play together.
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10 May 2022Developer post
HotFix
Fixed bug when player in VR can`t escape from any level.
08 May 2022Developer post
Little bug fix
Fixes: Fixed colliders in the Dark House (stairs and curbs in the garden) Fixed a bug with the inability to use the keypad in VR
25 Apr 2022Developer post
Small update. Alpha 10
Hi, I have a little update here. I worked with doors and drawers and tried to make them easier to open. In short, the force of opening the door tends to the vector of your gaze, which allows you to ignore the sensitivity of the mouse, and also immediately understand where the doo
01 Mar 2022Developer post
New Update! Random, Tips, Fixes!
Hello everyone! Sorry it took so long to release this update, I just took a break from development for January. Let's move on to innovations: Returned the logs I have returned the logs for easy use of debugging the game and ask you to look if you find a gray screen instead of lau
Hello everyone!

Sorry it took so long to release this update, I just took a break from development for January.
Let's move on to innovations:
Returned the logs
I have returned the logs for easy use of debugging the game and ask you to look if you find a gray screen instead of launching the game.
Disabled map music research
The music that plays when you can't see the monster and you're not running away from it. I want to see how it is played in the oppressive silence. Please write your opinion about this in the discord of your game.
Added a mechanic to help find keys/h3] It only works for difficulties below Hard. If a win cannot be found by the next key on the path to winning the timing, the nearest key needed will start emitting a whisper that can be heard throughout the map. As soon as consumers pick it up or arrive, the whispering will stop and the time before the prompt is reset. The keys emit a Whiper whisper, which makes playing with him a little more difficult.
Randomly
Added random pick mechanic. You can now select a random character, a random map, and a random AI monster in the lobby. If errors occur, please bear with me.
Fixes:

Fixed a bug where it was possible to select a character, prepare and select with a character, thereby breaking the launch of the game at the start of the match.
Fixed a bug when Shady could get out in the center of the player's shadows.
Fixed a bug where the game did not end if the player was on the way out and the last one killed the monster.
Increased attack radius for survivors. With the previous radius it was very difficult to detect Viper's AI, now you still have to face this ambush, but it's easier.
Write review Under Lock on Steam if you want to help the game.
Also join the game's channel discord to share your ideas, discuss bugs, or find players to play together.
Original post
02 Jan 2022Developer post
HotFix
Fixed greyscreen at start. Fixed note in hand.
30 Dec 2021Developer post
Happy New Year!
Hey! Happy New Year to everyone! Under Lock has been in steam for almost a year now, and this year the game has become much better, both in terms of convenience and in technical terms. A little new content was added, a whole bunch of bugs were fixed, and against this background I
Hey! Happy New Year to everyone!
Under Lock has been in steam for almost a year now, and this year the game has become much better, both in terms of convenience and in technical terms. A little new content was added, a whole bunch of bugs were fixed, and against this background I would like to say thank you to the players, without you the game would hardly have improved. Thanks especially to those who suggest ideas, find and report bugs, and help translate the game into their own language.
Let's move on to the list of changes and improvements:

Reworked inventory for VR players. Now you can use the special button on the controller to call the inventory to your hand, or feel the key holder on the belt and press the Trigger to call the inventory to the opposite hand.

Added difficulty levels for the AI monster. This will make it easier to play against the AI and make the game more comfortable for you.
New Year's event. All the survivors have themed masks, and on the levels you can find places specially decorated for the New Year. The main menu has also acquired a festive look. The New Years event will take place every year starting at the end of December and ending in the middle of January.
Now for the small fixes:

Default FOV changed from 60 to 70.
Effects after scattering a clone of Flatface now appear correctly over the entire surface of the clone.
Horror sounds have been removed from the hospital, as they look foreign to other levels.
Especially for VR players, the Shedi has a barely visible silhouette with shadows turned off. As you probably already noticed, Shady was visible only as a shadow. However, due to poor optimization, by default, I turn off VR for shadow players, which made Shady completely invisible until phase 3.
Closing the menu on ESC also closes settings and some other menus.
VR players with HTC Vive can now pick up items on the Grip and place them too. Interaction also remains on the Trigger.
VR players now destroy copies of Flatface when approaching them.
Fixed rotation smoothness settings for VR that were not saved before.
Temporarily increased the growth of VR characters.
Thanks for helping make Under Lock better!
Join the game's discord channel to share your ideas, report bugs or find players to play together.
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28 Nov 2021Developer post
Bugfix 7.2
Fixed bug when you can't join or host game
17 Nov 2021Developer post
Bug fix
Fixed list: Fixed a bug where the map selection in single player mode was broken Fixed spawn points of some keys that could not be taken Fixed a bug that caused the game to break if you started a single player game with a flatface Also, now version game will show in menu after st
28 Oct 2021Developer post
Halloween Update
Hello everyone, I'm here with a new update. So what I added: Halloween event This event will automatically turn on every year on the eve of the holiday and will last for several days. Even if there are not big changes in the Halloween theme, it adds a holiday atmosphere. Artifici
Hello everyone, I'm here with a new update. So what I added:
Halloween event
This event will automatically turn on every year on the eve of the holiday and will last for several days. Even if there are not big changes in the Halloween theme, it adds a holiday atmosphere.
Artificial Intelligence Shady
Now you can choose Shady as the opponent for which the AI will play. His demeanor matches his style of play. The first time he watches you until he accumulates enough power, and then mercilessly kills one after another.
Achievements
Namely 10 pieces. A couple of secret and Easter ones, and see how beautifully drawn they are.
Lobby
Language when creating a server so that players can see what language they speak on a given server.
Ping in the lobby, well, it's clear why.
And now what has I corrected:

The main fix is that I switched the movement of the players to physics and now they should interact correctly with the doors.
As requested, interaction with the door and drawers no longer blocks the camera, however, if someone else needs it, you can always hold Left Alt so that the camera does not rotate.
Internal voice chat is disabled for dead characters.
Corrected sound settings for code panels.
Other little changes.
Note:
If you have problems starting the game, please install the latest graphics driver and restart your PC.
Thank you for your participation in the development of the game and a happy Halloween!
And as usual, the link to the discord channel of the game:
Original post
03 Sep 2021Developer post
New Monster in Under Lock
Hello everyone With the new update, a new monster is added to the game. Meet - Shady. Shady is a monster from the shadows and will be little noticeable at first. Its task is to collect power without attracting special attention to itself. Unlike other monsters, Shady cannot harm
Hello everyone
With the new update, a new monster is added to the game. Meet - Shady.
Shady is a monster from the shadows and will be little noticeable at first. Its task is to collect power without attracting special attention to itself. Unlike other monsters, Shady cannot harm survivors until he has gathered enough power and partially materializes, however, he also starts with 25% power and the first ability unlocked.
Power stages:
First stage
Unlocks at the start of the game as Shady. Allows you to use the first ability. At this stage, Shady can only be seen by the shadow he leaves behind. He also has alternate vision available (press V to switch between normal and alternate vision). With her shadow vision on, Shady can see through the area of darkness, making it easier to chase.
Second stage
Unlocks upon reaching 50% power, unlocks the second ability. At this stage, Shady will leave shadow trails behind herself, which eventually disappear.
Third stage
Unlocks upon reaching 75% power, unlocks the third ability. At this stage, the monster's body will exude dark smoke, making it much easier to spot.
Fourth stage
Unlocks upon reaching 100% power, unlocks the fourth ability. At this stage, Shady takes on a partially material form, which allows him to kill survivors. Also, unlike other monsters, after killing Shady's power is not wasted.
Abilities:

The first ability prohibits Shady from moving and turning, but allows you to accumulate power if there are survivors near him. The more survivors are nearby, the faster power is accumulated.
The second ability allows you to jump into the shadow of the player (to do this, hold the button of the second ability, point at the player and release) and move with him for a while. It also prevents other abilities from being used while the monster is in the shadow of other players. At the end of the ability, Shady will crawl out of the player's shadow at his current location.
The third ability can briefly summon an area of darkness in the indicated location. The area of darkness reduces visibility, and also slows down survivors in the affected area.
The fourth ability allows you to establish portals through Shady's homeworld. Thus, he can set two portals at a location and quickly move between them with a slight rollback of the portals themselves. There can be only two portals on a location, and when a new one is installed, the oldest one disappears.
The new monster is already playable, but its AI version will be available in the next update.
Some fixes:

Now the key in the hands of the VR player is physical and will not pass through objects. This way you cannot lose it behind a closed door.
The keyhole when the player tries to open the VR door is now selected correctly.
Hints from the start of the match have been moved to a separate "How to play" menu. You can open it from the main menu or during the game by pressing the ESC key.
Notes can now be removed in VR inventory
BP hands should no longer twitch when moving
GUI has been improved
Other minor improvements in VR
Added color lines to the hospital for better level orientation
Weeper has been slightly weakened
Also, I bring to your attention the new Under Lock trailer in VR, it is available on the store page or via the link:
Watch on YouTube
Special thanks to the players who help with localization and test, you are awesome: 3
Join the discord channel and participate in the development of Under Lock
Original post
28 Jun 2021Developer post
Hotfix Alpha 5.1
Fixes: Fixed kill animation by monster Fixed showing of slots for VR inventory after death character Fixed showing corpses from past matches Fixed left door in the Dark House in the dining room Small changes to the new map Forsaken Hotel: Reduced number of teleportation points fo
Fixes:

Fixed kill animation by monster
Fixed showing of slots for VR inventory after death character
Fixed showing corpses from past matches
Fixed left door in the Dark House in the dining room
Small changes to the new map Forsaken Hotel:

Reduced number of teleportation points for flatface
Fixed room 217
On the third floor, the left wing has been changed
Original post
24 Jun 2021Developer post
New Map in game. Alpha 5
Hello everyone For now, i`ll add content for game, so, i added new map - Forsaken Hospital. Spacious, big, original map already in game. AI monster can play here too. A little later I will add secrets to this location, as well as to others. Several more updates will be dedicated
Hello everyone
For now, i`ll add content for game, so, i added new map - Forsaken Hospital. Spacious, big, original map already in game. AI monster can play here too.
A little later I will add secrets to this location, as well as to others. Several more updates will be dedicated to content, in particular maps, to make the gameplay in Under Lock more interesting.
By the way, we are successfully moving along the roadmap, albeit with small additions:
Here are some pictures of new map:
Also I fixed a few bugs:

Now, when a survivor dies, a package with keys and other items drops out with him, which eliminates the situation when it was impossible to pick up new keys if you already had same keys on top.
Now the selection and setting of the Target FPS is saved even after restarting the game.
Replaced the sounds of the monster's power with the sounds of the bell.
Slightly improved interaction with doors.
I am waiting you in discord channel if you have ideas for the game, as well as error report.
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12 May 2021Developer post
New Update - Alpha 4
Hello everyone! A new update is already available. I concentrated on playing in virtual reality mode. And now, playing Under Lock in VR has become many times more convenient and interesting, here is the list of changes: Added support for Valve Index, and now this device is offici
Hello everyone! A new update is already available. I concentrated on playing in virtual reality mode. And now, playing Under Lock in VR has become many times more convenient and interesting, here is the list of changes:

Added support for Valve Index, and now this device is officially supported.
The interface is fully interactive for VR players.
Valve Index players no longer drop items from their hands.
Also, the control system for players with Valve Index has been slightly changed. To grab an object, squeeze your hand; to throw an object, unclench. This applies to doors, boxes, levers and just objects.
The controllers are replaced by hands, each character has different hand models. For Valve Index players, added full finger support.
Added the ability to pick up items with direct and reverse grip. This only applies to the flashlight and katana.
Fixed a bug where a player in VR, when approaching objects, pushed them, which caused difficulties with their selection.
Added animation for the character when player moves around room, without controllers.
Added Observation Mode for VR players. After death, press Trigger.
Added a smooth rotation of the character, for non-main hand. You can switch between smooth and quick turns in settings.
Added footstep sound for characters in VR.
Fixed running animation for characters in VR.
Characters in VR now also have stamina and running consumes it.
Improved control in VR, namely movement relative to the hand.
Fixed an item in the menu that changes the movement of the character in VR relative to the head or hand.
Fixed the speed when the character runs in VR, now it is the same as that of a normal character.
The animation of the character in general in VR has been slightly improved.
Fixed the position of the VR room in the game, now it is level with the floor.
Fixed bug with controller vibration freezing.
Fixed a bug that occurred when interacting with inventory in VR.
Fixed a bug where it was possible to pick up a katana from the hands of a VR character.
Also, bugs not related to virtual reality have been fixed.

The other player's character observation is now smooth.
Fixed bug that occurred when disconnecting player being watched.
Fixed bug with the disappearance of the skin of characters when they are killed.
On the Dark House map, lever now works in one direction.
Fixed many minor bugs.
Some changes were presented in the video for better understanding:
Watch on YouTube
Of course, there are still errors and shortcomings both in a regular game and in virtual reality. In new updates and I will fix them. However, if you find a bug or have an idea, you can join the Discord channel and share it there.
Original post
03 Apr 2021Developer post
New update Alpha 3. AI monster is here!
Hello everyone! The new update is here! AI Monster You can now play UnderLock in single mode or with friends against the AI monster. So far, this mode is no different from the regular mode, except a monster under control of computer, but perhaps in the future, single-player mod
Hello everyone! The new update is here!
AI Monster
You can now play UnderLock in single mode or with friends against the AI monster. So far, this mode is no different from the regular mode, except a monster under control of computer, but perhaps in the future, single-player mode will be filled with additional interesting rooms and riddles.
You can choose Flatface or Weeper as the monster. After addition new monsters in game, they will also soon be available for selection as AI monster.
I tried to make AI fair enough, it does not use tricks or legal cheats when playing and acts according to the rules of the corresponding monster.
The Weeper is guided by the noise from players and traps.
Flatface searches players visually, patrolling the location.
To play with the AI, select "Single mode" from the main menu, customize lobby and play.
You can also create a regular multiplayer game and invite friends. If no one chooses monster, the host will be able to select a computer controlled monster. Then start the game.
Changes

Now all monsters can kill from the start of the game. This will make them dangerous at any stage.
Now the initial speed of the monster is reduced, and as the charge increases, speed increases too.
Added pause between music.
Added new loading screens.
Added "TargetFPS" setting. By enabling it and setting the required value, the game will try to keep the specified FPS level. Interchangeable with v-sync.
Added a hint about the ability to control flashlight on the left Alt.
Added light switches on levels.
In the settings, numeric buttons are displayed simply as numbers instead of Alpha1, Alpha2, Alpha3, etc.
Fixes

The five player game now works fine and loads the level. (Sorry I didn't notice this bug before)
The Observer can no longer interact with doors and drawers.
In the Hospital, behind the exit doors, additional doors have been added. Now you cannot fall from the map.
You can collect more than one note in your inventory.
You can no longer select the same character if you switch them at the same time.
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19 Feb 2021Developer post
Alpha 2.0
New Mode Added local mode: VR vs PC. Now you can play Under Lock together on one computer, one vs one - Survivor vs Monster. Scare your friend and watch his reaction without network delay. At the moment, playing in local mode is not balanced and is considered even more difficult
New Mode
Added local mode: VR vs PC. Now you can play Under Lock together on one computer, one vs one - Survivor vs Monster. Scare your friend and watch his reaction without network delay. At the moment, playing in local mode is not balanced and is considered even more difficult than the standard mode. However, the main thing is not victory, but emotions. In the future, this regime will, of course, be balanced.
Added

The same keys appear on the levels. This makes it easier to find them and allows almost all survivors to have duplicate keys.
Ability to change the control of the character's movement.
Restriction on connecting to a server whose version is different from the client's version.
After death, Flatface now crumbles like his statues.
Flies over the corpses at the Hospital level.
Fixes

You can no longer try to open the box with a note.
All buttons on keypad are now easier to press.
The main menu does not display languages that are not translated at all.
The katana now also has a gold highlight like the exit key.
It is no longer possible to take one flashlight together, even if there is a large network delay.
Players are no longer moved to one place at the start.
Now Flatface correctly turns off the light for VR players.
Weeper's charge accumulation rate is reduced. It also gains less energy from triggering traps.
When choosing a set of keys, the inventory expands evenly, and not only in one direction.
Forced teleportation of Flatface is no longer linear. At the beginning of the match, he is teleported more often, which should make the game for him a little more interesting.
After killing a survivor, the monster's charge rolls back. This gives the survivors more time.
In the settings, when assigning a key that is already assigned to another position, an error appears. Also, you can no longer assign multiple keys at once.
VR players now generate noise when moving. Important when playing with Weeper.
VR players now can use voice chat. (Right Menu Button)
The symbols on the doors in the School have been enlarged. It is now easier to understand which key fits the door.
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21 Jan 2021Developer post
Fixes 1.2
Fixes: You can kill a monster with a katana. From the abandoned school you can no longer fall out by opening the door. The hospital can no longer fall out by opening the second exit door. Now when you have a katana in your hands, when you aim at a suitable target, the cursor chan
Fixes:

You can kill a monster with a katana.
From the abandoned school you can no longer fall out by opening the door.
The hospital can no longer fall out by opening the second exit door.
Now when you have a katana in your hands, when you aim at a suitable target, the cursor changes to a skull.
If at the start of the match, there is no monster among the players, the exit key will always spawn. Katana mode is now only available if there is a monster in the game.
The monster can no longer use levers.
Added options to the mouse axis inversion settings.
Added additional tips.
Redesigned text after victory or defeat.
At the level of a dark manor, the exit is illuminated with red smoke and light.
When the survivors enter the exit, a tooltip will appear showing how many players are leaving.
Increased speed while squatting.
Reduced the time players are highlighted after being detected by a monster.
The cooldown time for the Weeper ability - "I see everyone" has been increased.
Added languages - Polish, Czech, German. Thanks to Localizers!
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13 Jan 2021Developer post
Hotfix 1.1
Thanks for awesome first day. Also for streams and youtube videos! Fixes: No more bodies from last games. Fix voice chat. Now Push to Talk should be work right. No more strange poses when flatface kill someone.
12 Jan 2021Developer post
Under Lock now available in Early Access!
Hello everyone, today Under Lock release Early Access in Steam. There is still a lot of work to be done to make the game scary, interesting and complete, but you can play it now. However, remember, this is not the final version and I will improve it. Also, if you have a desire to