Developer posts and news about this game.
The PHOBOS playtest is officially closed! Thank you to the almost 1000 of you who helped us test the game over the past ~6 months. The game would not have been where it is now without all the great feedback and showcases on all of your youtube and twitch channels :) With that bei
Need a few groups to test our FINAL PRE-LAUNCH UPDATE v1.51.4 😱 : This update is huge, adding a lot of fresh content ahead of our launch on Oct 14th (most notably, a new enemy)! Features: A new "Stalker" type of enemy. We'll let you figure out how it works 🐀 A nazi-zombies styl
Big update - Phobos v1.35.1! Features: - Added match settings! The host can change map size, number of infected, tasks, items, lockdowns, monster spawn rate, infected ability cooldowns, and more. - The map layout is now randomized each game! This means the position of existing ro
Phobos beta v1.29.0 beta 1.29.0 has been pushed to the playtest! Big changes to the knife and gun, lockdown, bugfixes and more! Changelog: - Transitioned back to Opus voice - hopefully no crashing this time. - VFX warmup included in loading to prevent frame-drops for those affect
Phobos beta v1.22.0 - VOIP Refactor! With the newest update, the game now features a rebuilt VOIP system using the Opus audio codec instead of the steam default! This allows for much more configuration on our end, and should hopefully be much more reliable. Hop in the game and le
We Tweakin' - Phobos v1.20.0! Features: Lockdowns actually lock players inside the room (with some timing changes) Preventing bad-streaks of being innocent a ton of times in a row Lockdown-Captain will similarly rotate better^ Tweaks: Behemoth is less OP (spawns later and a bit e
Update - Phobos v1.16.0! :mouse_trap: Features: - New Infected ability: Lure entity to self. Use this to mind-game other players into thinking someone else is infected! - The Kid's scream now hurts does damage and makes you drop your items. - Added a little easter egg on the ship
Small update - Phobos v1.10.3! Features: - Lobbies hosted on a different game version now show a tooltip in the lobby browser telling you if your game version is ahead of or behind theirs. Fixes: - Fixed a possible crash when opening the lobby browser. - Fixed dropped items clipp
Balance changes: - Knife attacks faster and has more attacks, but does less damage. - Shove cooldown reduced. Further reduced on whiff. - Made Shove and Knife hitboxes easier to hit. - Removed one of the Decrypt Computer puzzles from the Science wing. Fixes: - Fixed teleport arri
Small update - Phobos Beta v1.7.0! Features: Infected Heal Ability Fixes: Fixed a possible crash when returning to lobby after a game. Fixed various instances of z-fighting. Fixed mouse rotation getting stuck if round ended while comms terminals were used. Fixed comms terminals b
We've added a new set of sound effects to many interactions and menus in the game, such as: - Tasks - Items - Ambiance - Abilities - ... and more! This update also includes huge improvements to our VOIP audio processing. You'll notice much more realistic behavior of other players
Welcome strangers (new friends)! The game is stable, and the core loop was tightened up Navigation: No more getting lost! Press for a tablet -- it provides a mini-map and info about task status. Press for pulse -- a free scan of your environment that highlights items and tasks. M
A few bugs still exist, but none should be gamebreaking. Thus, the game is finally ready for rando strangers to play it and join our community!