Intruder news & patch notes

• Fix for lighting syncing incorrectly on Checkpoint and Phil's Saloon
• Fix for Checkpoint change log always displaying on join

• Fix for round timer sometimes not appearing
• Fix for the above bug sometimes impacting receiving XP
• Fix for glass shattering sound when entering a room mid-round
• Fix for time of day desync when entering a room mid-round

Hello, Agents. The Steam Summer has arrived once again, which means Intruder is 50% off for the Steam Summer Sale. As always, XP gains have been increased by 200% for the sale which will last from June 25th to July 9th, 2026!

While the sale is live you'll be able to unlock Summer Sale excusive items from previous years, like H2 Old School and Falcon Gold weapon skins. Hats like Blue Sunny, Rays and Umbrella also make a return. Grab the game at a discount and unlock items while you can!

But we've got more to show you.

In Progress: Riverside 2.0

Over the last few months, we've been working on remastering and slightly reworking Riverside, one of the oldest maps in the game. This fan-favorite is finally getting a makeover with improved visuals and some very minor changes to complete the overhaul of this classic Intruder map.

You can see some work-in-progress screenshots of the map below. Everything is subject to change.

In Progress: City

Alongside Riverside 2.0, and was hinted at with the Checkpoint map release, comes City: The newest map for Intruder. This map is still being developed and worked on so there's no screenshots to share at the moment. It's constantly changing and isn't ready to show. The layout is not finished, both geometry-wise and conceptually (we have a lot of ideas as we're building the map), but the overall concept/idea of the map was briefly tested on a temporary layout with our beta testers on Discord (which you can openly join by applying to Secret Base Alpha).

What we can share about City are some ideas we wanted to implement for the map's release.

• The main area takes place in a high-rise skyscraper on the tallest floors overlooking the surrounding area

• You can use the buildings on the edges of the map to snipe into the main building, or pick off other snipers

• Deployable parachutes, allowing teams to fly around the map and enter the main building through any breakable windows

• Helicopter to transport Guards to the main building

• Interior and exterior elevators

• The Tablet from Checkpoint (possibly with different features)

Other ideas we've had but are not confirmed/may not be added:

• New Weapon: Rocket Launcher

• New Gadget: Zipline Gun

• New Feature: Choose your Spawn Point

• Attack Helicopter (potentially similar to Mountainside)

• Intruders spawning inside the building while Guards infiltrate like SWAT teams

• Parachute escapes to capture and complete the objective

A lot of our beta testers really enjoyed parachuting around the sky and having 500 meter sniper battles from one side of the map to the other, which is exactly the response we were looking for.

We will be continuing our work on City, along with Riverside. We're eager to share more details on these maps as soon as we can.

If you want to test early versions of these maps once they're available, join the Superboss Games Discord and apply to join the ranks of Secret Base Alpha.

Optimizations, New Additions and Bug Fixes

New Additions

• Added a setting in the option menu to reduce the amount of particles that can appear/play at once to improve performance.

Optimizations

• Cached tooltip strings, various HUD elements, projectile components, script components, helicopter and gun turret scripts, leaning mode and various menus.

• Reduced Garbage Collection when updating the HUD and on scripts relating to First Person models.

• Reduced redundant animation calls relating to First Person models.

• Optimized water/ladder volume check and HUD/Player Movement updates.

• Enabled GPU skinning (instead of performing those computations on the CPU)

• Enabled GPU instancing on various models, volumetric light volumes, and on-body nametags.

• Small optimizations to the glass shader.

• Prevent the compass from updating unless you've rotated your camera enough.

• Prevent automatic syncing of physics transforms.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the round resetting twice once a game starts.

• Fixed not being able to drop items that no longer had any "ammo" left but still stay inside the Inventory (Bloon, Remote Speaker, etc.)

• Fixed holding prone not working after getting up from a ragdoll.

• Fixed the Mission Log breaking when loading character that are missing.

• Fixed a memory leak relating to voice chat.

• Fixed Glass breaking not producing any noise when too many windows are breaking with lowered graphical settings.

• Fixed inverted ping color warnings.

Once again, thanks to the Intruder community and Secret Base Alpha. Their suggestions, feedback, and ideas are a constant source of inspiration for the Superboss Games team as we develop new maps and features -- we really appreciate your insight, and look forward to more feedback on City and Riverside 2.0

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• Fixed icons not fading correctly on 2nd set
• Fixed score not updating correctly when you join the room mid-match
• You can now have spaces in map names of when using the /changemap command like "Phil's Office"

Greetings, Agents.

A new update has arrived for Intruder alongside the return of competitive play. Whether you're jumping into matches or preparing for league competition, now is the perfect time to get involved.

Intruder Competitive League - Season 11

The Intruder Competitive League (ICL) is returning for its 11th season!

ICL is a community-hosted league where teams compete in weekly matches to prove themselves against the best agents in the world. If you're looking for serious, coordinated gameplay, this is where it happens. And it's happening soon.

Season 11 begins May 18, 2026.

• REGISTER NOW: Registration starts now and ends May 16

• Who: Teams of 5 or more players

• What: Weekly competitive matches leading to a championship

• Where: Superboss Games Discord

• How: Join the Discord to register, find or start a team, and view schedules

Roster registration is open now — don’t miss your chance to compete.

Intruder Update 3549

We're bringing an update to Intruder today with a number of fixes, improvements, and quality-of-life changes across the game.

Additions

• Added change log display on loading screen for official maps

• Added life counters to scoreboard when spectating to show how many players are left alive and fighting on each team. Great for spectating competitive play. (Arrested player are not currently tracked as active on this).

• Right-click items in radial menu to drop them

• Warning on room creation if match settings disable XP gain

• New prompt encouraging new players to join the Discord when browsing servers

Fixes & Changes

• Fix for Surveillance Tablet tooltips showing on all players

• Fix for shotgun / low energy knockdown duration

• Fix for tutorial doors using incorrect shaders

• Fix for whoopee cushion activating on player join

• Updated item descriptions for Rock, Surveillance Tablet, Whoopee Cushion, and Boxing Gloves

• Fix for bullets dealing damage at very low speeds

• Improved global chat messaging with /g

• Additional fix for level-spawned shields moving from explosions

Intruder x Rogue Point Collaboration

For 2 weeks only

Superboss Games is excited to partner once again with the developers behind Black Mesa. We're collaborating with Crowbar Collective for an Intruder x Rogue Point crossover.

To celebrate Update 1 for Rogue Point, both Intruder and Rogue Point are available together in a bundle with a 25% discount!

Both games focus on tactical, high-stakes gameplay where communication, planning, and creative deployment of gadgets can define the outcome of every team-based objective match.

Rogue Point’s latest update introduces new tools like tear gas grenades, pairing naturally with Intruder’s own CS gas, quick smokes, and other surveillance tools. If you enjoy emergent gameplay, outsmarting opponents, and coordinating with the team, this is a great time to jump in to both tactical games.

Community Event: Discord Raid + Giveaway

To celebrate the Intruder x Rogue Point collaboration, we’re also hosting a limited-time Discord Raid Event. Want to participate? It's easy.

We’re also raiding the Rogue Point developers' server, and there are 5 Rogue Point Steam keys up for grabs for any of you who join in! HOW IT WORKS ❓ ➡️ Join the Rogue Point developers’ Discord Server: https://discord.gg/ANX88ZVn54

⌨️ Type “Intruder” into the rp-general chat.

😎 Sit back, relax, and wait for you chance to win a Rogue Point Steam key.

Entries open until May 5th, 1 PM EST.

Winners will be announced shortly after the raid ends.

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See you out there, Agents.

Greetings, Agents.

We're introducing several new updates to both Oceanside and the Checkpoint beta maps. Your feedback continues to improve Intruder, and we're eager to hear what you think. We've also got Mapmaker improvements and...are we forgetting anything?

Oh, yeah -- the Intruder arsenal is also receiving another all-new experimental gadget.

To allow even more agents to test this new technology, Intruder will be on sale until April 8th for 50% off and with 200% xp

A new tactical gadget

Not silent and not deadly, the new tactical proximity mine (Designation: Whoopee Cushion) is primed for both the practical and tactical.

The Whoopee Cushion is deployable device. When stepped on or shot by a player, it emits a noxious gas cloud that instantly KOs anyone in the area. Watch your step and where you sit -- collapsing to the ground leaves you vulnerable to arrests or easy headshots! Here's hoping you wake up faster than you fell down.

This gadget can be enabled on servers by ticking the "Experimental Items" checkbox. Afterwards every player will spawn with three within their inventory.

On official missions, this experimental gadget will only be available for the duration of this 7 day sale. Community map makers may add it to any of their maps as they wish however.

Oceanside & Checkpoint Updates

In case you missed it, last month we released the latest official Intruder map in beta: Checkpoint. Thanks to the community's testing, through many tense and rigorous matches, we've been heads-down making the map even better.

Along with some typical bug fixes and minor tweaks, the Sentry Gun's rotation now resets on round-end and has a much wider and less obscured FOV. Sentries stand ready and better than ever to dutifully monitor the front door -- and potentially mulch any Guard who goes near.

Checkpoint isn't the only map we're improving this April. Layout updates to Oceanside will forever alter the way you intruder or guard the beachfront property. Here's what's new with the renovations:

On approach to the house, a wooden gate stands near the passageway beneath the bathroom. This allows players to optionally block the sightline down the stairs and even set up rigs for those wanting to stealthily pass through late into the round. Be careful opening that gate -- no matter what team you're on!

Nearby, a new fence also keeps the beach side safer from Intruders, while preventing cheeky peeks from eager Guards rushing from the rear patio. This fence is positioned right next to the outside vent entrance and makes the beach side approach a lot safer to traverse.

We've added a new cliff to climb and a new zipline to ride over the bay near Intruder spawn, granting new ways to maneuver toward the objective (or get shot into the water). This new location provides a strong vantage point on the house and the edge of the beach.

Should you find yourself at the 2nd floor's back door, you'll also notice the glass door has been replaced by something a little more solid. This will make defending the top floor a little easier and safer.

Now for the final change we wanted to touch on -- we brought in our best arborist to perform some tree surgery and make a few changes to the surrounding foliage! You'll find some new trees planted across the map to give a little move cover in some locations and a little less in others.

There's a few more changes to Oceanside we didn't mention here, so you'll have to explore and find them for yourself with this new update!

And in case you missed it, we also recently released Update 3526, which brought several other improvements to Checkpoint and game overall. Thanks to your early beta feedback, Sentry Turrets are more capable, mission information is much clearer, and roof rushes have been minimized. Great job, Agents.

Game Fixes and Changes

• Surveillance Tablet tool tips

• Fix for team kill message from turret

• Fix for being unable to load maps occasionally on map change

• Various fixes to Cliffside and Mountainside as well

Mapmaker Update

The latest update to the IntruderMapmaker adds new item proxies, fixes existing bugs for sliding doors, and more. Here's the full breakdown of what our community of dedicated designers can find in IntruderMM today:

• Fixed PickupProxy warnings

• Fixed NoteProxy warnings

• Fixed NoteProxy warnings

• Added back DoorEditor preview toggle

• Fixed Sliding Door Z and Y preview

• Simplified the PickupProxy editor

• Improved the ZiplineProxy preview

• Fixed the HeliGun (turret)

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Hello agents! With all the new players joining, we wanted to make some fixes and changes based on your feedback.

Additions + Changes

• On-screen notification telling you to look at the objective screen when joining a new official map

• Timed missions logs messages on official maps like Checkpoint (plays near the start of the round)

• Sentry Turrets will now knock shields out of your hands

• Added a new message when the practice round ends to better convey the round doesn't count

• Change name of Checkpoint to Checkpoint Beta for now

Checkpoint Changes

• Mission logs for when you start on each (like warning guards about deadly sentry guns)

• Upgraded visuals of the Security Scanner room

• Sentry gun has significantly better tracking capabilities

• Glass windows on the Front doors now transparent

• Removed the crates next to the Truck in the parking lot to prevent early round roof rushes while giving more of a reason to use the Pipe Ladder, Front Vent and the Corner Roof path.

• Various graphical updates

• Various collision fixes

• Various model fixes

• Unfair spots removed or blocked

Fixes

• Fix for disconnection issue experienced by some players

• Fix for odd void that would appear in Mountainside maintenance hall

• More reliable warning when joining demoted servers

• No longer play tablet hack notification sound when dead

• Create room title is properly filled out after exiting tutorial the first time

• Fix for missing connection message when leaving tutorial the first time

• Fixed quick smokes spawning on room join

And if you haven't seen Checkpoint yet, definitely check it out!

As usual come join the Discord if you have any questions: https://discordapp.com/invite/superbossgames

Agents, the time has come...

Checkpoint -- the next official map created by Superboss Games -- is now available in beta. We're incredibly excited about this one already, especially after our recent Secret Base Alpha playtests. Checkpoint is releasing today as a Beta, like we did with Mountainside 2.0 update, because there's a few kinks to work out and a few more things to add before we can truly consider this map complete.

The map itself isn't the only addition in this update. The Intruder arsenal is getting an upgrade as well, with not one but two gadgets getting introduced in Checkpoint. And to commemorate Checkpoint's release, Intruder is 50% off on Steam and XP gains are increased to 200%.

Let's get into it.

Our new map...

Checkpoint is set within a multi-level compound along the edge of the Island with a spectacular view of the coast and lively city. The Hack Objective on this mission is familiar to most but comes with a unique twist -- Over 13 Terminal Hubs to hack with the round ending goal standing at a staggering 8 Hubs for an Intruder objective win. Stealth, strategy, and clear communications are key as usual, but your team will need to adapt to high-risk infiltrations while planning around even more highly coordinated defense. To achieve those goals, Checkpoint leans into asymmetric gameplay for both the Guard and Intruder teams, who both teams have their own distinct set of tools to get the job done.

Below you'll find a scrolling gallery showing a few screenshots from Checkpoint

Checkpoint, Stealth, and New Gadgets

Checkpoint features the most asymmetrical and stealth focused gameplay of any official Intruder map to date. The Intruders arrive to the Checkpoint with a limited loadout -- for this mission, weapons are OSP (on-site procurement) and available in various locations and orange weapon crates.

Quick Smokes

To compensate for the loadout reductions our brand new gadget, the Quick Smoke, allows you to throw an on-impact instant expansion smoke grenade that produces a small but thick cloud of smoke in the blink of an eye. This rapidly deploying smoke cloud is a game changer since it's possible to obstruct sightlines, before or during a fire-fight, faster than ever. As of right now the Quick Smoke is only available on Checkpoint and limited to the Intruder team, each member spawning with eight of them.

The Surveillance Tablet

Guards have a lot of ground to cover on Checkpoint since it's one of our largest maps to date, so they've been given access to our new Surveillance Tablet gadget in order to keep control of facility. Every Guard has one in their inventory when the mission starts, and it's a highly capable tool with many features. The tablet shows a top down view of the main building and hosts some special security features to keep the place secured.

While viewing the tablet, in hand or full screen, Guards can monitor loud audio disturbances like gunshots, explosions, glass breaking and door slamming anywhere on the map via the radar. These loud noises are marked with red circles. These circles will fade overtime so it's best to view the tablet as soon as possible to pinpoint a nearby sound. You can also follow the objective status and view any Terminals that have been fully hacked. Hacked rooms will be highlighted in Red and be listed on the side of your screen. The latest Terminal hacked will be at the bottom of that list. Anytime a room is hacked the tablet will alert everyone with one in their inventory via a single beep (which isn't audible to nearby players).

The final feature, and one of the strongest, is the ability to view any security camera on the map from the tablet view while being able to pan the cameras left and right. This makes standing in security rooms a thing of the past since every Guard on the team has access to every camera right in their pocket. These cameras can be viewed while simply holding the tablet in handheld mode too -- no need to full screen!

You can also take a photo of the camera feed you're watching and send it to other teammates, just like Binoculars and the Bloon Camera. Be careful of the shutter sound emitting from the camera though, the Intruders might hear it!

As a small bonus feature, the tablet also doubles as a radio. Simply press your Radio key bind (F by default) to quickly pull out the tablet and hold Left Click like you normally would.

The Surveillance Tablet is only available on Checkpoint and can be used by both teams. While each team spawns with a tablet in their inventory, the Intruder version does not allow them to view the security cameras -- that feature is exclusive to the Guards.

With so many security cameras surveilling the area, and with them being so accessible by the Guards, Intruders may find themselves compromised. But the Quick Smoke grenade may help them escape to safety or disorient the enemy. Unlike the timed release of the regular Smoke Grenade, the Quick Smoke is an impact explosive that instantaneously creates a concealing smoke cloud on contact-- floors, walls, ceilings, enemies, and...anything else!

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Special thanks as always to the community members of Secret Base Alpha. Without them Checkpoint wouldn't be releasing today.

Get Intruder on Steam for 50% off to check out the new update, and follow Superboss Games on TikTok for more content updates, community highlights, and videos!

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Greetings, Agents.

It's nearly Valentine's Day, but we just couldn't wait. To help spark new connections and reignite heated rivalries, we're adding a Mission Log to Intruder, which is 50% off during Steam PvP Fest 2026. From February 9-16 @ 10am PT you'll also earn 200% XP -- because XP is just like love: You always deserve more.

Valentine's Day seasonal skins are also unlockable during PvP Fest event, and we're introducing some upgrades to the spectator experience. Let's dig in -- together.

Mission Log & Spectator Enhancements

We've added a Mission Log to improve players' awareness of important match events. The Mission Log feed displays important information for you and any spectators throughout the match.

While you're alive, the Mission Log will display messages like weapons and gadgets you're picking up or bodies you're checking (just like the game did before but now at the top of your screen).

When you die, the Mission Log indicates who killed you, the weapon they used to do it, and their distance from you at takedown time. Spectators can see the live feed for both teams, including Hack alerts when Intruders successfully claim a computer.

You can not see player kills, package pickups or network hacks inside the mission log when alive.

This is an example of what spectators see:

What you'll see while alive:

• Weapons and items you picked up

• Death & arrest states of checked bodies

• Mission start times

• Certain activator events

What you'll see while dead or spectating:

• How you died, whether by weapon, explosion, helicopter, fall, or drowning

• Kills & deaths

• Arrests

• Briefcase pick ups, drops, and captures

• Network hacks

On top of our new Mission Log, there's a Spectator-only objective tracker for Hack progress, giving viewers real-time info about the objectives -- which terminals are being hacked, which are completed, and how many Intruders need to win the match.

Here's another example of the new spectators view:

We've also updated the objective icons during spectating to show more active information about the match and mission.

The briefcase and drop-off goal points get new icons and the hacks nodes and networks will now update to show their state, whether on stand-by, currently being hacked, or if the network was completely hacked.

You can also view the live feed of Bloon Cameras being controlled by the player you're 3rd-person spectating in the top right corner of your screen. This picture-in-picture gives viewers a more complete look at each round's most important moments instead of watching a motionless player.

So far we have found these spectator enhancement to be super fun and really help follow what's going on in the match. Let us know what other spectator information you'd like to see because we will definitely be adding more.

Valentine Seasonal Skins

Steam PvP Fest crosses over with the saucy season, so from now until February 16, you have a chance to unlock exclusive Valentine's Day-themed weapons skins. Don't wait, though -- when the event ends, these cosmetics might disappear before you had a chance to try, leaving you to wonder what might have been...

Check out a sample of this year's sweetheart skins:

First Love was designed by Mads. XOXO and Smooch were designed by Random Person.

Thank you to our community members for these seasonal unlocks!

New Unlockables

While Mads and Random Person provided the seasonal skins, Sourbabyraysbbq, another community member of ours, created three new patterns that we've turned into unlocks for this update. Autumn, Coffee and Digital Aqua join our list of camouflages. Like other camos, they're available for every weapon!

Even More Unlockables

A few updates ago we transferred our existing designs, like some exclusive military camouflages that were only available for the Falcon, onto our other weapons so players could have a matching set for their arsenal. While all of those skins created for that update, we missed a few of them and didn't "configure" those unlocks properly, making them unobtainable. Some community members noticed this and a fix for the missing unlocks was released, but we noticed not all of them were unlockable yet (because we missed a few more in our files).

We decided to wait until another date to address these issues -- and that date being today! Enjoy the "missing" Shrike and HammerHead skins that were suppose to be released a couple updates back! Better make use of that 200% XP bonus while you can! You have 35 new unlocks to obtain with this update!

ICL 10 Rewards

Congratulations to OWL for winning the Intruder Competitive League! Champions of every ICL Season are immortalized with in-game Intruder items. Check out what team OWL has requested and received in honor of their victory: Their current team logo as a Wall Tag and their previous one as an Arm Patch!

Additionally, all players from the ICL 10 Season will receive various commemorative items for their participation. These are exclusive to competitive players -- so if you'd like to form a team, or join an existing one, join the Superboss Games Discord as we look ahead to ICL 11...

ICL 10 patches created by Polybius.

Checkpoint's First Playtest...

Since the holiday update, new Secret Based Alpha recruits have joined our existing community of Intruder play testers -- who recently played the very first matches in Checkpoint, the next official Intruder map from Superboss Games.

These tests were very successful and we learned a lot about how players interact with the map and the new gadgets we've designed. And yes, gadgets -- that's plural. If you haven't seen our last update we briefly teased one of the new devices made for Checkpoint. This one is extremely satisfying to use during rounds and really shakes up the gameplay.

Want to register for Secret Base Alpha to experience Checkpoint and these new gadgets before they're released? Join the Superboss Games Discord and visit the #join-secret-base-alpha channel to sign up. Superboss Games will notify SBA members about organized play times, collect player feedback, and strengthen Intruder using community feedback.

Improvements & Fixes

• Fix for bad ragdoll syncing on room join

• Various new performance and code optimizations

• Fix to network hack syncing when joining live match

• Improved shot activator syncing

• Improved 3d voice chat will now obey whispering for audio distance much better

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A big thank you to Intruder's Secret Base Alpha community--again, your recent Checkpoint playtest feedback is crucial to making our next map the most exciting original map yet.

Get Intruder on Steam for 50% off to check out the new update, and follow Superboss Games on TikTok and BlueSky for more content updates, announcements, community highlights, and more!

Happy Valentine's, Agents.

Happy Holidays, Agents!

To celebrate the season, Intruder is 50% off during the Steam Winter Sale, which runs from Thursday, December 18, 2025 until January 5, 2026. Festivities this year also include a 200% XP boost, which will help unlock seasonal cosmetics for a limited time. But that's not all...

Checkpoint -- the next and newest Intruder map -- is nearly ready for a public release.

We've been hard at working trying to wrap up the map for the Winter Sale but our ambitious ideas have taken a bit longer to finish than expected. The new gadget centered around the entire map has been tricky to program and a challenge to balance for gameplay. Trying to have this new addition feel refined and fair is extremely important because it may be added to our other maps as well, including Mountainside and Riverside.

We're very excited about it. We're even more eager to get it in your hands, collect your valuable feedback, and improve everything we can before the official launch in 2026. But in order to try it you will need to join the upcoming...

Checkpoint Playtests

Checkpoint is nearing completion. We are testing internally with the Superboss team but wanted to open up playtests before the final release to collect some data and get your feedback. In order to join, you can apply for Secret Base Alpha.

Over the next month, Intruder players who participate in the Secret Base Alpha program can gain early access to Checkpoint playtests and other future updates. We will be having the playtests in focused sessions where the devs and players will be playing matches, trying the new features/gadgets, and getting feedback for updates and changes.

Want to register for Secret Base Alpha? Join the Superboss Games Discord and visit the #join-secret-base-alpha channel to sign up. Superboss Games will notify SBA members about organized play times, collect player feedback, and strengthen Intruder using community feedback.

The SBA community is invaluable, and we're excited to expand it as we prepare for the upcoming Checkpoint update.

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For those of you who won't be joining us in the playtests you can preview the map below by scrolling through these pre-release, and still in development, screenshots of Checkpoint.

Holiday Maps & Snowball Launcher

We've really enjoyed updating various Intruder maps and features for the holiday over the years -- which means by 2025 we've built quite the collection of Winter-themed updates. So this year, we're bringing back a collection of festive favorites.

You'll find crystal formations and candy canes across Snowceanside, which features a Hack objective.

Riverside Holiday is similarly decorated, with bright lights, a healthy dusting of snow, and a frosty chill to the beachfront property.

Mountainside Holiday brings its new mode to the table, which sees Guards and Intruders competing for control of a Christmas Tree to extract its gifts -- before frostbite eventually consumes you.

On top of this, the Snowball Launcher weapon returns! This modified shotgun fires high-velocity snowballs that not only knock opponents over, but can launch you into the air to instantly access elevated areas or get the drop on the enemy.

New Festive Unlocks and Favorites Return!

While earning double XP in Intruder over the holiday, you'll naturally be able to earn holiday-themed cosmetics. We've released a brand new Holly skin which is available for every weapon and added a brand new rock skin.

We've taken the time to remaster and remake the final "old" hats: The Santa and Rudolph! These classics are looking better than ever and do not need to be re-unlocked!

The Bulb, Snowman, and Candle hats are unlockable again alongside the Reindeer Falcon giftwrap skin. These annual seasonal items are only available for a limited time, so be sure to earn them before the Steam Winter Sale ends!

Improvements & Fixes

• Ragdolls will only trigger death zones if they touch the torso instead of any piece of a limb

• Automatic shader replacements on any workshop map if there is a missing material shader

• Map select will no longer show blank maps if you can't access that map

• Better calendar event map loading

Looking for 3d Character Artists & Environment Concept Artists

To get Intruder closer to 1.0, we are looking to finally redo the character 3d models for the Guards and Intruders. We are also looking for concept artists to help flesh out the environments of future Intruder maps. If you or someone you know may be interested, please reach out to the devs on the official Discord below.

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Special thanks as always to the community members of Secret Base Alpha, whose early testing always helps Intruder updates become the best they can be.

Get Intruder on Steam for 50% off to check out the new update, and follow Superboss Games on TikTok for more content updates, community highlights, and videos! Happy holidays, everyone!

Fixes

• Fix so you can't use certain hats you don't own yet
• Fix for some custom maps doors being zeroed out in a bad way
• Fix for initial laser sensor laser not showing on some custom maps
• Fix for disabled activators not activating when attached to a pickup

Happy Halloween, Agents!

Intruder is 50% OFF in celebration of the spooky season! As ever, we've also activated a 200% XP boost until November 7, 2025 -- and you're going to want to take advantage of the double XP gains...

Cliffside Halloween is back with some new additions and we've added several new Halloween-themed unlockable cosmetics to the game, which are available now for a limited time, along with the seasonal unlocks from previous Halloween events!

On top of all that, we not only have some updates and fixes detailed below, but a community-led Trick or Treat Halloween giveaway, giving you even more opportunities to earn new hats!

Let's dig in and see what's in this year's treat bag.

Cliffside Halloween Returns

Our haunted version of Cliffside makes a return this year with some new tricks and treats! The bloodstained rugs and perfectly carved pumpkins haven't changed but you'll find some new Candy Cauldrons around the map to snack on during your missions. Don't eat too much our you'll be dealing with more than a stomachache!

Along with the new Candy Cauldrons comes some new spooks and scares. We're not going to spoil them here but we hope you're not afraid of ghosts!

New Halloween Hats and Returning unlocks

Halloween is here, and it wouldn't be Halloween if we couldn't dress up in new costumes. Today we're adding multiple new items to the seasonal unlock rotation -- and whether it's animal, aliens, pilots, or pumpkins, you're going to have options.

This year's Halloween costumes come straight from Intruder's community. Massive thanks to artists Quake and Jvne for the modeling and texture work on the new hats!

The Monitor Head also includes cool Intruder Fan art stickers from Wrenn, Xixo, Solbusaur, Quartztrooper, MadmanEpic, Krimbopple, and Polybius.

Halloween unlocks from our previous events are available too!

New Halloween Exclusive Hats: Wizard, Alien, Cat Ears, Dog Ears (Rare), Duck and Dino (Uncommon)

New Hats: Monitor Head (Ultra Rare), Sombrero, (Rare), Ushanka (Uncommon)

Returning Exclusive Halloween Hats, Red Dots, Arm Patches, & Weapon Skins:

Trick or Treat Event

As darkness falls across North America on Halloween night, the Intruder community will gather for the most haunting of rituals: Playing Intruder.

Terrifying as that might be, it could be worth the risk: Anyone who plays in the official Trick or Treat lobby the evening of October 31 will automatically be entered to win a random Intruder item! Simply join the lobby (hosted by Shala), play some spooky matches, and cross your fingers!

Keep an eye out for the Trick or Treat lobby so it doesn't sneak up on you.

Improvements & Fixes

• Option added to use the Use Key to open doors, default is off

• Fix for doors from custom maps (like Professional) not spawning correctly

• Other minor door code fixes & optimization

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Each time you level up during the Intruder Halloween event, you'll have a chance to unlock new hats. The more you level, the more you're likely to earn -- told you that 200% XP bonus was going to come in handy. But these seasonal cosmetics go out of rotation. Act now...or you'll have to wait 'til Halloween 2026 to earn them again! Now that's scary.

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Special thanks as always to the community members of Secret Base Alpha, whose early testing always helps Intruder updates become the best they can be. If you'd like to participate, or join the community in general, you can infiltrate the official Superboss Games Discord. You can also follow Superboss Games on TikTok for more news, gameplay clips, and more! And once again, thank you to our brilliant community artists, whose hats are available for a limited time!

• Fix for levels and XP not showing up in main menu
• Unity 2020 version upgrade, all map makers should update as well

Finally figured out a reason for the occasional player join freezes and it had to do with smoke grenades physics simulations. That is fixed now! So:

Greetings Agents!

Intruder is now 50% OFF for the Steam Autumn Sale. On top of that there is a 200% XP boost until the end of the sale, so jump on and check out the new update:

The Intruder dev team has been working hard on some major upgrades including a totally new 3rd person animation system as well as the next official map, Checkpoint and new gadgets to go along with it. Those larger projects take some time but we've also been working on QOL, improvements, and code optimizations for you all in the mean time. Those are live in Intruder version 3355, out now:

New Features

• Totally redone door code that feels more like the old Intruder doors but still with fast swings and door sounds

• New Amnesia style door control method (in addition to scroll wheel function), press the Use key (V by default) and move the mouse up or down to open and close

• Sliding doors now make sounds now when slid open or closed too fast

Improvements & Fixes

• Ragdoll syncing optimization for network performance

• Other network performance improvements

• Fix attempt for player join freeze spike

• Rehaul of input system to eliminate garbage collection and improve performance

• Fix for Hack hub syncing on player join

• Removed other graphics APIs for faster build updates

Looking Ahead

Checkpoint is still a work-in-progress, but it's really coming along. We're currently running internal playtests, and we're really enjoying playing and improving this new map. This means it's closer than ever to being in your hands as well.

We'll have more on Checkpoint when it's ready -- we can't wait to see what teamwork and tactics form around the new design...and how you'll use the new gadgets included in Checkpoint.

Look forward to updates on third-person animations, Checkpoint, and more in the future.

Until then, Agents.

Another Update Sep 30 - Hotfix 3356

Finally figured out a reason for the occasional player join freezes and it had to do with smoke grenades physics simulations. That is fixed now! So:

Greetings, Agents.

Superboss Games is excited to partner with our pals at Ctrl Freak for an all-new Steam bundle featuring two team-based tactical shooters: Intruder and Phantom Squad.

The Intruder + Phantom Squad Bundle is available now -- you can save 30% or more on both games!

Intruder wears its inspirations proudly on its sleeve, and so does Phantom Squad, developed by our friends at Ctrl Freak. Both games require calculated teamwork and precision execution, while high lethality creates high-risk tension in every mission.

Today, they're on sale and available together in the Intruder + Phantom Squad Bundle.

Here's what you need to know:

Intruder is a team-based competitive FPS that puts you on the ground during objective-based PVP matches. With a strong emphasis on stealth and systemic gameplay, emergent moments make every match unpredictable and unique. Even opening doors could compromise your extraction...

Phantom Squad approaches tactics from a different perspective. Its top-down, team-based tactics demand precision planning and making smart choices in the heat of the moment. Use the Assault Coordination Engine (A.C.E.) system to strategize in the field before engaging in fast, vicious, and deadly. With bombs to defuse and hostages to rescue, the stakes are always high. Plan accordingly.

Intruder and Phantom Squad both require careful corner-checks and quick reflexes. They also each offer teams a deep armory of specialized gear and gadgets during each deployment.

To celebrate the Intruder + Phantom Squad Bundle, developers from both Superboss Games and Ctrl Freak will be talking tactical games in a Reddit AMA on r/gaming. If you've ever wanted to know what goes into making tactical team games like these, and what the future holds for them, be sure to join the developers Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 10AM PT / 6PM BST.

To keep the celebrations going, 10 lucky players can win the Intruder + Phantom Squad Bundle! Join the Intruder and Phantom Squad Discord Raids over the next 24 hours for your chance to win. All you need to do is join the Discord and tell us where you're coming from or what you're excited about -- send "Intruder" or "Phantom Squad" in chat and winners will be randomly selected.

Join here:

Intruder Discord Phantom Squad Discord

See you out there, Agents.

If you were experiencing issue in this recent update check out this patch we just put out with some hotfixes:

• Fix for map vote getting stuck at end of round

• Fix for doors not spawning open upon room join

• Fix for Cliffside Raid extraction van materials

• Fix for Oceanside gray wooden door sound material

• Fix for Discord Rich Presence errors

Further fixes in 3277 & 3279

• Fixed issue with door speed among multiple players

• Fixed sliding doors not working

• No longer allow door opening when in menu

• Added to Remote Speaker inventory description

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Hello, Agents. This year we wanted to add even more to our Summer Sale Update as Intruder is still 50% off for the rest of the Steam Summer Sale.

If you missed part one make sure to check the addition of the new Remote Speaker gadget.

Door Sounds & Slams

Adding to the sound strategies and aural experience in Intruder, doors will now make noise depending on how quickly or slowly they are opened.

Open fast and you can hear the latch and friction against the frame as the door opens.

Close fast and you can hear the door slamming shut.

These sounds project a decent distance and with different sounds depending on the door's material. If you keep your ears perked up, you'll be able to hear when someone is in a hurry. If you're trying to maintain your stealth, make sure to open the doors more slowly. Encouraging this kind of environmental awareness and stealthy decision making is one of the main goals for Intruder so we're looking forward to seeing how this impacts strategy in the game.

Automatic door sounds on Community Maps

Door sounds are currently applied automatically, depending on if your doors have materials with either "wood" or "metal" somewhere in their name. A future Intruder MM update will allow you to specify this further. We're also making a workshop tag if you would like to disable this automatic find feature.

Cliffside Garage updates

Cliffside garage lighting is now much more similar to the OG Cliffside garage with the majority of it blanketed in darkness but still with bright lighting near the entrances. The goal here is to make hiding and ambushing from the garage a more viable strategy against anyone that would carelessly rush inside.

The garage once again has its echoey reverb from the OG Cliffside as well.

Intruder Competitive League: Season 10

Intruder Competitive League signups have ended but new players can still join an existing team! Check out the event details below.

Improvements & Fixes

We have also added some great smaller updates and fixes:

• Updated Remote Speaker model for smoother visuals

• Added door sounds to Remote Speaker

• Remote Speaker firefight sounds will now start playing sooner

• Lockpicking minigame no longer stays up if lock is picked by someone else

• Fix for some framerate dependency on door opening speeds at higher framerates

• Fix for bug when vote kick and map vote coincided

• Fix for Mac Intruder MM local map testing

• Attempted fix for false positive XP flags

• Changes made to how player names appear when characters we don't have are used

Special thanks to the Intruder community and Secret Base Alpha. Their suggestions, feedback, and ideas are a constant source of inspiration for the Superboss Games team, and updates like this are only possible because of the community's support. Happy hunting, Agents.

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Hello, Agents. The Steam Summer Sale has arrived, which means Intruder is 50% off for the Steam Summer Sale. As usual, XP gains are boosted 200% during the duration of the event -- so you can get Intruder on deep discount and earn double XP from June 26th until July 10th!

But our team at Superboss Games has more up our sleeves for Intruder's 2025 Summer Update. Today we're excited to introduce several new gameplay features to augment your infiltrations, escapes, and defensive tactics.

Listen closely.

Remote Speaker

We're introducing a new gadget to Intruder: the Remote Speaker.

Guards and Intruders can deploy this device to any surface and trigger the sound of gunfire, grenade impacts and shattered glass. Simply set your Remote Speaker in your desired location and use it to trigger any of the available sounds. Enemies in range may find themselves distracted, disoriented, or distressed -- giving your team the opportunity to sneak or strike! The sounds played by the speaker are exactly the same as the real ones, making it impossible to tell real from fake if used properly.

The Remote Speaker has limited charges, so use it judiciously.

We're eager to see how teams lure opponents to their doom or make clutch escapes while the enemy investigates a shooter that was never there. Be sure to join the Superboss Games Discord to share your feedback and highlight clips!

Overhauled Item Descriptions System

A new item descriptions system has been created which shows much more detailed info about each item in your inventory, including all the different types of damage, controls, and different use cases. The added scroll bar allows more info to be displayed per item as well. Check it out!

Fall Damage

Jumping (or falling) from high ledges now comes with the added danger of hurting your Guard or Intruder. If you impact the ground hard enough to crack the bones in your knees and ragdoll, you'll take damage. The higher you fall from, the more your landing might hurt -- or even kill you.

Be careful as you leap from ledges. It's a viable strategy, but you'll need to calculate the risk of endangering your operative against finding another way down.

Intruder Competitive League: Season 10

A New season of the Intruder Competitive League is ready for sign ups! Check out the even details below. Unique Arm Patches for ICL 9 participants are also available now.

Improvements & Fixes

We've also made some smaller fixes

• You can now use items like the Laser Sensor while on ladders and vines

• Improved the Dragon reticle art and reduced it's size so it's easier to use at range

• Fixed camera sometimes turning backwards on crazy explosions

• Fixed shield pickup collider still being there after pick up sometimes

• Fixed shield spawn point sometimes moving on custom maps

• Fixed Dragon sometimes poking/firing through walls when prone

• Fixed Dragon not having the "Focus Zoom" tool tip

• Another attempted fix at chair desync upon entering a match and related FPS problems

• Multiple Riverside fixes

Special thanks to the Intruder community and Secret Base Alpha. Their suggestions, feedback, and ideas are a constant source of inspiration for the Superboss Games team, and updates like this are only possible because of the community's support. Happy hunting, Agents.

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Greetings Agents,

Have you been longing for the ultimate Intruder experience? Something like a league where you can play competitive matches of Intruder with a team of the best agents out there? Look no further: The Intruder Competitive League is about to start its 10th Season!

What is the Intruder Competitive League?

The Intruder Competitive League (ICL) is a community-hosted event where you can play against the best Intruder players in the world, or maybe even become one yourself! With weekly matches against the top teams, you can hone your skills, learn new strategies, and claim the Championship!

How do I participate?

You can participate by joining us on Discord and checking out the channels under the Intruder Competitive category. We have info for the current season, rules, rosters, schedules and more. So no matter what questions you have they can be answered there!

When does it start?

Enrollment for new teams is OPEN NOW and roster registration ends on July 6th at Midnight PDT. After that window closes, you're welcome to join an existing team at any time during an active season. See below for some examples of an ICL match:

ICL 8 Semi Finals by VadimTawer

ICL 8 Multi POV by PBeGood

Details:

• Who: A group of 5 or more players is required to participate. If you don't have a clan, recruit members or join an existing clan!

• What: A league style tournament where teams play matches every week to determine the champion!

• When: Season 10 begins on July 7th, 2025 (roster registration ends on July 6th). Matches will be scheduled weekly after that. Estimated length of the season is 2 months plus a month of finals.

• Where: In the Superboss Games Discord Server

• Why: Join to play serious matches against some of the best Intruder players for a chance at rewards and the opportunity to become the ICL10 Champions!

Rock Gadget

New Unlocks & Fix

Improvements & Fixes

• Added some mass to grenades and other objects so they don't get rocketed to so far
• Fixed CS Gas showing particle effects under water
• Added more detailed messages if you get disconnected from a server/room
• Fix for skins sometimes not appearing when they should
• Optimized glass code performance
• Fixed some first person items never coming back on screen after landing from fall
• Various small fixes and optimizations

Some of what we're working on

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Item Cache & Unlockables

• Dragon - Field Tested

• Dragon - Caustic
• Dragon - SilverSpecter
• Dragon - OWL

• Blue
• Brown
• Gray
• Green
• Orange
• Pink
• Purple
• Red
• Yellow

• Aqua
• Cherry
• Light Pink
• Lime
• Magenta
• Stealth Blue
• Stealth Green
• Stealth Red
• Tan

• White

• Desert UCP*
• Southern*
• Southern UCP*
• Urban*
• Urban UCP*
• Woodland
• Woodland UCP*

Gadget Updates

Improvements & Fixes

• You should no longer experience lag when other players (with many skins) join/leave your match.
• Existing skins now match similar skins.
• Binocular photos show Post Processing.
• Mirror Camera has optional Post Processing.
• Removed recoil on throwables.

DiD yOu KnOw ThAt!?

• Fix for Mac to Windows map mismatch on some official maps
• Another fix for chairs with physics affecting FPS when joining a room for some players
• Fix for ziplines allowing prone or crouch inputs
• Fix for some odd terrain geometry on Oceanside
• Fix for joining rooms from Steam invites

Steam Timeline

Map & Gadget Updates

New Mountainside Changes

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• Guards no longer spawn with Dragon ARs. Loadouts have been reverted to Mantas.
• The door that leads from Classroom Hallway to Roof is locked and requires a keypad code to open. The codes are located in the Armory and inside the Roof Security Room.
• 3 Dragon ARs can be found inside the Main Building: Executive Office, Roof Security Room and Roof Storage
• The main zipline end point has been moved from the West Guard Booth Antenna to a tree right next to that booth
• Added extra bushes and cover along the end of the zipline near the West Guard Booth
• Added ladders onto the East and West Guard Booth
• Added glowsticks on the main bridge marking the zipline starting points
• Added an orange piece of cloth onto the Long Cliff Zipline to indicate you can grab it from jumping off the bridge.
• Added text on the sides of the East/West Booths.
• Slightly adjusted the position of the pickups in the Armory (pickups aren't as spread out)
• Fixed the Satellite Control Server Room server racks not having proper collision
• Fixed some ammo boxes slightly clipping into surfaces
• Fixed round reset Elevator desync
• Fixed round reset Attack Helicopter desync

New Cliffside Changes

• Slightly adjusted Intruder spawn
• Added and adjusted cover near the Garage entrances to assist Intruders with defending Guard pushes and attacks
• Moved the Garage Shotgun closer to Intruder spawn
• Fixed the Cliff not slipping players
• Fixed a method to climb back into the Project Room ceiling vent
• Fixed multiple culling issues
• Fixed lighting on small props

DiD yOu KnOw ThAt!?

Fixes and Changes

NEW WEAPON: Dragon AR

Dragon Gallery

New Ammo Box Models

Mountainside Holiday

Festive Favorites

Cliffside Optimization

Improvements & Fixes

Fixes

• New debug commands: /rculling 0, 1, or 2
• Pickups under disabled parents now spawn correctly
• Disabled Damage Zones don't damage you every 1/60th of a second when enabled.

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Fixes

• Mountainside name fix in map select
• Super slip zones working again
• Fix for photos having transparent parts when looking at some particle effects
• No longer let people goomba stomp players that are on ziplines

Mountainside: Sunset & Night

Gallery

Autumn Cosmetics

Improvements & Fixes

Checkpoint and Beyond

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THANK YOU!

Fixes

• Fix: now need to hold control during vote screen if you haven't voted yet and want to use the screenshot, console, or hide UI keybinds that are on F keys
• Fix for stat sending bug