KLETKA news & patch notes

Hello, friends!

We are gradually restructuring the project, cleaning up outdated files, and putting things in order as part of the step-by-step preparation for the new modding system. We’ll do our best to show it to you in all its glory in the upcoming updates! In addition, we are fixing accumulated bugs and making the game more convenient and enjoyable.

Thank you!

Highlights

• Added a new anomalous floor: Tiny Room.

• Added a new anomalous floor: Texturebound.

• Added a statue of Witch, created by player onyxhound, to the anomalous floor Homage.

• Added the Crashes section to the Support Journal, where we described crash-related situations and potential solutions.

• The chance of loot dropping is now much higher when opening crates with a lockpick.

• Work has begun on the new modding system. After local testing, we will provide all modders with convenient tools for uploading modifications. Later on, we will also try to create a user-friendly editor for making them, one that does not require deep knowledge of Unreal Engine.

• Added network error indication when being kicked from a session. This will help both you and us understand why a disconnect from an online game occurred.

Fixes

• Enemy vehicles now have slightly less health.

• Cosmetic items display is once again added to the inventory. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Friends, hello!

It’s been a while since the last update, so we’re making up for it! In this patch, we’ve prepared a couple of new additions, the main one being an improved Journal menu and a new dedicated section: the Support Journal. There, you’ll find solutions to all connection issues we’re currently aware of, a FAQ, and other answers to questions you may have. We’ve also included fixes for bugs you reported to us over the past two weeks.

Thank you!

Main Changes

• Added the ability to delete items from your Steam Inventory through the Wardrobe context menu.

• Added the Support Journal menu. You can now use it to send a bug report and find solutions to common issues without leaving the game. We’ll keep updating the in-game FAQ as new questions come in from players.

Fixes

• Fixed floor collision in the Research Facility biome, which made it difficult to butcher enemy corpses.

• Fixed collision on several anomalous floors.

• Dr. Anton’s spawn chance has been significantly reduced, and his corpse’s health has been reduced by 10 times.

• Fixed an issue that allowed players to select an alias before unlocking it.

• Configured P2P Relay functionality for Steam. This should resolve the session disconnects that some players were experiencing on Steam OSS.

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Hello, friends!

Thank you so much for the warm reception of recent update! As always, a few bugs slipped through, but thankfully, not too many this time. We’re fixing them and adding one new feature: weapon unloading!

Main

• Added the ability to remove ammo, including Scrap-based ammo, from certain weapons via the inventory context menu.

• Slightly optimized the game’s loading speed.

Fixes

• Slightly reduced the spawn chance of turrets.

• Slightly increased the spawn chance of inventory-expanding bags.

• Adjusted the completion requirements for certain quests.

• Fixed an issue that prevented ammo from being dropped from the inventory.

• Slightly reduced the fuel consumption of portal generators.

• Fixed the reload for the Junkhurler.

You really thought the Gigastructure was nothing more than an endless slab of flesh and concrete? Come on—this place used to attract real minds. Or at least it did… a few decades back. Now? Well, you’ve seen what it’s like. Times change.

Back then, the best and brightest took over the oldest, most important sector of the Gigastructure—the Korolev Research Facility—and built a lab on its bones to study the Samosbor. But people like us were never big on restraint or playing it safe. Curiosity always won. It always does.

So yeah, the Facility’s fate was pretty much sealed from the start.

Now it’s your turn. Step inside what’s left of this abandoned research facility.

MAIN

• Added a new Tier 3 biome: Research Facility.

• Added an anomalous floor: Facade.

• Added an anomalous floor: Malkovich.

• Added an anomalous floor: Akira.

• Added a new enemy: Bombardiro.

• Added a new enemy: Sizzler.

• Added a new enemy: Attendant.

• Added a new enemy: Dr. Anton.

• Added a new trap: Turret.

• Added a new weapon: Triple-Action.

• Added a new weapon: Quantum Grenade.

• Added a new weapon: Samosbor Grenade.

• Added a new item: Blood Pack.

• Added a new recording: №281.

• Added the Quest System: the Kletka can now occasionally assign you a task on a floor. Complete it—and, as is only fair, you’ll be rewarded!

• Added a new utility resource: Scrap. It can be used to repair items or as ammo for certain weapons.

• Reworked the end-of-session screen. You can now review your teammates’ stats and earn a unique session-specific alias. Thanks to BEBBER for design help and concepts!

• Improved the Journal menu. Enemies now also have descriptions for some of their attributes.

• Added new achievement: Discharge!

• Added new achievement: Path to Science.

• Added new achievement: Warpache.

• The crossplay-stable branch has been updated as well as the consoles' version. Newest content, proximity voice chat feature, etc.

FIXES

• Fixed a residual X-Ray effect after switching perks following Monument activation.

• Fixed an issue where fuel tank malfunctions could not be repaired with a wrench.

• Fixed companions (familiars) getting stuck inside the Kletka.

• The “Motor Man” perk now restores 15 health per sip of fuel.

ADDITIONAL

• Added two new loading screens by mnozhka.

• Added several new tracks by Crystal Lotus, Eskimo, houp, and fjordlines?

Ladies and gentlemen, we are launching the beta testing of our new major update and invite you to take part!

Learn more about how to join: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PVWFopT3s1SZuE5MGrZ3mb5ai1xUse_rcDMuWTJ-NhQ/edit?usp=sharing

KLETKA OST is officially out on all platforms! 3 Albums. 135 Tracks. We’re incredibly proud of our musicians and all the work that went into bringing this soundtrack to life.

Links:

https://band.link/kletka_ost_1

https://band.link/kletka_ost_2

https://band.link/kletka_ost_3

Friends, good afternoon!

We continue fixing pressing issues. At the same time, we are finalizing a new biome, which will soon be released to the beta branch!

Thank you!

Fixes

• Fixed enemy navigation in the Meat Mines biome. Previously, creatures would stop at room junctions.

• Fixed companions getting stuck inside the Kletka.

• Fixed duplicate vehicle UI appearing upon death while inside a vehicle.

• Increased FOV when entering a vehicle.

• Fixed an issue where perks, inventory, and other parameters were incorrectly saved after a new player joined the session.

• Fixed the display of available session slots in the EOS subsystem.

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Hello, everyone!

In this update, we’ve fixed several bugs, updated the game’s soundtrack by adding some tracks from cassette tapes, and updated the EOS SDK.

Thank you!

General

• Updated EOS SDK.

• Friends Only mode is now enabled by default in session creation settings.

• Updated the game’s soundtrack. Added several original tracks from the in-game radio:

Fixes

• Increased the maximum brightness setting limit.

• Fixed a procedural generation issue on Pool floors.

• Fixed a procedural generation issue in the Greenhouse Unit.

• Fixed text chat autofocus.

• Adjusted the Chainbearer’s hook collision. It should no longer pass through walls.

• Fixed a lingering screen aberration effect on clients after taking explosive damage.

• Fixed polyp animations during Samosbor in the Fleshmine.

• Fixed microphone volume display in settings.

• Fixed an issue where disarming a trip mine did not drop the mine.

• Fixed inability to create a LAN session when launching the game from a folder.

• Optimized the camera monitoring room in the Prison biome.

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Hello, friends!

We continue to gradually fix bugs while also preparing new content. In three weeks we plan to open beta testing for the next major update. Stay tuned!

Thank you!

Fixes

• Slightly increased the average brightness of the game.

• Fixed replication of boss battle music on clients.

• Fixed an issue where the difficulty level could not be changed when creating a session in certain scenarios.

• Fixed a bug with quickly picking up multiple items.

• Increased fog distance for the Mist floor curse.

• Reduced fire extinguisher consumption.

• Slightly increased the amount of loot on floors with the Inferno curse.

• Reduced the overall amount of fire on floors with the Inferno curse.

• Fixed an issue where enemies could not enter the Prison biome chief room.

• Fixed an issue where players could not connect to a new host session after the room was recreated.

• Fixed a black screen bug when reaching zero health.

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Hello, friends!

This is one of the last hotfixes we are releasing before the upcoming major update. We’ll do our best to finish it as soon as possible. In the near future we will also update the console versions and announce the release date for Nintendo Switch.

Thank you!

New Features

• Emote icons have been replaced. Thanks to Zakhar McP1xel for the great work!

• The maximum health a player character can set for themselves is now capped at 5000. A bug in save files with maximum health below 200000 has also been fixed, where the current health would decrease with each game restart.

Fixes

• Optimized the impact of lighting on transparent materials.

• Fixed Wayseer Eye functionality on clients.

• Fixed the ability to change the game mode via save file load.

• Fixed the inability to sprint on gamepads on the client side.

• Fixed the lingering screen aberration effect caused by electric damage.

• Fixed the ability to join friends-only sessions through Quick Play.

• Panaceator now grants +10 max health instead of 10%.

• Fixed item pickup logic for the companion Grabber.

• Improved enemy logic for switching priority weapons.

• Optimized network load caused by large numbers of players in a session.

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Hello, friends!

We continue fixing and improving various aspects of the game. We have also updated the OST with all tracks from the game (including some you haven’t heard yet). At the same time, we are working on a new major update and will try to share our progress with you over the coming weeks.

Thank you!

General

• Maxwell Floor Cat now plays “o i i a” when taking damage.

• The game soundtrack has been updated:

Fixes

• Fixed incorrect procedural floor generation.

• Added client-side prediction for the selected quickbar slot. Switching between slots is now instant with no visual delay.

• Improved interaction with small physics objects for both host and clients.

• The large version of the Kletka now spawns whenever two or more players are present in the lobby in any mode.

• Fixed saving of items lying on the floor inside the large Kletka.

• Fixed replication of corpse positions on clients.

• Fixed a lingering crouch effect after falling.

• Reduced damage resistance of red explosive barrels against ranged weapons.

• Fixed an excessively long cooldown when switching the active inventory slot after performing a melee attack.

• Fixed cosmetic items not displaying correctly when initially joining the game in first-person mode.

• Slightly reduced the spawn frequency of the Greenhouse Sector across all game modes.

• Fixed a bug preventing the “Prisoner & Co” achievement from being obtained.

• Fixed corpse duplication.

Hey, friends!

This time we took a much deeper dive into crash issues on low-end PC configurations, and significantly optimized network load. We’ve also added a couple of nice new features.

Thank you!

New Features

• Added a Photosensitivity Mode setting that reduces post-processing intensity and many other effects that may potentially cause dizziness.

• Added 4K resolution support in fullscreen mode.

• LAN play is not supported through Steam or EOS OSS. To play over a local network, you must launch the application directly from the folder (not through the Steam client) and connect two devices via cable or through Radmin / Hamachi, etc. We have added notification banners about this in the session creation menu. We will try to implement workarounds to support LAN in all scenarios in the future, but for now this is not technically possible.

• Updated translations for several languages.

Fixes

• Fixed several crashes related to enemies, online subsystems, and the graphics processor.

• Further optimized network load.

• Fixed a replication issue with character position after revival.

• Fixed incorrect damage tracking in the Statistics menu.

• Fixed the display of the safe handle after it was broken.

• Fixed a bug with the Eyeroller flying chaotically across the map.

• Fixed incorrect damage display when activating the Monument.

• Fixed a crouch replication bug on clients.

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Hey, friends!

Today we dedicated the entire day to fixing network issues and crashes. We hope the game now feels much more stable and comfortable to play.

Thank you!

• Fixed a rare client connection error when restarting a session.

• Fixed an issue where clients were unable to pick up items dropped by another player.

• Fixed an issue preventing equipped enemies from attacking the player.

• Fixed equipment state synchronization between host and clients.

• Fixed a rendering crash on DirectX 11 for Intel integrated graphics cards.

• Fixed a crash caused by saving player statistics.

• Fixed replication of destroyed walls on clients.

• Fixed a bug where the Explosive Crawler would sometimes fail to detonate if the player was standing too close.

• Increased the spawn rate of repair kits and improved their effectiveness.

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Hey, friends!

In this update, we fixed several crashes and bugs, made minor balance adjustments, and updated some core systems such as the Journal. In the upcoming updates, we plan to resolve all remaining issues related to voice chat and switching the active online subsystem.

Thank you!

New Features

Obelisks are now highlighted by the Kletka's scanner as well.

Fixes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when firing the Kalak and the Boltspitter.

• Fixed an issue allowing players to connect to private sessions via the “Quick Play” feature.

• Fixed an issue where not all available microphones were detected for voice chat.

• Fixed a bug where information about the Toothsucker was not added to the Journal after picking up the roly-poly doll.

• Fixed a bug where information about Postsamosbor was not added to the Journal after activating this curse following a Samosbor event.

• Fixed fog dissipation mechanics on the “Mist” floor for clients.

• Explosive Crawlers can no longer receive the Level 3 Electricity buff.

• Fixed certain enemies ignoring incoming damage.

• Fixed a residual ability to interact with locker doors after they were destroyed.

• Reduced the health of the frozen door in the “Prison” biome.

• Reduced damage dealt when throwing objects at metal lockers.

Hello, friends!

This update took a bit longer than the previous ones. We’ve implemented a new statistics system that allows you to track numerical accolades during a session. A little later, we plan to turn this system into something even more interesting! We’ve also fixed several crashes and resolved replication issues.

Thank you!

New Features

• A “Statistics” button has been added to each player’s context menu. You can now review some of your teammates’ accolades (and your own, of course). We plan to expand this system in future updates.

• Metal doors (lockers, safe cases) now shatter into pieces if opened by dealing damage.

• Updated translations for several languages.

Fixes

• Fixed several crashes related to weapon breakage and enemy destruction.

• Fixed an issue where hogweed spores failed to spawn.

• Increased ranged weapon damage against the boss Spudling.

• Fixed incorrect wall texture rendering on procedural levels for clients.

• Fixed replication of broken airtight doors on clients.

• Fixed collision between projectiles and physical doors.

• Increased the maximum lockpick stack size in the inventory from 5 to 10.

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Friends, hello!

In this update, we’ve improved session filtering and configuration. You can now create private sessions for friends only! As per tradition, we’re also rolling out a bunch of important fixes.

Thank you!

New Features

• Added a “Friends Only” option to the session creation settings. The “Session Name” option has been moved to the “Advanced” section.

• Added a second voice chat type — EOS — which will be used for cross-platform sessions on consoles and PC. The legacy voice chat type remains enabled by default. However, you can already switch this in the session creation menu.

• Added the ability to disable connection error notifications via the Settings menu.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug causing super-fast attacks after entering a minecart.

• Fixed a bug that prevented the Chernobog Monument from replacing an existing sentence with a new one.

• The Explosive Crawler can once again detonate from a thrown item.

• Fixed control issues with Clunker when using an inverted camera.

• Fixed Clunker’s infinite horn sound.

• Fixed a bug where players could get stuck in textures after Glooper released a grabbed player.

• Mimics can once again play their greeting animation.

• Fixed a crash related to enemy object destruction.

• Fixed Mimic movement on Floor 69.

• Fixed Lurker collision.

• Slightly reduced the echo effect for all sounds in large spaces.

• The “Prison Jam” achievement can now be obtained by throwing the ball with the right mouse button.

• Fixed an infinite visual effect caused by eating XShroom.

• Slightly increased the spawn chance of repair kits.

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Friends, hello!

In this update, we focused on the networking code. The game now runs smoother on the client side, and the server will no longer be overloaded with excessive packets that previously affected overall stability. This patch also includes several gameplay fixes: a resolved crash and minor balance adjustments.

Thank you!

Network

• Updated the EOS SDK version.

• Significantly optimized network load.

• Fixed an issue where the wrong Steam profile could be displayed in the friends list or party member list.

• Fixed a crash when the Kalak and Boltspitter broke.

• Fixed a bug where clients couldn’t hear the host in voice chat on certain floors.

• Fixed door replication on clients. If a door is open on the server, it is now correctly open on clients.

• Physics objects no longer launch the character with extreme force when stepped on.

• Fixed incorrect display of Clunker upgrade level on clients.

• Fixed an issue where a newly discovered biome would not appear on clients.

Gameplay

• Increased interaction radius for the elevator lever.

• Slightly reduced loot amount in the Prison biome.

• Slightly increased village spawn chance in the Greenhouse Unit biome.

• The Explosive Crawler now detonates more intelligently: if a player manages to retreat a short distance in time, the mine’s timer resets.

• The Explosive Crawler now deals slightly less damage.

• Fixed incorrect healing values for all related items.

Music

• Added a new track to the Boring Room floor by houp — white space.

Friends, hello!

We’ve been closely reading your feedback and we see the frustration around the revival system feeling unfair and tedious. We want to smooth things out a bit by adjusting the current resurrection rules.

In the future, we’re planning a full overhaul of the system — from introducing an automatic revival timer to completely reworking (or even replacing) the ghost mechanic. If you have ideas, drop them in the comments under this post. We’re always happy to hear your thoughts.

Thank you!

• Removed the dynamic revival price increase based on the number of players present in a session. The base revival cost is now 6 bottles (on Normal difficulty).

• Added dynamic price reductions based on the number of dead players. In a 3-player session with 2 dead players, the first prisoner's revival will cost ⅓ of the base price, and the second one will cost ½.

• Slightly increased the spawn chance of the Live Beer vending machine.

• Slightly increased the spawn chance of the Golden Live Beer vending machine, which revives all dead players in the session.

• As before, each death still applies a small penalty in the form of a slightly higher cost for subsequent revivals.

• Reduced the base spawn chance of the Warden in the Prison biome. His spawn chance now increases as you progress through the biome.

• Slightly increased the healing amount of all relevant items.

• Updated the build in the crossplay-stable branch with crash fixes.

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Hello friends!

We’ve fixed several critical bugs and improved certain client-side aspects of the game. In the near future, we plan to focus even more on client-side improvements, as well as on the stutters players experience when using Vulkan.

Thank you!

New Features

• PC players can now host a session even if they are experiencing issues connecting to the online subsystem API.

• Added several new informational error messages that players may encounter.

Fixes

• Fixed a crash related to weapon breakage.

• Item cooldowns now display correctly on the client side.

• Fixed incorrect health restoration when loading from a save file.

• Fixed an issue allowing players to join sessions that had already reached the player limit.

• The voice chat volume slider (individual for each player in a session) now saves correctly.

• Chernobog Zealots no longer attack each other.

• Fixed excessive loot spawning from airdrops.

• Fixed a bug causing infinite jumping after interacting with a ladder.

• Fixed a flying character bug when entering a vehicle.

• Fixed a bug with traps being disarmed infinitely.

• Fixed translations in several languages.

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Hey everyone, good afternoon!

This time we focused on balance and optimization. The game should now feel more challenging in certain aspects outlined below. And of course, we’ve also included a round of bug fixes. In the upcoming hotfixes, we’ll be putting even more emphasis on optimization — we’re aware of the issues related to the Vulkan API and will be addressing them.

Thank you!

New Additions

• Added a new cassette — Swan Lake.

• The Prison Warden is now slower and shoots less accurate.

• The Prison Warden can now carry a flamethrower and a crowbar.

• The Prison Warden is now slightly more noticeable on the level.

• Added a tooltip description for Social Mode when hovering over the setting.

• Interactive trash piles now glow slightly when you’re holding Junkhurler.

Fixes

• Fixed password filtering in the session browser for Steam OSS.

• Optimized the surveillance monitor room.

• Network errors no longer immediately disconnect players from a session, allowing some time to restore the connection.

• Fixed skin display issues in the wardrobe.

• The Concretor Monument now grants +10% max health instead of 15%.

• Fixed an issue preventing teammates from being revived via the Chernobog Monument.

• Interacting with monuments can no longer kill you — they now always leave you with at least 1 HP.

• Fixed the auto-revive perk for clients.

• The Mimic no longer reacts to dead flies.

• Slightly increased health for all bosses (except Mother of Concrete).

• Firearms now deal less damage to certain bosses.

• The Blight curse once again applies its visual effect to revived players.

Hey everyone!

The release went fairly smoothly overall, though not without a few issues. We’ve moved quickly to fix the most critical problems and are sharing the list of changes below. We’re now tackling the remaining bugs. In the meantime, please continue sending us anything that concerns you via bug reports (Discord) — we’ll do our best to address everything as quickly as possible.

Once again, thank you for the warm reception and for your continued support throughout development!

Fixes

• Fixed the floor scanning effect.

• Fixed controller focus loss in certain in-game menus.

• Optimized the surveillance room in the Prison biome.

• The black-and-white floor curse effect is now always removed. Previously, it could remain on spectator ghosts.

• Replaced the stool in the prison warden’s office with a physics-enabled version. Players could previously get stuck in it.

• Fixed damage applied to airtight doors.

• Fixed door state synchronization on clients.

• Fixed refueling the fuel tank and repairing objects with items not intended for those actions.

• Fixed priority session search in Quick Play.

• Fixed server filtering in the session browser.

• Added a notification prompting players to switch to the crossplay-stable branch when connecting to friends on consoles.

• Sessions with Social Mode enabled are now highlighted with a gold border.

Hello, friends!

It’s been a little over a year on the road to this moment—and here we are. We’re officially released! Thank you for being with us and supporting development with your ideas and creations. Let’s take a closer look at what’s new, and what lies ahead in the near future.

Prison

Every self-respecting citizen of the Gigastructure has been here. And if you haven’t—your time has come.

Once you leave solitary confinement, an ordinary inmate may find themselves thrown straight into an abandoned block of the Prison Sector. As you might guess, it didn’t fall into ruin by accident. Feral guards and the withered bodies of prisoners no longer concern the local administration—their labor stopped justifying the resources spent maintaining this useless trash decades ago. As for the more viable specimens, we already know their fate: sent directly into the insatiable Kletka, wandering endlessly through the floors of the Gigastructure.

A dried-up bar of soap, rotten gruel, and cell dwellers hungry for flesh—this is your destiny in this godforsaken place. But… perhaps the Kletka’s point of origin will tell you why the complex needed a living elevator in the first place.

Everything in this world has a purpose. And a price.

Crossplay

KLETKA has launched on consoles, which means you can now play with friends across different platforms—including Steam, EGS, Xbox, and PlayStation 4/5. The Nintendo Switch version will arrive a bit later.

PC + Consoles

To play between PC and console users, you’ll need to switch to the “crossplay-stable” app branch. This branch contains a console-compatible build. Unfortunately, due to the lengthy certification process, we can’t update console versions as frequently as the PC version, so this branch will host a stable crossplay build with identical content across platforms.

Steam + EGS

For Steam and EGS players, any app branch will work—there’s no content difference between the two platforms.

Online Subsystem

We use Epic Online Services to enable crossplay features. We’re aware that EOS can be unstable in some regions, so by default the active subsystem is set to Steam. To use crossplay, you’ll need to activate the EOS online subsystem.

You can always switch to EOS from the top-left corner of the main menu.

What’s Next

We’re not saying goodbye. Another major update is already in development and planned for release in the coming months. Beyond that, we have ideas for turning the game into something even bigger and just as exciting. We’ll keep an eye on how things evolve and keep you posted!

CHANGELOG

Super General

• You can now wield the guitar as a weapon! You can also play melodies via the Emotes menu.

General

• Added a new biome: Prison.

• Rebalanced enemies and the economy.

• Added shop rooms to all biomes.

• Updated the assortment of the “Bottle” shop.

• Added two new attacks to the boss Rustbucket.

• Added alphabetical sorting for journal entries.

• Improved the functionality of the Wayseer Eye.

• Added unique projectiles to most firearms enchanted to level three.

• Added a new sentence: Glassware Enthusiast.

• Added a new sentence: Human Engine.

• Added a new anomalous floor: Boring Room.

• Added a new anomalous floor: Fracture.

• Added a new anomalous floor: Grandma’s Apartment.

• Added a new floor curse: Blight.

• Added a new item that can spawn with a chance when breaking bottles: Rozochka.

• Added a new item: Blood Pack.

• Reworked how regular doors break.

• Improved Mimic behavior.

• Bottles now combine when thrown near other bottles of a matching value.

• Improved enemy spawn logic.

• Improved item spawn logic.

• Reworked floor generation logic. Floors you’ve already encountered will now appear less frequently between sessions (applies to solo play and session hosts).

Fixes

• Fixed stair movement logic.

• Fixed the display of dead enemy bodies when they spawn.

• Fixed Mother of Concrete getting stuck.

• Fixed Assembly Error №7 getting stuck.

• The scanner now shows correct values for all players.

• Fixed Rustbucket getting stuck.

Old Biomes

• Added sacrifice rooms to the Factory and Fleshmine biomes.

• Added Bottle Express shop rooms to floors across all biomes.

• Added new visual themes for Residential Block and Factory floors.

• Visually improved several existing locations.

• Greenhouse Unit floors received more variety: non-playable visual elements, airdrops, and interactive berry bushes.

Meta

• Added detailed session difficulty customization.

• Added biome selection per mode when creating a session.

• Improved Quick Play—KLETKA now finds the best session for you in seconds.

• Added a Social Play option when creating a session. Hosts can mark their session as “Looking for players,” giving it priority for users searching via Quick Play or the Session Browser.

• Improved error messages—connection failures are now much clearer.

• Added a wardrobe to the lobby.

• Added localization for all Steam achievements.

• Added new icons for all input devices (keyboard and gamepads).

• Set up voice chat and fixed related issues.

• Added 7 new loading screens by Mnozhka.

• Added 3 new posters by Gopnik_Mantis.

• Added 17 new notes.

• Added a new achievement: Psychopath.

• Added a new achievement: Killjoy.

• Added a new achievement: Back in Black.

• Added a new achievement: Prison Jam.

• Added a new skin: Gentleman of Fortune Suit.

• Added a new skin for Early Access players: Pioneer Suit.

• Added 3 new cassette tapes with classical music.

• Added one new cassette by Bennett Honeyford: This Is Our Stop.

• Moved the timer option from session settings to the Gameplay settings menu.

Controls

• Added gamepad button rebinding.

• Updated the virtual keyboard for gamepads.

• Reworked ranged weapon shooting.

• Added gamepad aim assist.

• Fixed the inability to change the preferred gamepad type in settings.

• Added auto-stacking when moving items in the inventory.

Prison

• Added a new enemy: Bighead.

• Added a new enemy: Chainbearer.

• Added a new enemy: Inmate.

• Added a new enemy: Warden.

• Added a new weapon: Boltspitter.

• Added a new weapon: Kalak.

• Added a new weapon: Shmauser.

• Added a new weapon: Soapun.

• Added a new weapon: Mop.

• Added a new weapon: Shank.

• Added a new item: Chifir.

• Added a new item: Gruel.

• Added a new item: Care Package.

• Added several new music tracks by houp, rofoshristo, Crystal Lotus, CYCSL3K, KNOWETSKI, and Eskimo.

How do you do fellow kids?

Dear friends, hello!

We’re excited to finally announce the release date — February 19, 2026. The game is leaving Early Access and launching on PC (Steam and EGS) and Consoles (Xbox, PlayStation 4/5). Switch will most likely arrive a bit later due to a very lengthy certification process.

CURRENT STATUS

Right now we're polishing the game. Join beta-branch and help us with testing! LINK TO THE INSTRUCTIONS

Console keys will be available to us soon. As soon as we receive them, we’ll let you know and publish a form so anyone interested can apply and test the game before its official console release.

CROSSPLAY

It works — you’ll be able to play with friends across different platforms. As always, there’s a catch. Shipping updates to consoles is a long process due to certification, and that burden shouldn’t affect PC players.

That’s why the main branch will be updated as often as common sense allows, and for always-available crossplay we’ll create a crossplay-stable branch, synchronized in version and content with the console builds. In the main branch, crossplay will be available most of the time between Steam and EGS players.

TRAILER

To celebrate the announcement, we prepared a special trailer. We hope you like it. If you have any questions for the dev team, we’ll be happy to answer them in the comments under this post. Thanks, everyone!

Friends, hello!

We’re kicking off testing for a near-release build of the game, and we invite you to take part. You can find out how to become a beta tester via the link below. Details about the new content are available on our Discord server.

Thank you! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PVWFopT3s1SZuE5MGrZ3mb5ai1xUse_rcDMuWTJ-NhQ/edit?tab=t.0

Friends, hello!

Over the past few days, we’ve been quietly updating the game. So what have we been doing?

We fixed several crashes that were affecting stability. We also completely replaced the voice chat system — it now works reliably on both Windows and Linux, letting you switch your active device without issues and clearly hear your party members (echo and other effects are still there). Alongside these important changes, we added friend-based session filtering and fixed a few minor bugs.

We hope the game will feel more comfortable to play now. If anything still bothers you, let us know — we’ll keep rolling out quiet hotfixes. Meanwhile, we’re moving on to the release and getting ready to provide new content in the game’s beta branch soon. Stay tuned for updates — and thank you for being with us!

Dear friends!

We’ve finally finished the runtime subsystem switcher. If you’re having trouble connecting to servers or creating them, click the CROSSPLAY button in the top-left corner of the main menu to switch to the Steam subsystem. The game will restart automatically, and you’ll be able to play with other people who also have crossplay disabled.

Have fun!

Hi everyone!

For the past six months, we’ve been trying to make Epic Online Services work reliably for every player in our game. We’ve found a few ways to fix connection issues that help—but not for everyone.

Why do we use Epic Online Services?

There are many reasons, from technical considerations to our goal of implementing console cross-play (the game isn’t out on consoles yet, but cross-play is already working in our development environment).

What’s wrong with Epic Online Services?

For the most part, nothing. The main issue is that Epic rents servers from Amazon, and their IP addresses are heavily blocked by network providers in the CIS and some other regions.

What are the solutions?

We don’t want to inconvenience our players, but we also can’t fully move away from EOS. So we’re offering an alternative: in the steam-only branch, we’ve uploaded a separate build that lets you connect to other players more reliably. This branch includes almost all the same features as the main one: sessions, achievements, leaderboards, cosmetics—and all your progress carries over between branches, so you can switch back to the default branch whenever you want.

Of course, you won’t be able to connect with players on the main branch, and they won’t be able to connect with you either.

The steam-only branch will be updated in sync with the main branch, so you won’t miss any updates.

For now, the cross-play branch with EOS will remain the default. If we see strong demand for steam-only, or if issues with Amazon’s servers continue to grow, we’ll make steam-only the default branch.

How to switch to the branch

Right-click the game in your Steam Library, select Properties, open the Betas tab, and choose the steam-only branch. The game will reinstall automatically. Have fun!

Thank you for your understanding. If anything in the steam-only branch concerns you, feel free to message us through any channel (including the comments under this post).