Today’s maintenance will be replaced by a hotfix so all game modes except for rank will be available. The time is still the same and it will be scheduled to take place at 00:00 (UTC +8). See below for popular timezone conversions:
EST: 8:00 p.m. PST: 5: 00 p.m.
CST: 7:00 p.m BST: 1:00 a.m.
CEST: 2:00 a.m. KST/JST: 9:00 a.m.
[Shop]
Deep in the tree hollow, a secret sweetness waits, a gift that belongs only to camping day.
Axe Boy’s ONCE Series A-rarity Costume “Camping Day” is now available at a 28% discount during the first week (Original Price: 1,388 Echoes | Discounted Price: 988 Echoes). Purchasing the costume also comes with the exclusive Label “ONCE – Axe Boy.” The label will be sent by mail and cannot be obtained via gifting.
Availability: July 9, 2026 (after maintenance) – August 5, 2026, 23:59
Amid the blizzard, he no longer saw a dim, preordained future, but the path of migrating birds. Sustained by all his parents had given him, this was the freedom he chose, and the prophecy he wrote for himself.
Seer’s ONCE Series A-rarity Costume “Treading Through Snow” is now available at a 28% discount during the first week (Original Price: 1,388 Echoes / Discounted Price: 988 Echoes). Purchasing the costume also comes with the exclusive Label “ONCE – Seer.” The label will be sent by mail and cannot be obtained via gifting.
Availability: July 9, 2026 (after maintenance) – August 5, 2026, 23:59
Little penguin, where is your mother? Wobbling, bobbling, far from home. Icebergs creak and breakers thunder, fanged shadows gather in the foam. Hammer swinging, crashing, clattering, red blooms scatter on the tide. Then he stops and finds one stranded, fish bones weeping where they lie. Tell us, tell us, little hunter, who is the prey when all is done?
Guard 26’s Whimsy Series S-rarity Costume “Desperate Fight” is now available for 2,888 Echoes or 12,888
Fragments. Save 25% during the first week for 2,158 Echoes.
Availability: July 9, 2026 (after maintenance) – August 5, 2026, 23:59
[Combat]
- When a Survivor is affected by Peepers, a special icon will be displayed for the position exposure prompt.
- Updated the radar maps for Arms Factory, The Red Church, Lakeside Village, and Moon River Park to match their recent adjustments.
- Adjusted the display priority of the Explorer’s External Trait – Energy Reserve icon.
[Cryptic Notes]
- Added a new item: Prancing Taunt.
Effect: After Prancing Taunt is thrown, an illusion appears at the landing point. It continuously taunts nearby Anomalies, drawing their attacks until it is defeated or its duration ends. When it disappears, it explodes, slowing nearby Anomalies. - Added a new Anomaly: Forlorn Tome.
Forlorn Tome will now appear in [A Bringer of Doom) on Easy, Normal, and Hard difficulties. It guides players to buried Classics, but its guidance should be followed carefully at all times.
• Added the Secondary Password feature. Players can enable it in Settings to protect assets in Cryptic Notes.
- Added new random layouts to [A Bringer of Doom].
- Added a new “Fill Teammates – 2 Players” option to “Auto-Fill Teammates”, for more flexible team filling.
- Added a lock function for items and Classics. Locked items and Classics can no longer be sold.
- Updated Trailblazer’s Fearless ability so that falling rocks no longer trigger and traps no longer affect the character while the ability is active.
- Adjusted the dash speed of Trailblazer’s Fearless ability so it is now affected by Blessed effects and the Mint Box.
- Added inertia after the joystick is released during a Survivor’s jump, reducing cases where releasing early during a running jump prevents the Survivor from reaching the target platform.
- Added a priority access protection feature. When a player uses a key to open a Chamber or Treasure Room, they have priority access to locked Antique Cabinets and Ornate Cabinets for a period of time.
- Added brief priority pickup protection to Classics obtained from Containers and Vases.
- Optimized Survivor jump behavior near obstacles, reducing cases where Survivors cannot jump onto adjacent obstacles.
- Added a new action cue for The Pale Man when a player enters his detection range.
- Adjusted The Pale Man’s return gifts and drop rates to increase variety.
- Added a special sound effect for Wraiths when they awaken at a window.
- Added special effects for gift drops when an Anomaly is defeated in Tight Narrative.
- Optimized the description of the tier scoring rules.
- Added a prompt when a match cannot be started because there are too many mails.
- Added a Shop shortcut that lets players quickly move items to Storage through Tips.
- Added a Storage shortcut that lets players quickly sell items and Classics through item tips.
- Optimized the discount display for bundle purchases.
- Added a sort function to the dropdown menu on the sell page.
- Optimized the rules for dragging items between the Backpack and Storage. Items now move to empty storage spots first.
- Optimized the rules for dragging items between the Backpack and Storage. Items now move to empty Storage slots first.
- Optimized navigation guidance for encumbrance-level tasks.
- Fixed an issue where Anomalies spawned abnormally in the Chamber.
- Fixed an issue where the time Survivors needed to break free and fall from the Sighs was inconsistent.
[Character Day]
(‘Prisoner”) Luca Balsa’s Birthday [July 10] Event Period: July 10, 2026, 00:00 – July 10, 2026, 23:59
Second Round: July 1I, 2026, 00:00 – July 12, 2026, 23:59
(“Faro Lady”) Evelyn Mora’s Birthday [July 12] Event Period: July 12, 2026, 00:00 – July 12, 2026, 23:59
[Tournament]
[Public Map]
- The Public Map in “Misty Voyage” has opened deeper areas, and ferocious Fish Kings will also appear. When visitors work together to complete the “Repel the Fish King” event, they can obtain rare loot materials and a large amount of Shell Coins!
[Scribbled Ideas]
- Adjusted the Scribbled Ideas photo interface in Room Picture and enlarged the photo display
area. - Improvements:
Updated the blocking rules so players blocked by a creator can no longer play that creator’s
maps.
Added sorting and pin-to-top options to the draft list in the Map Editor.
[Experience Improvements]
- Optimized interaction in the Room for customizable furniture and added support for saving custom layouts.
- Optimized the visual effects of some abilities for the S-rarity accessory [Coordinator – Reticle of Victory].
- Optimized the display of recent Character Adjustment icons.
[Next Week’s Preview]
- The Identity V × Time Raiders crossover event, “Return to Wushan Lodge,” will begin soon.
Join the event to earn Crossover Costumes, Accessories, Furniture, Emotes, and more. - Identity V × Time Raiders crossover is coming soon! Crossover Packages, Costumes, and Accessories will be available in the Shop for a limited time.
- During the Identity V × Time Raiders crossover, the “Misty Voyage” Public Map will feature a limited-time crossover area. Participate to earn the [A-rarity Furniture) Coral Tree.
