Today’s maintenance will take about 240 minutes which means all game modes will not be available and players won’t be able to log onto the servers. 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.

[Anniversary Rewards]

• The first round of Summer Essence rewards is here! Log in to claim [Anniversary Essence]
  X1O!
  Sth Anniversary Packages
• During the 8th Anniversary, new Echo Packages will be available at a discount:
  8th Anniversary Special Package: 956 Echoes and [S43 Essence 1] x5. Limited to 1 purchase.
  Sth Anniversary Discount Package 1: 1,009 Echoes and [S43 Essence 1] x3. Limited to 1 purchase.
  Sth Anniversary Discount Package 2: 3,448 Echoes and [S43 Essence 1] x7. Limited to 1 purchase.
  8th Anniversary Discount Package 3: 6,918 Echoes and [S43 Essence 1] x15. Limited to 1 purchase.
  

Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 31, 2026, 23:59 (UTC + 8)

8th Anniversary Gift

• To celebrate our 8th Anniversary, we thank all visitors for your continued support. Log in to claim an 8th Anniversary Portrait, a Ranking Protection Card, and an S-rarity Costume Trial Card.
  Event Period: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 29, 2026, 23:59
• 40% Discount Card
• Log in to claim a 40% off Costume Discount Card. Valid until December 31, 2026.
• All Characters Free-to-Use
• All characters will be free to use during the 8th Anniversary Celebration (except for the Mime
• Artist)!
  

Event Period: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 29, 2026, 23:59

Stillewald’s Banquet

• What secrets lie hidden in Stillewald, famed for the legend of the Hydriads? And beneath the vows, what truth lies waiting? Advance the story, join event activities, and complete daily check-ins to earn B-rarity Event Costume, Event Portrait, Furniture, Emote Unlock Card, B-rarity Costume Unlock Card, and more!
  Event Period: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 29, 2026, 23:59

Floral Whisper

• The breeze stirs the written congratulations, carrying their blessings alongside the scent of flowers and the warmth of the sun.
  Complete daily check-ins to earn rewards such as Event Portrait, Spyglasses, Fragments, and more. When Retro Check-in begins, you can spend 10 Inspirations to make up for a missed check-in.
  

Event Period: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 29, 2026, 23:59
Retro Check-in Period: July 10, 2026, 00:00 – July 29, 2026, 23:59

Take Your Seat

• A blank invitation leads Lady Truth to Stillewald, a town known for its legends of Hydriads and now seemingly preparing for a grand wedding. Yet by the time she arrives, the wedding is already over, and a brand-new case awaits her.
  Complete the investigation and advance the story to earn rewards, including B-rarity Event Costume, B-rarity Accessory, and more.

Woodland Waltz

• Take the form of a Hydriad and set out from the ballroom. Travel through the forest and bring as many townsfolk as possible back to the banquet!
  Each traveler has unique traits and grants different points. The player with the highest total score wins!
  Join the minigame to earn rewards, including the A-rarity Furniture item “Oath Stele,” a B-rarity Costume Unlock Card, Labels, and more!

Banquet Favors

• The wedding decorations have not yet been taken down, and the blessings still seem to linger in the air, like the fragrance of flowers drifting through every corner.

Complete weekly event tasks to earn an A-rarity Costume Unlock Card, Dynamic Graffiti, Ranking Protection Card, and more. Tasks unlock over 2 weeks. Complete each week’s tasks for rewards. Complete all tasks to receive an A-rarity Costume Unlock Card.

Event Period: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 29, 2026, 23:59

Anniversary Tales

• The collection documents the major events of the past year in Identity V. Unlock event content to receive rewards, including Clues, Fragments, Spyglasses, and Golden Apples! You can check in for up to two events per day.
  Event Period: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 29, 23:59

[New Season]

• [Guild Activity Ranking Rewards): Personal and Guild Activity Points will be reset. Guild members will receive Season Guild Rewards based on their Activity Points. The Chairman and all guild members will also receive rewards based on the guild’s final ranking.

• [Manor Career]: Data will be updated to July 2, 2026, 00:00 (UTC+8).

• (EXP): New seasonal EXP level rewards are now available, along with Cryptic Notes Seasonal EXP Tasks.
• After this week’s maintenance, Season 42 will end and Season 43 will officially begin. The Final Push event will also end at this time.

• [Season Essence]: Season 43 Essence 1 is now available with new costume updates, including [S-rarity Costume) Gardener – “Wilis,” [A-rarity Costume] “Faro Lady” – Dance with the Wind, and [A-rarity Costume] Photographer – Submerged in Dreams. Upon reaching 80/130 draws, you can choose either (Portrait) Faro Lady” – Dance with the Wind or (Portrait) Photographer – Submerged in Dreams. Upon reaching 180 draws, you will receive [Portrait]
  Gardener – “Wilis.”

• [Logic Path]: When Season 43 begins, Logic Path level will be reset to O. Also, Logic Path rewards will be replaced by all-new S43 rewards. This season’s Special Block Rewards include:
  (Portrait] First Officer – Frostflame Special, (Portrait Frame] First Officer – Frostflame Special, [B-rarity Accessory] First Officer – Flaming Glass, and [A-rarity Costume) First Officer – Frostflame Special. Players who reach the 600th block on Logic Path will be able to purchase this season’s A-rarity Logic Path costumes within one month after the season ends.
  (The price of the costume will be 1,388 Echo.)

• (Rank Treasure]: In Season 43, completing three Ranked Matches daily will reward players with Rank Treasures at 00:00 AM on the following day. There is a chance to obtain [S-rarity Accessory] Weeping Clown – The Courier, [A-rarity Accessory] “Cueist” – Pendulum Spiral, and [A-rarity Accessory) Painter – Twilight Crystal. Rank Treasures will be rewarded according to the player’s current highest Tier (Survivor or Hunter).

• (Tier Inheritance): In Season 43, Ranked Match tiers will be carried over according to the player’s tier in the previous season based on the Ranked Match – Season Rules. Players will also receive rewards based on their highest tier in the previous season. Detailed Tier Inheritance rules can be found in Ranked Match – Season Rules.

• [Character Knowledge Inheritance]: In Season 43, the inheritance will be carried out according to the previous season’s Character Knowledge Points in a set proportion.

• [4-sided Dice]: In Season 43, the limit for 4-sided Dice is 100. Players will not be able to retain any Dice that exceed this limit in Season 43, so please use them before they expire.

• [Memory Sphere – Previous Seasons: A- and B-rarity items from the S42 Essence and S-rarity items from the S42 Rank Treasures will be obtainable from the Memory Sphere, which can be exchanged for Clues.

Essence Special Package

• [Season Essence Special Package (Season 43 Essence I)] is now available for 576 Echoes and includes [Season 43 Essence 1] x10. Limited to 3 purchases.
  Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – September 10, 2026 (before maintenance)
  “Disciple’s” Banquet Toast Costume Package Now Available
• To this moment, to the banquet. The (Banquet Toast) Package is now available at a 32% discount (Original Price: 3,956 Echoes | Discounted Price: 2,688 Echoes) and includes [S-rarity Costume] Verdure Afloat and [A-rarity Accessory) “Disciple” – Toasting Cup.
• [S-rarity Costume] Verdure Afloat is now available for 2,888 Echoes or 12,888 Fragments.
• [A-rarity Accessory] “Disciple” – Toasting Cup is now available for 1,068 Echoes or 3,888
  Fragments.

Availability Period: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 29, 2026, 23:59

[Event Furniture Now Available]

• [S-rarity Furniture] Moonrest is now available for 2,688 Echoes or 11,688 Clues. Enjoy a 55% discount at 1,208 Echoes during the event. Limited to 2 purchases.
• [A-rarity Furniture] Blooming Canopy, Banquet Table, and Floral Signature are now available for 1,188 Echoes or 4,188 Clues. Enjoy a first-week discount price of 950 Echoes.
  Limited to 6 purchases.
• [B-rarity Furniture] Frozen Moment, Cascade of Roses, Welcome Arch, Floral Arch, Verdant Arch, Plain Arch, and Floral Candelabrum are now available for 288 Echoes or 1,088 Clues.
  Enjoy a first-week discount price of 230 Echoes. Limited to 10 purchases.
• [B-rarity Furniture] Anniversary Candle 8 is now available for 288 Echoes or 1,088 Clues.
  Enjoy a limited-time event discount price of 168 Echoes. Limited to 3 purchases.
• Event Furniture Package 1 is now available at a 55% discount for 1,068 Echoes and includes [A-rarity Furniture] Blooming Canopy xl and Floral Signature x1. Limited to 6 purchases.

• Event Furniture Package 2 is now available at a 55% discount for 660 Echoes and includes [A-rarity Furniture] Banquet Table x1 and [B-rarity Furniture] Floral Candelabrum xI.
  Limited to 10 purchases.
• Event Furniture Package 3 is now available at a 55% discount for 258 Echoes and includes [B-rarity Furniture] Cascade of Roses xl and Frozen Moment xl. Limited to 10 purchases.
• Event Furniture Package 4 is now available at a 55% discount for 518 Echoes and includes [B-rarity Furniture] Welcome Arch x1, Floral Arch x1, Verdant Arch xl, and Plain Arch xl.
  Limited to 10 purchases.
  Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – August 5, 2026, 23:59
• Event Furniture Returning to the Shop
• IS-rarity Furniture) Starry Carpet.
• [A-rarity Furniture] Darts Cabinet, Window of Time, Safe, Mechanical Clock, Metal Photo Frame, 5th Anniversary Cake, and Anniversary Fireworks.

• [B-rarity Furniture] Tower Window, Celestial Bookcase, 4th Anniversary Gift Pile, 4th Anniversary Balloon, Anniversary Candle 0, Anniversary Candle 1, Anniversary Candle 2, Anniversary Candle 3, Anniversary Candle 4, Anniversary Candle 5, Anniversary Candle 6, and Anniversary Candle 7.
• The above furniture pieces are back for a limited time. S-rarity Furniture is priced at 2,688
  Echoes or 11,688 Clues, A-rarity Furniture at 1,188 Echoes or 4,188 Clues, and B-rarity Furniture at 288 Echoes or 1,088 Clues.
  Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 29, 2026, 23:59

Others

• Season 42 Rank Accessories will be permanently available once Season 43 begins, and you’ll be able to take advantage of a 20% first-purchase Echo discount when purchasing Rank Accessories during the first two weeks of sale! Accessories can be purchased with Echoes or Fragments. Fragment prices will remain unchanged.

• [S-rarity Accessory) Clerk- Rhythm of the Sky is now permanently available for 1,888 Echoes or 8,388 Fragments. Get it now at a limited-time discount price of 1,508 Echoes.
• [A-rarity Accessories] Lanternist – Diffuser and “Knight” – Discarded Script are now permanently available for 788 Echoes or 2,988 Fragments. Get them now at a limited-time discount price of 628 Echoes each.
• (B-rarity Accessories] “Escapologist” – Clay Oil Lamp, Cheerleader – Binoculars, Lucky Guy-Commemoration Token, and Hermit – Miniature Cattery are now permanently available for

258 Echoes or 968 Fragments. Get them now at a limited-time discount price of 198 Echoes each.

• [A-rarity Costume) Weeping Clown – Sacred Hymn is now available for a limited time.

Players who reach the 600th square on Season 42’s Logic Path may purchase it with 1,388 Echoes.

Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 29, 2026, 23:59

• [Special Package] is now available for 10 Echoes and includes 20 Inspirations, 28 Clues, (Temporary Costume] General A-rarity Costume (3d), [Temporary Identity] Hunter (3d), and [Temporary Identity) Survivor (3d).
  Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 8, 2026, 23:59

[Identity V x Paper Bride Crossover Part 2]

New to the troupe, the Wayfarer was ordered by the Young Master to stage two old plays: Lethal Bond and Zangling Village Travelogue. While setting the stage, he chances upon a string of Spirit Coins and a Wordless Prophecy inside a weathered red-lacquered box. The moment he looks up, the world onstage has changed, and he finds himself trapped in the warped depths of Liangjian Kou. It is said that Liangjian Kou lies at the border of yin and yang, a cursed place where the living and the dead are thrown into disorder. To survive and find his way back to the mortal world, he must decipher the ominous verses that surface within the Wordless Prophecy and see both old plays through to the end. Yet the truth-seeing divine beast and the bizarre figures known as the Eight Unspoken seem to have been waiting within this eerie opera for a very long time…

• The Crossover Package is now available, including the [S-rarity Costume] Antiquarian – Paper Bride Tao Mengyan and IS-rarity Accessory] Antiquarian – Possessed Effigy.
  Enjoy 31% off for a limited time (Original Price 4,776 Echoes | Discounted Price: 3,268
  Echoes).
• IS-rarity Accessory] Antiquarian – Possessed Effigy is now available for 1,888 Echoes.
• [S-rarity Costume] Antiquarian – Paper Bride Tao Mengyan is now available for 2,888
  Echoes.
• Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – August 2, 2026, 23:59
• [A-rarity Costume] “Psychologist” – Du Yanta is now available for 1,388 Echoes. Enjoy a 15% discount during the first week for 1,178 Echoes.

• Discount Period: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 8, 2026, 23:59
• Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – August 2, 2026, 23:59

• Complete check-ins and draw divination skips to receive [A-rarity Costume] Patient – Li Fengze, [A-rarity Furniture] Di Ting, Crossover Portrait, Crossover Portrait Frame, Crossover Graffiti, and more.
• (Due to the special origin of the furniture items mentioned above, they cannot be transformed into music and do not grant Melody Points.)
• Event Period: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – August 2, 2026, 23:59
• Part 1 Crossover Costumes Return
• The Crossover Package is now available, including the S-rarity Costume Perfumer – Nie Moli and IS-rarity Accessory) Perfumer – Paper Shrine. Enjoy a 31% discount for a limited time (Original Price: 4,776 Echoes | Discounted Price: 3,268 Echoes).
• [S-rarity Costume] Perfumer – Nie Moli is now available for 2,888 Echoes.
• IS-rarity Accessory] Perfumer – Paper Shrine is now available for 1,888 Echoes.

• [A-rarity Costume] Antiquarian – Tao Mengyan and [A-rarity Costume] Novelist- Xiao Chi are now available for 1,388 Echoes each.
• Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – August 2, 2026, 23:59
• Paper Bride Crossover Part 1 Rewards
• “Lucky Dice” is available for a limited time. Its prize pool includes the [Portrait Frame) Paper Bride, [Portrait] Nie Moli, [Portrait) Tao Mengyan, [Portrait] Xiao Chi, Character Trial Cards, A-rarity Costume Trial Cards, and more.
• Part 1 Graffiti: [Graffiti] Nie Moli, [Graffiti] Tao Mengyan, and [Graffiti] Xiao Chi are available in the Event Shop for 25 Spyglasses each.
• Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – August 2, 2026, 23:59

• Part 1 Crossover Furniture Returns
• [S-rarity Furniture] Bridal Palanquin is now available for 2,688 Echoes. Enjoy a discounted price of 2,150 Echoes during the first week. Limited to 1 purchase.
• [A-rarity Furniture] Paper Suona Player is now available for 1,188 Echoes. Enjoy a discounted price of 950 Echoes during the first week. Limited to 1 purchase.
• [B-rarity Furniture] Red Scarecrow is now available for 288 Echoes. Enjoy a 20% discount (230 Echoes) during the first week. Limited to 2 purchases.
• [B-rarity Furniture] Paper Matchmaker is now available for 288 Echoes. Enjoy a 20% discount (230 Echoes) during the first week. Limited to 2 purchases.
• Due to the special origin of the furniture items mentioned above, they cannot be transformed into music and do not grant Melody Points.)
• Discount Period: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 8, 2026, 23:59
• Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – August 2, 2026, 23:59

[“Mr. Golden Boot” Support Campaign]

• Prediction Rules:
  Once both teams in a match are confirmed, you can predict the result. You may change your prediction at any time up to 6 hours before kickoff. For each prediction you make, whether correct or not, you will receive 5 to 20 Trophy Replicas. The reward amount increases as the tournament progresses, and participating in all predictions grants a total of 150 Trophy Replicas. If your prediction is correct, you will receive double rewards, or 10 to 40 Trophy Replicas. Match results will be updated after each match ends, and prediction rewards will be sent by mail.
• Prediction Accuracy Rules:

1. After all matches have ended, rewards will be issued based on your win rate. You must participate in at least 8 predictions to qualify. If your prediction accuracy is 50% or higher, you will receive [Portrait] Seer 2026. If your prediction accuracy is below 50%, you will receive (Portrait] Jinx 2026.
2. Prediction Stats only include visitors who submitted predictions for all currently available matches. Visitors who only predicted some matches will not be included in the stats and will not qualify for label rewards. After submitting predictions for all 16 matches, a final accuracy of 100% grants (Label] Perfect Prophet, and an accuracy of 80% or higher grants (Label] Master Tactician. If you participate in all predictions and finish with 0% accuracy, you will receive a hidden label reward. Label rewards will be sent by mail after the tournament ends.

[Survivor Adjustments]

Season 43 Survivor Adjustments and Talent Changes

Gardener

• Increased the Toolkit cooldown from 12 seconds to 14 seconds.

Matador

• Removed the Hunter’s Interaction Speed reduction when the Hunter is attracted by Muleta and only the nearby Matador is being chased.
• Increased the Matador’s Movement Speed reduction from 10% to 15% for 1.5 seconds when the Hunter performs an attack within 6 meters of a Survivor.

Magician

• Added a 2-second Stealth effect for both the Magician and the rescued Survivor after the Magician rescues a Survivor from a Rocket Chair for the first time.

Prospector

• Adjusted the attraction stun reduction effect from when another Survivor is within 15.2 meters of the Prospector, the stun effect caused by attracting the Hunter is reduced by 32% to when another Survivor is within 18 meters of the Hunter, the stun effect caused by attracting the Hunter is reduced by 38%.

Composer

• Adjusted the External Trait “Tuning Adjustment”: After striking the Tuning Fork, Calibration is triggered over the next 20 seconds for a total of 24 calibrations, with the 4th, 12th, and 20th calibrations being Noise Calibrations. The effect ends early after 5 successful calibrations. Completing a Noise Calibration creates a larger Tuning Zone for 1 second and increases Movement Speed within the zone by 85%. Refund part of the cooldown after the effect ends.
• Reduced the delay before the first Melody Calibration appears after using the item.
• Adjusted the Item’s base cooldown to 47 seconds.

Cowboy

• Reduced the casting delay after Lasso hit a Survivor by 0.3 seconds.
• Adjusted the Struggle Progress increase when Lasso hit a ballooned Survivor from 10% to 15%.

Barmaid

• Adjusted the duration of the Tipsy status caused by drinking Strong Doulin to 25 seconds. Reduced Fear by 25% after Tipsy lasted for 15 seconds. Reduced Fear by another 25% when the Tipsy effect ended after another 10 seconds.
• Allowed Survivors served by the Barmaid to interrupt her casting delay by moving.
• Allowed Doulin to be consumed during the hit reaction animation.
• Replaced Doulin with a non-alcoholic beverage when serving guests under the legal drinking age.

Doctor

• Adjusted the External Trait “Med Elite”: With 1/2/3/4 Doctors, Healing Speed changed from +40%/ +25%/+10%/ + 5% to +30%/+20%/+10%/+5%, while Self-healing Speed with a Syringe is increased by 20%. Each successful self-heal reduces Self-healing Speed by 5%, to a minimum of 10%.

Embalmer

• Embalmer can now place the Coffin by charging, and can move while charging.
• Increased the Embalmer’s animation speed when placing the Coffin.
• Adjusted the invincibility duration triggered by the Coffin from 7 seconds to 8 seconds.
• If a Survivor with their appearance recorded escapes the manor, the Embalmer can still use the Coffin.
• Movement speed boost duration after Rebirth increased from Is to 1.4s.
• Optimized Coffin placement logic; it can now be placed on slopes.

Explorer

• Increased the footprint duration reduction from the External Trait “Explore” from 1 second to 2 seconds, and added a new effect that prevents additional injury from being triggered while injured.

Archer

• Increased Crossbow cooldown from 14 seconds to 16 seconds.
• Adjusted the External Trait Spirit of Bragi to reduce the Hunter’s perception range by 24%.
• Increased Keel Bow Cooldown from 14 seconds to 16 seconds.

The Mind’s Eye

• New External Trait: Self-protection
  Effect: Reduces footprint duration by 1 second. When injured, no additional visible signs of injury appear.

“Knight”

• Added a new effect to the External Trait “Chivalrous Sympathy”: After rescuing a teammate, Decoding Speed increases by 10%, up to 20%.

Thief

• When using the Flashlight, the radar will display the terrain.

Fire Investigator

• When carrying 0 Airbags, the Airbag item can be swapped for other items.
• The Airbag inflating process will no longer push Survivors away.

Batter

• Allowed the Cricket Bat to be replaced with another item after all Cricket Balls have been used.

Survivor Talent Changes

Changed Mutual Support so that revealing Survivors within 18 meters is now a default mechanic.

Removed “Prisoner’s Dilemma” and replaced it with the new Talent “Well-Earned”: After decoding a Cipher Machine, Movement Speed increases by 25% for 4 seconds and can block most Hunter attacks once during that time.

Removed “Chill” and replaced it with the new Talent “Emergency Reserves”: After your primary Item is fully consumed (consumables only), the nearest Chest is revealed, and the next Chest can be opened instantly. This effect cannot be triggered while Tide Turner is active and can only trigger once.

Curiosity: Revealed the outlines of all Cipher Machines permanently when 3 undecoded Cipher Machines remain. Changed the outline color of any Cipher Machine with more than 50% Decoding Progress.

Mutual Support: Allows you and injured Survivors who are not being chased by the Hunter to see each other.While moving toward that Survivor, your Movement Speed increases by 6% to 10%, with a greater bonus at longer distances. The speed bonus is removed while being chased.

Brewing Effect: Granted Survivors who are not decoding 1% Decoding Speed per second, up to 12%, after a Survivor is placed on a Rocket Chair or Accelerated Decoding begins. Removed this bonus after decoding for 10 seconds or upon stopping decoding. This effect does not stack.

Distraction: After the Exit Gate is powered, the Hunter within 32 meters of you is revealed every 15 seconds for 5 seconds.

Herd Behavior: Removed the 80-second cooldown and changed it to a 40-second cooldown calculated based on the Hunter.

Removed “Air Walk” and replaced it with the new Talent “Attachment Effect”: Increases the speed of healing injured teammates by 10%. If the heal is interrupted, 30% of the recovered progress will continue to increase by 2% per second. This effect ends once the heal is completed.

Hunter Adjustments and Talent Changes

Sculptor

• Reduced the Movement Speed penalty while charging Sculpture of Agility or Sculpture of Wisdom from 6% to 3%.
• Reduced recovery time after attacks and Charged Attacks hit by 0.3 seconds.
• Optimized hit detection logic for attacks colliding with scene objects.

Gamekeeper

• Reduced Chain Hook cooldown from 14 seconds to 13 seconds.
• Added an effect that also pulls in other Survivors within a small area around a Survivor hit by Chain Hook.
• Adjusted collision handling so that Survivors pulled by Chain Hook to certain restricted positions briefly ignore collision with the Gamekeeper.

Clerk

• Added the External Trait (Just Verdict]: When freely moving Survivors are within a certain range, Verdict Points increase over time. The more Survivors there are, the faster they charge. Once fully charged, the Hunter enters Verdict state, increasing Movement Speed and Attack Recovery Speed by 8% for 15 seconds. This state ends immediately after an attack hits a Survivor.
• Reduced the invalid interaction restriction duration after a Survivor is eliminated from 9 seconds to 7 seconds.

“Nightmare”

• Reduced the Movement Speed of Survivors marked by Raven by 3%.

Soul Weaver

• Added a prompt at the bottom of the screen to display the remaining duration of Cobweb
  Accelerate.
• Increased the hit detection area of Entangled.
• Added Stun recovery speed bonuses of 5% /10% /20% when gaining 1/2/3 stacks of Cobweb Accelerate.

Violinist

• Reduced the Movement Speed penalty while charging Sonata from 6% to 3%.
• Increased the time available to launch the second Music Note after the first Music Note is launched when casting Sonata from 5 seconds to 6 seconds.
• Allowed Sonata’s preview effect while charging to overlap with Survivors on collision.

Photographer

• Reduced Normal Attack startup animation duration from 0.5 seconds to 0.4 seconds.
• Allowed attacks to be used during the casting animation after using Time Jump.

“Dentist”

• Reduced Lens duration from 10 seconds to 9 seconds.
• Increased Dark Mire’s casting animation duration by 0.3 seconds.
• Removed the ability for Bacterial Symbiosis attacks to be increased to 1.5 times Normal
  Attack damage while Detention is active.

“Cueist”

• Reduced single Cipher Machine progress rollback after a Survivor is eliminated from 12% to 9%.
• Reduced Cue Ball duration from 16 seconds to 11 seconds and reduced kinetic energy consumption while moving near Rocket Chairs with Survivors so the overall duration remains unchanged
• Reduced the increase to Inertia’s duration granted by each injured Survivor from 2.5
  seconds to 2.1 seconds.

“Goatman”

• Reduced initial Resentment by 10 points.
• Reduced maximum Resentment from 110 to 100.

The Shadow

• Increased Corruption Transference cooldown from 43 seconds to 47 seconds.
• Reduced the maximum duration of Corrupted Ostracon from 60 seconds to 50 seconds after a Survivor is eliminated or the Exit Gate is powered.

“Queen Bee”

• Reduced the energy gained in Predatory State from Swarm of Insects after contacting a Survivor from 12 to 10, and reduced Assimilation’s Movement Speed bonus from 13% to 12%.
• Reduced Reciprocate flight speed by 15%.
• Increased Hive Cluster energy consumption from 6 per second to 7.5 per second.

Hunter Talent Changes

-Removed “No Survivors” and replaced it with the new Talent “Skittish”: When a Normal Attack hits a Survivor, if there are other Survivors within 20 meters, their outlines are revealed for 4 seconds, and Attack Recovery Speed is increased by 10% for that attack.

-Street Sweeper: Adjusted the effect to reveal Survivors who are healing or being healed within 30/45/60 meters and increase Healing Time by 30%. Survivors remain revealed for 5 seconds after healing is completed.

-Removed “Quenching Effect” and replaced “Tipping Point”: Within 120 seconds after the Exit Gate is powered, if the Hunter uses an ability that deals less damage than a Normal Attack, that damage is increased to match one Normal Attack instead. Cooldown: 30s

-Confined Space:After the Hunter vaults through a window affected by Confined Space, the effect’s duration will now reset instead of ending immediately.

New Effect: Increased the Hunter’s Vaulting Speed by 10%.

-Nostalgic:Changed the speed boost condition from “when you are more than 12 meters away from the rescued Survivor” to “immediately after a Survivor is rescued.” Increased the speed boost duration from 12 seconds to 14 seconds.

-Removed “Vigilance” and replaced it with the new Talent “Aftereffect”: For 50 seconds after eliminating the first Survivor, Movement Speed increases by 10% when no Survivors are within 16 meters.

Map Adjustments and Combat Changes

Lakeside Village

• Adjusted one set of Cipher Machine spawn locations.
• Removed the seawater slowdown effect from the Rocky Beach and Seaside Shack areas.
• Added two pallets to the Seaside Shack area and added connecting obstacles.
• Changed a gap between the large ship and the Seaside Shack area into a slope.
• Added a pallet near the side gate in the Cornfield and adjusted the positions of nearby obstacles.

Moon River Park

• Adjusted one set of Cipher Machine spawn locations.
• Moved the Cipher Machine at North Bridge to the Abandoned Merry-go-round.
• Replaced a low obstacle in the Abandoned Merry-go-round with a taller wall.
• Removed a window from the Merry-go-round, added two pallets, and added connecting obstacles.
• Adjusted the position of a component near the side gate in Platform 4 so that it connects to the board area.
• Added an interactive component, Spring Box. Survivors can use a Spring Box to launch themselves a certain distance. Cooldown: 30s. Two Spring Boxes have been placed, located at North Bridge and South Bridge.

Arms Factory

• Removed a pallet from the Center Field and adjusted the positions of connected obstacles.
• Removed a wall in the Junkyard and added obstacles to the nearby open area.
• Removed some obstacles from one location in the Factory.

Red Church

• Removed a wall from the Ruins (Side Entrance), shortened another wall, and added obstacles to the nearby open area.
• Removed a pallet from the Graveyard and adjusted the positions of connected obstacles.
• During a match, tapping the nickname text below a Survivor’s portrait will switch it to a status display: it will show the ongoing interaction of the teammate (e.g., decoding, healing, struggling, destroying Hunter creations) and display their progress (except for decoding).

Combat and QoL Changes

• When the Dungeon is triggered to open due to a Survivor being eliminated while incapacitated, it will now open after a delay of a few seconds following their elimination.
• Footprints now display continuously when a Survivor’s movement speed increases.
• Survivor area selection will now recommend positions based on team composition and characters. Players can manually disable the recommendation info. Area selection results can also be viewed on the loading screen.
• Players will receive corresponding prompts when their character is revealed due to talents or skills in certain situations.
• “Recent Character Balance Changes” has been added to the Notebook and Match Hall for visitors to check.
• When the Hunter stands still and does not significantly rotate the camera, Cipher Machines with decoding progress over 18% being actively decoded will have more obvious visual prompts.
  This effect is further enhanced for machines over 50% progress.
• When struggling free from balloons, if the surrounding movable space is small, the Survivor can ignore the Hunter’s collision block for a short time when moving.
• Post-match chat requires manual entry instead of auto-joining.
• Added portrait status icons for Explorer’s Pages, Entomologist’s Swarm, Weeping Clown’s Drill Parts, and Disciple’s Intimidation.
• Optimized info prompts for Cipher Machines and Exit Gates in Survivor view, allowing players to view sources of decoding speed buffs/debuffs.
• Added a match timer display, allowing players to view the ongoing duration of the match in real-time.
• Added a “Play Again” button post-match. If solo, it quickly queues the next match for the same faction; if teamed up, it quickly returns the team to the Hall.
• Players can now mute teammate messages excluding regular and instant quick messages.
• Unique portrait icons have been added for the processes of a Survivor being tied to and dropped from balloons.
• Replays for Rank, 5v5, and Quick Match now support progress dragging (on some devices.
  Players can drag the progress bar to adjust playback.
• Differentiated the prompts for Survivor Rocket Chair counts.

[Cryptic Notes]

Added a new in-match mechanic: Narrative Techniques.

At the start of each exploration, there is a small chance the story will randomly apply a [Narrative Technique), changing the gameplay experience.

New Narrative Techniques:

1. Condensed Narrative: Classics take up less space. The notes grow lean, stripped of excess words, leaving room to carry more.
2. Open Narrative: Survivors consume less stamina while running. The pace softens. No need to hurry. Whether you flee or forge ahead, your steps grow surer.
3. Tight Narrative: All Anomalies are strengthened. After all Anomalies are defeated, Classics or items may drop at random.

Restricted some Narrative Techniques from appearing at certain difficulty levels.

Other Changes:

• You can now customize the Ul layout for Cryptic Notes mode in Combat Operation Customization.
• Slightly reduced trap interaction range.
• Adjusted Seal Cabinet submission priority: Arc Light is now prioritized over Jewelry Box.
• Map (Daughter of Doom) has new random layouts.
• Added a prompt when starting with an empty inventory.
• Reduced trap dismantling time.
• New [Hand-Holding) feature: In exploration, players can send hand-holding invites to nearby players. Upon acceptance, the inviter becomes the leader, and the receiver will follow the leader’s movements. Hand-holding also reduces stamina consumption and speeds up stamina recovery; the effect strengthens with more players holding hands.
• After being possessed by a Sighing Ball, you cannot be possessed by a second Sighing Ball immediately for a short time.
• When dragged by two Sighing Balls, the escape method is changed from passive detachment to actively tapping the struggle button. Minimum control time is reduced.
• Reduced the Pale Man’s attack range.
• Enabled other Anomalies to counterattack after being hit by the Pale Man.
• Adjusted the Pale Man’s target priority so that players or Anomalies who attack him become his primary targets.
• You can now actively help teammates caught in traps to escape faster.
• Modified Courier’s skill item switching logic to prevent the Flying Missive from being interrupted by item switching before it is released.

Experience Optimizations

• Optimized lighting for “Old Classic” weapon skins and the Gorgeous Word “Cursed Sapphire
  Necklace” in maps.
• Added an “All Characters” filter to the costume selection page.
• Added a new effect to Seal of Respite. After a short delay following use, it grants immunity to most damage from Anomalies.
• Improved the interaction feel and visual effects when Antique Lockers change quality tiers.
• Fixed an inconsistency between the radar range shown on the minimap in the upper right corner and the fog-clearing range on the expanded map.
• Added Intimacy gain when forming a team with friends.
• Optimized spectator Ul: supports pinging and custom quick messages.
• Optimized character animation for trap dismantling.
• Allowed players to rescue teammates directly while carrying a Prayer Bell, without needing to equip it first.
• Optimized aiming feedback when charging, hitting targets, and defeating Anomalies.
• Optimized combo chaining for Protector’s Staff after a light attack recovery animation.
• Optimized combo chaining between Protector’s Staff light/charged attack recovery and weapon skills.
• Optimized automatic reload logic for the Loaded Shotgun.

• Optimized the Graffiti Display Wall with improved interface interaction logic and a new scheme-saving feature. Similar furniture items will be optimized in future updates.
  Event Shop
• The following furniture items have returned to the Event Shop for a limited time and can be purchased with Spyglasses:
  [A-rarity Furniture Runo Continent Map, [A-rarity Furniture) Mechanical Door, [B-rarity Furniture] Display Table, [B-rarity Furniture] Happy 5th Anniversary, and (B-rarity Furniture] 4th Anniversary Candle.
  Availability: July 2, 2026 (after maintenance) – July 29, 2026, 23:59
  Character Day
• Servais Le Roy’s (Magician) Birthday (July 4) is here! Complete event tasks to get exclusive Birthday rewards! Visitors who participated in Servais’ Birthday last year will receive

[Identity V Championship (IVC) NAEU]

• The Identity V Championship (IVC) NAEU is the premier Identity V tournament for the NAEU division. IVC NAEU 2026 is about to begin!
  
• Featuring an updated prize pool of up to USD 60,000, the event also brings a variety of in-game events and rewards.
  The Grand Finals will be held on an offline esports stage, giving top teams the chance to compete in front of the community. The IVC NAEU 2026 Champion will earn a direct invitation to the COAX Global Finals Group Stage!
  Visitors, assemble! join the action this summer!

[Scribbled Ideas]

• [Scribbled Ideas × Paper Bride Crossover]:
  Added the second Paper Bride-themed map to the [Scribbled Ideas × Paper Bride Crossover].
  By playing the designated maps in the event interface, visitors can earn up to 40 Fragments.
  Added the crossover map label [Paper Bride), allowing visitors to select the [Paper Bride) label and the exclusive topic [Paper Bride] when publishing themed maps to gain extra exposure.
• Added a new Survivor (Visitor) attribute: [Fear required for treatment]. Creators can now freely configure Survivors’ healing conditions in their maps.
• New [Sticker Wall] Component: Displays owned Stickers in the scene. Only owned Stickers can be displayed, and some Crossover Stickers are not supported.
• Added [Low Consumption Mode). When visitors combine components and add motion devices, they can enable this mode to significantly reduce usage. After this feature goes live, newly created combinations in new maps will have [Low Consumption Mode) enabled by default.

[Experience Optimizations]

• Adjusted the position of the notification shown when other visitors enter the Room while you are using musical furniture.
• Reverted the mouth-corner adjustment for the Prisoner’s “Fugue for Dawn” costume.
• Improved the reward-claiming experience for seasonal EXP tasks. Completing a task now automatically grants EXP.
• In the “Treasure Hunting in the Misty Sea” Public Map, the beach writing task will auto-complete for players whose devices cannot support the feature.
• Optimized the diving movement speed in the “Treasure Hunting in the Misty Sea” Public
  Map.

[Next Week’s Preview]

• The ONCE Series Costumes for the Seer and Axe Boy will soon be available in the Shop.
• Guard 26’s Whimsy Series S-rarity Costume will soon be available in the Shop.