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Steam News5 March 20264mo ago

Fixing bugs and improving gameplay

Improvements Increased the change for cookies to appear in lockers and chests Added option to drop items from inventory by dragging Updated the visual look of level 1 and main menu to be bit more like classic backrooms

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What changed

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  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
addedImprovementsIncreased the change for cookies to appear in lockers and chests Added option to drop items from inventory by dragging Updated the visual look of level 1 and main menu to be bit more like classic backrooms Adjusted visual look of health and sanity bars Adjusted stamina so that it doesn't drain by only pressing sprint key Fully depleting stamina now automatically makes it to regenerate without letting go of the sprint key Changed flashlight animation Reworked flashlight animations to be fully consistent between flashlight owner and other players Added baseboard moulding and window frames to level 9
fixedBugsFixed a bug with options menu staying open Fixed getting through some walls in level 8 Fixed new level 4 elevator bug that made players fall through the map in some cases Fixed new bug with level 1 notes that made them active after leaving their proximity Again small fix to achievements and level completed texts (finally should be working after a great amount of testing!) Small fixes to settings Fixed a mistake in the latest patch that prevented using painkillers and almond waters with the "use" button Fixed a bug with level 3 map that made players disappear from it if host was far enough Fixed problem with a small change of ending video getting stuck
fixedReplicationFixed replicating issue with level 2 final door Fixed replicating issue with camera shakes Fixed replicating issue with mushroom replenishing sanity Added replication to the blood screen and improved replication with low sanity effect on spectators

Adrift in the Backrooms changes

addedIncreased the change for cookies to appear in lockers and chests Added option to drop items from inventory by dragging Updated the visual look of level 1 and main menu to be bit more like classic backrooms Adjusted visual look of health and sanity bars Adjusted stamina so that it doesn't drain by only pressing sprint key Fully depleting stamina now automatically makes it to regenerate without letting go of the sprint key Changed flashlight animation Reworked flashlight animations to be fully consistent between flashlight owner and other players Added baseboard moulding and window frames to level 9
fixedFixed a bug with options menu staying open Fixed getting through some walls in level 8 Fixed new level 4 elevator bug that made players fall through the map in some cases Fixed new bug with level 1 notes that made them active after leaving their proximity Again small fix to achievements and level completed texts (finally should be working after a great amount of testing!) Small fixes to settings Fixed a mistake in the latest patch that prevented using painkillers and almond waters with the "use" button Fixed a bug with level 3 map that made players disappear from it if host was far enough Fixed problem with a small change of ending video getting stuck
fixedFixed replicating issue with level 2 final door Fixed replicating issue with camera shakes Fixed replicating issue with mushroom replenishing sanity Added replication to the blood screen and improved replication with low sanity effect on spectators

Improvements

Increased the change for cookies to appear in lockers and chests Added option to drop items from inventory by dragging Updated the visual look of level 1 and main menu to be bit more like classic backrooms Adjusted visual look of health and sanity bars Adjusted stamina so that it doesn't drain by only pressing sprint key Fully depleting stamina now automatically makes it to regenerate without letting go of the sprint key Changed flashlight animation Reworked flashlight animations to be fully consistent between flashlight owner and other players Added baseboard moulding and window frames to level 9

Bugs

Fixed a bug with options menu staying open Fixed getting through some walls in level 8 Fixed new level 4 elevator bug that made players fall through the map in some cases Fixed new bug with level 1 notes that made them active after leaving their proximity Again small fix to achievements and level completed texts (finally should be working after a great amount of testing!) Small fixes to settings Fixed a mistake in the latest patch that prevented using painkillers and almond waters with the "use" button Fixed a bug with level 3 map that made players disappear from it if host was far enough Fixed problem with a small change of ending video getting stuck

Replication

Fixed replicating issue with level 2 final door Fixed replicating issue with camera shakes Fixed replicating issue with mushroom replenishing sanity Added replication to the blood screen and improved replication with low sanity effect on spectators

And other adjustments

Source

Steam News / 5 March 2026

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