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Full Captain Hardcore update
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Hello everyone! Hope you've all had a great start to the year! 👽
What changed
- Gameplay
To kick 2026 off, here’s a quick tour of the brand-new sandbox environments coming to Early Access.
New environments in this update:
🏡 Villa - realistic, luxury home with many different rooms, loft and a basement
⛪ Abandoned Church - eerie and atmospheric, perfect for spooky scenes
🎶 Night Club - neon strobes, lasers, and bass-heavy party ambience
🏝️ Island - tropical paradise with dynamic lighting and chilled beach vibes
📈 Office - large corporate space for work (and play!)
❄️ Winter Cabin - a beautiful cosy retreat surrounded by snow!
⚙️ Sandbox - large creative space for importing your own environments with day or night lighting! (not shown in the video)
🚀 Steam release is coming very soon - January 22nd, 2026.
Make sure to join our Community: https://discord.gg/6hMjPCtdsm
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