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Steam News26 July 20262mo ago

Alternative Escapes, Cold System, Improvements and More

Hey everyone, here is everything new! If you run into bugs, feel free to report them here or in the community discussions. Your reports genuinely help us track things down faster.

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Full Dead by Instinct update

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Hey everyone, here is everything new! If you run into bugs, feel free to report them here or in the community discussions. Your reports genuinely help us track things down faster.

What changed

0 fixes2 additions5 changes3 removals
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Balance
  • Store
  • Maps
addedHey everyone, here is everything new! If you run into bugs, feel free to report them here or in the community discussions. Your reports genuinely help us track things down faster.
addednew ui for survivors
changedai wolfs and deer only spawning once per match
changedrandomly taking damage as survivor in some areas
changedsurvivors having the wrong third person outfit on from what was picked
changedhunters being able to fall through the map in some buildings

Dead by Instinct changes

addedHey everyone, here is everything new! If you run into bugs, feel free to report them here or in the community discussions. Your reports genuinely help us track things down faster.
addednew ui for survivors
changedai wolfs and deer only spawning once per match
changedrandomly taking damage as survivor in some areas
changedsurvivors having the wrong third person outfit on from what was picked

Features

  • ai bots for hunters and survivors

  • alternative escapes for survivors

  • spectator view for dead survivors

  • cold system for survivor

  • new ui for survivors

Fixes

  • ai wolfs and deer only spawning once per match

  • water not killing survivors over time

  • mainmenu not showing the right lobby info for host client

  • frame drops while looking in some areas

  • randomly taking damage as survivor in some areas

  • steam achievements not working

  • survivors having the wrong third person outfit on from what was picked

  • hunters being able to fall through the map in some buildings

  • removed jeeps(too buggy atm)

  • removed gameobjects to help with frames

  • removed trees and some background water

  • changed island to baked lighting instead of dynamic to help with frames

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who has wish listed and supported the game. Your interest and encouragement are greatly appreciated. More updates will be shared soon.

— The Dev

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Steam News / 26 July 2026

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