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Outbreak: Shades of Horror Major Patch 3 Released! Winter Sale is Live Now!

Outbreak: Shades of Horror MAJOR Patch 3 Released. Winter Sale is LIVE NOW! As a reminder, the STEAM WINTER SALE is LIVE and the entire Outbreak, Railbreak, and Dinobreak franchise is on sale including the brand new OUT

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addedOutbreak: Shades of Horror MAJOR Patch 3 Released. Winter Sale is LIVE NOW!As a reminder, the STEAM WINTER SALE is LIVE and the entire Outbreak, Railbreak, and Dinobreak franchise is on sale including the brand new OUTBREAK: SHADES OF HORROR!
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addedThis MAJOR update includes:Winter Season in Cypress Ridge - The theater is adorned in holiday trappings, and a brand new Invasion Scenario - Wordy's Winter Wonderland - is now available in all of its snow covered and candy coated glory! Tough as nails for holiday cheer! New unlockables and more await with your seasonal tickets!
addedThis MAJOR update includes:Instant Action Playlists - The theater now has an Instant Action display right where you spawn to easily jump into Raid Mode, Invasion Mode, or a playlist with ALL of the levels in the game!
changedThis MAJOR update includes:Massive Performance and Memory Improvements - You'll find greatly reduced memory usage across the game, and far more performant visual FX, especially in crazy busy scenes of gluttons and fetches with IBS and fire spraying inanity!
changedThis MAJOR update includes:Improved Graphics on Models - Player characters in both 3rd and first person view offer higher quality models and animations, especially around their hands!

Outbreak: Shades of Horror changes

addedAs a reminder, the STEAM WINTER SALE is LIVE and the entire Outbreak, Railbreak, and Dinobreak franchise is on sale including the brand new OUTBREAK: SHADES OF HORROR!
changed[dynamiclink href=" https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/20872/Outbreak_Complete_Collection/ "][dynamiclink href=" https://store.steampowered.com/app/4111450/Outbreak_Shades_of_Horror__Dinobreak_Crossover/ "][dynamiclink href=" https://store.steampowered.com/app/4111410/Outbreak_Shades_of_Horror__Pure_Gold_Weapon_Skins/ "]
addedWinter Season in Cypress Ridge - The theater is adorned in holiday trappings, and a brand new Invasion Scenario - Wordy's Winter Wonderland - is now available in all of its snow covered and candy coated glory! Tough as nails for holiday cheer! New unlockables and more await with your seasonal tickets!
addedInstant Action Playlists - The theater now has an Instant Action display right where you spawn to easily jump into Raid Mode, Invasion Mode, or a playlist with ALL of the levels in the game!
changedMassive Performance and Memory Improvements - You'll find greatly reduced memory usage across the game, and far more performant visual FX, especially in crazy busy scenes of gluttons and fetches with IBS and fire spraying inanity!

Outbreak: Shades of Horror MAJOR Patch 3 Released. Winter Sale is LIVE NOW!

As a reminder, the STEAM WINTER SALE is LIVE and the entire Outbreak, Railbreak, and Dinobreak franchise is on sale including the brand new OUTBREAK: SHADES OF HORROR!

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/20872/Outbreak_Complete_Collection/"][dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4111450/Outbreak_Shades_of_Horror__Dinobreak_Crossover/"][dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4111410/Outbreak_Shades_of_Horror__Pure_Gold_Weapon_Skins/"]

This MAJOR update includes:

  • Winter Season in Cypress Ridge - The theater is adorned in holiday trappings, and a brand new Invasion Scenario - Wordy's Winter Wonderland - is now available in all of its snow covered and candy coated glory! Tough as nails for holiday cheer! New unlockables and more await with your seasonal tickets!

  • Instant Action Playlists - The theater now has an Instant Action display right where you spawn to easily jump into Raid Mode, Invasion Mode, or a playlist with ALL of the levels in the game!

  • Massive Performance and Memory Improvements - You'll find greatly reduced memory usage across the game, and far more performant visual FX, especially in crazy busy scenes of gluttons and fetches with IBS and fire spraying inanity!

  • Improved Graphics on Models - Player characters in both 3rd and first person view offer higher quality models and animations, especially around their hands!

  • Scenarios Rebalanced - You'll find most scenarios, including Chromatic Split Raid Mode Scenarios - are rebalanced to up the difficulty and insanity!

  • Better iconography and tutorials in menus, including a Cypress Reel overview video on the Main Menu inspired by feedback by the community.

  • Scenario lighting improvements, including Cypress Reel, to ensure readability of the environment is as good as possible across the title when playing!

  • Fixing Challenges not registering Seasonal and Crossover content, including all Invasion Mode scenarios counting as Crossover Content towards challenges!

  • And mountains more of small enhancements, fixes, and tons of improvements inspired by community feedback across the title!

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Steam News / 18 December 2025

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