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Steam News16 April 20263mo ago

BETA branch Patch 1.61.b

How do I join the beta branch? To access the PEAK public beta go to steam and find peak in your library. Find the "gear" icon or right click the game and click "Properties" and a new window will appear.

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What changed

2 fixes3 additions5 changes1 removal
  • Compatibility
  • Gameplay
  • Server
  • Maps
changedHow do I join the beta branch?
changedTo access the PEAK public beta go to steam and find peak in your library.
addedFind the "gear" icon or right click the game and click "Properties" and a new window will appear.
addedIn the new window find the beta section and enter the beta password: playpeakbeta
addedThat will unlock the beta that you can now select in the beta participation drop down. BETA BRANCH PATCH 1.61.b
changedPlayers that disconnect in Caldera and reconnect in the Kiln will come back dead unless the revive statue was used to revive other scouts

PEAK changes

changedHow do I join the beta branch?
changedTo access the PEAK public beta go to steam and find peak in your library.
addedFind the "gear" icon or right click the game and click "Properties" and a new window will appear.
addedIn the new window find the beta section and enter the beta password: playpeakbeta
addedThat will unlock the beta that you can now select in the beta participation drop down. BETA BRANCH PATCH 1.61.b

How do I join the beta branch?

  1. To access the PEAK public beta go to steam and find peak in your library.

  2. Find the "gear" icon or right click the game and click "Properties" and a new window will appear.

  3. In the new window find the beta section and enter the beta password: playpeakbeta

  4. That will unlock the beta that you can now select in the beta participation drop down.

    BETA BRANCH PATCH 1.61.b

  • Night will once again be cold in Ascent 5+ and on custom runs when the setting is active

  • Players that disconnect in Caldera and reconnect in the Kiln will come back dead unless the revive statue was used to revive other scouts

  • Guidebook pages will no longer spawn in custom runs

  • Progress towards multi-run achievements won't accumulate in Custom Runs (where all achievements are supposed to be disabled)

  • Fixed a case where reconnecting players would fail to spawn their scout

  • Campfires' lit status will now sync when a player joins after a campfire is lit but before it burnt out

  • Fixed a major issue with ropes that was causing the game to hitch if many ropes were placed in the same biome

Source

Steam News / 16 April 2026

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