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Steam News13 April 20262mo ago

Update v0.5.1.0 - Balance Rework, Leaderboards & Bug Fixes

🛠️ Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where the Pause Menu would break when returning to the main menu Fixed motion sensors not being placeable on motel walls Fixed a rare bug where the Ghost Player could spawn outside the map F

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What changed

5 fixes2 additions4 changes1 removal
  • Fixes
  • Maps
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
fixed🛠️ Bug FixesFixed an issue where the Pause Menu would break when returning to the main menu
fixed🛠️ Bug FixesFixed motion sensors not being placeable on motel walls
fixed🛠️ Bug FixesFixed a rare bug where the Ghost Player could spawn outside the map
fixed🛠️ Bug FixesFixed a bug where the Ghost could start hunting as players spawned (Sanity was incorrectly read as 0 during spawn)
fixed🛠️ Bug FixesFixed an issue where the game wouldn’t end if the Ghost or investigators disconnected
changed⚖️ Balance ChangesGhost Kill rewards reduced from 50 → 30 XP & Money
Ghost Kill rewards5030Ghost Kill rewards decreased, nerfIncorrect Guess rewards5020Incorrect Guess rewards decreased, nerf

SEVERANCE changes

fixedFixed an issue where the Pause Menu would break when returning to the main menu
fixedFixed motion sensors not being placeable on motel walls
fixedFixed a rare bug where the Ghost Player could spawn outside the map
fixedFixed a bug where the Ghost could start hunting as players spawned (Sanity was incorrectly read as 0 during spawn)
fixedFixed an issue where the game wouldn’t end if the Ghost or investigators disconnected

🛠️ Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Pause Menu would break when returning to the main menu

  • Fixed motion sensors not being placeable on motel walls

  • Fixed a rare bug where the Ghost Player could spawn outside the map

  • Fixed a bug where the Ghost could start hunting as players spawned (Sanity was incorrectly read as 0 during spawn)

  • Fixed an issue where the game wouldn’t end if the Ghost or investigators disconnected

⚖️ Balance Changes

  • Ghost Kill rewards reduced from 50 → 30 XP & Money

  • Incorrect Guess rewards reduced from 50 → 20 XP & Money

  • Removed per-investigator bonus for Ghost rewards

Dev Note: These changes address feedback about Ghosts earning significantly more (up to 5x) rewards compared to Investigators.

🆕 New Content

  • Added Leaderboard inside the Lobby

🔧 Improvements

  • Added protection against pirated copies

  • Running the game without ownership will now result in the game auto quitting

Source

Steam News / 13 April 2026

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