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Steam News27 February 20264mo ago

Loading Screens, Leaderboard & Lighting Rework Patch is Live

Loading Screens, Leaderboard & Visual Rework Patch — Live Now This update adds new self-made loading screens, improves leaderboard stability during crashes/disconnects, and includes a major visual rework of the lighting

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addedLoading Screens, Leaderboard & Visual Rework Patch — Live NowThis update adds new self-made loading screens, improves leaderboard stability during crashes/disconnects, and includes a major visual rework of the lighting setup in the Lobby and Stage 1.
added🏆 Leaderboard Stability Improvements (Crash/DC Safety)Added a method where every boss kill creates a leaderboard entry as a checkpoint → progress is less likely to be lost if the game crashes
added🏆 Leaderboard Stability Improvements (Crash/DC Safety)Added reconnect logic for the leaderboard → after a disconnect, it reconnects to the player so runs are less likely to fail/not count
removed🃏 Level-Up Cards / Rarity AnimationCard rarity upgrade animation no longer starts with such a heavy delay
fixed📝 Other ChangesVampire Orb item description corrected/updated
changed📝 Other ChangesMaze entrances increased from 3 to 4
Maze entrances34Maze entrances increased, buff

Umbra Survivors changes

addedThis update adds new self-made loading screens, improves leaderboard stability during crashes/disconnects, and includes a major visual rework of the lighting setup in the Lobby and Stage 1.
addedAdded a method where every boss kill creates a leaderboard entry as a checkpoint → progress is less likely to be lost if the game crashes
addedAdded reconnect logic for the leaderboard → after a disconnect, it reconnects to the player so runs are less likely to fail/not count
removedCard rarity upgrade animation no longer starts with such a heavy delay
fixedVampire Orb item description corrected/updated

Loading Screens, Leaderboard & Visual Rework Patch — Live Now

This update adds new self-made loading screens, improves leaderboard stability during crashes/disconnects, and includes a major visual rework of the lighting setup in the Lobby and Stage 1.

🎨 New Loading Screens

  • Replaced previous loading screens with self-made loading screens

  • Goal: move further away from AI-generated content and strengthen the game’s own visual identity

🏆 Leaderboard Stability Improvements (Crash/DC Safety)

  • Added a method where every boss kill creates a leaderboard entry as a checkpoint → progress is less likely to be lost if the game crashes

  • Added reconnect logic for the leaderboard → after a disconnect, it reconnects to the player so runs are less likely to fail/not count

🃏 Level-Up Cards / Rarity Animation

  • Card rarity upgrade animation no longer starts with such a heavy delay

📝 Other Changes

  • Vampire Orb item description corrected/updated

  • Maze entrances increased from 3 to 4

💡 Full Lighting Rework

  • Complete visual rework of the lighting setup in the Lobby

  • Complete visual rework of the lighting setup in Stage 1

Thanks for testing and for all the feedback — it helps a lot while improving Umbra Survivors. 🌑⚔️Steam post imageSteam post image

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Steam News / 27 February 2026

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