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Dark Hours: Cruise into Madness Major Update is here!

[p]Hello everyone,[/p][p][/p][h3]Dark Hours: Cruise into Madness, is officially available![/h3][p][/p][p]Step aboard the haunted cruise ship, face the terrifying Driftborn, push your limits with the brand-new Nightmare Difficulty and more! [/p][p]💡 Find the full patchnote at the bottom of this news[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p][/p][h3]🚢 Explore the Haunted Cruise Ship[/h3][p]Welcome aboard: stroll through tight corridors, relax on the main deck, take a nap in the captain’s quarters or check out the engine room. This cruise is one you won’t forget… if you make it out.[/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][h3]🐙 Meet the Driftborn — Your New Worst Nightmare[/h3][p]Something ancient has awakened aboard the cruise ship... A terrifying tentacled beast lurking in the shadows — and it’s not happy you’re here. Do you think you can survive it?[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]💀 Nightmare Difficulty — The Challenge You’ve Been Waiting For[/h3][p]Our most demanding difficulty is finally here! Face multiple monsters at once and test your teamwork and survival skills like never before. Good luck — you’re going to need it.[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p][/p][h3]🎒 New Themed Customization — Cruise & Sea Style[/h3][p]Show off your style with fresh cruise-inspired items. The octopus backpack is already stealing the show. [/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][h3]🚐 Customize Your Van![/h3][p]Your getaway vehicle just got a makeover! Change colors or completely transform the look of your van — who’s ready for a heist night in an ice cream truck?[/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][h3]🔄 Rejoin Feature — Stay in the Action[/h3][p]Got disconnected during your heist? Not a problem anymore! You can now rejoin ongoing games and jump straight back into the chaos.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]🕹️ New Vault Minigame — Cooperation Required[/h3][p]New environment, new minigame! Get ready to work together and disable tricky new laser traps to crack open the vault. Teamwork has never been so crucial.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]🔨Bug fix & improvements[/h3][p]As with every update, we’ve taken the opportunity to fix bugs you’ve reported. Scroll down for the full patchnote.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Ready to dive in?[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]We can’t wait to hear what you think! Feel free to share your feedbacks on on our Discord or directly on the Steam forums. [/p][p][/p][p]See you on board! [/p][p]Raven[/p][p][/p][p]🔔 Stay updated on all things Dark Hours:[/p][p] Discord Tiktok Bluesky Twitter Instagram [/p][p]Or contact us at [email protected][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[h2]Patchnote #47 for Dark Hours Major Update - 20/08/25[/h2]
[h3]New[/h3]
  • Game history New: Added a game history tab to let you view details about your previous matches.
  • The cruise ship New: Discover the new environment, the Cruise Ship.
  • Driftborn New: Introducing to the new monster, the Driftborn
  • Custo Van New: Exterior van customization is now available.
  • Character Custo New : You can now customize your character with Cruise & Sea-themed items.
  • Nightmare Difficulty New: You can now play against 2 monsters at the same time!
  • Rejoin Feature New: You can now rejoin your multiplayer game if you get disconnected!

[h3]Monster[/h3]
  • Monster Movement Fix: Fixed multiple bugs affecting monster movement.
  • Blind Ghoul Sound Fix: Fixed those rare moments when the Blind Ghoul thought it heard things that weren’t there.
  • Banshee Teleportation Fix: Fixed a bug where the Banshee would suddenly teleport mid-wander.
  • Trickster look at Fix: Fixed a bug where the Trickster would not look at the correct player when catching someone to make them dance.
  • Monster Optimization: Improved performance related to monsters.
  • Monster clipping through vault wall Fix: Fixed a bug where monsters could spawn stuck inside a wall in the PowerPlant vault.

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]
  • Mirror Interact Modifie: It is no longer possible to place mirrors back on the walls they were taken from.
  • Large objects Modifie: Large objects no longer pass in front of the player’s camera while running.
  • Interact sink Fix: Fixed a bug where it was impossible to interact with a sink without holding an item.
  • Flashlight Modifie: Modified the flashlight's light emission.

[h3]LD[/h3]
  • Extinguisher Fix: Fixed an issue with the extinguisher handle not being visible.
  • Defibrillator stand Fix: Fixed the defibrillator charge bar not showing while the defibrillator was charging.

[h3]Sound[/h3]
  • Machine Coffee SFX Fix: The coffee machine sound is now properly recognized by the Blind Ghoul.

[h3]General[/h3]
  • Outline system New: Outline System Update: New outline system that makes interactable objects easier to spot.
  • Floating items in Lobby Fix: Fixed a bug causing objects to appear floating in the air when a player joins a lobby.
  • Flashlight on spectator cam Modifie: Added a light to improve visibility for spectators.
  • Difficulty mode feedback New: Added a color associated with each difficulty level in the difficulty selection menu.
  • Lab Display VFX Fix: Added a VFX when a player breaks the glass of a lab display in the PowerPlant.

[h3]Known bug[/h3]
Performance issue Driftborn: We are aware of and actively working to resolve a bug that affects performance when playing against the Driftborn and the Cruise Ship.