{"id":1447039,"date":"2026-01-01T23:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tRn8kDUqvNkLZwfAsuw238"},"modified":"2026-01-01T23:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:44:18","slug":"happy-gloom-year-the-new-gloomwood-update-is-out-and-it-includes-the-games-largest-most-vertical-open-area-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/happy-gloom-year-the-new-gloomwood-update-is-out-and-it-includes-the-games-largest-most-vertical-open-area-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Happy Gloom Year!&#8217;: The new Gloomwood update is out, and it includes the game&#8217;s &#8216;largest, most vertical open area&#8217; yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>New Blood immersive sim Gloomwood\u2014Thief with guns, if you&#8217;re nasty\u2014is still a ways off from full release, but it&#8217;s already well worth your time even in early access. Every update has adorned the in-progress build with wild new zones and features, from <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gloomwood-developers-exploring-new-advances-in-rat-behavioral-ai\/\">cutting-edge rat AI<\/a> to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/gloomwoods-research-update-transforms-it-from-thief-with-guns-into-dishonored-with-mutations-letting-you-inject-dissected-monster-juice-into-yourself-to-gain-their-powers\/\">player-morphing monster juice<\/a>. This time around, New Blood is promising the game&#8217;s biggest explorable area yet, which means it&#8217;s a great time to try all those spooky new toys.<\/p>\n<p>The Hightown Update comes after a short delay, but dropped just in time for a New Year&#8217;s Day celebration. The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5-619fTNEDQ\" target=\"_blank\">release trailer<\/a> shows off some of the new areas and a new weapon: a revolver with a rifle stock and a scope slapped on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5-619fTNEDQ\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A teaser <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/1150760\/view\/809086699269260569\" target=\"_blank\">blog post on Steam<\/a> said the new patch contains both &#8220;largest, most vertical open area&#8221; and &#8220;the most sophisticated, lethal and complex enemy force&#8221; yet seen in Gloomwood, and shows off more of the new areas, which look suitably gothic and dismal. Back when the patch was delayed around Christmas, developer Dillon Rogers said <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TafferKing451\/status\/2003986331807150503?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">on X<\/a> that the new revolver-rifle would help players &#8220;tackle those pesky constable snipers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>My experience with Gloomwood is limited, but I do love a stealth game with winding, open spaces to skulk around. Players on Reddit are noticing that Hightown is pretty <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Gloomwood\/comments\/1q1bizp\/does_hightown_look_familiar_to_you_if_so_youve\/\" target=\"_blank\">familiar to the areas used in the demo<\/a>, and after seeing a side-by-side comparison, it&#8217;s remarkable how far the game has come since that demo released in 2020. It&#8217;s also the first time I&#8217;ve internalized that 2020 was six years ago, which as I&#8217;m writing it, doesn&#8217;t feel like it can possibly be true. And yet, here we are.<\/p>\n<p>If the Hightown Update has piqued your interest, Gloomwood is available to buy <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1150760\/Gloomwood\/\" target=\"_blank\">on Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"99588675-5b46-4c85-a9a0-708f03a7387a\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/happy-gloom-year-the-new-gloomwood-update-is-out-and-it-includes-the-games-largest-most-vertical-open-area-yet.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"99588675-5b46-4c85-a9a0-708f03a7387a\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/happy-gloom-year-the-new-gloomwood-update-is-out-and-it-includes-the-games-largest-most-vertical-open-area-yet\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Blood immersive sim Gloomwood\u2014Thief with guns, if you&#8217;re nasty\u2014is still a ways off from full release, but it&#8217;s already well worth your time even in early access. Every update has adorned the in-progress build with wild new zones and features, from cutting-edge rat AI to player-morphing monster juice. This time around, New Blood is promising the game&#8217;s biggest explorable area yet, which means it&#8217;s a great time to try all those spooky new toys. The Hightown Update comes after a short delay, but dropped just in time for a New Year&#8217;s Day celebration. The release trailer shows off some of the new areas and a new weapon: a revolver with a rifle stock and a scope slapped on. A teaser blog post on Steam&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/happy-gloom-year-the-new-gloomwood-update-is-out-and-it-includes-the-games-largest-most-vertical-open-area-yet\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1447040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[91,748],"class_list":["post-1447039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-fps","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Happy Gloom Year!&#039;: The new Gloomwood update is out, and it includes the game&#039;s &#039;largest, most vertical open area&#039; yet | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New Blood immersive sim Gloomwood\u2014Thief with guns, if you&#039;re nasty\u2014is still a ways off from full release, but it&#039;s already well worth your time even in\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/happy-gloom-year-the-new-gloomwood-update-is-out-and-it-includes-the-games-largest-most-vertical-open-area-yet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Happy Gloom Year!&#039;: The new Gloomwood update is out, and it includes the game&#039;s &#039;largest, most vertical open area&#039; 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