What changed in Depth in 2026

Resolved issue where Sharks and Equipment unlocks were not properly registering due to changes made for Seasonal Leaderboards.

Players who played between 25/09/2026 and 04/11/2026 will receive 40 Jack-o'-lantern tokens as compensation for unlock issues.

Fixed an issue that caused player unlock progress to reset after exiting the game.

The team is investigating a bug that causes unlocks to reset for new players.

Price adjustment: $800 → $750.

Unlock two new skins by completing the limited time Halloween event track.

Applies Drag at 2.5% (per projectile).

Heavy barrel price adjustment: $2300 → $2500.

Sinkhole has received multiple overhauls to improve performance. However, it is still best played in the 64-bit version of Depth.

Applies drag at 25% (per projectile).

Price adjustment: $500 → $550.

Nerf to let the other sharks shine.

Lowered potential health gained with Ignore Pain evolution; lunge cost remains the same.

Now they can see straight again and they no longer need to see a dentist.

Price adjustment: $200 → $300.

Unlock a new knife skin called Leiomano during the Halloween event.

Net Thresh modifier increased by 20%. Their thresh damage against Divers remains untouched.

Price adjustment: $700 → $650.

The team is aware of a bug where all the gold from the Devil's Head map is missing, and we're looking into it.

A seasonal leaderboard will run alongside the Halloween event, with bugs from the previous run addressed.

Initial changes to certain equipment prices and shark stats as part of the balancing run.

The points required to progress in the Halloween event track has been lowered.

Price adjustment: $3300 → $3500.

Stamina pool 200 -> 100, lunge cost 45 -> 22.5, sprint cost 18 -> 9, stamina regen 30 -> 15.

A new Diver named Simona joins the crew, rumored to be a dark reflection of Naomi.

Fixed a bug where Simona had the 'View on Market' button, but she is not tradable or marketable.

Thresh damage decreased by 20%.

Drag modifiers now start off at a lower debuff value instead of applying maximum debuff value.

Score gain has been increased to allow faster progression in the remix event due to an error with the modified progression track.

A shortened remix event will run alongside the Seasonal Leaderboards for player feedback.

A new map called Sinkhole has been added, created by community member Fishy.

Adjusted placement of some gold pick-ups that Divers cannot access or are hidden under map geometry.

Lemon Shark not retaining invisibility when used outside of Diver’s visual range.

Community Bundle #3 has been delayed until further notice.

The Hadal Orb reward has changed from Mako Rider to Cetus Tau.

A new variable has been added to the leaderboards: Sharks Welded.

Seasonal Leaderboards will reset after a set duration, allowing for new players to compete.

Release of a free equipment skin pack containing ghostly skins for various weapons.

Announcement of Community Bundle 3 featuring skins from workshop creators, set to release next month.

Community voted for the next Hadal Orb reward, which will be Cetus Tau (Hammerhead).

Change to the Hadal orb in the next remix event, giving Lydia a vacation.

A new free Shark skin for all Depth players, available indefinitely upon launching the game.

The team is aware of an audio bug with the Sensor and some breakables, and we're looking into it.

Lowered Son of Zippy’s active ability volume.

Reduced the amount of shark entry points in the map.

Added more gold in the map.

Several balance changes will be implemented for the Containment mode.

A 2 hour server maintenance will occur to fix issues.

Added an ammobox and medkit location in the center column near Safe 1.

Fixed unable to view other players’ overview so that they will no longer show 0 games played.

Fixed empty menu popping up after pressing ESC after left-clicking to preview a chest’s content.

Fixed no item preview for Remix treasure chests.

This patch addresses issues regarding FPS drops.

Fixed a bug preventing Containment map wins from being tracked in the Overview page.

Some visual changes have been made to the Containment map.

Great White 'Chained' skin will now play the correct sprinting animation

Initial roadmap for 2026 shared, outlining future plans and community involvement.

Introduction of a brand new map called Containment.

Depth 75% Off for Steam Ocean Fest starting May 18th.

Server maintenance on May 14th to improve stability and matchmaking times.

Fixed an issue where matchmaking and parties were unable to find games after an extended duration.

Profile overview statistics should now update correctly after each match.

Iron Lunge has a new icon.

Iron Lunge’s damage reduction no longer works on Bleed and Toxin ammo modifiers.

Introduced numerous server performance optimizations starting with the EU region to improve stability and reduce disconnects.

Working towards adding Iron Lunge into the Learn Tab menu.

Fixed an issue with the texture of Treasure Chests when crafting them.

STEVE no longer goes haywire in the Haywire map, as well as in Crude, Olmec, and Hillside.

The Thresher Son of Zippy skin will now correctly play the sound effects when using their ability.

Damage Mitigation reduced from 25% to 15%

Resolved the issue where the wrong chest models were displayed when crafting Treasure Chests.

Cost increased from 50 to 60

The Shark ability icon will no longer disappear in Haywire when spawning as a Shark.

The Thresher Azure skin can now effectively use the ability 'Sharks with Frickin' Laser Beams III-ply'.

Resolved a crashing issue that occurred in the Devil’s Head area.

Duration reduced from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds