Season 6 introduces new Television Studio environment, MK-Challenges, Scavenger event, and major X-Ray/Barricade Rig reworks.

New Content

Season 6: PROJECT JUDAS (new)

  • New Trial Environment: Television Studio
  • Features Otto & Arora Kress return

Trial: SILENCE THE IDOL (new)

  • New Trial in Television Studio environment

MK-Challenge: SOLVE THE MURDER (new)

  • New MK-Challenge focused on finding evidence

Deluxe Catalog: PROJECT JUDAS (new)

  • 10 pages of new exclusive cosmetic items
  • Unlocked using Murkoff Coins
  • Items obtained using Stamps from completing Trials and Tasks

Limited-Time Event: SCAVENGER (new)

  • Part 1: March 24, 2026 @ 10am ET - April 7, 2026 @ 9:59am ET
  • Part 2: April 7, 2026 @ 10am ET - April 21, 2026 @9:59am ET
  • Salvage unstable, single-use Rigs from deceased subjects
  • Reagents start with no Rigs, no Prescription, no Amps, reduced Night Vision battery, and injured
  • Collect and deliver mechanical components to salvage boxes

Invasion Leaderboards (new)

  • Seasonal Leaderboard accessible via Invasion menu

Blackmarket Outfits (new)

  • New Outfits delivered to Murkoff Blackmarket In-Game Store
  • Desert Debris Outfit for first-time Murkoff Coins purchasers during Season 6

Twitch Drop Event (new)

  • March 24th at 10am ET to April 21st at 9:59am ET
  • Exclusive Twitch Drop items available

Rigs

X-Ray Rig (changed)

  • Now a toggle ability (On/Off)
  • Charge depletes while active and replenishes slowly while inactive
  • Cooldown/energy system functions similarly to Night Vision
  • New upgrade PING THROUGH: Ping enemies and objects through walls while X-Ray is active. Multiple pings can be active at once
  • New upgrade ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD: Generates an electromagnetic field while X-Ray is active, preventing trap activation
  • New upgrade FASTER RECHARGE: Decreases X-Ray recovery time
  • New upgrade INCREASED CAPACITY: Increase X-Ray total capacity
  • Upgrades RESOURCES INTEL and CLASSIFIED INTEL merged into RECON: X-Ray highlights nearby objectives, consumables, and high-priority items
  • Upgrade SHARED INTEL removed

Barricade Rig (changed)

  • Players now carry multiple Barricades (2 by default, 3 when upgraded)
  • Multiple barricades can be deployed at once (oldest breaks when placing a new one beyond the limit)
  • Barricades are instantly refunded if destroyed or removed by the player or a teammate
  • Rig Cooldown starts only after all Barricades are placed
  • Removing a Barricade during cooldown immediately stops the cooldown and refunds it
  • Inventory UI updated to support multiple Barricades counter
  • New HUD markers appear at location of valid Barricade deployment spots
  • Enemies and Invaders now require more hits to break barricades
  • Upgrade INCOMING WARNING revamped: Enemy is automatically pinged and damaged upon breaking a barricaded door. Invaders are exhausted
  • Upgrade FRIENDLY BREACH replaced by BREACH & RUSH: Breaking a barricade grants an adrenaline boost (once every 60 seconds)
  • Upgrade EXTRA BARRICADE now increases max Barricade carried to 3

Invasion

Invasion Season (new)

  • New Invasion Season begins
  • Invasion Rankings seasonal rewards refreshed
  • All players start from the start and must climb to Gold I

Trial Maker

Variators (new)

  • Added variator Nostophobia
  • Added variator Salvage Rigs
  • Added variator Broken Reagent
  • Added variator Collect the Components

General Changes

Cosmetic Rarities (changed)

  • Standard - Trial Rewards, Therapy Levels, Badges, Standard Catalog
  • Event - Events Rewards, Event Catalogs, Routine Therapies
  • Deluxe - Deluxe Catalogs, Store, DLCs
  • Classified - Genesis, Progression, Rebirth, Twitch Drops, etc.

Terminal Main Screen (changed)

  • Adjusted to show player icons and frames

Big Grunt Enemy (new)

  • Added unique ping icon

Scoring and Tasks (changed)

  • Adjusted Scoring, Tasks and Achievements related to Barricade and X-Ray Rigs

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

  • Fixed an issue where stamina wouldn’t regenerate when an Imposter was attacked by an enemy while being exhausted

Audio

  • Fixed an issue with the Tinnitus Filter option not working correctly

General

  • Various other bug fixes and improvements implemented

Source: Steam News