Black Annis — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Update notes for 26th Feb 2026 | 2026-02-26 | Updated game Credits |
| Chancellors Office Puzzle User experience improvements. | 2025-11-10 | This patch addresses some issues players were experiencing with the first puzzle in the chancellors office. We have adjusted the instructions, added visual hints and interactions with the objects in this puzzle to make completing it more intuitive. |
| Localisation | 2025-11-04 | Firstly we'd like to give a big thank you to everyone that has played Black Annis so far. With our latest update we have completed localisation. The Interface and subtitles are now available in the following languages: English Portuguese (Brazil) Polish Japanese Simplified Chinese Spanish Korean Italian French German Norwegian Scots Gaelic Welsh Along with localisation we have also added a number of quality of life improvements and bug fixes as well as little surprise in the credits for players that complete the game. Thank you The Man the Barricades team. |
| Small update | 2025-11-03 | Reupload of earlier patch that includes: Fix for cctv not working at lower scalability settings Achievement adjustments |
| Steam upload Error | 2025-11-03 | We are very sorry for anyone that couldn't access Black Annis for the last few minutes and received an error. This was simply due to an update being uploaded to with an incorrectly named folder. We will push the full update again in a moment |
| Small update | 2025-11-03 | Fix for CCTV not working when on lower scalability settings Adjustments to Steam achievements |
| Version 1.2 | 2025-11-02 | Completion of Localisation Fixed Bug where notes where not saving fixed bug where library key could respawn Fix for some achievements not working correctly Add reward for players that reach the end of the game and watch the credits |
| Server door hotfix | 2025-10-27 | Small patch that fixes a potential problem where the player can be too far away from the server door and still interact with it. |
| Version 1.1 | 2025-10-27 | Version 1.1 This version brings a host of bug fixes and Partial localisation. Languages included are: Chinese (Simplified) Korean (Standard) Japanese (Standard) German French Italian Spanish Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Norwegian (Bokmål) Welsh Scots Gaelic Known bugs Library key respawns following reload. Notes don't save on reload (quests do) Some localisation for notifications is missing. |
| Patch Notes v0.2 | 2025-10-22 | Hi everyone, We have patched most of the major issues found by our players, see a list of full patch notes below: Autosaves now work across all save points Fixed camera glitch in final cutscene Added music to the vent chase Increased the duration of the quick time event Reduced/improved LOD popping Removing the pallet from the doorway is now much more versatile Lift buttons now have a different HUD element Phone screen now stays cracked after loads Adjusted player & Reggie speed Fixed an issue where player could soft-lock themselves in chancellors office We hope this fixes some of the issues our players have been experiencing and we are looki |
| Release, bugs and reflections | 2025-10-20 | Initial release and feedbackWe want to thank everyone who supported us and helped us release our first game!We have had amazing feedback from multiple sources and we are so thankful for everyone who has enjoyed and left constructive comments. We have addressed the major bugs with our most recent patch (0.1) (see patch notes).In the coming week we will address further issues found and add quality of life improvements.Reflections and going forward!We will continue to work on bugs and issues and encourage everyone to share what they enjoyed and any issues they have found.We are looking forward to Steam Scream and we are determined to have these |
| Patch Notes v0.1 | 2025-10-19 | Fixed an issue when reloading checkpoints: Items, characters and interactable objects now do not respawn unless needed Cutscenes should no longer play more than once Disabled input on cutscenes Players should no longer be able to get back in the vent after initial vent exploration Added controls to pause menu Updated controls menu to be correct - Ctrl is crouch Updated player and NPC walk speed Fixed some minor collision issues Known bugs we are actively working onOne of the final cutscenes has a camera glitchLOD popping issues continue to plague us Getting into the vent is difficult (try not to crouch into the vent) Removing the pallet from |
| Server Puzzle hot fix | 2025-10-17 | Patched critical issue with server puzzle when not clicking on ethernet ports causing player to become softlocked. |
| Black Annis is coming October 17th | 2025-09-02 | Black Annis is coming, Are you ready?We are excited to announce that Black Annis will be released on Steam on October 17th, 2025. Just over 6 weeks to go! |
| Localisation | 2025-07-22 | More languages coming post launchThank you for your interest in our game Black Annis.Following launch we will be working towards translating the game into the following languages:Chinese (simplified)KoreanJapaneseGermanFrenchItalianSpanishPolishPortuguese (Brazil)and more??? |
| Black Annis Announcement | 2025-07-22 | We are happy to announce our new short story driven horror game Black Annis. Coming October 2025.Keep an eye out more updates closer to release. |