- Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.11 - 8 October 2026
Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.11🙌 Hello, Explorers!Patch V1.0.11 is now live!This update adds more scare variations, further Forest optimization, improved audio guidance, and several bug fixes.🛠️ Fixes & ImprovementsAdded new 3 Jumpscare variationsNew Jumpscare encounters have been added to make the experience feel less repetitive and keep each exploration more unpredictable.We’ll continue adding even more scare variations in future updates to keep the forest fresh and fun. 👁️Further optimized the Forest areaAdditional performance improvements have been made to the Forest map to help provide a smoother gameplay experience.Added an audio cue after the warning sirenA new notification sound has been added after the siren ends to help guide Explorers and make it clearer that they need to stay quiet.Fixed several minor bugsVarious small issues have been addressed to improve…
- Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.10 - 7 October 2026
Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.10🙌 Hello, Explorers!Patch V1.0.10 is now live!This update brings more jumpscare variety, improved guidance in the Amusement Park, adjustments to difficulty mode behavior, and a fix for the Doppelganger Horde warning system.🛠️ Fixes & ImprovementsAdded new 3 Jumpscare variationsNew Jumpscare encounters have been added to make the experience feel less repetitive and keep each exploration more unpredictable. We’ll continue adding even more scare variations in future updates to keep the forest fresh and fun. 👁️Improved guidance in the Amusement ParkAdded highlight effects to the SWITCH HANDLE and the ride power boxes, making them easier to locate and helping Explorers understand where the handle needs to be used.Adjusted mission failure rules for difficulty modesIn SAFE Mode, your mission will never fail, allowing players to continue progress…
- Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.9 - 6 October 2026
Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.9🙌 Hello, Explorers!Patch V1.0.9 is now live!This update brings new scare variations, additional guidance for the Amusement Park, and further performance improvements to the Forest area.🛠️ Fixes & ImprovementsAdded new 3 Jumpscare variationsNew Jumpscare encounters have been added to make the experience feel less repetitive and keep each exploration more unpredictable. We’ll continue adding even more new scare variations in future updates to keep the forest fresh and fun. 👁️Added a gameplay guide video to the Amusement Park areaA new tutorial video has been added near the Artifact collection point to help players better understand how to progress and interact with the rides in this area.Further optimized the Forest areaAdditional performance improvements have been made to the Forest map to help provide a smoother gameplay experience.👉 If…
- Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.8 - 5 October 2026
Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.8🙌 Hello, Explorers!Patch V1.0.8 is now live!This update focuses on improving exploration clarity, monster behavior, environmental details, and tutorial guidance based on player feedback.🛠️ Fixes & ImprovementsUpgraded the Anomaly CounterThe Anomaly Counter can now display the number of remaining Anomalies on the floor above, the current floor, and the floor below, making it easier to track where Anomalies are located within multi-level areas.Fixed monster pathing issues in the HospitalFixed an issue where monsters could become stuck after reacting to sounds in the Hospital map.Improved the Loop Alley areaAdjusted several locations and added more ambient environmental sounds to improve the atmosphere of the area.Fixed Killer warning messages remaining on screenKiller warning notifications will now disappear properly once the Killer is no lo…
- Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.7 - 4 October 2026
Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.7🙌 Hello, Explorers!Patch V1.0.7 is now live!This update focuses on improving player guidance, mission flow, UI readability, and performance in the Forest area. 👁️🛠️ Fixes & ImprovementsAdded tutorial videos for equipment inside the mission tentNew instructional videos have been added to help players better understand how to use the various tools and equipment available before starting a mission.Improved microphone volume setup flowThe microphone volume setup window will no longer appear again if the player has already completed the setup when launching the game for the first time.Your microphone settings will now be saved automatically. If you would like to adjust them later, you can do so from the Main Menu.Extended boss warning UI durationThe boss warning message will now remain on screen for twice as long, giving players more time to r…
- Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.6 - 3 October 2026
Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.6🙌 Hello, Explorers!Patch V1.0.6 is now available!This update includes new performance options, audio balance adjustments, and additional improvements based on player feedback, with the goal of making your experience in Sector 13 smoother and more comfortable. 👁️🛠️ Fixes & ImprovementsAdded new Upscaling and Frame Generation options Added support for NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation on supported NVIDIA graphics cards, as well as AMD FSR, to help improve performance, increase FPS, and provide a smoother gameplay experience.These settings can be adjusted under: Options > VIDEO > UPSCALING & AA📌 Performance Settings NotePerformance and recommended settings may vary depending on your system specifications, graphics card, and hardware configuration.For mid-range systems, we recommend trying Quality or Performance mode and choosing the option that…
- Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.5 - 2 October 2026
Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.5🙌 Hello, Explorers!Patch V1.0.5 is now available!This update includes bug fixes, balance adjustments, and several gameplay improvements based on feedback from our players, with the goal of making your exploration of Sector 13 smoother and more enjoyable. 👁️🛠️ Fixes & ImprovementsAdjusted the audio balance of Ghosts and KillersRebalanced the sound effect volume of all Ghosts and Killers, especially certain enemies whose sounds could still be excessively loud even after lowering the Audio settings.Fixed an issue with the Clown Killer in the Factory areaFixed an issue where the Clown Killer could become partially stuck or sink into the ground near the house inside the Factory area.Improved the Ghost and Killer spawn randomization systemAdjusted the random spawn system to reduce the chance of encountering the same Ghosts or Killers too freque…
- Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.4 - 1 October 2026
Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch V1.0.4🙌 Hello, Explorers!Patch V1.0.4 is now live!This update brings several bug fixes and gameplay improvements based on feedback from our players.🛠️ Fixes & ImprovementsFixed a missing interaction prompt when a ghost grabs onto the player’s head.In some cases, the E interaction prompt would fail to appear.Improved the Unstuck system.Added 1 Unstuck recovery point to each of the 13 exploration areas. When using Unstuck, players will now be moved to the nearest safe point within the area they are currently exploring, instead of being sent far away.Improved the helicopter ending sequence.The ending animation has been adjusted to make the helicopter departure feel smoother and more natural.Added a sound effect when refueling the helicopter.Fixed the Thai Dancer ghost’s chase behavior in the Thai House area.The ghost should no longer become stuck or remai…
- Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.3 - 30 September 2026
Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch V1.0.3🙌 Hello, Explorers!Patch V1.0.3 is now available. We’ve released a new patch with several improvements and fixes based on player feedback.📢 Bug Fixes & ImprovementsAmusement Park ride visual/display issues Fixed an issue where players could experience abnormal visual or display behavior while boarding or using certain rides in the Amusement Park.Unstuck cooldown reduced Reduced the cooldown of the Unstuck function from 5 minutes to 1 minute, allowing players to recover from getting stuck more quickly.Improved performance and optimization in the Forest area.👉 If you encounter any bugs, technical issues, or have feedback about the game, please share the details in our Bug Reports & Player Feedback thread. We’ll review the information and use it to continue improving the game.🔗 Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Bug Reports & Player Feedback🙇♀️🙇♂️ Tha…
- Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.2 - 29 September 2026
Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch V1.0.2🙌 Hello, Explorers!Patch V1.0.2 is now available. This update includes several bug fixes, multiplayer improvements, progression fixes, and gameplay adjustments. 🙏📢 Bug Fixes & ImprovementsMultiplayer connectivity issues affecting some players in Mainland China We are actively investigating and working on this issue. We sincerely apologize to all Explorers affected by these connection problems.Fixed an issue in the Thai House where, if a player died while playing the Ranat and had the ESC menu open while being revived or respawning, the on-screen buttons could become unresponsive.Fixed multiplayer connectivity issues affecting some players in Mainland China.We sincerely apologize to all Explorers who were affected by these connection problems, and thank you very much for helping us test and identify the issue.Increased the number of Blind Bosses…
- Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch Update V1.0.1 - 27 September 2026
Sector 13: Haunted Woods – Patch V1.0.1🙌 Hello, Explorers!Patch V1.0.1 is here! This update includes bug fixes, gameplay balance adjustments, Voice Chat improvements, and performance optimizations based on the feedback we’ve received since launch. 🙏📢 Fixes & ImprovementsFixed an issue where the incorrect Killer name was displayed when a player was killed by Doppelganger Horde.Fixed an issue where the player character could become tilted after being attacked by the Killer Entity that drags players along the ground.Fixed an issue where the tall Entity near the Thai-style house could sometimes appear floating in the air instead of walking normally on the ground.Fixed an issue where the Entity that follows players could sometimes appear tilted while standing.Fixed an issue where the message displayed when collecting an Artifact followed the Host’s language setting instead of each player’…
- Sector 13: Haunted Woods is OUT NOW! | Welcome to Sector 13 - 26 September 2026
The wait is over. The gates to the cursed woods are finally open.🥳 Today, Sector 13: Haunted Woods officially launches on Steam!Welcome to Sector 13, Agents.🔦 Prepare your equipment. Venture into the cursed woods, recover mysterious Artifacts, hunt down Anomalies, and uncover what still remains hidden throughout the forest.But remember... 👁️Completing the mission doesn't mean everyone will make it out. A Letter from the Devs🙌 Hello, Agents.🫂 We are the two siblings behind Sector 13: Haunted Woods, and the entire game has been developed by our small two-person team.💪 Throughout development, we've poured our hearts into this project. We've created, experimented, made mistakes, tried again, fixed things, learned new things, and continued building this strange forest together.There was once a time when this forest was occupied by only the two of us, running around testing the game.🎊…
- Important Update Regarding Today’s Release - 25 September 2026
Hello, Agents,🥹 We’re very sorry to announce that we’ve encountered a last-minute technical issue that needs to be resolved before we can safely release Sector 13: Haunted Woods.🙏 Because of this, we need to delay the opening of Sector 13 for a little longer while we work on the issue. We currently expect to resolve this within 1 day, though this may vary depending on the progress of the fix and testing. 😢🙇♀️🙇♂️ We know many of you have been waiting for today’s release, and we sincerely apologize for the delay and disappointment this may cause. As a small two-person development team, we’re doing everything we can right now to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, but we don’t want to release the game while we’re aware of a technical problem that could negatively affect your experience. 😭😊 We’ll keep you updated as soon as we have more information and can confirm when the ga…
- 30,000+ Wishlists on Steam! Thank You, Explorers! - 21 September 2026
🥳 30,000+ WISHLISTS ON STEAM!🙌 Hello, Explorers!We’re incredibly excited to share that Sector 13: Haunted Woods has now surpassed 30,000 Wishlists on Steam! 🥹🙏 A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us, played and enjoyed the DEMO, shared the game with friends, and sent us your feedback, bug reports, and suggestions.🫂 For our little two-person indie team, reaching 30,000+ Wishlists means more to us than we can put into words. Every Wishlist, every piece of feedback, and every bit of support has helped us throughout this journey. Thank you so much! ❤️And now... only 4 days to go!🔦 The wait is almost over. Get yourself and your squad ready, because the gates to the new and expanded haunted woods of Sector 13 are about to open.More places to explore. More Anomalies to discover. More dangers waiting in the darkness... 👁️Sector 13: Haunted Woods launches on Steam on September…
- 🎉 WE JUST PASSED 20,000+ WISHLISTS ON STEAM! 🎉 - 13 September 2026
🎉 20,000+ Wishlists on Steam!Hello, Explorers! 👻🥳 We’re incredibly happy to share that Sector 13: Haunted Woods has now surpassed 20,000 Wishlists on Steam!🫂 As a small indie team of just two siblings, this milestone means more to us than we can put into words.🙇♂️🙇♂️ Thank you to everyone who has Wishlisted the game, played the DEMO, reported bugs, shared feedback, created videos, told your friends about the game, or simply followed our development journey. Every bit of support has helped us continue improving and expanding Sector 13. 💚🤫 We’re getting closer and closer to opening the full version of the cursed woods.📅 September 25, 2026🙏 Thank you for supporting our little two-person team.We can’t wait to see you in the woods. 👁️Game Inside Studio 🎮
- 🎉 Official Release Date Announcement | September 25, 2026 - 8 September 2026
🎉 Official Release Date Announcement | September 25, 2026🙌 Hello, Explorers!🫂 Today, the two of us at Game Inside Studio have some very exciting news to share with everyone.After continuously developing, testing, and polishing the game, the haunted woods of Sector 13: Haunted Woods are finally getting ready to open their gates.📅 Sector 13: Haunted Woods will officially launch on Steam on September 25, 2026.Since releasing our DEMO during Steam Next Fest this past February, we have been incredibly grateful for the warm response from players around the world.We received a huge amount of feedback, suggestions, bug reports, and comments about many different parts of the game. Every message you sent us has meant a lot to our small team. 💚Over the past several months, we have taken that feedback and used it to improve, refine, and fix many aspects of the DEMO as we continued working towa…
- The Secrets of the Woods Are About to Be Revealed... 👁️ - 2 September 2026
Hello, Explorers! 👋🫂 First of all, we want to say a huge THANK YOU to every explorer who has stepped into Sector 13: Haunted Woods. 💚🙏 Thank you for playing the DEMO, adding the game to your Wishlist, sharing your experiences, creating videos and streams, sending us feedback, and supporting our little two-person indie team.Every comment, every video, every piece of feedback, and every new explorer entering Sector 13 has helped us come this far. We truly appreciate all of you. 🥹But now... something is stirring deeper within the woods.The secrets of Sector 13 are about to be REVEALED. 👁️🗓 This September, we’ll begin revealing more about what awaits you in the full version of Sector 13: Haunted Woods.🔸New information.🔸New footage.🔸New horrors hiding within the cursed woods. 👻And most importantly...📢 The official release date will finally be revealed.📌 Stay tuned. More details…
- 🎉 10,000 Wishlists Achieved! Thank You For Your Incredible Support! - 29 June 2026
🎉 10,000 Wishlists Achieved! Thank You For Your Incredible Support!We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Sector 13: Haunted Woods has officially surpassed 10,000 Wishlists on Steam! 😭🙏 We cannot thank you enough for the overwhelming love and warm welcome you've shown our game.🫂 Behind the scenes, as a sibling duo, we are working tirelessly to deliver a bone-chilling, thrilling experience packed with surprises. We want to ensure the final nightmare is everything you've been waiting for! 😱Stay tuned, gather your friends, and get ready. See you soon in the haunted woods of Sector 13... 🌲🌐 Global Thank You / ขอบคุณผู้เล่นทั่วโลก:TH: กราบขอบพระคุณผู้เล่นทุกท่านสำหรับทุกแรงซัพพอร์ตและการต้อนรับที่อบอุ่นมากๆ เลยนะคะ 🙏CN: 衷心感谢大家的支持！愿望单突破10,000！🙏JP: 温かいサポートを本当にありがとうございます！ウィッシュリスト10,000件突破！RU: Большое спасибо за вашу поддержку! 10 000 вишлистов! 🙏FR: Merci infiniment pour votre so…
- 📢 New Patch Update! Sector 13: Haunted Woods (Demo v0.4.4) 🛠️ - 6 June 2026
📢 New Patch Update! Sector 13: Haunted Woods (Demo v0.4.4) 🛠️🙌 Hello, Field Officers! Today, we’ve rolled out a new patch update to improve your gameplay experience based on your awesome feedback and suggestions. Here are the details:🔎 Improved Equipment Visibility: Adjusted the holding positions of various items for better visibility and reduced excessive down-tilting. 👉 Tip: If the equipment feels too close to your screen, you can now expand your perspective by going to Options > Gameplay > adjust the Camera Field of View (FOV) to perfectly match your monitor setup.👻 Jumpscare Bug Fixed: Fixed an issue where the jumpscare ghost would occasionally glitch out, standing completely still and failing to scare players. (The ghost has been officially retrained to be terrifying again!)💬 Found any more bugs or have cool ideas to share? Let us know in the comments below! You can also fol…
- 🥳 WE JUST HIT 8,000 WISHLISTS! 🥳 - 5 June 2026
🥳 WE JUST HIT 8,000 WISHLISTS! 🥳 🌲 The haunted woods of Sector 13 are expanding, and it’s all thanks to your incredible support! As a 2-person indie team, reaching this milestone means the absolute world to us. Thank you so much for believing in our project! 🥹💚 ⏳ The wait is almost over! In Q3 2026, you will step back into the darkness in a much vaster, more terrifying environment than before. 🎙️💀 If you haven't stepped into the dark yet, gather your squad, test your microphones, and download our FREE Demo on Steam today! 🎮 Wishlist & Play the FREE Demo here: 👇 🔗
