# THE FINALS Update 10.9.0 - Product: THE FINALS (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-finals) - Vendor: Embark Studios - Date: 2026-05-28 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2073850/view/683003412174864962 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-finals/releases/2026-05-28-update-10.9.0 What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Introduce Open to Join party invite setting with On/Off toggle to control whether friends of party members or only invited players can join - **added** — Add Risk & Reward World Tour event in Team Deathmatch mode with variable cash rewards based on weapon and gadget loadout - **added** — Release Safehouse Standard Event Pass with 16 items including Trespassers Rejected weapon skins and Deadbolt Directive outfit - **added** — Release Data Crusader DLC with 2400 Multibucks included - **added** — Add Stream Tangerine Twitch Drops set with SH1900, Model 1887, and M60 weapon skins - **added** — Add Cut To The Bone cosmetic set to store - **changed** — Decrease Breach Drill cooldown from 20 seconds to 15 seconds - **changed** — Increase Vanishing Bomb cooldown from 22 seconds to 25 seconds - **fixed** — Fix Ashoborn Reload animation not playing after quickly reloading - **fixed** — Fix right arm not correctly tracking moving interactions - **fixed** — Fix Defibrillator defib-respawn sound effect occasionally not playing - **fixed** — Fix Hover Pad gadget sounds playing every time a skin was previewed - **fixed** — Fix Recurve Bow draw sound playing when unequipping - **fixed** — Fix missing sound when destroying a Zipline anchor - **fixed** — Fix sound not playing for animations that re-trigger in fast sequence - **fixed** — Fix respawn-available sound not playing when respawn credit could be used - **fixed** — Fix sounds overlapping and failing during Instant Replays - **fixed** — Fix music from weapon skins getting stuck after previewing in Main Menu - **fixed** — Fix battle pass sound reward preview playing audio twice or continuing after leaving preview **DEFENSE BEGINS AT HOME** Welcome to a new week loaded with goodies, Contestants, brought to you by ALFA ACTA. This week, we’re bringing back a classic World Tour event: Risk & Reward alongside the new Safehouse Standard Event Pass, the Data Crusader DLC, fresh new Twitch Drops and reloaded the Store with new content. We’ve also squashed a long list of bugs and brought a couple balance tweaks for you. Ready to dive in? Read it all about it below! ##### **WORLD TOUR **| RISK & REWARD TDM ## Risk & Reward is back! This time, we’re taking the battle into Team Deathmatch. Earn extra cash depending on which weapon and gadget you decide to use. Your loadout matters, are you ready to step out of your comfort zone for some extra cash? It could make the difference between a loss and a victory. ##### **EVENT PASS **| SAFEHOUSE STANDARD ## ALFA ACTA is proud to present its newest Safehouse Standard Event Pass, and as CEO Junior McJohnson once said: "Preparedness is standard. Not an upgrade.” This includes 16 items such as your favorite weaponry now outfitted with a Trespassers Rejected counter and even the Deadbolt Directive outfit, inspired by the one and only Loretta “Deadbolt” McJohnson herself. The best of the ALFA ACTA’s home-defense line-up at one incredible price, as seen on the Nuclear Family Channel.** ** ##### **SOCIAL UPDATE **| PARTY INVITE ## Introducing Open to Join! This updated in-game Party invite setting controls how open your party is to other players and who can join you for a match with an On/Off Toggle. When it’s Off, your party is invite-only, and any party members can invite. When it’s On, friends of any party member are open to join. Discord members can also join the fun! If your Embark ID is linked to your Discord account, players from your Discord servers will see you play and may be able to join. Make sure to check your Discord account and Server settings so they match your preferred party privacy This new setting is off by default. ##### **DLC **| DATA CRUSADER ## Data is power. Step into the Arena and rewrite the outcome with darksteel and precision. With 2400 Multibucks included! ##### **TWITCH DROPS **| STREAM TANGERINE ## Bright and colorful, the Stream Tangerine Set is back. Looking to get your hands on it? Simply watch anyone playing THE FINALS with Drops Enabled to get it for free! - Watch for 1 hour to get the SH1900 skin - Watch for 2 hours to get the Model 1887 skin - Watch for 4 hours to get the M60 skin _Available now until June 11, 2026. Check Twitch.tv for full terms and conditions._ ##### **STORE **| CUT TO THE BONE SET ## You’ve finally returned to the Arena, from 6 feet under to now make your way to the top of the podium. You’ll have an eternal virtual life to take care of your unfinished business with the Cut To The Bone Set, outlasting the competition is already done. ##### **GAME UPDATE **| BALANCE CHANGES ##### Gadgets **Breach Drill** - Decreased cooldown from 20s to 15s _Dev Note: We’d love to see the Breach Drill used by more Medium players so we’ve made this adjustment to increase uptime for it, hopefully making it a little more desirable._ **Vanishing Bomb ** - Increased cooldown from 22s to 25s _Dev Note: The Vanishing Bomb remains at very high usage rates as well as many players expressing frustration at the high uptime the Light class can have with invisibility without taking the Cloaking Device. This is another nudge to try and address that issue. We’ll continue to monitor how this performs and may explore other options if we feel this change doesn’t move us to a better state. _ ##### **GAME UPDATE **| BUG FIXES ##### Animation - Fix for 'Ashoborn Reload' not playing after quickly reloading - Fixed an issue where the right arm didn’t correctly track moving interactions ##### Audio **Defibrillator** - Fixed an issue where the defib-respawn SFX could be occasionally not played **Hover Pad** - Fixed an issue where Gadget sounds were _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2073850/view/683003412174864962]_