# THE FINALS Update 11.0.0 - Product: THE FINALS (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-finals) - Vendor: Embark Studios - Date: 2026-07-09 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2073850/view/677376450273221277 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-finals/releases/2026-07-09-update-11.0.0 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** — New Arena Galaxy Estates set in a massive space habitat with speed tunnels, anti-gravity columns, destructible towers, trampolines, and sliding doors - **added** — Speed tunnel feature that encircles the center building and acts as a connector between areas for fast strategic rotations - **added** — Anti-gravity columns scattered throughout the arena that allow players to float upward to reach higher ground and access vertical combat spaces - **added** — Destructible towers in Galaxy Estates that can be brought down to change the layout and create new playspaces - **added** — Galaxy Estates available in Cashout, Ranked Cashout, Quick Cash, Team Deathmatch with five different locations, Head-2-Head and Final Round in Private Matches - **added** — Dedicated Cashout queue for the first week to play Galaxy Estates anytime - **added** — Season 11 Battle Pass with 106 rewards in Premium tier and 12 additional rewards including legendary outfits in Ultimate tier - **added** — Premium Battle Pass grants ability to earn 1575 Multibucks - **added** — Ultimate Battle Pass provides 20 levels unlocked at start, 25% Match XP boost, and 1000 Multibucks immediately - **added** — Revamped tutorial for new players featuring rookie introduction with legendary Contestant Dede in first Cashout match - **added** — Tutorial transitions to open Cashout match against new bot opponents after learning core mechanics - **added** — Early Talent Program replaces Rookie Contracts as onboarding path for new Contestants - **added** — Academy Screen with new tutorial videos for Ranked Cashout, Cashout, Quick Cash, and Point Break modes - **added** — Practice Range Challenges can be launched directly from Academy Screen - **added** — Bot Matches feature allowing solo queue, parties up to three, or matchmaking to team with other players - **added** — Cashout Bots format uses full three-round tournament structure with reduced progress rate toward World Tour and Battle Pass - **added** — Bot opponents navigate dynamic environments, cause destruction, and wield limited Weapons, Gadgets, and Specializations - **added** — Cashout Bots available in Monaco, Bernal, Kyoto, Las Vegas, and SYS$Horizon - **changed** — Melee combat system reworked ** Welcome to Season 11 of THE FINALS.** This time, the gameshow is going interplanetary! ** Our generous sponsor, COMETA, is bringing you **a new Arena out of this world, the reworked melee combat system, bot matches, and so much more! Let’s take one small step for Contestants and one giant stop for the Arena, and blast our way into a whole new Season! Stay tuned for more things to come as Season 11 unfolds! There's a lot new to the game at launch but there’s more to unlock as we progress through **GALAXY MASTERS!** --- ##### **NEW ARENA **| GALAXY ESTATES **Welcome to the American dream, reimagined for life among the stars.** Galaxy Estates, from COMETA, is situated inside a massive space habitat. Explore quiet suburban neighborhoods sitting next to luxurious mid-century modern homes that overlook the curve of the colony. Stay active at the sports center, wander through a sprawling botanical garden bringing nature into this artificial world, and make your way to the spaceport, the central hub where residents travel across the ring and beyond to other planets. Movement is at the heart of how you'll experience this Arena. **The speed tunnel **that encircles the center building acts as a connector between areas, allowing for fast strategic rotations and completely changing the flow of a fight. **Anti-gravity columns **scattered throughout let you float upward to reach higher ground, opening up fresh routes and vertical combat spaces. Two of these can be found inside **destructible towers**, which can be brought down, changing the layout and creating new playspaces and pathways to move across the Arena. While you're exploring the colony, stop by the oxygen pods for a breath of fresh air, jump on one of the **trampolines** in the residential backyards, and soak up the everyday life inside this retro-futuristic world before you walk through the **sliding doors** towards the Spaceport gates. _Then tear it all down._ **Where to play it:** Galaxy Estates arrives in **Cashout, Ranked Cashout, Quick Cash**, and **Team Deathmatch** (with five different locations). Plus **Head-2-Head and Final Round** in Private Matches. And we've added a **dedicated Cashout queue** for the first week so you can drop into Galaxy Estates anytime, every time. See you at the Orbit Homes neighborhood block party! --- ##### **BATTLE PASS **| FREE, PREMIUM, ULTIMATE Do you see yourself as an industrial retro-futuristic robot, a big brained alien, or a fearless pioneering astronaut? No need to choose just one when you can have them all in the Season 11 Battle Pass. Suit up in brand new, out-of-this-world looks that will launch your wardrobe into orbit! Get the Premium Battle Pass and unlock up to **106 Rewards**, including **bonus pages** as well as the ability to **earn 1575 Multibucks**, more than enough to buy next Season's Pass! For those ready to reach for the stars, **The Ultimate Battle Pass** is also available, with **12 additional rewards including legendary outfits!** Start your season with **20 Levels unlocked** and a **25% Match XP boost**, perfect to collect those 2575 Multibucks, of which you get 1000 right away! **The Season 8 Battle Pass is also joining the legacy roster!** --- ##### **NEW PLAYER EXPERIENCE **| REVAMPED TUTORIAL For the first time, new players will get a deeper introduction to the world of THE FINALS and the journey of becoming a Contestant, connecting the competition in the Arena to the people, places, and **stories of the Meatspace. ** **Our new tutorial drops you in as a rookie**, thrust into your first round alongside the legendary Contestant **Dede.** You'll learn the early stages of a Cashout match, getting to grips with Vaults, Cashboxes, and Cashout Stations, along with the dynamic gameplay and core mechanics that make THE FINALS unlike anything else. As you find your footing, the tutorial becomes an open Cashout match against the new bot opponents, complete with all the action and intensity of the r _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2073850/view/677376450273221277]_