SCP: Secret Laboratory — patch notes and updates
Stored observation / content update:
Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Surface Zone Exterior & Props — February Patreon Post | 2026-04-14 | Hello Everyone!Using the concept art and references by Grongo shown off in the previous post (which you can view here), the art team has been hard at work texturing the greybox and bringing the zone to life. The current area of focus for the art team has been the exterior of the zone, including the Spawn Area, Main Road, and parts of the Gate B Building’s exterior, in addition to all the required props, decals, and materials.Please note: The Warehouse and Gate A are still in their greybox state, as their models are not ready to be shown off yet. There is still iteration to be done on the final look and placement of props, and everything is su |
| 14.2.6 has been released. | 2026-03-25 | Gameplay Changes Re-implemented & adjusted movement penalties across the AK, E11-SR, Logicer, FR-MG-0, and Shotgun, dependent upon attachment customisation. Movement Penalties: FR-MG-0: -3% min; -6% max. Logicer: -4% min; -6% max. E11-SR: -1% min; -4% max. AK: -2% min; -4% max. Shotgun: -2% min; -2% max. Stamina Penalties: FR-MG-0: +8% min; +14% max. Logicer: +10% min; +16% max. E11-SR: +3% min; +8% max. AK: +4% min; +9% max. Shotgun: +4% min; +4% max. Added the 2025 Art Contest winners to the back of the Class-D cellblock. Moved the 2024 Art Contest winners into cells in the Class-D cellblock. Re-added Anti-SCP-207 into the Remote Admin menu |
| Last Chance to Get Your NTF Plushie | 2026-02-20 | Attention Site-02, The Epsilon-11 plushie campaign has less than 24 hours left remaining before it's gone forever! https://www.makeship.com/products/mobile-task-force-plush Thank you to all of you who have purchased the plush! The additional income will go a long way towards the development of 15.0. Stay tuned for more, and see you in the dark. - Northwood Studios |
| SCP-953 Reveal Trailer | 2026-02-14 | A new evil will be unleashed in Site-02 this year. Millenia old, this demon-fox has a hateful wrath against humanity. She sees humanity as nothing more than a lesser species to use as her species sees fit. This evil comes from an ancient bloodline of a wise and powerful race from an era where magic once reigned. And now those very same, lesser humans have captured her, isolated her from her own kind who are undergoing near extinction because of their refusal to evolve with the rest of the world, a world where their magic is tempered by man-made machines. The pathetic humans of the SCP Foundation have caged her, and inflicted unjust suffering |
| 125 Compatibility Patch | 2026-02-13 | ChangesSuccessfully established encrypted communication uplink in Loading Bay 125 and adjacent systems in preparation for anomaly intake. |
| MTF Nine-Tailed Fox Makeship Plushie | 2026-01-22 | Attention Site-02, Mobile Task Force Unit Epsilon-11, designated “Nine-Tailed Fox” has entered the Makeship store! https://www.makeship.com/products/mobile-task-force-plush This Foundation enforcer is exactly what you need to accompany you at home. Get yourself a lone, watchful sentinel assessing every corner of your bedroom, or perhaps get a few more to form a stalwart strike team and exercise your utmost loyalty to the Foundation with gusto. Notably, this plushie is priced higher than our typical Makeship drops at 33 USD. This is due to it being our first ever plushie with a glow in the dark feature! That’s right, you’ll be able to see the |
| Anniversary Patch is out. | 2026-01-07 | Hello Site-02. We hope you are enjoying the Anniversary update. After a much-needed break for our staff, we have just released a small patch with fixes and adjustments to the main gameplay features for the last seven days of its duration. Thank you all for your continued support. We’re excited to share what we have in store for you in 2026. Gameplay Changes The Tape Player item is now more common. The base chance is now 30% (from 20%), incrementing by 20% for each round it is not selected to appear (from 15%). The Tape Player item can now be granted every two minutes until used (from three). SCP-173 now gains only 100 Hume Shield when killing |
| X-Mas and Anniversary Update. | 2025-12-20 | Attention Site-02, we have just released this year’s Anniversary/Holiday update. We’ve included some minor tweaks from last year’s holiday update, including new decorations across the facility, gifts for SCPs, new SCP-1507 (flamingo) variants, and more. SCP-2536 — ‘The Gift That Keeps On Giving’ The Christmas tree is back this year. After taking pity on the contained SCP cast, the anomalies have found themselves on the nice list this year, and the tree has some presents for them too. Everyone gets to celebrate with gifts this year! There have also been some minor changes to its available loot pool, including a new special item for humans. Kee |
| 14.2.3 - Gameplay Update is Here! | 2025-12-15 | Attention Site-02. As December approaches, we’re taking the opportunity to release some of the last gameplay changes of the year. While we prepare for the Christmas event this year, we’re still working hard on everything that is planned for SCP:SL in 2026. 😄 But we’ll discuss that another time. For now, here are today’s changes: Game Changes Added unused third-person jump animations to SCP-096. Converted the E11-SR lightweight stock running accuracy bonus to a hip-firing accuracy bonus. Added new loading screen variants. Map Changes Replaced all ten current HCZ layouts with new ones. The lift in the Heavy Containment Zone "Server" room will |
| 14.2 Feedback Form | 2025-12-12 | Hello everyone, With the 14.2 update being out for some time now, we'd like to collect further feedback on features implemented. This will be a very thorough survey covering every change we made, so be sure to set aside some time and give us your honest thoughts and feedback! https://forms.gle/qE4t1PxHKs82w4tY6 Thank you for making the 14.2 update the best it could be. ~ The Feedback Team |
| 14.2.1 has been released. | 2025-11-01 | Hello everyone. We hope you are enjoying the update. We have just released a patch that will make some changes and fix a few issues that community members have reported in recent days. SCP-3114 Changes Maximum HP increased to 2300 (from 2000). Maximum stamina increased to 11s (from 8s). Killing a player now grants 175 Hume Shield (from 125). SCP-3114 can no longer grab SCP items, experimental weaponry, or O5 and facility manager keycards. Fixed keycards held by SCP-3114 not being recognized by keycard readers. Fixed various possible non-vanilla exploits that could be used maliciously. SCP-330 Candy Changes Re-added view model visuals to orang |
| SCP: Secret Laboratory Art Contest 2025 | 2025-10-30 | Attention Site-02, The Foundation’s walls are shifting once again – not from containment failure, but creativity. We’re officially opening submissions for this year’s SCP: Secret Laboratory Art Contest, and this time, the theme is a slippery one: Illusions, disguises, misdirection, masks behind masks… We invite you to paint lies, sculpt trickery, or draw the moment reality blinks first. To participate in the contest, we kindly ask that you first complete the following Google Form to be registered for the Art Contest: https://forms.gle/txfx3i3SSWRaq93x8 This form will ask for some general information to help us better streamline the submission |
| 14.2 is here! | 2025-10-27 | Hello everyone. Happy Halloween! As you may have noticed, we’ve combined this year’s seasonal event with update 14.2, introducing map and lighting updates, chase themes and horror stingers, balance changes, and more. Map Changes General Changes Warhead detonation fog now appears more saturated and with an orange hue. PT-00 control room keycard spawn is now always a Zone Manager and is guaranteed to spawn. Adjusted lighting in Intercom and Checkpoints to be more reminiscent of the original visuals. Entrance Zone Some room variants in the Entrance Zone (EZ) are now guaranteed to spawn. Various ambient sound effects can now be heard in some Entr |
| Lights and Frights - Halloween Event Now Live | 2025-10-24 | Attention Site-02, Happy Halloween! We’ve released an update containing a few features to get us into the seasonal spirit. We’ve built this update on top of version 14.2, so you can expect some large game changes as a whole. We’ll be releasing the 14.2 changelog in the coming days, so you get a chance to experience the update blind. Here’s what you can expect within the Halloween update: - Special candies from SCP-330, imbued with the spirit of Halloween. - Seasonal skin changes for roles across all teams. - The temporary return of SCP-3114. - Some items have special skins — such as the Demon Core Jailbird or Jackie for SCP-018. - Decorations |
| Site-02 Transmission #11 | SCP audio stingers and chase themes | 2025-10-17 | Attention Site-02.Welcome to Site-02 Transmission #11! In this post, we will be discussing and showcasing the new SCP audio stingers and chase themes that we have been working on for our upcoming 14.2 update, which will aim to vastly improve the lighting, music, and atmosphere of our game. Foreword ReasoningBefore we start, let's provide context. Prior to the 12.0 update, we utilised the horror stingers and chase track from SCP: Containment Breach, “Bump in the Night,” by Kevin MacLeod. This was kept in the game for a long time and was never considered for replacement. However, during the refactoring of the Character Class Manager (CCM), whic |
| SCP-173 (hoodie) WILL SOON BE GONE! | 2025-10-03 | Hello, everyone! This is your final notice from Site-02. The SCP-173 Hoodie campaign is coming to an end, and after October 12th, this anomaly will no longer be available for acquisition. No MTF squads will be dispatched to bring it back, it’ll be gone for good. We know that sixty dollars plus shipping is no small price for a piece of merch. Hoodies don’t exactly fall under budget anomaly research equipment. But the fact that so many of you chose to support us anyway, to secure and contain this hoodie in your own wardrobes, means more than we can put into words. Your loyalty and enthusiasm keep the Facility running, and we’re endlessly gratef |
| Version 14.1.4 is out now! | 2025-09-16 | Hello Site-02. We’re releasing a small update that fixes a few bugs and offers some requested technical changes for the modding community. No balance changes have been released in this update. We are still hard at work on the development of 15.0. Expect to hear more soon. Game Changes Added a new setting: Animation Quality. Lowering this setting improves performance on high-population servers by reducing the amount of player animation frames. As a result, distant players may appear somewhat ‘choppy’ when enabled. This works best on systems capable of stable 40+ FPS, and reaches full potential at 78+ FPS. The default value applied is ‘Medium’. |
| SCP-173 JUST BREACHED CONTAINMENT | 2025-09-13 | Attention Site-02! Something new has crept out of the merch lab and it’s no longer hiding in the dark corners of Heavy Containment. The SCP-173 Hoodie has officially breached containment and is heading straight for your wardrobe. https://www.makeship.com/products/scp-173-hoodie Now, don’t panic. This version of 173 is completely safe, stylish, and 100% neck-snap free. No cleaning crews required, no Class-D volunteers needed. Just you, your hoodie, and all the comfort of cotton that definitely doesn’t reek of the stuff we usually find smeared on the Containment Chamber floor. The design captures the statue in all its unsettling glory. It’s per |
| SCP:SL X Maze of Shelves Chapter 2 | 2025-09-03 | Attention Site-02! Remember our collaboration with Maze of Shelves Chapter 1? No? Well, I don’t really blame you. We didn’t show it off as much as we should’ve… We’ve partnered once again with Maze of Shelves, a comic book series based on SCP-3008, as they launch their Kickstarter for Chapter 2! As an exclusive offer for SCP: Secret Laboratory fans, they’re once again offering special edition covers based on Secret Laboratory. This time, they’re rocking this amazing looking artwork of a Chaos Insurgent scavenging through the IKEA’s Self-Service section! But that’s not all! The first 10 people who order through this link will be able to purcha |
| Version 14.1.3 has just been released. | 2025-08-03 | Hello Site-02. We’ve just released an update for the 14.1 build of SCP:SL. The update includes gameplay and quality of life changes, balancing adjustments, fixes, and more. As previously mentioned, our team is hard at work focusing on the next major update for SCP:SL. You may see minor updates as development continues, but know that our primary focus is on progressing 15.0! Gameplay Changes General Updates All non-weapon SCP items now display their SCP wiki nickname in the inventory. ‘Trilateral Termination’ achievement is now granted by killing three players in a single life with the Particle Disruptor. Conscripts and Specialists now spawn w |