News & Patch Notes

Thanks to Players! & What's Next?

Killing Floor III
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To all our players, Thank You! Whether you’ve been fighting Zeds since the early days of the franchise and never stopped, returned to check out the Killing Floor 3 Season 4 Update, or just joined us for the very first time during this past weekend’s free play event, we are incredibly grateful for the time you chose to spend with Killing Floor.

Killing Floor 3, like its predecessors, is a journey, and having you with us providing feedback, sharing your experiences and finding your favorite new build/mechanic/character/perk/weapon, is why we love to do this.

Season 4 Feedback

We are actively reviewing the feedback from this weekend, alongside data from the matches played, so keep it coming!

Balance & Quality of Life (QoL):

We are targeting a hotfix to address some of the issues that have bubbled up with the Season 4 update, which should hit in the next week or two.

And as highlighted on the updated Killing Floor 3 2026 roadmap, we are pushing towards a QoL update in the next month or two targeting some key community feedback items including:

  • Improving the Ninja Gadget’s reliability
  • Flow improvements
  • Improvements to the Scoreboard
  • Difficulty choices for the Weeklies
  • Groundfire buffs
  • Balance work continues.

Correction: Our apologies, for the confusion. Single wield Gunslinger weapons was mistakenly added to the list for the QoL update. It is still targeted for the Halloween update.

Like we did with the Season 4 update itself, where we focused on issues with the weapon mod crafting experience and being able to more quickly jump into the game with friends via joining them from the main menu directly. We’ll be sharing more about what all will make it in the days and weeks ahead!

Performance and Stability

While Season 4 helped move the performance needle, there is more work to be done and the team is already working on continued performance improvements. Some will hit as soon as the upcoming QoL Update, while others will need more time.

We also are continuing to look at Shader Compilation and are looking into improvements, but these changes will take some time. Users with an Nvidia graphics card can opt into the Nvidia Auto Shader Compilation beta to improve their experience, and we hope to be able to recommend the AMD Advanced Shader Delivery system as well once it becomes more widely available on Windows.

The Road Ahead

Beyond the upcoming QoL Update, our next major target is Killing Floor 3’s first seasonal event with the return of Halloween Horrors and the new map Haunted Hotel. We can’t wait to beckon you all inside for a thrilling experience inside its walls.

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It will be an exciting year for Killing Floor 3, and there is much to do! Many of your top requests are in active development, and we are looking forward to seeing you in the fray as they each drop.

For those who haven’t yet officially joined Nightfall, the 50% off sale on various versions will continue on a per platform basis listed below:

  • Steam - All editions on sale until Aug 6
  • PS5 - The Deluxe Edition will be on sale until Aug 12
  • XB - The Base Edition is available in a Deals with Gold promotion until Aug 3

The Killing Floor 3 Development Team