{"rewrite":{"id":"r_eef9bac07dd29e4adab09c57","clusterId":"c_cae8229fabf0999132e4fd10","slug":"devil-of-the-plague-ships-final-early-access-update-0-9","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Devil of the Plague Ships Final Early Access Update 0.9","summary":"SoulByte Games released version 0.9 of Devil of the Plague, the last major early access update before the official launch. The update adds lobby minigames including Rat Race, Whack-a-Rat and Dukebox, plus lantern training, the Occult Board and Cryptex gimmicks, throwing weapons, hiding places and the Door of the Afterlife. Boss behavior, performance and gamepad support were also improved. The PC early access version costs 1,199 yen on Steam with Japanese support.","whyItMatters":"Version 0.9 closes out the early access run that began in May 2026 and leaves the fourth map and further content for the official release, with a price increase announced ahead of that launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSoulByte Games calls version 0.9 the largest update to date. The lobby between missions now holds Rat Race, a timed race on arbitrary controls, Whack-a-Rat, a score contest, and Dukebox, which lets players pick the lobby BGM. A training option lets players practice with the lantern, the basic survival skill.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStages gain the Occult Board, which completes one ritual automatically but otherwise triggers three types of adverse events, and the Cryptex, a chest opened with four clues placed around the map. Axe throwing, bottle throwing and a crossbow give players new ways to answer worsened situations, and lockers and closets serve as hiding places for letting bosses pass.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRat Race\u003c/strong\u003e: competitive race using arbitrary controls\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhack-a-Rat\u003c/strong\u003e: rat-whacking score contest\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDukebox\u003c/strong\u003e: selects the lobby BGM\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTraining\u003c/strong\u003e: practice with the lantern\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOccult Board\u003c/strong\u003e: completes one ritual, otherwise causes three adverse events\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCryptex\u003c/strong\u003e: chest opened with four clues placed around the map\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAxe Throwing, Bottle Throwing, Crossbow\u003c/strong\u003e: new means of opposing worsened situations\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHiding places\u003c/strong\u003e: lockers and closets added throughout stages\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoor of the Afterlife\u003c/strong\u003e: blue door for reviving in single-player, red door for pestering allies in multiplayer\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Devil of the Plague's 0.9 update puts minigames like Rat Race and Whack-a-Rat inside the lobby, treating the wait between matches as content rather than downtime for a four-player co-op horror game.","twitterPost":"Devil of the Plague's 0.9 update fills the lobby with Rat Race and Whack-a-Rat, making the wait between matches part of the game.","threadsPost":"Devil of the Plague's 0.9 update adds Rat Race, Whack-a-Rat and Dukebox to the lobby. For a four-player co-op horror game, that means the downtime between runs now carries its own content, which changes what the lobby is for before the official launch.","newsletterBlurb":"SoulByte Games released version 0.9 of Devil of the Plague, the last major update before the official launch. The patch adds lobby minigames, new gimmicks and hiding places, and improves boss behavior and gamepad support. The official release will add a fourth map, and a price increase is announced ahead of it.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/07/174599.html\",\"title\":\"4-player co-op survival horror 'Devil of the Plague' lets you play together in the lobby with horse racing and whack-a-mole machines! 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