Lurking Giants July 2026 Update

The July 2026 Lurking Giants update marks the game's largest growth spike and the active phase of ULTRA works' massive rework. Visits crossed 10.5 million with an all-time peak of roughly 9,400 concurrent players, an 87% rating, and nearly 81,000 favorites on Roblox place ID 6328880674. The developer update short predicted 15,000–40,000 CCU after wave two — the game already hit 9,421 CCU during wave one. This page summarizes verified changes, upcoming wave-two features, and community coverage sources from web and YouTube research.

Two Update Waves

Developers describe the rework as two waves. Wave one (active July 2026) revamps Locust and Guilt with new abilities and animation overhauls — expect minor bugs during transition. Wave two (in development) adds survivor perks, classes, emotes, attack items, advanced movement, new giants including Verity and Doctor Nowhere, new maps, and map voting. Full timeline: roadmap.

Wave One — Live Changes

Locust and Guilt ability revamps rolling out. New gamepasses 2x Voting Power and 2x Giant Chance added to the Roblox store — confirming map voting and giant role boosts are planned. All gamepasses temporarily off-sale during rework stabilization. Details: game passes guide. Giant profiles: Locust and Guilt.

Wave Two — Coming Features

Survivor perks and classes — preview on perks guide. Survivor attack items — first survivor offense — preview on attack items guide. Advanced movement — expanded traversal on movement preview. Map voting — lobby vote system on map voting guide. New giants — Verity and Doctor Nowhere. Third map — teased in developer and community footage. VR and controller — platform support preview.

Community Coverage Sources

YouTube research confirms rework scope from multiple angles. The developer update short (update on lurking giants, video ID IbtLq7nMzBg) outlines both waves and predicts 15,000–40,000 CCU after wave two. ThyCompany Gaming gameplay parts one and two (Qjs2nyUdMZ8, TvY0LocTPdE) walk through live Forest and City matches, shop UI, Guilt pricing, and dev chat quoting perks, classes, Verity, and map plans. Sealvoid's June 2026 update short (hmAXMdTuHI8) captures wave-one Locust and Guilt rework footage. Use these as community context — always confirm in-game after each patch.

What Did Not Change

No code redemption system — see codes status. No public Trello board — use official links. Core night-cycle rules unchanged: pulses at 1:00–5:00 AM, sunrise win at 6:00 AM. Beginner guide: how to play.

Stay Current

This wiki updates monthly with build dates. Join ULTRA works on Roblox and the community Discord from the game page. When wave two ships, check the roadmap and this page for refreshed summaries.