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Escape Simulator 2NewsHoliday Update Hotfix 1
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Holiday Update Hotfix 1

Escape Simulator 2 · published 18 Dec 2025, 14:46 UTC · build 21240694

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We’ve just pushed a small hotfix for the Holiday Update🎄

This update focuses on polishing the Christmas rooms, fixing a few gameplay blockers, and improving some details in the lobby and Room Editor. Thanks for all the reports, they really help us smooth things out.

The full changelog is here:

Room Editor

  • Added additional Christmas props

Core

  • Fixed an issue where exiting to menu could not be declined in Darkest rooms

Lobby

  • Token Jigsaw puzzles no longer start scrambled

  • Fixed Christmas object reflections in mirrors

Christmas Room

  • Cookie delivery now triggers after the first dialogue line

  • Fixed turkey slot issue

  • Added missing item names

  • Fixed various colliders and navmesh issues

  • Fixed books spawning open in their slots

Christmas Darkest Room

  • Fixed an issue where dropped items would respawn

  • Fixed books spawning open in their slots

The Feast

  • Fixed an issue where no player would enter the dome

Tiny Turkey Update
There was a bug where, in some cases, players couldn’t take the turkey out of the fridge. This has been fixed in the next update (v18159). Sorry about that!

-Pine team

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