Bodycam Zombie Update: The Dead & Damned (V0.9) — Everything Confirmed

The Dead & Damned is the official name of Bodycam update v0.9, the next major content patch for Reissad Studio's hyper-realistic first-person shooter. Announced on Steam on October 30, 2026, it brings zombies back to the spotlight: a brand-new Zombie Trenches mode, the return of the Village and Asylum zombie maps, a reworked weapon-crate system, the new TEC-9 machine pistol, and the arrival of anti-cheat in PvP. The update releases on Friday, November 13, 2026 — a date the developers chose deliberately ("Friday the 13th felt like the right day to bring the zombies back").

This page tracks everything officially confirmed about the update. Facts were verified against the developer's official Steam announcement and dev diary on November 8, 2026. Anything not yet confirmed is labeled as such — no speculation, no invented stats.

Zombie Trenches: The New Headline Mode

The centerpiece of v0.9 is Zombie Trenches, a brand-new game mode built on the Trenches map — the burnt-forest trench warfare environment already known from PvP. The announcement teases it as the mode "you probably didn't see coming," positioning it as the fresh PvE experience of the update. In-depth details (wave structure, objectives, difficulty tuning) had not been published as of this writing; the official dev diary video is the primary source to watch for a closer look before launch day.

Village and Asylum Are Back in Zombies

Both classic zombie maps return in v0.9 after being absent from the rotation:

• Village — returning to Zombies, with developer fixes targeting long-standing community complaints, especially around spawn points and how zombies behave across the map.
• Asylum — also returning, with the same spawn and AI-behavior rework pass applied.

The developers explicitly state they went back over both maps to fix reported issues, so returning players should expect the flow of early waves to feel different from the previous version of zombie mode.

Weapons and Loadout Changes

• TEC-9 — the first machine pistol in Bodycam, taking the secondary equipment slot in PvP loadouts.
• Crossbow — previously tied to the secret on the Village map, the crossbow now ships in the standard equipment set, making it available to every loadout instead of a map-specific reward.
• Weapon crates rework — crates now hand out random attachments using the same attachment system used for equipment, replacing the previous crate behavior.

PvP and Technical Changes

• Anti-cheat arrives in PvP with v0.9 — the first dedicated anti-cheat deployment for the game (see our dedicated anti-cheat page for details and community context).
• Public Pool visual rework — the multiplayer map receives a visual overhaul to bring it in line with the rest of the rotation.
• Party system not included — the developers confirmed v0.9 does not contain the long-requested party system; multiplayer infrastructure work continues separately.

Release Date and Where to Watch

Bodycam v0.9 "The Dead & Damned" launches Friday, November 13, 2026 on Steam (PC). The official Developer Diary (Devlog 1/2) is out now on the studio's YouTube channel and linked from the Steam news page — it is the only official gameplay footage of the update so far.

What Is Not Confirmed Yet

To keep this page honest, here is what Reissad Studio has not announced as of November 8, 2026: exact update download size and deploy time, Zombie Trenches wave/difficulty details, TEC-9 and crossbow stat numbers, achievement list changes, and any console-related news. Expect this page to be updated shortly after the November 13 release, when patch notes and gameplay footage fill those gaps.