Summary
On May 31,Lethal Companylaunched the V70 update, which added the new Giant Sapsucker creature as an outdoor monster for players to deal with. Along with the gigantic monster,Lethal Companyalso added new furniture pieces like a microwave and a fridge, and reworked the game’s radar system and mansion level.
Originally released in October 2023,Lethal Companytook the indie game scene by storm and quickly became one of Steam’s most popular titles heading into 2024. Since its launch in early access,Lethal Companyhas receivedupdates that include immersive maps for players to exploreand new hazards for them to fight or run from. The success ofLethal Companyalso paved the way for other indie co-op titles likeREPOto thrive on Valve’s storefront. Although the game’s player count has ebbed and flowed with each major update,Lethal Companystill holds an overwhelmingly positive rating of 97% on Steam.
Followinga tease on social media concerning the addition of a new monster,Lethal Companyplayers now have a new foe to contend with in the V70 update, also known as The Incubating Update. The Giant Sapsucker is a large woodpecker that can rapidly break off the company ship’s doors with its long beak. While the Sapsucker’s Eggs can be looted and sold for scrap, they will instantly hatch and alert the giant bird to the kidnapper’s presence.
The Giant Sapsucker can be found most commonly on the 56-Vow moon level. According to developer Zeekerss,Lethal Company’s V70 update is the first of several planned patches that will rework the interiors of various levels and add new creatures for players to face. The mansion’s interior got an overhaul, as eight new rooms and hallways have been added alongside new pieces of loot.
Lethal Company’s V70 patch also gave the radar system some adjustments, including a face cam that allows players to see their teammates via the ship’s terminal. 2D sprites are now used to display rooms within each level, along with a compass and a line that shows a path between the currently viewed player and the exit of an indoor level. The radar changes should make iteasier forLethal Companygroups to coordinate and work togetherto get everyone out alive.
New furniture pieces like a microwave and an electric chair were also included inLethal Company’s V70 update.Players who useLethal Companymodsshould check to see which ones are supported in V70 and update accordingly.
Lethal Company V70 Patch Notes (July 20, 2025)
Overhauled the radar
This should bring the radar up to the visual standard of the rest of the game and make it easier to make a difference as the computer guy.
Added new furniture
Some of these you can sit on or store scrap inside!
Added a new outdoor daytime creature, the Giant Sapsucker
(which is common to Vow)
Reworked the mansion interior
Now the mansion should be more interesting to explore, and has more opportunities to loop back in on itself and create non-linear layouts.
Added a new log from Sigurd: “Team Synergy”
I am planning to rework the way Sigurd’s logs are found so that they will appear like rare scrap in the interiors. For now, this one is in Artifice.
Updated the Company Cruiser
Various minor bug fixes
This is the first of a series of several updates in which I’ll be reworking or adding rooms to each interior, as well as adding new creatures, leading up to the update that takes the game out of Early Access.
