Below, Rusted Gods Patches 1.23.5–1.23.7

Steam posted three small retail builds after 1.23.2 (August 2) and before 1.24.0 (August 23): 1.23.5, 1.23.6, and 1.23.7. This page is the Operator decode so the Updates dropdown stays short—deeper atmosphere work still lives on Patch 1.24.0. The living ledger is Patch Notes. Confirm you are on 1.24.0+ before filing new bugs; these three builds are the missing middle of launch month.

Why this page exists

The wiki already covered 1.23.1, 1.23.2, and 1.24.0. Players searching “1.23.6 blinking light” or “1.23.5 Terminate Protocol beep” had no dedicated home. We keep 1.23.3 and 1.23.4 off the ledger until an official Steam post appears—public changelogs jump from 1.23.2 to 1.23.5.

1.23.5 — new replies, puzzle wording, Protocol warning

Improvements

• Added new Operator response options in several conversations. Revisit Decisions & Branching if an old screenshot no longer matches your reply list. Survival-critical lines on Keep Everyone Alive did not change their outcomes; extra flavor options appeared around them.
• Improved wording in the electrical puzzle. If the basement panel felt cryptic on 1.23.2, reread it after this build. Solution unchanged: 10 / 15 / 35 / 40 on Puzzle Solutions.
• Reduced and rebalanced button sound volumes. Pair with Headphones & Audio and Graphics & Settings.
• General performance optimizations and stability improvements—same class of work later expanded in 1.24.0.
• Added a warning beep and intermittent light to the medical terminal during the Terminate Protocol sequence. That is the Protocol 46 medical-station beat on Endings.

Bug fixes

• Adjusted particle effects in the Protocol ending to prevent a very rare potential crash.
• Fixed resolution changes not applying correctly in windowed mode, plus extra safety checks when applying screen resolutions. Deck and windowed PC operators should re-test after updating—Steam Deck, System Requirements.
• Restored a missing symbol in the symbols video. The Symbols VHS decoder on Obelisk Puzzle depends on a complete set of eight pairs.

1.23.6 — blinking-light audio in one ending

Official line: small hotfix — fixed the sound of a blinking light permanently playing in one of the endings.

Player meaning: if an ending card (or the scene just before it) left a looping blink SFX after you returned to desktop or started a new run, this is the fix. Report remaining audio loops with build ID via the Bug Report Guide. Ending names: Protocol 46, Baptistery, Incomplete, Rusted Gods.

1.23.7 — Spanish letter typo and elevator glitch

• Fixed a typo in Maria’s letter in the Spanish localization. Language matrix: Supported Languages. If you play in Spanish, reload the bathroom / letter beat after updating.
• Fixed a visual glitch affecting the elevator in two of the endings. If a car door, lighting pass, or occupant popped wrong on Protocol or Rusted Gods escape, this is the targeted repair.

Who should care

• Operators mid-electrical puzzle who found the old wording unclear
• Anyone farming all four endings (audio loop, elevator pop, Protocol particles)
• Spanish-language players reading Maria’s letter
• Windowed-mode players whose resolution would not stick
• Completionists using the Symbols VHS after 1.23.5 restored the missing glyph

Everyone else can treat this page as history and live on 1.24.0: moving statue, radio whispers, radar deduplication, Dimitri death-call timing—Patch 1.24.0.

Wiki pages to reread

Puzzle Solutions, Endings, Obelisk Puzzle, Headphones & Audio, Supported Languages, Soft Locks Troubleshooting, Steam News.

What these builds do not claim

No new endings, no ninth achievement, no extra figurine. Counts stay four endings and eight Steam achievements as on Full Game vs Demo and Collectibles Checklist.

Closing transmission

Update through 1.24.0. Use this page only to explain the mid-August gap. Keep Patch Notes pinned.