The Finals released its first patch for Season 1, introducing various quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes. The Finals, which takes a unique approach to the first-person-shooter genre, has enjoyed great success since its launch on December 8.

The Finals' beta proved to be massively popular, and it looks like the game's full release is just as infectious. The free-to-play shooter pits teams against each other as they battle to secure vaults spread around the map. The game's lively theme of being a deadly game show, combined with its intriguing Tournament mode and satisfying gunplay, has catapulted The Finals to being an instant hit. The developer behind the game, Embark Studios, is already proving that The Finals will receive timely updates as its lifespan progresses.

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The Finals' Patch 1.3.0 released, which fixed the common bug of doors opening the wrong way on the Las Vegas map. The update also fixed an aspect of ranked leaderboards, changed requirements for unranked tournaments, fixed the social screen's Recent tab, addressed some crashing issues, improved animations so that they resemble the open beta's presentation more closely, fixed a glitch with hold interactions, and made OCE and South America servers visible in the settings menu on consoles.

This follows The Finals' December 13 update, which improved skill-based matchmaking and fixed various bugs. The Finals has positioned itself as a live-service game, so fans of the new FPS title can expect regular updates as long as the game remains popular.

The new game has attracted an impressive amount of players since its release, with The Finals consistently outperforming Call of Duty on Steam. The FPS category is always a popular one, and fans of the genre are likely happy to receive another unique entry that allows for both competitive action and fun with friends. However, The Finals has attracted some disapproval as well. Some fans think that the game doesn't feel as smooth as its beta version did, and have also made complaints about widespread cheating in some regions.

Regardless of some users' complaints, the game is sitting at a Mostly Positive rating on Steam at the time of writing, with a 75% approval rating from players. The Finals offers a high skill ceiling for players to work towards, with a well-rounded assortment of weapons and gadgets for The Finals players to use. The game features three game modes, Quick Cash, Bank It, and Tournament, all of which offer a unique approach to The Finals' game show format.

The Finals 1.3.0. Patch Notes

• You can now see your actual position in the leaderboards once you have played a ranked match.
• Changed requirements for unranked tournaments from 12 to 6 matches.
• The Recent tab in the social screen is now working.
• Fixed some crash instances.
• Animation improvements to movement feel, to get closer to the Open Beta experience,
• Fixed a bug where some doors in Vegas would open in the wrong direction.
• Hold interactions that are started while moving will no longer be interrupted prematurely.
• OCE & South America server regions are now visible in the settings menu on consoles.

The Finals

Framed as a game show, The Finals is a free-to-play multiplayer shooter that also supports melee combat. Embark's FPS emphasizes destruction along with teamwork.

Platform(s)

PC , PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S

Released

December 8, 2023

Developer(s)

Embark Studios

Genre(s)

FPS