Drain the Lake Update 1

Update 1 Is Live

Update 1 for Drain the Lake (Roblox Game ID 138381251771774) released July 11, 2026 at 15:00 UTC and is fully playable as of July 16, 2026. Community trackers report ~60M visits with peak CCU ~108.8K on launch day. IWTM10GTMPLS shipped more than anglerfish alone — difficulty selection, a second ending, Jewel Bucket, and 11 badges expanded endgame variety.

Roblox experience page refreshed July 14, 2026 — no Update 2 announced. Enable Roblox notifications via the game Events menu for future patches.

Difficulty Modes — Medium & Hard

Update 1 adds a difficulty picker when starting a run. Medium raises enemy pressure and drain pacing versus the default experience. Hard stacks faster anglerfish/shark threats, tighter margins, and badge hooks like Overachiever (complete Hard) and Skill Issue (fail Hard).

Read the full Beat Hard Mode guide before your first Hard attempt. Farm auto mechanics and movement nodes on Medium first.

Anglerfish — Deep Lake Threat

Anglerfish replace the shark past Checkpoint 8 — the shark is beached on rocks and cannot follow you deeper. Anglerfish patrol with lure antennae and bite harder, draining your stamina bar faster than sharks. On Easy mode you get two lives before drowning; Hard mode tightens margins further.

Read Lake Enemies and How to Survive Anglerfish before pushing toward Checkpoint 10 and the Hidden Treasure route.

Hidden Treasure Ending & Jewel Bucket

Update 1 introduces an alternate Hidden Treasure ending alongside the classic Phone Ending. Rolimon's lists a ~19.9% win rate for this route — lower than Phone Ending, signaling extra steps or risk. Completing it awards the Hidden Treasure badge (140 Gems) and unlocks the Jewel Bucket Legendary tier.

Follow our dedicated Hidden Treasure walkthrough. Community YouTube guides demonstrate treasure routing through deep checkpoints — see embedded videos on that page.

11 New Badges (29 Total)

Rolimon's updated badge count from 18 to 29 within days of Update 1. New entries include Hidden Treasure, Slippery, Live Bait, Chew Toy, Tourist, Token Tycoon, Liquid Assets, Deep Pockets, Overachiever, Skill Issue, and Drained & Deranged. Full table on Badges page.

Claim Gem rewards at the lobby Badges NPC. Ancient Bucket still requires any 10 badges plus group join — Update 1 badges count toward that total.

UPD LOG Rewards

After Update 1, open the lobby UPD LOG button (top-right) for commemorative rewards — often free Wheel Spins or bonus items. No traditional promo code strings were confirmed. See How to Redeem UPD LOG.

Wiki Pages Updated for Update 1

• Update Log — version history table
• Latest Patch — current state summary
• Hidden Treasure — alternate ending route
• Beat Hard Mode — difficulty guide
• Lake Enemies — shark vs anglerfish
• Buckets — Jewel Bucket added
• Badges — 29-badge table
• Auto Mechanics — idle loop after rebalance