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What's new in Animal Hospital (Anomaly), from launch through the latest announced update.

Latest update: Lore Expansion Update (August 8, 2026). Scroll down for every announced change.
Launched
May 10, 2026
Last Updated
August 12, 2026
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Update timeline: each entry lists the gameplay changes announced for that update. This page was last refreshed on August 16, 2026.

Next Update

UpcomingAugust 22, 2026

Even More Lore!

A new lore interaction, location, requested quality-of-life improvements, and new Doctor, Surgeon, and Paramedic skins are planned.

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Lore Expansion Update

Major
August 8, 2026

The Lore Expansion Update added story events, fish species, a new location, a rainy shift type, progression improvements, and cosmetics.

  • +Added new lore events, lore elements, and a new location
  • +Added fish as a new species
  • +Added a new Dr. Harlow event and a secret lost-item interaction
  • +Added a rainy special shift from Shift 3 onward, bringing in a new type of species
  • +Extended Liz interactions and visitor behavior
  • +Renamed Skip Doctor Dialogue to Skip Tutorial (Fast Start), beginning at Shift 1 with Shift 4-level chaos and all tutorial unlocks
  • +Added a reconnect button for multiplayer runs, a weekly leaderboard, and a spectator option
  • +Added Clean-Up Nurse, Auburn Secretary, Cool Secretary, Detective Secretary Classic, Disco Psychology, and Clean-Up Head Nurse skins
  • +Reworked the Old School Fox and Assistant Nurse skins, added an Easter egg, and refreshed some translations
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The Hazmat Team Arrives

Major
July 25, 2026

The Hazmat update introduced a new event, characters and threats, the Journal, a Firefighter class, and new cosmetics.

  • +Added the Hazmat Team arrival event
  • +Added Sam, Slimebert, and the Tiny Anomaly
  • +Added the lobby Journal for tracking encountered Anomalies and Characters plus Achievements
  • +Journal completion rewards Animal Coins
  • +Added the Firefighter class
  • +Added Detective Intern, Fluffy Nurse, Maroon Nurse, Old School Fox, Noir, Banana Intern, and Agent Blueberry skins
  • +Reworked the Rascal and Psycho skins
  • +Added lobby boards beside the shift and patient schedules to show player statistics

Small Update

Update
July 13, 2026

A small visual update refined several class designs and adjusted bandage artwork.

  • +Refined the Surgeon, Secretary, Paramedic, and Doctor designs
  • +Changed the Surgeon to softer fur, thinner antlers, and revised ears
  • +Updated the Secretary nose, Paramedic ears, and Doctor glasses, ears, and forehead spots
  • +Updated the Bandage sprite and changed its cross from green to black
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Harlow's Favorite Update

Major
July 10, 2026

This update added new tools, class redesigns, character interactions, accessibility options, and patient behavior changes.

  • +Added Scanner, Mint Tea, and Deployable Camera
  • +Redesigned every class except Intern; prior designs remain available as Classic skins
  • +Changed Secretary from Bunny to Sheep and Surgeon from Deer to Moose
  • +Gave Security a Deployable Camera at level 2 and Secret Agent a Scanner alongside the Gun; reduced Gun ammo from 30 to 20
  • +Reworked skins and replaced item icons with pixel-art versions
  • +Updated Dr. Harlow's model and added dialogue; he appears in the lobby after Shift 7 and accepts Mint Tea
  • +Added a Stalker check-in encounter that can be resolved by taking a picture
  • +Added Liz as a story character in Shifts 10 through 21
  • +Added patient dialogue and reactions, renamed Skinwalker to Mimic, and gave Mimics an all-fours walk animation
  • +Added low-sanity poster changes, a Settings button, and a reduced flashing-lights option

Mini Patch

Fix
June 29, 2026

Ghost spawning was restricted to runs where a patient has died in the hospital.

  • +Ghosts now spawn only after a patient has died in Animal Hospital
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The Class Upd Pt. 2

Major
June 26, 2026

Part two of the class update expanded character content, added console support, and introduced the Ghost and skins.

  • +Added more Ratthew dialogue, interactions, and lore
  • +Added Rattina as a new character
  • +Removed Jumpscare All and added console support
  • +Added the Ghost
  • +Added skins: Rascal, Agent R, Assistant Nurse, Psycho, Hospital Cop, and Supervisor

Minor Update

Fix
June 23, 2026

Medical cross colors were updated and a soundtrack was replaced.

  • +Changed medical and bandage crosses from red to green, including the lobby medical cross
  • +Replaced the track "Walking" with a cut, slowed, low-pitched piano version
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The Class Upd Pt. 1

Major
June 19, 2026

Part one of the class update added class visuals and levels alongside treatment, animation, and dialogue improvements.

  • +Applied class appearances in-game and added class levels
  • +Added starting money, utility, and sanity information to class details
  • +Improved running patient animations and added an option to skip the doctor's dialogue
  • +Surgeries no longer require items to be used in a fixed order
  • +Added new dialogue for Ron and Ratthew
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The Ambulance Event

Major
June 12, 2026

The Ambulance Event was added to the shift rotation.

  • +Added an ambulance event every five shifts, starting at Shift 5
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Release

Launch
May 10, 2026

Animal Hospital launched with its core class system and initial enemy roster.

  • +Released Animal Hospital and the class system
  • +Added Bed Monster, Stalker, Mass of Eyes, Hiders, Mimic, Head Banger, Tentacle, and Camera Monster

What we're watching for

Animal Hospital is only 101 days old and still evolving fast. Here's what we actively monitor for new updates:

  • Journal changes — new entries, corrected requirements, and reward changes on the Journal guide
  • Slime Shift changes — Slimebert behavior, Sam duties, and the current trigger window on the shift guide
  • New anomalies — additional detection types or categories beyond the current 18 on the anomaly list
  • New patients — more animal species added to the patient roster
  • Class balance changes — stat adjustments, new classes, or cost changes to the existing 10 classes
  • Redeemable codes — the developer has not yet released any codes, but this is a common monetization path for Roblox games at this stage
  • New events — additional shift events beyond the 9 current types

If you spot a change not listed here, jump into the game and verify it — then check back. We update this page as soon as changes are confirmed.

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