Generator Softlock with Grim Embrace and Secret Project

Status:	Duplicate
Added by:	m0remori on February 1, '26
Reported for:	9.4.0
Actual Result:	The killer can effectively hold the game hostage for the other side if percts activate in a specific order.
Expected Result:	If the killer equips both Grim Embrace and Secret Project, the game state can become impossible for one side to complete
Severity:	Major
Reproducibility:	Frequently
Platform:	Steam
Additional Notes & Comments:	The bug isn't 100% consistent without constant communication from both sides, but can be preformed in public matches if players aren't aware of the bug.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Equip Secret Project + Grim Embrace on killer
2. During a match, activate the perk Secret Project from a survivor cleansing a totem.
3. While Secret Project is activated, activate Grim Embrace before the first perk ends.
4. Both Perks leave one genereator blocked forever.
5. Activate Secret Project's totem block once more.
6. Grim Embrace Once More.
7. The first generator does not get corrected, and a second generator is blocked.
8. If the loop is completed before 3 generators activate, survivors can no longer escape.
9. The Killer must either kill 3 survivors to spawn hatch, kill 4, or let the server time out.

Explanation

Softlock - Grim Embrace + Secret Project when ran together, can block a generator for the rest of the trial. The sequence to block the generator can be repeated, and if the sequence can be repeated 3 times before all generators are completed, the game becomes impossible for the survivor side. The killer must either kill 3 survivors and have one escape out hatch, kill all 4, Let the server time out, or disconnect. Survivors cannot do anything until the killer makes the choice.

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