When did the Raise an Anomaly new zone come out?
It was announced in the creator group shout on 16 September 2026, alongside Merge and Fairy Cake.
Zone 2 route
Run the New Zone as a second steal, not as a reset of your first-zone lab.
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The Raise an Anomaly new zone is the map drop named in the 16 September 2026 group shout. It was announced with Merge, Fairy Cake, FAIRY, and Admin Abuse. It is the closest thing this game has to a “second stage.”
There is no official floor plan. This guide is a preparation checklist, not a copied tile map from another wiki.
Finish the first-zone lap first: one fed anomaly, food in stock, Speed already comfortable on the starting path. The New Zone is a farther steal, not a replacement lab.
Bring an empty plot slot. A hatch with nowhere to sit is a wasted death run.

Community reports say Speed (treadmill) gates higher zones. If you cannot reach the new steal, the fix is Speed, not a new code.
Growth speed passes do not make you run faster. Read the Speed wiki if those two words are still mixed up.
Treat the New Zone like the crib: grab one egg, leave. Farming it as a death loop empties food at home while the first anomaly starves.
If Admin Abuse is live (19 September 2026, 1:30 PM), still take one egg out. Events inflate spawns; they do not inflate plot capacity.
Community text mentions Zone 7 and secret eggs. Those are not confirmed as the New Zone. If a server message names a location, that message is the source for that session only.
Do not skip a paying hatch to camp a rumour tile.
You stole one New Zone egg, hatched it at home, and still have the original earner. That is a successful second-zone chapter.
If you lost both bodies, return to the first-zone guide and rebuild before Merge.
FAQ
It was announced in the creator group shout on 16 September 2026, alongside Merge and Fairy Cake.
Nothing official ties Merge to zone entry. Speed and a spare plot slot are the practical gates.