Gloomwood's research update transforms it from Thief with guns into Dishonored with mutations, letting you inject dissected monster juice into yourself to gain their powers

A screenshot of Gloomwood from first-person perspective, in which the doctor holds up his clawed hands in front of his face as he transforms into a beast, while a Crowman crouches on the ground in front of him.

We still don't know the real name of Gloomwood's doctor protagonist, but I'm beginning to suspect it might be 'Jekyll' given what he gets up to in the game's new Research update. This latest addition to New Blood's Thief-inspired immersive sim folds in some game-changing abilities, which you essentially steal from Gloomwood's enemies in the grisliest manner possible.

As explained in the update's Steam blog, the research update introduces the lab. The update's trailer implies this where you'll attempt to synthesise a cure for the plague that afflicts Gloomwood's Victorian gothic world. But the more immediate function of the lab is ethically murkier, letting you research serums that can transform you into several of the game's monsters.